Dern and Polkey Study Guide

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The list shows laws from the colonial period during a ten-year period, 1764-1774. What would be the best title for the list: Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Duties, Tea Act, Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)?

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British Policies Leading to Colonial Protests

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Which religious movement in the colonies called for a return to the strong faith of earlier days?

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Great Awakening

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Which proposal sought to unite the American colonies against the French?

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Albany Plan of Union

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Which theory holds that a nation's power depends on expanding its trade?

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mercantilism

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The discussion below took place between four delegates to the Constitutional Convention. Which delegate expresses ideas included in the 'Great Compromise'? Options: Our national government should be strong. State governments should have only limited powers. A bicameral legislature will allow Congress to represent the interests of both large states and small states. Any further expansion of our national government may lead to tyranny. The executive branch should have more power than the other branches because it can act the most quickly in emergencies.

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A bicameral legislature will allow Congress to represent the interests of both large states and small states.

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Which of these was a result of the French and Indian War? The British government had a large war debt. The colonists were given their independence. The British government stayed out of colonial politics. The colonists were free to move west of the Appalachians.

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The British government had a large war debt.

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Based on the passage from Samuel Adams' diary in March 1770s, which right would Samuel Adams have supported? Options: The right of the British government to tax the colonists, The right of Patriots to protest British policies and actions, The right of colonists to elect their own members of Parliament, The right of soldiers in the colonies to be tried for any crimes

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The right of colonists to elect their own members of Parliament

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The interchange of plants, animals, and disease between the Americas and the continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa is known as:

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Columbian Exchange

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How was the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783 a victory for the United States?

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Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent nation.

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The excerpt below is from Article 2 of the Articles of Confederation. Each State retains its sovereignty, freedom and independence, and every power and right...not expressly granted to the United States, in Congress assembled. Which conclusion can be drawn from this excerpt?

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The Articles of Confederation left most governing power with the state governments