Question 1

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Select any four acts of Parliament and explain their effect on the colonies and the nature of the colonial objection to each.

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1. The Stamp Act of 1765:
Effect on the...

Question 3

English and American supporters of the English constitution felt it correctly divided power between

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A)  the monarchy, the aristocracy, and representative assemblies.
B)  England and the American colonies.
C)  the commercial and landholding classes on both sides of the ocean.
D)  Parliament and the monarchy.
E)  The monarchy, Parliament, and the courts.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

The legislation confirming parliamentary authority over the colonies was called the ____________.

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Question 5

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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 C)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

Parliament responded to the Boston Tea Party by

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A)  withdrawing its military protection of Massachusetts.
B)  reducing the powers of self-government in Massachusetts.
C)  reducing the geographic size of the colony.
D)  threatening to launch a war against the Massachusetts militia.
E)  repealing the Tea Act.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 8

Colonial protests against the Townshend Duties resulted in

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A)  the Boston Massacre.
B)  Parliament passing a second Stamp Act.
C)  an increase in smuggling in port cities such as Boston.
D)  many colonists joining in nonimportation agreements.
E)  the Boston Tea Party.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

In the eighteenth century, under the English government's theory of representation

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A)  the American colonies were represented in Parliament.
B)  each American colony was allowed one non-voting representative in Parliament.
C)  the American colonies had no claim to any political representation.
D)  the king spoke to Parliament on behalf of the American colonies.
E)  the American colonies were represented by the courts.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

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 11

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

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Question 12

The colonists largely accepted the Townshend Duties, except for the tax on tea.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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) D) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 14

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

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Question 15

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following statements regarding the Coercive Acts is TRUE?

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A)  Massachusetts became politically isolated from the other colonies.
B)  Colonial boycotts decreased.
C)  Massachusetts became a martyr in the cause of resistance.
D)  The Acts had little practical effect on the Massachusetts colony.
E)  The Acts were basically ignored by other colonial legislatures.F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

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 B)
G) B) and E)

Question 18

The Boston Massacre was the British response to the Boston Tea Party.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Parliament responded to the Boston Tea Party by passing a series of laws called the __________________.

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The answer of Parliament responded to the Boston Tea Party...

Question 20

The British were more tolerant of Indian culture and Indian religions than were the French.

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A) True 
 B)False

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