Exam 4: From Colonies to States, 1607-1776

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Explain how the demise of Britain's policy of salutary neglect led to the colonial protests of the 1760s.When and why did Britain decide to pursue more direct control of colonial life, and why did the colonists feel it was so unfair?

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The phrase __________ became the rallying cry in the mid-1760s for American Whigs opposed to the Stamp Tax.

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Question 42

The Stamp Act placed the first tax on the new colonial postal system.

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The __________ were laws passed by Parliament after the Boston Tea Party aimed at forcing Boston to submit to British rule.

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The Glorious Revolution was bloodier (in terms of battle deaths) than the English Civil War.

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As a result of the French and Indian War, France ceded claim to all its North American territories to

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Question 46

The Quartering Act required the colonies to provide provisions and barracks for British soldiers.

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Question 47

Who is known as the Father of New France?

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__________ shifted the grievances for the American Revolution from Parliament to King George III himself.

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Question 49

In what ways did the French and Indian War pave the way for the American Revolution?

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As a result of the Boston Massacre, Britain did which of the following?

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Question 51

John Locke's writings justified revolution in some cases.

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Question 52

The first ruler of England to acknowledge the possibility of generating a profit from the English colonies was

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Question 53

The __________ declared that all Virginians were entitled to all the rights of Englishmen and could only be taxed by their elected representatives.

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Question 54

The Gaspée incident involved the burning of a church in Boston by British soldiers.

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Question 55

What was the main argument of the Declaration of the Rights and Grievances of the Colonies?

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Question 56

__________ were groups of protesters formed in every colony in response to the Stamp Act.

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Question 57

The Act passed by Parliament requiring the colonies to feed and house British troops was the

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Question 58

In what way did the French colonies in the New World differ from those in England?

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Question 59

Explain the causes of the French and Indian War and describe the role the American colonists played in the British victory.

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Exam 4: From Colonies to States, 1607-1776

Explain how the demise of Britain's policy of salutary neglect led to the colonial protests of the 1760s.When and why did Britain decide to pursue more direct control of colonial life, and why did the colonists feel it was so unfair?

The phrase __________ became the rallying cry in the mid-1760s for American Whigs opposed to the Stamp Tax.

The Stamp Act placed the first tax on the new colonial postal system.

The __________ were laws passed by Parliament after the Boston Tea Party aimed at forcing Boston to submit to British rule.

The Glorious Revolution was bloodier (in terms of battle deaths) than the English Civil War.

As a result of the French and Indian War, France ceded claim to all its North American territories to

The Quartering Act required the colonies to provide provisions and barracks for British soldiers.

Who is known as the Father of New France?

__________ shifted the grievances for the American Revolution from Parliament to King George III himself.

In what ways did the French and Indian War pave the way for the American Revolution?

As a result of the Boston Massacre, Britain did which of the following?

John Locke's writings justified revolution in some cases.

The first ruler of England to acknowledge the possibility of generating a profit from the English colonies was

The __________ declared that all Virginians were entitled to all the rights of Englishmen and could only be taxed by their elected representatives.

The Gaspée incident involved the burning of a church in Boston by British soldiers.

What was the main argument of the Declaration of the Rights and Grievances of the Colonies?

__________ were groups of protesters formed in every colony in response to the Stamp Act.

The Act passed by Parliament requiring the colonies to feed and house British troops was the

In what way did the French colonies in the New World differ from those in England?

Explain the causes of the French and Indian War and describe the role the American colonists played in the British victory.

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England and Its American Colonies, 1607-1732

Colonial Ways of Life, 1607-1750

The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Creating a More Perfect Union, 1783-1800

The Early Republic, 1800-1815

The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850

Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

The South and Slavery, 1800-1860

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion and Southern Secession, 1830-1861

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Big Business and Organized Labor, 1860-1900

The South and the West Transformed, 1865-1900

Society and Politics in the Gilded Age, 1865-1900

Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

New Deal America, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

Affluence and Anxiety in the Atomic Age, 1950-1959

New Frontiers, 1960-1968

Rebellion and Reaction, the 1960s and 1970s

Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

Twenty-First-Century America, 1993-Present

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