Benchmark III - 5th

Which of the following prepared the colonies for self-government?

• creating free markets

• building road systems

• selecting colonial governments

• establishing colonial legislatures

Who urged the colonies to unite at the Albany congress in 1754?

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

Which group of American Indians had conflict with the Jamestown Colony?

• Abenaki

• Croatan

• Powhatan

• Wampanoag

How did the First Continental Congress create problems between Great Britain and the colonies?

• It instructed colonists to disobey British laws.

• It decided that the colonies would attack Great Britain.

• It asked colonists to boycott British goods.

• It decided that the colonies would separate from Great Britain.

Why did Britain tax the colonies?

• They won the French and Indian war and had a large amount of debt

• The King had a vendetta against the colonies

• Parliament decided they needed to remind the colonies they were British citizens

Which of the pamphlets was Thomas Paine famous for writing?

• Common Sense

• Olive Branch Petition

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

Why was the nickname "minutemen" given to a special group of militia?

• They were ready to respond to a British attack in a "minute"

• They were able to reload their muskets within a minute

• They were known to cross battle fields in under a minute

The 'shot heard 'round the world' refers to the first shot taken at ______.

• Lexington

• Boston

• Trenton

• Philadelphia

Why did Queen Elizabeth I want to claim parts of North America?

• to avoid Spain's navy

• to start a war with France

• to increase England's wealth

• to take land from the Netherlands

How did Britain benefit from trade with its North American colonies?

• It gained guns

• It gained resources

• It gained farm animals

• It gained manufactured goods