Question 1

Select any four acts of Parliament and explain their effect on the colonies and the nature of the colonial objection to each.

Accepted Answer

1. The Stamp Act of 1765: 
Effect on the

Question 2

saw the French retain a portion of their holdings on the North American mainland.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What future American revolutionary figure surrendered to French forces in 1754 at Fort Necessity in the Ohio Valley?

Accepted Answer

A)  George Washington 
B)  Benedict Arnold 
C)  Patrick Henry 
D)  James Madison 
E)  John Adams 
A)  George Washington 
B)  Benedict Arnold 
C)  Patrick Henry 
D)  James Madison 
E)  John Adams

Question 4

Was the American Revolution avoidable? What did the British government do that inadvertently encouraged colonial rebellion?

Accepted Answer

The American Revolution may have been av

Question 5

The Tea Act of 1773 angered colonial consumers,but it was supported by colonial merchants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

When he became British prime minister,George Grenville

Accepted Answer

A)  believed the colonial economies could not weather the cost of the recent war. 
B)  believed the American colonists had been indulged for far too long. 
C)  criticized William Pitt for being too harsh in dealing with the American colonies. 
D)  initially sought to further decentralize government authority in the American colonies. 
E)  began a cost-cutting effort by reducing the number of British officials in America. 
A)  believed the colonial economies could not weather the cost of the recent war. 
B)  believed the American colonists had been indulged for far too long. 
C)  criticized William Pitt for being too harsh in dealing with the American colonies. 
D)  initially sought to further decentralize government authority in the American colonies. 
E)  began a cost-cutting effort by reducing the number of British officials in America.

Question 7

The Stamp Act helped to unify the colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

During the first half of the eighteenth century,England's administration of the colonies

Accepted Answer

A)  was decentralized and inefficient. 
B)  began to assert greater authority over newspapers and public expression. 
C)  was notable for its strict enforcement of trade policies. 
D)  was primarily concerned with checking the growth of New France. 
E)  sought new means to tax American merchants. 
A)  was decentralized and inefficient. 
B)  began to assert greater authority over newspapers and public expression. 
C)  was notable for its strict enforcement of trade policies. 
D)  was primarily concerned with checking the growth of New France. 
E)  sought new means to tax American merchants.

Question 9

The Boston Massacre

Accepted Answer

A)  turned Paul Revere into a martyr for the cause of colonial independence. 
B)  resulted in the death of several British soldiers. 
C)  included a trial in which British soldiers were convicted of murder. 
D)  led to Paul Revere's midnight ride of warning. 
E)  was transformed by some colonists into a symbol of British oppression. 
A)  turned Paul Revere into a martyr for the cause of colonial independence. 
B)  resulted in the death of several British soldiers. 
C)  included a trial in which British soldiers were convicted of murder. 
D)  led to Paul Revere's midnight ride of warning. 
E)  was transformed by some colonists into a symbol of British oppression.

Question 10

The Townshend Duties of 1767

Accepted Answer

A)  were withdrawn before they took effect. 
B)  were ultimately ratified by the New York Assembly. 
C)  were taxes on what Townshend believed to be external transactions. 
D)  drew no immediate objection from the colonists. 
E)  constituted a form of taxation quite similar to the Stamp Act. 
A)  were withdrawn before they took effect. 
B)  were ultimately ratified by the New York Assembly. 
C)  were taxes on what Townshend believed to be external transactions. 
D)  drew no immediate objection from the colonists. 
E)  constituted a form of taxation quite similar to the Stamp Act.

Question 11

During the first half of the eighteenth century,royal officials in America

Accepted Answer

A)  contributed to England's overall lax control of the colonies. 
B)  had no significant influence on colonial finances. 
C)  began to increase the presence of British troops in the colonies. 
D)  were generally able and honest administrators. 
E)  chose Philadelphia as the capital of the colonies. 
A)  contributed to England's overall lax control of the colonies. 
B)  had no significant influence on colonial finances. 
C)  began to increase the presence of British troops in the colonies. 
D)  were generally able and honest administrators. 
E)  chose Philadelphia as the capital of the colonies.

Question 12

,relations among the English,French,and Iroquois in North America rapidly deteriorated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

English and American supporters of the English constitution felt it correctly divided power

Accepted Answer

A)  between Parliament and the monarchy. 
B)  between the commercial and landholding classes on both sides of the ocean. 
C)  among the monarchy, the aristocracy, and the common people. 
D)  between England and the American colonies. 
E)  among the monarchy, Parliament, and the courts. 
A)  between Parliament and the monarchy. 
B)  between the commercial and landholding classes on both sides of the ocean. 
C)  among the monarchy, the aristocracy, and the common people. 
D)  between England and the American colonies. 
E)  among the monarchy, Parliament, and the courts.

