Question 1

The "Virginia Resolves" stated that

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A)  Virginians should not be required to pay taxes. 
B)  the English government had no authority over the economic activities of Virginians. 
C)  anyone who supported the right of Parliament to tax was an enemy of the colony. 
D)  independence from England was the only solution to the tax crisis. 
E)  Virginia must do its part to reimburse England for the cost of colonial defense. 
A)  Virginians should not be required to pay taxes. 
B)  the English government had no authority over the economic activities of Virginians. 
C)  anyone who supported the right of Parliament to tax was an enemy of the colony. 
D)  independence from England was the only solution to the tax crisis. 
E)  Virginia must do its part to reimburse England for the cost of colonial defense.

Question 2

The Tea Act of 1773

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A)  followed a few years of relative calm between England and the American colonies. 
B)  lowered the price of tea for American colonists. 
C)  was intended to benefit a private British company. 
D)  provided no new tax on tea. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  followed a few years of relative calm between England and the American colonies. 
B)  lowered the price of tea for American colonists. 
C)  was intended to benefit a private British company. 
D)  provided no new tax on tea. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 3

The newly organized Sons of ________ did their best to block enforcement of the Stamp Act.

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The answer of The newly organized Sons of ________ did...

Question 4

The colonists largely accepted the Townshend Duties, except for the tax on tea.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Proclamation of 1763

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A)  disrupted England's western trade in the colonies. 
B)  was generally effective. 
C)  was supported by many Indian tribal groups. 
D)  encouraged settlement of the western edge of the colonies. 
E)  led to renewed conflict with the remaining French colonists in the west. 
A)  disrupted England's western trade in the colonies. 
B)  was generally effective. 
C)  was supported by many Indian tribal groups. 
D)  encouraged settlement of the western edge of the colonies. 
E)  led to renewed conflict with the remaining French colonists in the west.

Question 6

Up until the 1760s, how did the British governance of the colonies shape the general attitudes of Americans regarding their rights and responsibilities within the British Empire?

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Up until the 1760s, the British governan

Question 7

Why was British rule in the colonies decentralized? What groups benefited from this and how?

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British rule in the colonies was decentr

Question 8

Trace the course and nature of colonial objections to British policies between 1763 and 1775.

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The period between 1763 and 1775 was mar

Question 9

The Conciliatory Propositions (1775) proposed that the colonists not be taxed by Parliament, but rather tax themselves at Parliament's demand.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In the 1760s, "country Whigs" were English colonists who

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A)  feared the political protests would damage the long-term profits of America. 
B)  considered the British government to be corrupt and oppressive. 
C)  defended the British imperial system. 
D)  called on King George III to more firmly assert his authority. 
E)  believed the political philosophy of John Locke gave too much power to the king. 
A)  feared the political protests would damage the long-term profits of America. 
B)  considered the British government to be corrupt and oppressive. 
C)  defended the British imperial system. 
D)  called on King George III to more firmly assert his authority. 
E)  believed the political philosophy of John Locke gave too much power to the king.

Question 11

The French and Indian War was fought in

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A)  India. 
B)  the West Indies. 
C)  the North American interior. 
D)  Europe. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  India. 
B)  the West Indies. 
C)  the North American interior. 
D)  Europe. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 12

The Ottawa chieftain ________ struck back at English colonists who sought to move west of the Appalachians following the Seven Years' War.

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The answer of The Ottawa chieftain ________ struck back at...

Question 13

Select any four colonial leaders and explain the specific role each played in the coming of the American Revolution.

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1. George Washington: As a military lead

Question 14

In 1772, Samuel Adams proposed the creation of a "committee of ________" to publicize grievances against England.

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The answer of In 1772, Samuel Adams proposed the creation...

