Question 1

The Boston Massacre

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A)  was transformed by some colonists into a symbol of British oppression. 
B)  resulted in the death of several British soldiers. 
C)  led to Paul Revere's midnight ride of warning. 
D)  included a trial in which British soldiers were convicted of murder. 
E)  turned Paul Revere into a martyr for the cause of colonial independence. 
A)  was transformed by some colonists into a symbol of British oppression. 
B)  resulted in the death of several British soldiers. 
C)  led to Paul Revere's midnight ride of warning. 
D)  included a trial in which British soldiers were convicted of murder. 
E)  turned Paul Revere into a martyr for the cause of colonial independence.

Question 2

Through the first half of the eighteenth century,the Iroquois Confederacy formed agreements and traded with

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A)  England only. 
B)  England, and then France. 
C)  both France and England at the same time. 
D)  France only. 
E)  no European powers. 
A)  England only. 
B)  England, and then France. 
C)  both France and England at the same time. 
D)  France only. 
E)  no European powers.

Question 3

When he became British prime minister,George Grenville

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A)  believed the colonial economies could not weather the cost of the recent war. 
B)  criticized William Pitt for being too harsh in dealing with the American colonies. 
C)  began a cost-cutting effort by reducing the number of British officials in America. 
D)  initially sought to further decentralize government authority in the American colonies. 
E)  believed the American colonists had been indulged for far too long. 
A)  believed the colonial economies could not weather the cost of the recent war. 
B)  criticized William Pitt for being too harsh in dealing with the American colonies. 
C)  began a cost-cutting effort by reducing the number of British officials in America. 
D)  initially sought to further decentralize government authority in the American colonies. 
E)  believed the American colonists had been indulged for far too long.

Question 4

The colonial boycott of tea in 1773

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A)  was based on colonists' anger at having to pay a new tax. 
B)  involved relatively small numbers of people. 
C)  was led in large part by women, who were the primary consumers of tea. 
D)  had little financial effect on England. 
E)  resulted in the arrest of the Daughters of Liberty. 
A)  was based on colonists' anger at having to pay a new tax. 
B)  involved relatively small numbers of people. 
C)  was led in large part by women, who were the primary consumers of tea. 
D)  had little financial effect on England. 
E)  resulted in the arrest of the Daughters of Liberty.

Question 5

The French and Indian War in North America

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A)  greatly enriched the English government's finances. 
B)  began a period of almost continual warfare for England. 
C)  demonstrated that increasing England's control over the colonies would not be easy. 
D)  led England to conclude that its relationship with the colonies was strong. 
E)  led England to conclude that the American colonies were not worth protecting. 
A)  greatly enriched the English government's finances. 
B)  began a period of almost continual warfare for England. 
C)  demonstrated that increasing England's control over the colonies would not be easy. 
D)  led England to conclude that its relationship with the colonies was strong. 
E)  led England to conclude that the American colonies were not worth protecting.

Question 6

During the first half of the eighteenth century,England's administration of the colonies

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A)  was primarily concerned with checking the growth of New France. 
B)  began to assert greater authority over newspapers and public expression. 
C)  sought new means to tax American merchants. 
D)  was notable for its strict enforcement of trade policies. 
E)  was decentralized and inefficient. 
A)  was primarily concerned with checking the growth of New France. 
B)  began to assert greater authority over newspapers and public expression. 
C)  sought new means to tax American merchants. 
D)  was notable for its strict enforcement of trade policies. 
E)  was decentralized and inefficient.

Question 7

The Sugar Act of 1764 created courts called ________ courts,which were designed to deal with accused smugglers.

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The answer of The Sugar Act of 1764 created courts...

Question 8

Following the conclusion of the French and Indian War,

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A)  most colonists welcomed England's greater control over their local affairs. 
B)  the newly acquired western lands were immediately opened for settlement. 
C)  many colonists began to call for full independence from England. 
D)  the economy of several American colonies was in ruins. 
E)  the Iroquois alliance with the British quickly unraveled. 
A)  most colonists welcomed England's greater control over their local affairs. 
B)  the newly acquired western lands were immediately opened for settlement. 
C)  many colonists began to call for full independence from England. 
D)  the economy of several American colonies was in ruins. 
E)  the Iroquois alliance with the British quickly unraveled.

Question 9

Why was British rule in the colonies decentralized? What groups benefited from this and how?

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British rule in the colonies was decentr

Question 10

The Virginian who took the lead in protesting the Stamp Act was ________.

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The answer of The Virginian who took the lead in...

Question 11

Creole refers to a white immigrant of French descent.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: The Empire in Transition

The Boston Massacre

Through the first half of the eighteenth century,the Iroquois Confederacy formed agreements and traded with

When he became British prime minister,George Grenville

The colonial boycott of tea in 1773

The French and Indian War in North America

During the first half of the eighteenth century,England's administration of the colonies

The Sugar Act of 1764 created courts called ________ courts,which were designed to deal with accused smugglers.

Following the conclusion of the French and Indian War,

Why was British rule in the colonies decentralized? What groups benefited from this and how?

The Virginian who took the lead in protesting the Stamp Act was ________.

Creole refers to a white immigrant of French descent.

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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