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Each of the following was a reason for the colonists to enjoy their membership in the British Empire in the 1750s EXCEPT: |
| | A) | military protection from the Indians and the French |
| | B) | political stability |
| | C) | British subsidies for colonial industry |
| | D) | opportunity for trade |
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2 | |
During the fifty years after the Glorious Revolution, the British policy of neglect of the colonial economy: |
| | A) | dissipated as the kings reasserted their power in the British government. |
| | B) | was lessened by the capabilities of royal officials in America. |
| | C) | was sustained by some Parliamentary leaders who believed relaxation of restrictions would spur commerce. |
| | D) | was lessened as officials in London learned more about the colonial economies. |
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3 | |
By the 1750s colonial legislatures had come to see themselves as: |
| | A) | little parliaments. |
| | B) | agents of the royal governor. |
| | C) | powerless. |
| | D) | agents for democratic reform. |
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4 | |
A conference of colonial leaders gathered in Albany, New York, in 1754 to discuss a proposal by Benjamin Franklin to: |
| | A) | establish "one general government" for all of the colonies. |
| | B) | negotiate a treaty with the French. |
| | C) | expand a system of intercolonial roads. |
| | D) | extend the operation of the colonial postal service. |
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5 | |
Both the French and the English were well aware that the battle for control of North America would be determined in part by: |
| | A) | who had the Dutch on their side. |
| | B) | whose king was the best military commander. |
| | C) | which group could win the allegiance of native tribes. |
| | D) | whose armies could best fight "Indian" fashion. |
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6 | |
The British victory in the Great War for the empire: |
| | A) | expelled France and Spain from North America. |
| | B) | gave England control of most the settled regions of North America. |
| | C) | resulted in the defeat of all North American Indian tribes. |
| | D) | resulted in less contact between Britain and America. |
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7 | |
Prior to the Great War for the empire, the Iroquois Confederacy: |
| | A) | traded exclusively with the English. |
| | B) | traded exclusively with the French. |
| | C) | maintained their autonomy by avoiding a close relationship with both French and the English. |
| | D) | traded only with the five tribes that made up the Confederacy. |
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Which of the following did not occur during the prime ministry of William Pitt? |
| | A) | Americans were reimbursed for supplies requisitioned in their British colonies. |
| | B) | Colonial assemblies were in charge of recruitment in their respective colonies. |
| | C) | The French lost the city of Quebec. |
| | D) | Most of the fighting was done by colonial militia. |
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For which of the following was the result of the Great War for the empire a disaster? |
| | A) | English frontiersmen and traders. |
| | B) | Colonial merchants. |
| | C) | The Iroquois Confederacy. |
| | D) | The Royal Africa Company. |
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10 | |
The English decision to reorganize the British Empire after 1763 was the result of: |
| | A) | colonial demands for more efficient government. |
| | B) | problems in the merchant community and their desire for regulation. |
| | C) | colonial unrest, which the British government planned to put down before it become serious. |
| | D) | Enormous war debts and large increases in territory |
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11 | |
George III influenced the growing strain between the colonies and Great Britain through: |
| | A) | his alliance with the Whigs led by William Pitt. |
| | B) | his psychological illness during the 1760s and 1770s. |
| | C) | his willingness to defer while Parliament dictated increasingly harsh terms to the colonies. |
| | D) | his insecure personality, which contributed to the instability of the British government during these years. |
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12 | |
In an effort to keep peace between frontiersmen and Indians and provide for a more orderly settlement of the West, the British government: |
| | A) | forbade settlers from crossing the mountains that divided the Atlantic coast from the interior. |
| | B) | gave Indian tribes and confederations colonial status. |
| | C) | allowed interior settlement only if settlers bought land from the tribes. |
| | D) | put forts in the Ohio Valley to protect settlers there. |
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13 | |
Which of the following was a consequence of the policies of the Grenville ministry? |
