Question 1

The Tea Act of 1773 actually reduced the price of tea to colonial consumers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Resistance to British imperial authority was centered among associations of western farmers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Massachusetts's extensive tavern system contributed to the colony's revolutionary activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Bostonian who took the lead in fomenting public outrage against the Boston Massacre was ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Bostonian who took the lead in...

Question 5

Legislation passed by the Grenville ministry in 1764-1765 adversely affected ________ in America.

Accepted Answer

A)  New England merchants 
B)  southern planters 
C)  small farmers 
D)  urban workers 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  New England merchants 
B)  southern planters 
C)  small farmers 
D)  urban workers 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 6

Following the conclusion of the French and Indian War,

Accepted Answer

A)  most colonists welcomed England's greater control over their local affairs. 
B)  the newly acquired western lands were immediately opened for settlement. 
C)  many colonists began to call for full independence from England. 
D)  the economy of several American colonies was in ruins. 
E)  the Iroquois alliance with the British quickly unraveled. 
A)  most colonists welcomed England's greater control over their local affairs. 
B)  the newly acquired western lands were immediately opened for settlement. 
C)  many colonists began to call for full independence from England. 
D)  the economy of several American colonies was in ruins. 
E)  the Iroquois alliance with the British quickly unraveled.

Question 7

The Stamp Act of 1765

Accepted Answer

A)  established a royal postal system between the American colonies and England. 
B)  required colonists to pay taxes on most printed documents. 
C)  replaced the Sugar Act of 1764. 
D)  proved to be ineffective, as most colonies refused to accept it. 
E)  cost the British government much more money than it made in revenues. 
A)  established a royal postal system between the American colonies and England. 
B)  required colonists to pay taxes on most printed documents. 
C)  replaced the Sugar Act of 1764. 
D)  proved to be ineffective, as most colonies refused to accept it. 
E)  cost the British government much more money than it made in revenues.

Question 8

Which of the following statements regarding the Coercive Acts is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Massachusetts became politically isolated from the other colonies. 
B)  Colonial boycotts decreased. 
C)  Massachusetts became a martyr in the cause of resistance. 
D)  The acts had little practical effect on the Massachusetts colony. 
E)  The acts were basically ignored by other colonial legislatures. 
A)  Massachusetts became politically isolated from the other colonies. 
B)  Colonial boycotts decreased. 
C)  Massachusetts became a martyr in the cause of resistance. 
D)  The acts had little practical effect on the Massachusetts colony. 
E)  The acts were basically ignored by other colonial legislatures.

Question 9

The Declaratory Act of 1766

Accepted Answer

A)  caused renewed protests throughout the colonies. 
B)  was a sweeping assertion of Parliament's authority over the colonies. 
C)  threatened the colonies with military action should future protests develop. 
D)  was an attempt by outgoing minister George Grenville to save face. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  caused renewed protests throughout the colonies. 
B)  was a sweeping assertion of Parliament's authority over the colonies. 
C)  threatened the colonies with military action should future protests develop. 
D)  was an attempt by outgoing minister George Grenville to save face. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 10

The proposed Albany Plan of 1754

Accepted Answer

A)  was intended to give the colonies greater independence from royal authority. 
B)  recognized the land rights of Indian tribes living within the colonies. 
C)  was approved by the colonial assemblies but was vetoed by Parliament. 
D)  revealed the difficulties colonies had in cooperating with each other. 
E)  attempted to create a united front with New France against Indian attacks. 
A)  was intended to give the colonies greater independence from royal authority. 
B)  recognized the land rights of Indian tribes living within the colonies. 
C)  was approved by the colonial assemblies but was vetoed by Parliament. 
D)  revealed the difficulties colonies had in cooperating with each other. 
E)  attempted to create a united front with New France against Indian attacks.

Question 11

In the years after the Glorious Revolution, political power in England increasingly shifted toward

Accepted Answer

A)  the monarchy. 
B)  Parliament. 
C)  the citizens. 
D)  the Anglican Church. 
E)  the colonial governors. 
A)  the monarchy. 
B)  Parliament. 
C)  the citizens. 
D)  the Anglican Church. 
E)  the colonial governors.

