Question 1

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

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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.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

Who among the following took the lead in protesting against the Stamp Act?

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A)  Patrick Henry
B)  Ben Franklin
C)  Samuel Adams
D)  Thomas Jefferson
E)  George MasonF) B) and C)
G) C) and E)

Question 3

Up until the 1760s,how did the British governance of the colonies shape the general attitudes of Americans regarding their rights and responsibilities within the British Empire?

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Question 4

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 should help to pay for the administration of the empire.F) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 5

In 1766,in response to colonial protests against the Stamp Act,the British government

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A)  closed the port of Boston.
B)  attempted to arrest the authors of the "Virginia Resolves."
C)  created the Currency Act.
D)  sent additional troops to the colonies.
E)  rescinded the Stamp Act.F) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 6

In 1775,the Conciliatory Propositions

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A)  called on Parliament to reduce taxes for the sake of colonial peace.
B)  saw Parliament agree to the terms of the First Continental Congress.
C)  was an appeal by the British government to colonial moderates.
D)  temporarily reduced tensions in the colonies.
E)  forced Parliament to send more troops to Boston.F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 7

The Stamp Act of 1765

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A)  established a royal postal system between the American colonies and England.
B)  required colonists to pay taxes on most printed documents.
C)  replaced the Sugar Act of 1764.
D)  proved to be ineffective,as most colonies refused to accept it.
E)  cost the British government much more money than it made in revenues.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

Colonial protests against the Townshend Duties resulted in

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A)  the Boston Massacre.
B)  Parliament passing a second Stamp Act.
C)  an increase in smuggling in port cities such as Boston.
D)  many colonists joining in nonimportation agreements.
E)  the Boston Tea Party.F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 9

In their competition for the allegiance of native tribes,the English could offer more and better goods than the French.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 10

Under 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 surrendered title to all of its territory on mainland North America.
D)  France agreed to pay England for the cost of the war.
E)  France ceded all of its Caribbean colonies to England.F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 11

The Boston Massacre was followed by a superficial calm.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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 by women.
D)  had little financial effect on England.
E)  resulted in the arrest of the Daughters of Liberty.F) None of the above
G) A) and E) C

Question 13

Parliament responded to the Boston Tea Party by

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A)  withdrawing its military protection of Massachusetts.
B)  reducing the powers of self-government in Massachusetts.
C)  reducing the geographic size of the colony.
D)  threatening to launch a war against the Massachusetts militia.
E)  repealing the Tea Act.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

Despite the flurry of parliamentary legislation after 1763,most colonists found ways either to live with or to get around these laws.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Select any four acts of Parliament and explain their effect on the colonies and the nature of the colonial objection to each.

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1. The Stamp Act of 1765:
Effect on the...

Question 16

The Sugar Act of 1764 was designed to

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A)  damage the market for sugar grown in the colonies.
B)  spur the illegal sugar trade among the colonies,the French,and the West Indies.
C)  put accused smugglers before local juries.
D)  increase the colonial duty on molasses.
E)  require the colonies stop issuing paper money.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 17

The Townshend Duties of 1767

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A)  constituted a form of taxation quite similar to the Stamp Act.
B)  were ultimately ratified by the New York Assembly.
C)  drew no immediate objection from the colonists.
D)  were withdrawn before they took effect.
E)  were taxes on what were called external transactions.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

In the years after the Glorious Revolution,political power in England increasingly shifted toward

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A)  the monarchy.
B)  Parliament.
C)  the citizens.
D)  the Anglican Church.
E)  the colonial governors.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

The Proclamation of 1763

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

Question 20

Parliament responded to the Boston Tea Party by passing a series of laws called the ________ Acts.

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Coercive

Exam 4: The Empire in Transition

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

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Who among the following took the lead in protesting against the Stamp Act?

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Up until the 1760s,how did the British governance of the colonies shape the general attitudes of Americans regarding their rights and responsibilities within the British Empire?

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When he became British Prime Minister,George Grenville

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In 1766,in response to colonial protests against the Stamp Act,the British government

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In 1775,the Conciliatory Propositions

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The Stamp Act of 1765

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In their competition for the allegiance of native tribes,the English could offer more and better goods than the French.

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Under the terms of the Peace of Paris of 1763,

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The Boston Massacre was followed by a superficial calm.

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The colonial boycott of tea in 1773

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Despite the flurry of parliamentary legislation after 1763,most colonists found ways either to live with or to get around these laws.

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Select any four acts of Parliament and explain their effect on the colonies and the nature of the colonial objection to each.

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Parliament responded to the Boston Tea Party by passing a series of laws called the ________ Acts.

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