Question 1

Neolin urged his followers to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  take up farming 
B)  study European culture 
C)  return to ancient ways 
D)  migrate further west 
A)  take up farming 
B)  study European culture 
C)  return to ancient ways 
D)  migrate further west

Question 2

Proponents of balanced government drew on the work of what philosopher to explain their views?

Accepted Answer

A)  Zeno 
B)  Socrates 
C)  Aristotle 
D)  Plato 
A)  Zeno 
B)  Socrates 
C)  Aristotle 
D)  Plato

Question 3

Who were the Regulators and what did they want?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
1. In N

Question 4

The Tea Act was passed in an effort to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  start a trade war with the Netherlands 
B)  eliminate Britain's national debt 
C)  punish colonial protestors 
D)  aid the East India Company 
A)  start a trade war with the Netherlands 
B)  eliminate Britain's national debt 
C)  punish colonial protestors 
D)  aid the East India Company

Question 5

What did British political thinkers mean by "balanced government"? Why did the Real Whigs believe that Britain's balanced government was in danger?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
1. A ba

Question 6

Why did Carlos III expel the Jesuits from the Spanish realm in 1767?

Accepted Answer

A)  They opposed administrative reform in the colonies. 
B)  They were allied with France. 
C)  They objected to the king's marital infidelities. 
D)  They supported greater protections for Native Americans. 
A)  They opposed administrative reform in the colonies. 
B)  They were allied with France. 
C)  They objected to the king's marital infidelities. 
D)  They supported greater protections for Native Americans.

Question 7

Governor __________ of Massachusetts was seen by many in Boston as an enemy of colonial rights.

Accepted Answer

A)  Richard North 
B)  Thomas Gage 
C)  George Hewes 
D)  Thomas Hutchinson 
A)  Richard North 
B)  Thomas Gage 
C)  George Hewes 
D)  Thomas Hutchinson

Question 8

In the view of many Whigs, the British government balanced the power of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  landowners, merchants, and workers 
B)  the king, the Parliament, and the church 
C)  the monarchy, the church, and the merchants 
D)  the monarchy, the aristocracy, and the people 
A)  landowners, merchants, and workers 
B)  the king, the Parliament, and the church 
C)  the monarchy, the church, and the merchants 
D)  the monarchy, the aristocracy, and the people

Question 9

Why did colonial critics object to revenues from the Townshend Duties being used for "the administration of justice, and the support of civil government"?

Accepted Answer

A)  They interpreted the phrase "support of civil government" to mean the establishment of a police state. 
B)  They interpreted the phrase "support of civil government" to mean the abolition of colonial legislatures. 
C)  They interpreted the phrase "administration of justice" to mean the indefinite imprisonment of political opponents. 
D)  They interpreted the phrase "administration of justice" to mean expanded searches of American homes and shops. 
A)  They interpreted the phrase "support of civil government" to mean the establishment of a police state. 
B)  They interpreted the phrase "support of civil government" to mean the abolition of colonial legislatures. 
C)  They interpreted the phrase "administration of justice" to mean the indefinite imprisonment of political opponents. 
D)  They interpreted the phrase "administration of justice" to mean expanded searches of American homes and shops.

Question 10

The Proclamation Line of 1763 aroused the resentment of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  American colonists 
B)  French settlers 
C)  Native Americans 
D)  British taxpayers 
A)  American colonists 
B)  French settlers 
C)  Native Americans 
D)  British taxpayers

Question 11

The Declaratory Act __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  asserted Parliament's right to make laws for the colonies 
B)  established clear limits on Parliamentary authority 
C)  was cheered by colonial elites 
D)  established a new tax on estates 
A)  asserted Parliament's right to make laws for the colonies 
B)  established clear limits on Parliamentary authority 
C)  was cheered by colonial elites 
D)  established a new tax on estates

Question 12

Describe the steps that led to Spanish colonization of the California coast.

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
1. The

Question 13

Pontiac's Uprising threatened __________ outposts in the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region.

Accepted Answer

A)  Dutch 
B)  French 
C)  British 
D)  Spanish 
A)  Dutch 
B)  French 
C)  British 
D)  Spanish

Question 14

John Dickinson's "Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania" __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  dismissed any distinction between external and internal taxation 
B)  challenged the constitutionality of the vice-admiralty courts 
C)  argued in favor of the right to a trial by a jury of your peers 
D)  decried the growing tensions between Britain and its colonies 
A)  dismissed any distinction between external and internal taxation 
B)  challenged the constitutionality of the vice-admiralty courts 
C)  argued in favor of the right to a trial by a jury of your peers 
D)  decried the growing tensions between Britain and its colonies

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

Neolin urged his followers to __________.

Proponents of balanced government drew on the work of what philosopher to explain their views?

Who were the Regulators and what did they want?

The Tea Act was passed in an effort to __________.

What did British political thinkers mean by "balanced government"? Why did the Real Whigs believe that Britain's balanced government was in danger?

Why did Carlos III expel the Jesuits from the Spanish realm in 1767?

Governor __________ of Massachusetts was seen by many in Boston as an enemy of colonial rights.

In the view of many Whigs, the British government balanced the power of __________.

Why did colonial critics object to revenues from the Townshend Duties being used for "the administration of justice, and the support of civil government"?

The Proclamation Line of 1763 aroused the resentment of which of the following?

The Declaratory Act __________.

Describe the steps that led to Spanish colonization of the California coast.

Pontiac's Uprising threatened __________ outposts in the Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region.

John Dickinson's "Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania" __________.

First Founders

European Footholds in North America, 1600-1660

Controlling the Edges of the Continent, 1660-1715

African Enslavement: The Terrible Transformation

Colonial Diversity, 1713-1763

Revolutionaries at War, 1775-1783

New Beginnings: the 1780s

Revolutionary Legacies, 1789-1803

Defending and Expanding the New Nation, 1804-1818

Society and Politics in the Age of the Common Man, 1819-1832

Peoples in Motion, 1832-1848

The Crisis Over Slavery, 1848-1860

To Fight to Gain a Country: the Civil War

Consolidating a Triumphant Union, 1865-1877

Standardizing the Nation: Innovations in Technology, Business, and Culture, 1877-1890

Challenges to Government and Corporate Power, 1877-1890

Political and Cultural Conflict in a Decade of Depression and War: the 1890s

Visions of the Modern Nation: the Progressive Era, 1900-1912

War and Revolution, 1912-1920

All That Jazz: the 1920s

Hardship and Hope: the Great Depression of the 1930s

Global Conflict: World War Ii, 1937-1945

Cold War and Hot War, 1945-1953

Domestic Dreams and Atomic Nightmares, 1953-1963

The Nation Divides: the Vietnam War and Social Conflict, 1964-1971

Reconsidering National Priorities, 1972-1979

The Cold War Returnsand Ends, 1979-1991

Post-Cold War America, 1991-2000

A Global Nation in the New Millennium

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