Question 1

Colonial royal governors:

Accepted Answer

A) held their offices for life. 
B) tended to be devoted and effective public servants. 
C) were elected by property-owning males. 
D) had veto power over colonial assemblies. 
E) were required to be devoutly religious. 
A) held their offices for life. 
B) tended to be devoted and effective public servants. 
C) were elected by property-owning males. 
D) had veto power over colonial assemblies. 
E) were required to be devoutly religious. D

Question 2

Britain's adoption of mercantilist policies set it apart from other European powers of the seventeenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary.

Question 4

George Grenville continued the policy of "salutary neglect."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Mercantilism involved:

Accepted Answer

A) government's attempt to maintain a favorable balance of trade. 
B) allowing Americans the ability to govern themselves. 
C) encouraging colonists to develop manufacturing. 
D) a commitment to absolute free trade. 
E) one of the earliest experiments in socialism. 
A) government's attempt to maintain a favorable balance of trade. 
B) allowing Americans the ability to govern themselves. 
C) encouraging colonists to develop manufacturing. 
D) a commitment to absolute free trade. 
E) one of the earliest experiments in socialism.

Question 6

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-William Pitt

Accepted Answer

A) was a British general in the French and Indian War 
B) surrendered Fort Necessity to French 
C) wrote Common Sense 
D) architect of the Albany Plan of Union 
E) warned citizens of Lexington of a British military advance
F)wrote Two Treatises on Government
G)was a British war minister during the French and Indian War
H)organized the Sons of Liberty
I)proposed the Stamp Act
J)was the governor of the Dominion of New England 
A) was a British general in the French and Indian War 
B) surrendered Fort Necessity to French 
C) wrote Common Sense 
D) architect of the Albany Plan of Union 
E) warned citizens of Lexington of a British military advance
F)wrote Two Treatises on Government
G)was a British war minister during the French and Indian War
H)organized the Sons of Liberty
I)proposed the Stamp Act
J)was the governor of the Dominion of New England

Question 7

Which of the following did the French settle first?

Accepted Answer

A) Mobile 
B) New Orleans 
C) Detroit 
D) St.Louis 
E) Quebec 
A) Mobile 
B) New Orleans 
C) Detroit 
D) St.Louis 
E) Quebec

Question 8

In 1678,a defiant Massachusetts legislature declared the Navigation Acts:

Accepted Answer

A) an insult to the colonists. 
B) only applicable to the southern colonies. 
C) in violation of international law. 
D) an act of treason by Britain. 
E) as having no legal standing in the colony. 
A) an insult to the colonists. 
B) only applicable to the southern colonies. 
C) in violation of international law. 
D) an act of treason by Britain. 
E) as having no legal standing in the colony.

Question 9

By 1750,the French population in North America:

Accepted Answer

A) had begun to diminish. 
B) was largely in Louisiana. 
C) was vastly outnumbered by the English. 
D) had a similar number of men and women. 
E) was only about half Roman Catholic. 
A) had begun to diminish. 
B) was largely in Louisiana. 
C) was vastly outnumbered by the English. 
D) had a similar number of men and women. 
E) was only about half Roman Catholic.

Question 10

The 1765 Stamp Act:

Accepted Answer

A) required revenue stamps on legal and commercial documents. 
B) was approved by the colonial assemblies. 
C) directly affected only a few Americans. 
D) soothed American fears of standing armies. 
E) raised a lot of money for the Crown. 
A) required revenue stamps on legal and commercial documents. 
B) was approved by the colonial assemblies. 
C) directly affected only a few Americans. 
D) soothed American fears of standing armies. 
E) raised a lot of money for the Crown.

Question 11

The purpose of the Coercive Acts was to:

Accepted Answer

A) punish Boston for the Tea Party. 
B) arrest the leaders of the Sons of Liberty. 
C) abolish the colonial assemblies. 
D) outlaw any public criticism of British policy. 
E) make Americans drink more tea. 
A) punish Boston for the Tea Party. 
B) arrest the leaders of the Sons of Liberty. 
C) abolish the colonial assemblies. 
D) outlaw any public criticism of British policy. 
E) make Americans drink more tea.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-George Grenville

Accepted Answer

A) was a British general in the French and Indian War 
B) surrendered Fort Necessity to French 
C) wrote Common Sense 
D) architect of the Albany Plan of Union 
E) warned citizens of Lexington of a British military advance
F)wrote Two Treatises on Government
G)was a British war minister during the French and Indian War
H)organized the Sons of Liberty
I)proposed the Stamp Act
J)was the governor of the Dominion of New England 
A) was a British general in the French and Indian War 
B) surrendered Fort Necessity to French 
C) wrote Common Sense 
D) architect of the Albany Plan of Union 
E) warned citizens of Lexington of a British military advance
F)wrote Two Treatises on Government
G)was a British war minister during the French and Indian War
H)organized the Sons of Liberty
I)proposed the Stamp Act
J)was the governor of the Dominion of New England

