Benchmark Review- 8th grade (Colonial- Causes)

Which of the following best completes this diagram below?

• Colonists sought military support from France.

• Colonists organized boycotts of British goods.

• Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence.

• Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.

These below acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by —

• restricting colonial trade with American Indians.

• imposing regulations on colonial agriculture.

• angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated.

• punishing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament.

The excerpt below reflects the dissatisfaction of American colonists with the —

• political debates that took place at the Albany Convention

• interference of Great Britain in the slave trade

• economic consequences of the Great Awakening.

• economic policies imposed by Great Britain following the French and Indian War.

British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they?

• feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians.

• did not want to share control of the fur trade with France.

• resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion.

• wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations.

British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they?

• feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians.

• did not want to share control of the fur trade with France.

• resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion.

• wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations.

Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in the British parliament?

• “He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people.”

• “For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.”

• “He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.”

• “For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences.”

Which of these completes this graphic organizer below?

• Parliament repeals the Stamp and Sugar Acts.

• King George III allows colonists to petition Parliament for tax relief.

• Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts.

• King George III appoints colonial representatives to Parliament.

How did mercantilism policies create tension Great Britain and the American colonies?

• By introducing indentures servitude to the middle colonies.

• Br requiring colonists to enlist in the military.

• By limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could have.

• By preventing colonists from trading with most other foreign countries.

Boston and New Orleans were both founded as?

• Port Cities

• Farming Communities

• Industrial Centers

• Military Outposts

How did geography influence the early economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston?

• Long coastlines offered abundant natural resources.

• Proximity to flooding rivers limited development.

• Natural harbors provided access to markets.

• Extreme climates limited productive activity.