Question 1

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

Question 2

The leading colonial figure in the Boston Massacre was

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A)   Samuel Adams.
B)   Thomas Jefferson.
C)   Patrick Henry.
D)   James Otis.
E)   George Mason.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

During King George's War, the colonists captured the French fort at ________ on Cape Breton Island, only to be forced to return it to the French during the peace settlement.

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Question 4

According to 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 ceded Canada and all of its claims to land east of the Mississippi River, except New Orleans, to Great Britain.
D)   France agreed to pay England for the cost of the war.
E)   France ceded all of its Caribbean colonies to England.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

In general, the colonists regarded the political burden of the post-1763 imperial program to be worse than the economic burden.

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A) True 
 B)False

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 Boston Massacre was followed by three years of relative peace and quiet.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Mutiny (or Quartering)  Act of 1765

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A)   required colonists to evacuate their farms to occupying British soldiers.
B)   was regarded by objecting colonists as a form of taxation without consent.
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) A) and E)

Question 9

The Sugar Act of 1764 was designed to

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A)   damage the market for sugar grown in the colonies.
B)   eliminate the illegal sugar trade among the colonies, the French, and the West Indies.
C)   establish new vice-admiralty courts in America to try accused smugglers.
D)   lower the colonial duty on molasses.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

In the eighteenth century, the English constitution was

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A)   an unwritten document.
B)   difficult to change.
C)   unpopular in both England and America.
D)   believed to be holding back colonial expansion.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

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 12

At the time of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, General Thomas Gage, the commander of the British garrison in Boston,

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A)   considered his army too small to act without reinforcements.
B)   was convinced that Americans would never actually dare to fight.
C)   arrested Sam Adams and John Hancock near Lexington.
D)   offered to resign his command to avoid war.
E)   believed the colonists' calls for independence were justified.F) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 13

The dramatic fall of ________ marked the beginning of the end of the American phase of the Seven Years' War.

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Question 14

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Stamp Act of 1765

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A)   was consistent with traditional parliamentary efforts to regulate commerce.
B)   placed a heavy financial burden on American colonists.
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)   actually affected only a few New England merchants.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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Question 17

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

British official Thomas Hutchinson

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A)   was an early and outspoken supporter of the Stamp Act.
B)   called for suppression of colonial demonstrations.
C)   was murdered during colonial protests against the Stamp Act.
D)   had his home ransacked by anti-Stamp Act demonstrators.
E)   signed his name to the "Virginia Resolves" to support the colonists' position.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 19

The Proclamation of 1763 decreed that Parliament had the right to pass laws dealing with the colonies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Exam 4: The Empire in Transition

The Boston Massacre was followed by three years of relative peace and quiet.

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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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In general, the colonists regarded the political burden of the post-1763 imperial program to be worse than the economic burden.

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The dramatic fall of ________ marked the beginning of the end of the American phase of the Seven Years' War.

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The Sugar Act of 1764 was designed to

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At the time of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, General Thomas Gage, the commander of the British garrison in Boston,

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The leading colonial figure in the Boston Massacre was

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The Stamp Act of 1765

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

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According to the terms of the Peace of Paris of 1763,

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

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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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The Proclamation of 1763 decreed that Parliament had the right to pass laws dealing with the colonies.

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During King George's War, the colonists captured the French fort at ________ on Cape Breton Island, only to be forced to return it to the French during the peace settlement.

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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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In the eighteenth century, the English constitution was

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British official Thomas Hutchinson

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

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

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