Question 1

Parliament and the colonial legislatures did not always see eye to eye,but at least they shared a similar understanding about the nature of representative government.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Coercive Acts succeeded in isolating Massachusetts as the source of colonial discontent.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Colonial merchants proved their allegiance to the British during the Seven Years' War.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The first clash of the French and Indian War took place near what is now

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A)  Detroit.
B)  Buffalo.
C)  Pittsburgh.
D)  St.Louis.
E)  Chicago.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 5

In 1772,colonists on Rhode Island set afire and sank the British schooner ________.

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Question 6

What new policies affecting the colonies did Parliament adopt following the French and Indian War,and why did it adopt those policies?

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Following the French and Indian War, Par...

Question 7

The Stamp Act was a parliamentary response to colonial objections to the Declaratory Act.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Was the American Revolution avoidable? What did the British government do that inadvertently encouraged colonial rebellion?

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The American Revolution may have been av...

Question 10

As a result of the Seven Years' War in North America,England

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A)  confirmed its commercial supremacy.
B)  increased its political control of the settled regions.
C)  shifted its interest away from the Caribbean colonies.
D)  confirmed its commercial supremacy and increased its political control of the settled regions.
E)  confirmed its commercial supremacy and shifted its interest away from the Caribbean colonies.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

In the 1760s,the Grenville ministry increased its authority in the colonies by

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A)  stationing regular British troops permanently in America.
B)  banning political meetings.
C)  closing the port of Boston.
D)  closing newspapers that criticized the English government.
E)  outlawing the Sons of Liberty.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 12

During the Seven Years' War the British relied on the colonies to tax themselves and contribute financially to the war effort.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Bostonian who took the lead in fomenting public outrage against the Boston Massacre was ________.

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Question 14

Describe the origins of the American Revolution.

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The American Revolution originated from ...

Question 15

The French and Indian War was fought in

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A)  India.
B)  the West Indies.
C)  the North American interior.
D)  Europe.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

The parliamentary attempt to restrict westward movement following the Seven Years' War was called the ________.

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Proclamati...

Question 17

The Paxton Boys and the Regulators were examples of colonists who objected to the Mutiny Act of 1765.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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)  suggested 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.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 19

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

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Question 20

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

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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.

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In 1772,colonists on Rhode Island set afire and sank the British schooner ________.

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