US History 1

Which British policy closed settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains?

• Stamp Act

• Townshend Acts

• Proclamation of 1763

• Sugar Act

What was the representative self-government established in Jamestown Colony?

• House of Lords

• House of Burgesses

• House of Commons

• House of Representatives

Which colony drafted the Mayflower Compact, an early example of self-government in Colonial America?

• Virginia Colony

• Jamestown Colony

• Plymouth Colony

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

What economic system involved a country exporting more than it imports and gaining precious metals?

• Mercantilism

• Socialism

• Communism

• Capitalism

What was the result of the Treaty of Paris in terms of the new western border for the US?

• Colorado River

• Missouri River

• Ohio River

• Mississippi River

What was the population ratio between Britons and colonists during the American Revolution?

• 3:1

• 2:1

• 1:1

• 3:2

Who was the British monarch during the American Revolution?

• George III

• George IV

• George II

• George V

Which European country provided foreign aid to the American rebels during the Revolution?

• Netherlands

• Portugal

• France

• Spain

What was the primary cash crop in the Jamestown Colony?

• Tobacco

• Rice

• Cotton

• Indigo

Who wrote the influential pamphlet 'Common Sense' that persuaded colonists to revolt?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Thomas Paine

• Benjamin Franklin