Unit 1 Colonies and Revolution

Why did the 13 colonies develop into three different regions?

• they had different governments

• they had different geographic conditions

• they had different levels of education

• they had different religious ideas

Which of the following was NOT one of the British ideas the colonists used to start their government?

• House of Burgesses

• Rule of law

• English Bill of Rights

• Parliament

This is the economic practice of powerful countries to export more than they import.

• Triangular Trade

• Mercantilism

• Indentured Servants

• Mayflower Compact

Select ALL of the three parts of the Declaration of Independence

• It said the colonies were now the United States of America.

• It asked for things to return to the way of salutary neglect.

• It listed complaints against the King of England

• It dissolved all ties with Great Britain

If a person came to the colonies for religious freedom and the ended up planting crops such as wheat and rye, which colonial region would they have come from?

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

If a person came to the colonies for economic opportunity and planted crops such as tobacco, indigo, and rice, to which colonial region would they have come?

• New England

• Middle

• Southern

How did the colonist feel about Great Britain?

• They disliked the King but liked that they had good representation in Parliament.

• They were loyal to the King but believed that the taxes were too high.

• They were loyal but believed that only their colonial assemblies could tax them.

• They hated the King and they refused to pay taxes for any reason.

Why did Benjamin Franklin draw the "Join or Die" political cartoon.

• to help the New England colonies become the most powerful of all of the colonial regions

• to unite the colonies in the French and Indian War as well as the American Revolution

• to encourage the colonies to start their own country called the United States of America

• to explain the superstition of colonists towards people of different religions

Why did the "Enlightenment" that took place in Europe become important to the people in the colonies?

• Colonial leaders were influenced by the ideas of great thinkers from this movement.

• Colonists were influenced by the religious revivals that took place throughout the colonies.

• Great thinkers from the movement led to the political development of the colonies.

• Colonists were angry over the taxes that came about as a result of the movement.

The American Revolution influenced people in the United States and around the world to fight for freedom.

• True

• False