Question 1

The Proclamation of 1763 decreed that Parliament had the right to pass laws dealing with the colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

For most Indians in North America,British victory in the French and Indian War

Accepted Answer

A)  convinced many tribes to cease in their struggle against European expansion. 
B)  had disastrous effects on their future. 
C)  was cheered only by the Iroquois Confederacy. 
D)  led to an improvement in relations with English colonists. 
E)  encouraged tribes to join the Iroquois Confederacy. 
A)  convinced many tribes to cease in their struggle against European expansion. 
B)  had disastrous effects on their future. 
C)  was cheered only by the Iroquois Confederacy. 
D)  led to an improvement in relations with English colonists. 
E)  encouraged tribes to join the Iroquois Confederacy.

Question 3

The Paxton Boys and the Regulators both

Accepted Answer

A)  demanded tax relief. 
B)  feared violence from western farmers. 
C)  demanded independence from England. 
D)  sought to increase the authority of local colonial governments. 
E)  demanded the redistribution of the land making up the former French colonies. 
A)  demanded tax relief. 
B)  feared violence from western farmers. 
C)  demanded independence from England. 
D)  sought to increase the authority of local colonial governments. 
E)  demanded the redistribution of the land making up the former French colonies.

Question 4

The Tea Act of 1773

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A)  followed a few years of relative calm between England and the American colonies. 
B)  lowered the price of tea for American colonists. 
C)  was intended to benefit a private British company. 
D)  provided no new tax on tea. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  followed a few years of relative calm between England and the American colonies. 
B)  lowered the price of tea for American colonists. 
C)  was intended to benefit a private British company. 
D)  provided no new tax on tea. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 5

Eighteenth-century parliamentary leaders were less inclined than seventeenth-century English monarchs to exert control over their empire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In 1772,angry colonists of ________ set afire and sank the British schooner Gaspée.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1772,angry colonists of ________ set afire...

Question 7

British official Thomas Hutchinson

Accepted Answer

A)  was an early and outspoken supporter of the Stamp Act. 
B)  called for suppression of colonial demonstrations. 
C)  was murdered during colonial protests against the Stamp Act. 
D)  had his home ransacked by anti-Stamp Act demonstrators. 
E)  signed his name to the "Virginia Resolves" to support the colonists' position. 
A)  was an early and outspoken supporter of the Stamp Act. 
B)  called for suppression of colonial demonstrations. 
C)  was murdered during colonial protests against the Stamp Act. 
D)  had his home ransacked by anti-Stamp Act demonstrators. 
E)  signed his name to the "Virginia Resolves" to support the colonists' position.

Question 8

In North America during the eighteenth century,the most powerful native group was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Iroquois. 
B)  Cherokee. 
C)  Seminole. 
D)  Chickasaw. 
E)  Sioux. 
A)  Iroquois. 
B)  Cherokee. 
C)  Seminole. 
D)  Chickasaw. 
E)  Sioux.

Question 9

In 1772,Samuel Adams proposed the creation of a "committee of ________" to publicize grievances against England.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1772,Samuel Adams proposed the creation of...

Question 10

The British were more tolerant of Indian culture and Indian religions than were the French.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Under the English constitution during the eighteenth century,

Accepted Answer

A)  only American colonists were denied direct representation in Parliament. 
B)  large areas of England had no direct political representation. 
C)  all seats in American colonial assemblies were appointed. 
D)  each member of Parliament represented a particular geographic area. 
E)  the empire was made up of a federation of commonwealths. 
A)  only American colonists were denied direct representation in Parliament. 
B)  large areas of England had no direct political representation. 
C)  all seats in American colonial assemblies were appointed. 
D)  each member of Parliament represented a particular geographic area. 
E)  the empire was made up of a federation of commonwealths.

Question 12

According to the terms of the Peace of Paris of 1763,

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A)  France surrendered New Orleans and Canada to the British. 
B)  England acquired all French naval vessels docked in North American ports. 
C)  France ceded Canada and all of its claims to land east of the Mississippi River, except New Orleans, to Great Britain. 
D)  France agreed to pay England for the cost of the war. 
E)  France ceded all of its Caribbean colonies to England. 
A)  France surrendered New Orleans and Canada to the British. 
B)  England acquired all French naval vessels docked in North American ports. 
C)  France ceded Canada and all of its claims to land east of the Mississippi River, except New Orleans, to Great Britain. 
D)  France agreed to pay England for the cost of the war. 
E)  France ceded all of its Caribbean colonies to England.

