Question 1

The Boston Massacre trials and the Gaspee Affair

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A)  convinced the English that they should vigorously punish individual political activists. 
B)  temporarily reduced tensions between the colonies and England. 
C)  increased colonial fear and distrust of English motives and policies. 
D)  effectively established Parliament's right to tax the colonies. 
E)  had no lasting impact on relations between the colonies and England. 
A)  convinced the English that they should vigorously punish individual political activists. 
B)  temporarily reduced tensions between the colonies and England. 
C)  increased colonial fear and distrust of English motives and policies. 
D)  effectively established Parliament's right to tax the colonies. 
E)  had no lasting impact on relations between the colonies and England.

Question 2

The religious group in North America that led the attack on slavery were the

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A)  Catholics. 
B)  Presbyterians. 
C)  Baptists. 
D)  Quakers. 
E)  Jews. 
A)  Catholics. 
B)  Presbyterians. 
C)  Baptists. 
D)  Quakers. 
E)  Jews.

Question 3

The primary purpose of the Townshend Revenue Act was not to generate revenue.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Colonists objected to the Quebec Act because it

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A)  nullified colonial property rights in Ohio. 
B)  extended French civil law to the area between the Great Lakes and the Ohio River. 
C)  established French as the official language of Canada. 
D)  blocked chances for their own expansion. 
E)  raised their taxes. 
A)  nullified colonial property rights in Ohio. 
B)  extended French civil law to the area between the Great Lakes and the Ohio River. 
C)  established French as the official language of Canada. 
D)  blocked chances for their own expansion. 
E)  raised their taxes.

Question 5

The_____________ Act launched the first post-1763 colonial crisis.

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The answer of The_____________ Act launched the first post-1763 colonial...

Question 6

Which of the following statements about the Tea Act of 1773 is not true?

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A)  It repealed import duties on tea in England. 
B)  It mandated that tea to the colonies arrive only on special East India Company ships. 
C)  It restricted tea sales to only a few distributors in each colonial port. 
D)  The East India Company's tea would sell cheaper than smuggled tea. 
E)  It was designed to provide the British government with much-needed revenue. 
A)  It repealed import duties on tea in England. 
B)  It mandated that tea to the colonies arrive only on special East India Company ships. 
C)  It restricted tea sales to only a few distributors in each colonial port. 
D)  The East India Company's tea would sell cheaper than smuggled tea. 
E)  It was designed to provide the British government with much-needed revenue.

Question 7

The state of_____________ abstained in the vote to approve the Declaration of Independence.

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The answer of The state of_____________ abstained in the vote...

Question 8

The Massachusetts assembly urged other assemblies to resist new taxes in the_____________ Letter. This letter led to a crisis when colonial assemblies refused to rescind it and governors dissolved the assemblies.

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The answer of The Massachusetts assembly urged other assemblies to...

Question 9

Which of the following was not part of the Townshend program?

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A)  a tax on tea, paper, paint, lead, and glass imported into the colonies 
B)  recognition of colonial authority in providing supplies and housing for British troops 
C)  the use of tax revenues to pay the salaries of colonial governors and judges 
D)  relocation of British troops from the frontier to the major seaport cities 
E)  creation of a separate American Board of Customs Commissioners in Boston 
A)  a tax on tea, paper, paint, lead, and glass imported into the colonies 
B)  recognition of colonial authority in providing supplies and housing for British troops 
C)  the use of tax revenues to pay the salaries of colonial governors and judges 
D)  relocation of British troops from the frontier to the major seaport cities 
E)  creation of a separate American Board of Customs Commissioners in Boston

Question 10

The threat of colonial nonexportation was much more radical than nonimportation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Quartering Act (1765) stated that one-fourth of the revenue from the Stamp Act was to be given back to the colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The use of old charters to take income from settlers was known as the_____________.

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The answer of The use of old charters to take...

Question 13

In Virginia, drafted resolutions solutions in 1765, which stated that colo nists could be taxed only by their own assemblies.

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A)  George Washington 
B)  John Dickinson 
C)  Patrick Henry 
D)  Thomas Jefferson 
E)  James Madison 
A)  George Washington 
B)  John Dickinson 
C)  Patrick Henry 
D)  Thomas Jefferson 
E)  James Madison

Question 14

The greatest revenues to come in from the Sugar Act were expected to be from the tax on

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A)  refined sugar. 
B)  molasses. 
C)  Madeira wine. 
D)  coffee. 
E)  tea. 
A)  refined sugar. 
B)  molasses. 
C)  Madeira wine. 
D)  coffee. 
E)  tea.

