Semester 1 Final Exam Review

How did colonists respond to the Stamp Act?

• Colonists did nothing

• Colonists organized boycotts of British goods

• Colonists signed the Constitution

What would be the BEST title for the following list:

*He has made judges dependent on his Will alone ...

*He has kept among us Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislature

*He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly

*He has refused his Assent to Laws necessary for the public good

• Grievances in the Declaration of Independence

• Purposes for writing the Mayflower Compact

• Reasons for creating the Emancipation Proclamation

The primary motives for European Exploration of the Americas were to:

1. Increase Wealth

2. Spread Christianity

3. _____?______

• Promote Free Enterprise

• Expand Empires

• Found Utopian Communities

What was the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

• To limit colonial governments

• To weaken the influence of religion

• To establish a form of self-government based on a social contract

What developed in the colonies as a direct result of salutary neglect?

• a strong tradition of self-government

• seeking economic aid from other countries

• the refusal to participate in a system of common defense

The different geographies of each of the 3 colonial regions led to the development of different ______________?

• economies

• schools

• taxes

• religions

Why was Plymouth established?

• To discover gold

• to limit the expansion of France

• As a refuge from religious persecution

Why was Jamestown established?

• To practice free religion

• For commercial profit

• To limit the expansion of Spain

What happened as a result of colonists dumping tea into Boston Harbor?

• Parliament repeals all taxes

• King George appoints colonial representatives to Parliament

• England stops enforcing laws

• Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts

Thomas Hooker and Roger Williams disagreed with the religious leaders of Massachusetts. How did they resolve this?

• They left Massachusetts and established new colonies

• They founded political parties

• The petitioned the King