Question 1

What did the Townshend Duties do?

Accepted Answer

A)  They required that all legal documents and newspapers be printed on special watermarked paper. 
B)  They set moderate tax rates that did not price goods out of the colonial market. 
C)  They imposed such heavy duties on imported goods that colonists could no longer afford to buy them. 
D)  They removed taxes on all items except those being shipped to the British West Indies. 
E)  They raised large amounts of revenue and helped to reduce the British treasury's serious deficit. 
A)  They required that all legal documents and newspapers be printed on special watermarked paper. 
B)  They set moderate tax rates that did not price goods out of the colonial market. 
C)  They imposed such heavy duties on imported goods that colonists could no longer afford to buy them. 
D)  They removed taxes on all items except those being shipped to the British West Indies. 
E)  They raised large amounts of revenue and helped to reduce the British treasury's serious deficit. B

Question 2

What agreement did the delegates to the Stamp Act Congress reach?

Accepted Answer

A)  They agreed that the colonies should declare their independence if Parliament did not repeal the Stamp Act. 
B)  They agreed to boycott any products requiring official British stamps. 
C)  They agreed that Parliament did not have the right to levy taxes outside of Great Britain. 
D)  They agreed to send delegates to London to petition for recognition as the colonies true legislature. 
E)  They agreed to accept the Stamp Act if Parliament offered membership to American representatives. 
A)  They agreed that the colonies should declare their independence if Parliament did not repeal the Stamp Act. 
B)  They agreed to boycott any products requiring official British stamps. 
C)  They agreed that Parliament did not have the right to levy taxes outside of Great Britain. 
D)  They agreed to send delegates to London to petition for recognition as the colonies true legislature. 
E)  They agreed to accept the Stamp Act if Parliament offered membership to American representatives. C

Question 3

Which of the following was a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1763?

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A)  France lost all its possessions in the New World. 
B)  Most of Spain's New World empire was transferred to France. 
C)  Louisbourg was returned to the French in exchange for a British outpost in India that the French had taken during the war. 
D)  Britain lost Canada and India, while the French transferred St. Pierre to the Dutch. 
E)  The British gained Florida and Canada and became supreme in eastern North America. 
A)  France lost all its possessions in the New World. 
B)  Most of Spain's New World empire was transferred to France. 
C)  Louisbourg was returned to the French in exchange for a British outpost in India that the French had taken during the war. 
D)  Britain lost Canada and India, while the French transferred St. Pierre to the Dutch. 
E)  The British gained Florida and Canada and became supreme in eastern North America. E

Question 4

Who wrote twelve Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania arguing that Parliament could regulate trade but could not tax for the purpose of raising revenue?

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A)  Benjamin Franklin 
B)  Patrick Henry 
C)  James Otis 
D)  Samuel Adams 
E)  John Dickinson 
A)  Benjamin Franklin 
B)  Patrick Henry 
C)  James Otis 
D)  Samuel Adams 
E)  John Dickinson

Question 5

Events in the late 1760s and early 1770s helped to bring about a new consensus in the colonies. What was that consensus?

Accepted Answer

A)  The government could not tax the colonies because they were not represented in Parliament. 
B)  The British constitution could be altered by the passage of new laws. 
C)  Parliament had no lawmaking authority over the colonies except for the right to regulate imperial commerce. 
D)  The American colonies would be free from tyranny only when they were independent of British rule. 
E)  Only by working within the British constitution could the colonies safeguard their liberties. 
A)  The government could not tax the colonies because they were not represented in Parliament. 
B)  The British constitution could be altered by the passage of new laws. 
C)  Parliament had no lawmaking authority over the colonies except for the right to regulate imperial commerce. 
D)  The American colonies would be free from tyranny only when they were independent of British rule. 
E)  Only by working within the British constitution could the colonies safeguard their liberties.

Question 6

In the Declaration of Independence, where did Thomas Jefferson place the blame for the problems between the colonies and Great Britain?

