Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-admiralty courts

Accepted Answer

Admiralty courts, also known as maritime

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-British East India Company

Accepted Answer

The British East India Company, formally

Question 3

The Quebec Act

Accepted Answer

A) outlawed Catholicism in British Quebec. 
B) provoked outrage among American colonists because it sustained unrepresentative colonial assemblies and denial of jury trials in Quebec, setting a dangerous undemocratic precedent in America. 
C) restricted Quebec's boundaries to the area north of the Great Lakes. 
D) was generally ignored by the thirteen seaboard colonies because it had little effect on their relations with Britain. 
E) granted Quebec a representative assembly and trial by jury. 
A) outlawed Catholicism in British Quebec. 
B) provoked outrage among American colonists because it sustained unrepresentative colonial assemblies and denial of jury trials in Quebec, setting a dangerous undemocratic precedent in America. 
C) restricted Quebec's boundaries to the area north of the Great Lakes. 
D) was generally ignored by the thirteen seaboard colonies because it had little effect on their relations with Britain. 
E) granted Quebec a representative assembly and trial by jury.

Question 4

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-George Grenville responded to American protests against his policies by asserting that

Accepted Answer

A) colonists were represented in Parliament even if they did not think so. 
B) the power of Parliament was absolutely supreme in the empire. 
C) the concept of virtual representation was invalid. 
D) British subjects could be taxed without their being represented in Parliament. 
E) he would remove British troops in America if their protests stopped. 
A) colonists were represented in Parliament even if they did not think so. 
B) the power of Parliament was absolutely supreme in the empire. 
C) the concept of virtual representation was invalid. 
D) British subjects could be taxed without their being represented in Parliament. 
E) he would remove British troops in America if their protests stopped.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The Quartering Act refers to a series of

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-The Association

Accepted Answer

The Association referred to in a histori

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Crispus Attucks

Accepted Answer

Crispus Attucks is historically signific

Question 8

Arrange these events in chronological order: (A) Boston Massacre, (B) Townshend Acts, (C) Tea Act, and (D) Intolerable Acts.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​radical Whigs

Accepted Answer

The Radical Whigs were a group of Britis

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Benjamin Franklin

Accepted Answer

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was one of

Question 12

All of the following were weaknesses of the British military during the War for Independence except

Accepted Answer

A) second-rate officers. 
B) soldiers who were incapable of fighting effectively. 
C) the need to keep many soldiers in Europe in case of trouble. 
D) long supply lines. 
E) brutal treatment of their soldiers. 
A) second-rate officers. 
B) soldiers who were incapable of fighting effectively. 
C) the need to keep many soldiers in Europe in case of trouble. 
D) long supply lines. 
E) brutal treatment of their soldiers.

Question 13

As a result of Parliament's rejection of the petitions of the Continental Congress

Accepted Answer

A) Americans reluctantly obeyed the British laws. 
B) the drift towards war became inevitable and fighting between the American colonists and Great Britain commenced in April 1775 at Lexington and Concord, Mass. 
C) Sam Adams and John Hancock were arrested. 
D) America sent new petitions to Parliament. 
E) Ben Franklin returned to the colonies since his efforts failed. 
A) Americans reluctantly obeyed the British laws. 
B) the drift towards war became inevitable and fighting between the American colonists and Great Britain commenced in April 1775 at Lexington and Concord, Mass. 
C) Sam Adams and John Hancock were arrested. 
D) America sent new petitions to Parliament. 
E) Ben Franklin returned to the colonies since his efforts failed.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

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 15

When the government of Lord North persuaded Parliament to repeal the Townshend revenue duties in 1770

Accepted Answer

A) the American colonists rejoiced that Parliament had seemingly accepted the American definition of representation. 
B) the American colonists remained unassuaged because Parliament retained the three-pence tax on tea, upholding Parliament's asserted right to tax the colonists. 
C) the American colonists shortly thereafter called the First Continental Congress into session in January 1771. 
D) the American colonists avoided the tax on tea by buying their tea directly from the British East India Company. 
E) None of these choices are correct. 
A) the American colonists rejoiced that Parliament had seemingly accepted the American definition of representation. 
B) the American colonists remained unassuaged because Parliament retained the three-pence tax on tea, upholding Parliament's asserted right to tax the colonists. 
C) the American colonists shortly thereafter called the First Continental Congress into session in January 1771. 
D) the American colonists avoided the tax on tea by buying their tea directly from the British East India Company. 
E) None of these choices are correct.

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-mercantilism

Accepted Answer

Mercantilism is an economic theory and p

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

The Quebec Act, passed by the British Pa

Question 18

The British Parliament enacted currency legislation that was intended primarily to benefit

Accepted Answer

A) Virginia tobacco planters. 
B) British merchants. 
C) New England merchants. 
D) backwoods farmers. 
E) the Crown. 
A) Virginia tobacco planters. 
B) British merchants. 
C) New England merchants. 
D) backwoods farmers. 
E) the Crown.

Question 19

Explain the following quote, "Insurrection of thought usually precedes insurrection of deed." What does this mean? In what ways is this generalization an accurate description of the coming of the American Revolutionary War?

Accepted Answer

The quote "Insurrection of thought usual

Question 20

Mercantilists believed that

Accepted Answer

A) a mother country needed to import more goods than it exported. 
B) power came from a small colonial empire. 
C) the mother country produced raw materials and colonies produced the finished product. 
D) a country's economic wealth could be measured by the amount of gold and silver in its treasury. 
E) colonies drained a country of its resources. 
A) a mother country needed to import more goods than it exported. 
B) power came from a small colonial empire. 
C) the mother country produced raw materials and colonies produced the finished product. 
D) a country's economic wealth could be measured by the amount of gold and silver in its treasury. 
E) colonies drained a country of its resources.

Exam 7: The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -admiralty courts

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -British East India Company

The Quebec Act

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -George Grenville responded to American protests against his policies by asserting that

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -The Association

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Crispus Attucks

Arrange these events in chronological order: (A) Boston Massacre, (B) Townshend Acts, (C) Tea Act, and (D) Intolerable Acts.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​radical Whigs

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Benjamin Franklin

All of the following were weaknesses of the British military during the War for Independence except

As a result of Parliament's rejection of the petitions of the Continental Congress

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

When the government of Lord North persuaded Parliament to repeal the Townshend revenue duties in 1770

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -mercantilism

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

The British Parliament enacted currency legislation that was intended primarily to benefit

Explain the following quote, "Insurrection of thought usually precedes insurrection of deed." What does this mean? In what ways is this generalization an accurate description of the coming of the American Revolutionary War?

Mercantilists believed that

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. -George Grenville responded to American protests against his policies by asserting that

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -radical Whigs