Question 1

____________________ led colonial opposition to the Townshend Revenue Act.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ led colonial opposition to the Townshend...

Question 2

Britain's hiring soldiers from ____ to fight the colonists infuriated North Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) Canada 
B) Germany 
C) France 
D) Spain 
E) Portugal 
A) Canada 
B) Germany 
C) France 
D) Spain 
E) Portugal

Question 3

Which of the following was not a consequence of the Boston Tea Party?

Accepted Answer

A) British soldiers could now be housed among civilians if necessary. 
B) Town meetings in Massachusetts were prohibited. 
C) The port of Boston was closed until Bostonians had made restitution for the tea. 
D) British soldiers or officials charged with a crime in Massachusetts would be tried either in another colony or in England. 
E) the Massachusetts council was to be appointed. 
A) British soldiers could now be housed among civilians if necessary. 
B) Town meetings in Massachusetts were prohibited. 
C) The port of Boston was closed until Bostonians had made restitution for the tea. 
D) British soldiers or officials charged with a crime in Massachusetts would be tried either in another colony or in England. 
E) the Massachusetts council was to be appointed.

Question 4

All thirteen colonial assemblies considered a stamp tax to be unconstitutional.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Rising in 1763 ____________________ had as its goal the removal of British colonists from the area between the Ohio River and the Great Lakes.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Rising in 1763 ____________________ had as its...

Question 6

An act, passed after the failure of the Stamp Act that affirmed Parliament's sovereignty over the colonies was the ____________________ Act.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An act, passed after the failure of...

Question 7

The Massachusetts assembly urged other assemblies to resist new taxes in the ____________________ Letter. This letter led to a crisis when colonial assemblies refused to rescind it and governors dissolved the assemblies.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Massachusetts assembly urged other assemblies to...

Question 8

The colonists opposed the Stamp Tax because it

Accepted Answer

A) was the first direct internal tax passed by Parliament for the North American colonies. 
B) was an indirect external tax on goods imported into the colonies. 
C) was too expensive to enforce. 
D) gave too much authority to colonial common law courts. 
E) required a large number of tax collectors to be sent from England. 
A) was the first direct internal tax passed by Parliament for the North American colonies. 
B) was an indirect external tax on goods imported into the colonies. 
C) was too expensive to enforce. 
D) gave too much authority to colonial common law courts. 
E) required a large number of tax collectors to be sent from England.

Question 9

The First Continental Congress met in

Accepted Answer

A) New York. 
B) Boston. 
C) Philadelphia. 
D) Charleston. 
E) Washington. 
A) New York. 
B) Boston. 
C) Philadelphia. 
D) Charleston. 
E) Washington.

Question 10

Riots broke out in Boston when John Hancock's sloop, the ____________________, was seized.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Riots broke out in Boston when John...

Question 11

The Coercive Acts were implemented in response to the Boston Massacre.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The British commander who took over as governor of Massachusetts and closed the Port of Boston was General ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The British commander who took over as...

Question 13

One of the consequences of colonial rhetoric about liberty and rights was

Accepted Answer

A) the ordination of women as lay preachers in the Anglican church. 
B) an end to the use of indentured servants. 
C) an increase in the number of declared skeptics and atheists. 
D) extending the right to vote to women. 
E) agitation for the extension of equality and freedom to all people including slaves. 
A) the ordination of women as lay preachers in the Anglican church. 
B) an end to the use of indentured servants. 
C) an increase in the number of declared skeptics and atheists. 
D) extending the right to vote to women. 
E) agitation for the extension of equality and freedom to all people including slaves.

Question 14

Colonists objected to the Quebec Act because it

Accepted Answer

A) nullified colonial property rights in Ohio. 
B) extended French civil law to the area between the Great Lakes and the Ohio River. 
C) established French as the official language of Canada. 
D) blocked chances for their own expansion. 
E) raised their taxes. 
A) nullified colonial property rights in Ohio. 
B) extended French civil law to the area between the Great Lakes and the Ohio River. 
C) established French as the official language of Canada. 
D) blocked chances for their own expansion. 
E) raised their taxes.

