Question 1

Did the committees of observation and inspection enjoy widespread popular support? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

A)  No, because the election of many radicals to these committees caused further divisions within the resistance movement. 
B)  No, because the method of election ensured that only members of the elite would be elected to these committees. 
C)  Yes, because all men eligible to vote for delegates of the lower house of the colonial assemblies were allowed to elect committee members at the local level. 
D)  Yes, because only well-known men who had previously been elected to positions of authority were chosen as committee members. 
A)  No, because the election of many radicals to these committees caused further divisions within the resistance movement. 
B)  No, because the method of election ensured that only members of the elite would be elected to these committees. 
C)  Yes, because all men eligible to vote for delegates of the lower house of the colonial assemblies were allowed to elect committee members at the local level. 
D)  Yes, because only well-known men who had previously been elected to positions of authority were chosen as committee members.

Question 2

Trace the changes in the constitutional arguments presented by the colonists against the actions of Parliament from 1764 to 1774. Why did these changes occur? Why are the changes significant?

Accepted Answer

The constitutional arguments presented b

Question 3

Discuss the similarities and differences between the British and American concepts of representative government. How did the differences in their concepts contribute to the coming of the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

The British and American concepts of rep

Question 4

In disputes between Britain and France in the colonies, the Iroquois Confederacy

Accepted Answer

A)  allied with the British against the French. 
B)  followed a policy of diplomatic isolation. 
C)  allied with the Catabaws, the Shawnees, and the Delawares against the French and the British. 
D)  followed a policy of neutrality. 
A)  allied with the British against the French. 
B)  followed a policy of diplomatic isolation. 
C)  allied with the Catabaws, the Shawnees, and the Delawares against the French and the British. 
D)  followed a policy of neutrality.

Question 5

What was the main reason the Stamp Act was repealed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain was responding to colonial assemblies' formal protests. 
B)  Grenville was replaced as prime minister by Lord Rockingham. 
C)  The nonimportation movement. 
D)  Britain was worried about the threat of increasingly violent and destructive mob action. 
A)  Britain was responding to colonial assemblies' formal protests. 
B)  Grenville was replaced as prime minister by Lord Rockingham. 
C)  The nonimportation movement. 
D)  Britain was worried about the threat of increasingly violent and destructive mob action.

Question 6

What was the main reason that resistance leaders wanted members of the South End and North End gangs to participate in anti−Stamp Act demonstrations?

Accepted Answer

A)  If the demonstrations caused adverse consequences, they would fall on gang members rather than on resistance leaders. 
B)  Their participation would show that people of all social classes opposed the act. 
C)  Gang members were much more experienced in leading demonstrations to protest British actions. 
D)  Gang members were adept at avoiding arrest. 
A)  If the demonstrations caused adverse consequences, they would fall on gang members rather than on resistance leaders. 
B)  Their participation would show that people of all social classes opposed the act. 
C)  Gang members were much more experienced in leading demonstrations to protest British actions. 
D)  Gang members were adept at avoiding arrest.

Question 7

John Galloway and John Adams held different positions on the constitutional relationship between England and its colonies. Using Galloway's plan of union and the crucial clauses proposed by John Adams and contained in the Declaration of Rights and Grievances, contrast their positions.

Accepted Answer

John Galloway and John Adams had differi

Question 8

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the concept of representative government held by colonial Americans in 1763?

Accepted Answer

A)  An assembly is not representative unless all people twenty-one years of age and over have the right to vote. 
B)  A person elected to a colonial assembly represents only the people from the region in which eligible voters had a chance to vote for him directly. 
C)  A person elected to a colonial assembly represents the whole colony, not just the people from his district. 
D)  The population must be approximately equal in each district from which an assembly's representatives are chosen. 
A)  An assembly is not representative unless all people twenty-one years of age and over have the right to vote. 
B)  A person elected to a colonial assembly represents only the people from the region in which eligible voters had a chance to vote for him directly. 
C)  A person elected to a colonial assembly represents the whole colony, not just the people from his district. 
D)  The population must be approximately equal in each district from which an assembly's representatives are chosen.

Question 9

During the Seven Years' War, some Anglo-American merchants from which cities continued to engage in illegal trade with the French West Indies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Albany, Baltimore, and Quebec 
B)  Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Wilmington 
C)  Albany, New York, and Quebec 
D)  Boston, Philadelphia, and New York 
A)  Albany, Baltimore, and Quebec 
B)  Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Wilmington 
C)  Albany, New York, and Quebec 
D)  Boston, Philadelphia, and New York

Question 10

Which of the following statements best expresses the argument presented by John Dickinson in Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parliament may regulate colonial trade only with the concurrence of the colonial legislatures. 
B)  Parliament has no authority over the colonies. 
C)  Parliament does not have the power to regulate colonial trade. 
D)  Parliament may not use its power to regulate colonial trade for the purpose of raising revenue. 
A)  Parliament may regulate colonial trade only with the concurrence of the colonial legislatures. 
B)  Parliament has no authority over the colonies. 
C)  Parliament does not have the power to regulate colonial trade. 
D)  Parliament may not use its power to regulate colonial trade for the purpose of raising revenue.

