Sophia: U.S History I - Unit 2 Milestone 2 Questions and Answers

Which of the following actions happened in response to the Olive Branch Petition of 1775? - ANSWER King George sent Thomas Gage to Boston to restore law and order. Which of the following statements about the French and Indian War is true? - ANSWER What had started as tension between colonists and Native Americans escalated into a global war between England and France. Which of the following characterizes the response to the Stamp Act by the Sons of Liberty? - ANSWER Riots and effigies against stamp distributors. Which statement reflects an idea or attitude associated with the Enlightenment? - ANSWER "We are citizens of the world and open-minded to new ideas and ways of thinking." Which of the following was an effect of the consumer revolution in the British colonies? - ANSWER Tea became as popular of a drink in the colonies as it was back in England. What was one way in which the Spanish posed a threat to English colonial domination in North America? - ANSWER They offered freedom to slaves who rebelled and reached Spanish territory. What did Parliament intend to accomplish with the Tea Act of 1773? - ANSWER By reducing taxes, imperial merchants could undercut competition from smugglers and still increase their profits. Based on Olaudah Equiano's experiences as a slave, which of the following statements is true? - ANSWER Capture and transport were dangerous and traumatic experiences for Africans. Which of the following quotations - from documents associated with the American, French and Haitian revolutions - exemplifies social contract theory? - ANSWER "When iin the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another..." Which of the following statements best reflects the gang system of labor, from a slave's perspective? - ANSWER "We maintain the crops from planting until harvest, working long days every day of the week." Which of the following was a positive effect of the Navigation Acts for English colonists? - ANSWER Goods shipped by sea enjoyed the protection of the English Navy. George Washington was an important figure in the Revolutionary War. Select the statement that correctly identifies him. - ANSWER "I led my troops across the Delaware River to Trenton, New Jersey, on an early morning raid the day after Christmas." Which statement represents opposition to internal taxation of the colonies by British Parliament? - ANSWER "We do not object to taxes that regulate commerce in the Atlantic, but Parliament does not have the authority to tax us solely to raise revenue." "This Sir, was a time in which you clearly saw into the injustice of a State of Slavery, and in which you had just apprehensions of the horrors of its condition, it was now Sir, that your abhorrence thereof was so excited that you publicly held forth this true and invaluable doctrine, which is worthy to be recorded and remembered in all Succeeding ages. We hold these truths to be self evident that ll men are created equal and that they are endowed by their creater with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. - ANSWER An end to racial slavery Which of the following motives was common among Loyalists? - ANSWER Many Loyalists remained faithful to King George because of ideology or personal factors. How did Britain respond to colonial protests against the Townshend Acts? - ANSWER By sending four thousand additional troops to boston. What was one difficulty associated with the Proclamation of 1763? - ANSWER Many land speculators continued to illegally buy native lands in secret.