Question 1

The triumph of what Britain called the Great War saw Americans

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A)   very nervous about their own future
B)   compassionate toward the French
C)   jealous of British military power
D)   turn their anger on the king
E)   celebrating as joyously as Londoners

Question 2

What were the various effects of the Glorious Revolution in America?

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Question 3

During the period of salutary neglect:

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A)   the British government took less of a role in governing the American colonies
B)   new and efficient trade regulations were introduced
C)   William and Mary ruled Britain
D)   a new trade board, the Lords of Trade and Plantations, was introduced
E)   Americans developed a powerful desire for independence

Question 4

In the South, British troops and colonial militia fought the:

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A)   Iroquois
B)   Cherokees
C)   Shawnees
D)   Hurons
E)   Creeks

Question 5

The Bostonian described as the "supreme genius of revolutionary agitation" was:

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A)   James Otis
B)   Samuel Adams
C)   John Dickinson
D)   John Adams
E)   Paul Revere

Question 6

The Stamp Act placed the first tax on the new colonial postal system.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Through the first half of the eighteenth century, the power of the colonial assemblies generally declined.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Gaspee incident involved the burning of a church in Boston by British soldiers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In 1678, a defiant Massachusetts legislature declared the Navigation Acts:

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A)   an insult to the colonists
B)   only applicable to the southern colonies
C)   in violation of international law
D)   an act of treason by Britain
E)   had no legal standing in the colony

Question 10

The Sugar Act of 1764:

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A)   legalized trade with the French West Indies
B)   taxed imports in order to raise revenue
C)   doubled the existing tax on molasses
D)   aimed to reduce rum drinking in the colonies
E)   taxed sugar refined in the colonies

Question 11

The Currency Act of 1764:

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A)   prohibited the colonies from making their currency legal tender
B)   created terrible inflation in the colonies
C)   was designed to ease the shortage of hard money in the colonies
D)   said that lenders had to accept paper money in payment of debts
E)   changed the name of the basic monetary unit to "dollar" from "pound"

Question 12

All of the following are true of Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence EXCEPT:

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A)   It took many ideas from George Mason and John Locke.
B)   It was revised by other members of the Congress.
C)   It was meant as a statement of American principles and grievances.
D)   It secured American independence.
E)   It spoke of certain "unalienable rights."

Question 13

John Adams defended the British soldiers accused of murder in the Boston Massacre.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which is NOT true of the Olive Branch Petition?

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A)   It attempted to reconcile the colonists and the British.
B)   It was authored by John Dickinson.
C)   It changed the thinking of George III toward the Americans.
D)   It rejected independence.
E)   It was issued by the Continental Congress.

Question 15

Discuss the concept of "salutary neglect."

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Question 16

The major objective of the Tea Act of 1773 was to:

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A)   enrich Lord North and his cronies
B)   bail out the East India Company
C)   stimulate England's home economy
D)   punish American tea importers
E)   reduce tea prices for Americans

Question 17

The purpose of the Coercive Acts was to:

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A)   punish Boston for the Tea Party
B)   arrest the leaders of the Sons of Liberty
C)   abolish the colonial assemblies
D)   outlaw any public criticism of British policy
E)   make Americans drink more tea

Question 18

Describe the "ideological responses" to George Grenville's colonial policies. What impact did these responses have on the relationship between Parliament and the colonial assemblies?

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Question 19

As a result of the British capture of Nova Scotia, its Acadian inhabitants were:

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A)   enslaved
B)   made British subjects
C)   slaughtered
D)   expelled
E)   taken to England

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