US Unit 1 Practice Test

The Trans-Atlantic trade was designed to allow

• trade routes to be limited to the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean region.

  
  

• trade laws to dictate that all ships had to be owned by the British government

  
  

• the Colonies to send raw materials only to Britain who would then send finished products back to the colonies and Africa.

  
  

• Britain to send raw materials to the Colonies while the Colonies sent manufactured products back to Britain.

  
  

The American Indian chief who helped the colony of Virginia survive was

• Sitting Bull
• Geronimo
• Chief Joseph
• Powhatan

What did the Intolerable Acts seek to do?

• Increase the power of the British monarchy
• Punish the American colonists for the Boston Tea Party
• Establish a new tax on tea
• Promote religious freedom in the colonies

In this image, the Colonial Army is preparing to cross what body of water for the surprise attack at the Battle of Trenton?

• Delaware River
• Mississippi River
• Hudson River
• Potomac River

The Great Awakening was a(n)

• Economic movement
• Political revolution
• Scientific discovery
• movement to revive the commitment of a person to religion and dedication to God.

  
  

Which of these was the FIRST European-styled legislative assembly in North America?

• The Virginia House of Burgesses
• The Massachusetts Bay Colony General Court
• The New Hampshire Provincial Assembly
• The Maryland General Assembly

How did Great Britain try to maintain a system of mercantilism with its North American colonies during the 1700s?

• By imposing strict trade restrictions and taxes
• By encouraging free trade with other European nations
• By allowing the colonies to establish their own trade policies
• By dissolving the colonial governments and taking direct control

As the French and Indian War ended, the results of the Treaty of Paris of 1763 were

• France lost all its territories in North America to England
• France gained more territories in North America
• The war continued for another decade
• No significant changes occurred

Why did slavery grow in the American colonies in the middle 1600’s?

• Because of the growth of tobacco farming and other industries
• Because of the discovery of gold and silver
• Because of the increase in the number of European settlers
• Because of the American Revolution

What was the significance of the Battle of Yorktown in the American Revolution?

• It was the first major battle of the American Revolution
• It was the battle where the American Revolution officially ended
• It marked the beginning of the American Revolution
• It was a minor skirmish with no significant impact