Question 15

Merchants adopted_____________ to pressure England to repeal the Stamp Act.

Accepted Answer

nonimporta

Question 16

The British government measure that established French civil law and the Roman Catholic Church in the province of Quebec was known as the

Accepted Answer

A)  Toleration Act. 
B)  Quebec Act. 
C)  Proclamation of 1763. 
D)  Coercive Act. 
E)  the Stamp Act. 
A)  Toleration Act. 
B)  Quebec Act. 
C)  Proclamation of 1763. 
D)  Coercive Act. 
E)  the Stamp Act.

Question 17

The actual monetary loss resulting from the tea destroyed in Boston Tea Party was small.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The unpopular lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, whose home was destroyed by a crowd in 1765, was Daniel Dulany.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

John Wilkes was the advisor to the king most criticized by North American colonists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Sugar Act, for Grenville, launched a war against

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A)  artisans. 
B)  the elites. 
C)  the colonial poor. 
D)  physicians. 
E)  smugglers. 
A)  artisans. 
B)  the elites. 
C)  the colonial poor. 
D)  physicians. 
E)  smugglers.

The Boston Massacre trials and the Gaspee Affair

The religious group in North America that led the attack on slavery were the

The primary purpose of the Townshend Revenue Act was not to generate revenue.

Colonists objected to the Quebec Act because it

The_____________ Act launched the first post-1763 colonial crisis.

Which of the following statements about the Tea Act of 1773 is not true?

The state of_____________ abstained in the vote to approve the Declaration of Independence.

The Massachusetts assembly urged other assemblies to resist new taxes in the_____________ Letter. This letter led to a crisis when colonial assemblies refused to rescind it and governors dissolved the assemblies.

Which of the following was not part of the Townshend program?

The threat of colonial nonexportation was much more radical than nonimportation.

The Quartering Act (1765) stated that one-fourth of the revenue from the Stamp Act was to be given back to the colonies.

The use of old charters to take income from settlers was known as the_____________.

In Virginia, drafted resolutions solutions in 1765, which stated that colo nists could be taxed only by their own assemblies.

The greatest revenues to come in from the Sugar Act were expected to be from the tax on

Merchants adopted_____________ to pressure England to repeal the Stamp Act.

The British government measure that established French civil law and the Roman Catholic Church in the province of Quebec was known as the

The actual monetary loss resulting from the tea destroyed in Boston Tea Party was small.

The unpopular lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, whose home was destroyed by a crowd in 1765, was Daniel Dulany.

John Wilkes was the advisor to the king most criticized by North American colonists.

The Sugar Act, for Grenville, launched a war against

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The Boston Massacre trials and the Gaspee Affair

The religious group in North America that led the attack on slavery were the

The primary purpose of the Townshend Revenue Act was not to generate revenue.

Colonists objected to the Quebec Act because it

The_____________ Act launched the first post-1763 colonial crisis.

Which of the following statements about the Tea Act of 1773 is not true?

The state of_____________ abstained in the vote to approve the Declaration of Independence.

The Massachusetts assembly urged other assemblies to resist new taxes in the_____________ Letter. This letter led to a crisis when colonial assemblies refused to rescind it and governors dissolved the assemblies.

Which of the following was not part of the Townshend program?

The threat of colonial nonexportation was much more radical than nonimportation.

The Quartering Act (1765) stated that one-fourth of the revenue from the Stamp Act was to be given back to the colonies.

The use of old charters to take income from settlers was known as the_____________.

In Virginia, drafted resolutions solutions in 1765, which stated that colo nists could be taxed only by their own assemblies.

The greatest revenues to come in from the Sugar Act were expected to be from the tax on

Merchants adopted_____________ to pressure England to repeal the Stamp Act.

The British government measure that established French civil law and the Roman Catholic Church in the province of Quebec was known as the

The actual monetary loss resulting from the tea destroyed in Boston Tea Party was small.

The unpopular lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, whose home was destroyed by a crowd in 1765, was Daniel Dulany.

John Wilkes was the advisor to the king most criticized by North American colonists.

The Sugar Act, for Grenville, launched a war against

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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