Chapter 5 Mastery Connect

On which Enlightenment thinker did Paine base his ideas?

• Thomas Hobbes
• John Locke
• Baron de Montesquieu
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

How did the idea expressed in this excerpt impact the formation of state governments after the Revolutionary War?

• Southern states established an official religion to promote moral behavior.
• Many states adopted laws that prohibited the political discrimination of women.
• Northern states implemented the gradual emancipation of slaves.
• States decided not to write constitutions and just follow the Articles of Confederation.

Which concept is supported by the ideas in the Preamble?

• A bill of rights is necessary to limit the power of the government.
• Checks and balances will prevent any one branch from having too much power.
• The power of government comes from the consent of the governed.
• All individuals deserve equal treatment, regardless of race or gender

Which statement best describes the impact of the Proclamation of 1763 on the tensions between Great Britain and its colonies?

• Tensions grew because colonists saw the law as supporting the rights of Loyalists to own western lands.
• Tensions increased because colonists believed that by fighting in the French and Indian War, they earned the right to expand westward.
• Tensions decreased because colonists were focused on expanding into northern and southern territories.
• Tensions eased because colonists recognized that by passing the law, Great Britain was protecting them from Native American attacks.

Based on this excerpt, what argument does Paine make for the colonies to declare independence?

• The British government passed laws that were not appropriate for the colonies.
• The British government was too busy to pay attention to the colonies.
• The British government forced colonial delegates to travel too far to participate in Parliament.
• The British government was too far away to govern the colonies effectively.

Which statement accurately describes how most colonists reacted to the event satirized in this cartoon?

• They were angry the Stamp Act was repealed.
• They were proud their actions forced Parliament to back down on taxes.
• They were concerned about the loss of revenue for the British government.
• They were upset that their boycotts failed.

What type of warfare did American generals, like Francis Marion, employ to defeat this British strategy?

• American generals used attrition warfare; they held a line of defense and continuously reinforced it with troops.
• American generals used divide and conquer warfare; they focused all their firepower on the center lines.
• American generals used guerrilla warfare; they used the landscape to their benefit and fought only when they held a significant advantage.
• American generals used trench warfare; they dug trenches in the ground and only came up to fire when the enemy was close.

What impact did geography have on the development of the American colonies?

• It allowed for the development of similar political institutions across the colonies.
• It led to a variety of economic differences between northern, middle, and southern colonies.
• It had little impact, as the cultural similarities of the colonists had more of an effect.
• It isolated colonists and kept ideas about self-government from spreading.

What conclusion can be drawn about major colonial cities such as Boston, Charleston, and Philadelphia?

• The majority of the largest cities were located in the southern colonies.
• Most of the important cities were located inland where they were easier to protect.
• Cities had little economic importance since the colonial economy was based on agriculture.
• The most prosperous and important cities in the colonies were port cities.

Based on this excerpt, how did women contribute to the Patriot cause?

• They created new hair accessories and sold them to make money for the Patriot cause.
• They focused on looking beautiful for their husbands even if that meant buying products made in Great Britain.
• They concentrated on their domestic duties as housewives and did not do anything to contribute to the Patriot cause.
• They joined the boycott of British goods and made substitutions for things they used daily.