Semester 1 Final Exam - US

What was the point of the First Continental Congress?

• To decide what actions to take against the king
• To make a constitution
• To meet other colonists

What was the name of the group that Samuel Adams got together?

• Sons of Liberty
• American Sons
• Sons of America

Why did the colonists feel it was unfair to be taxed?

• They didn't have money
• They didn't have representation
• They didn't want to be taxed

How was Great Britain planning to pay for the French & Indian war?

• Make the French pay
• They weren't going to pay for the war
• Raise taxes on the colonies

What did the French do to Fort Duquesne?

• Nothing
• They burned it
• They protected it

Which monarch funded Columbus' trip?

• King Philip II
• Queen Elizabeth
• Queen Isabella

How did the colonists protest the Stamp Act?

• They didn't
• They stopped using the mail
• They tarred & feathered tax collectors

Why did the settlers turn their boat around even though they wanted to abandon Jamestown?

• They forgot their supplies
• They saw ships coming with supplies
• They saw a storm coming

What is triangular trade?

• Trade between Africa, the colonies and the West Indies
• Trade between Africa, Britain, and the colonies
• When you trade shapes with another country

What is mercantilism?

• Where three countries trade with each other
• Regulating colonial trade for the profit of the home country
• Governing according to a rule