Question 1

Which of the following statements best describes pre-1763 British colonial life?

Accepted Answer

A) British directives influenced day-to-day life only modestly. 
B) Bureaucratic apathy in part often led to colonial laws to become effective before they were reviewed in England. 
C) Government activity in general was a minor aspect of colonial affairs. 
D) All of the above are correct. 
E) None of the above are correct. 
A) British directives influenced day-to-day life only modestly. 
B) Bureaucratic apathy in part often led to colonial laws to become effective before they were reviewed in England. 
C) Government activity in general was a minor aspect of colonial affairs. 
D) All of the above are correct. 
E) None of the above are correct. D

Question 2

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. C

Question 3

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. A

Question 4

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

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 5

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 6

An economic analysis of the burdens imposed on the colonists by the Navigation Acts for commodities that were imported from Europe via England can best be described as:

Accepted Answer

A) A shift back in the demand curve and a resulting decrease in the price of the goods. 
B) A shift back in both the supply and demand curves. 
C) A shift out of the supply curve and a shift back in the demand curve. 
D) A shift back in the supply curve,which increases the price and decreases the quantity. 
A) A shift back in the demand curve and a resulting decrease in the price of the goods. 
B) A shift back in both the supply and demand curves. 
C) A shift out of the supply curve and a shift back in the demand curve. 
D) A shift back in the supply curve,which increases the price and decreases the quantity.

Question 7

Which one of the following colonial groups actually benefited from the Navigation Acts?

Accepted Answer

A) Southern tobacco farmers 
B) New England shipbuilders 
C) colonists who bought goods imported from non-imperial sources 
D) No colonial group benefited from the Navigation Acts. 
A) Southern tobacco farmers 
B) New England shipbuilders 
C) colonists who bought goods imported from non-imperial sources 
D) No colonial group benefited from the Navigation Acts.

Question 8

The work of Roger Ranson has shown that the burden of the Navigation Acts on colonial trade to continental Europe

Accepted Answer

A) was disproportionately large on the 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 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.

Question 9

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 10

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 11

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.

Question 12

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 13

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.

Question 14

Which of the following acts of England's Parliament did not occur after the Seven Year's War and before the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) Stamp Act. 
B) Quartering Act. 
C) Declaratory Act. 
D) Navigation Acts. 
A) Stamp Act. 
B) Quartering Act. 
C) Declaratory Act. 
D) Navigation Acts.

Question 15

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 16

The piecemeal actions of Parliament to curtail the various colonial manufacturing activities

Accepted Answer

A) stemmed from a deep-seated fear of American competition. 
B) were punitive,in response to colonial smuggling and price dumping. 
C) were a roundabout attempt to undermine the colonial shipbuilding industry. 
D) were largely taken to protect vested,well-lobbied interests. 
A) stemmed from a deep-seated fear of American competition. 
B) were punitive,in response to colonial smuggling and price dumping. 
C) were a roundabout attempt to undermine the colonial shipbuilding industry. 
D) were largely taken to protect vested,well-lobbied interests.

Question 17

Which of the following most accurately describes an impact of the Navigation Acts?

Accepted Answer

A) Wages of Southern plantation owners increased. 
B) Wages of New England sailors increased. 
C) Wages of wheat farmers in the Middle Colonies increased. 
A) Wages of Southern plantation owners increased. 
B) Wages of New England sailors increased. 
C) Wages of wheat farmers in the Middle Colonies increased.

Exam 6: Three Crises and Revolt

Which of the following statements best describes pre-1763 British colonial life?

The Navigation Acts

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

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

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

An economic analysis of the burdens imposed on the colonists by the Navigation Acts for commodities that were imported from Europe via England can best be described as:

Which one of the following colonial groups actually benefited from the Navigation Acts?

The work of Roger Ranson has shown that the burden of the Navigation Acts on colonial trade to continental Europe

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

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

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?

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

In a Crown colony

Which of the following acts of England's Parliament did not occur after the Seven Year's War and before the American Revolution?

The Tea Act

The piecemeal actions of Parliament to curtail the various colonial manufacturing activities

Which of the following most accurately describes an impact of the Navigation Acts?

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Hard Realities for a New Nation

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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

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The Emergence of Americas Labor Consciousness

Money, Prices, and Finance in the Postbellum ERA

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The Roaring Twenties

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