Question 1

More people were killed in the Boston Tea Party than in the Boston Massacre.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In 1770,the Townshend Duties were ended by

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles Townshend. 
B)  the Marquis of Rockingham. 
C)  Lord North. 
D)  George III. 
E)  Lord Chatham. 
A)  Charles Townshend. 
B)  the Marquis of Rockingham. 
C)  Lord North. 
D)  George III. 
E)  Lord Chatham.

Question 3

The Stamp Act was a parliamentary response to colonial objections to the Declaratory Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

During the Seven Years' War the colonists evidenced an unwillingness to be taxed by Parliament,but they were not reluctant to tax themselves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

During the third phase of the French and Indian War,British leader William Pitt

Accepted Answer

A)  ignored the complaints of colonists. 
B)  gave more authority to conduct the war over to the colonists. 
C)  gradually loosened his tight control over the colonists. 
D)  barred the colonists from military service. 
E)  allowed Indian tribal leaders to dictate British battle strategy. 
A)  ignored the complaints of colonists. 
B)  gave more authority to conduct the war over to the colonists. 
C)  gradually loosened his tight control over the colonists. 
D)  barred the colonists from military service. 
E)  allowed Indian tribal leaders to dictate British battle strategy.

Question 6

The Tea Act of 1773 actually reduced the price of tea to colonial consumers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In the eighteenth century,under the English government's theory of representation,

Accepted Answer

A)  the American colonies were represented in Parliament. 
B)  each American colony was allowed one non-voting representative in Parliament. 
C)  the American colonies had no claim to any political representation. 
D)  the king spoke to Parliament on behalf of the American colonies. 
E)  the American colonies were represented by the courts. 
A)  the American colonies were represented in Parliament. 
B)  each American colony was allowed one non-voting representative in Parliament. 
C)  the American colonies had no claim to any political representation. 
D)  the king spoke to Parliament on behalf of the American colonies. 
E)  the American colonies were represented by the courts.

Question 8

The Stamp Act of 1765

Accepted Answer

A)  was consistent with traditional parliamentary efforts to regulate commerce. 
B)  placed a heavy financial burden on American colonists. 
C)  helped to unite the colonies in opposition to the English government. 
D)  required the consent of the colonial assemblies before going into effect. 
E)  actually affected only a few New England merchants. 
A)  was consistent with traditional parliamentary efforts to regulate commerce. 
B)  placed a heavy financial burden on American colonists. 
C)  helped to unite the colonies in opposition to the English government. 
D)  required the consent of the colonial assemblies before going into effect. 
E)  actually affected only a few New England merchants.

Question 9

The Currency Act of 1764 gave the colonial legislatures the power to print paper money.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In North American,as a result of the Seven Years' War,England

Accepted Answer

A)  lost some of its global commercial supremacy. 
B)  granted more political autonomy to the American colonies. 
C)  shifted its interest away from the Caribbean colonies. 
D)  confirmed its commercial supremacy and increased its political control of the settled regions. 
E)  confirmed its commercial supremacy and shifted its interest away from the Caribbean colonies. 
A)  lost some of its global commercial supremacy. 
B)  granted more political autonomy to the American colonies. 
C)  shifted its interest away from the Caribbean colonies. 
D)  confirmed its commercial supremacy and increased its political control of the settled regions. 
E)  confirmed its commercial supremacy and shifted its interest away from the Caribbean colonies.

Question 11

The Paxton Boys and the Regulators were examples of colonists who objected to the Mutiny Act of 1765.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The treaty that drove the French out of North American lands east of the Mississippi in 1763 was called the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The treaty that drove the French out...

Question 13

The Treaty of Utrecht in 1713

Accepted Answer

A)  ended King William's War. 
B)  transferred territory from the French to the English in North America. 
C)  was a considerable victory for Spain in North America. 
D)  slowed England's western expansion of its American colonies. 
E)  transferred territory from the English to the French in the Caribbean. 
A)  ended King William's War. 
B)  transferred territory from the French to the English in North America. 
C)  was a considerable victory for Spain in North America. 
D)  slowed England's western expansion of its American colonies. 
E)  transferred territory from the English to the French in the Caribbean.

Question 14

The dramatic fall of ________ marked the beginning of the end of the American phase of the Seven Years' War.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The dramatic fall of ________ marked the...

Question 15

The architect of the British military move on Lexington and Concord was General ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The architect of the British military move...

Question 16

What effect did the French and Indian War have on the coming of the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

The French and Indian War had a signific

Question 17

In the 1760s,"country Whigs" were English colonists who

Accepted Answer

A)  feared the political protests would damage the long-term profits of America. 
B)  considered the British government to be corrupt and oppressive. 
C)  defended the British imperial system. 
D)  called on King George III to more firmly assert his authority. 
E)  believed the political philosophy of John Locke gave too much power to the king. 
A)  feared the political protests would damage the long-term profits of America. 
B)  considered the British government to be corrupt and oppressive. 
C)  defended the British imperial system. 
D)  called on King George III to more firmly assert his authority. 
E)  believed the political philosophy of John Locke gave too much power to the king.

Question 18

The Proclamation of 1763

Accepted Answer

A)  disrupted England's western trade in the colonies. 
B)  was generally effective. 
C)  was supported by many Indian tribal groups. 
D)  encouraged settlement of the western edge of the colonies. 
E)  led to renewed conflict with the remaining French colonists in the west. 
A)  disrupted England's western trade in the colonies. 
B)  was generally effective. 
C)  was supported by many Indian tribal groups. 
D)  encouraged settlement of the western edge of the colonies. 
E)  led to renewed conflict with the remaining French colonists in the west.

Question 19

Describe the origins of the American Revolution.

Accepted Answer

The American Revolution originated from

Question 20

The 1754 effort to deal with Indian issues on an intercolonial basis was called the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The 1754 effort to deal with Indian...

Exam 4: The Empire in Transition

More people were killed in the Boston Tea Party than in the Boston Massacre.

In 1770,the Townshend Duties were ended by

The Stamp Act was a parliamentary response to colonial objections to the Declaratory Act.

During the Seven Years' War the colonists evidenced an unwillingness to be taxed by Parliament,but they were not reluctant to tax themselves.

During the third phase of the French and Indian War,British leader William Pitt

The Tea Act of 1773 actually reduced the price of tea to colonial consumers.

In the eighteenth century,under the English government's theory of representation,

The Stamp Act of 1765

The Currency Act of 1764 gave the colonial legislatures the power to print paper money.

In North American,as a result of the Seven Years' War,England

The Paxton Boys and the Regulators were examples of colonists who objected to the Mutiny Act of 1765.

The treaty that drove the French out of North American lands east of the Mississippi in 1763 was called the ________.

The Treaty of Utrecht in 1713

The dramatic fall of ________ marked the beginning of the end of the American phase of the Seven Years' War.

The architect of the British military move on Lexington and Concord was General ________.

What effect did the French and Indian War have on the coming of the American Revolution?

In the 1760s,"country Whigs" were English colonists who

The Proclamation of 1763

Describe the origins of the American Revolution.

The 1754 effort to deal with Indian issues on an intercolonial basis was called the ________.

The Collision of Cultures

Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

America and the Great War

The “New Era”

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

America in a World at War

The Cold War

The Affluent Society

Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

The Crisis of Authority

From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

The Age of Globalization

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