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WorksheetsUnit 1 Independence
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Under the British system of mercantilism, the American colonies served primarily as a
self-sufficient trading partner for other European nations
market for British manufactured goods and a source of raw materials
source of manpower for the British army and navy
buffer to the expansion of French and Spanish colonies
In the United States, regional differences in economic development are primarily due to
settlement patterns of immigrant groups
pressure from various religious groups
state and federal election laws
geographic factors in various parts of the nation
Climatic conditions in the southern colonies most directly influenced the development of
democratic institutions
a canal system
slavery and the plantation system
the coal industry
American colonists showed their opposition to the British taxation and trade restrictions of the 1760s primarily by
supporting the French against the British
boycotting products from Great Britain with the tea party
overthrowing the royal governors in most of the colonies
purchasing additional products from Native American Indian tribes
Which action by the British government was considered by American colonists to be a violation of their rights as Englishmen?
making treaties with Native American Indians
protecting the colonies from foreign invasion
taxing the colonies without representation in Parliament
failing to enforce the Navigation Acts
In the 1700s, the triangular trade led directly to the
middle colonies’ role as the chief importers of agricultural products
rapid industrialization of the southern colonies
decline of the New England economy
increased importation of enslaved Africans to the Western Hemisphere
The phrase “consent of the governed” refers to
the source of the government’s power
need to create political parties
commitment to use implied powers
development of a federal system of government
The Declaration of Independence contains a
proposal for reuniting the colonies and England
statement of grievances against the King of England
request for a treaty between the colonies and Spain
plan for organizing the western territories
1. The Mayflower Compact (1620) and the Virginia House of Burgesses (1619) are early examples of
restrictions on religious freedom
steps toward representative government and democracy
resistance to British rule
economic systems in the colonies
The French and Indian War (1754–1763) was a turning point in the relationship between American colonists and the British government because the war
increased French influence in North America
created an alliance with Canada against the British
resulted in British debt and attempts to tax colonists
ended Native American Indian attacks west of the Appalachian Mountains
This passage suggests that the authority of government
originates from the divine right of kings
is based on a social contract meant to guarantee individual rights
includes the power to seize private property for national defense
is the source of all the natural rights of citizens
The unjust use of government power-
tyranny
monarchy
anarchy
aristocracy
The Boston Tea Party led Parliament to pass the-
Townshend Acts
Tea Act
Intolerable Acts
Proclamation of 1763
What was proven at the battles of Lexington and Concord?
The British soldiers feared the militias.
Americans were willing to fight and die to govern themselves.
The war would be over quickly.
The war would be an easy victory for the Americans.
What does it mean to refuse to buy goods from a certain source?
tyranny
taxation
boycott
militia
