GED SST History 2

Who was the first president of the United States?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Abraham Lincoln

• John F. Kennedy

Poor Richard’s Almanack was published by __________.

• Adam Smith

• Patrick Henry

• Edmund Burke

• Benjamin Franklin

Answer explanation

Poor Richard’s Almanack was written and published by Benjamin Franklin. The almanac made Franklin rich and famous, and it helped spread Enlightenment ideas to the common people.🫡

What was the name given to a grant from the English King to establish a colony in the New World in the years before independence?

• charter

• pact.

• embargo.

• reproachment.

Answer explanation

A charter was a legal document granted by the English King, or British government, that granted an individual or corporation the right to establish a colony in the New World in the years before independence. There were different types of charters—proprietary charters gave control of land to one man, who was effectively autonomous but owed allegiance to the British crown; a joint stock charter allowed a corporation, or group of individuals, collectively to own land and establish a colony; royal charters created colonies directly controlled by the crown.🦁

The Proclamation of 1763 declared that __________.

• the financial burden for the French-Indian War would be assumed by the British population

• American colonists could not purchase goods that were not sold or manufactured in Great Britain

• American colonists could not settle beyond the Appalachian mountains

• American colonists had to quarter British troops in their houses during wartime and occasionally in peacetime

Answer explanation

The Proclamation of 1763 was issued by the British government very shortly after the French-Indian War ended. It stated that the American colonists were now prohibited from settling beyond the Appalachian Mountains. This was done mostly to appease the Native-American allies of the British government, but it greatly angered the colonists. The end of the French-Indian War is considered the turning point that led to the American Revolution. Because the victory of the British over the French removed the threat of French invasion of the American colonies, the colonists no longer had to rely on British protection; furthermore, the British government felt that the colonists ought to be paying the cost of defending their lands, whereas the colonists felt that the British government had no right to tax them without allowing them representation in government. This situation led to a rapid and significant loss of faith between the two peoples, and revolution broke out a little more than a decade later.😶

Which of these English laws most directly led to the First Continental Congress?

• The Sugar Act

• The Tea Act

• The Intolerable Acts

• The Stamp Act

Answer explanation

The Intolerable Acts were passed by the British Empire in the wake of the Boston Tea Party and were designed to deter future potential rebels from contemplating revolution; however, this only served to heighten the angered feelings of the colonists and contributed directly to the calling together of the First Continental Congress.🙃

What was the main purpose of Treaty of Paris?

• Recognise U.S. Independence

• Acknowledge U.S. as part of the British Empire

• Strengthen U.S. Alliance with France

• All of the above

How many U.S. States were considered 'original states' after U.S. declaration of independence?

• 9

• 5

• 13

• 20

What was the last major battle of the American Revolution

• Battle of Lexington

• Battle of New York

• Battle of Yorktown

• Battle of Cowpens

When did the revolution war took place?

• 1512-1669

• 1215-1400

• 1775-1783

• 1812-1871

Where was the revolutionary war fought?

• West Coast of US

• East Coast of US

• North Coast of US

• South Coast of US