USH Period 2.1 Quiz (Ch. 7) - SY2021

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Identify where Mother England is on the map.

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Identify where the New England colonies on the map.

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British Parliament is an example of a(n) _____________________ branch of government.

Executive

Legislative

Judicial

Federalist

In order to find ________________ after weeks of fighting, the roommates agreed to follow a rotating chore chart.

representation

controversy

appeasement

compromise

Why did colonists vehemently object to the Stamp Act?

It was imposed by King George III without Parliamentary approval.

It was imposed by a Parliament in which they had no representation.

It would put a heavy burden on the colonial economy.

It disproportionately affected the middle and lower classes.

An important purpose of the Declaration of Independence in 1776 was to

appeal to the Indians to join the revolutionary cause.

warn other nations to stay out of the Revolution.

assert the superiority of American democracy.

explain to the rest of the world why the colonies had revolted.

The word “duty” in line 1 most nearly means

tax

task

responsibility

obligation

It can be reasonably inferred that the author is responding against

British policies designed to impose political and economic control over the colonies.

widespread colonial protests against the British government.

citizens’ fears that the government could not protect the borders from Native American attacks.

popular frustrations over the persistence of elitism in colonial government.

Which choice provides the best evidence for the answer to the previous question?

Line 2-4 (“Whereas the...or not?”)

Line 4-5 (“The port...in town”)

Line 5-7 (“An act...their lives”)

Line 8-10 (“Just because...India Company")

The author makes all of the following arguments against the British response to the Boston Tea Party EXCEPT

A private crime shouldn’t be addressed with a public punishment.

This was a cruel and unusually violent punishment.

Most of those punished were not actually involved in the crime.

These were the actions of a minority, not an entire group of people.