US History - 1st Semester Review

The Proclamation of 1763 __________________.

• prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

• increased conflict between colonists and Native Americans

• encouraged colonists to move into the lands west of the Appalachians

• did not interfere with colonists' freedom of movement

Who was the 1st person to sign the Declaration of Independence?

• John Hancock

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

Goods being imported to the colonies were taxed by which act?

• Townshend Acts

• Stamp Act

• Sugar Act

• Declaratory Act

Which law prohibited slavery throughout the Northwest Territory?

• Northwest Ordinance

• Treaty of Paris

• The Olive Branch Petition

• Declaratory Act

A merchant warship or privately owned ship outfitted with weapons is called a _____________.

• privateer

• blockade

• ghost ship

• astrolabe

How did British Parliament respond to the Boston Tea Party?

• Closing the Boston Harbor and enforcing stricter laws on the colonists

• Opening the Boston Harbor for more trade

• Repealing the Tea Act

• Forming the Sons of Liberty

As part of this compromise, every five enslaved persons would count as three persons in the state's population total.

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Great Compromise

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

The Ordinance of 1785 ______________.

• laid out the process by which lands west of the Appalachian Mountains were to

  be surveyed and sold

• did not protect the interests of hardworking settlers

• guaranteed freedom of religion

• guaranteed trial by jury

Who wrote the Virginia Plan which called for a strong national government?

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

In the New England Colonies farmers practiced subsistence farming because ______________.

• long winters and rocky soil made large-scale farming conditions difficult

• they could make more money from home-based crafts like carpentry

• there were no markets where they could sell their harvested goods

• they could not adapt to the climate and terrain of the region