Fall Semester Exam Review 2022-2023

Shays’ Rebellion, no ability to collect taxes, and states printing their own money led to what document being written?

• Articles of Confederation

• U.S. Constitution

• Magna Carta

• Mayflower Compact

Who was president during the Era of Good Feelings?

• George Washington

• Andrew Jackson

• James Monroe

• John Marshall

What were 3 reasons for European exploration of North America? (3 G’s)

• Green energy, Gold, Growth

• Galloping, Gardening, Gaming

• Gold, Glory, God

Why did FRANCE establish colonies like Quebec?

• Fur trade

• gold

• petroleum

• missions

Who adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776?

• House of Burgesses

• Fifth Continental Congress

• Paris Commission

• Second Continental Congress

How did SALUTARY NEGLECT (not messing with the colonies too much) impact the colonies?

• decreased colonial self governance

• increased colonial self governance

• opened up trade with Portugal

What was the role of the Virginia House of Burgesses?

• establish businesses in Virginia

• provide a place for representatives to debate and vote and pass laws

• determine guilt or innocence for those accused of crimes

• a hotel for farmers who were on vacation

What year was the English Bill of Rights written?

• 1776

• 1620

• 1607

• 1689

How did the Proclamation of 1763 impact the colonies?

• made the colonists happy

• colonists enjoyed the law because it allowed them to stop paying taxes

• angered the colonists because it stopped them from going west

Why did Great Britain begin imposing taxes on the North American colonies? (French and Indian War)

• colonists refused to join the military

• to pay for the cost of defending the North American colonies

• to pay for the King's new line of wigs for royalty

• as punishment for declaring independence