First Semester EXAM Review #1

The Battle of Saratoga was significant in the Revolutionary War because it

• ended the British threat to the South
• guaranteed Canadian help for the colonists
• convinced the French to support the Americans
• forced the British to withdraw from North America

The Declaration of Independence

• Secondary Source
• Primary Source

Under the theory of Mercantilism, how was wealth defined?

• The amount of gold a country had
• A nation's ability to produce
• A country's diversity in materials
• How many colonies it controlled and owned

What was the role of colonies under the policy of mercantilism?

• They produced manufactured goods forthe mother country. 
• Colonies were forced  to provide raw materials and to buy manufactured goods.
• They imported raw materials for good production. 
• They competed in the global trade market.

Why were many colonists angry about the Proclamation of 1763?

• They were unhappy because they could not settle on new lands.
• They wanted to travel all the way west to California.
• They wanted to share the land with the Native Americans.
• They wanted their money back for the land.

The trade system developed by the colonies between Europe, the West Indies and Africa was called...

• Salutary or Benign Neglect
• Mercantilism 
• Triangular Trade
• Navigation Acts

Unalienable rights are best illustrated by 

• the right to a fair and speedy trial. 
• rights that are guaranteed and cannot be taken away. 
• the right to tax with representation. 
• the right to be secure in your own home. 

The main idea of this cartoon is that the Articles of Confederation - 

• would carry the nation into the future
• had many serious problems
• gave the government strong powers
• created a navy strong enough to protect against a foreign invasion

Colonists protested the Stamp Act because they believed in what phrase?

• Give me liberty or give me death
• All men are created equal
• Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
• No taxation with representation

What did the Intolerable Acts do?

• Created a monopoly on tea trade
• Closed Boston's port and took away their ability to self govern
• Taxed all paper goods
• Was a meeting where colonists planned to rebel