Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Hancock

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John Hancock was a prominent figure in A

Question 2

The First Continental Congress

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A) was attended by delegates from each of the thirteen 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 thirteen 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 3

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 4

When it came to the Revolution, it could be said that the American colonists were

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A) eager revolutionaries. 
B) up until the end wanting more than the "rights of Englishmen." 
C) little concerned about economics. 
D) clearly opposed to tightening commercial bonds to the British. 
E) reluctant revolutionaries. 
A) eager revolutionaries. 
B) up until the end wanting more than the "rights of Englishmen." 
C) little concerned about economics. 
D) clearly opposed to tightening commercial bonds to the British. 
E) reluctant revolutionaries.

Question 5

Identify the statement that is false.

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A) Royal titles were unknown in the American colonies. 
B) Property ownership and political participation were relatively accessible. 
C) The Americans were dependent on the British officials in London to run their affairs. 
D) Republican and Whig ideas predisposed the Americans to be more aware of threats to their rights. 
E) Distance weakens authority, great distance weakens authority greatly. 
A) Royal titles were unknown in the American colonies. 
B) Property ownership and political participation were relatively accessible. 
C) The Americans were dependent on the British officials in London to run their affairs. 
D) Republican and Whig ideas predisposed the Americans to be more aware of threats to their rights. 
E) Distance weakens authority, great distance weakens authority greatly.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

The Intolerable Acts, also known as the

Question 7

Most American colonists held which of the following comparative views of the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts?

Accepted Answer

A) Resistance to the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts was futile because smuggling and effective boycotts were nearly impossible. 
B) The Stamp Act was more harmful and obnoxious than the Townshend Acts because the former was a hidden, indirect import duty on goods that was not readily apparent to the colonial consumer at the time of sale of the taxed good or service. 
C) The Stamp Act was less harmful and obnoxious than the Townshend Acts because the direct taxes on goods authorized by the Stamp Act could be reduced or repealed by colonial assemblies and governors. 
D) The Townshend Act was less harmful and obnoxious to American colonists because the goods were rarely used by colonists; while, the items taxed by the Stamp Act were commonly used by many colonists throughout America. 
E) The indirect versus direct and internal versus external tax distinctions made by British political authorities concerning the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts were meaningless because the American colonists had no meaningful political representation. 
A) Resistance to the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts was futile because smuggling and effective boycotts were nearly impossible. 
B) The Stamp Act was more harmful and obnoxious than the Townshend Acts because the former was a hidden, indirect import duty on goods that was not readily apparent to the colonial consumer at the time of sale of the taxed good or service. 
C) The Stamp Act was less harmful and obnoxious than the Townshend Acts because the direct taxes on goods authorized by the Stamp Act could be reduced or repealed by colonial assemblies and governors. 
D) The Townshend Act was less harmful and obnoxious to American colonists because the goods were rarely used by colonists; while, the items taxed by the Stamp Act were commonly used by many colonists throughout America. 
E) The indirect versus direct and internal versus external tax distinctions made by British political authorities concerning the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts were meaningless because the American colonists had no meaningful political representation.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Thomas Hutchinson

Accepted Answer

Thomas Hutchinson (1711–1780) was a prom

Question 9

The local committees of correspondence organized by Samuel Adams

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A) promoted his bid to become governor of Massachusetts. 
B) promoted independent action in each colony to support the British. 
C) kept opposition to the British alive, through exchange letters. 
D) served as a precursor to the United States Postal Service. 
E) led to the Boston Massacre. 
A) promoted his bid to become governor of Massachusetts. 
B) promoted independent action in each colony to support the British. 
C) kept opposition to the British alive, through exchange letters. 
D) served as a precursor to the United States Postal Service. 
E) led to the Boston Massacre.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Samuel Adams

Accepted Answer

Samuel Adams (1722–1803) was a key figur

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

The Hessians were German soldiers who se

Question 12

The tax on tea was retained when the Townshend Acts were repealed because

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A) Parliament believed the colonists would not object. 
B) the money was needed to support troops. 
C) it kept alive the principle of parliamentary taxation. 
D) it was the only tax passed by the colonists. 
E) colonial governors requested it. 
A) Parliament believed the colonists would not object. 
B) the money was needed to support troops. 
C) it kept alive the principle of parliamentary taxation. 
D) it was the only tax passed by the colonists. 
E) colonial governors requested it.

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​republicanism

Accepted Answer

Republicanism is a political ideology th

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Boston Massacre

Accepted Answer

The Boston Massacre refers to an inciden

Question 15

The first law ever passed by Parliament for raising tax revenues in the colonies for the crown was the

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A) Stamp Act. 
B) Declaratory Act. 
C) Townshend Acts. 
D) Quartering Act. 
E) Sugar Act. 
A) Stamp Act. 
B) Declaratory Act. 
C) Townshend Acts. 
D) Quartering Act. 
E) Sugar Act.

Question 16

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 17

Under mercantilist doctrine, the American colonies were expected to do all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) supply Britain with products such as tobacco, sugar and ships' masts. 
B) become economically self-sufficient as soon as possible. 
C) furnish ships, seamen, and trade to bolster the strength of the Royal Navy. 
D) provide a market for British manufactured goods. 
E) refrain from exporting woolen cloth. 
A) supply Britain with products such as tobacco, sugar and ships' masts. 
B) become economically self-sufficient as soon as possible. 
C) furnish ships, seamen, and trade to bolster the strength of the Royal Navy. 
D) provide a market for British manufactured goods. 
E) refrain from exporting woolen cloth.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"virtual" representation

Accepted Answer

"Virtual" representation was a concept t

Question 19

The British Parliament passed the Stamp Act to

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A) raise money to support new military forces needed for colonial defense. 
B) punish the American colonists. 
C) reduce the number of printed documents in America. 
D) enable tax collectors to become wealthy. 
E) raise taxes to a higher level than in Britain. 
A) raise money to support new military forces needed for colonial defense. 
B) punish the American colonists. 
C) reduce the number of printed documents in America. 
D) enable tax collectors to become wealthy. 
E) raise taxes to a higher level than in Britain.

Exam 7: The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Hancock

The First Continental Congress

Virtual representation meant that

When it came to the Revolution, it could be said that the American colonists were

Identify the statement that is false.

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

Most American colonists held which of the following comparative views of the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Thomas Hutchinson

The local committees of correspondence organized by Samuel Adams

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Samuel Adams

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

The tax on tea was retained when the Townshend Acts were repealed because

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​republicanism

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Boston Massacre

The first law ever passed by Parliament for raising tax revenues in the colonies for the crown was the

The First Continental Congress was called in order to

Under mercantilist doctrine, the American colonies were expected to do all of the following except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"virtual" representation

The British Parliament passed the Stamp Act to

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