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Which statement BEST explains why the Second Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence?
a) France convinced the Congress to declare war on Great Britain.
b) The congress wanted the colonies to be independent because Great Britain refused to recognize certain rights.
c) The Congress wanted to recognize Great Britain's dominion over the colonies.
d) The Congress wanted to set up an American monarchy.
If the price of a good goes down, demand for that good will MOST likely
a) go down greatly.
b) stay the same.
c) go down.
d) go up.
In the United States, a government official who commits a crime can go to jail. This is an example of
a) checks and balances.
b) the rule of law.
c) the separation of powers.
d) popular sovereignty.
Which of the following BEST describes the relationship between Dutch colonists in New Netherland and the Native Americans?
a) In the north, the two groups cooperated through the fur trade, but in south conflicts took place over land.
b) The colonists in New Netherland avoided contact with the Native Americans.
c) The Dutch enslaved the Native Americans in New Netherland and forced them to work on their farms or in their businesses.
d) Native Americans attacked the colonists over land, as a result, the Dutch abandoned their colony and returned to Netherlands.
Which of the following was a reason why the colonists chose a peninsula on the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia as the site for the Jamestown Colony?
a) The colonists believed that the site would be easy to defend from attack by foreign forces.
b) English explorers had discovered large amounts of gold on the peninsula.
c) There were no Native Americans living on the site.
d) There was a French fort on the site. The colonists had been instructed to destroy the fort and start their colony there.
Which statement BEST describes how the members of the Second Continental Congress felt after they published the Declaration of Independence?
a) They felt that several European nations would help the colonies.
b) They believed that Native Americans and enslaved Africans would rise up against the British.
c) They thought that Great Britain would grant the colonies independence.
d) They knew that Great Britain could find them guilty of treason, and that a war for independence would follow.
Which of the following BEST explains why so many Mormons migrated west into what is now Utah during the mid-1800's?
a) Mormons in the East were persecuted because of their religious beliefs and wanted to move where they could practice freely.
b) The farmland they lived on was exhausted, and they wanted to move west to find better farmland.
c) Like many other settlers in Utah, the Mormons were attracted by the possibility of becoming rich through gold mining.
d) They believed they had to convert all Native Americans to Christianity and heard there were many Native Americans in Utah.
Where was the Spanish settlement of St. Augustine located?
a) In the north of Florida
b) At the mouth of the Rio Grande
c) On the island of Hispaniola
d) Cuba
What did colonists want MOST from Native Americans?
a) They wanted to help with farming.
b) They wanted to trade.
c) They wanted their land.
d) They wanted to learn their ways.
Which of the following is an example of how Native Americans benefited from their relations with Europeans?
a) They developed strong armies to protect themselves.
b) They bought enslaved people from the Europeans.
c) They sold their land to French and English settlers.
d) They traded with French and English settlers.
What was one difference between the Articles of Confederation and the constitution?
a) Under the Articles of Confederation, the government only had one branch
b) Under the Articles of Confederation, the federal government was strong.
c) Under the Constitution, all states had to approve laws.
d) Under the Constitution, the government could not pass laws to collect taxes
What war led to a treaty that extended the western border of the United States to the Pacific Ocean?
a) Mexican War
b) French and Indian War
c) War of 1812
d) Civil War
What was the main outcome of the French and Indian War?
a) France kept control of its territory in the Mississippi River Valley.
b) Both French and British returned large amounts of land to Native Americans.
c) France lost much of its territory east of the Mississippi River to Great Britain.
d) French and British troops transmitted many European diseases to Native Americans. Thousands of Native Americans died.
Which of the following statements is true about both the Pilgrims and Puritans?
a) Both groups left England to find religious freedom.
b) Religion remained important for the Pilgrims, but not the Puritans.
c) The Puritans, who were not religious, hoped to become rich in New England.
d) Both groups had good relationships with Native Americans.
What was life like for women in the United States in the early 1800's
a) They had good jobs.
b) They had few rights.
c) They could get a college education.
d) They could own property and businesses.
What did Prince Henry do to improve sea travel?
a) He made treaties with other countries.
b) He sailed around the Southern tip of Africa
c) He started a navigation school.
d) He hired Bartolomeu Dias.
Where did many German immigrants settle after coming to the United States?
a) Southern cities such as Atlanta and Charlotte
b) Easter cities such as Boston and New York
c) Mainly in West Coast cities of Seattle and San Francisco
d) Mainly in Midwestern cities such as Chicago, Milwaukee, and Cincinnati
What was the connection between Shays' Rebellion and the Constitutional Convention?
a) Shays' Rebellion contributed to the call for a stronger government.
b) Shays' Rebellion was the first topic discussed at the Constitutional Convention.
c) Shays' Rebellion started after the Constitutional Convention met.
d) Shays' Rebellion indicated the need to pay members of Congress.
Which goods did European merchants want from Asia?
a) lumber and fish
b) cotton and wool
c) horses and cattle
d) silks and spices
One of the Intolerable Acts forced colonists to quarter British soldiers. What does it mean to quarter someone?
a) To give them one quarter of your money
b) to give them food and shelter
c) to give them your house
d) to buy them a house
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