Georgia U.S. History EOC Review

Use the information below to answer the question.

-Plymouth

-Massachusetts

-Pennsylvania

The above are all example of colonies

• whose primary business was plantation farming

• that signed the Mayflower Compact

• each formed by a single religious group

• formed for mostly economic reasons

Which phrase from the Declaration of Independence does not show the influence of the Enlightenment on the thoughts of Thomas Jefferson and others?

• "Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their powers from the consent of the governed"

• "for the people to dissolve the political bands that have connected there"

• "we mutually pledge to each other our lives"

• "He has obstructed the Administration of Justice. . ."

Why did colonists participate in the Boston Tea Party?

• They believed it was the only way to lessen trade restrictions.

• They thought Great Britain owed the tea to the people of Boston.

• They used the opportunity to protest Britain's control over the colonies.

• They felt the tea was of no use to the people.

All of the following descriptions provide examples of triangular trade EXCEPT

• the Dutch settling in Japan

• Africans being transported on ships to the Americas

• European merchants bringing manufactured goods to trade for Africans

• tobacco and other products being transported to Europe

Which of these was a major domestic problem faced by the government under the Articles of Confederation?

• maintaining national security

• counting population for voting purposes

• regulating the slave trade

• establishing strong state governments

Representative government in colonial America

• provided that all members of the legislature be elected by the people

• allowed some citizens to have a voice in the laws directly affecting them

• answered only to the king of England

• strengthened the power of the king of England in the colonies

The United States Constitution begins with the words "We the People." Why did Madison chose these three words to open the document?

• to show the delegates were unanimous in there approval of the document

• to show the government gets its power from the "consent of the governed"

• to illustrate that the Constitution was written for everyone

• to emphasize that people elect everyone in government

Which does NOT describe Jamestown?

• Its colonial government held the Salem Witch Trials

• In this colony, John Rolfe developed a tobacco cash crop

• The colony was named after the king of England

• It was the first permanent English colony

Why was the Battle of Saratoga an important turning point in the American Revolution?

• It brought Spain into the war on the side of the British

• It created a new alliance between British and the French

• It allowed the British to secure New York

• It motivated the French to offer military and financial assistance

What did the Whiskey Rebellion show about George Washington?

• He lacked the ability to forge foreign alliances

• He was a strong president who was willing to use federal troops when needed

• He could not efficiently govern a nation because he was not well-respected

• He strongly believed that political parties should govern the nation