Question 1

What was General Jeffrey Amherst's general philosophy toward Indians?

Accepted Answer

A)  All Indians threatened Europeans and should be exterminated. 
B)  Indians were peaceful people unjustly caught up in European wars. 
C)  Some Indians were evil and deserved to be killed. 
D)  Europeans must learn to coexist with Indians for everyone's survival. 
A)  All Indians threatened Europeans and should be exterminated. 
B)  Indians were peaceful people unjustly caught up in European wars. 
C)  Some Indians were evil and deserved to be killed. 
D)  Europeans must learn to coexist with Indians for everyone's survival. A

Question 2

How did the British crown react to news of the union forming among colonial leaders in the 1750s?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were glad the colonies were finally working together. 
B)  They were threatened by this newfound unity. 
C)  They hoped it would relieve them of burdensome decision making. 
D)  They supplied the union with weapons to further validate it. 
A)  They were glad the colonies were finally working together. 
B)  They were threatened by this newfound unity. 
C)  They hoped it would relieve them of burdensome decision making. 
D)  They supplied the union with weapons to further validate it. B

Question 3

Why did the king and Parliament allow local governments in the British North American colonies to exercise some control over decisions?

Accepted Answer

A)  The king believed in local sovereignty. 
B)  They believed that allowing local governments some sense of autonomy made it easier to rule. 
C)  That was the agreement they had made with local governments. 
D)  They thought that they couldn't stop local governments even if they wanted to. 
A)  The king believed in local sovereignty. 
B)  They believed that allowing local governments some sense of autonomy made it easier to rule. 
C)  That was the agreement they had made with local governments. 
D)  They thought that they couldn't stop local governments even if they wanted to. B

Question 4

What inspired the conflict among the colonists and Britain in New York's Hudson Valley and New Jersey, even before the French and Indian War?

Accepted Answer

A)  The French walked all over the colonists' land rights. 
B)  Landlords and speculators exploited working people. 
C)  Settlers were unable to secure the land from local Indian tribes. 
D)  Britain levied an extremely high usage tax on settlers. 
A)  The French walked all over the colonists' land rights. 
B)  Landlords and speculators exploited working people. 
C)  Settlers were unable to secure the land from local Indian tribes. 
D)  Britain levied an extremely high usage tax on settlers.

Question 5

The governor of what colony sent troops to the frontier to quell what he viewed as an open rebellion by Regulators following the Stamp Act crisis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Virginia 
B)  North Carolina 
C)  Massachusetts 
D)  South Carolina 
A)  Virginia 
B)  North Carolina 
C)  Massachusetts 
D)  South Carolina

Question 6

Which colonial government first stood against the Stamp Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  Massachusetts 
B)  Rhode Island 
C)  Virginia 
D)  Pennsylvania 
A)  Massachusetts 
B)  Rhode Island 
C)  Virginia 
D)  Pennsylvania

Question 7

Who led the Sons of Liberty in Boston in protesting the Stamp Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  Andrew Oliver 
B)  Thomas Hutchinson 
C)  John Henry 
D)  Samuel Adams 
A)  Andrew Oliver 
B)  Thomas Hutchinson 
C)  John Henry 
D)  Samuel Adams

Question 8

What was the effect of the Continental Congress on former colonies like Massachusetts?

Accepted Answer

A)  It recognized the important leadership of Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty. 
B)  It drew power away from colonial entities like Massachusetts. 
C)  It appointed Samuel Adams of Massachusetts the leader of its organizing efforts. 
D)  It emphasized the power of northern states over southern states. 
A)  It recognized the important leadership of Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty. 
B)  It drew power away from colonial entities like Massachusetts. 
C)  It appointed Samuel Adams of Massachusetts the leader of its organizing efforts. 
D)  It emphasized the power of northern states over southern states.

Question 9

Why was the French and Indian War of 1754 significant for Great Britain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Great Britain was unaffected by it. 
B)  Great Britain lost land in the struggle. 
C)  Great Britain gained land in the struggle. 
D)  Great Britain was defeated by the French. 
A)  Great Britain was unaffected by it. 
B)  Great Britain lost land in the struggle. 
C)  Great Britain gained land in the struggle. 
D)  Great Britain was defeated by the French.

Question 10

Which European nation aspired to form an alliance with the powerful Iroquois Confederacy in 1754 to protect its territory from other Indians and rival Europeans?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

In the 1750s, struggles to further European imperial claims were inspired by signs of

Accepted Answer

A)  French weakness in North America. 
B)  British weakness in North America. 
C)  Native American weakness in North America. 
D)  Native American strength in North America. 
A)  French weakness in North America. 
B)  British weakness in North America. 
C)  Native American weakness in North America. 
D)  Native American strength in North America.

Question 12

What mid-eighteenth-century act restricted the supply of money in the North American colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Currency Act 
B)  Dollar Bill Act 
C)  Stamp Act 
D)  Treasury Act 
A)  Currency Act 
B)  Dollar Bill Act 
C)  Stamp Act 
D)  Treasury Act

Question 13

Who assumed the leadership role in the Stamp Act protests?

