US History Regents Review # 1

What was the main cause of the French and Indian War (1754–1763)?

• disputed land claims in the Ohio River valley between the French and the British

• conflicts between American colonists and the French over control of the Great Plains

• taxation of American colonists without representation in Parliament

• violation of trade agreements between European nations and Native American Indians

The Mayflower Compact and Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are both examples of the efforts of colonial Americans to

• protest British land policies

• use democratic practices in government

• establish religious freedom

• overthrow British royal governors

The first important cash crop in the American colonies was

• cotton

• corn

• tea

• tobacco

Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

I. ___________________________________

A. House of Burgesses

B. Mayflower Compact

C. New England town meetings

• British System of National Government in North America

• Colonial Responses to the Practice of Salutary Neglect

• British Attempts to Control Colonial Governments

• Colonial Efforts at Self-Government

Which geographic feature did the British government use in 1763 as a boundary to restrict the westward settlement of American colonists?

• St. Lawrence River

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Mississippi River

Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

I. __________________________________

A. Vast timber resources

B. Rocky soil

C. Rich ocean fishing grounds

D. Single-family farms

• Factors in the Economic Development of Colonial New England

• Reasons for the Development of Southern Plantations

• Features Contributing to Dutch Success in Colonial New Amsterdam

• Components of the British System of Mercantilism

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was important in United States history because it established a method for

• admitting new states to the Union

• promoting diplomatic relations with foreign nations

• funding internal improvements

• securing ports on the Pacifi c Coast

Under the British system of mercantilism, the American colonies served primarily as a

• self-sufficient trading partner for other European nations

• market for British manufactured goods and a source of raw materials

• source of manpower for the British army and navy

• buffer to the expansion of French and Spanish colonies

One reason traditions of self-government developed in the American colonies before the French and Indian War was that the British

• sent effective leaders to govern colonial settlements
• required colonial representation in Parliament
• practiced salutary neglect in the colonies
• maintained a strong military presence in the colonies

What is Salutary Neglect?

• Policy meant to keep the colonies loyal to Britain by not enforcing rules.
• American policy to neglect the rules of Britain.
• The process of neglecting salutary.
• An economic system that benefits the mother country at the expense of the colony