Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

George Grenville (1712–1770) was a Briti

Question 2

During early currency shortages caused by British mercantilist policies,how did colonists continue to do business?

Accepted Answer

A)  They borrowed money from British bankers. 
B)  They traded butter, nails and feathers for items they needed. 
C)  They refused to do business with anyone but colonial merchants and producers. 
D)  They printed their own currencies. 
E)  They declared bankruptcy. 
A)  They borrowed money from British bankers. 
B)  They traded butter, nails and feathers for items they needed. 
C)  They refused to do business with anyone but colonial merchants and producers. 
D)  They printed their own currencies. 
E)  They declared bankruptcy.

Question 3

"Virtual" representation was the British theory that

Accepted Answer

A)  colonists could cast "virtual" votes in Parliament without being physically present. 
B)  members of Parliament represented all British subjects even those who had not voted for them. 
C)  colonists could elect their own representatives to Parliament. 
D)  Parliament could pass virtually all types of legislation except taxes. 
E)  the colonists' political virtue was embodied in Parliament. 
A)  colonists could cast "virtual" votes in Parliament without being physically present. 
B)  members of Parliament represented all British subjects even those who had not voted for them. 
C)  colonists could elect their own representatives to Parliament. 
D)  Parliament could pass virtually all types of legislation except taxes. 
E)  the colonists' political virtue was embodied in Parliament.

Question 4

What did the "radical Whigs" fear most?

Accepted Answer

A)  Too much democracy 
B)  A written constitution 
C)  The arbitrary power and corruption of the monarchy 
D)  A too powerful parliament 
E)  The growth of cities as threats to moral virtue 
A)  Too much democracy 
B)  A written constitution 
C)  The arbitrary power and corruption of the monarchy 
D)  A too powerful parliament 
E)  The growth of cities as threats to moral virtue

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Samuel Adams

Accepted Answer

Samuel Adams (1722–1803) was a key figur

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Marquis de Lafayette

Accepted Answer

The Marquis de Lafayette, whose full nam

Question 7

The Quebec Act

Accepted Answer

A)  outlawed Catholicism in British Quebec. 
B)  guaranteed Quebec its traditional customs and Catholic religion. 
C)  restricted Quebec's boundaries to the area north of the Great Lakes. 
D)  ended the issues that caused the French and Indian War. 
E)  was a harshly repressive measure. 
A)  outlawed Catholicism in British Quebec. 
B)  guaranteed Quebec its traditional customs and Catholic religion. 
C)  restricted Quebec's boundaries to the area north of the Great Lakes. 
D)  ended the issues that caused the French and Indian War. 
E)  was a harshly repressive measure.

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-First Continental Congress

Accepted Answer

The First Continental Congress was a gat

Question 9

During which protest did the colonists dress up like Indians?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Boston Massacre 
B)  The First Continental Congress 
C)  The Boston Tea Party 
D)  The Stamp Act protest 
E)  The demonstrations by the Sons of Liberty and Daughters of Liberty 
A)  The Boston Massacre 
B)  The First Continental Congress 
C)  The Boston Tea Party 
D)  The Stamp Act protest 
E)  The demonstrations by the Sons of Liberty and Daughters of Liberty

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-nonimportation agreements

Accepted Answer

Nonimportation agreements were a series

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-British East India Company

Accepted Answer

The British East India Company, formally

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and state the historical significance of...

Question 13

Which of the following do you think was most responsible for the conflict between Britain and its American colonies:

Accepted Answer

A) the ineptness of parliamentary leadership, 
B) the colonists' militant anti-tax beliefs, 
C) the high-handedness of King George III and his ministers, 
D) the differences in ideology between Americans and the mother country,or 
E) the effectiveness of American propagandists like Samuel Adams? Justify your choice. 
A) the ineptness of parliamentary leadership, 
B) the colonists' militant anti-tax beliefs, 
C) the high-handedness of King George III and his ministers, 
D) the differences in ideology between Americans and the mother country,or 
E) the effectiveness of American propagandists like Samuel Adams? Justify your choice.

Question 14

What is true of African Americans during the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Free blacks were permitted to join the colonial army; enslaved blacks were barred from military service throughout the war. 
B)  Britain rejected black recruits as members of their army. 
C)  All of the slaves who fled to aid the British were re-enslaved after the war. 
D)  Thousands of blacks, mostly from the North, enlisted to fight the British. 
E)  They were among the first men drafted into military service. 
A)  Free blacks were permitted to join the colonial army; enslaved blacks were barred from military service throughout the war. 
B)  Britain rejected black recruits as members of their army. 
C)  All of the slaves who fled to aid the British were re-enslaved after the war. 
D)  Thousands of blacks, mostly from the North, enlisted to fight the British. 
E)  They were among the first men drafted into military service.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

Inflation refers to the general increase

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Minute Men

Accepted Answer

The Minute Men were a select group of co

Question 17

Why did many Whigs in Britain hope for an American victory in the War for Independence?

Accepted Answer

A)  They wanted the Tory government defeated so they could come to power. 
B)  They were strongly pacifist. 
C)  They feared that if George III triumphed, his rule at home might become tyrannical. 
D)  They rejected colonialism. 
E)  They admired the principles of republicanism. 
A)  They wanted the Tory government defeated so they could come to power. 
B)  They were strongly pacifist. 
C)  They feared that if George III triumphed, his rule at home might become tyrannical. 
D)  They rejected colonialism. 
E)  They admired the principles of republicanism.

Question 18

Which colony did NOT participate in the First Continental Congress?

Accepted Answer

A)  New York 
B)  Pennsylvania 
C)  Rhode Island 
D)  Georgia 
E)  Virginia 
A)  New York 
B)  Pennsylvania 
C)  Rhode Island 
D)  Georgia 
E)  Virginia

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"virtual" representation

Accepted Answer

"Virtual" representation was a concept t

Question 20

The founding of the American colonies by the British was

Accepted Answer

A)  the result of a careful plan developed by Queen Elizabeth I. 
B)  based on the religious aspirations of groups such as the Puritans and the Quakers. 
C)  strongly opposed by the "Little Englanders." 
D)  undertaken in a haphazard manner under a variety of auspices. 
E)  supervised by the British army and navy. 
A)  the result of a careful plan developed by Queen Elizabeth I. 
B)  based on the religious aspirations of groups such as the Puritans and the Quakers. 
C)  strongly opposed by the "Little Englanders." 
D)  undertaken in a haphazard manner under a variety of auspices. 
E)  supervised by the British army and navy.

Exam 7: The Road to Revolution 1763-1775

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

During early currency shortages caused by British mercantilist policies,how did colonists continue to do business?

"Virtual" representation was the British theory that

What did the "radical Whigs" fear most?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Samuel Adams

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Marquis de Lafayette

The Quebec Act

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -First Continental Congress

During which protest did the colonists dress up like Indians?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -nonimportation agreements

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -British East India Company

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

Which of the following do you think was most responsible for the conflict between Britain and its American colonies:

What is true of African Americans during the American Revolution?

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Minute Men

Why did many Whigs in Britain hope for an American victory in the War for Independence?

Which colony did NOT participate in the First Continental Congress?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"virtual" representation

The founding of the American colonies by the British was

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