Question 1

According to quantitative estimates of the burden of the Navigation Acts on the colonies, what can be said about the (net) effect of the Acts?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Navigation Acts placed a serious economic burden on the colonies, with estimates of this burden equaling roughly 40 percent of 1770s GNP. 
B)  The Navigation Acts were the critical reason why colonists revolted against the British. 
C)  After accounting for the protection provided by the British, there was very little economic burden to colonists from the Navigation Acts. 
D)  Existing data do not allow for credible estimates of the economic burden of the Navigation Acts on the colonies. 
A)  The Navigation Acts placed a serious economic burden on the colonies, with estimates of this burden equaling roughly 40 percent of 1770s GNP. 
B)  The Navigation Acts were the critical reason why colonists revolted against the British. 
C)  After accounting for the protection provided by the British, there was very little economic burden to colonists from the Navigation Acts. 
D)  Existing data do not allow for credible estimates of the economic burden of the Navigation Acts on the colonies. C

Question 2

Which one of the following was not a goal of the Navigation Acts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Protect and encourage English and colonial shipping. 
B)  Ensure that major colonial imports from Europe were shipped from British ports. 
C)  Ensure that the bulk of desired colonial products were shipped to England. 
D)  Prevent West Indian planters from increasing their control over the U.S. colonial trade. 
A)  Protect and encourage English and colonial shipping. 
B)  Ensure that major colonial imports from Europe were shipped from British ports. 
C)  Ensure that the bulk of desired colonial products were shipped to England. 
D)  Prevent West Indian planters from increasing their control over the U.S. colonial trade. D

Question 3

The burden of the Navigation Acts on colonial trade to continental Europe

Accepted Answer

A)  was disproportionately large on the more distant Southern colonies. 
B)  amounted to 5 percent of colonial income. 
C)  amounted to less than one percent of colonial income. 
D)  Both a and b are correct. 
E)  Both a and c are correct. 
A)  was disproportionately large on the more distant Southern colonies. 
B)  amounted to 5 percent of colonial income. 
C)  amounted to less than one percent of colonial income. 
D)  Both a and b are correct. 
E)  Both a and c are correct. E

Question 4

The costs and benefits of mercantilist policies on the colonies produced a ______ to the American colonies.

Accepted Answer

A)  small net benefit 
B)  small net cost 
C)  large net cost 
D)  large net benefit 
A)  small net benefit 
B)  small net cost 
C)  large net cost 
D)  large net benefit

Question 5

The ____________ was designed to raise revenue and achieve mercantilist goals, while the ____________ was simply intended to raise revenue.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sugar Act; Tea Act 
B)  Tea Act; Molasses Act 
C)  Sugar Act; Stamp Act 
D)  Stamp Act; Hat Act 
A)  Sugar Act; Tea Act 
B)  Tea Act; Molasses Act 
C)  Sugar Act; Stamp Act 
D)  Stamp Act; Hat Act

Question 6

Which of the following statements accurately describes pre-1763 British colonial policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  England taxed the colonies extensively, requiring the colonists to pay a substantial portion of the costs of government administration and military protection. 
B)  The Navigation Acts placed a severe economic burden on the colonies, equaling more than 30 percent of colonial income. 
C)  England discouraged western settlements in an effort to reduce conflicts between colonists and Native Americans. 
D)  Colonial laws were not officially in effect until the Privy Council granted its approval. 
E)  All of the above statements accurately describe pre-1763 British colonial policy. 
A)  England taxed the colonies extensively, requiring the colonists to pay a substantial portion of the costs of government administration and military protection. 
B)  The Navigation Acts placed a severe economic burden on the colonies, equaling more than 30 percent of colonial income. 
C)  England discouraged western settlements in an effort to reduce conflicts between colonists and Native Americans. 
D)  Colonial laws were not officially in effect until the Privy Council granted its approval. 
E)  All of the above statements accurately describe pre-1763 British colonial policy.

Question 7

Which of the following provisions was not a component of the Intolerable Acts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Permitted British officials charged with crimes to be tried in Britain. 
B)  Raised taxes in Boston to pay for the tea destroyed during the Boston Tea Party. 
C)  Provided for the quartering of troops in the city of Boston. 
D)  Revised the charter of Massachusetts to make some rights dependent on the decisions of a governor who was appointed by England. 
A)  Permitted British officials charged with crimes to be tried in Britain. 
B)  Raised taxes in Boston to pay for the tea destroyed during the Boston Tea Party. 
C)  Provided for the quartering of troops in the city of Boston. 
D)  Revised the charter of Massachusetts to make some rights dependent on the decisions of a governor who was appointed by England.

