US History Midterm Exam Review

What was a major reason for the colonization of the Americas by Europeans?

• to expand their economic and political power

• to learn more about cultures of other lands

• for a place to send their criminal populations

• to find slave labor

Which colony was the first to have a permanent settlement?

• 2

• 4

• 1

• 3

Why were the first two English colonies settled?

• Jamestown/wealth - Plymouth/religious freedom

• both were settled for English debtors

• both founded as a safe place to practice all religions

• to convert native people to catholicism

How did churches encourage the growth of representative government in the colonies?

• opposed tolerating people with other beliefs

• Informed members of leaders decisions

• established a system of authority

• Providing a public setting where people could discuss issues

How did the Great Awakening encourage the growth of representative government in the colonies?

• accused people of practicing black magic

• advised that people follow the king's rule

• encouraged the notion of equality

• encouraged people to give up religion

How did the outcome of the French and Indian War help lead to the later American Revolution?

• The king stopped settlements west of the Mississippi river

• Britain began taxing the colonists to pay for the war

• Britain wanted an end to the triangular trade route

• The colonists had to surrender all western land they acquired

How did the Proclamation of 1763 contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolution?

• caused a series of taxes for merchants

• colonists had to accept troops in their homes

• It forced colonists to relocate west

• Angered colonists. GBR was too involved in their affairs

The mercantilist system was a cause of the American Revolution because it demonstrated that:

• The colonies would never be as profitable as Great Britain

• GBR and the colonies had differing opinions of trade

• GBR could not enforce the navigation acts

• the colonies could not be defended from the French

The stamp act was passed in order to pay:

• Keeping British soldiers housed and to paying war debts

• costs to operate royal courts in the colonies

• a profit to the British government for managing the colonies

• costs to update the king's palaces

Who was the author of the pamphlet "Common Sense"?

• John Adams

• Crispus Attucks

• Thomas Paine

• John Hancock