Question 1

Parliament's intent in passing the Coercive Acts was to

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A)  do away with the right of a trial by jury in the American colonies. 
B)  punish Boston and the colony of Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party. 
C)  dissolve self-government in the British colonies in North America. 
D)  make the Catholic Church the established church in the American colonies. 
A)  do away with the right of a trial by jury in the American colonies. 
B)  punish Boston and the colony of Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party. 
C)  dissolve self-government in the British colonies in North America. 
D)  make the Catholic Church the established church in the American colonies.

Question 2

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the Albany Congress

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The Albany Congress was a meeting of rep

Question 3

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-public rituals of resistance

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The item "" refers to a specific form of

Question 4

Explain the constitutional arguments presented against the Sugar and Stamp Acts by James Otis in his 1764 pamphlet The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved. What constitutional arguments were presented in subsequent pamphlets between 1764 and the Tea Act's passage in 1773? How did these arguments differ from Otis's? Why were they different?

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In his 1764 pamphlet "The Rights of the

Question 5

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-The Rights of the British Colonies Asserted and Proved

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The item "The Rights of the British Colo

Question 6

Lord North convinced Parliament to repeal the Townshend duties, except the tax on tea, because of his conviction that

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A)  such a concession would lead to meaningful negotiation between Parliament and the colonies. 
B)  the duties were detrimental to the economic well-being of the colonies. 
C)  only colonial assemblies had the power to impose taxes in the colonies. 
D)  it was bad policy to impose duties on trade within the empire. 
A)  such a concession would lead to meaningful negotiation between Parliament and the colonies. 
B)  the duties were detrimental to the economic well-being of the colonies. 
C)  only colonial assemblies had the power to impose taxes in the colonies. 
D)  it was bad policy to impose duties on trade within the empire.

Question 7

Defend the following statement: "Britain's attempts to tighten the reins of government and raise revenues from the colonies in the 1760s and early 1770s convinced many Americans that the Real Whigs' reasoning applied to their circumstances. They began to interpret British measures in light of the Real Whigs' warnings and to see evil
designs behind the actions of Grenville and his successors."

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The statement that "Britain's attempts t

Question 8

As a result of the passage of the Tea Act,

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A)  the British East India Company was given a monopoly on the sale of tea in the American colonies. 
B)  the tax on tea imported into the American colonies was repealed. 
C)  Parliament indicated a willingness to allow the American colonies to have more of a voice in the regulation of trade. 
D)  tea sold in the American colonies became so expensive that it was affordable only to the upper classes. 
A)  the British East India Company was given a monopoly on the sale of tea in the American colonies. 
B)  the tax on tea imported into the American colonies was repealed. 
C)  Parliament indicated a willingness to allow the American colonies to have more of a voice in the regulation of trade. 
D)  tea sold in the American colonies became so expensive that it was affordable only to the upper classes.

Question 9

Which of the following is true of the Boston Massacre?

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A)  A group of Boston citizens was attacked by British soldiers without provocation. 
B)  A group of off-duty British soldiers took revenge against several Boston laborers who had insulted them. 
C)  A Boston mob goaded British soldiers who defied orders by firing into a crowd. 
D)  Several leading resistance leaders in Boston were taken into custody and summarily executed. 
A)  A group of Boston citizens was attacked by British soldiers without provocation. 
B)  A group of off-duty British soldiers took revenge against several Boston laborers who had insulted them. 
C)  A Boston mob goaded British soldiers who defied orders by firing into a crowd. 
D)  Several leading resistance leaders in Boston were taken into custody and summarily executed.

Question 10

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the Paxton Boys

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The Paxton Boys were a group of frontier

Question 11

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-Neolin and Chief Pontiac

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Neolin, also known as the Delaware Proph

Question 12

The primary reason for Parliament's passage of the Stamp Act was to

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A)  force the colonists to recognize Parliament's right to tax them. 
B)  raise revenue to help ease the debt burden of the British government. 
C)  finance the system for distributing mail and publications throughout the colonies. 
D)  establish parliamentary control over newspapers and pamphlets published in the colonies. 
A)  force the colonists to recognize Parliament's right to tax them. 
B)  raise revenue to help ease the debt burden of the British government. 
C)  finance the system for distributing mail and publications throughout the colonies. 
D)  establish parliamentary control over newspapers and pamphlets published in the colonies.

Question 13

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the Tea Act

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The Tea Act was a British law passed in

Question 14

Discuss the actions taken by Boston's colonists in their efforts to prevent implementation of the Stamp Act. What were the consequences of their actions?

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The colonists in Boston took several act

Question 15

Well-to-do women helped enlist people's support for the resistance movement by

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A)  conducting door-to-door recruiting campaigns. 
B)  engaging in public spinning and weaving of homespun. 
C)  organizing fund-raising events. 
D)  giving street lectures on virtue. 
A)  conducting door-to-door recruiting campaigns. 
B)  engaging in public spinning and weaving of homespun. 
C)  organizing fund-raising events. 
D)  giving street lectures on virtue.

