Question 1

In the mid-1600s a series of __________ was passed in order to make the English colonies more profitable.

Accepted Answer

A) Sugar Acts 
B) Navigation Acts 
C) Townshend Duties 
D) Coercive Acts 
E) Dominion Acts 
A) Sugar Acts 
B) Navigation Acts 
C) Townshend Duties 
D) Coercive Acts 
E) Dominion Acts

Question 2

As concern began to arise over Britain's reform policies in the colonies, what were the most effective forms of protests that occurred?

Accepted Answer

A) Mass riots and destruction of property 
B) The tarring and feathering of Tories 
C) Written resolutions and economic boycotts 
D) Military threats and a show of arms 
E) "Tea parties" and taunting 
A) Mass riots and destruction of property 
B) The tarring and feathering of Tories 
C) Written resolutions and economic boycotts 
D) Military threats and a show of arms 
E) "Tea parties" and taunting

Question 3

Although the Seven Years' War has often been called a world war, there was very little international conflict.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The __________, which was part of the Townshend Acts, taxed glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea and was vehemently despised throughout the colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) Revenue Act of 1767 
B) Stamp Act 
C) Coercive Acts 
D) Virginia Resolves 
E) Quartering Act 
A) Revenue Act of 1767 
B) Stamp Act 
C) Coercive Acts 
D) Virginia Resolves 
E) Quartering Act

Question 5

Why did the British colonies oppose the Sugar Act of 1764?

Accepted Answer

A) It was not passed by their legislative bodies. 
B) Parliament was taxing them to raise revenue. 
C) Parliament was taxing them to regulate commerce. 
D) Grenville had declared them too undertaxed, and they disagreed with him. 
E) It had not been endorsed by King George III like the rest of the taxes. 
A) It was not passed by their legislative bodies. 
B) Parliament was taxing them to raise revenue. 
C) Parliament was taxing them to regulate commerce. 
D) Grenville had declared them too undertaxed, and they disagreed with him. 
E) It had not been endorsed by King George III like the rest of the taxes.

Question 6

One major way that the English differed from the French, Spanish, and Dutch in their settling of the New World was that

Accepted Answer

A) England forced the natives to conform to Christianity. 
B) English colonists enjoyed more rights and powers, such as elected legislative assemblies. 
C) the English enslaved the natives and forced them to work on their plantations. 
D) the English imported slaves while France and Spain imported indentured servants to work their fields. 
E) France and Spain established their cities on existing Native American civilizations to force the natives to work for them. 
A) England forced the natives to conform to Christianity. 
B) English colonists enjoyed more rights and powers, such as elected legislative assemblies. 
C) the English enslaved the natives and forced them to work on their plantations. 
D) the English imported slaves while France and Spain imported indentured servants to work their fields. 
E) France and Spain established their cities on existing Native American civilizations to force the natives to work for them.

Question 7

What was the purpose of the Adams-Otis letter?

Accepted Answer

A) To stir up the flames of revolution 
B) To protest the illegality of taxation without representation 
C) To encourage a boycott of American-made goods 
D) To incite rebellion in Canada 
E) To support the Stamp Act's validity 
A) To stir up the flames of revolution 
B) To protest the illegality of taxation without representation 
C) To encourage a boycott of American-made goods 
D) To incite rebellion in Canada 
E) To support the Stamp Act's validity

Question 8

Through the first half of the eighteenth century, the power of the colonial assemblies generally declined.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The first major clash of the American Revolution ended with a British victory at

Accepted Answer

A) Lexington. 
B) Bunker Hill. 
C) Valley Forge. 
D) Camden. 
E) Saratoga. 
A) Lexington. 
B) Bunker Hill. 
C) Valley Forge. 
D) Camden. 
E) Saratoga.

Question 10

Britain's victory over France in the French and Indian War effectively left France with no territory on the North American continent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Declaration of Independence was significant not only for declaring independence but also because it expressed

Accepted Answer

A) noble ideals concerning the rights of man. 
B) the desire to end African slavery. 
C) the colonies' intention of creating the first New World democracy. 
D) Thomas Jefferson's proposal to conquer all of North America. 
E) a detailed plan for making the new country's economy successful. 
A) noble ideals concerning the rights of man. 
B) the desire to end African slavery. 
C) the colonies' intention of creating the first New World democracy. 
D) Thomas Jefferson's proposal to conquer all of North America. 
E) a detailed plan for making the new country's economy successful.

Question 12

A major difference between the governments of the British colonies and those of other European nations was that

Accepted Answer

A) in other European colonies, people of mixed blood could serve. 
B) the citizens of the English colonies elected their representatives. 
C) other European authorities were elected by the citizens of the mother country. 
D) English representative bodies were chosen by members of Parliament. 
E) other European settlers were allowed to vote once they had converted to Protestantism. 
A) in other European colonies, people of mixed blood could serve. 
B) the citizens of the English colonies elected their representatives. 
C) other European authorities were elected by the citizens of the mother country. 
D) English representative bodies were chosen by members of Parliament. 
E) other European settlers were allowed to vote once they had converted to Protestantism.