Question 13

When George III assumed the throne of England,he

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A)  was considered to have a brilliant mind for politics. 
B)  was painfully immature. 
C)  faced a full rebellion in the colonies. 
D)  feared using the authority of his monarchy. 
E)  mandated official recognition of the Church of England in all colonies. 
A)  was considered to have a brilliant mind for politics. 
B)  was painfully immature. 
C)  faced a full rebellion in the colonies. 
D)  feared using the authority of his monarchy. 
E)  mandated official recognition of the Church of England in all colonies.

Question 14

The Sugar Act of 1764 was designed to

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A)  damage the market for sugar grown in the colonies. 
B)  eliminate the illegal sugar trade among the colonies, the French, and the West Indies. 
C)  establish new vice-admiralty courts in America to try accused smugglers. 
D)  lower the colonial duty on molasses. 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  damage the market for sugar grown in the colonies. 
B)  eliminate the illegal sugar trade among the colonies, the French, and the West Indies. 
C)  establish new vice-admiralty courts in America to try accused smugglers. 
D)  lower the colonial duty on molasses. 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 15

The Mutiny (or Quartering)Act of 1765

Accepted Answer

A)  required colonists to evacuate their farms to occupying British soldiers. 
B)  was regarded by objecting colonists as a form of taxation without consent. 
C)  resulted in the killing of several British soldiers by colonists. 
D)  allowed British officers to force colonists into military service for England. 
E)  declared that all ships in the colonial navy must have a British officer on board. 
A)  required colonists to evacuate their farms to occupying British soldiers. 
B)  was regarded by objecting colonists as a form of taxation without consent. 
C)  resulted in the killing of several British soldiers by colonists. 
D)  allowed British officers to force colonists into military service for England. 
E)  declared that all ships in the colonial navy must have a British officer on board.

Question 16

The British move on Lexington and Concord in April 1775 was designed to provoke a major battle and end the war before it could really begin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The newly organized Sons of ________ did their best to block enforcement of the Stamp Act.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The newly organized Sons of ________ did...

Question 18

What were the policy differences between Britain's Navigation Acts (mid-1600s)and the various acts passed after 1763?

Accepted Answer

The Navigation Acts of the mid-1600s wer

Question 19

Parliamentary legislation requiring colonists to provision and maintain the British army was called the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Parliamentary legislation requiring colonists to provision and...

Question 20

Colonial protests directly against the Townshend Duties took the form of

Accepted Answer

A)  the Boston Massacre. 
B)  colonial governments increasing taxes on British merchants. 
C)  the banning of British merchant ships from some colonial ports. 
D)  colonial nonimportation agreements. 
E)  the Boston Tea Party. 
A)  the Boston Massacre. 
B)  colonial governments increasing taxes on British merchants. 
C)  the banning of British merchant ships from some colonial ports. 
D)  colonial nonimportation agreements. 
E)  the Boston Tea Party.

Exam 4: The Empire in Transition

The Proclamation of 1763 decreed that Parliament had the right to pass laws dealing with the colonies.

For most Indians in North America,British victory in the French and Indian War

The Paxton Boys and the Regulators both

The Tea Act of 1773

Eighteenth-century parliamentary leaders were less inclined than seventeenth-century English monarchs to exert control over their empire.

In 1772,angry colonists of ________ set afire and sank the British schooner Gaspée.

British official Thomas Hutchinson

In North America during the eighteenth century,the most powerful native group was the

In 1772,Samuel Adams proposed the creation of a "committee of ________" to publicize grievances against England.

The British were more tolerant of Indian culture and Indian religions than were the French.

Under the English constitution during the eighteenth century,

According to the terms of the Peace of Paris of 1763,

When George III assumed the throne of England,he

The Sugar Act of 1764 was designed to

The Mutiny (or Quartering)Act of 1765

The British move on Lexington and Concord in April 1775 was designed to provoke a major battle and end the war before it could really begin.

The newly organized Sons of ________ did their best to block enforcement of the Stamp Act.

What were the policy differences between Britain's Navigation Acts (mid-1600s)and the various acts passed after 1763?

Parliamentary legislation requiring colonists to provision and maintain the British army was called the ________.

Colonial protests directly against the Townshend Duties took the form of

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