VUS.4 SOL Review

What nation was defeated in the French and Indian War?

• Spain

• Iroquois

• England

• France

Which of the following taxes were NOT placed on the colonist after the French and Indian Wars?

• Boston Harbor Act

• Tea Tax

• Sugar Tax

• Stamp Act

After the French and Indian War, the colonists wished to settle in the area marked on the map above. What prohibited them from doing so?

• The English soldiers already lived in the area.

• The taxes were too high to purchase the land.

• The mountains were difficult to cross.

• The English created the Proclamation of 1763.

Why did the British government prohibit settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains after the French and Indian War?

• The British agreed to allow the Indians to have the land in a settlement treaty.

• The British wanted to control everything the colonists did, thus created this boundary out of spite.

• It was going to cost too much to protect it.

• The British needed men to continue fighting the French in Europe.

Thomas Paine’s pamphlet, Common Sense, was important during the Revolutionary War because it -

• A. convinced Americans to support independence from Great Britain

• B. explained why a Bill of Rights was needed

• C. encouraged the French to help the American army

• D. described a plan to defeat the British army

“Common Sense”, a pamphlet written in ordinary language, was distributed to the populace at large. The paper helped convince the colonists to take up arms against mother England. Who wrote “Common Sense”?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Thomas Paine

The period known as the “Enlightenment” in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries saw the development of new ideas about the rights of people and their relationship to their —

• slaves

• rulers

• patriarch

• church

Which document includes the quotes above to establish the birth of the United States of America?

• Olive Branch Petition

• Constitution of the United States of America

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

The major purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to —

• detail many of the grievances against the king

• form the new colonial government

• show justification for the abandonment of the Proclamation of 1763

• outline the path our country would take into the 18th century

John Locke believed that all power belongs to the people and they agree to enter into —

• a democratic necessity

• a social contract

• a life-long relationship

• an understanding