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In which area did good harbors, abundant forests, rocky soil, and a short growing season most influence the colonial economy?
a) Southern colonies
b) Middle Atlantic region
c) Northwest Territory
d) New England colonies

The Mayflower Compact is considered an important step in the development of American democracy because it
a) established the principle of separation of church and state
b) provided a basis for self-government in the Plymouth Colony
c) defined relations with local Native American Indians
d) outlawed slavery in the Massachusetts Bay Colony

American colonists showed their opposition to the British taxation and trade restrictions of the 1760s primarily by
a) supporting the French against the British
b) boycotting products from Great Britain
c) overthrowing the royal governors in most of the colonies
d) purchasing additional products from Native American Indian tribes

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons the colonists were successful against the British during the Revolutionary War?
a) Battles were fought on familiar territory
b) Clever strategy and strong leadership
c) Help from the French
d) Help from the Germans

During the early 1770s, how did the British government respond to increasing American protests of British colonial policy?
a) It offered self-government to the colonists.
b) It increased efforts to maintain order and enforce laws.
c) It agreed to grant the colonies representation in Parliament.
d) It asked France for help in controlling the colonists.

What is the significance of Lexington and Concord?
a) This is where the Declaration of Indepence was signed.
b) This was the last battle of the American Revolution.
c) This was the turning point of the American Revolution.
d) Historians credit this as being the first battle of the American Revolution.

The Declaration of Independence contains a
a) proposal for reuniting the colonies and England
b) statement of grievances against the King of England
c) request for a treaty between the colonies and Spain
d) plan for organizing the western territories

Which is the most likely reason a person would become an indentured servant in the thirteen colonies?
a) He did not want to travel alone.
b) He was a servant in England and was brought to the colonies with his owner.
c) He was captured from a ship by pirates who wanted slaves.
d) He chose to because his trip to the colonies would be paid for and he would be free in the future.

In the 1760s, Americans in the original thirteen British colonies began to protest against
a) efforts by the king to extend voting rights to women
b) laws passed by the British Parliament regulating colonial trade
c) limits placed on land ownership by royal governors
d) decisions of British authorities to end immigration to the colonies

Colonial-era New England town meetings and the Virginia House of Burgesses were both
a) early social reform movements
b) attempts to build a strong national government
c) steps in the growth of representative democracy
d) efforts to regulate trade with Native American Indians

Which action by the British government was considered by American colonists to be a violation of their rights as Englishmen?
a) making treaties with Native American Indians
b) protecting the colonies from foreign invasion
c) failing to enforce the Navigation Acts
d) taxing the colonies without representation in Parliament

The main reason Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense was to
a) urge adoption of the Albany Plan of Union
b) gain support for declaring independence from Great Britain
c) bring an end to the Revolutionary War
d) convince states to ratify the new Constitution

The Mayflower Compact (1620) and the Virginia House of Burgesses (1619) are early examples of
a) restrictions on religious freedom
b) steps toward representative government
c) resistance to British rule
d) economic systems in the colonies

During the colonial period in British North America, the major geographic barrier to westward expansion was the
a) Ohio River
b) Great Plains
c) Rocky Mountains
d) Appalachian Mountains

Which geographic features contributed to the economic development of the plantation system in the South?
a) rocky soil and deep harbors
b) short rivers and many waterfalls
c) rich soil and warm climate
d) high mountains and numerous rivers

Before 1763, most American colonists settled near the Atlantic Coast or rivers because
a) port cities could be more easily defended in times of war
b) valleys were less fertile
c) English colonists were only allowed to settle in these locations
d) navigable water offered easier access to trade and employment

In colonial America, geography most directly influenced
a) religious practices
b) voter eligibility
c) economic activities
d) family structure

How did the outcome of the French and Indian War (1754–1763) affect American colonists?
a) New taxes were imposed by Britain to pay its debts.
b) British troops were removed from the colonies.
c) Settlements were allowed west of the Appalachians.
d) Colonial trade regulations were reduced.

The Proclamation of 1763 was issued by Great Britain after the French and Indian War primarily to
a) promote colonial settlement beyond the Appalachian Mountains
b) limit conflict between Native American Indians and colonial settlers
c) encourage colonial economic ties with France
d) force French settlers to leave British territory

The main purpose for writing the Declaration of Independence was to
a) declare war on Great Britain
b) force France to support the Revolutionary War
c) convince Great Britain to abolish slavery
d) state the colonists’ reasons for separating from Great Britain

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