Question 1

The Declaratory Act

Accepted Answer

A) repealed the Stamp Act. 
B) declared that the colonies were in a state of insurrection. 
C) asserted Parliament's absolute right to legislate for the colonies. 
D) nullified the charters of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. 
E) established new taxes on the colonists. 
A) repealed the Stamp Act. 
B) declared that the colonies were in a state of insurrection. 
C) asserted Parliament's absolute right to legislate for the colonies. 
D) nullified the charters of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. 
E) established new taxes on the colonists.

Question 2

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 3

The Coercive Acts

Accepted Answer

A) attempted to impose new taxes on the colonies. 
B) forced the port of Boston to remain open to British ships. 
C) reorganized the government of Massachusetts. 
D) extended the power of the governor of New York. 
E) suppressed the rights of Catholics in Maryland. 
A) attempted to impose new taxes on the colonies. 
B) forced the port of Boston to remain open to British ships. 
C) reorganized the government of Massachusetts. 
D) extended the power of the governor of New York. 
E) suppressed the rights of Catholics in Maryland.

Question 4

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 5

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 6

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 7

The so-called Olive Branch Petition to the king in 1775

Accepted Answer

A) more or less declared that a state of war existed in North America. 
B) called for increased trade between the colonies and the mother country. 
C) attacked George III. 
D) belligerently affirmed colonial rights. 
E) affirmed the loyalty of the colonists to the crown 
A) more or less declared that a state of war existed in North America. 
B) called for increased trade between the colonies and the mother country. 
C) attacked George III. 
D) belligerently affirmed colonial rights. 
E) affirmed the loyalty of the colonists to the crown

Question 8

During Pontiac' s War,

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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 9

Pontiac's War was named for a Seneca chief.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Paxton Boys were all convicted of murder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The first Sons of Liberty were organized in the city of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first Sons of Liberty were organized...

Question 12

Which of the following was not part of Britain's new imperial system after 1763?

Accepted Answer

A) Sugar Act 
B) Molasses Act 
C) Stamp Act 
D) Currency Act 
E) Quartering Act 
A) Sugar Act 
B) Molasses Act 
C) Stamp Act 
D) Currency Act 
E) Quartering Act

Question 13

Which of the following statements is not true concerning the New England Restraining Act?

Accepted Answer

A) It barred New Englanders from the Atlantic fisheries. 
B) It allowed New England to trade with England. 
C) It was introduced to Parliament in January 1775. 
D) It prohibited commerce between New England and any place except Britain and the British West Indies. 
E) It banned New England's commerce with the British West Indies. 
A) It barred New Englanders from the Atlantic fisheries. 
B) It allowed New England to trade with England. 
C) It was introduced to Parliament in January 1775. 
D) It prohibited commerce between New England and any place except Britain and the British West Indies. 
E) It banned New England's commerce with the British West Indies.

Question 14

The ____________________ Act (1764)forbade the colonies from issuing any paper money as legal tender.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________________ Act (1764)forbade the colonies from...

Question 15

____________________ led the first wave of opposition to the Stamp Act in the Virginia House of Burgesses.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ led the first wave of opposition...

Question 16

Following the Coercive Acts,the American colonies called the First Continental Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Proclamation of 1763 banned all new settlement in northern New England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The author of Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania was John Dickinson.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Reform, resistance, revolution

The Declaratory Act

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

The Coercive Acts

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

The colonists opposed the Stamp Tax because it

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

The so-called Olive Branch Petition to the king in 1775

During Pontiac' s War,

Pontiac's War was named for a Seneca chief.

The Paxton Boys were all convicted of murder.

The first Sons of Liberty were organized in the city of ____________________.

Which of the following was not part of Britain's new imperial system after 1763?

Which of the following statements is not true concerning the New England Restraining Act?

The ____________________ Act (1764)forbade the colonies from issuing any paper money as legal tender.

____________________ led the first wave of opposition to the Stamp Act in the Virginia House of Burgesses.

Following the Coercive Acts,the American colonies called the First Continental Congress.

The Proclamation of 1763 banned all new settlement in northern New England.

The author of Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania was John Dickinson.

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