Question 1

How did the colonists respond to the Townshend duties?

Accepted Answer

A)  They argued they could not afford to pay the burdensome tax rate. 
B)  They resented that part of the revenue would pay royal governors' salaries. 
C)  They did not mind paying the external duties on trade goods. 
D)  They cheered the fact that it strengthened legislative government in America. 
A)  They argued they could not afford to pay the burdensome tax rate. 
B)  They resented that part of the revenue would pay royal governors' salaries. 
C)  They did not mind paying the external duties on trade goods. 
D)  They cheered the fact that it strengthened legislative government in America. B

Question 2

The First Continental Congress made it possible for colonists in different regions to respond to the British government with a strong and unified voice for the first time.Which factors helped or hindered colonial leaders in their attempts to bring together colonial British Americans?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Colonial Diversity: By the seventeenth century,the colonies' economies and cultures had become very different,and this broad diversity in perceptions and interests made it difficult for them to come together to protest Britain's policies.
Geographical Distance: The colonies were spread down the Atlantic coast,and travel was slow in this preindustrial period.This was another hindrance to colonial unification that had to be overcome.
Slowness of Communication: It took days or weeks for news from Massachusetts to reach Virginia,whether transmitted by people or documents.Slow communication,too,hindered the process of uniting the colonies politically.
Coercive Acts: Before Britain issued the Coercive Acts,not all the colonies were convinced that Britain's taxation policies were terrible or oppressive.The Coercive Acts,which closed the port of Boston,expanded the royal governor's powers,suspended local government,and inaugurated military rule,truly alarming people across the colonies and spurring them to greater cooperation and unification.

Question 3

Which colony failed to send a delegate to the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rhode Island 
B)  New Jersey 
C)  Georgia 
D)  Pennsylvania 
A)  Rhode Island 
B)  New Jersey 
C)  Georgia 
D)  Pennsylvania C

Question 4

What was the reaction to the Virginia Resolves?

Accepted Answer

A)  Virginia's political leaders viewed them as moderate and necessary measures. 
B)  Few people discussed the Virginia Resolves outside of Virginia. 
C)  The crown adopted some of the resolves after protest from the colonists. 
D)  Colonists saw them as radical because newspapers printed all seven resolutions. 
A)  Virginia's political leaders viewed them as moderate and necessary measures. 
B)  Few people discussed the Virginia Resolves outside of Virginia. 
C)  The crown adopted some of the resolves after protest from the colonists. 
D)  Colonists saw them as radical because newspapers printed all seven resolutions.

Question 5

Explain why Americans opposed to the Stamp Act adopted the rallying cry of "Liberty and property!"

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
"Liberty a

Question 6

Why did King George III seek to extract more money from the colonists?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was displeased with the profits from colonial exports. 
B)  His policies were an extension of his aggressive personality. 
C)  He thought the colonists should help pay England's war debt. 
D)  He wanted to punish colonists who called for independence. 
A)  He was displeased with the profits from colonial exports. 
B)  His policies were an extension of his aggressive personality. 
C)  He thought the colonists should help pay England's war debt. 
D)  He wanted to punish colonists who called for independence.

Question 7

What circumstances caused the British government to issue the Proclamation of 1763,and how did the terms of the act consider the Indians?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Events Lea

Question 8

In 1770,Lord North became the new British prime minister.North persuaded Parliament to remove all duties except the tax on tea,and peace seemed feasible for nearly two years.Discuss the events and renewed struggles that made this stable period short-lived.

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Committees

Question 9

According to Map 6.2: Europe Redraws the Map of North America,1763,which of the following European powers had the smallest colonial presence by 1763?

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain 
B)  France 
C)  The Netherlands 
D)  Spain 
A)  Britain 
B)  France 
C)  The Netherlands 
D)  Spain

Question 10

What was the purpose of the committees of correspondence,and how did their role develop in the early 1770s?

Accepted Answer

Answer would ideally include:
Committees

Question 11

Who was credited with leading a violent rebellion against the British in 1763?

Accepted Answer

A)  Minavavana 
B)  Jeffrey Amherst 
C)  Pontiac 
D)  The Paxton Boys 
A)  Minavavana 
B)  Jeffrey Amherst 
C)  Pontiac 
D)  The Paxton Boys

Question 12

The "powder alarm" of September 1774 convinced Thomas Gage that

Accepted Answer

A)  colonial rebellions were led by a small cadre of radicals. 
B)  colonists were not prepared to fight for their demands. 
C)  Britain had complete control over the colonies. 
D)  ordinary colonists would unite for armed conflict. 
A)  colonial rebellions were led by a small cadre of radicals. 
B)  colonists were not prepared to fight for their demands. 
C)  Britain had complete control over the colonies. 
D)  ordinary colonists would unite for armed conflict.

