U.S. History Review Quiz

How did the line identified on this map impact the colonies?

• It increased tensions with Great Britain because colonists were not allowed to settle west of the line.

• It spurred economic growth as the land west of the line was given to colonists willing to establish farms.

• It improved relations with Native American tribes who agreed to stay west of the line.

• It created a need for each colony to send a militia west of the line to protect its borders.

Why did the British issue the Proclamation of 1763?

• to encourage colonists to continue expanding west

• to end conflicts between American Indians and colonists

• to recognize American Indians as citizens of Great Britain

• to create a treaty system for acquiring lands

Based on the following provisions, Franklin hoped the Albany Plan would achieve which goal?

-formation of an alliance of the colonists

-actions based on the authority of the king

-creation of a Grand Council with delegates from each colony

• increase loyalty toward Great Britain

• allow colonies total control of their governments

• encourage separation from Great Britain

• provide a way for the colonies to work together

Franklin drew this cartoon to encourage colonists to take which action?

• maintain their loyalty to Great Britain

• form a political alliance to address common problems

• build up a colonial militia to protect themselves

• sign a trade agreement with the Iroquois Confederacy

What were the colonists in this painting protesting? Select two that apply.

• British Occupation of Boston

• Boston Tea Party

• Proclamation Line of 1763

• Thomas Paine’s Common Sense

• Townshend Acts

On which Enlightenment thinker did Paine base his ideas?

"A government of our own is our natural right"

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau

What impact did Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense have on America?

• It persuaded many colonists to support declaring independence from Britain.

• It convinced many colonists that war with Britain was a bad idea.

• It encouraged many Antifederalists to support ratification of the Constitution.

• It prompted many Patriots to change their allegiances and fight for France.

Even though the British won the Battle of Bunker Hill, why was it significant from the American perspective?

• The American forces proved they could raise a larger army than the British.

• The American forces showed they could inflict damage on the British Army even when they were outnumbered.

• The American forces showed they lacked commitment to the cause of independence.

• The American forces proved they were unprepared to fight against a larger, better equipped army.

Which idea in this passage served as the foundation of the Declaration of Independence?

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

• Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness can only be achieved through peaceful revolt.

• Monarchies are naturally oppressive and should be overthrown.

• A government has the responsibility to protect the natural rights of its citizens.

• A government should represent all people equally.

Colonists who supported independence from Great Britain were considered to be?

• Continental Army

• Loyalists

• Patriots

• Sons of Liberty