Gr. 7 social studies chap. 3 review

How many colonists died at the Boston Massacre?

• 2

• 9

• 7

• 5

In what city did this event take place?

• Jamestown

• Boston

• London

• Philadelphia

New England town meetings and the Virginia House of Burgesses were colonial efforts to do what?

• practice self-government

• annoy the British

• establish taxes on certain goods

• set rules for the people of Britain

What did the need for agricultural workers in the early southern colonies lead to?

• fewer crops

• higher pay

• more indentured servants

• use of enslaved persons from Africa

What is the main idea of this illustration?

• colonists were restricted by laws passed by the British government

• the colonists were bad people and needed to be punished

• the British were cruel to the colonists because they didn't like them

• the colonists were put in stocks instead of going to jail

What is the term used for the belief that colonies exist to benefit the economy of the mother country?

• agricultural

• propaganda

• mercantilism

• revolution

What was a result of the French & Indian War that led directly to the American Revolution?

• boycotting goods

• smuggling

• England making the colonists help pay for the war

• no voice in Parliament

What was the main purpose of the Navigation Acts passed by England?

• to ensure that England benefitted from colonial trade

• to ensure that British ships could sail the Atlantic Ocean freely

• to keep the colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains

• to ensure that British sailors were trained ot sail the large ships and use navigation tools correctly

What was the major cause of death among the Native Americans after contact with European explorers?

• war

• disease

• loss of food supply

• slavery

What was the major effect of the Stamp Act on colonial trade?

• colonists bought more British goods

• colonists boycotted British goods

• colonists refused to use stamps

• people began to collect and trade stamps