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ACP US History Prep questions

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these describes the primary reason for French colonization?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

1

d)

3

2.

which reason best completes this list?

a)

to locate potential military allies

b)

To improve efficiency in manufacturing

c)

to claim new territory

d)

to spread democratic ideals

3.

which pair of actions best completes this graphic

a)

1-Established catholic mission

2-Focused primarily on fur trading

b)

1-Enslaved native populations

2-organized utopian societies

c)

1-Became commercial shipbuilders

2-Created an early system of public schools

d)

1-Promoted political freedom

2-Participated in the triangular trade

4.

which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America

a)

To create communities in Europe

b)

To create joint ventures with other european powers

c)

To create communities founded on religious tolerance

d)

To profit from trading in furs and other goods

5.

Identify and explain the reasons for European exploration and colonization?

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6.

Compare and contrast the reasons Spain and France explored North America

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7.

Explain the significance of the Mayflower compact of 1620?

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8.

Did all of these events occur in the Revolutionary era?

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Which statement best explains why this resolution was adopted?

a)

Colonists were upset by the punishment imposed after the Boston Tea Party

b)

Colonists created this in order to address the causes of the Boston Massacre

c)

Colonists were opposed to colonial laws being created only by Parliament

d)

Colonists wanted to expand powers given to governors appointed by King George III

10.

What was the primary reason Parliament passed these acts?

a)

To promote the growth of cottage industries in the colonies

b)

To encourage foreign trade with the colonies

c)

To recover the cost of defending the colonies

d)

To fund the establishment of the new colonies

11.

How did mercantilist policies create tension between Great Britain and the colonies?

a)

By introducing indentured servitude to the middle colonies

b)

BY requiring colonists to enlist in the military

c)

By limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could have

d)

By preventing colonists from trading with most other foreign countries

12.

What was the Proclamation of 1763 os the one of the causes of the American Revolution?

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13.

Who was Thomas Paine and what was Common Sense?

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14.

Why were the battles of Lexington and Concord important?

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15.

Which factor most encouraged the growth of this trade?

a)

The invention of the steam engine

b)

The profitability of cash-crop agriculture

c)

The development of the factory system

d)

The establishment of protective tariffs

16.

The Virginia Company authorized a general assembly in Virginia so that colonists could

a)

self govern on a local level

b)

vote in the British parliament

c)

participate in a free market economy

d)

express dissatisfaction with British rule

17.

Which statement explains the significance of this colonial institution?

a)

The assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures

b)

Colonists used the assembly to overrule decisions of the royal governor

c)

The assembly sent delegates to Parliament to represent Virginia.

d)

The king revoked Virginia's charter because the assembly became too powerful.

18.

Why is Jamestown important?

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19.

How did the economy policy of Mercantilism benefit the mother country (England)?

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20.

Which cash crop(s) do you feel was the most important to the Southern colonies? Why?

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