Question 1

The Quebec Act

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A)  granted political rights to Roman Catholics. 
B)  reduced the boundaries of Quebec. 
C)  was approved of by most English colonists. 
D)  was passed by England to appease the French government. 
E)  made the Roman Catholic Church illegal. 
A)  granted political rights to Roman Catholics. 
B)  reduced the boundaries of Quebec. 
C)  was approved of by most English colonists. 
D)  was passed by England to appease the French government. 
E)  made the Roman Catholic Church illegal.

Question 2

The ________ colony had the most elaborately developed tavern culture.

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The answer of The ________ colony had the most elaborately...

Question 3

English and American supporters of the English constitution felt it correctly divided power

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A)  among the monarchy, the aristocracy, and the common people. 
B)  between England and the American colonies. 
C)  between the commercial and landholding classes on both sides of the ocean. 
D)  between Parliament and the monarchy. 
E)  among the monarchy, Parliament, and the courts. 
A)  among the monarchy, the aristocracy, and the common people. 
B)  between England and the American colonies. 
C)  between the commercial and landholding classes on both sides of the ocean. 
D)  between Parliament and the monarchy. 
E)  among the monarchy, Parliament, and the courts.

Question 4

The Boston Massacre was the British response to the Boston Tea Party.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Boston Massacre

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A)  was transformed by some colonists into a symbol of British oppression. 
B)  resulted in the death of several British soldiers. 
C)  led to Paul Revere's midnight ride of warning. 
D)  included a trial in which British soldiers were convicted of murder. 
E)  turned Paul Revere into a martyr for the cause of colonial independence. 
A)  was transformed by some colonists into a symbol of British oppression. 
B)  resulted in the death of several British soldiers. 
C)  led to Paul Revere's midnight ride of warning. 
D)  included a trial in which British soldiers were convicted of murder. 
E)  turned Paul Revere into a martyr for the cause of colonial independence.

Question 6

In North America during the eighteenth century, French relations with the Indians differed from that of the English in that they

Accepted Answer

A)  offered the Indians more and better trading goods. 
B)  largely isolated themselves from Indian tribes. 
C)  were more tolerant of Indian cultures. 
D)  made little effort to convert Indians to Christianity. 
E)  forced Indians to adjust to European ways. 
A)  offered the Indians more and better trading goods. 
B)  largely isolated themselves from Indian tribes. 
C)  were more tolerant of Indian cultures. 
D)  made little effort to convert Indians to Christianity. 
E)  forced Indians to adjust to European ways.

Question 7

Creole refers to a white immigrant of French descent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In 1775, the Conciliatory Propositions

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A)  called on Parliament to reduce taxes for the sake of colonial peace. 
B)  saw Parliament agree to the terms of the First Continental Congress. 
C)  were issued as an appeal by the British government to colonial moderates. 
D)  temporarily reduced tensions in the colonies. 
E)  forced Parliament to send more troops to Boston. 
A)  called on Parliament to reduce taxes for the sake of colonial peace. 
B)  saw Parliament agree to the terms of the First Continental Congress. 
C)  were issued as an appeal by the British government to colonial moderates. 
D)  temporarily reduced tensions in the colonies. 
E)  forced Parliament to send more troops to Boston.

Question 9

Parliament and the colonial legislatures did not always see eye to eye, but at least they shared a similar understanding about the nature of representative government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The 1754 effort to deal with Indian issues on an intercolonial basis was called the ________.

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The answer of The 1754 effort to deal with Indian...

Question 11

For most Indians in North America, British victory in the French and Indian War

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A)  convinced many tribes to cease in their struggle against European expansion. 
B)  had disastrous effects on their future. 
C)  was cheered only by the Iroquois Confederacy. 
D)  led to an improvement in relations with English colonists. 
E)  encouraged tribes to join the Iroquois Confederacy. 
A)  convinced many tribes to cease in their struggle against European expansion. 
B)  had disastrous effects on their future. 
C)  was cheered only by the Iroquois Confederacy. 
D)  led to an improvement in relations with English colonists. 
E)  encouraged tribes to join the Iroquois Confederacy.