Question 8

Economic consequences of Tea Act (1773) included a\an __________ in the price of tea in the colonies and a\an ___________ in the revenues of colonial tea wholesalers.

Accepted Answer

A)  increase; increase 
B)  increase; decrease 
C)  decrease; increase 
D)  decrease; decrease 
A)  increase; increase 
B)  increase; decrease 
C)  decrease; increase 
D)  decrease; decrease

Question 9

All of the following statements accurately describe pre-1763 British colonial policy except :

Accepted Answer

A)  England discouraged western settlements in an effort to reduce conflicts between colonists and Native Americans. 
B)  English taxes imposed on colonists were much lower than the taxes imposed on English residents. 
C)  England passed certain laws designed to reduce colonial production of goods that duplicated popular English products. 
D)  Colonial governors and the Privy Council rarely used their veto power to overturn colonial laws. 
A)  England discouraged western settlements in an effort to reduce conflicts between colonists and Native Americans. 
B)  English taxes imposed on colonists were much lower than the taxes imposed on English residents. 
C)  England passed certain laws designed to reduce colonial production of goods that duplicated popular English products. 
D)  Colonial governors and the Privy Council rarely used their veto power to overturn colonial laws.

Question 10

What was not a grievance of the Continental Congress that met in October 1774?

Accepted Answer

A)  Taxes had been imposed upon the colonies by the British Parliament. 
B)  The colonies were not permitted to trade with nations other than England. 
C)  England had confiscated western colonial land. 
D)  Persons could be transported out of the colonies for trials. 
A)  Taxes had been imposed upon the colonies by the British Parliament. 
B)  The colonies were not permitted to trade with nations other than England. 
C)  England had confiscated western colonial land. 
D)  Persons could be transported out of the colonies for trials.

Question 11

The Tea Act

Accepted Answer

A)  raised the price of tea to colonists. 
B)  allowed for more "middlemen" to be involved in the exportation of tea from India to America. 
C)  made tea an "enumerated good" under the Navigation Acts. 
D)  harmed smugglers of Dutch tea. 
A)  raised the price of tea to colonists. 
B)  allowed for more "middlemen" to be involved in the exportation of tea from India to America. 
C)  made tea an "enumerated good" under the Navigation Acts. 
D)  harmed smugglers of Dutch tea.

Question 12

The Sugar Act (1764)

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased the tariff that had been established by the Molasses Act. 
B)  was designed to raise revenue for England. 
C)  was more vigorously enforced than the Molasses Act. 
D)  was designed to support England's mercantilist goals. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  decreased the tariff that had been established by the Molasses Act. 
B)  was designed to raise revenue for England. 
C)  was more vigorously enforced than the Molasses Act. 
D)  was designed to support England's mercantilist goals. 
E)  All of the above.

Question 13

The Royal Proclamation of 1763 and the Quebec Act of 1774 had all of the following effects except :

Accepted Answer

A)  increased the price of farm labor 
B)  increased the price of farm land 
C)  decreased competition for existing farmers 
D)  encouraged Scotch, Irish and German immigrants to rebel against England 
A)  increased the price of farm labor 
B)  increased the price of farm land 
C)  decreased competition for existing farmers 
D)  encouraged Scotch, Irish and German immigrants to rebel against England

Question 14

The "duplication production" laws passed by Parliament in the late 17th and 18th centuries, restricted colonial export of

Accepted Answer

A)  woolen goods. 
B)  tobacco. 
C)  pig iron. 
D)  cotton. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  woolen goods. 
B)  tobacco. 
C)  pig iron. 
D)  cotton. 
E)  All of the above.

Question 15

One of the most important reasons for England's reasserting its authority over the colonial United States prior to the Revolution was

Accepted Answer

A)  England 's commitment to mercantilism. 
B)  the end of the Seven Years War. 
C)  the end of the English Revolution. 
D)  the fall of Spain as a world power. 
A)  England 's commitment to mercantilism. 
B)  the end of the Seven Years War. 
C)  the end of the English Revolution. 
D)  the fall of Spain as a world power.

Question 16

The Navigation Acts

Accepted Answer

A)  placed tariffs on the import of British goods by the colonies. 
B)  provided for the free trade of colonial goods, including tobacco, indigo and sugar. 
C)  required all colonial trade to be carried on English vessels. 
D)  were abolished in 1700. 
A)  placed tariffs on the import of British goods by the colonies. 
B)  provided for the free trade of colonial goods, including tobacco, indigo and sugar. 
C)  required all colonial trade to be carried on English vessels. 
D)  were abolished in 1700.

