Question 1

Parliament responded to the Boston Tea Party by passing a series of laws called the ________.

Accepted Answer

Coercive Acts

Question 2

The Treaty of Utrecht (1713) signaled a rare French victory over the English.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

A private company, Britain's ________ Company, stood to benefit from the passage of the Tea Act of 1773.

Accepted Answer

East India

Question 4

Select any four acts of Parliament and explain their effect on the colonies and the nature of the colonial objection to each.

Accepted Answer

1. The Stamp Act of 1765: 
Effect on the

Question 5

In the 1760s, the Grenville ministry increased its authority in the colonies by

Accepted Answer

A)  stationing regular British troops permanently in America. 
B)  banning political meetings. 
C)  closing the port of Boston. 
D)  closing newspapers that criticized the English government. 
E)  outlawing the Sons of Liberty. 
A)  stationing regular British troops permanently in America. 
B)  banning political meetings. 
C)  closing the port of Boston. 
D)  closing newspapers that criticized the English government. 
E)  outlawing the Sons of Liberty.

Question 6

In North America during the eighteenth century, the most powerful native group was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Iroquois. 
B)  Cherokee. 
C)  Seminole. 
D)  Chickasaw. 
E)  Sioux. 
A)  Iroquois. 
B)  Cherokee. 
C)  Seminole. 
D)  Chickasaw. 
E)  Sioux.

Question 7

The Currency Act of 1764 gave the colonial legislatures the power to print paper money.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The actual economic burdens of the Stamp Act were relatively light.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Coercive Acts succeeded in isolating Massachusetts as the source of colonial discontent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Peace of Paris (1763) saw the French retain a portion of their holdings on the North American mainland.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The major participants in the Seven Years' War in North America were the

Accepted Answer

A)  colonists, the English, and the Spanish. 
B)  French, the colonists, and the Spanish. 
C)  Iroquois, the English, and the French. 
D)  French, the Spanish, and the English. 
E)  English, the Iroquois, and the Spanish. 
A)  colonists, the English, and the Spanish. 
B)  French, the colonists, and the Spanish. 
C)  Iroquois, the English, and the French. 
D)  French, the Spanish, and the English. 
E)  English, the Iroquois, and the Spanish.

Question 12

The Paxton Boys and the Regulators both

Accepted Answer

A)  demanded tax relief. 
B)  feared violence from western farmers. 
C)  demanded independence from England. 
D)  sought to increase the authority of local colonial governments. 
E)  demanded the redistribution of the land making up the former French colonies. 
A)  demanded tax relief. 
B)  feared violence from western farmers. 
C)  demanded independence from England. 
D)  sought to increase the authority of local colonial governments. 
E)  demanded the redistribution of the land making up the former French colonies.

Question 13

In 1774, the First Continental Congress

Accepted Answer

A)  accepted a plan for a colonial union under British authority. 
B)  proposed that the colonies tax themselves at Parliament's demand. 
C)  agreed to end colonial boycotts of British trade. 
D)  issued an order for the arrest of all colonists loyal to the king. 
E)  called for the repeal of all oppressive legislation passed since 1763. 
A)  accepted a plan for a colonial union under British authority. 
B)  proposed that the colonies tax themselves at Parliament's demand. 
C)  agreed to end colonial boycotts of British trade. 
D)  issued an order for the arrest of all colonists loyal to the king. 
E)  called for the repeal of all oppressive legislation passed since 1763.

Question 14

Most Indian tribes were not enthusiastic about the Proclamation of 1763, but many supported it anyway as the best option available to them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Coercive Acts were first a response to the Boston Massacre.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Parliament responded to the Boston Tea Party by

Accepted Answer

A)  withdrawing its military protection of Massachusetts. 
B)  reducing the powers of self-government in Massachusetts. 
C)  reducing the geographic size of the colony. 
D)  threatening to launch a war against the Massachusetts militia. 
E)  repealing the Tea Act. 
A)  withdrawing its military protection of Massachusetts. 
B)  reducing the powers of self-government in Massachusetts. 
C)  reducing the geographic size of the colony. 
D)  threatening to launch a war against the Massachusetts militia. 
E)  repealing the Tea Act.

Question 17

Was the American Revolution avoidable? What did the British government do that inadvertently encouraged colonial rebellion?

Accepted Answer

The American Revolution may have been av

Question 18

During the first half of the eighteenth century, royal officials in America

Accepted Answer

A)  began to increase the presence of British troops in the colonies. 
B)  contributed to England's overall lax control of the colonies. 
C)  had no significant influence on colonial finances. 
D)  were generally able and honest administrators. 
E)  chose Philadelphia as the capital of the colonies. 
A)  began to increase the presence of British troops in the colonies. 
B)  contributed to England's overall lax control of the colonies. 
C)  had no significant influence on colonial finances. 
D)  were generally able and honest administrators. 
E)  chose Philadelphia as the capital of the colonies.

Question 19

Prior to the 1760s, cooperation between colonies was not good.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the eighteenth century, under the English government's theory of representation,

Accepted Answer

A)  the American colonies were represented in Parliament. 
B)  each American colony was allowed one non-voting representative in Parliament. 
C)  the American colonies had no claim to any political representation. 
D)  the king spoke to Parliament on behalf of the American colonies. 
E)  the American colonies were represented by the courts. 
A)  the American colonies were represented in Parliament. 
B)  each American colony was allowed one non-voting representative in Parliament. 
C)  the American colonies had no claim to any political representation. 
D)  the king spoke to Parliament on behalf of the American colonies. 
E)  the American colonies were represented by the courts.

Exam 4: The Empire in Transition

Parliament responded to the Boston Tea Party by passing a series of laws called the ________.

The Treaty of Utrecht (1713) signaled a rare French victory over the English.

A private company, Britain's ________ Company, stood to benefit from the passage of the Tea Act of 1773.

Select any four acts of Parliament and explain their effect on the colonies and the nature of the colonial objection to each.

In the 1760s, the Grenville ministry increased its authority in the colonies by

In North America during the eighteenth century, the most powerful native group was the

The Currency Act of 1764 gave the colonial legislatures the power to print paper money.

The actual economic burdens of the Stamp Act were relatively light.

The Coercive Acts succeeded in isolating Massachusetts as the source of colonial discontent.

The Peace of Paris (1763) saw the French retain a portion of their holdings on the North American mainland.

The major participants in the Seven Years' War in North America were the

The Paxton Boys and the Regulators both

In 1774, the First Continental Congress

Most Indian tribes were not enthusiastic about the Proclamation of 1763, but many supported it anyway as the best option available to them.

The Coercive Acts were first a response to the Boston Massacre.

Parliament responded to the Boston Tea Party by

Was the American Revolution avoidable? What did the British government do that inadvertently encouraged colonial rebellion?

During the first half of the eighteenth century, royal officials in America

Prior to the 1760s, cooperation between colonies was not good.

In the eighteenth century, under the English government's theory of representation,

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