Question 1

List the following in order of their importance to colonial protest: pamphlets, boycotts, mob action, and committees of correspondence. Justify your ranking.

Accepted Answer

The following is the ranking of the impo

Question 2

Evaluate the role and influence of American women in organizing colonial protests and actions against politically and economically coercive British laws and taxes in the American colonies. Why did scholars of the Revolutionary era assert that American women played a key role in facilitating the success of the overall Revolutionary War effort?

Accepted Answer

American women played a crucial role in

Question 3

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-In response to the Boston Tea Party, Parliament

Accepted Answer

A) closed Boston harbor. 
B) restricted town meetings in New England. 
C) required that the perpetrators of the Boston Tea Party be taken to England for trial. 
D) repealed the Tea Act. 
E) passed the Townshend Acts. 
A) closed Boston harbor. 
B) restricted town meetings in New England. 
C) required that the perpetrators of the Boston Tea Party be taken to England for trial. 
D) repealed the Tea Act. 
E) passed the Townshend Acts.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Charles Townshend

Accepted Answer

Charles Townshend was a British politici

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Navigation Acts (Laws)

Accepted Answer

The Navigation Acts, also known as Navig

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Townshend Acts

Accepted Answer

The Townshend Acts were a series of meas

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Battle of Lexington and Concord

Accepted Answer

The Battle of Lexington and Concord, fou

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Lord North

Accepted Answer

Lord North, whose full name was Frederic

Question 9

Before 1763, the Navigation Laws

Accepted Answer

A) were enforced heavily in the American colonies and were very effective. 
B) hurt Great Britain more than the American colonies. 
C) were a great burden to only India. 
D) discouraged smuggling by American colonial merchants. 
E) were only loosely enforced in the American colonies. 
A) were enforced heavily in the American colonies and were very effective. 
B) hurt Great Britain more than the American colonies. 
C) were a great burden to only India. 
D) discouraged smuggling by American colonial merchants. 
E) were only loosely enforced in the American colonies.

Question 10

Under the mercantilist system, the British government reserved the right to do all of the following regarding the American colonies except

Accepted Answer

A) prevent the colonies from developing militias. 
B) restrict the passage of lax bankruptcy laws. 
C) nullify any colonial legislation deemed bad for the mercantilist system. 
D) restrain the colonies from printing paper currency. 
E) enumerate products that must be shipped to Britain. 
A) prevent the colonies from developing militias. 
B) restrict the passage of lax bankruptcy laws. 
C) nullify any colonial legislation deemed bad for the mercantilist system. 
D) restrain the colonies from printing paper currency. 
E) enumerate products that must be shipped to Britain.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Declaratory Act

Accepted Answer

The Declaratory Act was a piece of legis

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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 13

As the War for Independence began, Britain had the advantage of

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A) overwhelming national wealth and naval power. 
B) an alliance with Spain and Holland. 
C) a well-organized and united home government and population. 
D) first-rate generals and a well-supplied professional army. 
E) knowing the terrain and geography of the colonies. 
A) overwhelming national wealth and naval power. 
B) an alliance with Spain and Holland. 
C) a well-organized and united home government and population. 
D) first-rate generals and a well-supplied professional army. 
E) knowing the terrain and geography of the colonies.

Question 14

In a broad sense, America was

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A) a revolutionary force from the day of its discovery by Europeans. 
B) a place that nurtured a love for Britain. 
C) completely dependent on Britain for economic support. 
D) a place where no new ideas took shape. 
E) essentially a conservative society. 
A) a revolutionary force from the day of its discovery by Europeans. 
B) a place that nurtured a love for Britain. 
C) completely dependent on Britain for economic support. 
D) a place where no new ideas took shape. 
E) essentially a conservative society.

