Dern and Polkey Study Guide

The list shows laws from the colonial period during a ten-year period, 1764-1774. What would be the best title for the list. Sugar Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Duties, Tea Act, Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)?

• Colonial Reactions to British Taxes

• Examples of British Navigation Laws

• Abuses of Power by Colonial Legislatures

• British Policies Leading to Colonial Protests

The passage below is from President Washington's Farewell Address in 1796. The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible. So far as we have already formed engagements let them be fulfilled with perfect good faith. Here let us stop... It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world. Based on the passage, which statement would President Washington have most likely agreed with?

• There are no threats to the security of the United States

• Permanent alliances should be a part of every nation's foreign policy

• Foreign nations profit too much from importing American goods

• Permanent alliances with foreign nations should be avoided

Which religious movement in the colonies called for a return to the strong faith of earlier days?

• Catholicism

• Enlightenment

• Mormonism

• Great Awakening

Which proposal sought to unite the American colonies against the French?

• Bill of Rights

• Albany Plan of Union

• Confederacy of England

• Constitution

Which theory holds that a nation's power depends on expanding its trade?

• expansion

• gold reserve

• mercantilism

• trade

The discussion below took place between four delegates to the Constitutional Convention. Which delegate expresses ideas included in the 'Great Compromise'?

• Our national government should be strong. State governments should have only limited powers.

• A bicameral legislature will allow Congress to represent the interests of both large states and small states.

• Any further expansion of our national government may lead to tyranny.

• The executive branch should have more power than the other branches because it can act the most quickly in emergencies.

Which of these was a result of the French and Indian War?

• The British government had a large war debt.

• The colonists were given their independence.

• The British government stayed out of colonial politics.

• The colonists were free to move west of the Appalachians.

Based on the passage from Samuel Adams' diary in March 1770s, which right would Samuel Adams have supported?

• The right of the British government to tax the colonists

• The right of Patriots to protest British policies and actions

• The right of colonists to elect their own members of Parliament

• The right of soldiers in the colonies to be tried for any crimes

The interchange of plants, animals, and disease between the Americas and the continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa is known as:

• Circumnavigation

• Reformation

• Northwest Passage

• Columbian Exchange

How was the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783 a victory for the United States?

• Great Britain was forced to form an alliance with France

• Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent nation

• The French and Indian War was over and colonists could move west

• American Patriots signed an alliance with France to help them win the American Revolution