Unit 2 Test Review

These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by...

• restricting colonial trade with American Indians

• imposing regulations on colonial agriculture

• angering colonists who believed their civil liberties had been violated

• punishing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament

British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they...

• feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians

• did not want to share control of the fur trade with France

• resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion

• wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations

The excerpt above reflects the dissatisfaction of American colonists with the...

• political debates that took place at the Albany Convention

• interference of Great Britain in the slave trade

• economic consequences of the Great Awakening

• economic policies imposed by Great Britain following the French and Indian War

Which of these completes this graphic organizer?

• Parliament repeals the Stamp and Sugar Acts

• King George III allows colonists to petition Parliament for tax relief

• Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts

• King George III appoints colonial representatives to Parliament

The actions described in this excerpt were carried out in order to...

• encourage the outbreak of war between England and France

• protest British taxation policies

• end trade disagreements between colonists and French traders

• protest a ban on selling beverages in the colonies

All the events listed above occurred during...

• the era of westward expansion

• the Era of Good Feelings

• the Revolutionary War era

• the Jacksonian era

Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in the British Parliament?

• "He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people."

• "For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent."

• "He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good."

• "For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences."

The sequence of events directly resulted in the adoption of the...

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Treaty of Paris

• Declaration of Independence

Which of these is a grievance from the Declaration of Independence?

• Colonists born in America were prohibited from holding elected office

• Colonists were forced to quarter troops in their homes

• Colonists were not eligible to become officers in the British army

• Colonists were required to serve a year in their colony's militia

This list includes rights that are considered...

• transferable

• legislated

• unalienable

• inherited