DCP #1 Review: Colonial America

Which event occurred as a result of the Sons of Liberty's decision to dump tea into Boston Harbor?

• New Englanders established Committees of Correspondence

• British soldiers opened fire on colonists during the Boston Massacre

• Parliament pass the Intolerable Acts

• Great Britain and the United States signed the Treaty of Paris

Parliament enacted several tax policies following the Treaty of Paris of 1763. These taxes were imposed on the colonists in order to -

• Create a fund to establish new colonies

• Pay the debts incurred from defending the colonies

• Support the development of colonial representative institutions

• Promote economic growth in the Ohio River Valley

Which of these best describes the reasons for English colonization?

• to extract precious metals from mines in present-day Mexico

• to cultivate cash crops in the Chesapeake Bay area

• to profit from fur trading in the Great Lakes Region

• to convert American Indians in the Southwest to Catholicism

Which of these best describes the reasons for English colonization?

• to extract precious metals from mines in present-day Mexico

• to cultivate cash crops in the Chesapeake Bay area

• to profit from fur trading in the Great Lakes Region

• to convert American Indians in the Southwest to Catholicism

The cold winters and rocky soil in New England contributed to -

• the development of subsistence agriculture

• the importation of slaves for cash-crop agriculture

• the development of religious refuge colonies

• the expansion of the plantation system

Which role did Samuel Adams play in the American Revolution?

• Served as defense counsel for the British soldiers involved in the Boston Masscre

• Wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense" to convince colonists of the Patriot cause

• Volunteered to serve as the commander of the Continental Army

• Organized Committees of Correspondence in the Boston area

Which correctly describe Wentworth Cheswell's role in the American Revolution?

• served as a diplomat to France and signed the Declaration of Independence

• Helped warn the patriots the British were coming to Lexington and Concord

• Volunteered to serve as the commander of the Continental Army

• Served as defense counsel for the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre

Which of the following statements explains the reason for the establishment of the Maryland colony?

• to reduce overpopulation in Europe

• to profit from trading in furs and other goods

• to create communities for English Catholics

• to establish religious freedom for Separatists

Why was the Stamp Act adopted?

• Parliament needed to raise revenue following the French and Indian War

• Parliament wanted to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party

• Parliament supported the expansion of the plantation system

• Parliament supported the American independence movement

Why did the colonists establish the Virginia House of Burgesses?

• To declare independence from all European nations

• To form a representative system of local government

• To establish trade relations with other colonies

• To secure religious freedom for new colonies