Early Republic Warmup 1

How did the colonists react to enforcement of the Intolerable Acts

• By collecting funds to pay for tea destroyed in Boston

• By sending ambassadors to France to request military aid

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

• By holidng the First Continental Congress to discuss unifed resistance

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8.4A

Match the following

• Plantation system, cash crops

• Southern Colonies Economy
• distance from Britain, Mayflower Compact

• New England Economy
• rocky soil, cold climate, harbors, fish

• Reasons for Representative/ Self-Government
• New trade routes to Asia, wealth, empire

• Reasons for Exploration

How did the American colonists IMMEDIATELY respond to the 1774 laws described in the headlines?

• The First Continetnal Congress declared war on Great Britain

• The colonists adopted the Articles of Confederation

• The First Continental Congress sent a list of grievances to King George III

• The colonists adopted the Bill of Rights

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8.4A

The excerpt above 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

Which of he following prompoted George Washington to write this letter?

• A shortage of Continental soldiers to maintain the siege of Yorktown

• The high number of casualties suffered during the Battle of Bunker Hill

• Low morale after the British army captured New York City

• Concern for the Continental troops during the winter at Valley Forge

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8.4C

Which phrase best represents the U.S. principle of republicanism

• The creation of a Congress to carry out the will of the people

• The establishment of courts to interpret laws and government action

• The division of power between a federal government and state government

• The power of a court to declare a law unconstitutional

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8.15D

This excerpt provides an example of which constitutional principle?

• Federalism

• Checks and balances

• Popular sovereignty

• Individual rights

How did the provisions of the Northwest Ordinance affect U.S. expansion?

• By funding a transportation netweork in uninhabited regions

• By establishing a process for territories to govern themselves

• By promoting the growth of southern agrarian economies

• By creating a national bank to loan money to land investors

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8.6A

Match the following

• divide power in 3 branches, Montesquieu

• Aricle 3- Judicial

• President

• Article 1- Legislative

• Supreme Court

• Aticle 2- Executive

• House of Representatives and Senate

• Separation of Powers

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Massachusetts

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(b) Georgia

• James Oglethorpe

• Fresh start for debtors

• Pilgrims

• Puritans

• Religious Freedom

• Block Spain