Need help ASAP due by Friday.
1.The proclamation of 1736 was established by the British in response to revolt of Native Americans led by Chief Pontiac. Based on your interpretation of the map, which of the following is a primary reason for the proclamation?
A. Britain wanted to assert control over the French.
B. Britain was looking for an excuse to wage war against Native Americans.
C. Britain wanted to avoid more wars with Native Americans on the frontier.
2. In 1764, the British government began to impose actions and taxes on the colonists. Based on your understanding of the colonial perspective, which of the following did colonists value the most?
A. The right to trial by jury.
B. No taxation without representation.
C. The right of all people to vote.
3. In 1770 , Paul Revere referred to the British attacks in Boston as a massacre, even though only 5 men were killed. Which of the following was NOT a primary purpose of his engraving?
A. To use propaganda to make the British look bad.
B. To create an emotional response from the other colonies, against the British.
C. To make sure that the other colonies knew that the British were not so bad after all.
D. To incite an uprising against the British.
4. Based on this excerpt from Thomas Paine’s pamphlet “Common sense”, Paine presented the argument that?
“ I challenge the warmest advocate for reconciliation, to show a single advantage that this continent can reap, by being connected with Great Britain. I repeat the challenge; not a single advantage is derived….”
A. England had the colonists best interest at heart.
B. Although disagreements with England had occurred, it was simply‘common sense’ to remain connected with England.
C. The intolerable acts were necessary in order to realize colonial economic success.
D. There is no advantage to remaining connected to England.
5. Which of the following most accurately depicts the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
A. Establish the three branches of government of the United States.
B. Extend an ‘olive branch’ to Great Britain.
C. Send a warning to England that colonists are becoming frustrated with taxation.
D. Declare independence from Britain.***
