Question

9/30/25, 10:23 am geography & colonial america | wayground 16. new englands geographic features most directly influenced the regions development of a) tenant farming b) industry c) large plantations d) sugar mills 17. colonists protest the stamp act sons of liberty groups are formed crates of tea are thrown into boston harbor parliament passes coercive acts these events helped lead to the a) whiskey rebellion b) war of 1812 c) french and indian war d) revolutionary war 18. colonial - era new england town meetings and the virginia house of burgesses were both a) early social reform movements b) attempts to build a strong national government c) steps in the growth of representative democracy d) efforts to regulate trade with native american indians 19. the proclamation of 1763 was intended to a) outlaw slavery in the ohio river valley b) prevent france from expanding into the great lakes region c) allow american farmers to use the mississippi river d) avoid conflicts with native american indians west of the appalachian mountains 20. in the 1760s, americans in the original thirteen british colonies began to protest against a) limits placed on land ownership by royal governors b) efforts by the king to extend voting rights to women c) decisions of british authorities to end immigration to the colonies d) laws passed by the british parliament regulating colonial trade

Explanation:

1. New England's rocky soil and access to water - power influenced industry. Tenant farming was not prominent, large plantations and sugar - mills were in the South.
2. The Stamp Act protest, Sons of Liberty formation, Boston Tea Party, and Coercive Acts led to the Revolutionary War. Other wars are not related to these events.
3. New England town meetings and the Virginia House of Burgesses were steps in the growth of representative democracy, not social reform, national - government building, or trade - regulating efforts.
4. The Proclamation of 1763 aimed to avoid conflicts with Native American Indians west of the Appalachian Mountains. It had nothing to do with slavery, French expansion, or American farmers' use of the Mississippi River.
5. In the 1760s, Americans in the thirteen colonies protested against laws passed by the British Parliament regulating colonial trade. The other options are not what they were protesting against at that time.

Answer:

1. b) industry
2. d) Revolutionary War
3. c) steps in the growth of representative democracy
4. d) avoid conflicts with Native American Indians west of the Appalachian Mountains
5. d) laws passed by the British Parliament regulating colonial trade