ib us history test 2

Question 1

Mercantilism

Answer 1

Mercantilism exists to increase a country’s wealth through its exports. British economic growth was propelled by raw materials supplied by its colonies so the nation could export finished products.

Question 2

proclamation of 1763

Answer 2

rohibited Anglo-American colonists from settling on lands acquired from the French following the French and Indian War.

Question 3

stamp act

Answer 3

sought to raise money to pay for this army through a tax on all legal and official papers and publications circulating in the colonies.

Question 4

navigation acts

Answer 4

acts of Parliament intended to promote the self-sufficiency of the British Empire by restricting colonial trade to England and decreasing dependence on foreign imported goods.

Question 5

writs of assistance

Answer 5

an order directing that a party convey, deliver, or turn over a deed, document, or right of ownership