Colonial Era and Revolution Flashcards
In the Colonial Era, developments such as the New England town meetings and the establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses represented
1) colonial attempts to build a strong national government
2) efforts by the British to strengthen their control over the colonies
4) early social reform movements
3)steps in the growth of representative democracy
According to the Declaration of Independence, the people have the right to alter or abolish a government if that government
1) is a limited monarchy
2) violates natural rights
3) becomes involved in entangling alliances
4) favors one religion over another
2)violates natural rights
The British system of mercantilism was opposed by many American colonists because it
1)placed quotas on immigration
2)discouraged the export of raw materials to England
3)placed restrictions on trading
40encouraged colonial manufacturing
3)placed restrictions on trading
During the Revolutionary War period, Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was important because it
1) described a military plan for the defeat of England
2) convinced many Americans who had been undecided to support independence
3) contained a detailed outline for a new form of government
4) argued for the addition of a bill of rights to the Constitution
2)convinced many Americans who had been undecided to support independence
Court decisions in the trial of John Peter Zenger (1735) and the case of New York Times Co. v. United States (1971) strengthened
1) freedom of religion
2) freedom of the press
3) due process rights
4) the right to counsel
2)freedom of the press
Which heading best completes the partial outline below? I. ____________________________________ A. Committees of Correspondence
B. Nonimportation Agreements
C. Boston Tea Party
D. First Continental Congress
1) Protests Against Slavery in the American Colonies
2) British Parliamentary Actions to Punish Colonial Americans
3) Colonial Responses to British Mercantile Policies
4) Colonial Attempts to End the British Policy of Salutary Neglect
3) Colonial Responses to British Mercantile Policies
A major argument for American independence found in the Declaration of Independence was that the British
1) stopped participating in the slave trade
2) refused to sell products to Americans
3) deprived Americans of their natural rights
4) censored American representatives in Parliament
3)deprived Americans of their natural rights
Which statement is most accurate about the movement for independence in the thirteen colonies?
1) The independence movement began soon after the founding of the Plymouth Colony.
2) Protests against British colonial policies gradually led to demands for independence.
3) The King of England required the colonists to become economically self-sufficient.
4) The movement for independence was equally strong in all of the colonies.
2)Protests against British colonial policies gradually led to demands for independence.
According to the Declaration of Independence, the fundamental purpose of government is to
1) protect people’s natural rights
2) equalize opportunities for all citizens
3) provide for the defense of the nation
4) establish a system of free public education
)protect people’s natural rights
One of the principles stated in the Declaration of Independence is that government should
1) guarantee economic equality among citizens
2) have unlimited power to rule the people
3) be based upon the consent of the governed
4) be led by educated citizens
3) be based upon the consent of the governed
In which area did good harbors, abundant forests, rocky soil, and a short growing season most influence the colonial economy?
1) Southern colonies
2) Middle Atlantic region
3) Northwest Territory
4) New England colonies
4) New England colonies
he main reason Great Britain established the Proclamation Line of 1763 was to
1) avoid conflicts between American colonists and Native American Indians
2) make a profit by selling the land west of the Appalachian Mountains
3) prevent American industrial development in the Ohio River valley
4) allow Canada to control the Great Lakes region
1) avoid conflicts between American colonists and Native American Indians