Question 13

After the Boston Tea Party, King George III and Prime Minister North decided to

Accepted Answer

A) allow self-rule in the colonies for a brief period. 
B) punish Boston and make it an example to the rest of the colonies. 
C) allow the Dutch East India Company a monopoly on the importation of tea. 
D) double the current tax on tea in all of the colonies. 
E) grant the colonies their independence. 
A) allow self-rule in the colonies for a brief period. 
B) punish Boston and make it an example to the rest of the colonies. 
C) allow the Dutch East India Company a monopoly on the importation of tea. 
D) double the current tax on tea in all of the colonies. 
E) grant the colonies their independence.

Question 14

Which of the following was part of the Treaty of Paris (1763)?

Accepted Answer

A) Britain acquired the Louisiana territory from France. 
B) France lost control of the Louisiana Territory but retained the Great Lakes region. 
C) Spain acquired control of the Louisiana Territory. 
D) The British colonies all gained their independence from Great Britain. 
E) Britain gained the Louisiana Territory but relinquished the Great Lakes area. 
A) Britain acquired the Louisiana territory from France. 
B) France lost control of the Louisiana Territory but retained the Great Lakes region. 
C) Spain acquired control of the Louisiana Territory. 
D) The British colonies all gained their independence from Great Britain. 
E) Britain gained the Louisiana Territory but relinquished the Great Lakes area.

Question 15

Who introduced the resolution on July 2, 1776 in the Second Continental Congress declaring the colonies to be free and independent states?

Accepted Answer

A) Thomas Jefferson 
B) Richard Henry Lee 
C) Samuel Morgan 
D) John Adams 
E) Robert Lee 
A) Thomas Jefferson 
B) Richard Henry Lee 
C) Samuel Morgan 
D) John Adams 
E) Robert Lee

Question 16

In an effort to wield control over what he considered an unruly group of English colonies, King James II asserted his authority by

Accepted Answer

A) declaring himself Emperor. 
B) establishing the Dominion of New England. 
C) winning the English Civil War. 
D) ascending the throne in the Glorious Revolution. 
E) abolishing the colonial governments and ruling them from England. 
A) declaring himself Emperor. 
B) establishing the Dominion of New England. 
C) winning the English Civil War. 
D) ascending the throne in the Glorious Revolution. 
E) abolishing the colonial governments and ruling them from England.

Question 17

As England began to lose control of the colonies, the colonists began dividing themselves into pro- and anti-government organizations.These were the

Accepted Answer

A) Republicans and Democrats. 
B) Federalists and Anti-Federalists. 
C) Whigs and Tories. 
D) Patriots and Partisans. 
E) Cavaliers and Roundheads. 
A) Republicans and Democrats. 
B) Federalists and Anti-Federalists. 
C) Whigs and Tories. 
D) Patriots and Partisans. 
E) Cavaliers and Roundheads.

Question 18

In the Dominion of New England, taxes were levied without the consent of the assembly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which group denied British claims to their lands in the Treaty of Paris of 1763?

Accepted Answer

A) Spain 
B) France 
C) England 
D) The Native Americans 
E) The colonists 
A) Spain 
B) France 
C) England 
D) The Native Americans 
E) The colonists

Question 20

Americans who maintained their allegiance to the King and Parliament during the unrest of the 1760s were known as

Accepted Answer

A) Patriots. 
B) Loyalists. 
C) Whigs. 
D) British Lap-Dogs. 
E) The Despicable Few. 
A) Patriots. 
B) Loyalists. 
C) Whigs. 
D) British Lap-Dogs. 
E) The Despicable Few.

Exam 4: From Colonies to States, 1607-1776

In the mid-1600s a series of __________ was passed in order to make the English colonies more profitable.

As concern began to arise over Britain's reform policies in the colonies, what were the most effective forms of protests that occurred?

Although the Seven Years' War has often been called a world war, there was very little international conflict.

The __________, which was part of the Townshend Acts, taxed glass, lead, paint, paper, and tea and was vehemently despised throughout the colonies.

Why did the British colonies oppose the Sugar Act of 1764?

One major way that the English differed from the French, Spanish, and Dutch in their settling of the New World was that

What was the purpose of the Adams-Otis letter?

Through the first half of the eighteenth century, the power of the colonial assemblies generally declined.

The first major clash of the American Revolution ended with a British victory at

Britain's victory over France in the French and Indian War effectively left France with no territory on the North American continent.

The Declaration of Independence was significant not only for declaring independence but also because it expressed

A major difference between the governments of the British colonies and those of other European nations was that

After the Boston Tea Party, King George III and Prime Minister North decided to

Which of the following was part of the Treaty of Paris (1763)?

Who introduced the resolution on July 2, 1776 in the Second Continental Congress declaring the colonies to be free and independent states?

In an effort to wield control over what he considered an unruly group of English colonies, King James II asserted his authority by

As England began to lose control of the colonies, the colonists began dividing themselves into pro- and anti-government organizations.These were the

In the Dominion of New England, taxes were levied without the consent of the assembly.

Which group denied British claims to their lands in the Treaty of Paris of 1763?

Americans who maintained their allegiance to the King and Parliament during the unrest of the 1760s were known as

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