Semester 1 Final Review

The Declaration of Independence states that the purpose of the government is to secure and protect the natural born rights (permanent) of citizens. What are the permanent rights we all have?

• life, liberty, pursuit of a job

• liberty, freedom, pursuit of happiness

• life, liberty, pursuit of happiness

• life, freedom, do what we want

Which of the following was NOT a major point in the Treaty of Paris?

• All 13 colonies were to be free and independent states.

• George Washington would be the new King.

• The boundaries of the United States were expanded to the Mississippi River.

• Resolved issues with American debts that were owed to British.

As a result of the cost of the war, what did King George III do to the colonists?

• Killed them

• Removed them from the land in the colonies just like the Indians.

• Imposed taxes to pay for the war

• Paid for the war out of his own pocket

Merchants in England supported the setting up of colonies because they hoped colonies would...

• provide competition for goods make in England

• send raw materials to England and buy goods from England

• weaken the powers of the king

• remove some of the population from England

John Locke's Natural Rights included...

• life, liberty and property

• life, religion and voting

• life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

• life, religion and property

Which enlightenment figure wrote of separating the powers of government?

• John Locke

• Baron de Montesquieu

• Francois Voltaire

• Thomas Hobbes

What was an effect of the Magna Carta in England?

• It limited the power of the king.

• It established a democratic government.

• It allowed Parliament to impose taxes.

• It established a Bill of Rights for the citizens.

What was the main reason that several New England cities became major shipbuilding centers?

• These cities needed ships for deep-sea fishing.

       

• The land near the cities was at first difficult to farm

• The city governments supported shipbuilding

• The cities were located on the coast and had plenty of wood

Why did most enslaved people live in the Southern Colonies?

• The economy of the Southern Colonies was built around labor-intensive farming.

• Slavery was illegal throughout New England and the Middle Colonies.

• New England and the Middle Colonies lacked harbors to receive ships carrying enslaved Africans.

• Agriculture was a minor part the economies of New England and the Middle Colonies.

Colonists, who were used to being independent began to get upset because they thought that the Britain had no right to tax them without their ___________.

• permission

• signature

• parents

• Congress