Question 17

Economic  controls that that England imposed on its North American colonies were less strict than those

Accepted Answer

A)  other European nations imposed on their colonies. 
B)  England imposed on its other colonial holdings. 
C)  England imposed on Ireland. 
D)  England or other European nations imposed on any of its other colonial possessions. 
A)  other European nations imposed on their colonies. 
B)  England imposed on its other colonial holdings. 
C)  England imposed on Ireland. 
D)  England or other European nations imposed on any of its other colonial possessions.

Question 18

The Molasses Act (1733)

Accepted Answer

A)  aimed to decrease trade between the colonies and the French West Indies. 
B)  was flounted with impunity by the colonists. 
C)  placed a high tariff on colonial imports of foreign sugar, molasses and rum. 
D)  if enforced would have disrupted one of the major colonial trades. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  aimed to decrease trade between the colonies and the French West Indies. 
B)  was flounted with impunity by the colonists. 
C)  placed a high tariff on colonial imports of foreign sugar, molasses and rum. 
D)  if enforced would have disrupted one of the major colonial trades. 
E)  All of the above.

Question 19

All of the following are examples of "external taxes" except:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Stamp Act 
B)  the Sugar Act 
C)  the Townshend Acts 
D)  the Molasses Act 
A)  the Stamp Act 
B)  the Sugar Act 
C)  the Townshend Acts 
D)  the Molasses Act

Question 20

In a Crown colony

Accepted Answer

A)  both its governor and upper house were appointed by the Crown. 
B)  the governor was appointed by the Crown while the upper house was elected by the propertied adult males within the colony. 
C)  only the lower house could initiate fiscal legislation. 
D)  Both a and b are correct. 
E)  Both a and c are correct. 
A)  both its governor and upper house were appointed by the Crown. 
B)  the governor was appointed by the Crown while the upper house was elected by the propertied adult males within the colony. 
C)  only the lower house could initiate fiscal legislation. 
D)  Both a and b are correct. 
E)  Both a and c are correct.

Exam 6: Three Crises and Revolt

According to quantitative estimates of the burden of the Navigation Acts on the colonies, what can be said about the (net) effect of the Acts?

Which one of the following was not a goal of the Navigation Acts?

The burden of the Navigation Acts on colonial trade to continental Europe

The costs and benefits of mercantilist policies on the colonies produced a ______ to the American colonies.

The ____________ was designed to raise revenue and achieve mercantilist goals, while the ____________ was simply intended to raise revenue.

Which of the following statements accurately describes pre-1763 British colonial policy?

Which of the following provisions was not a component of the Intolerable Acts?

Economic consequences of Tea Act (1773) included a\an __________ in the price of tea in the colonies and a\an ___________ in the revenues of colonial tea wholesalers.

All of the following statements accurately describe pre-1763 British colonial policy except :

What was not a grievance of the Continental Congress that met in October 1774?

The Tea Act

The Sugar Act (1764)

The Royal Proclamation of 1763 and the Quebec Act of 1774 had all of the following effects except :

The "duplication production" laws passed by Parliament in the late 17th and 18th centuries, restricted colonial export of

One of the most important reasons for England's reasserting its authority over the colonial United States prior to the Revolution was

The Navigation Acts

Economic controls that that England imposed on its North American colonies were less strict than those

The Molasses Act (1733)

All of the following are examples of "external taxes" except:

In a Crown colony

Growth, Welfare, and the American Economy

Founding the Colonies

Colonial Economic Activities

The Economic Relations of the Colonies

Economic Progress and Wealth

Hard Realities for a New Nation

Land and the Early Westward Movements

Transportation and Market Growth

Market Expansion and Industry in First Transition

Labor During the Early Industrial Period

Money and Banking in the Developing Economy

The Entrenchment of Slavery and Regional Conflict

War, Recovery, and Regional Divergence

Agricultures Western Advance

Railroads and Economic Change

Industrial Expansion and Concentration

The Emergence of Americas Labor Consciousness

Money, Prices, and Finance in the Postbellum Era

Commerce at Home and Abroad

World War I, 1914-1918

The Roaring Twenties

The Great Depression

The New Deal

World War Ii

The Changing Role of the Federal Government

The Changing Role of the Federal Government: Consumer Safety, Agriculture, the Environment, and Housing

Monetary Policy, Fiscal Policy, and the Business Cycle After World War Ii

Manufacturing, Productivity, and Labor

Achievements of the Past, Challenges for the Future

Filters

The was designed to raise revenue and achieve mercantilist goals, while the was simply intended to raise revenue.

Economic consequences of Tea Act (1773) included a\an in the price of tea in the colonies and a\an _ in the revenues of colonial tea wholesalers.

The "duplication production" laws passed by Parliament in the late 17^th and 18^th centuries, restricted colonial export of