Question 1

Outline the final imperial crisis of 1773-1775 that led to the outbreak of the Revolutionary War.

Accepted Answer

Essay should address several key points:

Question 2

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 3

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Sons of Liberty

Accepted Answer

patriotic group dedicated to resisting B

Question 4

The Boston Massacre reveals

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A) unity among all the colonists. 
B) the role of slavery in the crisis. 
C) underlying economic issues in Boston. 
D) the lack of influence of the Sons of Liberty. 
E) all of these choices. 
A) unity among all the colonists. 
B) the role of slavery in the crisis. 
C) underlying economic issues in Boston. 
D) the lack of influence of the Sons of Liberty. 
E) all of these choices.

Question 5

The Sugar Act (1764)placed a duty,or tax,on

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A) imported French molasses. 
B) domestic refined sugar. 
C) British molasses. 
D) Canadian rum. 
E) all agricultural products. 
A) imported French molasses. 
B) domestic refined sugar. 
C) British molasses. 
D) Canadian rum. 
E) all agricultural products.

Question 6

William Pitt's ministry was supported within Parliament.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The goal of the British troops sent to Lexington and Concord in April 1775 was

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A) to destroy the military equipment stored there. 
B) to arrest John Hancock. 
C) to arrest Samuel Adams. 
D) to demonstrate the authority to use force against the delinquents. 
E) all of these choices 
A) to destroy the military equipment stored there. 
B) to arrest John Hancock. 
C) to arrest Samuel Adams. 
D) to demonstrate the authority to use force against the delinquents. 
E) all of these choices

Question 8

The Declaratory Act was acceptable to the colonists because they interpreted it as prohibiting Parliament from levying taxes on the colonists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

____________________ led colonial opposition to the Townshend Revenue Act.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

The minister in charge of colonial policy under William Pitt was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The minister in charge of colonial policy...

Question 11

The motive behind the American invasion of Canada in June 1775 was territorial expansion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

By early 1776,delegates within the Second Continental Congress from all of the following colonies except ____ voted for independence.

Accepted Answer

A) New England. 
B) Georgia. 
C) New York. 
D) Virginia. 
E) Massachusetts 
A) New England. 
B) Georgia. 
C) New York. 
D) Virginia. 
E) Massachusetts

Question 13

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Nonimportation agreements

Accepted Answer

agreements among colonial merc

Question 14

The religious group in North America that led the attack on slavery were the

Accepted Answer

A) Catholics. 
B) Presbyterians. 
C) Baptists. 
D) Quakers. 
E) Jews. 
A) Catholics. 
B) Presbyterians. 
C) Baptists. 
D) Quakers. 
E) Jews.

Question 15

The colonial response to the Coercive Acts (1774)was the calling of

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A) the Confederation Congress. 
B) the First Continental Congress. 
C) the Second Continental Congress. 
D) the Albany Congress. 
E) a constitutional convention. 
A) the Confederation Congress. 
B) the First Continental Congress. 
C) the Second Continental Congress. 
D) the Albany Congress. 
E) a constitutional convention.

Question 16

The Currency Act of 1764 forbade the colonies to issue any paper money as legal tender.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Virtual representation

Accepted Answer

British political concept.Maintained tha

Question 18

The Townshend Revenue Act imposed import duties on all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) tea. 
B) paper. 
C) sugar. 
D) glass. 
E) painter's colors. 
A) tea. 
B) paper. 
C) sugar. 
D) glass. 
E) painter's colors.

Question 19

In the 1760s,the most literate African population in the colonies was in ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the 1760s,the most literate African population...

Question 20

The Second Continental Congress operated as an American equivalent of Parliament.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Reform, resistance, revolution

Outline the final imperial crisis of 1773-1775 that led to the outbreak of the Revolutionary War.

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -Sons of Liberty

The Boston Massacre reveals

The Sugar Act (1764)placed a duty,or tax,on

William Pitt's ministry was supported within Parliament.

The goal of the British troops sent to Lexington and Concord in April 1775 was

The Declaratory Act was acceptable to the colonists because they interpreted it as prohibiting Parliament from levying taxes on the colonists.

____________________ led colonial opposition to the Townshend Revenue Act.

The minister in charge of colonial policy under William Pitt was ____________________.

The motive behind the American invasion of Canada in June 1775 was territorial expansion.

By early 1776,delegates within the Second Continental Congress from all of the following colonies except ____ voted for independence.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Nonimportation agreements

The religious group in North America that led the attack on slavery were the

The colonial response to the Coercive Acts (1774)was the calling of

The Currency Act of 1764 forbade the colonies to issue any paper money as legal tender.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Virtual representation

The Townshend Revenue Act imposed import duties on all of the following except

In the 1760s,the most literate African population in the colonies was in ____________________.

The Second Continental Congress operated as an American equivalent of Parliament.

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The Challenge to Spain and the Settlement of North America

England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, liberty, and Expansion

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

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

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

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

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

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2012

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