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Unit 2 Review Game

Unit 2 Review Game. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING. Parliament enacted the Tea Act of 1773 primarily to Promote a new product on the American market Raise large sums of money through taxes Sell tea only at government approved tea houses Save the East India Company from bankruptcy

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Unit 2 Review Game

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  1. Unit 2 Review Game

  2. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • Parliament enacted the Tea Act of 1773 primarily to • Promote a new product on the American market • Raise large sums of money through taxes • Sell tea only at government approved tea houses • Save the East India Company from bankruptcy • Reward American merchants

  3. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • Parliament enacted the Tea Act of 1773 primarily to • Promote a new product on the American market • Raise large sums of money through taxes • Sell tea only at government approved tea houses • Save the East India Company from bankruptcy • Reward American merchants

  4. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • The American treaty with France in 1778 brought all of the following benefits to the American cause during the Revolutionary War EXCEPT • France openly aided the Americans • France sent troops and naval vessels to America • The British had to fight the French in the West Indies • Spain was an ally of France • Spain sent troops to aid the Americans

  5. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • The American treaty with France in 1778 brought all of the following benefits to the American cause during the Revolutionary War EXCEPT • France openly aided the Americans • France sent troops and naval vessels to America • The British had to fight the French in the West Indies • Spain was an ally of France • Spain sent troops to aid the Americans

  6. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • Americans benefited greatly from the 1783 Treaty of Paris between the United States and Great Britain essentially because • Trade disputes with Canada were resolved • The western border of the United States was the Rocky Mountains • Britain’s Indian allies also signed the treaty • The United States was granted independence unconditionally • Florida became a United States territory

  7. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • Americans benefited greatly from the 1783 Treaty of Paris between the United States and Great Britain essentially because • Trade disputes with Canada were resolved • The western border of the United States was the Rocky Mountains • Britain’s Indian allies also signed the treaty • The United States was granted independence unconditionally • Florida became a United States territory

  8. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • Factors that stimulated ideas of independence in the American colonies included all of the following EXCEPT • The influence of Spanish colonies in North America • Emigrants who were discontented in spirit • Rugged power conditions • People wanting a larger share in government • The distance separating Britain and the colonies

  9. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • Factors that stimulated ideas of independence in the American colonies included all of the following EXCEPT • The influence of Spanish colonies in North America • Emigrants who were discontented in spirit • Rugged power conditions • People wanting a larger share in government • The distance separating Britain and the colonies

  10. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • The local committees of correspondence organized by Sam Adams • Promoted his bid to become governor of Massachusetts • Did not generate any enthusiasm within the colonies • Promised independent action in each colony to support the British • Kept opposition to the British alive, through exchange of information and propaganda • Served as a precursor to the United States Postal Service

  11. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • The local committees of correspondence organized by Sam Adams • Promoted his bid to become governor of Massachusetts • Did not generate any enthusiasm within the colonies • Promised independent action in each colony to support the British • Kept opposition to the British alive, through exchange of information and propaganda • Served as a precursor to the United States Postal Service

  12. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • The Declaration of Independence did all of the following EXCEPT • Invoke the natural rights of humankind to justify revolt • Blame the colonies’ problems on the British Parliament • Catalog the tyrannical actions of King George III • Argue that royal tyranny justified revolution • Say that all men are created equal

  13. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • The Declaration of Independence did all of the following EXCEPT • Invoke the natural rights of humankind to justify revolt • Blame the colonies’ problems on the British Parliament • Catalog the tyrannical actions of King George III • Argue that royal tyranny justified revolution • Say that all men are created equal

  14. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • The Coercive (Intolerable) Acts were most effective in stirring up colonial discontent because they • Affected all American’s property rights and made American feel a real kinship for one another’s problems • Made certain that Roman Catholics had equal rights, convincing other Americans that they were subject to the tyranny of the Pope • Closed the port of New York and brought in British customs agents • Drastically reduced self-government in Massachusetts and closed the port of Boston • Articulated George III’s position in clear, unequivocal language

  15. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • The Coercive (Intolerable) Acts were most effective in stirring up colonial discontent because they • Affected all American’s property rights and made American feel a real kinship for one another’s problems • Made certain that Roman Catholics had equal rights, convincing other Americans that they were subject to the tyranny of the Pope • Closed the port of New York and brought in British customs agents • Drastically reduced self-government in Massachusetts and closed the port of Boston • Articulated George III’s position in clear, unequivocal language

  16. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • The greatest obstacle to the colonists’ success in fighting the Revolution was the • Numerical superiority of the British forces • Effective blockade of the American coast by the British fleet • Lack of cooperation between American and French troops • Stubbornness of patriots such as Nathan Hale • Difficulty in raising money to buy supplies and munitions

