Unit 2 Test Study Guide

The ideas of Enlightenment philosophers were based on

• traditional ideas of the past

• Believing in human ideas and thinking for themselves

• Church teachings and practices

• stories that were passed down from generation to generation

Which step by a leader is consistent with Enlightenment ideas?

• ordering the burning of books about science

• encouraging others to support the ideas of the church

• supporting the idea that rulers should have complete control over their people

• Holding meetings to encourage citizen participation and thinking

How did the outcome of the French and Indian War (1754–1763) affect American colonists?

• New taxes were created by the British to make the colonists pay its war debt

• British troops were removed from the colonies

• Colonial Settlements were allowed west of the colonies

• Colonial trade regulations were lessened

The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a turning point in the relationship between American colonists and the British government because the war...

• allowed for colonial expansion to the west

• ended the conflict between the colonists and the Native Americans

• Resulted in anger between the colonists and Great Britain due to all the new taxes

• created an alliance between the French and the Colonists against Great Britain

Which protection in the Bill of Rights is most directly associated with the trial of John Peter Zenger?

• Freedom of Religion

• Freedom of the Press

• the right to bear arms

• Freedom from double jeopardy

“While the convention delegates approved the Albany Plan, the legislatures of all seven colonies rejected it, because it would have taken away some of their powers. Due to the colonial legislatures’ rejection, the Albany Plan was never submitted to the British Crown for approval.” If adopted, The Albany Plan of Union would have:

• Organized the American Colonies under a single government

• Made sure that each individual colony ruled on its own

• Kept Great Britain in control of the colonies forever

• Made sure that Albany was in charge of all writing all future laws

Which of the following was the cause of the others?

• England passed the Stamp Act in an attempt to raise money to pay its debt

• Tensions and anger rise between England and the 13 Colonies

• France and England fight in a 7 years war over territory in the Ohio River Valley in North America (French and Indian War)

• England passed the Quartering Act which forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers

Which geographic features served as the boundary (as far as they could go) for British colonial settlements after the French and Indian War?

• The Appalachian Mountains

• The Rocky Mountains

• The Atlantic Oceans

• The Great Plains

How did Great Britain react to the Boston Tea Party?

• They passed a series of intolerable laws that negatively impacted the colonists

• They repealed (took away) the tea act, which was the reason for the Boston Tea Party

• They called for committees of correspondence to address the complaints of the colonists

• They issued a proclamation which made it illegal to boycott English goods and protest any tax laws

Which of the following is NOT true about the Boston Massacre?

• No one knows who started the incident

• The soldiers deliberately and without reason killed 5 innocent colonists because they felt like it

• The incident was sparked by an increase in tension between colonists and British soldiers stationed there

• News of this incident angered the Colonists and united them further against the British