Semester 1 Review

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
--Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence, 1776
What is the purpose of the document?

• Guarantee rights to the people
• Establish a new government
• Proclaim colonial independence from Britain
• Abolish slavery in the United States

Based on evidence from the map, which best describes the southern economy in colonial America?

• large manufacturing and industrial centers
• agriculturally based
• totally self sufficient
• dependent on trade from France

The system of trade seen in the image is often referred to as 

• Manifest Destiny
• Columbian Exchange
• Transcendentalism
• Middle Passage

The colonies in yellow belong to what region? (pg 15)

• New England Colonies
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies
• France

The colonies in green belong to what region? (pg 15)

• New England Colonies
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies
• France

The colonies in red belong to what region? (pg 15)

• New England Colonies
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies
• France

What did the Stamp Act tax? (pg 20)

• paper and documents
• houses
• farm animals
• imports

The Townshend Acts put taxes on  _________. (pg 20)

• cloth
•  salt and sugar 
• glass, tea, paint, paper

What are unalienable rights? (pg 22)

• Rights that government cannot take away

• Rights that government takes away

• rights for aliens

• Government is needed to promote equality

What are the three inalienable rights that all people have? (pg 22)

• Food, Shelter, and Clothing
• Life, Liberty and Death
• Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness