U.S. History 9: Ch.1-2 Test

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This is a test on Chapters 1 and 2 in the book. It includes information from Columbus to the Revolutionary War.

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1.

Describe the causes of the Boston Massacre. Also, in your opinion, who was at fault. Back up your opinion with examples of what happened.
2.

Who wrote Common Sense?
- A.
  
  Thomas Paine
- B.
  
  Thomas Jefferson
- C.
  
  George Washington
- D.
  
  George Jefferson
- E.
  
  John Locke
3.

Which colony offered a new chance to the poor who had been imprisioned in England?
- A.
  
  The Virginia colony.
- B.
  
  The Colony of Rhode Island.
- C.
  
  The Georgia colony.
- D.
  
  The Charles Town colony.
4.

All of these were major advantages of the Europeans in the Americas except
- A.
  
  They were immune to many diseases.
- B.
  
  They had superior weapons.
- C.
  
  They knew the land better.
- D.
  
  They had better technology.
5.

The Royal Proclamation of 1763 declared that colonists could not settle west of the line drawn north to south along the
- A.
  
  Rocky Mountains
- B.
  
  Ohio River
- C.
  
  Appalachian Mountains
- D.
  
  Hudson River
6.

Parliament had imposed many taxes on trade, but what was the first direct tax Britain had ever placed on the colonists?
- A.
  
  Stamp tax
- B.
  
  Sugar tax
- C.
  
  Paper tax
- D.
  
  Glass tax
7.

Fighting between the British and French that began in 1754 in North America is known as the
- A.
  
  Revolutionary War
- B.
  
  British and French War
- C.
  
  French and Indian War
- D.
  
  War of the Colonies
8.

On March 5, 1770, a crowd of colonists began taunting and throwing snowballs at a British soldier guarding a customs house, which resulted in the
- A.
  
  Formation of the Sons of Liberty
- B.
  
  French and Indian War
- C.
  
  Virginia Resolves
- D.
  
  Boston Massacre
9.

With what laws did the British intend to punish Massachussetts for the Boston Tea Party and edn colonial challenges to British authority?
- A.
  
  Coercive Acts
- B.
  
  Tea Act
- C.
  
  Quebec Act
- D.
  
  Townshend Acts
10.

Created by each colony to communicate with the other colonies about British activities.
- A.
  
  Common Sense
- B.
  
  Committee of correspondence
- C.
  
  Minutemen
- D.
  
  Loyalists
11.

On September 5, 1774, in Philadelphia, a colonial congress was coordinated by the committees of correspondence and called the
- A.
  
  House of Burgesses
- B.
  
  Massachussetts Provincial Congress
- C.
  
  First Continental Congress
- D.
  
  Philadelphia Congress
12.

In the Gaspee Affair,
- A.
  
  A British ship seized an American ship without warrant.
- B.
  
  The colonists burned a British ship that had run aground.
- C.
  
  A British crew seized food from an American ship.
- D.
  
  The colonists forced a British ship carrying tea to return home.
13.

What major advantage did Hernán Cortés have over the Native Americans in the Yucatán Peninsula?
- A.
  
  Territorial ownership
- B.
  
  Agricultural knowledge
- C.
  
  Superior weapons
- D.
  
  Abundance of food
14.

Along with religious persecution, the Puritans immigrated to America to escape
- A.
  
  Harsh conditions in Holland
- B.
  
  Unfair taxation
- C.
  
  Depression in England's wool industry
- D.
  
  Forced enlistment in the miliatary
15.

In the Providence colony,
- A.
  
  The government controlled all religious matters.
- B.
  
  The settlers closely aligned with the Anglican Church.
- C.
  
  The colonists believed they had a right to take Native American land.
- D.
  
  Different religious beliefs were tolerated.
16.

By the 1670s, planters in Virginia began to switch to slave labor because
- A.
  
  They could use slaves as collateral and expand their plantations.
- B.
  
  The use of slave labor could help them receive tax credits.
- C.
  
  More and more Englishmen wanted to become indentured servants.
- D.
  
  The advances in technology demand more efficiency.