Question 1

The Quartering Act (1765) stated that one-fourth of the revenue from the Stamp Act was to be given back to the colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The ____________________ Act launched the first post-1763 colonial crisis.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ Act launched the first post-1763...

Question 3

The 2nd Continental Congress had unanimous support for the Declaration of Independence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Sir ____________________, British commander in the colonies, requested the Quartering Act in 1765.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Sir ____________________, British commander in the colonies,...

Question 5

____________________ was a radical member of Parliament who defended English liberties and openly sympathized with North American protestors. American colonists held him up as representative of freedom.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ was a radical member of Parliament...

Question 6

The group most responsible for overt resistance to acts of Parliament were the

Accepted Answer

A) Paxton Boys. 
B) Sons of Liberty. 
C) colonial assemblies. 
D) "regulators." 
E) citizens of Pennsylvania. 
A) Paxton Boys. 
B) Sons of Liberty. 
C) colonial assemblies. 
D) "regulators." 
E) citizens of Pennsylvania.

Question 7

The principal reform envisioned by the Townshend Revenue Act was to

Accepted Answer

A) raise revenue. 
B) unload tea from the East India Company. 
C) establish the power of the King to tax. 
D) hurt colonial trade. 
E) pay the salaries of colonial governors and judges. 
A) raise revenue. 
B) unload tea from the East India Company. 
C) establish the power of the King to tax. 
D) hurt colonial trade. 
E) pay the salaries of colonial governors and judges.

Question 8

The idea that the British Parliament represented the needs and interests of all the empire's subjects was known as virtual representation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Describe the regulator movements.

Accepted Answer

The regulator movements refer to the adj

Question 10

Pennsylvania vigilantes that attempted to destroy Christian Indians on the western frontier were known as the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Pennsylvania vigilantes that attempted to destroy Christian...

Question 11

The Declaration of Independence was primarily written by

Accepted Answer

A) John Adams. 
B) Benjamin Franklin. 
C) Thomas Jefferson. 
D) James Madison. 
E) Patrick Henry. 
A) John Adams. 
B) Benjamin Franklin. 
C) Thomas Jefferson. 
D) James Madison. 
E) Patrick Henry.

Question 12

During Pontiac' s War,

Accepted Answer

A) combined Indian tribal forces seized ten British forts and besieged two others. 
B) the English introduced germ warfare by giving the Indians smallpox-infested blankets. 
C) the Paxton Boys murdered unarmed Christian Indian men, women, and children. 
D) the Indians were united as never before. 
E) all of these choices 
A) combined Indian tribal forces seized ten British forts and besieged two others. 
B) the English introduced germ warfare by giving the Indians smallpox-infested blankets. 
C) the Paxton Boys murdered unarmed Christian Indian men, women, and children. 
D) the Indians were united as never before. 
E) all of these choices

Question 13

The Boston Massacre

Accepted Answer

A) occurred when a group of British soldiers illegally fired into a crowd that was harassing them. 
B) was followed by a murder trial in which John Adams acted as a defense attorney. 
C) resulted in a change of quarters for British soldiers to Castle William in Boston harbor. 
D) marked the failure of Britain's attempt at military coercion. 
E) all of these choices 
A) occurred when a group of British soldiers illegally fired into a crowd that was harassing them. 
B) was followed by a murder trial in which John Adams acted as a defense attorney. 
C) resulted in a change of quarters for British soldiers to Castle William in Boston harbor. 
D) marked the failure of Britain's attempt at military coercion. 
E) all of these choices

Question 14

Britain's new imperial policy after 1763 can best be described as

Accepted Answer

A) one of increased centralized control over the colonies. 
B) one of relaxed control over the colonies. 
C) unchanged from before 1763. 
D) one that sought to get rid of the colonies. 
E) one that sought to exterminate the Indians. 
A) one of increased centralized control over the colonies. 
B) one of relaxed control over the colonies. 
C) unchanged from before 1763. 
D) one that sought to get rid of the colonies. 
E) one that sought to exterminate the Indians.

Question 15

In 1770, British Parliament repealed each of the Townshend Duties except for the one on

Accepted Answer

A) glass. 
B) lead. 
C) tea. 
D) paper. 
E) painters' colors. 
A) glass. 
B) lead. 
C) tea. 
D) paper. 
E) painters' colors.

Question 16

Examine the colonial response to the Coercive Acts of 1774.

Accepted Answer

The Coercive Acts of 1774, also known as

Question 17

Explain the development of British imperial policy following the French and Indian War.

Accepted Answer

Following the French and Indian War, Bri

Question 18

The Stamp Act was the last in a series of direct taxes on the colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Describe the beginnings of the antislavery movement in pre-revolutionary America.

Accepted Answer

The antislavery movement in pre-revoluti

Question 20

The state of ____________________ abstained in the vote to approve the Declaration of Independence.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The state of ____________________ abstained in the...

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

The Quartering Act (1765) stated that one-fourth of the revenue from the Stamp Act was to be given back to the colonies.

The ____________________ Act launched the first post-1763 colonial crisis.

The 2nd Continental Congress had unanimous support for the Declaration of Independence.

Sir ____________________, British commander in the colonies, requested the Quartering Act in 1765.

____________________ was a radical member of Parliament who defended English liberties and openly sympathized with North American protestors. American colonists held him up as representative of freedom.

The group most responsible for overt resistance to acts of Parliament were the

The principal reform envisioned by the Townshend Revenue Act was to

The idea that the British Parliament represented the needs and interests of all the empire's subjects was known as virtual representation.

Describe the regulator movements.

Pennsylvania vigilantes that attempted to destroy Christian Indians on the western frontier were known as the ____________________.

The Declaration of Independence was primarily written by

During Pontiac' s War,

The Boston Massacre

Britain's new imperial policy after 1763 can best be described as

In 1770, British Parliament repealed each of the Townshend Duties except for the one on

Examine the colonial response to the Coercive Acts of 1774.

Explain the development of British imperial policy following the French and Indian War.

The Stamp Act was the last in a series of direct taxes on the colonies.

Describe the beginnings of the antislavery movement in pre-revolutionary America.

The state of ____________________ abstained in the vote to approve the Declaration of Independence.

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, Conquest, Catastrophe

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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