Chapter 6, 7, 8, & 9 Review Questions (Units 1-5) Flashcards
Which of the following statements about indentured servitude is true?
Approximately half of all indentured servants died before earning their freedom
The Mayflower Compact foreshadows the U.S. Constitution in which of the following ways?
It posits the source of government power in the people rather than in God
The first important cash crop in the American colonies was…
Tobacco
The philosophy of Mercantilism holds that economic power resides primarily in…
Control of hard currency and a positive trade balance
Colonial vice-admiralty courts were created to enforce…
Import and export restrictions
All of the following are examples of conflicts between colonists and Native American tribes EXCEPT…
The Stono Uprising
Which of the following statements about cities during the colonial era is NOT true?
The majority of colonists lived in urban areas
Colleges and universities during the colonial period were dedicated primarily to the training of…
The clergy
Which of the following is the best explanation for why the British did not establish a powerful central government in the American colonies?
The Britsh cared little how the colonists lived so long as the colonies remained a productive economic asset
The Albany Plan of Union failed because…
None of the colonies was willing to share tax-collecting powers with a national entity
The Albany Plan of Union was suggested by Benjamin Franklin
The Albany Plan of Union was a plan to place the British North American colonies under a more centralized government.
The American colonists objected to the policies imposed by Parliament after the French and Indian War for all of the following reasons EXCEPT…
They believed they should be represented in Parliament if they were subjected to the mercantilist restrictions
The Stamp Act (1765) led to the colonies wanting representation
Britain’s Parliament passed a series of acts between 1760 and 1775 that would create and/or increase taxes on goods, commerce, and trade in the colonies. Much of this tax would be used to pay for the British debt after the long and costly French and Indian War.
What Acts were placed on the 13 British colonies after the French and Indian War?
The Stamp Act (1765), Sugar Act (1764), Townshend Acts (1767), and Intolerable Acts (1774).
These acts ultimately led to The American Revolution
These Acts were meant to increase income to the British Empire after the long and costly French & Indian War.
What was The Sugar Act of 1764?
The act placed a tax on sugar and molasses (syrup) imported into the colonies.
It aimed to stop the sugar and molasses smuggling trade from the French and Dutch West Indies. It was also meant to provide increased income to the British Empire.
What was The Stamp Act of 1765?
The Stamp Act imposed a tax on all papers and official documents in the American colonies, though not in England.
It taxed newspapers, almanacs, pamphlets, broadsides, legal documents, dice, and playing cards.
What were the Townshend Acts of 1767?
The Townshend Acts placed taxes on imports of paper, paint, lead, glass, and tea.
The act was named after Charles Townshend, Chancellor of the Exchequer. He believed that the Townshend Acts would assert British authority over the colonies as well as increase revenue.
What were the Coercive (intolerable) Acts of 1774?
The Coercive Acts were a series of four laws (the Boston Port Act, the Massachusetts Government Act, the Administration of Justice Act, and the Quartering Act) passed by the British Parliament to punish the colony of Massachusetts Bay for the Boston Tea Party.
According to the theory of virtual representation…
Colonists were represented in Parliament by virtue of their British citizenship
Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government had which of the following powers?
I. The power to collect taxes
II. The power to negotiate treaties
III. The power to supercede state law
II only
