Unit 3 U.S. History Study Prep

What was the Declaration of the Independence?

• a set of laws adopted by the United States in 1777 that established each state in the union as a republic, replaced by the Constitution in 1789

• a law requiring colonists to stay east of a line drawn on a map along the crest of the Appalachian Mountains

• the document declaring American independence from Great Britain, adopted July 4, 1776

• a set of British laws that placed duties on tea, glass, paper, lead, and paint; required colonists to purchase from Britain

What is the Proclamation of 1763?

• the British law requiring colonists to purchase a stamp for official documents and published papers

• a legislation adopted by Congress to establish stricter control over the government of the Northwest Territory

• a law requiring colonists to stay east of a line drawn on a map along the crest of the Appalachian Mountains

• the document declaring American independence from Great Britain, adopted July 4, 1776

What are the Articles of Confederation?

• a set of laws adopted by the United States in 1777 that established each state in the union as a republic, replaced by the Constitution in 1789

• the document declaring American independence from Great Britain, adopted July 4, 1776

• the binding agreement between Britain and the United States in which Britain acknowledged American independence, and the initial borders of the United States were determined

• the British law requiring colonists to purchase a stamp for official documents and published papers

What is the Land Ordinance of 1785?

• the document declaring American independence from Great Britain, adopted July 4, 1776

• a legislation adopted by Congress to establish stricter control over the government of the Northwest Territory

• a federal law that set up a system to allow settlers to purchase land in the undeveloped west

• a law requiring colonists to stay east of a line drawn on a map along the crest of the Appalachian Mountains

During the Boston Massacre, which event happened first?

• British soldiers fired into the crowd.

• Five people were killed and six were injured.

• Seven more British soldiers arrived to confront an angry mob.

• A British soldier hit a boy with his gun.

Where was George Washington's first victory as head of the Continental Army?

• Canada

• Lexington and Concord

• Fort Ticonderoga

• Boston

Why did the British government need extra revenue in 1763?

• Britain had to recoup the costs of its victory in the French and Indian War.

• The colonies could no longer pay their share to protect North America.

• Voting rights were expanding in England.

• King George III spent too much money.

What role did Paul Revere play in the Boston Massacre?

• He spoke in favor of the British soldiers.

• He made engraved prints that helped sway public opinion against Britain.

• He protested a soldier’s treatment of a boy.

• He made the first accurate visual depiction of the massacre.

How did colonists on the western frontiers respond to the Proclamation of 1763?

• They organized themselves into militias.

• They moved back to the seaports.

• They made treaties with Native Americans.

• They ignored the law and kept moving west.

Why did the colonists object when British Parliament raised their taxes after the French and Indian War?

• The colonists did not think the French and Indian War was that expensive.

• The colonists believed that King George III was too young and inexperienced.

• The colonists could not elect representatives to the British Parliament.

• The colonists believed that royal officials were too rich and corrupt.