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 on certain imported items to the colonies. 
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 on certain imported items to the colonies. 
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.

Question 2

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Boston Massacre

Accepted Answer

The Boston Massacre was a pivotal event

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
John Wilkes

Accepted Answer

John Wilkes (17 October 1725 – 26 Decemb

Question 4

How did engineering provide a successful resolution of sanitary problems at the Dock?

Accepted Answer

Engineering provided a successful resolu

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on...

Question 6

Even though most colonists thought Parliament had a lawful right to charge a duty to control trade, why did they ultimately oppose the Townshend duties?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because the duty rates were excessively high, making it impossible for them to afford the essential food items. 
B)  Because the duties were based on income, and functioned like an income tax. 
C)  Because revenue-based taxes could only be considered constitutional if the people had a representative in Parliament who voted on their behalf. 
D)  Because the duties were to be collected by an agent of the crown, whose salary was to be paid by the colonists. 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  Because the duty rates were excessively high, making it impossible for them to afford the essential food items. 
B)  Because the duties were based on income, and functioned like an income tax. 
C)  Because revenue-based taxes could only be considered constitutional if the people had a representative in Parliament who voted on their behalf. 
D)  Because the duties were to be collected by an agent of the crown, whose salary was to be paid by the colonists. 
E)  None of these choices

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on...

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of MAP QUESTIONS 
Instructions: Choose the letter on...

Question 9

What happened to the Acadians after the Seven Years' War?

Accepted Answer

A)  They agreed to take a loyalty oath to England and became British subjects. 
B)  The British moved them to a new homeland in Canada. 
C)  British soldiers intermarried with Acadian women. 
D)  The Acadians were forced from their homeland and eventually relocated to Louisiana. 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  They agreed to take a loyalty oath to England and became British subjects. 
B)  The British moved them to a new homeland in Canada. 
C)  British soldiers intermarried with Acadian women. 
D)  The Acadians were forced from their homeland and eventually relocated to Louisiana. 
E)  None of these choices

Question 10

According to Pontiac, the Master of Life warned the prophet Neolin that the absence of wild animals was a result of

Accepted Answer

A)  Commercial overhunting 
B)  The evil environmental effects of European settlement 
C)  A bad spirit who whispers to the Delaware and leads them to do evil 
D)  Intermarriage between Indians and Europeans 
E)  Medicine dances that used the wrong steps 
A)  Commercial overhunting 
B)  The evil environmental effects of European settlement 
C)  A bad spirit who whispers to the Delaware and leads them to do evil 
D)  Intermarriage between Indians and Europeans 
E)  Medicine dances that used the wrong steps

Question 11

Where did British and colonial forces first fight in April 1775?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fort Sumter 
B)  Breed's Hill 
C)  Fort Ticonderoga 
D)  Lexington and Concord 
E)  Providence and Kingsport 
A)  Fort Sumter 
B)  Breed's Hill 
C)  Fort Ticonderoga 
D)  Lexington and Concord 
E)  Providence and Kingsport

Question 12

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
George Grenville

Accepted Answer

George Grenville (14 October 1712 – 13 N

Question 13

Which of the following was not one of the goals of the Olive Branch Petition?

Accepted Answer

A)  a cease-fire at Boston. 
B)  repeal of the Coercive Acts. 
C)  opening negotiations to establish guarantees of American rights. 
D)  colonial administration by the British cabinet rather than King George. 
E)  maintenance of peace between Britain and the colonies. 
A)  a cease-fire at Boston. 
B)  repeal of the Coercive Acts. 
C)  opening negotiations to establish guarantees of American rights. 
D)  colonial administration by the British cabinet rather than King George. 
E)  maintenance of peace between Britain and the colonies.

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Writs of assistance

Accepted Answer

Writs of assistance were legal documents

Question 15

What was Britain's imperial policy towards the American colonies before 1760? How did it change after that time? Why was the change significant?

Accepted Answer

Before 1760, Britain's imperial policy t

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Tea Act of 1773, Boston Tea Party

Accepted Answer

The Tea Act of 1773 was a British law th

Question 17

Why did Virginia send George Washington to the Ohio Valley in 1753 and 1754?

Accepted Answer

A)  It wanted Washington to survey the land so that Virginia could settle the area in an organized fashion. 
B)  It wanted Washington to remove the French from the region by persuasion or force. 
C)  It wanted Washington to build a series of forts that could intimidate the Indians. 
D)  It wanted Washington to capture the Indian leader Joseph Brandt. 
E)  It wanted Washington to negotiate a treaty with the Indians allowing the safe passage of white settlers. 
A)  It wanted Washington to survey the land so that Virginia could settle the area in an organized fashion. 
B)  It wanted Washington to remove the French from the region by persuasion or force. 
C)  It wanted Washington to build a series of forts that could intimidate the Indians. 
D)  It wanted Washington to capture the Indian leader Joseph Brandt. 
E)  It wanted Washington to negotiate a treaty with the Indians allowing the safe passage of white settlers.

Question 18

What did the Proclamation of 1763 and the Quebec Act of 1774 have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They both interfered with colonial claims to western lands. 
B)  They both extended religious freedom to Catholics. 
C)  They both were repealed after colonial protests. 
D)  They both were designed to reaffirm French sovereignty in Canada. 
E)  They both imposed new taxes on goods imported from Europe. 
A)  They both interfered with colonial claims to western lands. 
B)  They both extended religious freedom to Catholics. 
C)  They both were repealed after colonial protests. 
D)  They both were designed to reaffirm French sovereignty in Canada. 
E)  They both imposed new taxes on goods imported from Europe.

Question 19

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Committees of correspondence

Accepted Answer

The Committees of Correspondence were a

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Exam 5: Roads to Revolution

What did the Townshend Duties do?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Boston Massacre

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. John Wilkes

How did engineering provide a successful resolution of sanitary problems at the Dock?

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

Even though most colonists thought Parliament had a lawful right to charge a duty to control trade, why did they ultimately oppose the Townshend duties?

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

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

What happened to the Acadians after the Seven Years' War?

According to Pontiac, the Master of Life warned the prophet Neolin that the absence of wild animals was a result of

Where did British and colonial forces first fight in April 1775?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. George Grenville

Which of the following was not one of the goals of the Olive Branch Petition?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Writs of assistance

What was Britain's imperial policy towards the American colonies before 1760? How did it change after that time? Why was the change significant?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Tea Act of 1773, Boston Tea Party

Why did Virginia send George Washington to the Ohio Valley in 1753 and 1754?

What did the Proclamation of 1763 and the Quebec Act of 1774 have in common?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Committees of correspondence

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

Native Peoples of America

The Rise of the Atlantic World

The Emergence of Colonial Societies

The Bonds of Empire

Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood

Launching the New Republic

America at War and Peace

The Transformation of American Society

Democratic Politics, Religious Revival, and Reform

Technology, Culture, and Everyday Life

The Old South and Slavery

Immigration, Expansion, and Sectional Conflict

From Compromise to Secession

Crucible of Freedom: Civil War

Reconstruction and Resistance

The Transformation of the Trans-Mississippi West

The Rise of Industrial America

Immigration, Urbanization, and Everyday Life

Politics and Expansion in an Industrializing Age

The Progressive Era

Global Involvements and World War I

Coping With Change

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Americans and a World in Crisis

The Cold War Abroad and at Home

America at Midcentury

Liberalism, Civil Rights, and War in Vietnam

A Time of Upheaval

A Conservative Revival and the End of the Cold War

A Changing Nation: Homefront Crises and New Global Realities

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