1st Semester Exam Review

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Which of the following best completes this diagram below?
Options: Colonists sought military support from France.
Colonists organized boycotts of British goods.
Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence.
Colonists dumped tea into Boston Harbor.

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Colonists organized boycotts of British goods.

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British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they?

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resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion.

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Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in the British parliament? Options: “He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people.”, “For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.”, “He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.”, “For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences.”

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“For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.”

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How did mercantilism policies create tension between Great Britain and the American colonies?

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By preventing colonists from trading with most other foreign countries.

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Which of these is a grievance from the Declaration of Independence: Colonist born in America were prohibited from holding elected office; Colonist were forced to quarter troops in their homes; Colonist were not eligible to become officers in the British Army; Colonists were required to serve a year in their colony's militia?

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Colonist were forced to quarter troops in their homes.

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In 1776, who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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During the Revolutionary Era, why did Parliament pass taxes (acts)?

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pay for the debt after the French and Indian War

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Who was General and Commander in chief of the Continental Army?

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George Washington

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Chronology: Tea Act, Boston Tea Party, _______________, and First Continental Congress

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Intolerable Acts

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Which phrase would best help you answer a question from this excerpt? Options: "Four score and seven years ago...", No taxation without representation in Parliament

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No taxation without representation in Parliament