Question 11

The final decision made by the House of Burgesses regarding the Stamp Act Resolves leads to which of the following conclusions?

Accepted Answer

A)  The burgesses denied Parliament the right to pass any legislation affecting the colonies. 
B)  The burgesses felt they owed no obedience to Parliament. 
C)  The burgesses believed George III to be a tyrant. 
D)  The burgesses did not seek independence from England. 
A)  The burgesses denied Parliament the right to pass any legislation affecting the colonies. 
B)  The burgesses felt they owed no obedience to Parliament. 
C)  The burgesses believed George III to be a tyrant. 
D)  The burgesses did not seek independence from England.

Question 12

Why did the American colonists protest Parliament's passage of the Sugar and Currency Acts?

Accepted Answer

A)  The colonists did not believe that Parliament had the power to regulate trade. 
B)  These acts placed a financial burden on many colonists who were already suffering from the effects of a depressed colonial economy. 
C)  These acts placed restrictions on the type of legislation that could be enacted by colonial assemblies. 
D)  The colonists contended that Parliament had no legislative power in the colonies. 
A)  The colonists did not believe that Parliament had the power to regulate trade. 
B)  These acts placed a financial burden on many colonists who were already suffering from the effects of a depressed colonial economy. 
C)  These acts placed restrictions on the type of legislation that could be enacted by colonial assemblies. 
D)  The colonists contended that Parliament had no legislative power in the colonies.

Question 13

Some leaders of the American resistance movement viewed passage of the Tea Act as

Accepted Answer

A)  a sign that Parliament was willing to compromise on the major issues of disagreement between itself and the American colonies. 
B)  an indication that Parliament eventually intended to establish an East India Company monopoly on all colonial trade. 
C)  an indication that Parliament eventually intended to prohibit the sale of all tea in the American colonies. 
D)  proof that Parliament would respond positively to colonial assemblies if they presented their grievances in a respectful way 
A)  a sign that Parliament was willing to compromise on the major issues of disagreement between itself and the American colonies. 
B)  an indication that Parliament eventually intended to establish an East India Company monopoly on all colonial trade. 
C)  an indication that Parliament eventually intended to prohibit the sale of all tea in the American colonies. 
D)  proof that Parliament would respond positively to colonial assemblies if they presented their grievances in a respectful way

Question 14

At the end of the Seven Years' War, Britain's most pressing problem was

Accepted Answer

A)  the threat of hostile Indian tribes. 
B)  government's war debt. 
C)  unemployment in England. 
D)  how to establish legal authority over French settlers along the St. Lawrence. 
A)  the threat of hostile Indian tribes. 
B)  government's war debt. 
C)  unemployment in England. 
D)  how to establish legal authority over French settlers along the St. Lawrence.

Question 15

Discuss the importance of public rituals as part of the colonial resistance movement.

Accepted Answer

Public rituals played a crucial role in

Exam 5: The Ends of Empire, 1754-1774

Did the committees of observation and inspection enjoy widespread popular support? Why or why not?

Trace the changes in the constitutional arguments presented by the colonists against the actions of Parliament from 1764 to 1774. Why did these changes occur? Why are the changes significant?

Discuss the similarities and differences between the British and American concepts of representative government. How did the differences in their concepts contribute to the coming of the American Revolution?

In disputes between Britain and France in the colonies, the Iroquois Confederacy

What was the main reason the Stamp Act was repealed?

What was the main reason that resistance leaders wanted members of the South End and North End gangs to participate in anti−Stamp Act demonstrations?

John Galloway and John Adams held different positions on the constitutional relationship between England and its colonies. Using Galloway's plan of union and the crucial clauses proposed by John Adams and contained in the Declaration of Rights and Grievances, contrast their positions.

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the concept of representative government held by colonial Americans in 1763?

During the Seven Years' War, some Anglo-American merchants from which cities continued to engage in illegal trade with the French West Indies?

Which of the following statements best expresses the argument presented by John Dickinson in Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania?

The final decision made by the House of Burgesses regarding the Stamp Act Resolves leads to which of the following conclusions?

Why did the American colonists protest Parliament's passage of the Sugar and Currency Acts?

Some leaders of the American resistance movement viewed passage of the Tea Act as

At the end of the Seven Years' War, Britain's most pressing problem was

Discuss the importance of public rituals as part of the colonial resistance movement.

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