Chapter 4 - Period 3: The War for Independence Quiz

What was the main purpose of mercantilism?

• To promote democracy in Europe

• To allow colonies to trade freely with all nations

• To increase wealth and power of the mother country through colonial trade

• To increase wealth and power of the mother country through colonial trade

In mercantilism, “imports” are defined as:

• Goods sold to other nations

• Goods brought into a country

• Raw materials collected by colonies

• Taxes paid on foreign trade

In mercantilism, “exports” are:

• Manufactured goods bought from Europe

• Colonists’ payments to Parliament

• Goods sold to other nations

• Goods stored in colonial warehouses

What was the purpose of the Navigation Acts?

• To encourage colonists to trade with France and Spain

• To stop colonists from manufacturing their own goods

• To control colonial trade and benefit England

• To allow free trade between the colonies and other nations

Which of the following was a rule of the Navigation Acts?

• Colonies could trade with any country they wanted

• Certain colonial products could only be exported to England

• Colonists could only use foreign ships for trade

• England could not tax colonial goods

What does “Salutary Neglect” mean?

• Britain strictly enforcing trade laws

• Colonies ignoring their own governments

• Britain easing enforcement of laws as long as colonies were loyal

• Colonists refusing to pay taxes

What was one major result of the French and Indian War?

• Colonists gained new territories west of the Appalachians

• France controlled all land in North America

• Britain passed new taxes to pay war debt

• Colonists won independence

What did the Proclamation of 1763 declare?

• Colonists must return to England

• Colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Colonists had to pay taxes directly to France

• Colonists could only trade with Spain

Why were colonists upset about the Proclamation of 1763?

• They lost their right to freedom of speech

• They wanted to expand west onto Native American lands

• They had to serve in the British army

• They were banned from manufacturing goods

What was the Sugar Act (1764)?

• A tax on stamps for newspapers

• A tax on imported sugar and molasses

• A tax on tea

• A ban on colonial assemblies