Unit 2 The American Revolution

What percentage of the Southern population were enslaved Africans by 1775?

• 10%

• 20%

• 30%

• 50%

How did Poor Richard’s Almanac affect colonial society?

• It spread practical wisdom and virtues

• It discouraged thrift and common sense

• It promoted royal authority

• It was unpopular among colonists

Why was John Peter Zenger's trial important?

• It limited freedom of speech.

• It increased royal control over newspapers.

• It was an achievement for freedom of the press and democracy.

• It ended newspaper publication.

Why did few white immigrants move to the South?

• It was too cold

• There were no jobs

• The land was infertile

• The economy was based on plantation slavery

What did Arminianism challenge in Puritan beliefs?

• The importance of church attendance

• The role of women in the church

• Predestination

• The authority of the king

What happened because churches competed more after the Great Awakening?

• Less choice for colonists

• Fewer new denominations

• Decline in religious influence

• More democratic participation in religion

How did the Great Awakening lead people to resist authority?

• It made people more obedient to church leaders.

• It strengthened royal governors.

• It reduced religious diversity.

• It encouraged people to question traditional religious and social structures.

What did the Proclamation Line of 1763 do?

• Stopped colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains

• Let colonists move west of the Appalachians

• Ended the French and Indian War

• Created new tea taxes

What was the significance of the Stamp Act Congress?

• It declared independence from Britain.

• It was the first colonial unity against Britain.

• It supported British taxes.

• It repealed the Stamp Act.

What did the Treaty of Paris of 1783 promise for Loyalists?

• They gained independence from Britain.

• They were given land in the Ohio Valley.

• They were supposed to be protected and get their land back.

• They became leaders in the new government.