Question 1

What factors led to Britain's emergence as the leader of the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

There are six important factors that mad

Question 2

Who was highest ranked in social order in eighteenth-century Britain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Peerage 
B)  Gentry 
C)  Merchantry 
D)  Middling sorts 
E)  Clergy 
A)  Peerage 
B)  Gentry 
C)  Merchantry 
D)  Middling sorts 
E)  Clergy

Question 3

The Gordon Riots in London focused on the destruction of Catholic establishments and homes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which had the greatest effect on transforming Europe in the eighteenth century: the agricultural,demographic,or Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

The three revolutions are interrelated a

Question 5

The most critical action that spurred American colonists to rebel against the British was

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of assistance in the French and Indian Wars. 
B)  implementation of the Navigation Acts. 
C)  the requirement that the colonies provide troops for the European wars. 
D)  the imposition of the Stamp Act without representation in Parliament. 
E)  none of these. 
A)  lack of assistance in the French and Indian Wars. 
B)  implementation of the Navigation Acts. 
C)  the requirement that the colonies provide troops for the European wars. 
D)  the imposition of the Stamp Act without representation in Parliament. 
E)  none of these.

Question 6

The crucial factor in the American victory over the English during the American Revolution was

Accepted Answer

A)  assistance by the French. 
B)  a superior navy. 
C)  the home field advantage. 
D)  constitutional privileges debated in Parliament. 
E)  the support of Whigs in Parliament. 
A)  assistance by the French. 
B)  a superior navy. 
C)  the home field advantage. 
D)  constitutional privileges debated in Parliament. 
E)  the support of Whigs in Parliament.

Question 7

To create more productive farming,all of the following techniques were tried except

Accepted Answer

A)  ending the fallow section of land. 
B)  alternating crops and livestock. 
C)  enclosure. 
D)  adding new crops. 
E)  farming by collective means and ruling by village council. 
A)  ending the fallow section of land. 
B)  alternating crops and livestock. 
C)  enclosure. 
D)  adding new crops. 
E)  farming by collective means and ruling by village council.

Question 8

What was the main transport in the Middle Passage leg of the Atlantic Triangle Trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cotton 
B)  Sugar 
C)  Slaves 
D)  Tobacco 
E)  Rice. 
A)  Cotton 
B)  Sugar 
C)  Slaves 
D)  Tobacco 
E)  Rice.

Question 9

Of the four major consumer items added to European diets,which was not a major product of the Consumer Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Coffee 
B)  Tea 
C)  Rum 
D)  Sugar 
E)  Chocolate 
A)  Coffee 
B)  Tea 
C)  Rum 
D)  Sugar 
E)  Chocolate

Question 10

British colonial holdings that required slave labor for production included all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  cotton. 
B)  tobacco. 
C)  sugar. 
D)  rice. 
E)  beaver pelts. 
A)  cotton. 
B)  tobacco. 
C)  sugar. 
D)  rice. 
E)  beaver pelts.

Question 11

What was the most significant change in eighteenth-century warfare that lessened the devastation on Europe?

Accepted Answer

The principle cause is that more wars we

Question 12

What process prohibited foreigners from trade with British colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Navigation Acts. 
B)  Salutary neglect. 
C)  The Treaty of Paris 
D)  the Townshend Acts. 
E)  the Magna Carta. 
A)  Navigation Acts. 
B)  Salutary neglect. 
C)  The Treaty of Paris 
D)  the Townshend Acts. 
E)  the Magna Carta.

Question 13

What fostered a sense of nationalism for Britain in the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The idea of being an island race 
B)  Being unified under Protestantism 
C)  The king's travels throughout the realm 
D)  Economic growth superior to that of France 
E)  All of these 
A)  The idea of being an island race 
B)  Being unified under Protestantism 
C)  The king's travels throughout the realm 
D)  Economic growth superior to that of France 
E)  All of these

Exam 18: Trade and Empire,1700-1800

What factors led to Britain's emergence as the leader of the Industrial Revolution?

Who was highest ranked in social order in eighteenth-century Britain?

The Gordon Riots in London focused on the destruction of Catholic establishments and homes.

Which had the greatest effect on transforming Europe in the eighteenth century: the agricultural,demographic,or Industrial Revolution?

The most critical action that spurred American colonists to rebel against the British was

The crucial factor in the American victory over the English during the American Revolution was

To create more productive farming,all of the following techniques were tried except

What was the main transport in the Middle Passage leg of the Atlantic Triangle Trade?

Of the four major consumer items added to European diets,which was not a major product of the Consumer Revolution?

British colonial holdings that required slave labor for production included all of the following except

What was the most significant change in eighteenth-century warfare that lessened the devastation on Europe?

What process prohibited foreigners from trade with British colonies?

What fostered a sense of nationalism for Britain in the eighteenth century?

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