Question 1

What was the Gaspée?

Accepted Answer

A)  a British customs boat 
B)  a sloop owned by John Hancock 
C)  a British Man-of-War 
D)  a French smuggling vessel 
A)  a British customs boat 
B)  a sloop owned by John Hancock 
C)  a British Man-of-War 
D)  a French smuggling vessel

Question 2

The Tea Act of 1773 let the East India Company bypass the requirement that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  90 percent of all tea shipments be sold to British customers 
B)  it sell tea to the highest bidder, regardless of nationality 
C)  merchants ship Asian tea through England on its way to colonial ports 
D)  its ships pass a rigorous inspection process 
A)  90 percent of all tea shipments be sold to British customers 
B)  it sell tea to the highest bidder, regardless of nationality 
C)  merchants ship Asian tea through England on its way to colonial ports 
D)  its ships pass a rigorous inspection process

Question 3

Spanish leaders established a token presence along the California coast in response to a perceived threat from __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Portugal 
B)  the Dutch 
C)  France 
D)  Russia 
A)  Portugal 
B)  the Dutch 
C)  France 
D)  Russia

Question 4

The Proclamation Line of 1763 __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  was welcomed by the upper classes of the Chesapeake colonies 
B)  forbid colonials settlers from moving west of the Ohio River 
C)  was strictly enforced by French officials 
D)  reserved all the land east of the Mississippi River for Indians 
A)  was welcomed by the upper classes of the Chesapeake colonies 
B)  forbid colonials settlers from moving west of the Ohio River 
C)  was strictly enforced by French officials 
D)  reserved all the land east of the Mississippi River for Indians

Question 5

What was the most effective form of protest used by the colonists?

Accepted Answer

A)  public demonstrations 
B)  threats of violence against crown officials 
C)  colonial assemblies sending petitions to the crown 
D)  boycotts of British goods 
A)  public demonstrations 
B)  threats of violence against crown officials 
C)  colonial assemblies sending petitions to the crown 
D)  boycotts of British goods

Question 6

The Townshend Revenue Act imposed a tax on imported __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  coal 
B)  sugar 
C)  glass 
D)  coffee 
A)  coal 
B)  sugar 
C)  glass 
D)  coffee

Question 7

John Wilkes was a(n) ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  outspoken critic of Grenville's ministry 
B)  backcountry farmer 
C)  leading advocate of colonial autonomy 
D)  staunch monarchist 
A)  outspoken critic of Grenville's ministry 
B)  backcountry farmer 
C)  leading advocate of colonial autonomy 
D)  staunch monarchist

Question 8

In September 1774 the __________ met in Philadelphia.

Accepted Answer

A)  Stamp Act Congress 
B)  First Continental Congress 
C)  Pennsylvania Assembly 
D)  Sons of Liberty 
A)  Stamp Act Congress 
B)  First Continental Congress 
C)  Pennsylvania Assembly 
D)  Sons of Liberty

Question 9

The __________ Resolves condemned the Coercive Acts.

Accepted Answer

A)  Suffolk 
B)  Virginia 
C)  Kentucky 
D)  Concord 
A)  Suffolk 
B)  Virginia 
C)  Kentucky 
D)  Concord

Question 10

What rumor was confirmed by Cook's fleet?

Accepted Answer

A)  There was gold in Southeast Asia. 
B)  The Spanish and Dutch were allied in the South Pacific. 
C)  The Russians had a foothold in the North American fur trade. 
D)  The French had seized control of Hawaii. 
A)  There was gold in Southeast Asia. 
B)  The Spanish and Dutch were allied in the South Pacific. 
C)  The Russians had a foothold in the North American fur trade. 
D)  The French had seized control of Hawaii.

Question 11

James Cook's expeditions __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ranged from the Arctic Circle to Antarctica 
B)  proved that a "northwest" passage did exist 
C)  resulted in trade relations between Britain and Japan 
D)  brought England into the lucrative Australian-North American fur trade 
A)  ranged from the Arctic Circle to Antarctica 
B)  proved that a "northwest" passage did exist 
C)  resulted in trade relations between Britain and Japan 
D)  brought England into the lucrative Australian-North American fur trade

Question 12

Lord North persuaded Parliament to repeal all the Townshend Duties except the one on __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  tea 
B)  paint 
C)  rum 
D)  coffee 
A)  tea 
B)  paint 
C)  rum 
D)  coffee

Question 13

With which of the following would Pontiac have most likely agreed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indian peoples had to master European technologies. 
B)  Indian peoples faced a common enemy in white settlers. 
C)  Indian peoples had no choice but to retreat further west. 
D)  Indian peoples were inferior to Europeans. 
A)  Indian peoples had to master European technologies. 
B)  Indian peoples faced a common enemy in white settlers. 
C)  Indian peoples had no choice but to retreat further west. 
D)  Indian peoples were inferior to Europeans.

