Question 1

What were the political and ideological impacts of the American Revolution on the citizens of Europe? How did the successful overthrow of Britain offer political hope for other nations?

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Question 2

After 1800,European empires increasingly claimed to use formally ________ labor,though they still involved much harsh treatment of non-white indigenous populations.

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Question 3

What were the main points of conflict between Spain and other European nations in the mid-1700s? What policies exacerbated those conflicts,and how did the policies create a benefit to Spain?

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Question 4

The Intolerable Acts were prompted by ________.

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A) colonial protest of earlier tax measures 
B) the need to raise revenue 
C) Thomas Paine's Common Sense 
D) the end of the Seven Years' War

Question 5

The ________ Movement was a popular attempt to establish an extra-legal institution to reform the government in Great Britain.

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Question 6

The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle,1748,resulted in which of the following?

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A) Prussia retained Silesia 
B) Spain's defeat in North America 
C) France renewed Britain's privilege from the Treaty of Utrecht 
D) the end of British power in southeast Asia

Question 7

The British architect of the North American theater of war during the Seven Years' War was ________.

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Question 8

Britain changed the outcome of the Seven Years' War when it came to the aid of ________.

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A) France 
B) Austria 
C) Prussia 
D) Russia

Question 9

The heart of the eighteenth-century colonial rivalry in the Americas lay in ________.

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A) the middle West 
B) the Ohio River valley 
C) the West Indies 
D) the lower Saint Lawrence River valley

Question 10

What were the effects of the Yorkshire Association Movement?

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A) The movement collapsed without effect. 
B) Many people gained experience with political protest. 
C) Parliament implemented a permanent economical reform. 
D) George III made long-term bonds with the House of Commons.

Question 11

Describe in detail the four well-defined stages that European contacts and the rest of the world have gone through since the Renaissance.Be certain to describe the groups of people affected,the key countries involved,and the transformations that led to the development of the next distinct stage.

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Question 12

The intendants used by Charles III amounted to an expansion of _________.

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A) slavery 
B) royal power 
C) the power of the creoles 
D) sugar cultivation

Question 13

Refer to the passage "Encountering the Past: Sugar Enters the Western Diet." How did the colonization of the Americas affect the demand for sugar? Why did sugar consumption increase so rapidly in Europe during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries? Describe the typical changes in the European diet as detailed in this passage.

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Question 14

According to the text,which of the following were closely related?

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A) warfare in West Africa and slavery in the Americas 
B) warfare in Latin America and the political development of the Ohio River valley 
C) warfare in Eastern Europe and the political development of the American colonies 
D) warfare in Western Europe and the economic development of Indian commerce

Question 15

Colonial trade in the transatlantic world roughly followed a geographic ________.

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A) line 
B) triangle 
C) square 
D) pentagon

Question 16

The use of Coromantee illustrates ________.

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A) the harsh conditions imposed by slavery 
B) the common origins of most slaves in the Americas 
C) religious customs among black slaves 
D) the survival of African culture under slavery

Question 17

After the repeal of the Stamp Act,in 1766,Parliament issued the ________ Act,which stated that although the Stamp Act was repealed,Parliament alone had the sole power to legislate for the colonies.

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Question 18

To increase the efficiency of tax collection and to end bureaucratic corruption,Charles III introduced the institution of the ________ into the Spanish Empire.

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Question 19

Much credit for Britain's victory in the Seven Years' War should go to ________.

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A) Robert Walpole 
B) George III 
C) William Pitt the Elder 
D) Samuel Fox

Exam 16: The Transatlantic Economy, trade Wars, and Colonial Rebellion