US History Midterm Review

Which of the following best describes mercantalism?

• Importing raw goods to export more manufactured goods

• British policy that said colonies could only trade with England

• British allowing the colonies to govern themselves

• Three way trade between America, Europe, and Africa

Which of the following is the best explanation for the reason the Southern Colonies (Virginia) were founded?

• In order to escape religious persecution

• To practice religion freely

• In order to make gold for their joint-stock companies

• In order to grow cotton

Which of the following correctly lists two British colonies that were founded by colonists for religious purposes?

• Virginia and Rhode Island

• South Carolina and Connecticut

• Georgia and New York

• Massachusetts and Pennsylvania

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, the Virginia House of Burgess's and the Mayflower Compact are all examples of what?

• self governance during Salutary Neglect

• Parliamentary Sovereignty

• Federalism

• Checks and Balences

What occurred during the Great Awakening?

• thousands of Puritans fled England and came to colonial New England

• massive numbers of Native Americans died due to European diseases

• colonists realized that British mercantilism was hurting their trade

• increased religious enthusiasm led to the growth of new Christian denominations

What was one effect of the French and Indian War?

• Britain removed its expensive army from America

• Indians pledged their alliance to the British instead of the French

• Britain agreed to allow the colonists to form colonial assemblies

• Britain had huge war debts that had to be paid off

How did the colonists respond to the Proclamation of 1763?

• Colonists were excited because they gained land near the Mississippi River

• Colonists were happy because they could vote on the law in their colonial assemblies

• Colonists supported the Ottawa Indians and fought in Pontiac’s Rebellion

• Colonists were angry because Britain refused to allow them to move across the Appalachian Mountains

How did the colonists respond when the British created the Stamp Act?

• Colonists used boycotts and protested these new taxes

• Colonists supported these new taxes to help pay for the French and Indian War

• Colonists protested by participating in the Boston Massacre

• Colonists formed militias called minutemen to fight British troops

Which document was most crucial in changing the minds of Americans to support independence from Britain in 1776?

• the Olive Branch Petition

• John Locke's Two Treatises on Government

• Thomas Paine's Common Sense

• an account of the Battle of Lexington

What was the significance of Shay’s Rebellion in American history?

• The rebellion proved how little people liked the Land Ordinance of 1785

• The rebellion showed how powerful the army was under the Constitution

• The rebellion proved that the Articles of Confederation was too weak

• The rebellion made Americans want to gain independence from Britain