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Vce American History Revolutions Practice Test

Vce American History Revolutions Practice Test

This quiz assesses the students knowledge of the events and reasons that lead up to the Declaration of Independence in America in 1775.

Questions: 31 | Attempts: 209 | Last updated: Mar 15, 2023

Sample Question 1
Mercantilism can best be described as…

A system promoting religious freedom in conjunction with economic colonialism

The buying and selling of goods which are heavily excised or taxed by one party

A sexually transmitted disease contracted by colonists who settled in Jamestown in the 1600s.

The mother country benefitting from her colonies due to heavily regulated trade laws

Sample Question 2
Reasons for the emergence of colonial self-government included…

Distance; poor communication; England was distracted by wars and internal matters

The presence of radical, anti-British individuals such as Samuel Adams

They thought they had been sent there as part of a “Survivor” series.

George III was incapable of controlling the colonies because he was insane

Sample Question 3
The Mayflower Compact was…

A declaration of anti-British opinion written by Thomas Paine in the 1770s

A mahogany dining suite bought to New England by the Pilgrim settlers

An agreement between the Pilgrims, pledging to govern by 'making just and fair laws'

Important because it deterred the British governors from upsetting local assemblies