9 Weeks Review OFOD

Which of the following was the main reason for the FRENCH to make colonies in the North America?

• To profit from the fur trade

• To reduce overpopulation in France

• To mine for gold found in Canada

• To establish Catholic Missions to convert Native Americans

How was merCANTilism a grievance the colonies had against Great Britain and the King?

• It prevented the colonies from doing business or trading with other countries

• It forced the colonist to enlist in the British Army

• It limited the farming land that people in the colonies could use

• It limited the representation of colonists in the Parliament

The need for law and order and the distance from the King in Great Britain were the main reason for which of the following?

• The establishment of representative government in the colonies

• The creation of a viceroy system in the English Colonies

• A political union between Native American tribes and the colonists

• Creation of royal governors appointed by the King

Why did the King of Great Britain create the PROCLAMATION LINE OF 1763?

• to prevent conflict between colonists and American Indians in the Ohio Valley

• to stop slavery from expanding into the western territories

• to create new farming lands for colonists

• to prevent invasion from the Spanish colonies

- Spread the Christian Faith

- Expand empires and gain glory

- _____________________

Which of the following best fills in the blank?

• A desire by European nations to create new commercial opportunities overseas

• A tradition of resisting Islamic expansion in unexplored regions of the world

• A belief that European culture should replace Eastern Asian cultures

• A motivation to spread democratic traditions to new areas of the world

-Stamp Act

-Tea Act

-Townshend Act

-Sugar Act

Why did the King and Parliament pass these laws?

• To promote the growth of business in the colonies

• To pay off debt from the French and Indian War (recover the cost of defending the colonies from France)

• To encourage foreign trade with the colonies

• To fund the establishment of new colonies

Southern Colonies

-Warm

-Humid

Fertile Soil

New England Colonies

-Rocky Soil

-Cold

These physical features led directly to....

• development of different economies in the two regions

• pattern of religious differences in the two regions

• founding of trade schools in some colonies

• establishment of import taxes in some colonies

Which of the following led to the increase of slavery in the southern colonies?

• A lack of skilled labor in the American colonies

• A lack of protective tariffs in the American colonies

• Demand for slaves in the American colonies that produced cash crops

• Demand for slaves in the industrialized American colonies

An important political result of the American victory at the Battle of Saratoga was

• British Parliament repealed the Navigation Acts

• German mercenary soldiers were hired by the British to fight

• American colonists acted to create the first national government

• European powers were convinced the Americans had a chance of winning

What impact did the surrender of General Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown have?

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

• The Second Continental Congress sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George III.

• France recognized American independence and declared war against Great Britain.

• The Second Continental Congress agreed to the Articles of Confederation.