US History Fall 2022 Review

Mercantilism was the principle that 

• the purpose of colonies was to economically benefit the mother country.
• a government could tax without consent of the taxpayers for the purpose of regulating trade.
• the English colonies would lose their legal rights and elected assemblies.
• colonists would henceforth be required to pay taxes to the crown to fund their own protection.

The primary document above offers information about which aspect of Colonial culture?

• the Great Awakening

• the Anti-slavery movement

• the Independence movement

• Manifest Destiny

Which statement BEST describes the reason why the American colonies developed a separate culture from Great Britain during the era of colonization?

• colonists and Britain were geographically separated by a great distance
• colonists increasingly allied themselves with Native Americans against England
• Americans spoke a different language than the British
• the British practiced a different religion than the Americans

Which of these BEST explains the reason for enslaved Africans being brought into the British colonies in Southern North America in the 17th century?

• The economy of Southern colonies sought non-wage labor.
• Northern colonial governments considered slavery immoral.
• Industrial factories in the north did not need slave labor.
• Southern colonies refused to use Native Americans as forced labor.

As a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1763,

• France lost all of its possessions in North America.
• New York was returned to the French in exchange for a British control of India.
• the British gained Florida and Canada and became the sole power in North America.
• most of Spain's New World empire was transferred to France.

Which of these was a contributing factor to the conflict between England and the American Colonists?

• England's desire to control trade in their American colonies.
• England's repeal of the Stamp Act.
• England's willingness to allow western expansion by the colonists.
• England allowed colonists to have a large voice in Parliament.

All of these statements are descriptions of what colonial leader?

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• Robert E. Lee

In the United States, the Marquis de Lafayette is best known for

• fighting for the United States in the American Revolution.
• his role in the XYZ Affair with the French government.
• giving away secrets to the Germans in World War II.
• convincing the French government to support the Confederacy in the Civil War.

Which of these was a major philosophy expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

• a belief in the natural rights of citizens
• the need for a federal system of government
• a belief in the benefits of a laissez-faire economy
• support for states' rights and slavery

The Articles of Confederation was important MAINLY because they

• held the country together prior to the implementation of the Constitution.
• forbade states to enter into treaties without approval from Congress.
• named the country "The United States of America."
• protected the rights and liberties of American citizens.