Revolutionary War

During the early to mid-1700s, Britain’s policy of salutary neglect toward the American colonies contributed to

• a decline in colonial manufacturing

• the development of independent colonial practices

The Mayflower Compact and the House of Burgesses are examples of

• equal opportunities for women during the colonial period

• steps toward self-government

Britain’s system of mercantilism was opposed by the American colonies because it

• encouraged colonial manufacturing

• placed restrictions on trading

Which statement is most accurate about the movement for independence in the thirteen colonies?

• The movement for independence was equally strong in all colonies.

• Protests against Britain’s colonial policies gradually led to demands for independence.

The Boston Tea Party was a demonstration of the opposition of colonial merchants to

• a high tax on tea

• taxation without representation

• the British East India Company monopoly

• all of the above

Thomas Jefferson created an important document. What is a document?

• A tax paid to a government

• A written paper

• A war against a government

• A new government

Which of these did Britain try to use to control the colonies?

• Boston Tea Party

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Stamp Act

• Thomas Paine's Common Sense

What happened at the Second Continental Congress?

• American colonists began to arm themselves.

• British redcoats killed many colonists.

• Thomas Jefferson was elected President.

• The Congress decided to separate from Britain.

Which of these ideas is stated in the Declaration of Independence?

• No one may buy or sell a slave.

• Governments get their power from the people.

• No one has to pay taxes to a government.

• Colonists must be ready to fight in a minute.

A major argument for American independence found in the Declaration of Independence was that Britain

• refused to sell products to the colonists.

• deprived the colonists of their natural rights.