Units 1-2 Review

How did the American colonies react to enforcement of the Intolerable Acts?

(Intolerable Acts = Quartering Act, Tea Tax, etc.)

• By collecting funds to pay for the tea destroyed in Boston Harbor.

• By sending ambassadors to France to request military aid.

• By placing a tax on all goods imported from Great Britain.

• By holding the First Continental Congress to discuss unified resistance.

Answer explanation

The Intolerable Acts was the bad stuff that England was doing to the 13 Colonies.

They held the 1st Continental Congress to write & send a letter to King George with their 'grievances'.

Why did European explorers search for the Northwest Passage?

• To find the legendary Seven Cities of Gold.

• To discover new technology for crossing the Atlantic Ocean.

• To find the legendary waters of the Fountain of Youth.

• To discover a new sea route to Asia.

Answer explanation

Europeans (on the right side of the green arrow) were looking for a quicker route to Asia.

They went over North America, into the Pacific Ocean to get to Asia & China.

Why was the Third Amendment prohibiting the quartering of troops added to the U.S. Constitution?

• To address colonial treatment by the British military.

• To maintain control over members of the British military.

• To ensure the national government could pay for the U.S. military.

• To reinforce the need for state militias in the United States.

Answer explanation

The Bill of Rights made the 3rd Amendment to protect citizens from having to Quarter Troops.

They did this because they didn't like how England treated them & MADE THEM quarter troops before the American Revolution.

Why is this sequence of events important?

• Colonists created a legislature with two houses.

• Colonists declared independence from English rule.

• Colonists defended the concept of unalienable rights.

• Colonists established a tradition of self-government.

Answer explanation

The Mayflower Compact was the 1st Example of Self-Government.

Self-Government: making rules & laws for yourself.

In the early days of the colonies, a belief in these rights helped lead to —

• the establishment of royal courts.

• the growth of representative government.

• the implementation of the mercantile system.

• the abolishment of indentured servitude.

Answer explanation

Representative Government - electing someone to make rules, laws for you.

Which factor was a reason for the trade system illustrated on this map?

• Labor demands of the factory system.

• Invention of the steamboat.

• Labor demands of the plantation system.

• Invention of the mechanical loom.

Answer explanation

The South Colonies made money through the plantation system & cash crops.

They used slave labor from Africa to work on these plantation systems.

Which geographic feature allowed the Mid-Atlantic colonies to have a longer growing season than the New England colonies?

(Mid-Atlantic Colonies = Middle Colonies)

• Thick forests

• Navigable rivers

• Flat land with rocky soil

• Mild (warm) climate

Answer explanation

Middle Colonies had a warm climate, or mild.

They weren't as cold as the North or as hot as the South.

Why is Thomas Jefferson’s writing of the Declaration of Independence considered to be one of his greatest contributions to American history?

• He showed responsibility by outlining the structure for a new government.

• He developed a military plan to defeat the British.

• He outlined a strategy for acquiring the Louisiana Territory.

• He helped define rights that would defeat tyranny (crazy king).

Answer explanation

The DOI is a 'break-up' letter to King George & England, with all the things that they did wrong to the 13 Colonies.

Thomas Jefferson wrote the DOI & defined why they were leaving England.