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1. in his late 18th century book, letters from an american Farmer, Hector st. John de Creveoeur describes a. the industrial innovations of america b. the identity of Americans c. The military effects of the revolutuionary war d. His negotiations with General Washington e. His experience as a french envoy to America

2. The first great Awakening led to all the following except a. seperation and seccession from rstablished churches b. The renewed persecution of witches c. The growth of institutions of higher learning d. a flourishing of missionary spirit e. a greater appreciation for emotional experience of faith

3. The albany plan of Union was rejected by the colonies because a. It did not provide protection from native americans b. Too much control was given to the central government c. There was not enough independence for individual colonies d. it respected french claims in the Ohio Valley e. The House of Burgesses wished to maintain power

4. The commitees of correspondence a. worked to smuggle tea, glass, and silk into the colonies b. kept the issue of british injustice alive in the colonies with propaganda c. led to the Gaspee incident d. were lauded by the british e. encorouged colonists to pay taxes to support the war effort

5. The first continental congress was called to a. discuss acceptable forms of protest b. organize a military force c. demand independence from britain d. punish colonies who failed to abide by the qubec act e. create a legislative assembly for new territories

6. In an attempt to reconcile with Great Britain, the second continental congress a. agreed to pay back all taxes b. reaffirmed colonial loyalty to the crown c. called for disbanding of colonial militias d. allowed for British home rule of the colonies e. drafted the two treatises on government

7. All of the following were problems encountered by the government of the articles of confederation except a. excessive centralization of power b. inflation c. spain's presence on the southern and western borders d. Britain's closure of the west indies to American trade e. Britain's maintainance of forts along the great lakes

8. the Boston tea party had which of the following effects a. the boston Massacre b. Parliament's efforts to improve the profits of the british East India Company c. the Intolerable acts d. the arguements of the committees of correspondence e. the imperial policies of lord Grenville

9. Which of the following colonies required each community of 50 or more families to provide a teacher of reading and writing a. Pennsylvania b. Massachusettes c. Virginia d. Maryland e. Rhode Island

10. All of the following actions in the English colonies during the early colonial period suggest a tendency toward democracy except