Question 1

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 2

One change brought to the American colonies after the Glorious Revolution was that the:

Accepted Answer

A) concept of the Dominion of New England was extended to the southern colonies. 
B) colonies were inspired to lead a revolt against King William. 
C) new monarch showed little interest in the colonies because of his desire to force the French out of North America. 
D) monarchy attempted to tighten its grip on the colonies by making more of them royal colonies. 
E) Crown paid for more people to migrate to the colonies. 
A) concept of the Dominion of New England was extended to the southern colonies. 
B) colonies were inspired to lead a revolt against King William. 
C) new monarch showed little interest in the colonies because of his desire to force the French out of North America. 
D) monarchy attempted to tighten its grip on the colonies by making more of them royal colonies. 
E) Crown paid for more people to migrate to the colonies.

Question 3

French colonists in North America:

Accepted Answer

A) were very diverse in ethnicity and religion. 
B) established large plantations wherever they settled. 
C) established cooperative relations with the Indians. 
D) lived under dictatorial governments. 
E) were the first to call for a revolution. 
A) were very diverse in ethnicity and religion. 
B) established large plantations wherever they settled. 
C) established cooperative relations with the Indians. 
D) lived under dictatorial governments. 
E) were the first to call for a revolution.

Question 4

As a result of the 1763 Treaty of Paris,Britain acquired ________ from Spain.

Accepted Answer

A) Florida 
B) New Orleans 
C) Mexico 
D) Cuba 
E) California 
A) Florida 
B) New Orleans 
C) Mexico 
D) Cuba 
E) California

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

During the period of salutary neglect:

Accepted Answer

A) the British government took less of a role in governing the American colonies. 
B) new and efficient trade regulations were introduced. 
C) William and Mary ruled Britain. 
D) a new trade board,the Lords of Trade and Plantations,was introduced. 
E) Americans developed a powerful desire for independence. 
A) the British government took less of a role in governing the American colonies. 
B) new and efficient trade regulations were introduced. 
C) William and Mary ruled Britain. 
D) a new trade board,the Lords of Trade and Plantations,was introduced. 
E) Americans developed a powerful desire for independence.

Question 8

The major objective of the Tea Act of 1773 was to:

Accepted Answer

A) enrich Lord North and his cronies. 
B) bail out the East India Company. 
C) stimulate England's home economy. 
D) punish American tea importers. 
E) reduce tea prices for Americans. 
A) enrich Lord North and his cronies. 
B) bail out the East India Company. 
C) stimulate England's home economy. 
D) punish American tea importers. 
E) reduce tea prices for Americans.

Question 9

Like his grandfather and great-grandfather,George III cared little about England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

All of the following are true of Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence,EXCEPT that it:

Accepted Answer

A) took many ideas from George Mason and John Locke. 
B) was revised by other members of the Congress. 
C) was meant as a statement of American principles and grievances. 
D) secured American independence. 
E) spoke of certain "unalienable rights." 
A) took many ideas from George Mason and John Locke. 
B) was revised by other members of the Congress. 
C) was meant as a statement of American principles and grievances. 
D) secured American independence. 
E) spoke of certain "unalienable rights."

Question 11

Describe the Proclamation of 1763 and the impact it had on the relationship between Britain and the American colonies.

Accepted Answer

The Proclamation of 1763 was a royal dec

Question 12

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Thomas Paine

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 13

All of the following were true of the early Revolution,EXCEPT that:

Accepted Answer

A) Americans were farmers,not soldiers. 
B) the Patriots lacked military training and discipline. 
C) the British army was the best trained and equipped in the world. 
D) Patriots were universally united behind the cause of independence. 
E) Americans had the advantage of knowing the local terrain. 
A) Americans were farmers,not soldiers. 
B) the Patriots lacked military training and discipline. 
C) the British army was the best trained and equipped in the world. 
D) Patriots were universally united behind the cause of independence. 
E) Americans had the advantage of knowing the local terrain.

Question 14

The right to vote for members of the colonial assemblies was:

Accepted Answer

A) greatly restricted because of high property qualifications. 
B) open to women in most colonies. 
C) extended to a greater proportion of the population than anywhere else in the world. 
D) based on the same property qualifications as required to vote for Parliament in Britain. 
E) given to all adult males as a result of the Glorious Revolution. 
A) greatly restricted because of high property qualifications. 
B) open to women in most colonies. 
C) extended to a greater proportion of the population than anywhere else in the world. 
D) based on the same property qualifications as required to vote for Parliament in Britain. 
E) given to all adult males as a result of the Glorious Revolution.

Question 15

John Locke's writings justified revolution in some cases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: From Colonies to States

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

One change brought to the American colonies after the Glorious Revolution was that the:

French colonists in North America:

As a result of the 1763 Treaty of Paris,Britain acquired ________ from Spain.

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

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

During the period of salutary neglect:

The major objective of the Tea Act of 1773 was to:

Like his grandfather and great-grandfather,George III cared little about England.

All of the following are true of Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence,EXCEPT that it:

Describe the Proclamation of 1763 and the impact it had on the relationship between Britain and the American colonies.

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Thomas Paine

All of the following were true of the early Revolution,EXCEPT that:

The right to vote for members of the colonial assemblies was:

John Locke's writings justified revolution in some cases.

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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