  17. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • The greatest obstacle to the colonists’ success in fighting the Revolution was the • Numerical superiority of the British forces • Effective blockade of the American coast by the British fleet • Lack of cooperation between American and French troops • Stubbornness of patriots such as Nathan Hale • Difficulty in raising money to buy supplies and munitions

  18. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • Yorktown, the final battle of the Revolutionary War, was significant because • Britain saw the futility and economic drain of fighting an on-again, off again war • It proved that the American taxation system had successfully funded the war • The French fleet arrived in time to turn the tide in favor of the Americans • Cornwallis ran out of supplies, demonstrating the weakness of the British quartermaster system • It proved that Washington was a tactical genius and knew how to enlist the aid of his French and Spanish allies

  19. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • Yorktown, the final battle of the Revolutionary War, was significant because • Britain saw the futility and economic drain of fighting an on-again, off again war • It proved that the American taxation system had successfully funded the war • The French fleet arrived in time to turn the tide in favor of the Americans • Cornwallis ran out of supplies, demonstrating the weakness of the British quartermaster system • It proved that Washington was a tactical genius and knew how to enlist the aid of his French and Spanish allies

  20. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • The Stamp Act aroused more determined resistance in the colonies than the Sugar Act did because it • Directly affected fewer of the colonies • Was a direct tax intended to raise revenue for the British government • Imposed unreasonably high tariff rates • Was criticized from the start by members of the Georgia legislature • Was opposed by leaders of the Daughters of Liberty such as Mercy Otis Warren and Abigail Adams

  21. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • The Stamp Act aroused more determined resistance in the colonies than the Sugar Act did because it • Directly affected fewer of the colonies • Was a direct tax intended to raise revenue for the British government • Imposed unreasonably high tariff rates • Was criticized from the start by members of the Georgia legislature • Was opposed by leaders of the Daughters of Liberty such as Mercy Otis Warren and Abigail Adams

  22. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • France’s support for the United States during the American Revolutionary War was primarily motivated by • The hope of converting the United States into a French diplomacy • Enthusiasm for the revolutionary principles espoused by the Americans • A desire to weaken its rival, Great Britain • A desire to regain Canada and the Floridas • Pressure from its ally, Spain

  23. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • France’s support for the United States during the American Revolutionary War was primarily motivated by • The hope of converting the United States into a French diplomacy • Enthusiasm for the revolutionary principles espoused by the Americans • A desire to weaken its rival, Great Britain • A desire to regain Canada and the Floridas • Pressure from its ally, Spain

  24. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • By the time of the Revolution, the American colonists had generally come to believe that creation of a republic would solve the problems of monarchial rule because a republic would establish • A highly centralized government led by a social elite • A strong chief executive • Unlimited male suffrage • A small, limited government responsible to the people • A society in which there were not differences of rank and status

  25. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • By the time of the Revolution, the American colonists had generally come to believe that creation of a republic would solve the problems of monarchial rule because a republic would establish • A highly centralized government led by a social elite • A strong chief executive • Unlimited male suffrage • A small, limited government responsible to the people • A society in which there were not differences of rank and status

  26. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • The argument between Great Britain and its American colonies during the 1760s and 1770s over “virtual representation” concerned • Patterns of legislative apportionment in the colonial assemblies • The lack of colonial participation in negotiating the Treaty of Paris • Parliament’s ability to reflect colonial interests • The increasing use of juryless admiralty courts in the colonies • The representation of “free men of color” in colonial assemblies

  27. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • The argument between Great Britain and its American colonies during the 1760s and 1770s over “virtual representation” concerned • Patterns of legislative apportionment in the colonial assemblies • The lack of colonial participation in negotiating the Treaty of Paris • Parliament’s ability to reflect colonial interests • The increasing use of juryless admiralty courts in the colonies • The representation of “free men of color” in colonial assemblies

  28. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • During the War for Independence, the principle reason the American government sought diplomatic recognition from foreign powers was to • Rally all the states behind a common cause • Convince the British of the justice of the American cause • Facilitate the purchase of arms and borrowing of money from other nations • Make it easier to levy taxes on the citizens of the several states • Allow Von Steuben, Lafayette, and other Europeans to join the American army

  29. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • During the War for Independence, the principle reason the American government sought diplomatic recognition from foreign powers was to • Rally all the states behind a common cause • Convince the British of the justice of the American cause • Facilitate the purchase of arms and borrowing of money from other nations • Make it easier to levy taxes on the citizens of the several states • Allow Von Steuben, Lafayette, and other Europeans to join the American army

