Chapter 6

Which of the following sparked the Seven Years' War?

*8disputes over land in the backcountry between Britain and France the desire for independence among British colonial subjects soured trade relationships between Britain and France tensions between Indian tribes allied with the British and French, respectively

The Treaty of Paris, which ended the Seven Years' War, gave Britain possession over

*Quebec and Florida. Cuba and Canada. Canada and Louisiana. Florida and Louisiana.

Which of the following statements about the battles of Lexington and Concord is most accurate?

*The battles began after Parliament had declared the colonies to be in a state of rebellion and the royal government in the colonies had largely dissolved. The battles were inspired by colonial agitation stirred up by the recent publication of Thomas Paine's Common Sense. The battles resulted when American militiamen at Lexington ambushed British soldiers from behind trees and stone walls. The battles ended with the British troops in possession of both Lexington and Concord, though determined colonial resistance had shown that the colonists were ready to fight

Which of the following statements about the Seven Years' War is false?

*The war started in Europe and then spread to the colonies. George Washington played an instrumental role in bringing the war about. Disputed claims to the Ohio Country were an important cause of the war. It began with several years of blunders and setbacks for British forces.

What was one British perception of the colonies immediately after the war?

*They thought the colonies had not contributed enough to the war. They were afraid the colonies would not be able to pay higher taxes to pay off war debt. They thought too many colonists had sided with the French. They thought that most of the colonists were not loyal to the British Crown.

All the following ideological beliefs contributed significantly to the colonists' resistance to Parliamentary taxation except the belief that

*property should be divided equally. property was the basis of liberty. power was inherently threatening to liberty. trials by jury were a constitutional right.

From the colonials' point of view, what was the fundamental problem with British taxes?

*the fact that the colonials had no direct representation in Parliament the recession in the colonies made it difficult to pay the taxes Britain's way of enforcing the taxes the products on which the British had placed the taxes

Between 1764 and 1765, Parliament imposed all the following acts on the colonies except a

Currency Act that barred the colonies from making their paper money legal tender. *Sugar Act that raised the duty on imported molasses. Quartering Act that required colonies to provide suitable accommodations to any British soldiers stationed there. Stamp Act that taxed a variety of items, including newspapers, playing cards, and dice

What is one of the difficulties that arose for the French that helped to change the course of the Seven Years' War?

France's monarch lost interest in the North American colonies. *The British gained control of the St. Lawrence, which left the French without vital supplies. Some of France's Indian allies went to war with one another. France's alliance with Austria fell apart and put a strain on their troops in Europe.

What was the most important outcome or legacy of the Seven Years' War?

It established modern rules of military engagement. It fomented differences between Britain and its Indian allies in the Americas. *It caused the French expulsion from North America, and increased British power. It set a precedent in which London was responsible for footing the bill of colonial wars.

How did the American economy differ from the English economy?

It had a more commercialized agricultural sector. Mines were deepening its industrial development. *It was less commercially and industrially developed. It was driven by influential corporations.

After the Boston Tea Party, Parliament sought to reassert its authority through the passage of the

Quebec Act. Sugar Act. *Coercive Acts. Stamp Act. Dubbed the "Intolerable Acts" in the colonies, the Coercive Acts sought to reassert British control in the colonies.

In which colony did royal authority begin to... In which colony did royal authority begin to fall apart first?

Rhode Island *Massachusetts Pennsylvania New York General Thomas Gage, the governor of Massachusetts, dissolved the Massachusetts legislature in an effort to stop the rebellion. The legislature reformed itself into the Provincial Congress, and the rebellion spread.

Which of the following best describes the Albany Plan?

a peace treaty with the Iroquois a colonial refusal to participate in European wars *a plan for colonial cooperation a colonial agreement to ally with the British

William Pitt's plan to win the Seven Years' War was to

cut all ties with Native Americans who generally proved to be unreliable allies. *treat the colonists as partners and equals in a determined effort to drive France out of America. focus all of Britain's might on attacking France itself, while leaving the colonists to fight for themselves. shift the burden of paying the costs of the war from England to the colonies.

The Continental Congress, which met in 1774, did all the following except

deny Parliament's right to pass legislation for the colonies. confirm the colonists' allegiance to George III *deny Parliament's right to regulate colonial trade call for a ban on trade with Britain until the Coercive Acts were repealed.

The largest social class in England was the

middle class. gentry. upper class. *lower class.

All the following contributed to the repeal of the Stamp Act except

resistance movements organized by affluent professionals and artisans. *mass resignations of royal governors in opposition to the act. mob violence, riots, and intimidation. proclamations from colonial assemblies that they alone could tax the colonists.

An important innovation of the Townshend Acts was that the

revenues raised by the acts would be used to fund public programs in England rather than the colonies. *revenues raised by the acts would be used to pay royal officers in the colonies. taxes established by the acts were levied on exports rather than imports. taxes established by the acts were levied on documents commonly used by all colonists.

Which of the following pieces of legislation was not one of the Coercive Acts passed by Parliament in response to the Boston Tea Party?

the Massachusetts Government Act the Quartering Act *the Declaratory Act the Impartial Administration of Justice Act

Which event provided the immediate impetus for the creation of the committees of correspondence in 1772?

the destruction of tea in Boston Harbor the repeal of all the Townshend Acts except for the one on tea *the British response to the burning of the Gaspee the Boston Massacre

Which of the following best describes the way colonials were successfully able to foster agreement among the colonies in matters relating to resistance to British measures?

through the distribution of circular letters to colonial legislatures *through committees of correspondence that distributed statements of colonial grievances through the passage of the Coercive Acts through press coverage of the First Continental Congress The committees formed a new communications network that spread the scope of the resistance from colonial seaports into rural areas.

Why was the duty on tea maintained after the other Townshend duties had been repealed?

to control commerce and punish the colonials for their resistance to trick the colonials into paying a tax and then use that as a precedent for further taxes to create division among the colonials since the tax hurt merchants but made tea cheaper for ordinary people *to bring in revenue and to show the colonials that Parliament had the authority to tax The resistance movement slowed down for more than two years following the repeal of most of the Townshend duties. But the movement would return to the issue of the tax on tea.

According to John Locke, what was the main responsibility of government?

to protect liberty *to protect an individual's right to own property to ensure equality to protect national borders According to Locke, property guaranteed liberty.

Many Great Awakening converts

turned to violence. *felt free to openly criticize their ministers. were fearful of criticizing their churches. began to practice rational Christianity.