Sophia US History I Unit II
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"When I recovered a little, I found some black people about me, who I believed were some of those who
brought me on board and had been receiving their pay; they talked to me in order to cheer me, but all in
vain."
Based on this quotation from Olaudah Equiano's account, which of the following is true? -
ANSWER✅✅✅Multiple groups were involved in the processes of capturing and selling other
humans.
After the French and Indian War, the British enacted a series of measures that affected the colonies.
What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763? - ANSWER✅✅✅To stabilize relations between
colonists and Native Americans by banning the sale of native lands to individuals
After the French and Indian War, the British enacted a series of measures that affected the colonies.
What was the Sugar Act of 1764 meant to accomplish? - ANSWER✅✅✅To stabilize customs
enforcement by lowering taxes on molasses by half.
Benjamin Banneker stated to Thomas Jefferson: "...but Sir how pitiable is it to reflect, that altho you
were so fully convinced of the benevolence of the Father of mankind, and of his equal and impartial
distribution of those rights and privileges which he had conferred upon them, that you should at the
Same time counteract his mercies, in detaining by fraud and violence so numerous a part of my
brethren..."
Banneker is highlighting the contradiction between the ideals underlying the American Revolution and
which of the following? - ANSWER✅✅✅Slavery
Charles Cornwallis was an important figure in the Revolutionary War.
Select the statement that correctly identifies him. - ANSWER✅✅✅"I gathered my large army in
Yorktown, Virginia, but a French fleet prevented our naval force from providing us with supplies."
Equiano's autobiography recounts the conditions of the slave ship he was on to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
Which of the following statements is true? - ANSWER✅✅✅The prisoners were chained during the
crossing.
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Horatio Gates was an important figure in the Revolutionary War.
Select the statement that correctly identifies him. - ANSWER✅✅✅"I was originally the commander
of the southern forces, but I was defeated at the Battle of Camden."
How did colonial political leaders like John Adams respond to the Stamp Act? - ANSWER✅✅✅They
wrote articles and pamphlets opposing the act and nominally denouncing violent responses.
How did English colonists view their relationship with the king at the beginning of the Revolutionary
War? - ANSWER✅✅✅Most colonists still saw themselves as loyal subjects of the king.
How did Parliament justify imposing a direct tax on the American colonists without their legislative
consent? - ANSWER✅✅✅They believed colonists to be outsiders dependent on Britain rather than
equal citizens with full rights.
How did the Tea Act of 1773 aggravate the tensions between Britain and the colonies? -
ANSWER✅✅✅It reduced taxes on tea sold by the British East India Company,
In what way did slavery in the Northern colonies differ from the Southern colonies in the 18th century? -
ANSWER✅✅✅There were far fewer slaves in this region.
Judith Sargent Murray wrote, "But from that period what partiality! How is the one exalted, and the
other depressed, by the contrary modes of education which are adopted! The one is taught to aspire,
and the other is early confined and limited." - ANSWER✅✅✅Gender inequality
Landowners back in England paid property taxes directly to the crown and voted for representatives in
Parliament. - ANSWER✅✅✅Internal taxation and actual representation
Many colonists believed that England was only justified in taxing commerce between the colonies and
the British Empire and that local assemblies had the exclusive right to collect direct taxes on individuals.
Which combination does this represent? - ANSWER✅✅✅External taxation and actual
representation
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"When I recovered a little, I found some black people about me, who I believed were some of those who
brought me on board and had been receiving their pay; they talked to me in order to cheer me, but all in
vain."
Based on this quotation from Olaudah Equiano's account, which of the following is true? -
ANSWER✅✅✅Multiple groups were involved in the processes of capturing and selling other
humans.
After the French and Indian War, the British enacted a series of measures that affected the colonies.
What was the purpose of the Proclamation of 1763? - ANSWER✅✅✅To stabilize relations between
colonists and Native Americans by banning the sale of native lands to individuals
After the French and Indian War, the British enacted a series of measures that affected the colonies.
What was the Sugar Act of 1764 meant to accomplish? - ANSWER✅✅✅To stabilize customs
enforcement by lowering taxes on molasses by half.
Benjamin Banneker stated to Thomas Jefferson: "...but Sir how pitiable is it to reflect, that altho you
were so fully convinced of the benevolence of the Father of mankind, and of his equal and impartial
distribution of those rights and privileges which he had conferred upon them, that you should at the
Same time counteract his mercies, in detaining by fraud and violence so numerous a part of my
brethren..."
Banneker is highlighting the contradiction between the ideals underlying the American Revolution and
which of the following? - ANSWER✅✅✅Slavery
Charles Cornwallis was an important figure in the Revolutionary War.
Select the statement that correctly identifies him. - ANSWER✅✅✅"I gathered my large army in
Yorktown, Virginia, but a French fleet prevented our naval force from providing us with supplies."
Equiano's autobiography recounts the conditions of the slave ship he was on to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
Which of the following statements is true? - ANSWER✅✅✅The prisoners were chained during the
crossing.
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Horatio Gates was an important figure in the Revolutionary War.
Select the statement that correctly identifies him. - ANSWER✅✅✅"I was originally the commander
of the southern forces, but I was defeated at the Battle of Camden."
How did colonial political leaders like John Adams respond to the Stamp Act? - ANSWER✅✅✅They
wrote articles and pamphlets opposing the act and nominally denouncing violent responses.
How did English colonists view their relationship with the king at the beginning of the Revolutionary
War? - ANSWER✅✅✅Most colonists still saw themselves as loyal subjects of the king.
How did Parliament justify imposing a direct tax on the American colonists without their legislative
consent? - ANSWER✅✅✅They believed colonists to be outsiders dependent on Britain rather than
equal citizens with full rights.
How did the Tea Act of 1773 aggravate the tensions between Britain and the colonies? -
ANSWER✅✅✅It reduced taxes on tea sold by the British East India Company,
In what way did slavery in the Northern colonies differ from the Southern colonies in the 18th century? -
ANSWER✅✅✅There were far fewer slaves in this region.
Judith Sargent Murray wrote, "But from that period what partiality! How is the one exalted, and the
other depressed, by the contrary modes of education which are adopted! The one is taught to aspire,
and the other is early confined and limited." - ANSWER✅✅✅Gender inequality
Landowners back in England paid property taxes directly to the crown and voted for representatives in
Parliament. - ANSWER✅✅✅Internal taxation and actual representation
Many colonists believed that England was only justified in taxing commerce between the colonies and
the British Empire and that local assemblies had the exclusive right to collect direct taxes on individuals.
Which combination does this represent? - ANSWER✅✅✅External taxation and actual
representation
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