The cities of New York, Baltimore, and Philadelphia began to flourish in the late 17th century because of what economic activity?
Trading
100
The people who came to the American coloins had already been exposed to limited government thanks mainly to:
What is the Magna Carta
100
After the Boston Massacre the British brought peace to the colonies temporarily by repealing this act:
What are the Townshend Acts
100
The colonial trend of having local governments that were increasingly independent from British control was most likely caused by:
What is the practical necessity for caring for daily needs
100
Where were the first shots fired in the Revolutionary war?
What is Lexington and Concord
200
First explored North America in the 1520s
· Their "New World" claims were established by Jacques Cartier
· Their first settlements were along the St. Lawrence River
· Only Catholics were allowed to settle
All of these are describing the early colonial efforts of what country?
What is France
200
Mayflower Compact
House of Burgesses
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Each of these terms dealt with the idea of:
What is self government
200
With what laws did the British intend to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party?
What are the Coercive Acts
200
How did the British victory in the French and Indian War lead to the American Revolution?
What is the British increased colonial taxes to pay for debts.
200
Why was Saratoga a turning point in the Revolutionary War?
What is France decided to commit troops and supplies.
300
The earliest large cities in Colonial North America were located
on bodies of water
300
Established in the Colony of Virginia in 1619
Consisted of a Governor, a council, and representatives
Marked the beginning of representative government in British North America
These are all describing
What is the House of Burgesses
300
This act taxed all printed materials
What is the stamp act
300
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 said that settlers could not move west of a line drawn where?
What is along the Appalachian Mountains
300
All of the following are colonial advantages EXCEPT:
fighting on home ground
wealth of resources
good decisions by generals
fighting for rights
What is wealth of resources
400
It is the object of that system to enrich a great nation rather by trade and manufacturing than by the improvement and cultivation of land, by the industry of the towns rather than by that of the country."
What system does the passage describe?
What is mercantilism
400
Which of these was the first example of a written plan for colonial self government?
What is the Mayflower Compact
400
This act stated that soldiers had to housed and supported while in the colonies.
What is the quartering act.
400
On March 5, 1770 what event happened that led to the deaths of 5 colonists?
What is Boston Massacre
400
All of the following are british disadvanteges except:
fighing in unfamiliar territory
troops indifferent
food and ammunition shortages
fighing away from resource
What is food and ammunition shortages
500
The differences in the economic development of the mid-Atlantic, New England, and Southern colonies can BEST be attributed to the
What are the geographic conditions there
500
How did the Virginia House of Burgesses differ from the government that was established by the Mayflower Compact
What is The House of Burgesses was a representative assembly.
500
To assist customs officers in arresting smugglers, the Revenue Act legalized the use of general search warrants called:
What are writs of assistance
500
With the saying 'No Taxation without Representation'; Where did the colonists want to be represented?
What is Parliament
500
What officially granted the United States independence from England.