Question 14

The Sugar Act of 1764:

Accepted Answer

A) legalized trade with the French West Indies. 
B) was intended to generate revenue from the colonies. 
C) doubled the existing tax on molasses. 
D) aimed to reduce rum drinking in the colonies. 
E) taxed sugar refined in the colonies. 
A) legalized trade with the French West Indies. 
B) was intended to generate revenue from the colonies. 
C) doubled the existing tax on molasses. 
D) aimed to reduce rum drinking in the colonies. 
E) taxed sugar refined in the colonies.

Question 15

The triumph of what Britain called the Great War saw Americans:

Accepted Answer

A) very nervous about their own future. 
B) compassionate toward the French. 
C) jealous of British military power. 
D) turn their anger on the king. 
E) celebrating as joyously as Londoners. 
A) very nervous about their own future. 
B) compassionate toward the French. 
C) jealous of British military power. 
D) turn their anger on the king. 
E) celebrating as joyously as Londoners.

Question 16

A series of British wars against the French began during the reign of King:

Accepted Answer

A) Charles II. 
B) James II. 
C) William. 
D) George I. 
E) Richard III. 
A) Charles II. 
B) James II. 
C) William. 
D) George I. 
E) Richard III.

Question 17

Discuss the concept of "salutary neglect."

Accepted Answer

Salutary neglect was a policy followed b

Question 18

At the Battle of Bunker Hill:

Accepted Answer

A) the British suffered major casualties. 
B) George Washington won his first victory. 
C) the colonial militia repulsed every British assault. 
D) Americans learned they could easily beat the British. 
E) Americans refused to take prisoners. 
A) the British suffered major casualties. 
B) George Washington won his first victory. 
C) the colonial militia repulsed every British assault. 
D) Americans learned they could easily beat the British. 
E) Americans refused to take prisoners.

Question 19

In April 1775,the British marched to Concord,Massachusetts,in an effort to:

Accepted Answer

A) shut down a rebellious newspaper. 
B) collect taxes. 
C) prevent a town meeting. 
D) seize a stockpile of weapons,ammunition,and powder. 
E) arrest Paul Revere. 
A) shut down a rebellious newspaper. 
B) collect taxes. 
C) prevent a town meeting. 
D) seize a stockpile of weapons,ammunition,and powder. 
E) arrest Paul Revere.

Question 20

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Edward Braddock

Accepted Answer

A) was a British general in the French and Indian War 
B) surrendered Fort Necessity to French 
C) wrote Common Sense 
D) architect of the Albany Plan of Union 
E) warned citizens of Lexington of a British military advance
F)wrote Two Treatises on Government
G)was a British war minister during the French and Indian War
H)organized the Sons of Liberty
I)proposed the Stamp Act
J)was the governor of the Dominion of New England 
A) was a British general in the French and Indian War 
B) surrendered Fort Necessity to French 
C) wrote Common Sense 
D) architect of the Albany Plan of Union 
E) warned citizens of Lexington of a British military advance
F)wrote Two Treatises on Government
G)was a British war minister during the French and Indian War
H)organized the Sons of Liberty
I)proposed the Stamp Act
J)was the governor of the Dominion of New England

Exam 4: From Colonies to States

Colonial royal governors:

Britain's adoption of mercantilist policies set it apart from other European powers of the seventeenth century.

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

George Grenville continued the policy of "salutary neglect."

Mercantilism involved:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -William Pitt

Which of the following did the French settle first?

In 1678,a defiant Massachusetts legislature declared the Navigation Acts:

By 1750,the French population in North America:

The 1765 Stamp Act:

The purpose of the Coercive Acts was to:

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

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -George Grenville

The Sugar Act of 1764:

The triumph of what Britain called the Great War saw Americans:

A series of British wars against the French began during the reign of King:

Discuss the concept of "salutary neglect."

At the Battle of Bunker Hill:

In April 1775,the British marched to Concord,Massachusetts,in an effort to:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Edward Braddock

The Collision of Cultures

Englands Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Strengthening the New Nation

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, slavery, and King Cotton, 1800-1860

Religion, romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion, 1830-1848

The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

The Era of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

The New South and the New West, 1865-1900

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 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

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

Cold War America, 1950-1959

A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968

Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s

Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

Twenty-First-Century America, 1993-Present

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