Question 1

An unexpected consequence of the nonimportation agreements within the Townshend Acts was

Accepted Answer

A) widespread unemployment in England. 
B) an increase in crime in the colonies. 
C) food shortages in the colonies. 
D) a decrease in the number of imported slaves. 
E) that new settlements in the West were necessary to provide food for the colonies. 
A) widespread unemployment in England. 
B) an increase in crime in the colonies. 
C) food shortages in the colonies. 
D) a decrease in the number of imported slaves. 
E) that new settlements in the West were necessary to provide food for the colonies.

Question 2

Why did George Grenville believe that the colonists would readily accept the Stamp Act?

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A) They would be happy to help pay for their protection. 
B) They realized they were some of the least taxed people in the British Empire. 
C) They wanted to help repay the British for their assistance during the war. 
D) The law had existed in England for years. 
E) They knew that King George supported it. 
A) They would be happy to help pay for their protection. 
B) They realized they were some of the least taxed people in the British Empire. 
C) They wanted to help repay the British for their assistance during the war. 
D) The law had existed in England for years. 
E) They knew that King George supported it.

Question 3

A major difference between the governments of Spanish and English colonies was that

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A) in Spanish colonies,people of mixed blood could serve. 
B) the citizens of the English colonies elected their representatives. 
C) Spanish authorities were elected by the pure-blood Spaniards in Mexico. 
D) English representative bodies were chosen by members of Parliament. 
E) Spanish settlers were allowed to vote once they had converted to Protestantism. 
A) in Spanish colonies,people of mixed blood could serve. 
B) the citizens of the English colonies elected their representatives. 
C) Spanish authorities were elected by the pure-blood Spaniards in Mexico. 
D) English representative bodies were chosen by members of Parliament. 
E) Spanish settlers were allowed to vote once they had converted to Protestantism.

Question 4

After the Boston Tea Party,Parliament enacted the Coercive Acts to

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A) destroy the colonies. 
B) extinguish the flames of rebellion before they spread to other colonies. 
C) make the other colonies see what happens when one rebels. 
D) reinforce the garrisons in Boston to prevent another massacre from occurring. 
E) send more troops to the West to deal with Pontiac's Rebellion. 
A) destroy the colonies. 
B) extinguish the flames of rebellion before they spread to other colonies. 
C) make the other colonies see what happens when one rebels. 
D) reinforce the garrisons in Boston to prevent another massacre from occurring. 
E) send more troops to the West to deal with Pontiac's Rebellion.

Question 5

Through the first half of the 18th century,the power of the colonial assemblies generally declined.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

William Pitt

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A) Father of Louisiana 
B) Led Virginia troops against the French in the northwest 
C) Halted British salutary neglect of the colonies 
D) Led the Puritan Commonwealth 
E) Advocated the Plan of Union (1754)
F)Founder of Quebec
G)Focused British attention on America during the Seven Years' War
H)Authored Two Treatises on Government
I)Rose to rule as a result of the Glorious Revolution 
A) Father of Louisiana 
B) Led Virginia troops against the French in the northwest 
C) Halted British salutary neglect of the colonies 
D) Led the Puritan Commonwealth 
E) Advocated the Plan of Union (1754)
F)Founder of Quebec
G)Focused British attention on America during the Seven Years' War
H)Authored Two Treatises on Government
I)Rose to rule as a result of the Glorious Revolution

Question 7

In an attempt to prevent bloodshed,Lord North would issue the _________,which would eliminate all taxes on a colony that paid for their defense and governors.

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A) Conciliatory Proposition 
B) Townshend duties 
C) Suffolk Resolves 
D) Olive Branch Petition 
E) Bill of Rights 
A) Conciliatory Proposition 
B) Townshend duties 
C) Suffolk Resolves 
D) Olive Branch Petition 
E) Bill of Rights

Question 8

Which group denied British claims to their lands in the Treaty of Paris of 1763?

Accepted Answer

A) Spain 
B) France 
C) England 
D) The Native Americans 
E) The Colonists 
A) Spain 
B) France 
C) England 
D) The Native Americans 
E) The Colonists

Question 9

Passed after the Boston Tea Party,these laws were aimed at forcing the New England colonies to submit to British rule.

Accepted Answer

A) The Townshend duties 
B) The Tea Acts 
C) The Navigation Acts 
D) The Coercive Acts 
E) The Declaratory Acts 
A) The Townshend duties 
B) The Tea Acts 
C) The Navigation Acts 
D) The Coercive Acts 
E) The Declaratory Acts

Question 10

What was the purpose of the Adams-Otis letter?

