Colonial Foundations

The major objection that British colonists in North America had to English rule was that they were

• denied the right to arm themselves for defense

• denied the rights of citizens who lived in England

• forced to settle wilderness areas

• forced to farm crops ordered by England

Abagail Adams would support which of the following to be equal to men to vote?

• suffrage rights

• right to bear arms

• affirmative action

• right to own a house

Which political belief is expressed by the quotation “we …will not hold ourselves bound by any Laws in which we have no voice, or Representation”?

• necessity for separation of powers

• government by consent of the governed

• freedom of press and assembly

• right to a writ of habeas corpus

During the Revolutionary War period, Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was important because it

• described a military plan for the defeat of England

• contained a detailed outline for a new form of government

• convinced many Americans who had been undecided to support independence

During the American Revolution, The thirteen colonies had few, but important advantages in the war with England.

• True

• False

During the American Revolution, the colonist gained aid from foreign nations like France?

• True

• False

A major argument for American independence found in the Declaration of Independence was that the British

• stopped participating in the slave trade

• refused to sell products to Americans

• censored American representatives in Parliament

• deprived Americans of their natural rights

During the colonial period, the British Parliament used the policy of mercantilism to

• limit manufacturing in America

• prevent criticism of royal policies

• deny representation to the colonists

Which of the following events happended first?

• inauguration of George Washington

• passage of Stamp Act

• Battle of Saratoga

• French and Indian War

A major foreign policy success of President Thomas Jefferson’s administration was the

• purchase of the Louisiana Territory

• passage of the Embargo Act

• victory in the war of 1812