Question 1

In 1766,in response to colonial protests against the Stamp Act,the British government

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A)  rescinded the Stamp Act. 
B)  attempted to arrest the authors of the "Virginia Resolves." 
C)  sent additional troops to the colonies. 
D)  created the Currency Act. 
E)  closed the port of Boston. 
A)  rescinded the Stamp Act. 
B)  attempted to arrest the authors of the "Virginia Resolves." 
C)  sent additional troops to the colonies. 
D)  created the Currency Act. 
E)  closed the port of Boston.

Question 2

The "Virginia Resolves" stated that

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A)  Virginia must do its part to reimburse England for the cost of colonial military defense. 
B)  independence from England was the only solution to the tax crisis. 
C)  anyone who supported the right of Parliament to tax was an enemy of the colony. 
D)  the English government had no authority over the economic activities of Virginians. 
E)  Virginians should not be required to pay taxes. 
A)  Virginia must do its part to reimburse England for the cost of colonial military defense. 
B)  independence from England was the only solution to the tax crisis. 
C)  anyone who supported the right of Parliament to tax was an enemy of the colony. 
D)  the English government had no authority over the economic activities of Virginians. 
E)  Virginians should not be required to pay taxes.

Question 3

During the third phase of the French and Indian War,British leader William Pitt

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A)  barred the colonists from military service. 
B)  allowed Indian tribal leaders to dictate British battle strategy. 
C)  gave more authority to conduct the war over to the colonists. 
D)  ignored the complaints of colonists. 
E)  gradually loosened his tight control over the colonists. 
A)  barred the colonists from military service. 
B)  allowed Indian tribal leaders to dictate British battle strategy. 
C)  gave more authority to conduct the war over to the colonists. 
D)  ignored the complaints of colonists. 
E)  gradually loosened his tight control over the colonists.

Question 4

For most Indians in North America,the British victory in the French and Indian War

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A)  led to an improvement in relations with English colonists. 
B)  encouraged tribes to join the Iroquois Confederacy. 
C)  convinced many tribes to cease in their struggle against European expansion. 
D)  had disastrous effects on their future. 
E)  was cheered only by the Iroquois Confederacy. 
A)  led to an improvement in relations with English colonists. 
B)  encouraged tribes to join the Iroquois Confederacy. 
C)  convinced many tribes to cease in their struggle against European expansion. 
D)  had disastrous effects on their future. 
E)  was cheered only by the Iroquois Confederacy.

Question 5

The Stamp Act of 1765

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A)  provided much needed revenue to the American colonies. 
B)  actually affected only a few New England merchants. 
C)  was consistent with traditional parliamentary efforts to regulate commerce. 
D)  helped to unite the colonies in opposition to the English government. 
E)  required the consent of the colonial assemblies before going into effect. 
A)  provided much needed revenue to the American colonies. 
B)  actually affected only a few New England merchants. 
C)  was consistent with traditional parliamentary efforts to regulate commerce. 
D)  helped to unite the colonies in opposition to the English government. 
E)  required the consent of the colonial assemblies before going into effect.

Question 6

Who among the following took the lead in protesting against the Stamp Act?

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A)  Thomas Jefferson 
B)  Samuel Adams 
C)  George Mason 
D)  Ben Franklin 
E)  Patrick Henry 
A)  Thomas Jefferson 
B)  Samuel Adams 
C)  George Mason 
D)  Ben Franklin 
E)  Patrick Henry

Question 7

Describe the origins of the American Revolution.

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The American Revolution originated from

Question 8

In 1774,the First Continental Congress

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A)  called for the repeal of all oppressive legislation passed since 1763. 
B)  proposed that the colonies tax themselves at Parliament's demand. 
C)  agreed to end colonial boycotts of British trade. 
D)  accepted a plan for a colonial union under British authority. 
E)  issued an order for the arrest of all colonists loyal to the king. 
A)  called for the repeal of all oppressive legislation passed since 1763. 
B)  proposed that the colonies tax themselves at Parliament's demand. 
C)  agreed to end colonial boycotts of British trade. 
D)  accepted a plan for a colonial union under British authority. 
E)  issued an order for the arrest of all colonists loyal to the king.

Question 9

The French and Indian War in North America

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A)  led England to conclude that its relationship with the colonies was strong. 
B)  led England to conclude that the American colonies were not worth protecting. 
C)  began a period of almost continual warfare for England. 
D)  greatly enriched the English government's finances. 
E)  demonstrated that increasing England's control over the colonies would not be easy. 
A)  led England to conclude that its relationship with the colonies was strong. 
B)  led England to conclude that the American colonies were not worth protecting. 
C)  began a period of almost continual warfare for England. 
D)  greatly enriched the English government's finances. 
E)  demonstrated that increasing England's control over the colonies would not be easy.

