US History Semester 1 Final Review

One major effect of European colonization was what?

• Hurricanes

• Diseases

• Droughts (lack of water)

What was a result of the transatlantic slave trade?

• The exportation of millions of slaves from Africa

• The establishment of sugar plantations in the carribean

• conflict among many African societies

• all of the above

What was the main purpose of the Navigation Acts?

• So the colonies would develop financial independence

• To provide employment to French sailors.

• So that England could get all of the resources that she wanted and obtain a favorable balance of trade.

The spread of Enlightenment ideals led to which part of history?

• The American Revolution

• The Salem Witch Trials

• Lebron being traded to the Lakers

The French and Indian war was significant because

• the British began enforcing tax collection on the colonists to pay off war debts.

• It was the last time Britain and America ever fought against each other in a war.

• France dominated Britain and North America for the next four decades.

American colonists had the following advantages during the Revolutionary War EXCEPT

• The colonists fought on their own land

• THe colonists had the most advanced navy with well trained sailors

• The colonists used guerilla tactics learned from Native Americans.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson

What was the main cause of the American Revolution?

• Taxation without representation.

• The Battle of Saratoga

• Threats by the British government to hang various colonial leaders.

In September of 1783 the delegates signed the Treaty of Paris officially ending the Revolutionary War. Which was a direct result of this treaty?

• The relationship between Britain and America became stronger.

• America remained an official colony of Great Britian.

• America became independent of British rule.

Which region was affected by the Land Ordinance of 1785?

• Northwest Territory

• Louisiana Purchase

• Spanish Territory