Question 1

Despite some economic benefits of the mercantile system, the American colonists generally disliked it because it

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A)  forced the South into a one-crop economy. 
B)  favored the northern over the southern colonies. 
C)  required American colonists to display a measure of economic initiative and self-sufficiency as they were unable to demonstrate trading in international economic markets. 
D)  stifled economic initiative and imposed a rankling dependency on British government agents and creditors. 
E)  forced them to sell their products to other countries at a reduced price. 
A)  forced the South into a one-crop economy. 
B)  favored the northern over the southern colonies. 
C)  required American colonists to display a measure of economic initiative and self-sufficiency as they were unable to demonstrate trading in international economic markets. 
D)  stifled economic initiative and imposed a rankling dependency on British government agents and creditors. 
E)  forced them to sell their products to other countries at a reduced price.

Question 2

For interior Indian tribes in North America, the Treaty of Paris that ended the Seven Years' War

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A)  safeguarded their lands from further encroachment by colonists. 
B)  eliminated their ability to play off rival European powers against each other. 
C)  forced these Indians to negotiate exclusively with the Spanish. 
D)  pushed them onto reservations. 
E)  None of these are correct. 
A)  safeguarded their lands from further encroachment by colonists. 
B)  eliminated their ability to play off rival European powers against each other. 
C)  forced these Indians to negotiate exclusively with the Spanish. 
D)  pushed them onto reservations. 
E)  None of these are correct.

Question 3

The British invasion of Canada in 1756 during the Seven Years' War

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A)  was initially hampered significantly by poor strategic decision making by Britain's war leaders. 
B)  concentrated on Quebec and Montreal. 
C)  was prompted, in part, by the fact that in 1756 the undeclared war in America had merged into a world conflict. 
D)  was an immediate and universally successful military operation. 
E)  resulted in British control of the St. Lawrence River. 
A)  was initially hampered significantly by poor strategic decision making by Britain's war leaders. 
B)  concentrated on Quebec and Montreal. 
C)  was prompted, in part, by the fact that in 1756 the undeclared war in America had merged into a world conflict. 
D)  was an immediate and universally successful military operation. 
E)  resulted in British control of the St. Lawrence River.

Question 4

The War of Jenkins's Ear was

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A)  fought in European waters. 
B)  a great victory for Spain. 
C)  confined to the Caribbean Sea and Georgia. 
D)  the event that established the policy of salutary neglect. 
E)  a defeat for France. 
A)  fought in European waters. 
B)  a great victory for Spain. 
C)  confined to the Caribbean Sea and Georgia. 
D)  the event that established the policy of salutary neglect. 
E)  a defeat for France.

Question 5

Benjamin Franklin's plan for colonial home rule was rejected by the individual colonies because

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A)  it did not provide for the common defense. 
B)  the British approved it. 
C)  it did not seem to give enough independence to the colonies. 
D)  they did not feel that they had been well represented at the Albany Congress. 
E)  it placed too much power in the hands of local governments. 
A)  it did not provide for the common defense. 
B)  the British approved it. 
C)  it did not seem to give enough independence to the colonies. 
D)  they did not feel that they had been well represented at the Albany Congress. 
E)  it placed too much power in the hands of local governments.

Question 6

Virtual representation meant that

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A)  almost all British subjects were fully represented in Parliament and elected by British colonial subjects throughout the British Empire. 
B)  every member of Parliament represented all British subjects everywhere including in the American colonies. 
C)  colonists could elect their own representatives to Parliament. 
D)  Parliament could pass virtually all types of legislation affecting British colonies, without assent from colonial legislatures, except taxation legislation. 
E)  each member of Parliament represented only people in his parliamentary district. 
A)  almost all British subjects were fully represented in Parliament and elected by British colonial subjects throughout the British Empire. 
B)  every member of Parliament represented all British subjects everywhere including in the American colonies. 
C)  colonists could elect their own representatives to Parliament. 
D)  Parliament could pass virtually all types of legislation affecting British colonies, without assent from colonial legislatures, except taxation legislation. 
E)  each member of Parliament represented only people in his parliamentary district.

Question 7

The first Navigation Laws were designed to

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A)  help colonists get the best possible price for their trade goods. 
B)  eliminate Dutch shippers from the American carrying trade. 
C)  foster a colonial economy that would offer healthy competition with Britain's. 
D)  encourage agricultural experimentation in the colonies. 
E)  support the mapping of the Atlantic trade routes. 
A)  help colonists get the best possible price for their trade goods. 
B)  eliminate Dutch shippers from the American carrying trade. 
C)  foster a colonial economy that would offer healthy competition with Britain's. 
D)  encourage agricultural experimentation in the colonies. 
E)  support the mapping of the Atlantic trade routes.