Accepted Answer

A)  Judges, sheriffs, and colonial officials 
B)  Artisans and small farmers 
C)  Merchants, lawyers, and local leaders 
D)  Servants, slaves, and the working poor 
A)  Judges, sheriffs, and colonial officials 
B)  Artisans and small farmers 
C)  Merchants, lawyers, and local leaders 
D)  Servants, slaves, and the working poor

Question 14

What impact did the French and Indian War have on the relationship between the British crown and its North American colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  It left the colonists feeling neglected by the crown. 
B)  It finally resolved colonial issues with Native Americans. 
C)  It tightened the bond between the crown and the colonies. 
D)  There was a dramatic loss of land and connection. 
A)  It left the colonists feeling neglected by the crown. 
B)  It finally resolved colonial issues with Native Americans. 
C)  It tightened the bond between the crown and the colonies. 
D)  There was a dramatic loss of land and connection.

Question 15

How were the funds collected under the Stamp Act to be spent?

Accepted Answer

A)  For personal use by the king 
B)  Toward improvements to roads and waterways 
C)  For defense and protection of the colonies 
D)  For replanting forests used to make paper 
A)  For personal use by the king 
B)  Toward improvements to roads and waterways 
C)  For defense and protection of the colonies 
D)  For replanting forests used to make paper

Question 16

How did the British government immediately respond to the Boston Tea Party?

Accepted Answer

A)  They successfully charged, convicted, and executed the protestors. 
B)  They sent in troops and opened fire on the crowd. 
C)  They closed the port of Boston and demanded compensation. 
D)  They revoked the monopoly granted to the East Indian Company on tea sales. 
A)  They successfully charged, convicted, and executed the protestors. 
B)  They sent in troops and opened fire on the crowd. 
C)  They closed the port of Boston and demanded compensation. 
D)  They revoked the monopoly granted to the East Indian Company on tea sales.

Question 17

In the aftermath of the Stamp Act Congress and calls of resistance to British laws that were unjust, the delegates proclaimed their loyalty to

Accepted Answer

A)  Parliament. 
B)  the king of England. 
C)  God alone. 
D)  the king of France. 
A)  Parliament. 
B)  the king of England. 
C)  God alone. 
D)  the king of France.

Question 18

What was the name of the 1754 gathering of colonial leaders to discuss matters of frontier defense, trade, and territorial expansion?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Philadelphia Union 
B)  The Continental Congress 
C)  The Albany Congress 
D)  The Constitutional Convention 
A)  The Philadelphia Union 
B)  The Continental Congress 
C)  The Albany Congress 
D)  The Constitutional Convention

Question 19

What was the popular name for the American Duties Act of 1764?

Accepted Answer

A)  King George's Act 
B)  Navigation Act 
C)  Stamp Act 
D)  Sugar Act 
A)  King George's Act 
B)  Navigation Act 
C)  Stamp Act 
D)  Sugar Act

Question 20

Why did Parliament offer the East India Company a monopoly on the tea trade in the colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  The crown wanted to punish the Boston Tea Company. 
B)  Colonists proved unable to efficiently distribute tea on their own. 
C)  The East India Company offered the most unique teas at the best prices. 
D)  The East India Company was on the verge of economic collapse. 
A)  The crown wanted to punish the Boston Tea Company. 
B)  Colonists proved unable to efficiently distribute tea on their own. 
C)  The East India Company offered the most unique teas at the best prices. 
D)  The East India Company was on the verge of economic collapse.

Exam 5: War and Empire

What was General Jeffrey Amherst's general philosophy toward Indians?

How did the British crown react to news of the union forming among colonial leaders in the 1750s?

Why did the king and Parliament allow local governments in the British North American colonies to exercise some control over decisions?

What inspired the conflict among the colonists and Britain in New York's Hudson Valley and New Jersey, even before the French and Indian War?

The governor of what colony sent troops to the frontier to quell what he viewed as an open rebellion by Regulators following the Stamp Act crisis?

Which colonial government first stood against the Stamp Act?

Who led the Sons of Liberty in Boston in protesting the Stamp Act?

What was the effect of the Continental Congress on former colonies like Massachusetts?

Why was the French and Indian War of 1754 significant for Great Britain?

Which European nation aspired to form an alliance with the powerful Iroquois Confederacy in 1754 to protect its territory from other Indians and rival Europeans?

In the 1750s, struggles to further European imperial claims were inspired by signs of

What mid-eighteenth-century act restricted the supply of money in the North American colonies?

Who assumed the leadership role in the Stamp Act protests?

What impact did the French and Indian War have on the relationship between the British crown and its North American colonies?

How were the funds collected under the Stamp Act to be spent?

How did the British government immediately respond to the Boston Tea Party?

In the aftermath of the Stamp Act Congress and calls of resistance to British laws that were unjust, the delegates proclaimed their loyalty to

What was the name of the 1754 gathering of colonial leaders to discuss matters of frontier defense, trade, and territorial expansion?

What was the popular name for the American Duties Act of 1764?

Why did Parliament offer the East India Company a monopoly on the tea trade in the colonies?

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