Question 13

What did the colonists learn from the Seven Years' War?

Accepted Answer

A)  British soldiers expertly engaged in frontier warfare. 
B)  Britain's leaders welcomed their participation in political affairs. 
C)  British military discipline was harsh. 
D)  Great Britain saw little value in maintaining the American colonies. 
A)  British soldiers expertly engaged in frontier warfare. 
B)  Britain's leaders welcomed their participation in political affairs. 
C)  British military discipline was harsh. 
D)  Great Britain saw little value in maintaining the American colonies.

Question 14

What did Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Hutchinson hope to accomplish with the Albany Plan of Union?

Accepted Answer

A)  Peace with New France 
B)  Separation from Parliament 
C)  The formation of a strong federal government 
D)  The creation of an Indian policy 
A)  Peace with New France 
B)  Separation from Parliament 
C)  The formation of a strong federal government 
D)  The creation of an Indian policy

Question 15

What did the Virginia Resolves argue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Colonists could not afford to pay more taxes. 
B)  Virginia alone had the right to tax Virginians. 
C)  Britain did not need more tax revenue. 
D)  The monarchy alone could tax Virginians. 
A)  Colonists could not afford to pay more taxes. 
B)  Virginia alone had the right to tax Virginians. 
C)  Britain did not need more tax revenue. 
D)  The monarchy alone could tax Virginians.

Question 16

The Quebec Act offended many Americans because

Accepted Answer

A)  it denied many political rights to Roman Catholics. 
B)  it permitted criminal cases to be adjudicated without the use of juries. 
C)  it gave French Canadians unrestricted entry into New England. 
D)  it gave Roman Catholic Quebec control of the Ohio Valley. 
A)  it denied many political rights to Roman Catholics. 
B)  it permitted criminal cases to be adjudicated without the use of juries. 
C)  it gave French Canadians unrestricted entry into New England. 
D)  it gave Roman Catholic Quebec control of the Ohio Valley.

Question 17

Which of the following was a consequence of the tea boycott,according to the illustration "Edenton Tea Ladies"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women acting too masculine 
B)  Women neglecting their educations 
C)  Women ignoring their duties as wives 
D)  Widespread acceptance of interracial marriage 
A)  Women acting too masculine 
B)  Women neglecting their educations 
C)  Women ignoring their duties as wives 
D)  Widespread acceptance of interracial marriage

Question 18

How did the Stamp Act differ from the Sugar Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Stamp Act was merely a revision of a previously existing tax. 
B)  The Stamp Act was a tax to be paid mainly by merchants and shippers. 
C)  The Stamp Act was enforced by British instead of American officials. 
D)  The Stamp Act was an internal tax that affected a great number of colonists. 
A)  The Stamp Act was merely a revision of a previously existing tax. 
B)  The Stamp Act was a tax to be paid mainly by merchants and shippers. 
C)  The Stamp Act was enforced by British instead of American officials. 
D)  The Stamp Act was an internal tax that affected a great number of colonists.

Question 19

Why did many Americans who supported the patriot cause accept the legitimacy of the committees of public safety,the regrouped colonial assemblies,and the Continental Congress?

Accepted Answer

A)  American colonists were ready to demand independence from Britain. 
B)  Britain formally recognized the new governing bodies and ordered American colonists to abide by their decisions. 
C)  The new governing bodies were composed of many of the same men who had held elective office before. 
D)  They hoped that recognizing these new government bodies would allow them to avoid further protest against the crown. 
A)  American colonists were ready to demand independence from Britain. 
B)  Britain formally recognized the new governing bodies and ordered American colonists to abide by their decisions. 
C)  The new governing bodies were composed of many of the same men who had held elective office before. 
D)  They hoped that recognizing these new government bodies would allow them to avoid further protest against the crown.

Question 20

What did the attack at Fort Necessity reveal about the French commitment to the Ohio territory?

Accepted Answer

A)  The French lacked the manpower to hold the territory. 
B)  The French had no intention of departing the disputed territory. 
C)  The French could not defeat General George Washington. 
D)  The French could not win without the help of the Mingo Indians. 
A)  The French lacked the manpower to hold the territory. 
B)  The French had no intention of departing the disputed territory. 
C)  The French could not defeat General George Washington. 
D)  The French could not win without the help of the Mingo Indians.

How did the colonists respond to the Townshend duties?

