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Colonial Resistance — Unit test Answers

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The laws that established an official system of slavery in the American colonies

A
stated that children could not be born into slavery.
B
allowed enslaved persons to go free if they had been indentured.
C
made it legal to keep people enslaved for the rest of their lives.
D
required that a person’s enslavement end after a period of time.
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Which of the following groups was most similar to the organization to which Paul Revere belonged?

A
the Pennsylvania Assembly
B
the Daughters of Liberty
C
the House of Burgesses
D
the British Parliament
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In response to the Stamp Act, Patrick Henry urged Virginia’s legislature to

A
impose its own tax.
B
formally protest the act.
C
formally approve the act.
D
send representatives to Parliament.
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Salutary neglect is best defined as

A
the ability to elect people who make up the government.
B
the right to print criticism of officials as long as it is true.
C
the theory that colonies exist to benefit their mother country.
D
the policy of overlooking certain things in order to get positive results.
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Why did William Penn establish the colony of Pennsylvania?

A
to provide a refuge for Quakers
B
to create new trading markets
C
to provide a refuge for English Catholics
D
to earn money for the Dutch West India Company
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During the colonial era in America, slave codes

A
empowered enslaved persons to gather together.
B
encouraged enslaved persons to revolt and fight back.
C
gave enslavers more power over enslaved persons.
D
caused reductions in the plantation workforce.

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