Unit 2 Test DCMS Ch567 - Web viewUnit 2 Test DCMS Ch567 ... 3. Based on the map ... Which word best fills in the blanks in this excerpt from the diary of John Adams describing the

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Unit 2 Test DCMS Ch567 - REVIEW

Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1. What was the name of the small post that George Washington established in the Ohio River Valley? a. Fort Albany Union b. Fort Duquesne c. Fort Monongahela d. Fort Necessity

2. What would be the best title for the map? a. European Settlement Patterns b. Great Awakening c. National Origins of Colonists d. Triangular Trade Routes

3. Based on the map, what besides enslaved people was imported to the New World from Africa? a. gold,

pepper b. indigo, furs c. iron, tools d. rice, tobacco

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4. Who were the people Equiano mentions that “had been receiving their pay”? a. Africans who were paid as guards on the slave ships b. Africans who had sold other Africans to slave traders c. plantation overseers who had come to Africa to help find slaves d. slave traders who had gone to Africa and now were returning to

America

5. According to the Declaration of Independence, why do the Patriots provide an explanation for declaring independence? a. because of self-evident truths, including that "all men are created equal" b. because "decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires" it c. because of the "Laws of Nature" d. because "in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary" to

separate

6. What did the Proclamation of 1763 call for?

a. a halt to western expansion b. a war c. Native Americans to stop trading d. the French to stop trading

7. The British recognized the United States as an independent nation in the a. Treaty of America. b. Treaty of Great Britain. c. Treaty of Paris. d. Treaty of the United States.


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8. Which colonial industry was associated with the Grand Banks? a. fishing b. farming c. forestry d. shipbuilding

9. Although the last significant battle took place in 1781, the treaty ending the war was signed in a. 1781. b. 1783 c. 1787. d. 1800.

10. According to the Declaration of Independence, what was America’s new status as of 1776? a. a national holiday b. a new nation c. a partner with Canada d. a territory of Great Britain

11. Which was the main reason for population growth in the colonies? a. Epidemics drove people from Boston. b. Women married at an older age. c. European immigrants arrived in large numbers. d. Traders brought great wealth to New England.

12. Who was the British prime minister who forced the French to give up much of their land in North America? a. Edward Braddock b. Benjamin Franklin c. William Pitt d. George Washington

13. Although widows and unmarried women enjoyed certain rights in the colonies, which of these was not one of them? a. the right to work outside the home b. the right to own property c. the right to vote d. the right to run businesses

14. What is a merchant ship that is privately owned and armed with weapons called? a. a coastal warship b. a garrison c. a merchant warship d. a privateer


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15. Based on the map, which place held the northernmost location of a British fort or post on the Eve of the Revolution? a. Fort

Ticonderoga b. Montreal c. New York City d. St. Augustine


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16. On which type of landform is Yorktown located? a. island b. isthmus c. peninsul

a d. sandbar

17. According to this passage, what did the delegates to the First Continental Congress most want to do as a result of their lack of representation in Parliament?


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a. to go to war with Great Britain b. the overthrow of Parliament c. the return of their full rights as British

citizens d. immediate independence from Great Britain

18. According to the map, what geographic feature did the Proclamation of 1763 establish as the western boundary of settlement for the Thirteen Colonies?

a. Appalachian Mountains

b. Atlantic Ocean c. Great Lakes d. Mississippi River


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19. Which of these was the first legislature to be established in the English colonies? a. the Magna Carta b. the House of Lords c. the House of Commons d. the House of

Burgesses

20. What were the first colleges set up to do in the colonies? a. to train craftspeople b. to train doctors c. to train ministers d. to train women

21. Which word best fills in the blanks in this excerpt from the diary of John Adams describing the ways in which many colonists reacted to the actions of Parliament? a. revenue b. stamp c. sugar d. tea


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22. In this excerpt, how does John Adams say colonists are expressing their feelings about the Stamp Act? a. They are dissatisfied with the law and may protest. b. They are dramatically showing their opposition. c. They are obeying the law as loyal citizens of the

colony. d. They are quietly sending letters of appeal to England.

23. According to the point of view expressed in this excerpt, what was the purpose of British economic policy before the passage of the Stamp Act? a. to oppose French expansion in North America b. to improve the standard of living in the colonies c. to regulate trade in the colonies d. to raise revenues in the colonies

24. Which act did the British government enact to try to stop smuggling? a. Molasses Act b. Stamp Act c. Sugar Act d. Trade Act


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25. If there are 20 shillings in 1 British pound, according to the chart, how many shillings of Britain's war debt was each British colonist responsible for? a. 17 b. 34 c. 170 d. 34

0

26. Who was the volunteer from France who became Washington's trusted aide? a. Benjamin Franklin b. Francis Marion c. Marquis de

Lafayette d. Thomas Paine

27. Who turned the ragged Continental Army into a more efficient fighting force? a. Casimir Pulaski b. Thaddeus Kosciuszko c. Juan de Miralles d. Friedrich von

Steuben

28. Who led the Patriots' victory at Vincennes, which strengthened the American position in the West? a. Joseph Brant b. George Rogers

Clark c. Henry Hamilton d. George Washington

29. When Congress refused to pay soldiers who had won the American Revolution, conflict between the soldiers and Powered by Cognero Page 9

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Congress was resolved by a. John Adams. b. Benjamin Franklin. c. John Jay. d. George

Washington.

30. Which nation made an alliance with the revolutionary United States in 1778? a. Canada b. France c. Great Britain d. Spain

31. To which location does "the shot heard 'round the world" refer? a. Boston b. Breed's Hill c. Bunker Hill d. Lexington and

Concord

32. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? a. Benjamin

Franklin b. John Adams c. Patrick Henry d. Thomas

Jefferson

33. What was George Washington's greatest challenge at Valley Forge? a. keeping the British away b. keeping his spirits up c. keeping his army together d. keeping his army

entertained


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