Domain 1

What phrase BEST describes the thirteen colonies? (SSUSH1)

• Socially and Politically Alike

• Politically and Economically Diverse

• Relatively similar Geographically

• Economically Independent of England

Which of the following is associated with the practice of mercantilism in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? (SSUSH1)

• the abolition of slavery throughout the British Empire

• the growth of religious fanaticism in the New England Colonies

• European dependence on raw materials available in the American colonies

• lasting peace in Europe due to improved relationships between major empires

Which of these BEST explains the reason for African slaves being brought into the British colonies in Southern North America in the 17th century? (SSUSH1)

• The economy of Southern colonies needed non-wage labor.

• Northern colonial governments considered slavery immoral.

• Southern colonies refused to use Indians as forced labor.

• Industrial factories in the north did not need slave labor.

Why was fishing very important to the economies of the New England Colonies? (SSUSH1)

• The New England colonies were founded by fishermen from Europe.

• The practice of slavery was outlawed in the New England colonies.

• There were few skilled laborers in the New England colonies.

• Cash crops did not grow well in the New England colonies.

Which statement best describes an EFFECT of the British policy of salutary neglect? (SSUSH2)

• Colonial governors became more powerful than assemblies.

• American colonists stopped sending raw materials to England.

• The colonies developed a stronger belief in the idea of self-government.

• Parliament increased its military supervision of the colonies.

Which statement describes an impact of the Great Awakening (SSUSH 2)

• Colonists felt a need to bring more enslaved workers from Africa.

• Colonists felt greater loyalty to the Church of England.

• Colonists felt a greater sense of unity with one another.

• Colonists felt more willing to obey British authorities.

What was the significance (importance) of the French and Indian War? (SSUSH3a)

• It was the first major war between French settlers and Native Americans

• The results of the war gave the French control over the Ohio River Valley causing increased tension between the French and Native Americans.

• The war led to an end of the British policy of Salutary Neglect laying to groundwork for the American Revolution.

• It was the first war the British ever lost.

What is the significance of the Stamp Act of 1765? (SSUSH 3b)

• The tax on tea led to the Boston Tea Party.

• The tax was levied on the colonies without their consent.

• The act banned colonists from settling the Ohio River Valley.

• The act forced colonists to house British soldiers in their homes.

All of the following were part of the Intolerable Acts EXCEPT... (SSUSH3B)

• Boston Harbor was closed

• Colonists were forced to house British soldiers

• King George placed Massachusetts under British control removing colonial elected officials

• Taxes on British goods increased

How did the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts encourage American colonists to consider revolution against British rule? (SSUSH3b)

• by representing an effort in Britain to end the slave trade in the colonies

• by raising taxes in the American colonies without granting the colonies any representation in Parliament

• by revealing the British plan to expand the American colonies farther west on the continent

• by increasing conflict between the colonists and neighboring Indian tribes.