Question 15

All of the following were direct benefits reaped by the Americans from the mercantile system of Britain except

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A) British allowed the Americans to freely trade with other countries and compete on the open market. 
B) London paid high prices for ship parts to American producers. 
C) Virginia tobacco planters enjoyed a monopoly in the British market. 
D) protection of the world's mightiest navy and army without a penny of cost. 
E) some British merchants were not allowed to compete with the American colonial merchants. 
A) British allowed the Americans to freely trade with other countries and compete on the open market. 
B) London paid high prices for ship parts to American producers. 
C) Virginia tobacco planters enjoyed a monopoly in the British market. 
D) protection of the world's mightiest navy and army without a penny of cost. 
E) some British merchants were not allowed to compete with the American colonial merchants.

Question 16

By the end of the War for Independence

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A) the majority of Americans supported independence with selfless devotion. 
B) America had an army larger than Britain's. 
C) the American military no longer needed foreign assistance. 
D) a few thousand American regular troops were finally whipped into shape. 
E) America had built a strong navy. 
A) the majority of Americans supported independence with selfless devotion. 
B) America had an army larger than Britain's. 
C) the American military no longer needed foreign assistance. 
D) a few thousand American regular troops were finally whipped into shape. 
E) America had built a strong navy.

Question 17

The radical Whigs feared

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A) too much democracy. 
B) a written constitution. 
C) the arbitrary and enhanced power of the monarchy and its ministers at the expense of Parliament. 
D) a too powerful parliament. 
E) republicanism. 
A) too much democracy. 
B) a written constitution. 
C) the arbitrary and enhanced power of the monarchy and its ministers at the expense of Parliament. 
D) a too powerful parliament. 
E) republicanism.

Question 18

Unlike the ____ Act, the ____ Act and the ____ Act were both indirect taxes on trade goods arriving in American ports.

Accepted Answer

A) Townshend, Stamp, Sugar 
B) Stamp, Sugar, Townshend 
C) Stamp, Quartering, Townshend 
D) Declaratory, Stamp, Sugar 
E) Quartering, Stamp, Sugar 
A) Townshend, Stamp, Sugar 
B) Stamp, Sugar, Townshend 
C) Stamp, Quartering, Townshend 
D) Declaratory, Stamp, Sugar 
E) Quartering, Stamp, Sugar

Question 19

Republicanism held that the stability of society and the authority of the government

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A) rested with the legislature. 
B) depended on a strong hierarchical culture. 
C) rested with a strong monarchy. 
D) rested on an interdependence of all citizens. 
E) depended on the virtue of its citizenry. 
A) rested with the legislature. 
B) depended on a strong hierarchical culture. 
C) rested with a strong monarchy. 
D) rested on an interdependence of all citizens. 
E) depended on the virtue of its citizenry.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"enumerated" products

Accepted Answer

"Enumerated" products refer to a specifi

Exam 7: The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

List the following in order of their importance to colonial protest: pamphlets, boycotts, mob action, and committees of correspondence. Justify your ranking.

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -In response to the Boston Tea Party, Parliament

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Charles Townshend

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Navigation Acts (Laws)

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Townshend Acts

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Battle of Lexington and Concord

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Lord North

Before 1763, the Navigation Laws

Under the mercantilist system, the British government reserved the right to do all of the following regarding the American colonies except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Declaratory Act

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

As the War for Independence began, Britain had the advantage of

In a broad sense, America was

All of the following were direct benefits reaped by the Americans from the mercantile system of Britain except

By the end of the War for Independence

The radical Whigs feared

Unlike the ____ Act, the ____ Act and the ____ Act were both indirect taxes on trade goods arriving in American ports.

Republicanism held that the stability of society and the authority of the government

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"enumerated" products

New World Beginnings, 33,000 Bce-1769 Ce

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

America Secedes From the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: the North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the Roaring Twenties 1920-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933-1939

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933-1941

America in World War Ii 1941-1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -In response to the Boston Tea Party, Parliament

Unlike the Act, the Act and the Act were both indirect taxes on trade goods arriving in American ports.