Question 1

The Tea Act of 1773 angered colonial consumers,but not colonial merchants.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What new policies affecting the colonies did Parliament adopt following the French and Indian War,and why did it adopt those policies?

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Following the French and Indian War, Par...

Question 3

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Resistance to British imperial authority was centered among associations of western farmers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In the 1760s,the Grenville ministry increased its authority in the colonies by

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A)   stationing regular British troops permanently in America.
B)   banning political meetings.
C)   closing the port of Boston.
D)   closing newspapers that criticized the English government.
E)   outlawing the Sons of Liberty.

Question 6

The Peace of Paris (1763)saw the French retain a portion of their holdings on the North American mainland.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Quebec Act

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A)   granted political rights to Roman Catholics.
B)   reduced the boundaries of Quebec.
C)   was approved of by most English colonists.
D)   was passed by England to appease the French government.
E)   made the Roman Catholic Church illegal.

Question 8

The ________ colony had the most elaborately developed tavern culture.

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Massachusetts

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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 governance of the colonies had a significant impact on shaping the general attitudes of Americans regarding their rights and responsibilities within the British Empire. The British government's policies, such as the imposition of taxes without colonial representation and the enforcement of trade regulations, led to widespread resentment and a growing sense of frustration among the American colonists.

These policies created a belief among the colonists that their rights as British subjects were being violated, and that they were not being given the same rights and representation as those in England. This sense of injustice fueled a growing sentiment of independence and a desire for greater autonomy and self-governance among the colonists.

Additionally, the British government's attempts to assert greater control over the colonies through measures such as the Quartering Act and the deployment of British troops further alienated the colonists and reinforced their belief that their rights and freedoms were being infringed upon.

As a result, the governance of the colonies by the British Empire during this period played a key role in shaping the attitudes of Americans towards their rights and responsibilities within the empire, ultimately laying the groundwork for the eventual push for independence and the American Revolution.

Question 12

In 1774,the First Continental Congress

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A)   accepted a plan for a colonial union under British authority.
B)   proposed that the colonies tax themselves at Parliament's demand.
C)   agreed to end colonial boycotts of British trade.
D)   issued an order for the arrest of all colonists loyal to the king.
E)   called for the repeal of all oppressive legislation passed since 1763.

Question 13

Legislation passed by the Grenville ministry in 1764-1765 adversely affected ________ in America.

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A)   New England merchants
B)   southern planters
C)   small farmers
D)   urban workers
E)   All these answers are correct.

Question 14

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

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

Question 15

Most Indian tribes were not enthusiastic about the Proclamation of 1763,but many supported it anyway as the best option available to them.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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.

Question 17

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

During the first stage (1754-1756) of the French and Indian War,

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A)   only the Iroquois Indians were allied with the French.
B)   the Iroquois were allied with the English but remained largely passive.
C)   English colonists fought with the support of the Iroquois.
D)   the colonists fought with the French against the English.
E)   the colonists fought primarily against the Iroquois.

Question 19

The "internal rebellions" involving tenant farmers of the British colonies had their roots in the

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A)   presumption that taxation without representation was intolerable.
B)   class system of New England and New York.
C)   French and Indian War.
D)   expansion into western lands.
E)   writings of Ethan Allen.

Question 20

In the aftermath of King George's War

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A)   relations among the English, French, and Iroquois deteriorated.
B)   the French moved out of the Ohio Valley.
C)   the Iroquois decided not to grant any future trade concessions to the English.
D)   military activity west of England's North American colonies steadily declined.
E)   the English abandoned many of their fortresses in the interior.

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