Question 15

The English responded to colonial complaints against "taxation without representation" by asserting that

Accepted Answer

A) colonial lobbyists in London represented local interests there. 
B) the assemblies provided adequate protection for colonial rights. 
C) each member of Parliament virtually represented all the citizens of the empire. 
D) each colony could send a representative to the House of Commons. 
E) representation was not necessary for a government to tax. 
A) colonial lobbyists in London represented local interests there. 
B) the assemblies provided adequate protection for colonial rights. 
C) each member of Parliament virtually represented all the citizens of the empire. 
D) each colony could send a representative to the House of Commons. 
E) representation was not necessary for a government to tax.

Question 16

The "regulators" in the Carolinas were

Accepted Answer

A) committees that opposed British policy. 
B) committees that attempted to regulate the backcountry economy. 
C) settlers that attempted to impose order in the absence of an organized government. 
D) tax collectors who made regular collections from residents. 
E) farmers who made illegal liquor. 
A) committees that opposed British policy. 
B) committees that attempted to regulate the backcountry economy. 
C) settlers that attempted to impose order in the absence of an organized government. 
D) tax collectors who made regular collections from residents. 
E) farmers who made illegal liquor.

Question 17

The Boston Massacre trials and the Gaspee Affair

Accepted Answer

A) convinced the English that they should vigorously punish individual political activists. 
B) temporarily reduced tensions between the colonies and England. 
C) increased colonial fear and distrust of English motives and policies. 
D) effectively established Parliament's right to tax the colonies. 
E) had no lasting impact on relations between the colonies and England. 
A) convinced the English that they should vigorously punish individual political activists. 
B) temporarily reduced tensions between the colonies and England. 
C) increased colonial fear and distrust of English motives and policies. 
D) effectively established Parliament's right to tax the colonies. 
E) had no lasting impact on relations between the colonies and England.

Question 18

Describe the causes and significance of the Boston Massacre in 1770.

Accepted Answer

The Boston Massacre of 1770 was a pivota

Question 19

Under the Tea Act, the price of legal tea would be ____________________ than before.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Under the Tea Act, the price of...

Question 20

The Stamp Act was never enforced.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Reform, Resistance, Revolution, 1763-1776

____________________ led colonial opposition to the Townshend Revenue Act.

Britain's hiring soldiers from ____ to fight the colonists infuriated North Americans.

Which of the following was not a consequence of the Boston Tea Party?

All thirteen colonial assemblies considered a stamp tax to be unconstitutional.

Rising in 1763 ____________________ had as its goal the removal of British colonists from the area between the Ohio River and the Great Lakes.

An act, passed after the failure of the Stamp Act that affirmed Parliament's sovereignty over the colonies was the ____________________ Act.

The Massachusetts assembly urged other assemblies to resist new taxes in the ____________________ Letter. This letter led to a crisis when colonial assemblies refused to rescind it and governors dissolved the assemblies.

The colonists opposed the Stamp Tax because it

The First Continental Congress met in

Riots broke out in Boston when John Hancock's sloop, the ____________________, was seized.

The Coercive Acts were implemented in response to the Boston Massacre.

The British commander who took over as governor of Massachusetts and closed the Port of Boston was General ____________________.

One of the consequences of colonial rhetoric about liberty and rights was

Colonists objected to the Quebec Act because it

The English responded to colonial complaints against "taxation without representation" by asserting that

The "regulators" in the Carolinas were

The Boston Massacre trials and the Gaspee Affair

Describe the causes and significance of the Boston Massacre in 1770.

Under the Tea Act, the price of legal tea would be ____________________ than before.

The Stamp Act was never enforced.

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Colonization in North America, 1600-1680

Empires, Indians, and the Struggle for Power in North America, 1670-1720

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent, 1720-1763

The Revolutionary Republic, 1776-1789

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture, 1815-1850

Whigs and Democrats, 1815-1840

Antebellum Reform, 1820-1860

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery 1845-1860

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, Peoples, Cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism, 1900-1917

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War, 1939-1945

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

America at Midcentury, 1953-1963

America During a Divisive War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, Social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2014

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