Question 1

At the Battle of Bunker Hill:

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A)  the British suffered major casualties 
B)  George Washington won his first victory 
C)  the colonial militia repulsed every British assault 
D)  Americans learned they could easily beat the British 
E)  Americans refused to take prisoners 
A)  the British suffered major casualties 
B)  George Washington won his first victory 
C)  the colonial militia repulsed every British assault 
D)  Americans learned they could easily beat the British 
E)  Americans refused to take prisoners

Question 2

Match between columns
                        Premises: Samuel Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Paine
George Washington
Edward Braddock
John Locke
George Grenville
Paul Revere
Edmond Andros
William Pitt

Accepted Answer

The Answer of proposed the Stamp Act and warned citizens is...

Question 3

Benjamin Franklin headed the committee that produced the Plan of Union in 1754.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Colonial governors retained powers and prerogatives that the king no longer had.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which was more important in the coming of the Revolution: the development of a set of intellectual assumptions in the American colonies regarding liberty, equality, and so forth, or changes in British imperial policy?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which was more important in the coming...

Question 6

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 7

Which is true of the Boston Tea Party?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mohawk Indians destroyed the tea. 
B)  Benjamin Franklin supported it. 
C)  Americans destroyed a large amount of property. 
D)  It forced the British to repeal the tea tax. 
E)  Most Bostonians did not support it. 
A)  Mohawk Indians destroyed the tea. 
B)  Benjamin Franklin supported it. 
C)  Americans destroyed a large amount of property. 
D)  It forced the British to repeal the tea tax. 
E)  Most Bostonians did not support it.

Question 8

John Locke's writings justified revolution in some cases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

French colonists in North America:

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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 10

John and Sam Adams, the "Patriot brothers of Philadelphia," urged their fellow colonists to reject the arguments of Common Sense.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A writ of assistance was:

Accepted Answer

A)  an order to the public to assist police officers in arresting suspected smugglers 
B)  a blanket search warrant that did not specify the place to be searched 
C)  the legal order that guaranteed trial by jury 
D)  a government document used to assess criminal fines on colonists suspected of smuggling 
E)  official permission to unload cargo in a colonial port 
A)  an order to the public to assist police officers in arresting suspected smugglers 
B)  a blanket search warrant that did not specify the place to be searched 
C)  the legal order that guaranteed trial by jury 
D)  a government document used to assess criminal fines on colonists suspected of smuggling 
E)  official permission to unload cargo in a colonial port

Question 12

Describe the background, major events, and results of the French and Indian War.

Accepted Answer

The French and Indian War, also known as

Question 13

The Spanish colonies in North America failed, in part, because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the region lacked the gold and silver of Central and South America 
B)  the region had a greater native population than Central and South America 
C)  the Spanish colonizers did not pay enough attention to military matters 
D)  Spaniards were lazy and incompetent colonial administrators 
E)  they were under constant attack from the French and English 
A)  the region lacked the gold and silver of Central and South America 
B)  the region had a greater native population than Central and South America 
C)  the Spanish colonizers did not pay enough attention to military matters 
D)  Spaniards were lazy and incompetent colonial administrators 
E)  they were under constant attack from the French and English

Question 14

At the end of the war, New Orleans and all of the French lands west of the Mississippi:

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A)  went to Spain 
B)  went to Britain 
C)  remained French 
D)  became independent 
E)  became the Creole state of New France 
A)  went to Spain 
B)  went to Britain 
C)  remained French 
D)  became independent 
E)  became the Creole state of New France

Question 15

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

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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 16

Which of the following is NOT true of the Townshend duties?

Accepted Answer

A)  The colonists were further antagonized. 
B)  A number of colonial imports were taxed. 
C)  British manufacturing was hurt because British exports were taxed. 
D)  They were designed to raise revenue for the crown. 
E)  The shipbuilding industry was hurt as imports and exports decreased. 
A)  The colonists were further antagonized. 
B)  A number of colonial imports were taxed. 
C)  British manufacturing was hurt because British exports were taxed. 
D)  They were designed to raise revenue for the crown. 
E)  The shipbuilding industry was hurt as imports and exports decreased.

Question 17

By 1750, the French population in North America:

Accepted Answer

A)  had begun to diminish 
B)  was largely in Louisiana 
C)  was vastly outnumbered by the English 
D)  had a similar number of men and women 
E)  was only about half Roman Catholic 
A)  had begun to diminish 
B)  was largely in Louisiana 
C)  was vastly outnumbered by the English 
D)  had a similar number of men and women 
E)  was only about half Roman Catholic

Question 18

The Quartering Act required Americans to:

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A)  do military service 
B)  surrender their weapons 
C)  pay higher taxes 
D)  be loyal to England 
E)  house and feed British soldiers 
A)  do military service 
B)  surrender their weapons 
C)  pay higher taxes 
D)  be loyal to England 
E)  house and feed British soldiers

Question 19

Compare the relative roles played in colonial governments by the governor, the council, and the assembly. In which of these did the most power appear to reside? Explain.

Accepted Answer

In colonial governments, the governor, t

Question 20

Pontiac's Rebellion involved all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Indian attacks on the British frontier 
B)  British use of germ warfare against the Indians 
C)  the leadership of an Ottawa chief by that name 
D)  Indian rejection of the terms of the Treaty of Paris 
E)  the return of French soldiers to Canada 
A)  Indian attacks on the British frontier 
B)  British use of germ warfare against the Indians 
C)  the leadership of an Ottawa chief by that name 
D)  Indian rejection of the terms of the Treaty of Paris 
E)  the return of French soldiers to Canada

Exam 4: From Colonies to States

At the Battle of Bunker Hill:

Benjamin Franklin headed the committee that produced the Plan of Union in 1754.

Colonial governors retained powers and prerogatives that the king no longer had.

Which was more important in the coming of the Revolution: the development of a set of intellectual assumptions in the American colonies regarding liberty, equality, and so forth, or changes in British imperial policy?

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

Which is true of the Boston Tea Party?

John Locke's writings justified revolution in some cases.

French colonists in North America:

John and Sam Adams, the "Patriot brothers of Philadelphia," urged their fellow colonists to reject the arguments of Common Sense.

A writ of assistance was:

Describe the background, major events, and results of the French and Indian War.

The Spanish colonies in North America failed, in part, because:

At the end of the war, New Orleans and all of the French lands west of the Mississippi:

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

Which of the following is NOT true of the Townshend duties?

By 1750, the French population in North America:

The Quartering Act required Americans to:

Compare the relative roles played in colonial governments by the governor, the council, and the assembly. In which of these did the most power appear to reside? Explain.

Pontiac's Rebellion involved all of the following EXCEPT:

The Collision of Cultures

Britain and Its Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

The American Revolution

Shaping a Federal Union

The Federalist Era

The Early Republic

The Dynamics of Growth

Nationalism and Sectionalism

The Jacksonian ERA

The Old South

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform

An Empire in the West

The Gathering Storm

The War of the Union

Reconstruction: North and South

Big Business and Organized Labor

The South and the West Transformed

The Emergence of Urban America

Gilded Age Politics and Agrarian Revolt

Seizing an American Empire

Making the World Over: the Progressive ERA

America and the Great War

The Modern Temper

Republican Resurgence and Decline

New Deal America

The Second World War

The Fair Deal and Containment

The 1950s: Affluence and Anxiety in an Atomic Age

New Frontiers: Politics and Social Change in the 1960s

Rebellion and Reaction: the 1960s and 1970s

A Conservative Realignment: 19771990

America in a New Millennium

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