Question 1

The most memorable of the responses to the Intolerable Acts was

Accepted Answer

A)  a rejection of the Quebec Act by the colonial legislatures. 
B)  the summoning of the First Continental Congress in 1774. 
C)  the Boston Massacre. 
D)  the closing of Boston Harbor by the Massachusetts colonial assembly. 
E)  call for a complete break with Great Britain and a declaration of independence. 
A)  a rejection of the Quebec Act by the colonial legislatures. 
B)  the summoning of the First Continental Congress in 1774. 
C)  the Boston Massacre. 
D)  the closing of Boston Harbor by the Massachusetts colonial assembly. 
E)  call for a complete break with Great Britain and a declaration of independence.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Crispus Attucks

Accepted Answer

Crispus Attucks is historically signific

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

The British East India Company, formally

Question 4

Before 1763,the Navigation Laws

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A)  were enforced heavily in the American colonies and were very effective. 
B)  hurt Great Britain more than the American colonies. 
C)  were a great burden to only India. 
D)  discouraged smuggling by American colonial merchants. 
E)  were only loosely enforced in the American colonies. 
A)  were enforced heavily in the American colonies and were very effective. 
B)  hurt Great Britain more than the American colonies. 
C)  were a great burden to only India. 
D)  discouraged smuggling by American colonial merchants. 
E)  were only loosely enforced in the American colonies.

Question 5

In a broad sense,America was

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A)  a revolutionary force from the day of its discovery by Europeans. 
B)  a place that nurtured a love for Britain. 
C)  completely dependent on Britain for economic support. 
D)  a place where no new ideas took shape. 
E)  essentially a conservative society. 
A)  a revolutionary force from the day of its discovery by Europeans. 
B)  a place that nurtured a love for Britain. 
C)  completely dependent on Britain for economic support. 
D)  a place where no new ideas took shape. 
E)  essentially a conservative society.

Question 6

Given that the Quebec Act did not apply to the thirteen seaboard colonies,why did the act create such a stir of protest among them?

Accepted Answer

The Quebec Act created a stir of protest

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

The Declaratory Act was a piece of legis

Question 8

In response to the Boston Tea Party,Parliament

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A)  closed Boston harbor. 
B)  restricted town meetings in New England. 
C)  required that the perpetrators of the Boston Tea Party be taken to England for trial. 
D)  repealed the Tea Act. 
E)  passed the Townshend Acts. 
A)  closed Boston harbor. 
B)  restricted town meetings in New England. 
C)  required that the perpetrators of the Boston Tea Party be taken to England for trial. 
D)  repealed the Tea Act. 
E)  passed the Townshend Acts.

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Stamp Act Congress

Accepted Answer

The Stamp Act Congress, also known as th

Question 10

Colonists responded to Grenville's various acts in all of the following ways except

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A)  they considered the Stamp and other acts as a sign of fiscal aggression. 
B)  they protested paying any duties required by the acts in an effort to force their repeal. 
C)  they rejected the need to fund a British army in the colonies. 
D)  they marched past Grenville's home and threatened to burn him in effigy. 
E)  they feared the real reason for a British army was to keep colonists in line. 
A)  they considered the Stamp and other acts as a sign of fiscal aggression. 
B)  they protested paying any duties required by the acts in an effort to force their repeal. 
C)  they rejected the need to fund a British army in the colonies. 
D)  they marched past Grenville's home and threatened to burn him in effigy. 
E)  they feared the real reason for a British army was to keep colonists in line.

Question 11

Mercantilists believed that

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A)  a mother country needed to import more goods than it exported. 
B)  power came from a small colonial empire. 
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)  colonies drained a country of its resources. 
A)  a mother country needed to import more goods than it exported. 
B)  power came from a small colonial empire. 
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)  colonies drained a country of its resources.

Question 12

In 1773,____ led the way by creating the first intercolonial committee of correspondence.

Accepted Answer

A)  Virginia 
B)  Maryland 
C)  Massachusetts 
D)  Georgia 
E)  Rhode Island 
A)  Virginia 
B)  Maryland 
C)  Massachusetts 
D)  Georgia 
E)  Rhode Island

Question 13

It might be said that it was the British who were revolutionaries in 1763 and the colonists who were conservatives attempting to preserve the status quo.Explain.

Accepted Answer

In 1763, the British government implemen

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

Abigail Adams (1744–1818) was the wife o

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-internal/external taxation

Accepted Answer

Internal and external taxation have sign

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

The First Continental Congress was a gat

Question 17

Which of the following do you think was most responsible for the conflict between Britain and its American colonies: the ineptness of parliamentary leadership,the colonists' behavior,the high-handedness of King George III,the British mercantilist system and Navigation Laws,or the actions of British officials in the colonies? Justify your choice.

Accepted Answer

I believe that the high-handedness of Ki

Question 18

As the War for Independence began,Britain had the advantage of

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A)  overwhelming national wealth and naval power. 
B)  an alliance with Spain and Holland. 
C)  a well-organized and united home government and population. 
D)  first-rate generals and a well-supplied professional army. 
E)  knowing the terrain and geography of the colonies. 
A)  overwhelming national wealth and naval power. 
B)  an alliance with Spain and Holland. 
C)  a well-organized and united home government and population. 
D)  first-rate generals and a well-supplied professional army. 
E)  knowing the terrain and geography of the colonies.

Question 19

Arrange these events in chronological order: (A)Boston Massacre,(B)Townshend Acts,(C)Tea Act,and (D)Intolerable Acts.

Accepted Answer

A)  A, B, C, D 
B)  D, B, C, A 
C)  C, B, D, A 
D)  B, A, C, D 
E)  A, C, D, B 
A)  A, B, C, D 
B)  D, B, C, A 
C)  C, B, D, A 
D)  B, A, C, D 
E)  A, C, D, B

Question 20

The American colonial exponents of republicanism argued that a just society depends on

Accepted Answer

A)  a powerful central government. 
B)  a weak army. 
C)  a strong aristocratic tradition. 
D)  support for hierarchical institutions. 
E)  a willingness to subordinate private interests to the common good. 
A)  a powerful central government. 
B)  a weak army. 
C)  a strong aristocratic tradition. 
D)  support for hierarchical institutions. 
E)  a willingness to subordinate private interests to the common good.

Exam 7: The Road to Revolution,1763-1775

The most memorable of the responses to the Intolerable Acts was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Crispus Attucks

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

Before 1763,the Navigation Laws

In a broad sense,America was

Given that the Quebec Act did not apply to the thirteen seaboard colonies,why did the act create such a stir of protest among them?

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

In response to the Boston Tea Party,Parliament

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Stamp Act Congress

Colonists responded to Grenville's various acts in all of the following ways except

Mercantilists believed that

In 1773,____ led the way by creating the first intercolonial committee of correspondence.

It might be said that it was the British who were revolutionaries in 1763 and the colonists who were conservatives attempting to preserve the status quo.Explain.

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -internal/external taxation

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

As the War for Independence began,Britain had the advantage of

Arrange these events in chronological order: (A)Boston Massacre,(B)Townshend Acts,(C)Tea Act,and (D)Intolerable Acts.

The American colonial exponents of republicanism argued that a just society depends on

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