The Coming of Independence

Which of Britain's colonial policies most upset the colonists?

• being taxed without representation

• being controlled from London

• being expected to govern themselves

• being required to work together with other colonies

How did the British government respond to the First Continental Congress and its Declaration of Rights?

• by making small changes to please the colonists

• by imposing even stricter and harsher measures to control the colonists

• by declaring the participants traitors and executing them all

• by repealing most of the hated taxes and trade restrictions

Which of the following is NOT an idea the new States' constitutions had in common?

• popular sovereignty

• limited government

• civil rights and liberties

• a governor with very strong powers

What was the Albany Plan of Union?

• a confederation of colonies in a "league of friendship" for defense against Native Americans

• an agreement to refuse to pay taxes to the king or trade with Britain

• a proposal to form a congress of colonial representatives for the purpose of raising a military, regulating trade, and taxing

• the result of the Second Continental Congress, in which the first American national government was formed

The goal of the First Continental Congress was to

• get England to repeal unfair taxes and trade regulations.

• declare independence and establish a new government.

• establish a military to fight the British.

• discuss the Boston Massacre and plans for the Boston Tea Party.

What is the best explanation of why leaders of the new States made elective terms of office short?

• to keep elected representatives tightly accountable to the people

• to allow elected officials to gain a great deal of power in a short time

• to separate the powers of the governor and the legislature

• to give as many people as possible a chance to participate in the government

What is popular sovereignty?

• the idea that each American colony should become a sovereign nation

• the understanding that independence from Britain was a popular idea with the American people

• the idea that government can exist only with the consent of the governed

• the notion that the people could do without a government entirely

The document that proclaimed that the American colonies were no longer a part of Great Britain was the

• Declaration of Rights.

• Articles of Confederation.

• Declaration of Independence.

• United States Constitution.

Which of the following is an example of a boycott?

• American colonists staging violent riots to protest British taxes

• American colonists refusing to buy any goods from Britain

• American colonists meeting to form a new government

• American colonists choosing to submit to British rule

A __________ is a representative of a group of people who is sent to a meeting or organization to act on behalf of the people he or she represents.

• boycott

• governor

• congress

• delegate