Question 1

Discuss the background, details, and results of the Boston Massacre. What impact did this conflict have on the impending Revolution?

Accepted Answer

The Boston Massacre was a pivotal event

Question 2

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 3

Colonial royal governors:

Accepted Answer

A)  held their offices for life 
B)  tended to be devoted and effective public servants 
C)  were elected by property-owning males 
D)  had veto power over colonial assemblies 
E)  were required to be devoutly religious 
A)  held their offices for life 
B)  tended to be devoted and effective public servants 
C)  were elected by property-owning males 
D)  had veto power over colonial assemblies 
E)  were required to be devoutly religious

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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 5

Discuss how the concept of mercantilism impacted exploration and colony building in the seventeenth century.

Accepted Answer

Mercantilism was a dominant economic the

Question 6

The result of General Edward Braddock's effort to capture Fort Duquesne was:

Accepted Answer

A)  a devastating ambush and defeat 
B)  a conventional European-style battle 
C)  a prolonged and successful siege 
D)  Braddock's promotion to governor of Virginia 
E)  French withdrawal from the Ohio Valley 
A)  a devastating ambush and defeat 
B)  a conventional European-style battle 
C)  a prolonged and successful siege 
D)  Braddock's promotion to governor of Virginia 
E)  French withdrawal from the Ohio Valley

Question 7

Prime Minister Robert Walpole's relaxed policy toward the colonies:

Accepted Answer

A)  was criticized by the king 
B)  enabled the Americans to pursue greater political independence 
C)  resulted in his impeachment 
D)  was seen as a positive policy in colonial relations by the Crown 
E)  reflected his lack of interest in his official duties 
A)  was criticized by the king 
B)  enabled the Americans to pursue greater political independence 
C)  resulted in his impeachment 
D)  was seen as a positive policy in colonial relations by the Crown 
E)  reflected his lack of interest in his official duties

Question 8

The Royal Proclamation of 1763:

Accepted Answer

A)  caused Pontiac's Rebellion 
B)  gave Florida back to Spain 
C)  imposed new taxes on imports 
D)  lowered taxes on the colonies 
E)  prohibited American settlement west of the Appalachians 
A)  caused Pontiac's Rebellion 
B)  gave Florida back to Spain 
C)  imposed new taxes on imports 
D)  lowered taxes on the colonies 
E)  prohibited American settlement west of the Appalachians

Question 9

When the British ship Gaspée ran aground in Rhode Island, the local population:

Accepted Answer

A)  burned it 
B)  claimed it 
C)  rescued its crew 
D)  pillaged it 
E)  attacked it 
A)  burned it 
B)  claimed it 
C)  rescued its crew 
D)  pillaged it 
E)  attacked it

Question 10

All of the following are true of Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  it took many ideas from George Mason and John Locke 
B)  it was revised by other members of the Congress 
C)  it was meant as a statement of American principles and grievances 
D)  it secured American independence 
E)  it spoke of certain "unalienable rights" 
A)  it took many ideas from George Mason and John Locke 
B)  it was revised by other members of the Congress 
C)  it was meant as a statement of American principles and grievances 
D)  it secured American independence 
E)  it spoke of certain "unalienable rights"

Question 11

Like his grandfather and great-grandfather, George III cared little about England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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 13

In 1678, a defiant Massachusetts legislature declared the Navigation Acts:

Accepted Answer

A)  an insult to the colonists 
B)  only applicable to the southern colonies 
C)  in violation of international law 
D)  an act of treason by Britain 
E)  had no legal standing in the colony 
A)  an insult to the colonists 
B)  only applicable to the southern colonies 
C)  in violation of international law 
D)  an act of treason by Britain 
E)  had no legal standing in the colony

Question 14

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-William Pitt

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 15

One of the chief objectives of policy under George Grenville was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  continue the practice of "salutary neglect" 
B)  require jury trials for American smugglers 
C)  challenge the authority of the king 
D)  reduce Britain's enormous debt 
E)  give colonial assemblies more power 
A)  continue the practice of "salutary neglect" 
B)  require jury trials for American smugglers 
C)  challenge the authority of the king 
D)  reduce Britain's enormous debt 
E)  give colonial assemblies more power

Question 16

In Pennsylvania, the Paxton Boys:

Accepted Answer

A)  killed and threatened peaceful Indians 
B)  employed mob violence against British officials 
C)  used vigilante justice against local criminals 
D)  demanded that the governor reduce taxes 
E)  tended to support British policy 
A)  killed and threatened peaceful Indians 
B)  employed mob violence against British officials 
C)  used vigilante justice against local criminals 
D)  demanded that the governor reduce taxes 
E)  tended to support British policy

Question 17

In the Dominion of New England, taxes were levied without the consent of the assembly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which is true of the Boston Tea Party?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mohawk Indians destroyed the tea. 
B)  Benjamin Franklin supported it. 
C)  Americans destroyed forty-six tons of tea. 
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 forty-six tons of tea. 
D)  It forced the British to repeal the tea tax. 
E)  Most Bostonians did not support it.

Question 19

Thomas Jefferson was the chief author (or "draftsman") of the Declaration of Independence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Mercantilism involved:

Accepted Answer

A)  government's attempt to maintain a favorable balance of trade 
B)  allowing Americans the ability to govern themselves 
C)  encouraging colonists to develop manufacturing 
D)  a commitment to absolute free trade 
E)  one of the earliest experiments in socialism 
A)  government's attempt to maintain a favorable balance of trade 
B)  allowing Americans the ability to govern themselves 
C)  encouraging colonists to develop manufacturing 
D)  a commitment to absolute free trade 
E)  one of the earliest experiments in socialism

Exam 4: From Colonies to States

Discuss the background, details, and results of the Boston Massacre. What impact did this conflict have on the impending Revolution?

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

Colonial royal governors:

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

Discuss how the concept of mercantilism impacted exploration and colony building in the seventeenth century.

The result of General Edward Braddock's effort to capture Fort Duquesne was:

Prime Minister Robert Walpole's relaxed policy toward the colonies:

The Royal Proclamation of 1763:

When the British ship Gaspée ran aground in Rhode Island, the local population:

All of the following are true of Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence EXCEPT:

Like his grandfather and great-grandfather, George III cared little about England.

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

In 1678, a defiant Massachusetts legislature declared the Navigation Acts:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -William Pitt

One of the chief objectives of policy under George Grenville was to:

In Pennsylvania, the Paxton Boys:

In the Dominion of New England, taxes were levied without the consent of the assembly.

Which is true of the Boston Tea Party?

Thomas Jefferson was the chief author (or "draftsman") of the Declaration of Independence.

Mercantilism involved:

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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