Social Studies Review

What is the best title for the following list?

Religious Freedom

Economic Opportunity

New Way of Life

• Reasons for European Colonization

• Causes of the French and Indian War

• Guidelines for Creating a Government

What colony was established for religious reasons?

• NY : New York

• PA : Pennsylvania

• GA : Georgia

• VA : Virginia

What event happened after the first continental congress met?

• The colonist threw tea into the Boston harbor

• The Boston massacre took place

• The first shots were fired at Lexington and Concord

• Great Britain began to tax the colonist

South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia are all major Tabaco producing states. These states can be called an economic region because they all...

• set the same sales tax rate

• grow the same crop

• have the same kind of government

• share the same borders

What does temperate mean?

• climate category

• a specific landform

• a type of vegitation

What is a costal plain?

• climate category

• a specific landform

• a type of vegetation

A forest is a

• type of vegetation

• climate category

• specific landform

After the Treaty of Paris (1783) was signed, what additional land did the British give to the newly formed United States?

• modern day Florida

• modern day Canada

• modern day Louisiana

• land between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River

In Colonial America, how were laws made in colonies with representative governments?

• Members of the community who were elected to serve in a general assembly created laws for the colony

• Representatives of the king who were appointed to serve in a general assembly created laws for the colony

• Everyone in the community gathered to discuss proposed laws and vote to determine if they would be passed

• The British parliament proposed laws and everyone in the community voted to determine if they would be passed

Which of the following is a purpose of the government according to the Preamble of the Constitution

• to form a powerful government

• to promote the general welfare of citizens

• to defend the country against those who speak against beliefs

• to keep the branches of government separate but equal