2nd Benchmark Study Quiz

The Plymouth settlers…..

• Intended to stay in America permanently

• Only intended to stay until the raw materials were depleted

• Were In America for trade purposes

• Came to plunder the Indians

The Growth of Representative Government in the 13 colonies contributed to what?

• Town Hall Meetings

• The Mayflower Compact

• Distancing from Great Britain

• All of the Above

The Declaration of Independence was Draft by WHO

and signed on WHEN

• Patrick Henry/ July 4, 1776

• Thomas Jefferson/ July 4, 1776

• John Adams/ July 4, 1776

• George Washington/ July 4, 1776

In the 13 colonies, colonists were most unhappy because ….

• England was taxing the colonists unfairly, without their consent, and without representation

• England was not making enough tea

• England lowered taxes causing the economy to shut down

• England wouldn’t allow the colonists to practice their own religion in the colonies

After the French and Indian War, King George put the Proclamation line of 1763 in place near the Appalachian Mountains. Why was it sent in place?

• It was set in place to prohibit any more expansion westward by the Colonies.

• It was set in place to prohibit trade with the French

• It was set in place to prohibit interacting with the Indians

• It was set in place to prohibit the French from Attacking

Besides unfair taxes and no representation in English Government, what was another one of the major grievances (complaints) that the Americans had over the English before the war.

• The American colonies had too much freedom

• The American colonies did not have to abide by English law

• The American Colonists were forced to quarter troops in their homes

• The American Colonists were forced to give all of their gold to France due to losing the French and Indian War

What was probably the biggest problem with the British Policy of Mercantilism on the colonies?

• It was heavily taxed

• The Americans had to fight in England’s wars

• The Americans had to do all the work but they at least got rich off of it.

• The Americans do all the work to get the raw materials for England but then are forced to buy the manufactured goods that the Americans obtained in the first place, thereby making England even richer

Which of these are considered unalienable rights?

• Life

• Liberty

• Pursuit of Happiness

• All of the Above

The 2^nd Continental Congress did these 2 major things

• Appointed George Washington as Commander-In-Chief of Americas first army and created the Continental Army

• Sent a treaty to England and passed the crime bill

• Raised taxes on colonists and made them quarter soldiers

• The Congress fought in Lexington and Concord

The Stamp Act, Boston Massacre, Tea Act, Boston Tea Party, and the Intolerable acts all were….

• Factors that led to more colonists supporting England

• Factors the led to the Revolutionary War

• Factors that led to King George wanting peace

• Factors that led to better trade deals with France