Question 1

Phillis Wheatley was

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A)  the first black college student in American history. 
B)  one of the victims of the Boston Massacre. 
C)  a poet and slave. 
D)  a vocal supporter of the Christianization of Africans. 
E)  a delegate to the Second Continental Congress. 
A)  the first black college student in American history. 
B)  one of the victims of the Boston Massacre. 
C)  a poet and slave. 
D)  a vocal supporter of the Christianization of Africans. 
E)  a delegate to the Second Continental Congress.

Question 2

The Stamp Act was the last in a series of direct taxes on the colonies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Second Continental Congress operated as an American equivalent of Parliament.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Many colonists blamed one another for failing to win complete repeal of all of the Townshend duties.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The "regulators" in the Carolinas were

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A)  committees that opposed British policy. 
B)  committees that attempted to regulate the backcountry economy. 
C)  settlers that attempted to impose order in the absence of an organized government. 
D)  tax collectors who made regular collections from residents. 
E)  farmers who made illegal liquor. 
A)  committees that opposed British policy. 
B)  committees that attempted to regulate the backcountry economy. 
C)  settlers that attempted to impose order in the absence of an organized government. 
D)  tax collectors who made regular collections from residents. 
E)  farmers who made illegal liquor.

Question 6

What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?

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The Stamp Act, passed by the British Par

Question 7

The Tea Act (1773)

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A)  attempted to save the British East India Company from financial disaster. 
B)  removed the tax on colonists' tea. 
C)  increased the price of colonists' tea. 
D)  placed a high new tax on the colonists' tea. 
E)  was endorsed by the American tea sellers. 
A)  attempted to save the British East India Company from financial disaster. 
B)  removed the tax on colonists' tea. 
C)  increased the price of colonists' tea. 
D)  placed a high new tax on the colonists' tea. 
E)  was endorsed by the American tea sellers.

Question 8

Which of the following was not a consequence of the Boston Tea Party?

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A)  British soldiers could now be housed among civilians if necessary. 
B)  Town meetings in Massachusetts were prohibited. 
C)  The port of Boston was closed until Bostonians had made restitution for the tea. 
D)  British soldiers or officials charged with a crime in Massachusetts would be tried either in another colony or in England. 
E)  the Massachusetts council was to be appointed. 
A)  British soldiers could now be housed among civilians if necessary. 
B)  Town meetings in Massachusetts were prohibited. 
C)  The port of Boston was closed until Bostonians had made restitution for the tea. 
D)  British soldiers or officials charged with a crime in Massachusetts would be tried either in another colony or in England. 
E)  the Massachusetts council was to be appointed.

Question 9

At first, Britain's George Grenville used voluntary measures to get the colonists to pay for British troops stationed in North America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following statements is not true concerning the New England Restraining Act?

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A)  It barred New Englanders from the Atlantic fisheries. 
B)  It allowed New England to trade with England. 
C)  It was introduced to Parliament in January 1775. 
D)  It prohibited commerce between New England and any place except Britain and the British West Indies. 
E)  It banned New England's commerce with the British West Indies. 
A)  It barred New Englanders from the Atlantic fisheries. 
B)  It allowed New England to trade with England. 
C)  It was introduced to Parliament in January 1775. 
D)  It prohibited commerce between New England and any place except Britain and the British West Indies. 
E)  It banned New England's commerce with the British West Indies.

Question 11

By the summer of 1776, patriot forces had won control of the territory in all thirteen colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Coercive Acts were implemented in response to the Boston Massacre.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The reason most Americans took up arms in 1775 was to

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A)  establish a republican regime. 
B)  avoid paying taxes. 
C)  restore the empire to what it had been before 1763. 
D)  establish a radically new vision of the future. 
E)  fight the Indians. 
A)  establish a republican regime. 
B)  avoid paying taxes. 
C)  restore the empire to what it had been before 1763. 
D)  establish a radically new vision of the future. 
E)  fight the Indians.