Question 8

The British Crown's royal veto of colonial legislation

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A)  was used frequently to overturn laws passed in colonial assemblies. 
B)  prohibited colonists from conducting the slave trade. 
C)  was what finally provoked the War of Independence. 
D)  was used sparingly by the British Parliament. 
E)  was opposed by many members of the British Parliament. 
A)  was used frequently to overturn laws passed in colonial assemblies. 
B)  prohibited colonists from conducting the slave trade. 
C)  was what finally provoked the War of Independence. 
D)  was used sparingly by the British Parliament. 
E)  was opposed by many members of the British Parliament.

Question 9

For the American colonies, the Seven Years' War

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A)  ended the myth of British invincibility. 
B)  left them in need of experienced officers. 
C)  offered the opportunity to grow closer to the British. 
D)  gave them the opportunity to finally gain control of Mississippi. 
E)  helped improve relations between Britain and the colonies. 
A)  ended the myth of British invincibility. 
B)  left them in need of experienced officers. 
C)  offered the opportunity to grow closer to the British. 
D)  gave them the opportunity to finally gain control of Mississippi. 
E)  helped improve relations between Britain and the colonies.

Question 10

In the peace arrangements that ended the Seven Years' War

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A)  France surrendered to Great Britain all of its territorial claims to North America. 
B)  England turned Florida over to Spain. 
C)  Spain ceded all of Louisiana, including New Orleans, to Britain. 
D)  France lost all its valuable sugar islands in the West Indies. 
E)  the British got all of Canada except Nova Scotia. 
A)  France surrendered to Great Britain all of its territorial claims to North America. 
B)  England turned Florida over to Spain. 
C)  Spain ceded all of Louisiana, including New Orleans, to Britain. 
D)  France lost all its valuable sugar islands in the West Indies. 
E)  the British got all of Canada except Nova Scotia.

Question 11

The First Continental Congress

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A)  was attended by delegates from each of the 13 colonies. 
B)  adopted a moderate proposal for establishing a kind of home rule for the colonies under British direction. 
C)  made a ringing declaration of America's independence from Britain. 
D)  called for a complete boycott of British goods. 
E)  failed to endorse a Declaration of Rights for colonists living in America. 
A)  was attended by delegates from each of the 13 colonies. 
B)  adopted a moderate proposal for establishing a kind of home rule for the colonies under British direction. 
C)  made a ringing declaration of America's independence from Britain. 
D)  called for a complete boycott of British goods. 
E)  failed to endorse a Declaration of Rights for colonists living in America.

Question 12

The Proclamation of 1763

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A)  was warmly received by American land speculators. 
B)  removed the Spanish and Indian menace from the colonial frontier. 
C)  declared war on Chief Pontiac and his fierce warriors. 
D)  prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. 
E)  opened Canada to American settlement. 
A)  was warmly received by American land speculators. 
B)  removed the Spanish and Indian menace from the colonial frontier. 
C)  declared war on Chief Pontiac and his fierce warriors. 
D)  prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. 
E)  opened Canada to American settlement.

Question 13

With the end of the Seven Years' War, the disunity, jealousy, and suspicion that had long existed in the American colonies

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A)  continued without change. 
B)  began to melt somewhat. 
C)  finally came to a complete end. 
D)  resulted in renewed acts of violence. 
E)  None of these are correct. 
A)  continued without change. 
B)  began to melt somewhat. 
C)  finally came to a complete end. 
D)  resulted in renewed acts of violence. 
E)  None of these are correct.

Question 14

With the British and American victory in the Seven Years' War

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A)  the American colonies grew closer to Britain. 
B)  Americans now feared the Spanish. 
C)  a new spirit of independence arose, as the French threat disappeared. 
D)  the Indians were stopped from ever again launching a deadly attack against whites. 
E)  the British no longer retaliated against the Indians. 
A)  the American colonies grew closer to Britain. 
B)  Americans now feared the Spanish. 
C)  a new spirit of independence arose, as the French threat disappeared. 
D)  the Indians were stopped from ever again launching a deadly attack against whites. 
E)  the British no longer retaliated against the Indians.