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A) To stir up the flames of revolution 
B) To protest the illegality of taxation without representation 
C) To encourage a boycott of American-made goods 
D) To foment rebellion in Canada 
E) To support the Stamp Act's validity 
A) To stir up the flames of revolution 
B) To protest the illegality of taxation without representation 
C) To encourage a boycott of American-made goods 
D) To foment rebellion in Canada 
E) To support the Stamp Act's validity

Question 11

Write an essay exploring the various ways the colonists protested British policy.

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The colonists protested British policy i

Question 12

After the Boston Tea Party,King George III decided

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A) to allow self-rule in the colonies. 
B) to make Massachusetts an example to those who thwarted his rule. 
C) to allow the Dutch East India Company a monopoly on the importation of tea. 
D) to renounce the throne and live in exile. 
E) to grant the colonies their independence. 
A) to allow self-rule in the colonies. 
B) to make Massachusetts an example to those who thwarted his rule. 
C) to allow the Dutch East India Company a monopoly on the importation of tea. 
D) to renounce the throne and live in exile. 
E) to grant the colonies their independence.

Question 13

As concern began to arise over England's reform policies in the colony,what was the most effective form of protests that occurred?

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A) The destruction of property. 
B) The tarring and feathering of Tories. 
C) The writing and distributing of pamphlets. 
D) The threatening of redcoats and other government officials. 
E) The seizing of British naval vessels and hanging of their crews. 
A) The destruction of property. 
B) The tarring and feathering of Tories. 
C) The writing and distributing of pamphlets. 
D) The threatening of redcoats and other government officials. 
E) The seizing of British naval vessels and hanging of their crews.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Thomas Jefferson was the chief author (or "draftsman")of the Declaration of Independence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

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The answer of In what ways did the French and...

Question 17

Discuss the concept "salutary neglect."

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Salutary neglect was a British policy in

Question 18

One major way that the English differed from the French and Spanish in their settling of the New World was that

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A) England forced the natives to conform to Christianity. 
B) both France and Spain established missions for the natives and the English did not. 
C) the English enslaved the natives and forced them to work on their plantations. 
D) the English imported slaves while France and Spain imported indentured servants to work their fields. 
E) France and Spain established their cities on existing Native American civilizations to force the natives to work for them. 
A) England forced the natives to conform to Christianity. 
B) both France and Spain established missions for the natives and the English did not. 
C) the English enslaved the natives and forced them to work on their plantations. 
D) the English imported slaves while France and Spain imported indentured servants to work their fields. 
E) France and Spain established their cities on existing Native American civilizations to force the natives to work for them.

Question 19

As a result of the Boston Massacre,England

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A) repealed the Townshend duties except on tea. 
B) removed troops from Boston. 
C) continued hunting smugglers at sea. 
D) removed the tax on tea. 
E) abolished the Coercive Acts. 
A) repealed the Townshend duties except on tea. 
B) removed troops from Boston. 
C) continued hunting smugglers at sea. 
D) removed the tax on tea. 
E) abolished the Coercive Acts.

Question 20

The Boston Tea Party can be traced back to Lord North's desire to

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A) force the colonists to abide by British rule. 
B) convince the rebels that the revolution was not winnable. 
C) help his friends make some money. 
D) abolish slavery in the colonies. 
E) convince the French in Canada that British rule had its advantages. 
A) force the colonists to abide by British rule. 
B) convince the rebels that the revolution was not winnable. 
C) help his friends make some money. 
D) abolish slavery in the colonies. 
E) convince the French in Canada that British rule had its advantages.

Exam 4: From Colonies to States, 1607-1776

An unexpected consequence of the nonimportation agreements within the Townshend Acts was

Why did George Grenville believe that the colonists would readily accept the Stamp Act?

A major difference between the governments of Spanish and English colonies was that

After the Boston Tea Party,Parliament enacted the Coercive Acts to

Through the first half of the 18th century,the power of the colonial assemblies generally declined.

William Pitt

In an attempt to prevent bloodshed,Lord North would issue the _________,which would eliminate all taxes on a colony that paid for their defense and governors.

Which group denied British claims to their lands in the Treaty of Paris of 1763?

Passed after the Boston Tea Party,these laws were aimed at forcing the New England colonies to submit to British rule.

What was the purpose of the Adams-Otis letter?

Write an essay exploring the various ways the colonists protested British policy.

After the Boston Tea Party,King George III decided

As concern began to arise over England's reform policies in the colony,what was the most effective form of protests that occurred?

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

Thomas Jefferson was the chief author (or "draftsman")of the Declaration of Independence.

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

Discuss the concept "salutary neglect."

One major way that the English differed from the French and Spanish in their settling of the New World was that

As a result of the Boston Massacre,England

The Boston Tea Party can be traced back to Lord North's desire to

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