Unit 2 Review

Which of these events happened FIRST?

• Colonists dump tea into Boston Harbor.

• Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts

• Parliament passes the Tea Act of 1773

According to the Declaration of Independence, which of the following is an unalienable right that cannot be taken away?

• right to own land

•  right to vote

• right to pursue happiness

•  right to hold government office

The battles of Lexington and Concord were significant because they...

• marked the beginning of the American Revolution.

•  convinced France to become an ally of the United States.

•  forced Washington to retreat from New York.

•  brought an end to the American Revolution.

Which of these describes a time when Great Britian was mostly ignoring the colonies?

• Proclamation of 1763

• Salutary Neglect

• Boston Massacre

• Treaty of Paris 1783

The Marquis de Lafayette contributed to the Patriot cause by...

•  training American troops and cavalry.

• providing shoes and blankets to soldiers.

•  tending the sick and wounded.

• building forts and other defenses.

Which of the following happened as a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

• Slavery ended in the United States.

•  Loyalists were forced to move to Britain.

• Britain recognized the United States as an independent nation.

•  U.S. borders extended to the Pacific Ocean.

Unalienable rights refer to right that people...

• earn by demonstrating loyalty to their government

• receive by becoming citizens of a country

• have as a result of being human

• are granted after enlistment in the military

What was the primary reason for Parliament passing the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and the Townshend Acts?

• To promote the growth of cottage industries in the colonies

• To recover the cost of defending the colonies

• To encourage foreign trade with the colonies

• To fund the establishment of new colonies

What was a direct result of salutary neglect?

• The colonies developed a strong tradition of self-government.

• Many proprietary colonies were converted to royal colonies.

• The colonies refused to participate in a system of common defense.

• Many colonies sought economic aid from other countries.

Which of these was a result of the Treaty of Paris 1783?

• Citizens of the United States were allowed to settle in the Mississippi River Valley.

• British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France.

• King George III appointed colonial representatives to Parliament.

• Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved.