Benchmark Review Fall

Which country wanted to spread Catholicism?

• Spain
• England
• China
• France

All of the following are reasons for European exploration EXCEPT

• To spread democratic ideals
• To find new sea routes to India and China for trade
• To find gold, silver, and other treasure
• To claim new territory

The creation of the Mayflower Compact, town hall meeting, and distance from England led to

• Growth of representative government
• Alliance between colonists and Native Americans
• Election to join the French
• Expansion of trade

Due to the French and Indian War, what did Great Britain have to do?

• Impose economic policies
• Make an alliance with France
• Interfere with the Slave trade
• Kickstart the Great Awakening

How did the colonists directly react to the Stamp Act?

• They boycotted British good
• Dumped tea into the harbor
• declared independence
• None of the answers

How did the colonist directly react to the Intolerable Act?

• Held the first Continental Congress to discuss resistance
• Allied with the Native Americans
• Allied with the French
• None of the answers

What is merchantism by the British?

• Preventing colonists to trade with anyone other than Britain
• Preventing colonists to trade with anyone other than France
• Preventing colonists to trade with anyone other than Germany
• Preventing colonists to trade with anyone other than Spain

What is the importance of the Mayflower compact?

• Established self-government
• Created a voting system
• Freedom of religion
• None of the answers

Which battle of the American Revolution renewed hope?

• Saratoga
• Yorktown
• Lexington
• Concord

What was the compromise for the Virginia and New Jersey Plan?

• Great Compromise
• Commerce Compromise
• Three-Fifth Compromise
• None of the answers