Question 16

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-Andrew Oliver

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Andrew Oliver was a prominent political

Question 17

Which of the following best describes the function of the committees of correspondence?

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A)  They provided legal counsel to patriots whose rights had been abridged by British authorities. 
B)  They provided daily reports on the movement of British troops. 
C)  They assumed the primary responsibility of writing anti-British essays for colonial newspapers. 
D)  They provided a communications network designed to involve more colonists in the resistance movement by widening the movement's geographic scope. 
A)  They provided legal counsel to patriots whose rights had been abridged by British authorities. 
B)  They provided daily reports on the movement of British troops. 
C)  They assumed the primary responsibility of writing anti-British essays for colonial newspapers. 
D)  They provided a communications network designed to involve more colonists in the resistance movement by widening the movement's geographic scope.

Question 18

In the immediate aftermath of the passage of the Coercive and Quebec Acts, the colonies

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A)  decided that reconciliation with Great Britain was not possible. 
B)  were confused and disorganized, and could not agree on an appropriate response. 
C)  agreed to an immediate boycott of British goods. 
D)  agreed to send delegates to an intercolonial congress which would meet in Philadelphia. 
A)  decided that reconciliation with Great Britain was not possible. 
B)  were confused and disorganized, and could not agree on an appropriate response. 
C)  agreed to an immediate boycott of British goods. 
D)  agreed to send delegates to an intercolonial congress which would meet in Philadelphia.

Question 19

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the concept of representative government held by colonial Americans in 1763?

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A)  An assembly is not representative unless all people twenty-one years of age and over have the right to vote. 
B)  A person elected to a colonial assembly represents only the people from the region in which eligible voters had a chance to vote for him directly. 
C)  A person elected to a colonial assembly represents the whole colony, not just the people from his district. 
D)  The population must be approximately equal in each district from which an assembly's representatives are chosen. 
A)  An assembly is not representative unless all people twenty-one years of age and over have the right to vote. 
B)  A person elected to a colonial assembly represents only the people from the region in which eligible voters had a chance to vote for him directly. 
C)  A person elected to a colonial assembly represents the whole colony, not just the people from his district. 
D)  The population must be approximately equal in each district from which an assembly's representatives are chosen.

Question 20

Instructions:
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0Identify each item. Give an explanation or description of the item. Answer the questions who, what, where, and when.
Explain the historical significance of each item. Establish the historical context in which the
S1U1B1∙S1U1B0S1U1B1 S1U1B0item exists. Establish the item as the result of or as the cause of other factors existing in the society under study. Answer this question: What were the political, social, economic,
and/or cultural consequences of this item?
-the Liberty riot

Accepted Answer

The Liberty Riot was a significant event

Parliament's intent in passing the Coercive Acts was to

Lord North convinced Parliament to repeal the Townshend duties, except the tax on tea, because of his conviction that

As a result of the passage of the Tea Act,

Which of the following is true of the Boston Massacre?

The primary reason for Parliament's passage of the Stamp Act was to

Discuss the actions taken by Boston's colonists in their efforts to prevent implementation of the Stamp Act. What were the consequences of their actions?

Well-to-do women helped enlist people's support for the resistance movement by

Which of the following best describes the function of the committees of correspondence?

In the immediate aftermath of the passage of the Coercive and Quebec Acts, the colonies

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the concept of representative government held by colonial Americans in 1763?

Three Old Worlds Create a New

Europeans Colonize North America

North America in the Atlantic World

Becoming America

American Revolutions

Forging a Nation

Defining the Nation

The Rise of the South

The Restless North

The Contested West

Politics and the Fate of the Union

Transforming Fire: the Civil War

Reconstruction: an Unfinished Revolution

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Exam 5: The Ends of Empire

Parliament's intent in passing the Coercive Acts was to

Lord North convinced Parliament to repeal the Townshend duties, except the tax on tea, because of his conviction that

As a result of the passage of the Tea Act,

Which of the following is true of the Boston Massacre?

The primary reason for Parliament's passage of the Stamp Act was to

Discuss the actions taken by Boston's colonists in their efforts to prevent implementation of the Stamp Act. What were the consequences of their actions?

Well-to-do women helped enlist people's support for the resistance movement by

Which of the following best describes the function of the committees of correspondence?

In the immediate aftermath of the passage of the Coercive and Quebec Acts, the colonies

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the concept of representative government held by colonial Americans in 1763?

Three Old Worlds Create a New

Europeans Colonize North America

North America in the Atlantic World

Becoming America

American Revolutions

Forging a Nation

Defining the Nation

The Rise of the South

The Restless North

The Contested West

Politics and the Fate of the Union

Transforming Fire: the Civil War

Reconstruction: an Unfinished Revolution

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