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A)  Parliament, because of the oppressive legislation that it had passed over ten years 
B)  King George III, because of the crown's apparent intention to establish despotism 
C)  the king's ministers, because they had refused to compromise and had turned the king and Parliament against the colonies 
D)  British merchants, because their drive for personal profits had caused them to ignore the greater good of the empire 
E)  all of these choices 
A)  Parliament, because of the oppressive legislation that it had passed over ten years 
B)  King George III, because of the crown's apparent intention to establish despotism 
C)  the king's ministers, because they had refused to compromise and had turned the king and Parliament against the colonies 
D)  British merchants, because their drive for personal profits had caused them to ignore the greater good of the empire 
E)  all of these choices

Question 7

How did a writ of assistance work?

Accepted Answer

A)  It helped colonial merchants cut through the red tape of imperial trade regulations. 
B)  It allowed the British to search a colonial merchant's house without requiring proof or probably cause, when looking for illegal goods. 
C)  It required prosecutors to present evidence of probable cause for suspicion of smuggling. 
D)  It required that specified colonial products be landed in Britain before being shipped to other countries. 
E)  It required that colonial commerce agents provide subsidies to merchants engaged in trade outside the British Empire. 
A)  It helped colonial merchants cut through the red tape of imperial trade regulations. 
B)  It allowed the British to search a colonial merchant's house without requiring proof or probably cause, when looking for illegal goods. 
C)  It required prosecutors to present evidence of probable cause for suspicion of smuggling. 
D)  It required that specified colonial products be landed in Britain before being shipped to other countries. 
E)  It required that colonial commerce agents provide subsidies to merchants engaged in trade outside the British Empire.

Question 8

What was the purpose of the 1764 Sugar Act?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was designed to raise revenues to offset British military expenses in North America. 
B)  It was designed to provide King George III with the necessary resources to maintain his opulent lifestyle. 
C)  It was designed to increase the consumption of sugar in the colonies by reducing its price. 
D)  It was designed to create a monopoly over the sugar trade by the British East India Company. 
E)  It was designed to eliminate French involvement in the sugar trade. 
A)  It was designed to raise revenues to offset British military expenses in North America. 
B)  It was designed to provide King George III with the necessary resources to maintain his opulent lifestyle. 
C)  It was designed to increase the consumption of sugar in the colonies by reducing its price. 
D)  It was designed to create a monopoly over the sugar trade by the British East India Company. 
E)  It was designed to eliminate French involvement in the sugar trade.

Question 9

Which of the following was not a result of the Seven Years' War?

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A)  The British won. 
B)  It created a common bond between some British and American soldiers because they fought side by side. 
C)  It planted seeds of misunderstanding and suspicion between the British and the Anglo-Americans. 
D)  The Acadians established a new homeland in Nova Scotia. 
E)  France ceded all its claims east of the Mississippi, except New Orleans, to Britain. 
A)  The British won. 
B)  It created a common bond between some British and American soldiers because they fought side by side. 
C)  It planted seeds of misunderstanding and suspicion between the British and the Anglo-Americans. 
D)  The Acadians established a new homeland in Nova Scotia. 
E)  France ceded all its claims east of the Mississippi, except New Orleans, to Britain.

Question 10

What did the 1773 the Tea Act do?

Accepted Answer

A)  It raised import duties on tea and thereby caused the cost of tea to skyrocket. 
B)  It granted the British East India Company a monopoly on all tea sold in the colonies, thereby permitting the company to raise tea prices across the board. 
C)  It eliminated all remaining import duties on tea and, as a result, significantly lowered the price of tea in the colonies. 
D)  It prohibited the consumption of any tea that had not been shipped in British vessels. 
E)  It ended all tea monopolies, thereby opening up competition and putting American smugglers out of business. 
A)  It raised import duties on tea and thereby caused the cost of tea to skyrocket. 
B)  It granted the British East India Company a monopoly on all tea sold in the colonies, thereby permitting the company to raise tea prices across the board. 
C)  It eliminated all remaining import duties on tea and, as a result, significantly lowered the price of tea in the colonies. 
D)  It prohibited the consumption of any tea that had not been shipped in British vessels. 
E)  It ended all tea monopolies, thereby opening up competition and putting American smugglers out of business.

