USH Standards 2 & 3 Quiz (2025)

Daughters of Liberty were active in protest against Great Britain by

• loading muskets on the battlefield for men
• weaving fabric and other products usually bought from Great Britain
• holding potests in the streets of London
• sending their children to French schools

The Sons of Liberty

• kept colonists from separating from Great Britain
• were led by John Adams, who was loyal to Great Britain.
• were a sometimes violent protest group against British policies.
• used only civil disobedience and peaceful protest to make change

The Great Awakening

• was a religious revival movement with evangelists traveling from place to place to preach.
• preachers encouraged the colonists to seek independence from Great Britain.
• preached in front of very large crowds throughout most of the 13 British colonies.
• all of these are correct concerning the Great Awakening.

Committees of Correspondence were

• organized groups dedicated to resisting British laws and keeping colonists informed of British actions and policies.
• a committee formed in the House of Representatives to deal with interstate commerce
• a series of laws passed by King George III to end self-government in the colonies
• a meeting held in the House of Lords to deal with colonial protest

What was the most important effect of Thomas Paine's "Common Sense?"

• More colonists came to support the abolition of slavery.
• Mid-Atlantic colonists became believers in various African religions.
• New England colonists expanded their ship-building businesses.
• More colonists came to support the independence movement for the colonies.

The line-segment "A" on the map represents the

• location of Haiti
• Bermuda Triangle
• Middle Passage
• location where the Titanic sank

Use the diagram to answer the question. Which of the following represents the question mark?

• Mercantilism
• Boycott
• "Common Sense"
• Virginia Company

Which event should be in the box where you see the question mark?

• Proclamation of 1763
• American Revolution
• French and Indian War
• Treaty of Paris, 1763

One result of the French and Indian War (1754-1763) was that dominance in the eastern half of North America was achieved by

• Russia
• Great Britain
• France
• Spain

The development of slavery in the colonies

• began in Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1715.
• resulted from with a shortage of labor in the production of raw materials.
• was halted by King George III in the Proclamation of 1763
• quickly ended because slaves were too expensive to capture.