  30. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • A major financial problem that confronted mid-eighteenth century America involved the • Heavy debt owed to the British • Colonists’ refusal to buy English products • Shortage of gold and silver coinage • Colonies’ failure to print paper money • Lack of credit available to merchants

  31. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • A major financial problem that confronted mid-eighteenth century America involved the • Heavy debt owed to the British • Colonists’ refusal to buy English products • Shortage of gold and silver coinage • Colonies’ failure to print paper money • Lack of credit available to merchants

  32. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • Which of the following wars between England and France had the greatest political and economic impact on colonial America? • King William’s War • Queen Anne’s War • King George’s War • The Seven Year’s War • The War of the League of Ausburg

  33. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • Which of the following wars between England and France had the greatest political and economic impact on colonial America? • King William’s War • Queen Anne’s War • King George’s War • The Seven Year’s War • The War of the League of Ausburg

  34. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • The leading figure at the Albany Congress, and designer of the Albany Plan, was • Thomas Jefferson • George Washington • William Pitt • John Adams • Benjamin Franklin

  35. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • The leading figure at the Albany Congress, and designer of the Albany Plan, was • Thomas Jefferson • George Washington • William Pitt • John Adams • Benjamin Franklin

  36. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the Seven Years’ War? • It made colonists more aware of their land • It led to the creation of a new colony • It trained a corps of American officers • It revealed British discontent with America’s contribution to its own defense • It forced the colonists to cooperate on an unprecedented scale

  37. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the Seven Years’ War? • It made colonists more aware of their land • It led to the creation of a new colony • It trained a corps of American officers • It revealed British discontent with America’s contribution to its own defense • It forced the colonists to cooperate on an unprecedented scale

  38. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • Aggravating the problems created by the Seven Years' War debt was • Britain's decision to invest government funds in British industrial expansion. • France's continuation of hostilities on the continent. • The unusually extravagant habits of the British court. • Britain's desire to provoke another war with the French. • Britain maintaining a large standing army in the colonies.

  39. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • Aggravating the problems created by the Seven Years' War debt was • Britain's decision to invest government funds in British industrial expansion. • France's continuation of hostilities on the continent. • The unusually extravagant habits of the British court. • Britain's desire to provoke another war with the French. • Britain maintaining a large standing army in the colonies.

  40. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • The Stamp Act of 1765 affected • Only businessmen and merchants. • Notaries and other public officials. • Only those who engaged in direct trade with Great Britain. • Primarily colonial manufacturers. • The lives of ordinary people, as well as those of the elite.

  41. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • The Stamp Act of 1765 affected • Only businessmen and merchants. • Notaries and other public officials. • Only those who engaged in direct trade with Great Britain. • Primarily colonial manufacturers. • The lives of ordinary people, as well as those of the elite.

  42. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • One consequence of the Townshend Acts was • The strengthening of the powers of colonial governors. • The strengthening of unity among the 13 colonies. • The breakup of colonial assemblies. • The weakening of unity among the 13 colonies. • The strengthening of the British army.

  43. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • One consequence of the Townshend Acts was • The strengthening of the powers of colonial governors. • The strengthening of unity among the 13 colonies. • The breakup of colonial assemblies. • The weakening of unity among the 13 colonies. • The strengthening of the British army.

  44. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • The Boston Massacre • Had little support from colonial leaders. • Proved the importance of the British army in the colonies. • Left 50 Americans dead. • Raised the possibility of colonial armed resistance. • Had little effect on Anglo-colonial relations.

  45. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • The Boston Massacre • Had little support from colonial leaders. • Proved the importance of the British army in the colonies. • Left 50 Americans dead. • Raised the possibility of colonial armed resistance. • Had little effect on Anglo-colonial relations.

  46. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • The most important responsibility facing the Second Continental Congress was to • Organize the colonies for war by creating an army. • Draft the Declaration of Independence. • Win loyalty from the Indians. • Find a strong political leader for the nation. • Convince the colonists of the necessity for war.

  47. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • The most important responsibility facing the Second Continental Congress was to • Organize the colonies for war by creating an army. • Draft the Declaration of Independence. • Win loyalty from the Indians. • Find a strong political leader for the nation. • Convince the colonists of the necessity for war.

  48. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • The Declaration of Independence • Stated that all men "are created equal." • Blamed George III for much of the problems. • Made specific mention of slavery. • Both A and B • Both A and C

  49. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • The Declaration of Independence • Stated that all men "are created equal." • Blamed George III for much of the problems. • Made specific mention of slavery. • Both A and B • Both A and C

  50. UNIT 2 – LAST PERSON STANDING • The radical American group which first emerged during the Stamp Act crisis was known as • The Democratic Republicans. • The Federalists. • Oliver's Raiders. • The Loyalists. • The Sons of Liberty.

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