Question 11

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Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of northeastern North America that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-Quebec

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Question 12

Which of the following was the attorney who defended the British soldiers accused of firing on the civilians in the Boston Massacre?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Adams 
B)  Thomas Hutchinson 
C)  Thomas Paine 
D)  John Wilkes 
E)  John Dickinson 
A)  John Adams 
B)  Thomas Hutchinson 
C)  Thomas Paine 
D)  John Wilkes 
E)  John Dickinson

Question 13

What did the conflict over the Quartering Act demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  It showed that there was strong anticolonial sentiment in the House of Commons and that Parliament would not hesitate to defend its sovereignty. 
B)  It showed that there was a strong procolonial bloc in the House of Commons that was prepared to exert considerable pressure on the government to maintain good relations with the colonies. 
C)  It showed that neither the king nor Parliament particularly cared about the civil liberties of Americans as long as the colonies were paying their share of colonial defense. 
D)  It showed that the British government was caught in a dilemma of wanting to permit continued American self-governance but, at the same time, wanting to reassert at least the principle of parliamentary sovereignty. 
E)  It showed that King George III was, in reality, the main force within the British government restraining the ministry of Lord North from imposing a tyranny on the colonies. 
A)  It showed that there was strong anticolonial sentiment in the House of Commons and that Parliament would not hesitate to defend its sovereignty. 
B)  It showed that there was a strong procolonial bloc in the House of Commons that was prepared to exert considerable pressure on the government to maintain good relations with the colonies. 
C)  It showed that neither the king nor Parliament particularly cared about the civil liberties of Americans as long as the colonies were paying their share of colonial defense. 
D)  It showed that the British government was caught in a dilemma of wanting to permit continued American self-governance but, at the same time, wanting to reassert at least the principle of parliamentary sovereignty. 
E)  It showed that King George III was, in reality, the main force within the British government restraining the ministry of Lord North from imposing a tyranny on the colonies.

Question 14

Which of the following would have most influenced the opinion of the average colonial American on political issues of the day?

Accepted Answer

A)  Political pamphlets 
B)  Sermons 
C)  Newspapers 
D)  Weekly magazines 
E)  Books 
A)  Political pamphlets 
B)  Sermons 
C)  Newspapers 
D)  Weekly magazines 
E)  Books

Question 15

Which of the following is not one of the results of the Coercive Acts?

Accepted Answer

A)  They restructured the Massachusetts government. 
B)  They closed Boston harbor. 
C)  They permitted certain murderers to be tried in England. 
D)  They became known as the "Intolerable Acts" in the colonies. 
E)  They established Roman Catholicism as Quebec's official religion. 
A)  They restructured the Massachusetts government. 
B)  They closed Boston harbor. 
C)  They permitted certain murderers to be tried in England. 
D)  They became known as the "Intolerable Acts" in the colonies. 
E)  They established Roman Catholicism as Quebec's official religion.

Question 16

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Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of northeastern North America that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-Appalachian Mountains

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Question 17

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Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of northeastern North America that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-Montreal

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Question 18

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Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of northeastern North America that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-Ohio River

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Question 19

Which statement is not true concerning the Albany Plan of Union?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was based largely on the ideas of Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Hutchinson. 
B)  It came to nothing because no colonial legislature would surrender control over its powers of taxation. 
C)  It called for a Grand Council that would devise military and Indian policies and demand funds from the colonies. 
D)  It was organized to resolve differences among the colonies and restore the confidence of the Indians. 
E)  It called for establishing the capital of the United States at Albany, New York. 
A)  It was based largely on the ideas of Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Hutchinson. 
B)  It came to nothing because no colonial legislature would surrender control over its powers of taxation. 
C)  It called for a Grand Council that would devise military and Indian policies and demand funds from the colonies. 
D)  It was organized to resolve differences among the colonies and restore the confidence of the Indians. 
E)  It called for establishing the capital of the United States at Albany, New York.

Question 20

MAP QUESTIONS
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of northeastern North America that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-Halifax, Nova Scotia

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What did the Townshend Duties do?

