1st semester final- US HISTORY

Why did Britain have to start taxing the colonists

• to pay for the debt for the French & Indian War

• to pay back the United States for the use of their airplanes during the French & Indian War

• because Britain was broke & needed money

Why was the French & Indian War fought?

• over the Native Americans that lived on the land

• over the debt between England & France

• over land called the Ohio River Valley

What does the phrase 'no taxation with representation' mean?

• colonists wanted to be represented in the British government

• the British were represented in the United States by paying taxes

• no one in the colonies would be taxed

Why was the Declaration written?

• so the colonists could declare their independence from Britain

• so Native Americans could declare their independence

• so the U.S could declare their independence after the Civil War

All of the following are included in the Declaration of Independence EXCEPT?

• Right to life, liberty & pursuit of happiness

• all men are created equal

• list of complaints against the King of English

• all of these are in the Declaration of Indpendence

Which was NOT result of the Revolutionary War for the colonists?

• colonists gain their independence from Britain

• Native Americans & the colonists work out all their differences

• the United States formed their own government

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the War of 1812?

• disputes over the land in the Ohio River Valley

• British impressment (kidnapping)

• war hawks pressured the President to declare war

• all of these are causes

Who was fighting in the War of 1812, & who won?

• China vs. the U.S- U.S. won

• U.S vs. France, U.S won

• U.S vs. Britain, no one won

• U.S. vs. Canada, U.S. won

What were Lewis & Clark looking for on their expedition?

• the Rocky Mountains

• the Mississippi River

• a water route to the Pacific Ocean

Which of these is NOT a reason for the settlers to move West during Western expansion?

• better opportunities

• to look for gold & make money

• to spread the Native American culture