Question 1

After 1713,what did the following colonies have in common: Nova Scotia,Newfoundland,Bermuda,Jamaica,and Barbados?

Accepted Answer

A) They were all founded by Christopher Columbus. 
B) They were all important sugar producers. 
C) They all relied on slave labor. 
D) They were all British colonies. 
A) They were all founded by Christopher Columbus. 
B) They were all important sugar producers. 
C) They all relied on slave labor. 
D) They were all British colonies. D

Question 2

Benjamin Franklin gained assistance against Britain from ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Germany 
B) Holland 
C) Spain 
D) France 
A) Germany 
B) Holland 
C) Spain 
D) France D

Question 3

The commercial empires of the 1700s were a feature of the _________ stage of European imperialism.

Accepted Answer

A) first 
B) second 
C) third 
D) fourth 
A) first 
B) second 
C) third 
D) fourth B

Question 4

A fundamental element in the first two periods of European imperial ventures in the Americas was the presence of ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A fundamental element in the first two...

Question 5

What were the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1763?

Accepted Answer

A) Britain received all of Canada,the Ohio River valley,and the eastern half of the Mississippi River valley. 
B) The American colonies were granted independence from Britain. 
C) The continental conflict of the Seven Years' War ended with no significant changes in prewar borders. 
D) Spain received all of South America as well as areas in North America,including Florida,Mexico,California,and the Southwest. 
A) Britain received all of Canada,the Ohio River valley,and the eastern half of the Mississippi River valley. 
B) The American colonies were granted independence from Britain. 
C) The continental conflict of the Seven Years' War ended with no significant changes in prewar borders. 
D) Spain received all of South America as well as areas in North America,including Florida,Mexico,California,and the Southwest.

Question 6

What two areas were often the source of conflict and wars between the great powers in the mid-eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) China and the access to the Mediterranean Sea 
B) the African coast and access to the Mediterranean Sea 
C) overseas empires and central and eastern Europe 
D) overseas empires and western Europe 
A) China and the access to the Mediterranean Sea 
B) the African coast and access to the Mediterranean Sea 
C) overseas empires and central and eastern Europe 
D) overseas empires and western Europe

Question 7

Great Britain lost its control of the American colonies in the 1783 ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Great Britain lost its control of the...

Question 8

Newly-arrived Africans were subjected to a process known as ________,during which they were prepared for the laborious discipline of slavery and made to understand that they were no longer free.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Newly-arrived Africans were subjected to a process...

Question 9

The act that put a tax on legal documents and other items such as newspapers was the ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Stamp Act 
B) Sugar Act 
C) Intolerable Acts 
D) Declaratory Act 
A) Stamp Act 
B) Sugar Act 
C) Intolerable Acts 
D) Declaratory Act

Question 10

What prompted the emergence in Europe of eating dessert after a meal?

Accepted Answer

A) the discovery of chocolate 
B) the introduction of New World customs 
C) the increased access to sugar 
D) the introduction of coffee 
A) the discovery of chocolate 
B) the introduction of New World customs 
C) the increased access to sugar 
D) the introduction of coffee

Question 11

A vast increase in the number of Africans brought as slaves to the Americas occurred during the eighteenth century,with most arriving in ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the Carolinas or Virginia 
B) the Caribbean or Brazil 
C) Mexico or Florida 
D) Granada or Peru 
A) the Carolinas or Virginia 
B) the Caribbean or Brazil 
C) Mexico or Florida 
D) Granada or Peru

Question 12

What was the reaction of the American colonists to the Quebec Act?

Accepted Answer

A) The Americans regarded the Quebec Act as an attempt to prevent their mode of self-government from spreading beyond the Appalachian Mountains. 
B) The Americans felt that the Quebec Act would support their political plans. 
C) The Americans were threatened by the Quebec Act because it allied France to the Native Americans. 
D) The Americans embraced the Quebec Act as a precedent for resisting Britain. 
A) The Americans regarded the Quebec Act as an attempt to prevent their mode of self-government from spreading beyond the Appalachian Mountains. 
B) The Americans felt that the Quebec Act would support their political plans. 
C) The Americans were threatened by the Quebec Act because it allied France to the Native Americans. 
D) The Americans embraced the Quebec Act as a precedent for resisting Britain.

Question 13

A peninsulare was a person ________.

Accepted Answer

A) born in the New World 
B) born in Spain 
C) who owns land in the New World 
D) who owns land in Spain 
A) born in the New World 
B) born in Spain 
C) who owns land in the New World 
D) who owns land in Spain

Question 14

At the conclusion of the French and Indian War,what two imperial problems did the British government face?

