Question 1

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) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

The Tea Act of 1773

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A)  followed a few years of relative calm between England and the American colonies.
B)  lowered the price of tea for American colonists.
C)  was intended to benefit a private British company.
D)  provided no new tax on tea.
E)  All the answers are correct.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

The Paxton Boys and the Regulators both

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A)  demanded tax relief.
B)  feared violence from western farmers.
C)  demanded independence from England.
D)  sought to increase the authority of local colonial governments.
E)  demanded the redistribution of the land making up the former French colonies.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 4

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) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 5

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) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 6

Prior to the 1760s, cooperation between colonies was not good.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Many colonists believed the legislation passed by the Grenville ministry in 1764-1765

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A)  showed the British were committed to the long-term success of the colonies.
B)  meant the British were trying to take away their tradition of self-government.
C)  signified that the British finally understood the desires of the colonists.
D)  would have little long-term effect on the economy of the colonies.
E)  would lead to renewed hostilities with Indians in the west.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

The major participants in the Seven Years' War, in North America, were

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A)  the colonists, the English, and the Spanish.
B)  the French, the colonists, and the Spanish.
C)  the Iroquois, the English, and the French.
D)  the French, the Spanish, and the English.
E)  the English, the Iroquois, and the Spanish.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

Eighteenth-century parliamentary leaders were less inclined than seventeenth-century English monarchs to exert control over their empire.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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) A) and C)

Question 12

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) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

The Stamp Act was a direct attempt by Parliament to raise revenues in the colonies without the consent of the colonial legislatures.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Virginian who took the lead in protesting the Stamp Act was ______________.

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Question 15

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 16

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

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Question 17

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

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Question 18

Under the English constitution during the eighteenth century,

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A)  only American colonists were denied direct representation in Parliament.
B)  large areas of England had no direct political 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) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

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) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 20

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 between 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 the answers are correct.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

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