EOC Review 1

Which geographic feature contributed most to the settlement of colonies along the Atlantic Coast?

• mountainous terrain

• extensive mineral deposits

• subtropical climate

• navigable rivers and harbors

During the 1700s, the British government used mercantilism to

• discourage colonial agriculture

• promote colonial trade with other nations

• profit from its colonies

• develop colonial manufacturing

The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a turning point in the relationship between American colonists and the British government because the war

• resulted in British debt and attempts to tax colonists

• increased French influence in North America

• ended Native American Indian attacks west of the Appalachian Mountains

• created an alliance with Canada against the British

The main reason Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense was to

• urge adoption of the Albany Plan of Union

• bring an end to the Revolutionary War

• gain support for declaring independence from Great Britain

• convince states to ratify the new Constitution

The Mayflower Compact (1620) and the Virginia House of Burgesses (1619) are early examples of

• economic systems in the colonies

• steps toward representative government

• resistance to British rule

• restrictions on religious freedom

In writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was most directly influenced by the social contract theory of

• Benjamin Franklin

• James Madison

• Baron de Montesquieu

• John Locke

One way in which the Declaration of Independence (1776) and the original United States Constitution (1789) are similar is that both documents

• state that government receives its power from the people

• list grievances against the British monarchy

• include a specific bill of rights

• guarantee voting rights to all persons