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Which best describes the Albany Plan of Union?

A
It was a failed plan to eliminate the colonists’ right to vote.
B
It was a failed plan to unite the American colonies.
C
It was a failed plan to make the colonies independent from Britain.
D
It was a failed plan to strengthen individual colonial governments.
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Which tactic did Charles Townshend use to increase British control of the American colonies?

A
He established new trade measures and prohibitions.
B
He formed new peace treaties with Indigenous tribes.
C
He drew a new boundary between French and English colonies.
D
He created new taxes on the American colonists to raise revenue.
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William Pitt the Elder thought that the British government

A
was right to pass the Townshend Acts.
B
should make the colonies pay for wars.
C
was taxing the colonies too harshly.
D
should periodically raise colonial taxes.
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A result of the Battle of Concord was that

A
British troops were able to maintain control of the colonies.
B
colonists showed British troops that they were prepared.
C
neither British troops nor colonial minutemen gained an advantage.
D
colonists showed British troops that they were unprepared.
5

The main reason American colonists considered the Stamp Act unfair was that it

A
was an indirect tax that was hard to protest.
B
related to molasses, which was an everyday item.
C
only required traders to pay the new tax.
D
was an example of taxation without representation.
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Which of the following best explains why Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766?

A
Parliament agreed with the American colonists that the act was unfair.
B
Colonial legislators were threatening to impose their own taxes.
C
Colonists’ boycotts of British goods were hurting British trade.
D
The British passed the Declaratory Act, which replaced it with a heavier tax.
7

Why did the Stamp Act Congress meet in 1765?

A
to form a new government for the colonies
B
to approve the taxes imposed by Parliament
C
to discuss how to respond to the new taxes
D
to agree not to import British goods
8

Who built forts on land claimed by Virginia, prompting the first battles of the French and Indian War?

A
the Iroquois Confederacy
B
France
C
Spain
D
the Ottawa people
9

What was the goal of the Boston Port Bill, one of the Intolerable Acts?

A
to increase activity in Boston Harbor
B
to rebuild Boston Harbor
C
to isolate Boston by closing its harbor
D
to create new taxes for Boston Harbor
10

Which items can be classified as matter? Check all that apply.a penciloxygenan ideaa horsea dream

A
a pencil
B
oxygen
C
an idea
D
a horse
E
a dream
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What did you include in your response? Check all that apply.

A
The windsurfer, his board, and the air and water around him are all made of matter.
B
That matter is made up of very small particles called atoms.
12

Which statement best describes a characteristic of gases?

A
Gases can be compressed, or squeezed together.
B
The particles of gases are packed close together.
C
The particles of gases spread our vertically instead of horizontally.
D
Gases have a definite shape and volume.
13

Ming drives across Arizona in the middle of July. She drives for two hours in the hot, desert sun before stopping for some snacks. Which statement describes the condition of the tires on Ming’s car when she stops?

A
The temperature and pressure of the air inside the tires have decreased.
B
The temperature and pressure of the air inside the tires have increased.
C
The temperature of the air inside the tires has increased, but the pressure has decreased.
D
The temperature of the air inside the tires has decreased, but the temperature has increased.
14

The volume of gas inside the syringe and the pressure .

A
increases
B
decreases
C
does not change
15

On a hot summer day, Marcello purchases balloons for his mother’s birthday. He leaves the balloons in his car while he goes into the grocery store. When he returns to his car, Marcello is surprised to discover that the balloons have burst. Why did the balloons burst?

A
The temperature of the gas inside the balloons decreased, causing the volume of the balloons to decrease.
B
The temperature of the gas inside the balloons decreased, causing the volume of the balloons to increase.
C
The temperature of the gas inside the balloons increased, causing the volume of the balloons to decrease.
D
The temperature of the gas inside the balloons increased, causing the volume of the balloons to increase.
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The volume of gas inside the syringe and the pressure .

A
increases
B
decreases
C
does not change

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