Question 1

Following the Seven Years' War, the British government faced huge problems of imperial organization but had ample funds to deal with those problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

During King George's War, the colonists captured the French fort at ________ on Cape Breton Island, only to be forced to return it to the French during the peace settlement.

Accepted Answer

The answer of During King George's War, the colonists captured...

Question 3

The Boston Massacre was followed by three years of relative peace and quiet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The Stamp Act of 1765

Accepted Answer

A)  was consistent with traditional parliamentary efforts to regulate commerce. 
B)  placed a heavy financial burden on American colonists. 
C)  helped to unite the colonies in opposition to the English government. 
D)  required the consent of the colonial assemblies before going into effect. 
E)  actually affected only a few New England merchants. 
A)  was consistent with traditional parliamentary efforts to regulate commerce. 
B)  placed a heavy financial burden on American colonists. 
C)  helped to unite the colonies in opposition to the English government. 
D)  required the consent of the colonial assemblies before going into effect. 
E)  actually affected only a few New England merchants.

Question 5

In general, the colonists regarded the political burden of the post-1763 imperial program to be worse than the economic burden.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the eighteenth century, the English constitution was

Accepted Answer

A)  an unwritten document. 
B)  difficult to change. 
C)  unpopular in both England and America. 
D)  believed to be holding back colonial expansion. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  an unwritten document. 
B)  difficult to change. 
C)  unpopular in both England and America. 
D)  believed to be holding back colonial expansion. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 7

The dramatic fall of ________ marked the beginning of the end of the American phase of the Seven Years' War.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The dramatic fall of ________ marked the...

Question 8

In their competition for the allegiance of native tribes, the English could offer more and better goods than the French.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The parliamentary attempt to restrict westward movement following the Seven Years' War was called the ________.

Accepted Answer

Proclamati

Question 10

The beginning of the end of the American phase of the French and Indian War was marked by the French defeat at

Accepted Answer

A)  Montreal. 
B)  Quebec. 
C)  Ottawa. 
D)  Louisbourg. 
E)  Fort Necessity. 
A)  Montreal. 
B)  Quebec. 
C)  Ottawa. 
D)  Louisbourg. 
E)  Fort Necessity.

Question 11

The Mutiny (or Quartering) Act of 1765

Accepted Answer

A)  required colonists to evacuate their farms to occupying British soldiers. 
B)  was regarded by objecting colonists as a form of taxation without consent. 
C)  resulted in the killing of several British soldiers by colonists. 
D)  allowed British officers to force colonists into military service for England. 
E)  declared that all ships in the colonial navy must have a British officer on board. 
A)  required colonists to evacuate their farms to occupying British soldiers. 
B)  was regarded by objecting colonists as a form of taxation without consent. 
C)  resulted in the killing of several British soldiers by colonists. 
D)  allowed British officers to force colonists into military service for England. 
E)  declared that all ships in the colonial navy must have a British officer on board.

Question 12

According to the terms of the Peace of Paris of 1763,

Accepted Answer

A)  France surrendered New Orleans and Canada to the British. 
B)  England acquired all French naval vessels docked in North American ports. 
C)  France ceded Canada and all of its claims to land east of the Mississippi River, except New Orleans, to Great Britain. 
D)  France agreed to pay England for the cost of the war. 
E)  France ceded all of its Caribbean colonies to England. 
A)  France surrendered New Orleans and Canada to the British. 
B)  England acquired all French naval vessels docked in North American ports. 
C)  France ceded Canada and all of its claims to land east of the Mississippi River, except New Orleans, to Great Britain. 
D)  France agreed to pay England for the cost of the war. 
E)  France ceded all of its Caribbean colonies to England.

Question 13

Colonial merchants proved their allegiance to the British during the Seven Years' War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

At the time of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, General Thomas Gage, the commander of the British garrison in Boston,

Accepted Answer

A)  considered his army too small to act without reinforcements. 
B)  was convinced that Americans would never actually dare to fight. 
C)  arrested Sam Adams and John Hancock near Lexington. 
D)  offered to resign his command to avoid war. 
E)  believed the colonists' calls for independence were justified. 
A)  considered his army too small to act without reinforcements. 
B)  was convinced that Americans would never actually dare to fight. 
C)  arrested Sam Adams and John Hancock near Lexington. 
D)  offered to resign his command to avoid war. 
E)  believed the colonists' calls for independence were justified.

Question 15

British official Thomas Hutchinson

Accepted Answer

A)  was an early and outspoken supporter of the Stamp Act. 
B)  called for suppression of colonial demonstrations. 
C)  was murdered during colonial protests against the Stamp Act. 
D)  had his home ransacked by anti-Stamp Act demonstrators. 
E)  signed his name to the "Virginia Resolves" to support the colonists' position. 
A)  was an early and outspoken supporter of the Stamp Act. 
B)  called for suppression of colonial demonstrations. 
C)  was murdered during colonial protests against the Stamp Act. 
D)  had his home ransacked by anti-Stamp Act demonstrators. 
E)  signed his name to the "Virginia Resolves" to support the colonists' position.

Question 16

The character of the royal officials in America contributed to the overall looseness of the British imperial system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Proclamation of 1763 decreed that Parliament had the right to pass laws dealing with the colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The leading colonial figure in the Boston Massacre was

Accepted Answer

A)  Samuel Adams. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson. 
C)  Patrick Henry. 
D)  James Otis. 
E)  George Mason. 
A)  Samuel Adams. 
B)  Thomas Jefferson. 
C)  Patrick Henry. 
D)  James Otis. 
E)  George Mason.

Question 19

The First Continental Congress convened before the events at Lexington and Concord in April 1775.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Sugar Act of 1764 was designed to

Accepted Answer

A)  damage the market for sugar grown in the colonies. 
B)  eliminate the illegal sugar trade among the colonies, the French, and the West Indies. 
C)  establish new vice-admiralty courts in America to try accused smugglers. 
D)  lower the colonial duty on molasses. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  damage the market for sugar grown in the colonies. 
B)  eliminate the illegal sugar trade among the colonies, the French, and the West Indies. 
C)  establish new vice-admiralty courts in America to try accused smugglers. 
D)  lower the colonial duty on molasses. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Exam 4: The Empire in Transition

Following the Seven Years' War, the British government faced huge problems of imperial organization but had ample funds to deal with those problems.

During King George's War, the colonists captured the French fort at ________ on Cape Breton Island, only to be forced to return it to the French during the peace settlement.

The Boston Massacre was followed by three years of relative peace and quiet.

The Stamp Act of 1765

In general, the colonists regarded the political burden of the post-1763 imperial program to be worse than the economic burden.

In the eighteenth century, the English constitution was

The dramatic fall of ________ marked the beginning of the end of the American phase of the Seven Years' War.

In their competition for the allegiance of native tribes, the English could offer more and better goods than the French.

The parliamentary attempt to restrict westward movement following the Seven Years' War was called the ________.

The beginning of the end of the American phase of the French and Indian War was marked by the French defeat at

The Mutiny (or Quartering) Act of 1765

According to the terms of the Peace of Paris of 1763,

Colonial merchants proved their allegiance to the British during the Seven Years' War.

At the time of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, General Thomas Gage, the commander of the British garrison in Boston,

British official Thomas Hutchinson

The character of the royal officials in America contributed to the overall looseness of the British imperial system.

The Proclamation of 1763 decreed that Parliament had the right to pass laws dealing with the colonies.

The leading colonial figure in the Boston Massacre was

The First Continental Congress convened before the events at Lexington and Concord in April 1775.

The Sugar Act of 1764 was designed to

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