Question 14

Crispus Attucks, one of the men killed in the Boston Massacre, was a(n) __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  indentured servant 
B)  leading legislator 
C)  ex-slave 
D)  poor farmer 
A)  indentured servant 
B)  leading legislator 
C)  ex-slave 
D)  poor farmer

Question 15

What did John Wilkes attack in the North Britton?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Coercive Acts 
B)  the king's peace settlement with France 
C)  Parliament's efforts to silence the king 
D)  British imperialism 
A)  the Coercive Acts 
B)  the king's peace settlement with France 
C)  Parliament's efforts to silence the king 
D)  British imperialism

Question 16

On April 18, 1775, British troops marched on __________ to capture a stockpile of military supplies.

Accepted Answer

A)  Fort Ticonderoga 
B)  Boston 
C)  Bunker Hill 
D)  Concord 
A)  Fort Ticonderoga 
B)  Boston 
C)  Bunker Hill 
D)  Concord

Question 17

What major challenge did the Spanish face after 1763?

Accepted Answer

A)  how to make a smooth transition to republican government 
B)  how to get along with its new French allies 
C)  how to defend its expanded American empire from European rivals 
D)  how to regain the territory it lost in the Treaty of Paris 
A)  how to make a smooth transition to republican government 
B)  how to get along with its new French allies 
C)  how to defend its expanded American empire from European rivals 
D)  how to regain the territory it lost in the Treaty of Paris

Question 18

What was the primary objective of Russian policies and actions in Alaska?

Accepted Answer

A)  to create new Russian farm communities 
B)  to convert local peoples to Christianity 
C)  to gain access to furs 
D)  to establish a strategic outpost 
A)  to create new Russian farm communities 
B)  to convert local peoples to Christianity 
C)  to gain access to furs 
D)  to establish a strategic outpost

Question 19

What was the outcome of Pontiac's War?

Accepted Answer

A)  a victory for American colonists 
B)  a victory for the British 
C)  a victory for the Indians 
D)  stalemate 
A)  a victory for American colonists 
B)  a victory for the British 
C)  a victory for the Indians 
D)  stalemate

Question 20

Why was the repeal of the Stamp Act a hollow victory for the colonists?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was accompanied by the passage of the Declaratory Act. 
B)  It was accompanied by the passage of the Townshend Duties. 
C)  It was accompanied by the passage of the Sugar Act. 
D)  It was accompanied by the passage of the Tea Act. 
A)  It was accompanied by the passage of the Declaratory Act. 
B)  It was accompanied by the passage of the Townshend Duties. 
C)  It was accompanied by the passage of the Sugar Act. 
D)  It was accompanied by the passage of the Tea Act.

Exam 6: The Limits of Imperial Control, 1763-1775

What was the Gaspée?

The Tea Act of 1773 let the East India Company bypass the requirement that __________.

Spanish leaders established a token presence along the California coast in response to a perceived threat from __________.

The Proclamation Line of 1763 __________.

What was the most effective form of protest used by the colonists?

The Townshend Revenue Act imposed a tax on imported __________.

John Wilkes was a(n) ______________.

In September 1774 the __________ met in Philadelphia.

The __________ Resolves condemned the Coercive Acts.

What rumor was confirmed by Cook's fleet?

James Cook's expeditions __________.

Lord North persuaded Parliament to repeal all the Townshend Duties except the one on __________.

With which of the following would Pontiac have most likely agreed?

Crispus Attucks, one of the men killed in the Boston Massacre, was a(n) __________.

What did John Wilkes attack in the North Britton?

On April 18, 1775, British troops marched on __________ to capture a stockpile of military supplies.

What major challenge did the Spanish face after 1763?

What was the primary objective of Russian policies and actions in Alaska?

What was the outcome of Pontiac's War?

Why was the repeal of the Stamp Act a hollow victory for the colonists?

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