Accepted Answer

A) the costs of maintaining its empire and the vast expanse of new territory in North America that it had to organize 
B) how to protect itself from the Spanish Empire in North America and the loss of its North American territories 
C) how to integrate the French-speaking territories peacefully into British holdings and the costs of maintaining its empire 
D) the vast expanse of new territory in North America that it had to organize and how to avoid a Spanish attack on its newly-conquered land 
A) the costs of maintaining its empire and the vast expanse of new territory in North America that it had to organize 
B) how to protect itself from the Spanish Empire in North America and the loss of its North American territories 
C) how to integrate the French-speaking territories peacefully into British holdings and the costs of maintaining its empire 
D) the vast expanse of new territory in North America that it had to organize and how to avoid a Spanish attack on its newly-conquered land

Question 15

What was the British motivation for passing the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act?

Accepted Answer

A) Britain wanted to exert authority over the unruly colonists. 
B) Britain needed to raise money to pay its debts. 
C) Britain was losing money on sugar and legal papers. 
D) The British Parliament was feeling pressure from citizens to force more contributions from the colonists. 
A) Britain wanted to exert authority over the unruly colonists. 
B) Britain needed to raise money to pay its debts. 
C) Britain was losing money on sugar and legal papers. 
D) The British Parliament was feeling pressure from citizens to force more contributions from the colonists.

Question 16

The leader of the Yorkshire Association Movement was ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Christopher Wyvil 
B) Lord North 
C) John Wilkes 
D) William Pitt the Younger 
A) Christopher Wyvil 
B) Lord North 
C) John Wilkes 
D) William Pitt the Younger

Question 17

From the British victory in the French and Indian War,Great Britain became not only a European power,but also a world power until ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the worldwide depression in the 1930s 
B) World War I 
C) World War II 
D) the beginning of the Cold War 
A) the worldwide depression in the 1930s 
B) World War I 
C) World War II 
D) the beginning of the Cold War

Question 18

What did the world learn about the Atlantic Passage from memoirs and ship logs?

Accepted Answer

A) Cargo was shipped in filthy conditions. 
B) Sailors were treated with respect and good pay. 
C) The work of sailors was unrelenting and brutally hard. 
D) The process of moving Africans to the Americas was horrific and inhumane. 
A) Cargo was shipped in filthy conditions. 
B) Sailors were treated with respect and good pay. 
C) The work of sailors was unrelenting and brutally hard. 
D) The process of moving Africans to the Americas was horrific and inhumane.

Question 19

What conditions in Africa facilitated the capture and forced transport of African slave labor?

Accepted Answer

A) stable political relations between African communities 
B) political unrest and intertribal warfare 
C) strong trade networks within Africa 
D) well-developed transportation and roads in Africa 
A) stable political relations between African communities 
B) political unrest and intertribal warfare 
C) strong trade networks within Africa 
D) well-developed transportation and roads in Africa

Question 20

The Seven Years' War was fought mainly in ________.

Accepted Answer

A) South America 
B) North America 
C) South Asia 
D) Southern Europe 
A) South America 
B) North America 
C) South Asia 
D) Southern Europe

Exam 16: The Transatlantic Economy, trade Wars, and Colonial Rebellion

After 1713,what did the following colonies have in common: Nova Scotia,Newfoundland,Bermuda,Jamaica,and Barbados?

Benjamin Franklin gained assistance against Britain from ________.

The commercial empires of the 1700s were a feature of the _________ stage of European imperialism.

A fundamental element in the first two periods of European imperial ventures in the Americas was the presence of ________.

What were the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1763?

What two areas were often the source of conflict and wars between the great powers in the mid-eighteenth century?

Great Britain lost its control of the American colonies in the 1783 ________.

Newly-arrived Africans were subjected to a process known as ________,during which they were prepared for the laborious discipline of slavery and made to understand that they were no longer free.

The act that put a tax on legal documents and other items such as newspapers was the ________.

What prompted the emergence in Europe of eating dessert after a meal?

A vast increase in the number of Africans brought as slaves to the Americas occurred during the eighteenth century,with most arriving in ________.

What was the reaction of the American colonists to the Quebec Act?

A peninsulare was a person ________.

At the conclusion of the French and Indian War,what two imperial problems did the British government face?

What was the British motivation for passing the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act?

The leader of the Yorkshire Association Movement was ________.

From the British victory in the French and Indian War,Great Britain became not only a European power,but also a world power until ________.

What did the world learn about the Atlantic Passage from memoirs and ship logs?

What conditions in Africa facilitated the capture and forced transport of African slave labor?

The Seven Years' War was fought mainly in ________.

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