Question 15

The Stamp Act was interpreted by the colonies as a direct attempt by Parliament to raise revenues without the consent of the colonial legislatures.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

When he became British prime minister, George Grenville

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A)  believed the colonial economies could not weather the cost of the recent war. 
B)  criticized William Pitt for being too harsh in dealing with the American colonies. 
C)  began a cost-cutting effort by reducing the number of British officials in America. 
D)  initially sought to further decentralize government authority in the American colonies. 
E)  believed the American colonists had been indulged for far too long. 
A)  believed the colonial economies could not weather the cost of the recent war. 
B)  criticized William Pitt for being too harsh in dealing with the American colonies. 
C)  began a cost-cutting effort by reducing the number of British officials in America. 
D)  initially sought to further decentralize government authority in the American colonies. 
E)  believed the American colonists had been indulged for far too long.

Question 17

During the first half of the eighteenth century, England's administration of the colonies

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A)  was primarily concerned with checking the growth of New France. 
B)  began to assert greater authority over newspapers and public expression. 
C)  sought new means to tax American merchants. 
D)  was notable for its strict enforcement of trade policies. 
E)  was decentralized and inefficient. 
A)  was primarily concerned with checking the growth of New France. 
B)  began to assert greater authority over newspapers and public expression. 
C)  sought new means to tax American merchants. 
D)  was notable for its strict enforcement of trade policies. 
E)  was decentralized and inefficient.

Question 18

In 1770 Prime Minister Lord North repealed all of the ________ except the tax on tea.

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The answer of In 1770 Prime Minister Lord North repealed...

Question 19

The Boston Tea Party of December 1773

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A)  frightened both sides in the conflict and triggered a year of relative peace. 
B)  took place in response to Boston's turning away of several British merchant ships from the harbor. 
C)  shocked the other colonies into isolating Massachusetts. 
D)  triggered acts of resistance in other colonial cities and took place after Bostonians failed to turn away ships laden with tea. 
E)  took place after Bostonians failed to turn away ships laden with tea and shocked the other colonies into isolating Massachusetts. 
A)  frightened both sides in the conflict and triggered a year of relative peace. 
B)  took place in response to Boston's turning away of several British merchant ships from the harbor. 
C)  shocked the other colonies into isolating Massachusetts. 
D)  triggered acts of resistance in other colonial cities and took place after Bostonians failed to turn away ships laden with tea. 
E)  took place after Bostonians failed to turn away ships laden with tea and shocked the other colonies into isolating Massachusetts.

Question 20

Why did the Navigation Acts not spark colonial rebellion as did the acts passed after 1763?

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The Navigation Acts were a series of law

Exam 4: The Empire in Transition

The "Virginia Resolves" stated that

The Tea Act of 1773

The newly organized Sons of ________ did their best to block enforcement of the Stamp Act.

The colonists largely accepted the Townshend Duties, except for the tax on tea.

The Proclamation of 1763

Up until the 1760s, how did the British governance of the colonies shape the general attitudes of Americans regarding their rights and responsibilities within the British Empire?

Why was British rule in the colonies decentralized? What groups benefited from this and how?

Trace the course and nature of colonial objections to British policies between 1763 and 1775.

The Conciliatory Propositions (1775) proposed that the colonists not be taxed by Parliament, but rather tax themselves at Parliament's demand.

In the 1760s, "country Whigs" were English colonists who

The French and Indian War was fought in

The Ottawa chieftain ________ struck back at English colonists who sought to move west of the Appalachians following the Seven Years' War.

Select any four colonial leaders and explain the specific role each played in the coming of the American Revolution.

In 1772, Samuel Adams proposed the creation of a "committee of ________" to publicize grievances against England.

The Stamp Act was interpreted by the colonies as a direct attempt by Parliament to raise revenues without the consent of the colonial legislatures.

When he became British prime minister, George Grenville

During the first half of the eighteenth century, England's administration of the colonies

In 1770 Prime Minister Lord North repealed all of the ________ except the tax on tea.

The Boston Tea Party of December 1773

Why did the Navigation Acts not spark colonial rebellion as did the acts passed after 1763?

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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

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