Question 14

The English responded to colonial complaints against "taxation without representation" by asserting that

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A)  colonial lobbyists in London represented local interests there. 
B)  the assemblies provided adequate protection for colonial rights. 
C)  each member of Parliament virtually represented all the citizens of the empire. 
D)  each colony could send a representative to the House of Commons. 
E)  representation was not necessary for a government to tax. 
A)  colonial lobbyists in London represented local interests there. 
B)  the assemblies provided adequate protection for colonial rights. 
C)  each member of Parliament virtually represented all the citizens of the empire. 
D)  each colony could send a representative to the House of Commons. 
E)  representation was not necessary for a government to tax.

Question 15

In the 1760s, the most literate African population in the colonies was in_____________.

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The answer of In the 1760s, the most literate African...

Question 16

The Declaration of Independence was primarily written by

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A)  John Adams. 
B)  Benjamin Franklin. 
C)  Thomas Jefferson. 
D)  James Madison. 
E)  Patrick Henry. 
A)  John Adams. 
B)  Benjamin Franklin. 
C)  Thomas Jefferson. 
D)  James Madison. 
E)  Patrick Henry.

Question 17

The main argument of Thomas Paine's Common Sense

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A)  moderated the system of taxation employed by the British. 
B)  demanded representation in the British Parliament. 
C)  denounced the monarchy as a degenerate institution. 
D)  called for George Washington to be named king. 
E)  demanded that France enter the war. 
A)  moderated the system of taxation employed by the British. 
B)  demanded representation in the British Parliament. 
C)  denounced the monarchy as a degenerate institution. 
D)  called for George Washington to be named king. 
E)  demanded that France enter the war.

Question 18

Women did not participate in the resistance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Thomas Paine's Common Sense was particularly effective in nudging the Mid-Atlantic colonies toward independence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The colonists viewed themselves as "Americans" as early as 1765.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Phillis Wheatley was

The Stamp Act was the last in a series of direct taxes on the colonies.

The Second Continental Congress operated as an American equivalent of Parliament.

Many colonists blamed one another for failing to win complete repeal of all of the Townshend duties.

The "regulators" in the Carolinas were

What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?

The Tea Act (1773)

Which of the following was not a consequence of the Boston Tea Party?

At first, Britain's George Grenville used voluntary measures to get the colonists to pay for British troops stationed in North America.

Which of the following statements is not true concerning the New England Restraining Act?

By the summer of 1776, patriot forces had won control of the territory in all thirteen colonies.

The Coercive Acts were implemented in response to the Boston Massacre.

The reason most Americans took up arms in 1775 was to

The English responded to colonial complaints against "taxation without representation" by asserting that

In the 1760s, the most literate African population in the colonies was in_____________.

The Declaration of Independence was primarily written by

The main argument of Thomas Paine's Common Sense

Women did not participate in the resistance.

Thomas Paine's Common Sense was particularly effective in nudging the Mid-Atlantic colonies toward independence.

The colonists viewed themselves as "Americans" as early as 1765.

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Phillis Wheatley was

The Stamp Act was the last in a series of direct taxes on the colonies.

The Second Continental Congress operated as an American equivalent of Parliament.

Many colonists blamed one another for failing to win complete repeal of all of the Townshend duties.

The "regulators" in the Carolinas were

What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?

The Tea Act (1773)

Which of the following was not a consequence of the Boston Tea Party?

At first, Britain's George Grenville used voluntary measures to get the colonists to pay for British troops stationed in North America.

Which of the following statements is not true concerning the New England Restraining Act?

By the summer of 1776, patriot forces had won control of the territory in all thirteen colonies.

The Coercive Acts were implemented in response to the Boston Massacre.

The reason most Americans took up arms in 1775 was to

The English responded to colonial complaints against "taxation without representation" by asserting that

In the 1760s, the most literate African population in the colonies was in_____________.

The Declaration of Independence was primarily written by

The main argument of Thomas Paine's Common Sense

Women did not participate in the resistance.

Thomas Paine's Common Sense was particularly effective in nudging the Mid-Atlantic colonies toward independence.

The colonists viewed themselves as "Americans" as early as 1765.

When Old Worlds Collide: Encounters in the Atlantic World to 1600

Colonization in North America

Empires Indians and the Struggle for Power in North America

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution

Northern Transformations

The Old South

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny an Empire for Liberty or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest

Secession and Civil War

A New Birth of Freedom

Reconstruction

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