Unit Two Test Review

The slogan “No taxation without representation” referred to taxes enacted by

• a) colonial legislators

• b) town meetings

• c) the English Parliament

• d) the First Continental Congress

Which statement expresses an opinion about the causes of the Revolutionary War?

• a) colonists participated in triangular trade

• b) the Boston Massacre took place on March 5, 1770

• c) Samuel Adams founded the Sons of Liberty

• d) the Quartering Act was a serious violation of the colonists’ liberties

Which document is a primary source concerning the American Revolution?

• a) a videotape showing a reenactment of a battle

• b) a journal of the events written by a Continental soldier

• c) a social studies textbook

• d) a published article written by a history teacher

How do natural rights, as described in the Declaration of Independence differ from other rights?

• a) people are born with natural rights

• b) people can vote to choose natural rights

• c) natural rights are given only to citizens

• d) natural rights come from the government

What was a result of the French & Indian War that led directly to the American Revolution?

• The British lost most of their colonies in the Americas

• French colonies expanded west of the Appalachians

• Native American Indians were given lands west of the Appalachians

• England decided to make the American colonists help pay war debts

In the American colonies boycotts were an effective way of protesting British policies mainly because the boycotts

• ended trade within the colonies

• forced Britain to remove most troops

• kept out products from other European nations

• caused economic hardships for British merchants

Many American colonists believed that British tax laws were unfair because

• colonists lacked representation in Parliament

• the British treasury had a surplus of funds

• Native American Indians were exempt from British tax laws

• taxes were higher in the colonies than in England

According to the maps above, what as a major reason the British government issued the Proclamation of 1763, which banned colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains, was to

• avoid conflicts with Native American Indians

• reduce causalities during the French & Indian War

• maintain markets for British manufactured goods

• promote easy collection of new taxes

The main goal of most of the policies show in the illustration was to

• allow American colonists greater self government

• enable Great Britain to raise revenues & control trade

• encourage immigration to the colonies

• encourage Americans to trade with other European countries

The policies shown in the illustration led to the

• outbreak of the French & Indian War

• expansion of British trade with the 13 colonies

• start of the American Revolution

• passage of the Northwest Ordinance