milestone 2 test Questions and Answers
Which statement represents support for the theory of virtual representation?
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"Taxes should be imposed only by directly elected representatives."
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"Colonists are enti
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milestone 2 test Questions and Answers
Which statement represents support for the theory of virtual representation?
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"Taxes should be imposed only by directly elected representatives."
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"Colonists are entitled to all of the rights, liberties and privileges enjoyed by British citizens born and residing in England."
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"Members of Parliament represent all citizens of the empire, regardless of who elected them."
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"Parliament has no authority to levy internal taxes on the colonies."
Which of the following motives was common among Loyalists?
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Many Loyalists remained faithful because King George promised them representation.
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Many Loyalists remained faithful because they didn't think the colonies could win a war.
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Many Loyalists remained faithful to King George because of ideology or personal factors.
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Many Loyalists remained faithful because they were native to Britain and had representation.
Which of the following was an effect of the consumer revolution in the British colonies?
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Tea became as popular of a drink in the colonies as it was back in England.
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Colonial tastes, like Georgian architecture, began to influence English culture.
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New religious denominations began to result from the exchange of ideas.
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Colonists became disconnected from England as they traded with other countries.
Read the quotation about a vision for American society after the American Revolution.
“An equality of property, with a necessity of alienation, constantly operating to destroy combinations of powerful families, is the very soul of a republic—while this continues, the people will inevitably possess both power and freedom; when this is lost, power departs, liberty expires, and a commonwealth will inevitably assume some other form."
According to this speaker, what is at the root of a republican society?
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Racial equality
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Religious freedom
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Widespread ownership of land
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Natural liberty
Which of the following statements best describes John Locke's Social Contract Theory?
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“As long as hierarchy is observed, a nation’s citizens will have political liberty.”
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“Humans can use their senses to discover natural laws and apply them to society.”
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“Man must use reason and science to combat religion and superstition.”
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“The purpose of government is to protect the individual liberties of its citizens.”
The Glorious Revolution of 1688-1689 was the result of a dispute between which two groups?
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The English monarchy, which had developed too close an alliance with France, and the Dutch government, who feared being taken over by the two nations
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The Catholic English monarch and his supporters, and Protestant English aristocrats, who feared a strong centralized government
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American colonists, who felt oppressed by the Navigation Acts, and the English monarchy, which exerted strong control over the colonies
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The English monarchy, which had been usurped by James II, and his family, and William of Orange, the rightful heir to the throne, who had been in exile in the Netherlands
What was the Currency Act of 1764 meant to accomplish?
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To reduce tension and establish peaceful relations between colonists and natives
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To increase penalties for smugglers by taking away their right to trial by jury
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To stabilize the imperial economy by increasing British control of the colonial economy
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To reduce smuggling by making compliance with the Navigation Acts easier
How did colonists in Massachusetts respond to British troops searching for stockpiled arms and ammunition?
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Groups of minutemen continually carried stockpiles to new locations.
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Groups of minutemen distributed arms to women and children.
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Groups of minutemen forced British troops to turn back.
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Groups of minutemen ambushed British troops and killed the generals.
Which of the following arguments was most prominent among colonists in opposing the Townshend Acts?
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"External taxation is permissible, but internal taxation is a moral evil."
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"The colonies shouldn't have to pay any more in taxes than those in Britain."
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"Every subject of the empire deserves at least virtual representation."
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"Taxation without representation is a violation of our rights." George Washington was an important figure in the Revolutionary War. Select the statement that correctly identifies him.
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"I led my troops across the Delaware River to Trenton, New Jersey, on an early morning raid the day after Christmas."
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“I arrived in America as a volunteer, but was soon promoted to an officer’s position in the Continental Army.”
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“I realized that to defeat the British in the south, I had to divide my troops, and the strategy worked.”
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“I transferred 15,000 troops to the Chesapeake Bay and moved to take Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.”
Which of the following actions directly provoked the French and Indian War?
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French troops and their native allies ambushed the colonists and killed General Edward Braddock.
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English colonists invaded the Ohio River Valley, which connected the two halves of New France.
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The colonists allied with France and native tribes against the Brittish soldiers, who treated them poorly.
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The Albany Plan of Union, by which the colonies conspired to take over New France.
Which of the following quotations—from documents associated with the American, French and Haitian revolutions—exemplifies social contract theory?
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“...considering that ignorance, neglect or contempt of the rights of man are the sole causes of public misfortunes and governmental corruption...”
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“Restored to our primitive dignity, we have asserted our rights; we swear never to yield them to any power on earth.”
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“ ...That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it...”
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“The demands of the citizens may always tend toward maintaining the constitution and the general welfare.”
Which of the following describes slavery in the Northern colonies in the 18th century?
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The slave trade played a key role in this region's maritime economy.
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Slavery was not practiced at all in this region.
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This region contained the majority of African slaves in British North America.
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Slave owners in this region were the societal elite who maintained power and influence.
Why were protests against the Stamp Act effective in persuading British merchants to oppose the tax?
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Violent protests had spread to Britain itself and threatened to upset social order.
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The king opposed increased taxation and removed those responsible for the Stamp Act.
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The boycotts by the Daughters of Liberty hurt businesses back in Britain.
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The British elected new members to parliament who opposed taxation of the colonies.
What was one way in which Native Americans challenged English colonial domination in North America?
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They wielded enough influence to tip the balance of power in North America in favor of, or against, the English.
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They were a major power in the Caribbean and Central and South America.
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They established control over New Orleans and the mouth of the Mississippi River.
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They resisted their condition by leading a large group toward Florida, killing several English colonists en route.
Based on Olaudah Equiano's experiences as a slave, which of the following statements is true?
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Slaves were usually pre-purchased and delivered directly to their new owners in the Americas.
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Historians estimate that nearly twenty million Africans were captured and transported to the Americas.
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Slave hunters sought strong young men and women of child-bearing age.
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African traders, European merchants and American plantation owners all profited from the slave trade.
Which of the following was a provision of the Quebec Act?
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Religious toleration granted to French Catholics in Canada
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Rerouted all commerce intended for Boston Harbor to Quebec until damages were paid
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Colonial government placed under direct control of crown officials
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Prevented colonists from holding meetings without approval
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