Standard 1 Quiz 2 Revolution

How did the tradition of salutary neglect promote a tradition of self-government in the colonies?

• It made colonists more dependent on the decisions of the king and Parliament

• It set a precedent for allowing voting rights for all colonists.

• It set strict guidelines for the structure of the colonial governments.

• It made colonists more dependent on their colonial assemblies as a governing body.

How did the Virginia House of Burgesses and New England town meetings impact the course of government in the colonies?

• They sparked opposition to the policy of salutary neglect in the colonies.

• They led to the end of the use of royal governors in the colonies.

• They developed a tradition of self-government in the colonies.

• They led to the formation of a unified central government for the colonies.

What conclusion can be drawn from this map?

• Slavery was growing fastest in the northern colonies.

• Larger slave populations existed where cash crop farming was profitable.

• Slave populations were spread evenly across the colonies.

• Slaves were a small portion of the southern colonial population.

Which statement explains the importance about the Magna Carta to the development of self-government?

• It set up free elections in Europe.

• It established religious freedom in Colonial America.

• It outlawed the monarchy in England.

• It was the first document to limit the powers of the king.

What represents an attempt by the King to protect Colonist from conflicts with the Native Americans west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• the Mayflower Compact

• the Proclamation Line of 1763

• the Quartering Act

• the Coercive Acts of 1764

What was the significant impact of the French and Indian War?

• All Spanish settlers left the North American continent.

• There was a large increase in the British debt thus more taxes.

• The French acquired the territory of Florida.

• The relationship between the colonists and the British government improved.

What was the main reason Colonist protested the King's actions after the French and Indian War?

• The colonists believed their colonial governments better represented their interests.

• The colonists paid higher taxes than the people living in England.

• The colonists wanted greater representation in Parliament.

• The colonists objected to any form of government that included Parliament and a monarch.

What was the significance of the Boston Massacre?

• The Sons of Liberty used the event to stir up negative sentiment toward the British and feed the desire for a revolution.

• Colonists decided to stop protesting British rule because it was too dangerous.

• As punishment for the event, British merchants refused to trade with Massachusetts companies

• Other colonies stopped trading with Massachusetts because they felt the colony was too radical.

What would be the best heading for this chart?

• Events Leading to the Declaration of Independence

• British Taxes Imposed on the Thirteen Colonies

• The End of Mercantilism as a British Trade Practice

• Events Leading to the Revision of the Articles of Confederation

What idea in the Declaration of Independence is represented in this quote?

• the practice of trial by jury

• the right to religious freedom

• the importance of the separation of church and stat

• he idea that governments should serve the people