Unit 1 Independence

In the United States, regional differences in economic development are primarily due to

• settlement patterns of immigrant groups

• pressure from various religious groups

• state and federal election laws

• geographic factors in various parts of the nation

Which geographic feature served as the western boundary for British colonial settlements prior to the Revolutionary War?

• Rocky Mountains

• Missouri River

• Appalachian Mountains

• Great Plains

Under the British system of mercantilism, the American colonies served primarily as a

• self-sufficient trading partner for other European nations

• market for British manufactured goods and a source of raw materials

• source of manpower for the British army and navy

• buffer to the expansion of French and Spanish colonies

River systems were important to the development of the United States because they

• allowed Americans to travel easily between the east coast and the west coast

• prevented foreign invasion of United States territory

• provided routes for shipping agricultural and manufacturing products

• made the southeast the major destination for immigrants

Climatic conditions in the southern colonies most directly influenced the development of

• democratic institutions

• a canal system

• slavery and the plantation system

• the coal industry

American colonists showed their opposition to the British taxation and trade restrictions of the 1760s primarily by

• supporting the French against the British

• boycotting products from Great Britain with the tea party

• overthrowing the royal governors in most of the colonies

• purchasing additional products from Native American Indian tribes

Which action by the British government was considered by American colonists to be a violation of their rights as Englishmen?

• making treaties with Native American Indians

• protecting the colonies from foreign invasion

• taxing the colonies without representation in Parliament

• failing to enforce the Navigation Acts

In the 1700s, the triangular trade led directly to the

• middle colonies’ role as the chief importers of agricultural products

• rapid industrialization of the southern colonies

• decline of the New England economy

• increased importation of enslaved Africans to the Western Hemisphere

This passage suggests that the authority of government

• originates from the divine right of kings

• is based on a social contract meant to guarantee individual rights

• includes the power to seize private property for national defense

• is the source of all the natural rights of citizens

The phrase “consent of the governed” refers to

• the source of the government’s power

• need to create political parties

• commitment to use implied powers

• development of a federal system of government