Question 1

Few Americans during the time of the Revolutionary War

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A)  joined forces with colonists of diverse backgrounds, such as Scots, Irish, Germans, and Jews, to resist British rule. 
B)  confronted the contradiction that they would fail to apply the freedoms they were vying for to the system of slavery. 
C)  shared the belief that governmental authority had to be based on the consent of the governed. 
D)  wanted to trade freely with the world and expand westward across the Appalachian Mountains. 
E)  knew Loyalists who continued to live in the colonies because nearly all had opted to move back to Europe.

Question 2

Which of the following statements about the Boston Tea Party is accurate?

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A)  Native Americans led the charge against the British because they were most affected by taxes imposed on the colonies. 
B)  British governors held a luxurious gathering to flaunt that they had greater access to tea than the Americans and to tempt them to rebel. 
C)  Americans destroyed a large amount of valuable tea that belonged to the British to protest taxation without consent. 
D)  The episode was such a spectacle that it successfully forced the British to repeal the tea tax and ensured peace for another five years. 
E)  American revolutionaries failed to find enough supporters and participants in New England for the British to openly react to the gathering.

Question 3

Discuss the concept of "salutary neglect." Why did Britain follow this policy, and how did it both work in their favor and come back to haunt them?

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Question 4

Which of the following was an unexpected result of the end of the French and Indian War?

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A)  American development suffered in the long run because potential new European colonists were too afraid that another armed conflict would arise in North America to risk immigrating. 
B)  Cities such as Baltimore and Charleston were largely abandoned due to the destruction of the war and the widespread preference of the colonists to move west of the Proclamation Line. 
C)  Indentured servitude in the American colonies quickly came to an end and was replaced with the African slave trade because the majority of indentured servants had been from France. 
D)  Because the French were no longer a threat, many people became more comfortable trying out living in the wilderness; as a result, the number of European immigrants to the colonies rose. 
E)  Disruptions in trade resulting from the war caused African slave traders to drastically shift their focus to transporting enslaved peoples to Britain rather than to the American colonies.

Question 5

What was the purpose of the Currency Act of 1764?

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A)  It prohibited the colonies from coining or printing their own money. 
B)  It gave the colonies a greater say in their own economies. 
C)  It was designed to ease the shortage of hard money in the colonies. 
D)  It said that lenders had to accept paper money in payment of debts. 
E)  It changed the name of the basic monetary unit to "dollar" from "pound."

Question 6

The publishing of the pamphlet Common Sense created a sense of caution among the colonists, urging them to support the British monarchy for fear of punishment.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Why did the French colonies in North America ultimately fall to the British by 1763?

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A)  The French failed to create alliances with the Native Americans, missing out on trade opportunities. 
B)  The French allowed Catholics and Protestants to live in Quebec, leading to irreconcilable conflicts. 
C)  The French sent so many civilians to settle in Quebec that they quickly ran out of crucial resources. 
D)  The French population of North America never came close to the number of English colonists. 
E)  The city of Quebec was indefensible and far too close to New York to maintain boundaries.

Question 8

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?

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Question 9

At the Great Meadows, in 1754, a force of Virginia provincial soldiers faced the French and Native Americans. The outcome was

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A)  the establishment of Fort Necessity as an impenetrable British stronghold. 
B)  a disaster for a young George Washington who was forced to surrender. 
C)  a devastating defeat for the Native Americans who suffered massive casualties. 
D)  a British victory that led to the conquest of the Ohio Country. 
E)  inconclusive, as both sides withdrew from the battlefield.

Question 10

Analyze how the French and Indian War changed relations among the European powers in North America.

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Question 11

Which of the following statements about the French colonists in North America is accurate?

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A)  They were very diverse in ethnicity and religion. 
B)  They established large plantations wherever they settled. 
C)  They established cooperative relations with the Indians. 
D)  They had the first elected legislatures. 
E)  They enjoyed many political rights and freedoms outside the rule of the king.

Question 12

Many colonists viewed the Royal Proclamation of 1763 as

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A)  the cause of Pontiac's Rebellion. 
B)  a means of creating peace between England and France. 
C)  an attempt by Parliament to tax the colonies. 
D)  a modest attempt by Parliament to lower taxes on the colonies. 
E)  a temporary barrier to American settlement west of the Appalachians.

Question 13

The major objective of the Tea Act of 1773 was to

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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 14

What was the purpose behind the Townshend duties?

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A)  to convince the colonists to help the British fight the French during the French and Indian War 
B)  to raise revenue to send gifts to the Native Americans to keep the peace 
C)  to subsidize the colonial shipbuilding trade and thereby bring more resources to England 
D)  to pay the royal governors' salaries and make them independent of colonial legislatures 
E)  to increase the meager pay of colonial legislators and encourage their loyalty to the monarchy

Question 15

Describe the ideological responses to George Grenville's colonial policies. What impact did these responses have on the relationship between Parliament and the colonial assemblies?

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Question 16

A "writ of assistance" was

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A)  a summons that required colonial leaders to return to their former positions in England. 
B)  a blanket search warrant that did not need to specify a place and aided in catching smugglers. 
C)  a legal order that guaranteed trial by jury for all accused of crimes in the American colonies. 
D)  an exchange-rate strategy merchants often used that strongly encouraged smuggling. 
E)  official permission to unload cargo in a colonial port because of how overcrowded ports were.

Question 17

George III was lazy as king and, as a result, caused England to lose much of its power in the wake of the Seven Years' War.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Although the Seven Years' War has often been called a world war, there was very little international conflict.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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.

Question 20

By the end of the eighteenth century, France and Great Britain were in decline, with Spain and the Netherlands fighting over who would come out ahead.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: From Colonies to States

Few Americans during the time of the Revolutionary War

Which of the following statements about the Boston Tea Party is accurate?

Discuss the concept of "salutary neglect." Why did Britain follow this policy, and how did it both work in their favor and come back to haunt them?

Which of the following was an unexpected result of the end of the French and Indian War?

What was the purpose of the Currency Act of 1764?

The publishing of the pamphlet Common Sense created a sense of caution among the colonists, urging them to support the British monarchy for fear of punishment.

Why did the French colonies in North America ultimately fall to the British by 1763?

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 Great Meadows, in 1754, a force of Virginia provincial soldiers faced the French and Native Americans. The outcome was

Analyze how the French and Indian War changed relations among the European powers in North America.

Which of the following statements about the French colonists in North America is accurate?

Many colonists viewed the Royal Proclamation of 1763 as

The major objective of the Tea Act of 1773 was to

What was the purpose behind the Townshend duties?

Describe the ideological responses to George Grenville's colonial policies. What impact did these responses have on the relationship between Parliament and the colonial assemblies?

A "writ of assistance" was

George III was lazy as king and, as a result, caused England to lose much of its power in the wake of the Seven Years' War.

Although the Seven Years' War has often been called a world war, there was very little international conflict.

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

By the end of the eighteenth century, France and Great Britain were in decline, with Spain and the Netherlands fighting over who would come out ahead.