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The English philosopher John Locke wrote that

all people have the natural right to life and liberty.

only governments could provide rights to citizens.

a government should hold absolute power over its people.

all men are created equal.

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Which of the following best states a similarity between Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry?

Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry were members of the Pennsylvania Assembly who represented the colonies when they were in London.

Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry were fiery speakers who also smuggled colonial goods.

Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry were leaders who aggressively spoke out against the British government.

Samuel Adams and Patrick Henry were former military leaders who were also skilled engravers.

Which of the following best describes the events of Boston Tea Party in 1773?

Indigenous people boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped a shipment of tea into the water.

Colonists in disguise boarded ships in Boston Harbor and dumped a shipment of tea in the water.

The British dumped tea in Boston Harbor after colonists boycotted a shipment of tea and refused to buy it.

Colonists met in Boston’s Old South Meeting House to discuss how to smuggle tea into the colonies.

How did Mercy Otis Warren participate in colonial politics during the 1760s and 1770s?

Warren served as a member of the Pennsylvania Assembly.

Warren brought lawsuits against British policy.

Warren hosted protest meetings in Boston.

Warren argued for more educational opportunities for women.

Locke’s belief in the social contract between a government and its people meant that

citizens should agree to obey their government as long as the government protected their natural rights.

the government holds absolute authority and should determine all the rights of its citizens.

citizens should not have to obey the laws of government and should only be concerned with their individual rights.

kings, queens, and other royals must obey the same laws as the citizens of a country.

Which of the following actions did the First Continental Congress take in 1774?

Delegates discussed ways to end boycotts to avoid war with Britain.

Delegates created a plan of self-government for the colonies.

Delegates wrote an official protest against the Intolerable Acts.

Delegates called for acceptance of housing British officials.

According to the Proclamation of 1763 at the end of the French and Indian War,

British officials reserved the land west of the Appalachian Mountains for Indigenous peoples.

British officials reserved the land west of the Appalachian Mountains for American colonists.

British officials reserved the land east of the Appalachian Mountains for British citizens.

British officials reserved the land west of the Appalachian Mountains for French citizens.

Which of the following best describes the events of the Boston Massacre?

Boston townspeople attacked and killed five British soldiers.

British soldiers attacked and killed five Boston townspeople.

British soldiers attacked Boston townspeople, who killed five soldiers.

Boston townspeople attacked British soldiers, who killed five townspeople.

According to the Treaty of Paris that ended the French and Indian War in 1763,

The British gave France their empire in North America.

The French gave Great Britain their empire in North America.

Indigenous people gave France some of their land.

The French gave Indigenous people some of their land.

Which Indigenous groups formed an alliance with the French as the French and Indian War began?

the Iroquois Confederacy and the Huron

the Cherokee and the Algonquin

the Iroquois Confederacy and the Cherokee

the Algonquin and the Huron

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