Question 14

In the aftermath of King George's War

Accepted Answer

A)  military activity west of England's North American colonies steadily declined. 
B)  the French moved out of the Ohio Valley. 
C)  relations among the English, French, and Iroquois deteriorated. 
D)  the English abandoned many of their fortresses in the interior. 
E)  the Iroquois decided not to grant any future trade concessions to the English. 
A)  military activity west of England's North American colonies steadily declined. 
B)  the French moved out of the Ohio Valley. 
C)  relations among the English, French, and Iroquois deteriorated. 
D)  the English abandoned many of their fortresses in the interior. 
E)  the Iroquois decided not to grant any future trade concessions to the English.

Question 15

The Boston Tea Party of December 1773

Accepted Answer

A)  took place in response to Boston's turning away of several British merchant ships from the harbor. 
B)  shocked the other colonies into isolating Massachusetts. 
C)  took place after Bostonians failed to turn away ships laden with tea and shocked the other colonies into isolating Massachusetts. 
D)  frightened both sides in the conflict and triggered a year of relative peace. 
E)  triggered acts of resistance in other colonial cities and took place after Bostonians failed to turn away ships laden with tea. 
A)  took place in response to Boston's turning away of several British merchant ships from the harbor. 
B)  shocked the other colonies into isolating Massachusetts. 
C)  took place after Bostonians failed to turn away ships laden with tea and shocked the other colonies into isolating Massachusetts. 
D)  frightened both sides in the conflict and triggered a year of relative peace. 
E)  triggered acts of resistance in other colonial cities and took place after Bostonians failed to turn away ships laden with tea.

Question 16

The proposed Albany Plan of 1754

Accepted Answer

A)  recognized the land rights of Indian tribes living within the colonies. 
B)  was intended to give the colonies greater independence from royal authority. 
C)  attempted to create a united front with New France against Indian attacks. 
D)  was approved by the colonial assemblies but was vetoed by Parliament. 
E)  revealed the difficulties colonies had in cooperating with each other. 
A)  recognized the land rights of Indian tribes living within the colonies. 
B)  was intended to give the colonies greater independence from royal authority. 
C)  attempted to create a united front with New France against Indian attacks. 
D)  was approved by the colonial assemblies but was vetoed by Parliament. 
E)  revealed the difficulties colonies had in cooperating with each other.

Question 17

Massachusetts's extensive tavern system contributed to the colony's revolutionary activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

proposed that the colonists not be taxed by Parliament,but rather tax themselves at Parliament's demand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In North America during the eighteenth century,the most powerful native group was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Sioux. 
B)  Chickasaw. 
C)  Cherokee. 
D)  Iroquois. 
E)  Seminole. 
A)  Sioux. 
B)  Chickasaw. 
C)  Cherokee. 
D)  Iroquois. 
E)  Seminole.

Question 20

In North America during the eighteenth century,French relations with the Indians differed from that of the English in that they

Accepted Answer

A)  largely isolated themselves from Indian tribes. 
B)  offered the Indians more and better trading goods. 
C)  made little effort to convert Indians to Christianity. 
D)  were more tolerant of Indian cultures. 
E)  forced Indians to adjust to European ways. 
A)  largely isolated themselves from Indian tribes. 
B)  offered the Indians more and better trading goods. 
C)  made little effort to convert Indians to Christianity. 
D)  were more tolerant of Indian cultures. 
E)  forced Indians to adjust to European ways.

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Select any four acts of Parliament and explain their effect on the colonies and the nature of the colonial objection to each.

saw the French retain a portion of their holdings on the North American mainland.

What future American revolutionary figure surrendered to French forces in 1754 at Fort Necessity in the Ohio Valley?

Was the American Revolution avoidable? What did the British government do that inadvertently encouraged colonial rebellion?

The Tea Act of 1773 angered colonial consumers,but it was supported by colonial merchants.

When he became British prime minister,George Grenville

The Stamp Act helped to unify the colonies.

During the first half of the eighteenth century,England's administration of the colonies

The Boston Massacre

The Townshend Duties of 1767

During the first half of the eighteenth century,royal officials in America

,relations among the English,French,and Iroquois in North America rapidly deteriorated.

English and American supporters of the English constitution felt it correctly divided power

In the aftermath of King George's War

The Boston Tea Party of December 1773

The proposed Albany Plan of 1754

Massachusetts's extensive tavern system contributed to the colony's revolutionary activity.

proposed that the colonists not be taxed by Parliament,but rather tax themselves at Parliament's demand.

In North America during the eighteenth century,the most powerful native group was the

In North America during the eighteenth century,French relations with the Indians differed from that of the English in that they

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