Why did the English settle on the east coast of North America and stayed there for a considerable period of time?
A.
because they did not want to fight with the Native Americans for new lands in the west.
B.
because there were enough natural resources in the area.
C.
because behind the coastal plain, there is a wide mountain barrier, the Appalachian range, which was hard to cross at that time
2.
The Colonies fulfilled two purposes for Great Britain. Which were they? (Choose two options)
A.
The colonies supplied a place for the political dissidents, the debtors and the criminals of Great Britain.
B.
The Colonies supplied a place for the religious dissidents, the debtors and the criminals of Great Britain.
C.
The colonies were a market of consumption of manufactured goods.
D.
The colonies were a market of consumption of manufactured goods and a market of supply of raw material.
3.
What economic policy did the Tudors and Stuart Monarchs adopt to bring Capitalism under control in the colonies?
A.
Mercantilism
B.
Laissez Faire
C.
Laissez faire for international trade
4.
What were the Navigation Acts?
A.
The Navigation Acts were 3 laws passed by the British Parliament to impose restrictions on colonial daily life and trade in order to increase the wealth of the mother country.
B.
The Navigation Acts were 4 laws passed by the British Parliament to impose restrictions on colonial trade in order to increase the wealth of the mother country.
C.
The Navigation Acts were 4 laws passed by the local assemblies to regulate trade between the colonies and the mother country.
5.
Who were the people who lived in the thirteen colonies?
A.
Only British people
B.
Mostly British people (Dutch, Irish and German people also settled in some of the colonies)
C.
People from different European and Asian countries
6.
During the last half of the 18th century relations between the Thirteen Colonies and Great Britain became increasingly tense. Why?
A.
Several acts were passed by the British Parliament in order to impose taxes on the Americans and raise revenue to confront the financial crisis after the Seven Years´ War.
B.
Several acts were passed by the British Parliament in order to chanel American trade through Britain and raise revenue to confront the financial crisis after the Seven Years´ War.
C.
Several acts were passed by the British Parliament to restrict Americans representation in Parliament.
7.
Which was the slogan expressed by the American population as part of the protests against the taxes imposed on the colonies by the British Parliament?
A.
No taxation without representation in the local assemblies
B.
No taxation without representation
C.
No British Parliament representation and no taxation
8.
Did armed conflict take place during the American revolution?
