Question 1

The Proclamation of 1763 failed to meet even the modest expectations of the Indians.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In 1770 the prime minister,Lord North,repealed all of the ________ except the tax on tea.

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Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a provision in one of the acts that Parliament passed in retaliation for the Boston Tea Party?

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A)  closing the port of Boston
B)  rescinding the charter of the East India Company
C)  permitting royal officers to be tried for crimes in England
D)  reducing the power of self-government in Massachusetts
E)  providing for the quartering of troops by the colonistsF) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

In 1774,the First Continental Congress

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A)  accepted a plan for a colonial union under British authority.
B)  proposed that the colonies tax themselves at Parliament's demand.
C)  agreed to end colonial boycotts of British trade.
D)  issued an order for the arrest of all colonists loyal to the king.
E)  called for the repeal of all oppressive legislation passed since 1763.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

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

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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.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

The character of the royal officials in America contributed to the overall looseness of the British imperial system.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The beginning of the end of the American phase of the French and Indian War was marked by the French defeat at

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A)  Montreal.
B)  Quebec.
C)  Ottawa.
D)  Louisbourg.
E)  Fort Necessity.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

The treaty that drove the French out of North America in 1763 was called the ________.

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Question 9

Following the Seven Years' War,the British government faced huge problems of imperial organization,but had ample funds to deal with those problems.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

By the 1750s,American colonial assemblies

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A)  exercised a significant degree of authority to levy taxes.
B)  existed only to implement the policies of the English Parliament.
C)  felt little loyalty to the English government.
D)  consisted of colonists all approved by royal governors.
E)  were petitioning the king to charter new colonies to the west.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

Select any four colonial leaders and explain the specific role each played in the coming of the American Revolution.

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1. George Washington: As a military lead...

Question 12

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 loose,decentralized,and inefficient.F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 13

The Declaratory Act of 1766

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A)  caused renewed protests throughout the colonies.
B)  was a sweeping assertion of Parliament's authority over the colonies.
C)  threatened the colonies with military action should future protests develop.
D)  was an attempt by outgoing minister George Grenville to save face.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 14

Taverns were important in the growth of revolutionary sentiment because

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A)  they were the only public places where one could legally speak without fear of arrest.
B)  they became central meeting places to discuss ideas about resistance.
C)  it was one of the few places where men and women gathered together to speak.
D)  colonists increasingly resented the heavy British duties on alcohol.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

A private company,the ________,stood to benefit from the passage of the Tea Act of 1773.

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British Ea...

Question 16

In the aftermath of King George's War

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A)  relations among the English,French,and Iroquois deteriorated.
B)  the French moved out of the Ohio Valley.
C)  the Iroquois decided not to grant any future trade concessions to the English.
D)  military activity west of England's North American colonies steadily declined.
E)  the English abandoned many of their fortresses in the interior.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

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.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

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

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Question 19

Creole refers to a white immigrant of French descent.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Trace the course and nature of colonial objections to British policies between 1763 and 1775.

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The period between 1763 and 1775 was mar...

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