Townshend acts - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

GED - Social Studies (U.S. History) 46 Questions with Verified Answers Christopher Columbus - CORRECT ANSWER Italian explorer, sailing on behalf of Spain Virginia - CORRECT ANSWER Where Jamestown was established Massachusetts - CORRECT ANSWER Where the pilgrims landed Mayflower Compact - CORRECT ANSWER Established a set of basic laws for the Pilgrims Rhode Island - CORRECT ANSWER Founded by Roger Williams (law dealings and religion kept separate) Connecticut - CORRECT ANSWER ...

US HISTORY All Challenges History (With Answers)Unit 1 Challenge 1 1. Which of the following statements is true? a.) Historians have a responsibility to merge their own experiences into historical narratives. • b.) The writing of history is influenced by the cultural environment in which it is written. c.) History is best determined through the lenses of politics and economics. • d.) Historical interpretations of past events rarely change over time. 2. Consider the following research qu...

Praxis II: Social Studies (5004) Latest 2023 Already Passed House of Burgess 1st legislative assembly in American colonies Magna Carta 1215; charter of political rights to rebellious English barons from King John Mayflower Compact 1st written framework of government for United States created by English colonist aboard the Mayflower Ship Great Awakening ; religious revivals of Protestants in colonies Proclamation of 1763 King George III; prohibited settlers from crossing West over the Appalac...

Virginia Company of London A joint-stock company that received a charter to build the new colony of Jamestown in 1607 Jamestown The first permanent English settlement in North America, found in East Virginia King James I English king who wanted to have a successful colony in America Massachusetts Bay Company Puritans who wanted to escape political repression, religious restrictions, and economic recession. Quartering Act 1765 - Required the colonials to provide food, lodging, and suppli...

US History 1 CLEP (2022/2023) Rated A+ The Line of Demarcation The line by the Pope to dived the world in half. Giving one half to Spain and the other the Portugal. The Spanish convinced to Pope to do this because both countries wanted to colonize but Portugal was the super power of the sea. Treaty of Tordesillas A 1494 agreement between portugal and spain, moving the Line of Demarcation farther west. Henry Clay Engineered the Missouri Compromise The Missouri Compromise of 1820 This maintaine...

House of Burgess CORRECT ANSWER 1st legislative assembly in American colonies Magna Carta CORRECT ANSWER 1215; charter of political rights to rebellious English barons from King John Mayflower Compact CORRECT ANSWER 1st written framework of government for United States created by English colonist aboard the Mayflower Ship Great Awakening CORRECT ANSWER ; religious revivals of Protestants in colonies Proclamation of 1763 CORRECT ANSWER King George III; prohibited settlers from crossin...

Second Continental Congress - ANSWER-A convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the spring of 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Managed the Colonial war effort and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Townshend Acts (1767) - ANSWER-A series of British acts passed beginning in 1767 and relating to the British American colonies in North America. Thirteen Colonies - ANSWER-A group ...

Which group of people worked well with Native Americans? a. the English b. the French c. the Germans d. the Chinese : b. the French Which of the following was NOT a New England colony? a. Connecticut b. Massachusetts Bay c. Rhode Island d. Maryland : d. Maryland Which TWO of the following were NOT New England colonies? a. Maine b. Vermont c. Connecticut d. Rhode Island : a. Maine & b. Vermont New York is a ___________________ colony. a. New England 2 | P a g e b. Middle c....

What form of government does the US use? → ::- Representative Democracy What was one of the main reasons the English colonists came to the New World? → ::- Land Acquisition, religious persecution, political liberty, economic opportunity What rights are stated in the Declaration of Independence? → ::- life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness What were the reasons the colonists separated from England? → ::- Five reasons the American colonists separated from Britain are the ...

What did many American colonists use Thomas Paine's Common Sense to justify? A. Acts of sabotage against British merchants B. Declaring independence from Britain C. Joining the army instead of the militia D. Supporting the British monarchy : B The diagram describes a cause that led to the writing of the Declaration of Independence. British increase taxes on tea ⬇️ Boston tea party ⬇️ ? ⬇️ Declaration of independence 2 | P a g e Which action completes the diagram? ...