Question 1

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-John Locke

Accepted Answer

A) was a British general in the French and Indian War 
B) surrendered Fort Necessity to the French 
C) wrote Common Sense 
D) architect of the Albany Plan of Union 
E) warned citizens of Lexington of a British military advance
F)wrote Two Treatises on Government
G)was a British war minister during the French and Indian War
H)organized the Sons of Liberty
I)proposed the Stamp Act
J)was the governor of the Dominion of New England 
A) was a British general in the French and Indian War 
B) surrendered Fort Necessity to the French 
C) wrote Common Sense 
D) architect of the Albany Plan of Union 
E) warned citizens of Lexington of a British military advance
F)wrote Two Treatises on Government
G)was a British war minister during the French and Indian War
H)organized the Sons of Liberty
I)proposed the Stamp Act
J)was the governor of the Dominion of New England

Question 2

In April 1775, the British marched to Concord, Massachusetts, in an effort to:

Accepted Answer

A)  shut down a rebellious newspaper 
B)  collect taxes 
C)  prevent a town meeting 
D)  seize a stockpile of weapons, ammunition, and powder 
E)  arrest Paul Revere 
A)  shut down a rebellious newspaper 
B)  collect taxes 
C)  prevent a town meeting 
D)  seize a stockpile of weapons, ammunition, and powder 
E)  arrest Paul Revere

Question 3

The French and Indian War was triggered by:

Accepted Answer

A)  conflicting French and English claims to the Ohio Valley 
B)  religious tension between French Catholics and English Protestants 
C)  the expansionist policies of Louis XIV 
D)  French anger over English restrictions on trade and shipping 
E)  the desire of both sides to pull their economies out of depression 
A)  conflicting French and English claims to the Ohio Valley 
B)  religious tension between French Catholics and English Protestants 
C)  the expansionist policies of Louis XIV 
D)  French anger over English restrictions on trade and shipping 
E)  the desire of both sides to pull their economies out of depression

Question 4

The colonial wars had a devastating effect on the people of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Virginia 
B)  Quebec 
C)  Pennsylvania 
D)  New York 
E)  Massachusetts 
A)  Virginia 
B)  Quebec 
C)  Pennsylvania 
D)  New York 
E)  Massachusetts

Question 5

French colonists in North America:

Accepted Answer

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 6

The triumph of what Britain called the Great War saw Americans :

Accepted Answer

A)  very nervous about their own future 
B)  compassionate toward the French 
C)  jealous of British military power 
D)  turn their anger on the king 
E)  celebrating as joyously as Londoners 
A)  very nervous about their own future 
B)  compassionate toward the French 
C)  jealous of British military power 
D)  turn their anger on the king 
E)  celebrating as joyously as Londoners

Question 7

Which of the following did the French settle first?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mobile 
B)  New Orleans 
C)  Detroit 
D)  St. Louis 
E)  Quebec 
A)  Mobile 
B)  New Orleans 
C)  Detroit 
D)  St. Louis 
E)  Quebec

Question 8

The Quartering Act required the colonies to provide provisions and barracks for British soldiers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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 10

Summarize the argument for independence presented in the Declaration of Independence. How did this compare with earlier colonial arguments concerning the relationship between Britain and the colonies?

Accepted Answer

The argument for independence presented

Question 11

At the Battle of Bunker Hill:

Accepted Answer

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 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Perhaps the most radical of the American rebels was Bostonian:

Accepted Answer

A)  James Otis 
B)  Samuel Adams 
C)  John Dickinson 
D)  John Adams 
E)  Paul Revere 
A)  James Otis 
B)  Samuel Adams 
C)  John Dickinson 
D)  John Adams 
E)  Paul Revere

Question 14

The major objective of the Tea Act of 1773 was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  enrich Lord North and his cronies 
B)  bail out the East India Company 
C)  stimulate England's home economy 
D)  punish American tea importers 
E)  reduce tea prices for Americans 
A)  enrich Lord North and his cronies 
B)  bail out the East India Company 
C)  stimulate England's home economy 
D)  punish American tea importers 
E)  reduce tea prices for Americans

Question 15

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 16

The Navigation Act of 1651:

Accepted Answer

A)  was contrary to mercantilist principles 
B)  required all goods imported into Britain or the colonies to be shipped in British vessels 
C)  was mainly an attempt to wrest the colonial trade from the French 
D)  was a free trade agreement between England and Holland 
E)  was repealed once Cromwell came to power 
A)  was contrary to mercantilist principles 
B)  required all goods imported into Britain or the colonies to be shipped in British vessels 
C)  was mainly an attempt to wrest the colonial trade from the French 
D)  was a free trade agreement between England and Holland 
E)  was repealed once Cromwell came to power

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

As a result of the Boston Massacre:

Accepted Answer

A)  dozens of Americans were killed by the British 
B)  the Sons of Liberty adopted peaceful methods 
C)  Samuel Adams defended the British soldiers 
D)  all but two of the British defendants were acquitted 
E)  Americans now quietly paid their taxes 
A)  dozens of Americans were killed by the British 
B)  the Sons of Liberty adopted peaceful methods 
C)  Samuel Adams defended the British soldiers 
D)  all but two of the British defendants were acquitted 
E)  Americans now quietly paid their taxes

Question 19

Britain's adoption of mercantilist policies set it apart from other European powers of the seventeenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 4: From Colonies to States

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -John Locke

In April 1775, the British marched to Concord, Massachusetts, in an effort to:

The French and Indian War was triggered by:

The colonial wars had a devastating effect on the people of:

French colonists in North America:

The triumph of what Britain called the Great War saw Americans :

Which of the following did the French settle first?

The Quartering Act required the colonies to provide provisions and barracks for British soldiers.

By 1750, the French population in North America:

Summarize the argument for independence presented in the Declaration of Independence. How did this compare with earlier colonial arguments concerning the relationship between Britain and the colonies?

At the Battle of Bunker Hill:

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

Perhaps the most radical of the American rebels was Bostonian:

The major objective of the Tea Act of 1773 was to:

A "writ of assistance" was:

The Navigation Act of 1651:

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

As a result of the Boston Massacre:

Britain's adoption of mercantilist policies set it apart from other European powers of the seventeenth century.

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

The Collision of Cultures

England’s Colonies

Colonial Ways of Life

The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic, 1800-1815

The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850

Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton, 1800-1860

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion, 1830-1848

The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

The New South and the New West, 1865-1900

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865-1900

Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

Cold War America, 1950-1959

A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968

Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s

Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

Twenty-first-century America, 1993-present

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