Question 10

Eighteenth-century parliamentary leaders were less inclined than seventeenth-century English monarchs to exert control over their empire.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Parliament responded to the Boston Tea Party by

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A)  reducing the geographic size of the colony. 
B)  repealing the Tea Act. 
C)  threatening to launch a war against the Massachusetts militia. 
D)  withdrawing its military protection of Massachusetts. 
E)  reducing the powers of self-government in Massachusetts. 
A)  reducing the geographic size of the colony. 
B)  repealing the Tea Act. 
C)  threatening to launch a war against the Massachusetts militia. 
D)  withdrawing its military protection of Massachusetts. 
E)  reducing the powers of self-government in Massachusetts.

Question 12

Which of the following statements regarding the Coercive Acts is true?

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A)  Massachusetts became a martyr in the cause of resistance. 
B)  The acts were basically ignored by other colonial legislatures. 
C)  Colonial boycotts decreased. 
D)  Massachusetts became politically isolated from the other colonies. 
E)  The acts had little practical effect on the Massachusetts colony. 
A)  Massachusetts became a martyr in the cause of resistance. 
B)  The acts were basically ignored by other colonial legislatures. 
C)  Colonial boycotts decreased. 
D)  Massachusetts became politically isolated from the other colonies. 
E)  The acts had little practical effect on the Massachusetts colony.

Question 13

The French and Indian War was fought in

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A)  All these answers are correct. 
B)  India. 
C)  the West Indies. 
D)  Europe. 
E)  the North American interior. 
A)  All these answers are correct. 
B)  India. 
C)  the West Indies. 
D)  Europe. 
E)  the North American interior.

Question 14

What new policies affecting the colonies did Parliament adopt following the French and Indian War,and why did it adopt those policies?

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Following the French and Indian War, Par

Question 15

The Currency Act of 1764 gave the colonial legislatures the power to print paper money.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Stamp Act of 1765

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A)  required colonists to pay taxes on most printed documents. 
B)  cost the British government much more money than it made in revenues. 
C)  established a royal postal system between the American colonies and England. 
D)  replaced the Sugar Act of 1764. 
E)  proved to be ineffective, as most colonies refused to accept it. 
A)  required colonists to pay taxes on most printed documents. 
B)  cost the British government much more money than it made in revenues. 
C)  established a royal postal system between the American colonies and England. 
D)  replaced the Sugar Act of 1764. 
E)  proved to be ineffective, as most colonies refused to accept it.

Question 17

Creole refers to people of European ancestry born in the Americas.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The first clash of the French and Indian War took place near what is now

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A)  Buffalo. 
B)  St. Louis. 
C)  Detroit. 
D)  Pittsburgh. 
E)  Chicago. 
A)  Buffalo. 
B)  St. Louis. 
C)  Detroit. 
D)  Pittsburgh. 
E)  Chicago.

Question 19

The Proclamation of 1763

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A)  was generally effective. 
B)  disrupted England's western trade in the colonies. 
C)  encouraged settlement of the western edge of the colonies. 
D)  led to renewed conflict with the remaining French colonists in the West. 
E)  was supported by many Indian tribal groups. 
A)  was generally effective. 
B)  disrupted England's western trade in the colonies. 
C)  encouraged settlement of the western edge of the colonies. 
D)  led to renewed conflict with the remaining French colonists in the West. 
E)  was supported by many Indian tribal groups.

Question 20

The major participants in the Seven Years' War in North America were the

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A)  English, the Iroquois, and the Spanish. 
B)  French, the Spanish, and the English. 
C)  Iroquois, the English, and the French. 
D)  colonists, the English, and the Spanish. 
E)  French, the colonists, and the Spanish. 
A)  English, the Iroquois, and the Spanish. 
B)  French, the Spanish, and the English. 
C)  Iroquois, the English, and the French. 
D)  colonists, the English, and the Spanish. 
E)  French, the colonists, and the Spanish.

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In 1766,in response to colonial protests against the Stamp Act,the British government

The "Virginia Resolves" stated that

During the third phase of the French and Indian War,British leader William Pitt

For most Indians in North America,the British victory in the French and Indian War

The Stamp Act of 1765

Who among the following took the lead in protesting against the Stamp Act?

Describe the origins of the American Revolution.

In 1774,the First Continental Congress

The French and Indian War in North America

Eighteenth-century parliamentary leaders were less inclined than seventeenth-century English monarchs to exert control over their empire.

Parliament responded to the Boston Tea Party by

Which of the following statements regarding the Coercive Acts is true?

The French and Indian War was fought in

What new policies affecting the colonies did Parliament adopt following the French and Indian War,and why did it adopt those policies?

The Currency Act of 1764 gave the colonial legislatures the power to print paper money.

The Stamp Act of 1765

Creole refers to people of European ancestry born in the Americas.

The first clash of the French and Indian War took place near what is now

The Proclamation of 1763

The major participants in the Seven Years' War in North America were the

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