Question on the Film

Questions on the film: ______History of the U.S.A. ______From Colony to Independence 10. What were England’s plans in 1765? 1. Name the exact date and number of American colonies that became independent from England. ______11. What did the mercantile system say? Tick the right answer(s). 2. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?  colonists are not allowed to do any exports/imports ______ colonists are only allowed to export raw materials  colonists are only allowed to import English products 3. Name the important rights guaranteed by the Declaration of Independence.  colonists are free in their economic decisions but have to pay higher taxes

______12. How did the colonists react / Name the popular slogan of that time. Tick the right answer 4. Name the 1st European immigrants’ main reasons for coming to America.  acceptance  protest  war ______5. When did the Mayflower arrive and who was on board? ______

______13. The Boston Tea Party. Tick the right answers. 6. What did the Mayflower Compact contain?  It was a band of Mohicans rebelling against the British King.  It was the colonists who were disguised as Mohicans. ______ The tea was thrown into the water because the cargo was spoilt.  Most Americans did not welcome the incident because of its lawless violence. 7. How can the differences between the colonies be explained and what are  With the duty got from the tea, the British wanted to get more money. the main differences? Tick the rights answers:  It showed the colonists’ growing unhappiness with the treatment by England. reasons for differences: 14. Who wrote Common Sense? What were his main ideas?  climate  dates of settlement  economy  relation to mother country  background of settlers  relation to the Native Americans ______Match the following characteristics with the colonies. ______tolerant, slavery, stiff, plantations, trading, conservative, agricultural, tabacco, urban, 15. What two groups were the colonists split into by the war of independence? cheerful, religious, hard-working, aristocracy, commercial centres New England Middle South ______16. After the victory in the War of Independence, the former colonists met to discuss their future. Name the two main contradictory positions?

______9. I am not a Virginian, I am an American. What does this sentence stress? ______17. Name three rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. ______