Unit 5 Test - American Identity

What did Charleston, South Carolina, have that Boston, Massachusetts, also had that would have caused the British King and Parliament concern after the Boston Tea Party?

• A rice plantation

• A harbor

• A market

• An armory

Why did Ben Franklin first publish the 'Join or die' snake cartoon?

• To convince the colonies to join together in fighting against the French
• To convince the colonies to join together instead of fighting the Civil War
• To convince the colonies to join together in fighting the Revolutionary War
• To convince the colonies to join together in ratifying the Constitution

How did the French and Indian War debt contribute to the colonists' desire for independence?

• It made the colonists want to be French instead of British
• It greatly increased British taxes on the colonies
• It led to the establishment of new colonies
• It decreased British military presence in the colonies

Which of the following best describes the concept of salutary neglect?

• Strict enforcement of British laws in the colonies
• A policy of limited interference in colonial affairs as long as they stayed loyal
• Complete independence of the colonies
• A policy of exploiting all the resources of the colonies

How did the policy of salutary neglect contribute to the colonists' desire for independence?

• It made the colonists more dependent on British rule
• It allowed colonists to develop self-governance, making British control seem unnecessary
• It increased British military presence in the colonies
• It imposed stricter trade regulations on the colonies

What did NOT happen soon after the Coercive Acts were passed?

• Britain required money from the colonies to pay for the Boston Tea Party
• The formation of the First Continental Congress
• Closing of Boston Harbor
• The end of the French and Indian War

Which BEST describes the effect the Declaratory Act had on the colonists?

• It was a good compromise
• It threatened to wipe out their colonial laws
• It added British support
• It aided in solving conflicts

What role did Thomas Paine's 'Common Sense' play in the movement for independence?

• It discouraged independence
• It convinced colonists it was time for independence
• It called for loyalty to Britain
• It focused on economic issues

Which of the following best describes how the Tea Act challenged the principle of consent of the governed?

• It raised taxes on all goods in the colonies
• It gave a monopoly to the British East India Company without colonial input
• It forced colonists to drink tea instead of coffee
• It required colonists to pay for British military protection

Which of the following best explains the outcome of First Continental Congress's petition to the King?

• The petition was never sent
• The King addressed the colonists' economic concerns
• The King ignored it
• The King repealed the Coercive Acts