Question 12

Throughout the French and Indian War, the Iroquois

Accepted Answer

A)  fought on the side of the French. 
B)  allied themselves with the other tribes of the Ohio Valley. 
C)  were allied with Britain but took a relatively passive role in the conflict. 
D)  resented having to do more of the fighting than did the British regulars. 
E)  saw French requisition and impressment policies as necessary. 
A)  fought on the side of the French. 
B)  allied themselves with the other tribes of the Ohio Valley. 
C)  were allied with Britain but took a relatively passive role in the conflict. 
D)  resented having to do more of the fighting than did the British regulars. 
E)  saw French requisition and impressment policies as necessary.

Question 13

By the 1750s, American colonial assemblies

Accepted Answer

A)  had claimed the right to levy taxes. 
B)  existed only to implement the policies of the English Parliament. 
C)  felt little loyalty to the English government. 
D)  consisted of colonists all approved by royal governors. 
E)  were petitioning the king to charter new colonies to the west. 
A)  had claimed the right to levy taxes. 
B)  existed only to implement the policies of the English Parliament. 
C)  felt little loyalty to the English government. 
D)  consisted of colonists all approved by royal governors. 
E)  were petitioning the king to charter new colonies to the west.

Question 14

Parliamentary legislation requiring colonists to provision and maintain the British army was called the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Parliamentary legislation requiring colonists to provision and...

Question 15

The architect of the British military move on Lexington and Concord was General ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The architect of the British military move...

Question 16

The colonial boycott of tea in 1773

Accepted Answer

A)  was based on colonists' anger at having to pay a new tax. 
B)  involved relatively small numbers of people. 
C)  was led in large part by women, who were the primary consumers of tea. 
D)  had little financial effect on England. 
E)  resulted in the arrest of the Daughters of Liberty. 
A)  was based on colonists' anger at having to pay a new tax. 
B)  involved relatively small numbers of people. 
C)  was led in large part by women, who were the primary consumers of tea. 
D)  had little financial effect on England. 
E)  resulted in the arrest of the Daughters of Liberty.

Question 17

The legislation confirming parliamentary authority over the colonies was called the ________ Act.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The legislation confirming parliamentary authority over the...

Question 18

When George III assumed the throne of England, he

Accepted Answer

A)  was considered to have a brilliant mind for politics. 
B)  was painfully immature. 
C)  faced a full rebellion in the colonies. 
D)  feared using the authority of his monarchy. 
E)  mandated official recognition of the Church of England in all colonies. 
A)  was considered to have a brilliant mind for politics. 
B)  was painfully immature. 
C)  faced a full rebellion in the colonies. 
D)  feared using the authority of his monarchy. 
E)  mandated official recognition of the Church of England in all colonies.

Question 19

In North American, as a result of the Seven Years' War, England

Accepted Answer

A)  lost some of its global commercial supremacy. 
B)  granted more political autonomy to the American colonies. 
C)  shifted its interest away from the Caribbean colonies. 
D)  confirmed its commercial supremacy and increased its political control of the settled regions. 
E)  confirmed its commercial supremacy and shifted its interest away from the Caribbean colonies. 
A)  lost some of its global commercial supremacy. 
B)  granted more political autonomy to the American colonies. 
C)  shifted its interest away from the Caribbean colonies. 
D)  confirmed its commercial supremacy and increased its political control of the settled regions. 
E)  confirmed its commercial supremacy and shifted its interest away from the Caribbean colonies.

Question 20

The Stamp Act was a parliamentary response to colonial objections to the Declaratory Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: The Empire in Transition

The Tea Act of 1773 actually reduced the price of tea to colonial consumers.

Resistance to British imperial authority was centered among associations of western farmers.

Massachusetts's extensive tavern system contributed to the colony's revolutionary activity.

The Bostonian who took the lead in fomenting public outrage against the Boston Massacre was ________.

Legislation passed by the Grenville ministry in 1764-1765 adversely affected ________ in America.

Following the conclusion of the French and Indian War,

The Stamp Act of 1765

Which of the following statements regarding the Coercive Acts is true?

The Declaratory Act of 1766

The proposed Albany Plan of 1754

In the years after the Glorious Revolution, political power in England increasingly shifted toward

Throughout the French and Indian War, the Iroquois

By the 1750s, American colonial assemblies

Parliamentary legislation requiring colonists to provision and maintain the British army was called the ________.

The architect of the British military move on Lexington and Concord was General ________.

The colonial boycott of tea in 1773

The legislation confirming parliamentary authority over the colonies was called the ________ Act.

When George III assumed the throne of England, he

In North American, as a result of the Seven Years' War, England

The Stamp Act was a parliamentary response to colonial objections to the Declaratory Act.

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