Standard 1 Colonies and Revolution 2024

How did the tradition of salutary neglect promote a tradition of self-government in the colonies?

• It made colonists more dependent on the decisions of the king and Parliament

• It set a precedent for allowing voting rights for all colonists.

• It set strict guidelines for the structure of the colonial governments.

• It made colonists more dependent on their colonial assemblies as a governing body.

How did the Virginia House of Burgesses and New England town meetings impact the course of government in the colonies?

• They sparked opposition to the policy of salutary neglect in the colonies.

• They led to the end of the use of royal governors in the colonies.

• They developed a tradition of self-government in the colonies.

• They led to the formation of a unified central government for the colonies.

What conclusion about slavery can be drawn from this map?

• Slavery was growing fastest in the northern colonies.

• Larger slave populations existed where cash crop farming was profitable.

• Slave populations were spread evenly across the colonies.

• Slaves were a small portion of the southern colonial population.

What represents an attempt by the King to protect Colonist from conflicts with the Native Americans west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• the Mayflower Compact

• the Proclamation Line of 1763

• the Quartering Act

• the Coercive Acts of 1764

What was the significant impact of the French and Indian War?

• All Spanish settlers left the North American continent.

• There was a large increase in the British debt thus more taxes.

• The French acquired the territory of Florida.

• The relationship between the colonists and the British government improved.

What was the main reason Colonist protested the King's actions after the French and Indian War?

• The colonists believed their colonial governments better represented their interests.

• The colonists paid higher taxes than the people living in England.

• The colonists wanted greater representation in Parliament.

• The colonists objected to any form of government that included Parliament and a monarch.

What was the significance of the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party?

• The Sons of Liberty used the event to stir up negative sentiment toward the British and feed the desire for a revolution.

• Colonists decided to stop protesting British rule because it was too dangerous.

• As punishment for the event, British merchants refused to trade with Massachusetts companies

• Other colonies stopped trading with Massachusetts because they felt the colony was too radical.

What would be the best heading for this chart?

• Events Leading to the Declaration of Independence

• British Taxes Imposed on the Thirteen Colonies

• The End of Mercantilism as a British Trade Practice

• Events Leading to the Revision of the Articles of Confederation

What idea in the Declaration of Independence is represented in this quote?

• the practice of trial by jury

• the right to religious freedom

• the importance of the separation of church and stat

• the idea that governments should protect people's rights

What is the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence?

• to end the Revolutionary War

• to convince France to send aid to the colonists

• to declare war against Great Britain

• to explain why the colonists wanted to separate from Great Britain