| | A) | British tax revenues in the colonies increased ten times. |
| | B) | Colonists effectively resisted and paid little tax. |
| | C) | Many colonial merchants went out of business. |
| | D) | Colonial assemblies assumed the responsibility for taxing their individual colonies. |
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The Regulator movement of 1771 consisted of: |
| | A) | Pennsylvania frontiersmen who demanded attention from the colonial government for their defense needs. |
| | B) | farmers of the Carolina upcountry opposed to high taxes. |
| | C) | northern merchants who refused to comply with the restrictions of the Grenville program. |
| | D) | western farmers who protested the Proclamation of 1763. |
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15 | |
British policies after 1763: |
| | A) | destroyed the economy of the American colonies. |
| | B) | stripped colonial assemblies of their authority. |
| | C) | created a deep sense of economic unease, particularly in colonial cities. |
| | D) | actually helped the colonial economy. |
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16 | |
Colonists argued that the Stamp Act was not proper because: |
| | A) | it affected only a few people, so the burden was not shared. |
| | B) | the money raised would not be spent in the colonies. |
| | C) | colonies could be taxed only by their provincial assemblies. |
| | D) | the tax was too high. |
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17 | |
British authorities decided to repeal the Stamp Act primarily because of the: |
| | A) | passage of the "Virginia Resolves." |
| | B) | well-reasoned petitions of the Stamp Act Congress. |
| | C) | intimidation tactics employed by the Sons of Liberty. |
| | D) | economic pressure caused by a colonial boycott of English goods. |
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18 | |
Townshend believed his taxes on the colonists would not be protested because they were: |
| | A) | "external" taxes--taxes on goods brought from overseas. |
| | B) | not going to be strictly enforced. |
| | C) | lower than the Stamp Act taxes. |
| | D) | to support colonial projects. |
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19 | |
The Boston Massacre: |
| | A) | was probably the result of panic and confusion by British soldiers. |
| | B) | reversed the calming trend that had occurred after the repeal of the Townshend Acts. |
| | C) | made John Adams a leader of the resistance. |
| | D) | killed over thirty members of the resistance. |
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20 | |
Colonial "committees of correspondence" were created to: |
| | A) | keep colonial intellectuals in contact with each other. |
| | B) | publicize grievances against England. |
| | C) | improve the writing skills of young gentlemen. |
| | D) | correspond with English radicals who supported the American cause. |
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21 | |
American complaints concerning lack of representation made little sense to the English who pointed out that: |
| | A) | over eighty percent of the population of Great Britain was entitled to vote for members of Parliament. |
| | B) | each colony was represented by an agent and a designated member of Parliament. |
| | C) | each member of Parliament represented the interests of the whole empire rather than a particular individual or geographical area. |
| | D) | American participation in parliamentary discussions would bind them to unpopular decisions. |
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22 | |
Colonists felt that when the English constitution was allowed to function properly, it created the best political system because it: |
| | A) | distributed power among the three elements of society--the monarchy, the aristocracy, and the common people. |
| | B) | created a republican government. |
| | C) | created a democracy. |
| | D) | put power in the hands of those best suited to govern. |
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23 | |
The dispute over the Tea Act: |
| | A) | led to the weakening of the colonial position by women who refused to support the boycott. |
| | B) | derived from a doubling of the tax on tea. |
| | C) | led to a resistance similar in scale to earlier protests. |
| | D) | caused the implementation of the Intolerable Acts. |
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24 | |
The Coercive Acts or "Intolerable Acts": |
| | A) | isolated Massachusetts from the other colonies. |
| | B) | made Massachusetts a martyr in the eyes of other colonies. |
| | C) | created no concern among any group other than merchants. |
| | D) | increased the power of colonial assemblies. |
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25 | |
Which of the following was not a step taken by the First Continental Congress? |
| | A) | It adopted a plan for a colonial union under British authority. |
| | B) | It endorsed a statement of grievances. |
| | C) | It called for military preparations. |
| | D) | It called for a series of boycotts. |
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