Question 12

Through the first half of the eighteenth century, the Iroquois Confederacy formed agreements and traded with

Accepted Answer

A)  England only. 
B)  England, and then France. 
C)  both France and England at the same time. 
D)  France only. 
E)  no European powers. 
A)  England only. 
B)  England, and then France. 
C)  both France and England at the same time. 
D)  France only. 
E)  no European powers.

Question 13

What new policies affecting the colonies did Parliament adopt following the French and Indian War, and why did it adopt those policies?

Accepted Answer

Following the French and Indian War, Par

Question 14

What were the policy differences between Britain's Navigation Acts (mid-1600s) and the various acts passed after 1763?

Accepted Answer

The Navigation Acts of the mid-1600s wer

Question 15

The conflict between England and America was made insoluble because of a basic difference of opinion over the nature of ________.

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The answer of The conflict between England and America was...

Question 16

What future American revolutionary figure surrendered to French forces in 1754 at Fort Necessity in the Ohio Valley?

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A)  George Washington 
B)  Patrick Henry 
C)  James Madison 
D)  Benedict Arnold 
E)  John Adams 
A)  George Washington 
B)  Patrick Henry 
C)  James Madison 
D)  Benedict Arnold 
E)  John Adams

Question 17

The Treaty of Utrecht in 1713

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A)  ended King William's War. 
B)  transferred territory from the French to the English in North America. 
C)  was a considerable victory for Spain in North America. 
D)  slowed England's western expansion of its American colonies. 
E)  transferred territory from the English to the French in the Caribbean. 
A)  ended King William's War. 
B)  transferred territory from the French to the English in North America. 
C)  was a considerable victory for Spain in North America. 
D)  slowed England's western expansion of its American colonies. 
E)  transferred territory from the English to the French in the Caribbean.

Question 18

The "internal rebellions" involving tenant farmers of the British colonies had their roots in the

Accepted Answer

A)  presumption that taxation without representation was intolerable. 
B)  class system of New England and New York. 
C)  French and Indian War. 
D)  expansion into western lands. 
E)  writings of Ethan Allen. 
A)  presumption that taxation without representation was intolerable. 
B)  class system of New England and New York. 
C)  French and Indian War. 
D)  expansion into western lands. 
E)  writings of Ethan Allen.

Question 19

The treaty that drove the French out of North American lands east of the Mississippi in 1763 was called the ________.

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The answer of The treaty that drove the French out...

Question 20

Describe the origins of the American Revolution.

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The American Revolution originated from

Exam 4: The Empire in Transition

The Quebec Act

The ________ colony had the most elaborately developed tavern culture.

English and American supporters of the English constitution felt it correctly divided power

The Boston Massacre was the British response to the Boston Tea Party.

The Boston Massacre

In North America during the eighteenth century, French relations with the Indians differed from that of the English in that they

Creole refers to a white immigrant of French descent.

In 1775, the Conciliatory Propositions

Parliament and the colonial legislatures did not always see eye to eye, but at least they shared a similar understanding about the nature of representative government.

The 1754 effort to deal with Indian issues on an intercolonial basis was called the ________.

For most Indians in North America, British victory in the French and Indian War

Through the first half of the eighteenth century, the Iroquois Confederacy formed agreements and traded with

What new policies affecting the colonies did Parliament adopt following the French and Indian War, and why did it adopt those policies?

What were the policy differences between Britain's Navigation Acts (mid-1600s) and the various acts passed after 1763?

The conflict between England and America was made insoluble because of a basic difference of opinion over the nature of ________.

What future American revolutionary figure surrendered to French forces in 1754 at Fort Necessity in the Ohio Valley?

The Treaty of Utrecht in 1713

The "internal rebellions" involving tenant farmers of the British colonies had their roots in the

The treaty that drove the French out of North American lands east of the Mississippi in 1763 was called the ________.

Describe the origins of the American Revolution.

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

America and the Great War

The “New Era”

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

America in a World at War

The Cold War

The Affluent Society

Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

The Crisis of Authority

From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

The Age of Globalization

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