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Why did many English settlers come to the New World in the early 1600s?
To escape slavery
To become monarchs
To avoid the French Revolution
To gain religious freedom
The Mayflower Compact is best described as
A royal charter for Massachusetts
An early form of colonial self-government
A military alliance with Native Americans
A trade agreement with Spain
Which economic policy is most closely associated with colonialism and trade regulations in the 1600s?
Socialism
Mercantilism
Capitalism
Isolationism
The House of Burgesses was important because it
Declared war on Britain
Was the first representative government in the colonies
Created the U.S. Constitution
Abolished slavery
Which colonial region was most dependent on slavery due to its plantation economy?
New England
Middle
Southern
Western
What was the major cause of the French and Indian War?
Attacks by Native Americans
Religious differences
Disputes over land in the Ohio River Valley
Border disputes with Mexico
The Proclamation of 1763 angered colonists because it
Banned trade with Britain
Increased taxes on goods
Ended slavery in new territories
Prevented westward settlement beyond the Appalachians
"No taxation without representation" was a colonial reaction to
Slavery
The Mayflower Compact
The French and Indian War
British taxes without colonial input
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
To write a new Constitution
To explain why the colonies wanted to break away from Britai
To punish British loyalists
To form a new government
Which Enlightenment thinker most influenced the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Hobbes
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
What is the main idea of popular sovereignty?
The people hold the power to govern
Judges should rule the country
Only Congress can govern
Kings are chosen by God
The Articles of Confederation were weak because
They gave too much power to the president
It banned trade
States couldn’t vote
The federal government couldn’t tax or raise an army
What event showed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Boston Tea Party
Battle of Saratoga
Whiskey Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion
What was the Great Compromise?
Treaty with France
Created a two-house legislature
Agreement to end slavery
Settled land disputes
The 3/5 Compromise dealt with
Trade with Great Britain
Counting slaves for representation and taxation
Ending slavery by 1800
Voting Rights for Women
What is federalism?
The military controls the government
The president has all power
Power is divided between national & state gov.
Each state is a separate nation
