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Historical Perspectives Timeline

Authored by Kristin Elizabeth Hunter

History, English

11th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 10 pts

What drove the establishment of the colonies?

Freedom to marry

Freedom (specifically, of religion)

Complete and total freedom to do anything

Freedom (specifically of speech)

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 10 pts

What made the Colonies view themselves as homogenous?

They made cookie dough. Often.

They were solely interested in the well-being of the poor.

They saw everyone between the paupers and nobility as equal.

They were solely interested in the well-being of the nobility.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 10 pts

What was the reason for Great Britain heavily taxing the Colonies?

To give them a good model for establishing their own nation.

The British refused taxation without representation.

The French victory over the English during the war made them angry and oppressive.

The British victory after the French and Indian War (The Seven Years' War) took a toll on the British bank account/resources, so they needed to take back the money somewhere.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 10 pts

What was the name of the laws that England cracked down on the colonies in 1774? (This included: blockading the Boston Harbor, Quartering English soldiers, removing representative freedoms, etc.)

The Intolerable Acts

Concordian Acts

Boston Harbor Acts

The Infamous Acts

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 10 pts

In what year did the American Revolution begin?

1774

1775

1776

1777

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 10 pts

In what year did we sign the Declaration of Independence and officially become a nation?

1774

1775

1776

1777

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 10 pts

What statement from the passage supports the idea that no one has the ability to take our freedom from us?

¨By contrast, Great Britain boasted a population of about 7.5 million...¨

It is ¨self-evident... [that everyone has] unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness¨

¨However, the agreement largely left each state free to function on its own--an arrangement that created an often dysfunctional union.¨

¨Tradition says that as the British surrendered, their band played ¨The World Turn´d Upside Down,¨ a fitting tune for what had happened.¨

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