US History: Units 1-3

Front

Which numbered state did the United States acquire from Britain in 1783?

Back

3

Answer explanation

This area was land just west of the Appalachian Mountains and ended at the Mississippi River.

Front

What was the primary reason Parliament passed these acts?

Back

To recover the cost of defending the colonies

Answer explanation

The reason the British placed taxes on the colonists was to pay for debts incurred from the French and Indian War.

Front

Which pair of actions best completes this graphic? 1—Enslaved native populations 2—Organized utopian societies, 1—Established Catholic missions 2—Focused primarily on fur trading, 1—Promoted political freedom 2—Participated in the triangular trade, 1—Became commercial shipbuilders 2—Created an early system of public schools

Back

1—Established Catholic missions 2—Focused primarily on fur trading

Answer explanation

Spain wanted to convert Native Americans to Catholicism, while France wanted to profit from the fur trade.

Front

The British government issued the Proclamation of 1763 to limit the area British colonists were allowed to settle. Which geographic feature did the British use as the boundary of approved settlement?

Back

Appalachian Mountains

Answer explanation

The original western boundary of the colonies were the Appalachian Mountains, when Britain gained French territory after the French and Indian War, they did NOT want colonists to move into those new lands due to fear of conflicts with Native Americans.

Front

Which American colony’s economy was based primarily on shipbuilding and fishing?

Back

Massachusetts

Answer explanation

Massachusetts was in the New England colonial region, which focused on shipbuilding and fishing for its economy.

Front

The actions described in this excerpt were carried out in order to —

Back

protest British taxation policies

Answer explanation

This act described was known as the Boston Tea Party, which was in direct protest to the Tea Act, a taxation policy designed to gather more money from the colonists.

Front

This list includes rights that are considered — transferable, legislated, unalienable, inherited

Back

unalienable

Answer explanation

These are rights considered to be "God-given", that no person or government should be able to take away - known as unalienable rights. (used in the Declaration of Independence)

Front

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

Back

By preventing colonists from trading with most other foreign countries.

Answer explanation

Mercantilism was used to control colonial trade - restricting the colonies to only trade with Britain so that other countries that were rivals wouldn't profit.

Front

The colonies in this list were founded primarily to offer settlers a greater degree of —

Back

religious freedom

Answer explanation

Maryland was a refuge for Catholics that also allowed other Christians to settle.

Connecticut had a constitution that guaranteed free Christian worship.

Rhode Island was founded on the basis of religious freedom.

Front

Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered a turning point in the Revolutionary War?

Back

The American victory convinced France to ally with the United States.

Answer explanation

Saratoga was at the mid-point of the American War for Independence, with the victory showing the French that they could confidently back the American cause.