Unit 1 Wk 2 (pt. 1-4) Flashcard US History

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What was the MAIN reason that Great Britain established the Proclamation Line of 1763?

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to avoid conflicts between American Colonists and Native Americans

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What was a major outcome of the French and Indian War?

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Britain won and began directly taxing the colonies to pay for the war debt.

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Based on this reading, B.W. would most likely be a member of which organization? Options: British Parliament, Loyalist Tories, The Federalist Party, Sons of Liberty

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Sons of Liberty

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What was the strongest complaint against Parliament's taxation of the colonists?

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That the colonists were denied representation in Parliament

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Based on the attack depicted above, which of the following most likely led to this behavior from the colonists? Options: British Parliament's raising of taxes, such as the Stamp Act and Tea Act, Massachusetts General Court's bill to make the Catholic Church its official religion, A Parliamentary resolution to return the American Colonies to a state of salutary neglect, The selection of George Washington as the leader of the Continental Army

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British Parliament's raising of taxes, such as the Stamp Act and Tea Act

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According to the excerpt above, which Enlightenment idea is Montesquieu arguing in favor of? Options: separation of powers, separation of church and state, salutary neglect, freedom of religion

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separation of powers

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Colonial regions shaped by Quaker settlement typically took on which of the following characteristics? Authoritarianism, Secularism, Pluralism, Intolerance

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Pluralism

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The above excerpt was written in response to the

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British government's attempt to assert greater control over the North American Colonies

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Which fundamental political idea is expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

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The government should be overthrown if it denies its citizens certain natural rights.

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Which of the following is credited for ending Britain's policy of salutary neglect? Options: British debt following the French and Indian War, targeted attacks by members of the Sons of Liberty, Britain's continued use of writs of assistance, decline in colonial manufacturing

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British debt following the French and Indian War