Social Studies Benchmark Review

How are tariffs and imports related?

• Imported goods created the Quartering Act.

• Tariffs are imported from Canada.

• Tariffs are taxes on imported goods.

How did punitive British laws such as the Intolerable Acts 1774 (included Quartering Act) impact the colonists?

• The laws enabled the colonists to have more respect for King George III.

• The laws usurped the power of the colonists.

• The laws helped the colonists get more rights.

Which word describes the British policy of avoiding enforcement of parliamentary laws, originally meant to keep the American colonies obedient to England

• salutary neglect

• popular sovereignty

• unalienable rights

How did the salutary neglect of the British concerning the colonists in the 1700's impact decisions of the colonists?

• The British allowed the colonists to create more colonies west of the Appalachian Mts.

• The colonists decided it was better to remain under British control.

• The colonists got used to doing things their own way and didn't feel they needed to be under British rule anymore.

Why did many high ranking British colonial officials flee back to England at the beginning of the Revolutionary War?

• They were forced to go for their own protection.

• They were put in jail back in England.

• They were planning to relocate west of the Appalachian Mts. after the war.

How did many colonists react to the tax laws put upon them by the British in the 1760's-1770's?

• They agreed to pay the taxes because they felt responsible for the French and Indian War.

• They decided to elect representatives to go the England and sit in Parliament.

• They became united in opposition to the taxes due to no representation in Parliament.

How did the French and Indian War (1754-1763) impact France?

• France renegotiated ownership of the 13 Colonies.

• France gained territory east of the Appalachian Mts.

• France lost all territory in America.

Jamestown, VA (1607) was the first permanent English settlement in North America. Many settlers were more concerned with finding gold than farming the land for food. How did this decision impact their first years?

• The settlers found gold and became very rich.

• Many settlers died of starvation and disease.

• Many settlers decided to go back to England.

What was the purpose of the Pilgrim's Mayflower Compact in 1620?

• To set up rules for self-governance established once the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth

• To promote good feelings between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans

• To create a treaty between France and England.

After many weaknesses were realized in America's first written plan of government, Articles of Confederation, which document was written and ratified (approved) to become the supreme law of the U.S.?

• Treaty of Paris 1783

• The Declaration of Independence

• The U.S. Constitution