Question 15

Many Whigs in Britain hoped for an American victory in the War for Independence because they

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A)  favored French domination of North America. 
B)  were strongly pacifist. 
C)  feared that if George III triumphed, his rule at home might become tyrannical. 
D)  rejected colonialism. 
E)  opposed the mercantilist system. 
A)  favored French domination of North America. 
B)  were strongly pacifist. 
C)  feared that if George III triumphed, his rule at home might become tyrannical. 
D)  rejected colonialism. 
E)  opposed the mercantilist system.

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about American women's roles during the Revolution?

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A)  American women ran businesses while the men fought the British. 
B)  Many American women were camp followers, who cooked, cleaned and sewed for the troops. 
C)  They received money and rations for services provided to troops. 
D)  Some women dressed as men and served in battle. 
E)  Many women urged husbands and sons to stay home and safeguard their families and property instead of volunteering for to serve in a colonial militia or the Continental army. 
A)  American women ran businesses while the men fought the British. 
B)  Many American women were camp followers, who cooked, cleaned and sewed for the troops. 
C)  They received money and rations for services provided to troops. 
D)  Some women dressed as men and served in battle. 
E)  Many women urged husbands and sons to stay home and safeguard their families and property instead of volunteering for to serve in a colonial militia or the Continental army.

Question 17

The First Continental Congress was called in order to

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A)  consider ways of redressing colonial grievances against Britain. 
B)  become a legislative body. 
C)  write the Declaration of Independence. 
D)  decide which of Parliament's taxes the colonies would and would not pay. 
E)  help implement provisions of the Quebec Act. 
A)  consider ways of redressing colonial grievances against Britain. 
B)  become a legislative body. 
C)  write the Declaration of Independence. 
D)  decide which of Parliament's taxes the colonies would and would not pay. 
E)  help implement provisions of the Quebec Act.

Question 18

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) Sugar Act, (B) Declaratory Act, (C) Stamp Act, and (D) repeal of the Stamp Act.

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A)  A, C, D, B 
B)  C, A, D, B 
C)  C, B, A, D 
D)  B, A, C, D 
E)  A, B, D, C 
A)  A, C, D, B 
B)  C, A, D, B 
C)  C, B, A, D 
D)  B, A, C, D 
E)  A, B, D, C

Question 19

In the colonial wars before 1754, Americans

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A)  functioned as a unified fighting force. 
B)  received more support from France than Britain. 
C)  demonstrated an astonishing lack of unity. 
D)  were not involved in combat. 
E)  rarely involved Indians in the fighting. 
A)  functioned as a unified fighting force. 
B)  received more support from France than Britain. 
C)  demonstrated an astonishing lack of unity. 
D)  were not involved in combat. 
E)  rarely involved Indians in the fighting.

Question 20

The reason France needed to control the Ohio Valley was to

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A)  stop Spain from extending its empire. 
B)  help win the War of Jenkins's Ear. 
C)  stop the Indian attacks on its outposts. 
D)  link its Canadian holdings with those of the lower Mississippi Valley. 
E)  be able to put more of its settlers there in order to increase farm production. 
A)  stop Spain from extending its empire. 
B)  help win the War of Jenkins's Ear. 
C)  stop the Indian attacks on its outposts. 
D)  link its Canadian holdings with those of the lower Mississippi Valley. 
E)  be able to put more of its settlers there in order to increase farm production.

Exam 6: The Road to Revolution

Despite some economic benefits of the mercantile system, the American colonists generally disliked it because it

For interior Indian tribes in North America, the Treaty of Paris that ended the Seven Years' War

The British invasion of Canada in 1756 during the Seven Years' War

The War of Jenkins's Ear was

Benjamin Franklin's plan for colonial home rule was rejected by the individual colonies because

Virtual representation meant that

The first Navigation Laws were designed to

The British Crown's royal veto of colonial legislation

For the American colonies, the Seven Years' War

In the peace arrangements that ended the Seven Years' War

The First Continental Congress

The Proclamation of 1763

With the end of the Seven Years' War, the disunity, jealousy, and suspicion that had long existed in the American colonies

With the British and American victory in the Seven Years' War

Many Whigs in Britain hoped for an American victory in the War for Independence because they

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about American women's roles during the Revolution?

The First Continental Congress was called in order to

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) Sugar Act, (B) Declaratory Act, (C) Stamp Act, and (D) repeal of the Stamp Act.

In the colonial wars before 1754, Americans

The reason France needed to control the Ohio Valley was to

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