Which event led most directly to the calling of the First Continental Congress quizlet?

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1761 -- Writs of Assistance allowed British officials to search homes and businesses for smuggled goods.
1763 -- Proclamation of 1763 restricted white settlers from land west of Appalachian mountains and required a license for trade with Native Americans.
1764-- Sugar Act required and heavily enforced taxes on sugar and other goods imported into America.
1765-- Stamp Act taxed printed paper, including legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards.
1767 Townshend Acts taxed glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea.
1773-- Tea Act manipulated the tax on tea to favor the East India Company, giving them a monopoly and undercutting local merchants.
1774-- "Intolerable Acts," so named by the colonists, included closing the port of Boston until colonists paid for the tea dumped during the Boston Tea Party, restricting town meetings in Massachusetts, and allowed for British soldiers to be housed in private homes.

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The English colonists brought with them knowledge of political systems that influence4d constitutional government in North America. Which one of these basic notions held that the people should have a voice in determining what their government can do cannot do?

Representative government

Which event from English history between 1628 and 1690 most directly influenced later American political ideas and traditions?

Parliament acted to limit the power of the monarch and guarantee certain rights to the people.

Which of the following correctly describes the differences between royal and proprietary colonies?

Royal: governor and his council named by the king; proprietary: governor appointed by the proprietor.

Which of the following helped lead to growing self-government in the colonies?

England was far away and travel and communication were slow.

Many of the colonists believed that people have the right to resist an unfair, or illegitimate, government. Which of the following actions BEST reflects this belief?

The Boston Tea Party protest against British policies.

Which of the following led to the meeting of the First Continental Congress?

Parliament had passed the Intolerable Acts.

What role did the Second Continental Congress fulfill?

It acted as the governing body of the thirteen colonies.

Once the delegates had agreed to declare independence from Great Britain, which of the following issues did they vigorously debate?

Should the Declaration condemn the slave trade?

Which feature of State constitutions was accomplished by creating three branches of government, each with its own powers?

Separation of powers

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How were the members of the lower house of the legislature in the royal colonies chosen?

Elected by property owners qualified to vote

How did the government of the charter colonies differ from those of the royal and proprietary colonies?

The governors were elected by male property owners, and laws made by their bicameral legislatures were not subject to the governor's vote.

What was the significance of the Petition of Right?

It limited the king's power.

Which of the following is one factor that led to the signing of the Magna Carta?

The heavy taxes imposed by King John

The concept of limited government holds that

government power should be restricted.

Why did the First Continental Congress call for a Second Continental Congress before adjourning?

Delegates wanted time to see if the Declaration of Rights and the boycott of British goods would change British policy.

Which statement BEST describe the reason for growing tensions between Great Britain and the colonies in the years after King George III took the throne?

Parliament raised taxes and restricted trade without consulting legislatures.

Which event led MOST DIRECTLY to the calling of the First Continental Congress?

Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts.

Later used for the creation and approval of the U.S. Constitution, what process for constitution-making did Massachusetts establish?

A popularly elected convention wrote a constitution and then submitted it to voters for approval.

What was significant about the Stamp Act Congress?

It was the first time that several colonies met to oppose British policies.

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Which event led most directly to the calling of the First Continental Congress?

The First Continental Congress was prompted by the Coercive Acts, known in America as the Intolerable Acts, which Parliament passed in early 1774 to reassert its dominance over the American colonies following the Boston Tea Party.

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Which of the following led to the meeting of the First Continental Congress? Parliament had passed the Intolerable Acts. What role did the Second Continental Congress fulfill? It acted as the governing body of the thirteen colonies.

What was the main reason for the creation of the First Continental Congress quizlet?

The First Continental Congress was held in Philadelphia on September 5, 1774. Its purpose was to allow the colonies to consult over the common dispute with England.

What resulted directly from the work of the Continental Congress?

Lastly the Continental Congress issued a petition, the Declaration of Rights and Grievances, to King George, a portion of which was written by John Adams. Something of a precursor to the Declaration of Independence, it called for greater American autonomy and limits on Parliament's power over the colonies.