Question 1

The Stamp Act was a British attempt to regulate commerce.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Under the English constitution during the eighteenth century,

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A)  only American colonists were denied direct representation in Parliament.
B)  the boroughs of England were represented in Parliament through virtual representation.
C)  all seats in American colonial assemblies were appointed.
D)  each member of Parliament represented a particular geographic area.
E)  the empire was made up of a federation of commonwealths.F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 3

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

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Question 4

The First Continental Congress convened before the events at Lexington and Concord in April 1775.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

During the first half of the eighteenth century,royal officials in America

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A)  began to increase the presence of British troops in the colonies.
B)  contributed to England's overall lax control of the colonies.
C)  had no significant influence on colonial finances.
D)  were generally able and honest administrators.
E)  chose Philadelphia as the capital of the colonies.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 6

British victory in the French and Indian War

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A)  convinced many Indian tribes to cease in their struggle against European expansion.
B)  had disastrous effects on the future of North American Indians.
C)  was cheered,among Indians,only by the Iroquois Confederacy.
D)  led to an improvement in relations between Indians and English colonists.
E)  encouraged Indian tribes to join the Iroquois Confederacy.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

The Coercive Acts were first a response to the Boston Massacre.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The proposed Albany Plan of 1754

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A)  was intended to give the colonies greater independence from royal authority.
B)  recognized the land rights of Indian tribes living within the colonies.
C)  was approved by the colonial assemblies but was vetoed by Parliament.
D)  proposed to set up a "general government" of the colonies.
E)  attempted to create a united front with New France against Indian attacks.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 9

The Stamp Act of 1765

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A)  was consistent with traditional parliamentary efforts to regulate commerce.
B)  did not generate a lot of revenue for the British.
C)  helped to unite the colonies in opposition to the English government.
D)  required the consent of the colonial assemblies before going into effect.
E)  really affected only a few New England merchants.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

What were the policy differences between Britain's Navigation Acts (mid-1600s)and the various acts passed after 1763?

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Question 11

Throughout the French and Indian War,American colonists

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A)  fought on the side of the French.
B)  accepted temporary new taxes to help finance the war.
C)  sold and traded food with the French in the West Indies.
D)  resented that they had to do more of the fighting than did the British regulars.
E)  saw British requisition and impressment policies form as necessary.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 12

During the eighteenth century,in North America,the most powerful native group was the

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A)  Iroquois.
B)  Cherokee.
C)  Seminole.
D)  Chickasaw.
E)  Sioux.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 13

The Treaty of Utrecht in 1713

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A)  ended King William's War.
B)  transferred territory from the French to the English in North America.
C)  was a considerable victory for Spain in North America.
D)  slowed England's western expansion of its American colonies.
E)  transferred territory from the English to the French in the Caribbean.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

The British general responsible for the move on Lexington and Concord was General ________.

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Question 15

When George III assumed the throne of England,he

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A)  was considered to have a brilliant mind for politics.
B)  was painfully immature.
C)  faced a full rebellion in the colonies.
D)  feared using the authority of his monarchy.
E)  mandated official recognition of the Church of England in all colonies.F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 16

The Currency Act of 1764 gave the colonial legislatures the power to print paper money.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

More people were killed in the Boston Tea Party than in the Boston Massacre.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Mutiny Act of 1765

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A)  required colonists to evacuate their farms to occupying British soldiers.
B)  required colonists to provision and maintain British troops.
C)  resulted in the killing of several British soldiers by colonists.
D)  allowed British officers to force colonists into military service for England.
E)  declared that all ships in the colonial navy must have a British officer on board.F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 19

Massachusetts's extensive tavern system contributed to the colony's Revolutionary activity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Conciliatory Propositions (1775)proposed that the colonists not be taxed by Parliament,but rather should tax themselves at Parliament's demand.

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A) True 
 B)False

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The Mutiny Act of 1765

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

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The Coercive Acts were first a response to the Boston Massacre.

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The Treaty of Utrecht in 1713

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The Currency Act of 1764 gave the colonial legislatures the power to print paper money.

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The Conciliatory Propositions (1775)proposed that the colonists not be taxed by Parliament,but rather should tax themselves at Parliament's demand.

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What were the policy differences between Britain's Navigation Acts (mid-1600s)and the various acts passed after 1763?

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British victory in the French and Indian War

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The British general responsible for the move on Lexington and Concord was General ________.

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The Stamp Act was a British attempt to regulate commerce.

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Throughout the French and Indian War,American colonists

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