Quiz 23 Flashcards
1
Q
What is the economic theory which measured a nation’s wealth by the amount of gold and silver it possessed?
A
mercantilism
2
Q
Who was the first true prime minister of England
A
Robert Walpole
3
Q
British interference in America became the rule rather than the exception under what monarch
A
George III
4
Q
In what year did the War for Independence begin?
A
1775
5
Q
Who was appointed commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?
A
George Washington
6
Q
Each American colony had a mayor that served as its chief executive officer
A
governor
7
Q
In 1707, England and Scotland were united under Queen Anne
A
true
8
Q
The most replusive act of Grenville was the Declaratory Act of 1765
A
Stamp
9
Q
The War for Independence ended in the year 1783
A
true
10
Q
The Peace of Paris ended the War for Independence
A
Treaty