What agreement did the delegates to the Stamp Act Congress reach?

Which of the following was a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1763?

Who wrote twelve Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania arguing that Parliament could regulate trade but could not tax for the purpose of raising revenue?

Events in the late 1760s and early 1770s helped to bring about a new consensus in the colonies. What was that consensus?

In the Declaration of Independence, where did Thomas Jefferson place the blame for the problems between the colonies and Great Britain?

How did a writ of assistance work?

What was the purpose of the 1764 Sugar Act?

Which of the following was not a result of the Seven Years' War?

What did the 1773 the Tea Act do?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of northeastern North America that correctly identifies each of the following: -Quebec

Which of the following was the attorney who defended the British soldiers accused of firing on the civilians in the Boston Massacre?

What did the conflict over the Quartering Act demonstrate?

Which of the following would have most influenced the opinion of the average colonial American on political issues of the day?

Which of the following is not one of the results of the Coercive Acts?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of northeastern North America that correctly identifies each of the following: -Appalachian Mountains

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of northeastern North America that correctly identifies each of the following: -Montreal

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of northeastern North America that correctly identifies each of the following: -Ohio River

Which statement is not true concerning the Albany Plan of Union?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of northeastern North America that correctly identifies each of the following: -Halifax, Nova Scotia

Native Peoples of America, to 1500

The Rise of the Atlantic World, 1400-1625

The Emergence of Colonial Societies, 1625-1700

The Bonds of Empire, 1660-1750

Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood, 1776-1788

Launching the New Republic, 1788-1800

America at War and Peace, 1801-1824

The Transformation of American Society, 1815-1840

Democratic Politics, Religious Revival, and Reform, 1824-1840

Technology, Culture, and Everyday Life, 1840-1860

The Old South and Slavery, 1830-1860

Immigration, Expansion, and Sectional Conflict, 1840-1848

From Compromise to Secession, 1850-1861

Crucible of Freedom: Civil War, 1861-1865

The Crises of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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Exam 5: Roads to Revolution, 1750-1776

What did the Townshend Duties do?

What agreement did the delegates to the Stamp Act Congress reach?

Which of the following was a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1763?

Who wrote twelve Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania arguing that Parliament could regulate trade but could not tax for the purpose of raising revenue?

Events in the late 1760s and early 1770s helped to bring about a new consensus in the colonies. What was that consensus?

In the Declaration of Independence, where did Thomas Jefferson place the blame for the problems between the colonies and Great Britain?

How did a writ of assistance work?

What was the purpose of the 1764 Sugar Act?

Which of the following was not a result of the Seven Years' War?

What did the 1773 the Tea Act do?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of northeastern North America that correctly identifies each of the following: -Quebec

Which of the following was the attorney who defended the British soldiers accused of firing on the civilians in the Boston Massacre?

What did the conflict over the Quartering Act demonstrate?

Which of the following would have most influenced the opinion of the average colonial American on political issues of the day?

Which of the following is not one of the results of the Coercive Acts?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of northeastern North America that correctly identifies each of the following: -Appalachian Mountains

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of northeastern North America that correctly identifies each of the following: -Montreal

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of northeastern North America that correctly identifies each of the following: -Ohio River

Which statement is not true concerning the Albany Plan of Union?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of northeastern North America that correctly identifies each of the following: -Halifax, Nova Scotia

Native Peoples of America, to 1500

The Rise of the Atlantic World, 1400-1625

The Emergence of Colonial Societies, 1625-1700

The Bonds of Empire, 1660-1750

Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood, 1776-1788

Launching the New Republic, 1788-1800

America at War and Peace, 1801-1824

The Transformation of American Society, 1815-1840

Democratic Politics, Religious Revival, and Reform, 1824-1840

Technology, Culture, and Everyday Life, 1840-1860

The Old South and Slavery, 1830-1860

Immigration, Expansion, and Sectional Conflict, 1840-1848

From Compromise to Secession, 1850-1861

Crucible of Freedom: Civil War, 1861-1865

The Crises of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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