Question 1

The "Virginia Resolves" stated that

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A)   Virginians should not be required to pay taxes.
B)   the English government had no authority over the economic activities of Virginians.
C)   anyone who supported the right of Parliament to tax was an enemy of the colony.
D)   independence from England was the only solution to the tax crisis.
E)   Virginia must do its part to reimburse England for the cost of colonial defense.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

The Ottawa chieftain ________ struck back at English colonists who sought to move west of the Appalachians following the Seven Years' War.

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Question 3

Select any four colonial leaders and explain the specific role each played in the coming of the American Revolution.

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Question 4

The newly organized Sons of ________ did their best to block enforcement of the Stamp Act.

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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

When he became British prime minister, George Grenville

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A)   believed the colonial economies could not weather the cost of the recent war.
B)   criticized William Pitt for being too harsh in dealing with the American colonies.
C)   began a cost-cutting effort by reducing the number of British officials in America.
D)   initially sought to further decentralize government authority in the American colonies.
E)   believed the American colonists had been indulged for far too long.F) C) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 7

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Boston Tea Party of December 1773

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A)   frightened both sides in the conflict and triggered a year of relative peace.
B)   took place in response to Boston's turning away of several British merchant ships from the harbor.
C)   shocked the other colonies into isolating Massachusetts.
D)   triggered acts of resistance in other colonial cities and took place after Bostonians failed to turn away ships laden with tea.
E)   took place after Bostonians failed to turn away ships laden with tea and shocked the other colonies into isolating Massachusetts.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Trace the course and nature of colonial objections to British policies between 1763 and 1775.

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The period between 1763 and 1775 was mar...

Question 10

In 1772, Samuel Adams proposed the creation of a "committee of ________" to publicize grievances against England.

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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) All of the above

Question 12

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

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British rule in the colonies was decentr...

Question 13

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 these answers are correct.F) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 14

Up until the 1760s, how did the British governance of the colonies shape the general attitudes of Americans regarding their rights and responsibilities within the British Empire?

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Up until the 1760s, the British governan...

Question 15

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 decentralized and inefficient.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

Why did the Navigation Acts not spark colonial rebellion as did the acts passed after 1763?

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The Navigation Acts were a series of law...

Question 17

In 1770 Prime Minister Lord North repealed all of the ________ except the tax on tea.

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Question 18

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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 C)
G) B) and C)

Question 20

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 tribal groups.
D)   encouraged settlement of the western edge of the colonies.
E)   led to renewed conflict with the remaining French colonists in the west.F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

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The Tea Act of 1773

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