Question 1

During the third phase of the French and Indian War, British leader William Pitt

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A)  ignored the complaints of colonists. 
B)  gave more authority to conduct the war over to the colonists. 
C)  gradually loosened his tight control over the colonists. 
D)  barred the colonists from military service. 
E)  allowed Indian tribal leaders to dictate British battle strategy. 
A)  ignored the complaints of colonists. 
B)  gave more authority to conduct the war over to the colonists. 
C)  gradually loosened his tight control over the colonists. 
D)  barred the colonists from military service. 
E)  allowed Indian tribal leaders to dictate British battle strategy.

Question 2

The French and Indian War in North America

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A)  greatly enriched the English government's finances. 
B)  began a period of almost continual warfare for England. 
C)  demonstrated that increasing England's control over the colonies would not be easy. 
D)  led England to conclude that its relationship with the colonies was strong. 
E)  led England to conclude that the American colonies were not worth protecting. 
A)  greatly enriched the English government's finances. 
B)  began a period of almost continual warfare for England. 
C)  demonstrated that increasing England's control over the colonies would not be easy. 
D)  led England to conclude that its relationship with the colonies was strong. 
E)  led England to conclude that the American colonies were not worth protecting.

Question 3

In the aftermath of King George's War (1744-1748), relations among the English, French, and Iroquois in North America rapidly deteriorated.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What effect did the French and Indian War have on the coming of the American Revolution?

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The French and Indian War had a signific

Question 5

The British move on Lexington and Concord in April 1775 was designed to provoke a major battle and end the war before it could really begin.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Eighteenth-century parliamentary leaders were less inclined than seventeenth-century English monarchs to exert control over their empire.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

When the Stamp Act was repealed, the colonists were left with no real grievances against British authority.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Virginian who took the lead in protesting the Stamp Act was ________.

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

Question 9

The ________ Act granted political rights to Roman Catholics.

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The answer of The ________ Act granted political rights to...

Question 10

The Paxton Boys and the Regulators were examples of colonists who objected to the Mutiny Act of 1765.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

More people were killed in the Boston Tea Party than in the Boston Massacre.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Who among the following took the lead in protesting against the Stamp Act?

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A)  Patrick Henry 
B)  Ben Franklin 
C)  Samuel Adams 
D)  Thomas Jefferson 
E)  George Mason 
A)  Patrick Henry 
B)  Ben Franklin 
C)  Samuel Adams 
D)  Thomas Jefferson 
E)  George Mason

Question 13

In 1766, in response to colonial protests against the Stamp Act, the British government

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A)  closed the port of Boston. 
B)  attempted to arrest the authors of the "Virginia Resolves." 
C)  created the Currency Act. 
D)  sent additional troops to the colonies. 
E)  rescinded the Stamp Act. 
A)  closed the port of Boston. 
B)  attempted to arrest the authors of the "Virginia Resolves." 
C)  created the Currency Act. 
D)  sent additional troops to the colonies. 
E)  rescinded the Stamp Act.

Question 14

Many colonists believed the legislation passed by the Grenville ministry in 1764-1765

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A)  showed the British were committed to the long-term success of the colonies. 
B)  meant the British were trying to take away their tradition of self-government. 
C)  signified that the British finally understood the desires of the colonists. 
D)  would have little long-term effect on the economy of the colonies. 
E)  would lead to renewed hostilities with Indians in the west. 
A)  showed the British were committed to the long-term success of the colonies. 
B)  meant the British were trying to take away their tradition of self-government. 
C)  signified that the British finally understood the desires of the colonists. 
D)  would have little long-term effect on the economy of the colonies. 
E)  would lead to renewed hostilities with Indians in the west.

Question 15

In the aftermath of King George's War

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A)  relations among the English, French, and Iroquois deteriorated. 
B)  the French moved out of the Ohio Valley. 
C)  the Iroquois decided not to grant any future trade concessions to the English. 
D)  military activity west of England's North American colonies steadily declined. 
E)  the English abandoned many of their fortresses in the interior. 
A)  relations among the English, French, and Iroquois deteriorated. 
B)  the French moved out of the Ohio Valley. 
C)  the Iroquois decided not to grant any future trade concessions to the English. 
D)  military activity west of England's North American colonies steadily declined. 
E)  the English abandoned many of their fortresses in the interior.

Question 16

The Townshend Duties of 1767

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A)  constituted a form of taxation quite similar to the Stamp Act. 
B)  were ultimately ratified by the New York Assembly. 
C)  drew no immediate objection from the colonists. 
D)  were withdrawn before they took effect. 
E)  were taxes on what Townshend believed to be external transactions. 
A)  constituted a form of taxation quite similar to the Stamp Act. 
B)  were ultimately ratified by the New York Assembly. 
C)  drew no immediate objection from the colonists. 
D)  were withdrawn before they took effect. 
E)  were taxes on what Townshend believed to be external transactions.

Question 17

The Sugar Act of 1764 created courts called ________ courts, which were designed to deal with accused smugglers.

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The answer of The Sugar Act of 1764 created courts...

Question 18

Despite the flurry of parliamentary legislation after 1763, most colonists found ways either to live with or to get around these laws.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

During the Seven Years' War the colonists evidenced an unwillingness to be taxed by Parliament, but they were not reluctant to tax themselves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In 1772, angry colonists of ________ set afire and sank the British schooner Gaspée.

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The answer of In 1772, angry colonists of ________ set...

Exam 4: The Empire in Transition

During the third phase of the French and Indian War, British leader William Pitt

The French and Indian War in North America

In the aftermath of King George's War (1744-1748), relations among the English, French, and Iroquois in North America rapidly deteriorated.

What effect did the French and Indian War have on the coming of the American Revolution?

The British move on Lexington and Concord in April 1775 was designed to provoke a major battle and end the war before it could really begin.

Eighteenth-century parliamentary leaders were less inclined than seventeenth-century English monarchs to exert control over their empire.

When the Stamp Act was repealed, the colonists were left with no real grievances against British authority.

The Virginian who took the lead in protesting the Stamp Act was ________.

The ________ Act granted political rights to Roman Catholics.

The Paxton Boys and the Regulators were examples of colonists who objected to the Mutiny Act of 1765.

More people were killed in the Boston Tea Party than in the Boston Massacre.

Who among the following took the lead in protesting against the Stamp Act?

In 1766, in response to colonial protests against the Stamp Act, the British government

Many colonists believed the legislation passed by the Grenville ministry in 1764-1765

In the aftermath of King George's War

The Townshend Duties of 1767

The Sugar Act of 1764 created courts called ________ courts, which were designed to deal with accused smugglers.

Despite the flurry of parliamentary legislation after 1763, most colonists found ways either to live with or to get around these laws.

During the Seven Years' War the colonists evidenced an unwillingness to be taxed by Parliament, but they were not reluctant to tax themselves.

In 1772, angry colonists of ________ set afire and sank the British schooner Gaspée.

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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