Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Boston Port Act

Accepted Answer

The Boston Port Act was one of the measu

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"no taxation without representation"

Accepted Answer

"No taxation without representation" is

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Declaratory Act

Accepted Answer

The Declaratory Act was a piece of legis

Question 4

The colonists faced all of the following weaknesses in the War for Independence EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  poor organization. 
B)  colonial disunity and weak central authority. 
C)  a weak economy and lack of military supplies. 
D)  the necessity of employing European officers. 
E)  a poorly trained militia and few professional soldiers. 
A)  poor organization. 
B)  colonial disunity and weak central authority. 
C)  a weak economy and lack of military supplies. 
D)  the necessity of employing European officers. 
E)  a poorly trained militia and few professional soldiers.

Question 5

According to those who embraced republicanism,the stability of society and the authority of the government

Accepted Answer

A)  rested with the legislature. 
B)  required a fair distribution of economic goods. 
C)  depended on the free enterprise system. 
D)  must be based on a constitution and bill of rights. 
E)  depended upon the virtue of its citizenry. 
A)  rested with the legislature. 
B)  required a fair distribution of economic goods. 
C)  depended on the free enterprise system. 
D)  must be based on a constitution and bill of rights. 
E)  depended upon the virtue of its citizenry.

Question 6

Who sparked the resentment of the colonists when he insisted that the Navigation Laws be enforced?

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles Townshend 
B)  George Grenville 
C)  Lord North 
D)  William Pitt 
E)  King George III 
A)  Charles Townshend 
B)  George Grenville 
C)  Lord North 
D)  William Pitt 
E)  King George III

Question 7

What early move convinced many colonists that the British were trying to take away their local liberties?

Accepted Answer

A)  Enforcing the Navigation Acts 
B)  Passing the Sugar and Stamp Act 
C)  Outlawing the colonial assemblies 
D)  Placing a British official in the governor's post 
E)  Arresting members of the committees of correspondence 
A)  Enforcing the Navigation Acts 
B)  Passing the Sugar and Stamp Act 
C)  Outlawing the colonial assemblies 
D)  Placing a British official in the governor's post 
E)  Arresting members of the committees of correspondence

Question 8

What were the reasons for the widespread American belief that there was a British conspiracy to deprive them of their liberties? What British statements and actions reinforced this fear?

Accepted Answer

The widespread American belief in a Brit

Question 9

If the colonists' fundamental principle was "no taxation without representation," why did moderate proposals for American representation in the British Parliament fail to succeed?

Accepted Answer

The fundamental principle of "no taxatio

Question 10

What was the main reason for the creation of the First Continental Congress?

Accepted Answer

A)  To protest the Intolerable Acts and redress colonial grievances 
B)  To pass legislation that would nullify British tax laws 
C)  To raise an army 
D)  To declare America's independence from Britain 
E)  To establish a unified government for the colonies 
A)  To protest the Intolerable Acts and redress colonial grievances 
B)  To pass legislation that would nullify British tax laws 
C)  To raise an army 
D)  To declare America's independence from Britain 
E)  To establish a unified government for the colonies

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-boycott

Accepted Answer

A boycott is a form of protest or civil

Question 12

Under mercantilist doctrine,the American colonies were expected to do all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  supply Britain with raw materials not available there. 
B)  become economically self-sufficient as soon as possible. 
C)  not indulge in dangerous dreams of economic independence. 
D)  provide a market for British manufactured goods. 
E)  refrain from manufacturing finished goods for trade. 
A)  supply Britain with raw materials not available there. 
B)  become economically self-sufficient as soon as possible. 
C)  not indulge in dangerous dreams of economic independence. 
D)  provide a market for British manufactured goods. 
E)  refrain from manufacturing finished goods for trade.

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-George III

Accepted Answer

George III was the King of Great Britain

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-depreciated

Accepted Answer

The term "depreciated" is not inherently

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-House of Burgesses

Accepted Answer

The House of Burgesses was the first rep

Question 16

John Adams once said that the American Revolution occurred first in the minds of the people before it took place on the battlefield.What did he mean? Was he correct?

Accepted Answer

John Adams, the second President of the

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Baron von Steuben

Accepted Answer

Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben was

Question 18

Why did the British Crown reserve the right to its "royal veto" of colonial legislation?

Accepted Answer

A)  To prevent potential rebellion in the colonies 
B)  To prohibit colonists from participating in the slave or other trade without consent of the Crown 
C)  To protect the colonial economy from potentially harmful laws 
D)  To ensure that colonists did not pass laws that might interfere with the mercantile system 
E)  To remind colonists that the king was always in charge 
A)  To prevent potential rebellion in the colonies 
B)  To prohibit colonists from participating in the slave or other trade without consent of the Crown 
C)  To protect the colonial economy from potentially harmful laws 
D)  To ensure that colonists did not pass laws that might interfere with the mercantile system 
E)  To remind colonists that the king was always in charge

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Hancock

Accepted Answer

John Hancock was a prominent figure in A

Question 20

Mercantilists believed that

Accepted Answer

A)  a nation needed to import more goods than it exported. 
B)  imperial power was a detriment to free trade. 
C)  the mother country produced raw materials and colonies produced the finished product. 
D)  a country's economic wealth could be measured by the amount of gold and silver in its treasury. 
E)  the less economic regulation, the better. 
A)  a nation needed to import more goods than it exported. 
B)  imperial power was a detriment to free trade. 
C)  the mother country produced raw materials and colonies produced the finished product. 
D)  a country's economic wealth could be measured by the amount of gold and silver in its treasury. 
E)  the less economic regulation, the better.

Exam 7: The Road to Revolution 1763-1775

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Boston Port Act

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"no taxation without representation"

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Declaratory Act

The colonists faced all of the following weaknesses in the War for Independence EXCEPT

According to those who embraced republicanism,the stability of society and the authority of the government

Who sparked the resentment of the colonists when he insisted that the Navigation Laws be enforced?

What early move convinced many colonists that the British were trying to take away their local liberties?

What were the reasons for the widespread American belief that there was a British conspiracy to deprive them of their liberties? What British statements and actions reinforced this fear?

If the colonists' fundamental principle was "no taxation without representation," why did moderate proposals for American representation in the British Parliament fail to succeed?

What was the main reason for the creation of the First Continental Congress?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -boycott

Under mercantilist doctrine,the American colonies were expected to do all of the following EXCEPT

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George III

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -depreciated

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -House of Burgesses

John Adams once said that the American Revolution occurred first in the minds of the people before it took place on the battlefield.What did he mean? Was he correct?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Baron von Steuben

Why did the British Crown reserve the right to its "royal veto" of colonial legislation?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Hancock

Mercantilists believed that

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