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Section 1: Multiple Choice questions
#1 Which of the following
terms
matches the definition?
Virginia's colonies were more spread out, causing institutions to develop more slowly than in Pennsylvania. This is in part because William Penn encouraged people to only buy as much land as they needed, rather than be granted large swathes of lands such that people were far apart.
What were the three types of British colonies?
George Whitefield
How did Virginia's development differ from that of Pennsylvania?
War of Jenkin's Ear (1739)
#2 Which of the following
definitions
matches the term?
Pennsylvania Charter of Liberties
Among the more permissive of colonial constitutions in British North America, the document guaranteed religious freedom, strengthened the separation of church and state, granted popularly-elected officials the ability to enact laws, and balanced power between the offices of the governor, legislature, and judiciary. It was enacted after William Penn relinquished some power due to British sentiment.
Building a shoddy log cabin which was easily surrounded by hundreds of French and Native allies, George Washington was forced to surrender and sign a document which he could not read, "proving" that he was a war criminal regarding killing Jumonville Glen. The British swallowed the defeat and would send regular regiments instead of green regiments. Fort Necessity showed the necessity of taking the war seriously.
They used guerilla tactics, foreshadowing the use in the American Revolution.
Carved up regions to be settled, run by the federal government, then turned into states.
#3 Which of the following
definitions
matches the term?
What were the three types of British colonies?
Proprietary/Charter, Royal, and Joint-Stock
Named after a killed Frenchman, the battle was a successful and quick surprise attack led by George Washington with the assistance of Native Americans on the French. It started the French and Indian war. While it is not completely known what happened, the French depicted the killing of Jumonville Glen by a Native ally as a war crime by George Washington.
The Enlightenment made many Americans think that they were really quite close to the British. Writers on both sides could publish their ideas on newspapers which were carried across the Atlantic Ocean, and citizens could debate them in spaces like taverns. By developing and thinking in tandem, many felt a sense of kinship and improving cultural relations with the British.
Proprietary/Charter, Royal, and Joint-Stock
#4 Which of the following
definitions
matches the term?
How did the Enlightenment affect American-British relations?
English clergyman who was known for his ability to convince many people through his sermons. He involved himself in the Great Awakening in 1739 preaching his belief in gaining salvation.
The colonies tried to unite with the Albany Plan of Union in 1754 at the Albany Congress. However, Parliament disapproved of their loose confederacy with a president general and limited central treasury tax authority.
The Enlightenment made many Americans think that they were really quite close to the British. Writers on both sides could publish their ideas on newspapers which were carried across the Atlantic Ocean, and citizens could debate them in spaces like taverns. By developing and thinking in tandem, many felt a sense of kinship and improving cultural relations with the British.
The most serious slave rebellion in the the colonial period; inspired in part by Spanish officials' promise of freedom for American slaves who escaped to Florida. People beat drums, marched, and burned plantations after stealing arms from a store.
#5 Which of the following
definitions
matches the term?
Salutary Neglect
British colonial policy during the reigns of George I and George II. Relaxed supervision of internal colonial affairs by royal bureaucrats contributed significantly to the rise of American self government
The most serious slave rebellion in the the colonial period; inspired in part by Spanish officials' promise of freedom for American slaves who escaped to Florida. People beat drums, marched, and burned plantations after stealing arms from a store.
The Royal Proclamation of 1763 led to plenty of outrage.
The colonies tried to unite with the Albany Plan of Union in 1754 at the Albany Congress. However, Parliament disapproved of their loose confederacy with a president general and limited central treasury tax authority.
Section 2: True/false questions
#6 Determine if the following combination is true or false.
What were the three types of British colonies?
Proprietary/Charter, Royal, and Joint-Stock
True
False
#7 Determine if the following combination is true or false.
Explain Native responses to European encroachment in the 17th century.
The most serious slave rebellion in the the colonial period; inspired in part by Spanish officials' promise of freedom for American slaves who escaped to Florida. People beat drums, marched, and burned plantations after stealing arms from a store.
True
False
#8 Determine if the following combination is true or false.
George Whitefield
Depicted New World prostitution, deaths of exposure, etc., which influenced French opinion that New France was full of criminals and outcasts. By 1760, there were 64,041 people in New France compared to 1,593,625 colonists.
True
False
#9 Determine if the following combination is true or false.
How did the Europeans change and influence Native lives?
British colonial policy during the reigns of George I and George II. Relaxed supervision of internal colonial affairs by royal bureaucrats contributed significantly to the rise of American self government
True
False
#10 Determine if the following combination is true or false.
How was the Great Awakening of the 1730s-1770s a "dress rehearsal" for the American Revolution?
Apart from affecting Native lives through deaths due to disease and relocation away from European encroachment, the Europeans introduced new technologies that the Natives would become dependent on, such as fishhooks, axes, guns, woven cloth, and metal kettles.
True
False
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