HIST405 2019 January Week 2 Quiz Latest

HIST405 United States History

Week 2 Quiz

Question 1

(TCO 4) By the eighteenth century, the leading slave-trading nation had become

  England.

  Spain.

  Portugal.

  France.

  Holland.

Question 2

(TCO 4) Which group established good relations with the Indians in order to facilitate trade?

  the French

  the English

  the Spanish

  the Scots-Irish

  the Dutch

Question 3

(TCO 4) Why did British Prime Minister George Grenville initiate a program of taxing the American colonists in 1764?

  He was raising taxes throughout the British Empire.

  He saw an opportunity to further enrich the British Empire.

  He wanted to pay off debt from the French and Indian War.

  He believed that the colonists should be taxed at a higher rate than Britons.

Question 4

(TCO 4) Why did English immigration to the colonies drop dramatically after 1660?

  The English were no longer sought after as indentured servants.

  The political turmoil in England kept them close to home.

  The English economy improved and political and religious conflict diminished.

  The English were opposed to the growing slave trade in the colonies.

Question 5

(TCO 2) The French and Indian War was also called

  King George’s War.

  Seven Years’ War.

  Pontiac’s Rebellion.

  Pequot War.

Question 6

(TCO 2) At the First Continental Congress, delegates represented every colony except

  Georgia.

  Virginia.

  Rhode Island.

  Massachusetts.

Question 7

(TCO 2) In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson refers to the natural rights due to every citizen as

  life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

  independent liberty.

  Paine’s freedoms.

  radical power.

Question 8

(TCO 2) The Patriots would not have won the Battle of Yorktown and the American Revolution without help from

  Spanish explorers.

  Germans.

  the French.

  Native Americans.

Question 9

(TCO 9) The Articles of Confederation created a national government with

  three branches of government.

  a president.

  a bicameral Parliament.

  a congress of delegates

Question 10

(TCO 1) The Constitution divides government power

  among many different states.

  among multiple branches of national government.

  among representatives of the people.

  between state and national government.

Question 11

 (TCOs 1 and 2) Identify and analyze major actions taken by the English Parliament during the 1760s that angered the colonists, and discuss specifically at least one act that dealt with what the colonists viewed as unfair taxation. Then discuss the significance to the colonists of the Tea Act and the Coercive Acts and why these particularly galled the colonists. Make sure you use enough details to support your answer.