The First Continental Congress made it possible for colonists in different regions to respond to the British government with a strong and unified voice for the first time.Which factors helped or hindered colonial leaders in their attempts to bring together colonial British Americans?

Which colony failed to send a delegate to the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia?

What was the reaction to the Virginia Resolves?

Explain why Americans opposed to the Stamp Act adopted the rallying cry of "Liberty and property!"

Why did King George III seek to extract more money from the colonists?

What circumstances caused the British government to issue the Proclamation of 1763,and how did the terms of the act consider the Indians?

In 1770,Lord North became the new British prime minister.North persuaded Parliament to remove all duties except the tax on tea,and peace seemed feasible for nearly two years.Discuss the events and renewed struggles that made this stable period short-lived.

According to Map 6.2: Europe Redraws the Map of North America,1763,which of the following European powers had the smallest colonial presence by 1763?

What was the purpose of the committees of correspondence,and how did their role develop in the early 1770s?

Who was credited with leading a violent rebellion against the British in 1763?

The "powder alarm" of September 1774 convinced Thomas Gage that

What did the colonists learn from the Seven Years' War?

What did Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Hutchinson hope to accomplish with the Albany Plan of Union?

What did the Virginia Resolves argue?

The Quebec Act offended many Americans because

Which of the following was a consequence of the tea boycott,according to the illustration "Edenton Tea Ladies"?

How did the Stamp Act differ from the Sugar Act?

Why did many Americans who supported the patriot cause accept the legitimacy of the committees of public safety,the regrouped colonial assemblies,and the Continental Congress?

What did the attack at Fort Necessity reveal about the French commitment to the Ohio territory?

Ancient America Before 1492

Europeans Encounter the New World 1492-1600

The Southern Colonies in the Seventeenth Century 1601-1700

The Northern Colonies in the Seventeenth Century 1601-1700

Colonial America in the Eighteenth Century 1701-1770

The War for America 1775-1783

Building a Republic 1775-1789

The New Nation Takes Form 1789-1800

Republicans in Power 1800-1824

The Expanding Republic 1815-1840

The New West and the Free North 1840-1860

The Slave South 1820-1860

The House Divided 1846-1861

The Crucible of War 1861-1865

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Exam 6: The British Empire and the Colonial Crisis 1754-1775

How did the colonists respond to the Townshend duties?

The First Continental Congress made it possible for colonists in different regions to respond to the British government with a strong and unified voice for the first time.Which factors helped or hindered colonial leaders in their attempts to bring together colonial British Americans?

Which colony failed to send a delegate to the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia?

What was the reaction to the Virginia Resolves?

Explain why Americans opposed to the Stamp Act adopted the rallying cry of "Liberty and property!"

Why did King George III seek to extract more money from the colonists?

What circumstances caused the British government to issue the Proclamation of 1763,and how did the terms of the act consider the Indians?

In 1770,Lord North became the new British prime minister.North persuaded Parliament to remove all duties except the tax on tea,and peace seemed feasible for nearly two years.Discuss the events and renewed struggles that made this stable period short-lived.

According to Map 6.2: Europe Redraws the Map of North America,1763,which of the following European powers had the smallest colonial presence by 1763?

What was the purpose of the committees of correspondence,and how did their role develop in the early 1770s?

Who was credited with leading a violent rebellion against the British in 1763?

The "powder alarm" of September 1774 convinced Thomas Gage that

What did the colonists learn from the Seven Years' War?

What did Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Hutchinson hope to accomplish with the Albany Plan of Union?

What did the Virginia Resolves argue?

The Quebec Act offended many Americans because

Which of the following was a consequence of the tea boycott,according to the illustration "Edenton Tea Ladies"?

How did the Stamp Act differ from the Sugar Act?

Why did many Americans who supported the patriot cause accept the legitimacy of the committees of public safety,the regrouped colonial assemblies,and the Continental Congress?

What did the attack at Fort Necessity reveal about the French commitment to the Ohio territory?

Ancient America Before 1492

Europeans Encounter the New World 1492-1600

The Southern Colonies in the Seventeenth Century 1601-1700

The Northern Colonies in the Seventeenth Century 1601-1700

Colonial America in the Eighteenth Century 1701-1770

The War for America 1775-1783

Building a Republic 1775-1789

The New Nation Takes Form 1789-1800

Republicans in Power 1800-1824

The Expanding Republic 1815-1840

The New West and the Free North 1840-1860

The Slave South 1820-1860

The House Divided 1846-1861

The Crucible of War 1861-1865

Exploring Key Themes and Turning Points in American History

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