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9. During the 1700s, the most powerful group ofNative Americans in North America was the a iroquois b. Algonquin c. Creoles d. Hurons e Apaches

a iroquois

40. In response to the suspension of their colonial legislatures, many colonies convened new assemblies, and a collective assembly met in September 1774, under the name of the a. First Continental Congress b. United States Congress e. Committee of Safety d. Colonial Congress e. United Continental Assembly

a. First Continental Congress

44. No concerted efforts were made to increase English control over its empire in America during the first half of the eighteenth century because a. Parliament was focused on increasing its authority over the king b. the colonial assemblies were weakened and posed no threat to imperial authority c. rigorous enforcement of the Navigation Acts maintained a British presence in America d. there were no threats to the colonies so tight control was not necessary e. the Albany Plan of Union exercised a good deal of authority over the colonies by the British government

a. Parliament was focused on increasing its authority over the king

19. After 1763, the British imperial design changed from emphasizing trade to a. acquiring land, population, and imperial splendor b. promoting electoral democracy c. supporting the expansion of colonial manufacturing d. abandoning colonies that were losing money e. eliminating all colonial taxes

a. acquiring land, population, and imperial splendor

26. During the 1760s and 1770s, the political program that angered the Americans most was the British effort to take away local control over a. appropriating money for local government b. appointing the colonial governor c. approving the choice of military commanders d. negotiating treaties with the Indians e. regulating slavery in the South

a. appropriating money for local government

15. William Pitt transformed the effort in America doing all following except war by ofthe a. leading the British troops in battle b. planning military strategy c. impressing colonists into the army d appointing commanders in the field e. relaxing some colonial policies

a. leading the British troops in battle

51. British North American colonists accepted the Navigation Act duties before the Sugar Act because a. mercantilism was the accepted economic policy of the time b. the Sugar Act raised the rates on sugar and molasses to unprecedented levels c. the Navigation Acts were external, not internal taxes d. the purpose of the Sugar Act was to regulate trade, not to raise revenue e. the Navigation Acts did not impact the colonies

a. mercantilism was the accepted economic policy of the time

In the 1750s, the relationship between the British Empire and the American colonies was characterized by a. most Americans believing that the benefits of the empire far outweigh the costs b. the British strictly enforcing colonial trade regulations c. most Americans objecting to their membership in the British Empire d. the British constantly intervening in American affairs e most cities experiencing anti-British Demonstrations

a. most Americans believing that the benefits of the empire far outweigh the costs

33. Prime Minister Charles Townshend established a board of customs commissioners in America that a. virtually ended smuggling in Boston b. won the support of American merchants outside of Boston c. continued loose enforcement of the Navigation Acts d. broke the colonists' boycott of English goods e. halted smuggling in all American seaports

a. virtually ended smuggling in Boston

In spite of the differences among the colonies, all ofthese factors encouraged them to work together except a continuous line of settlements along the seacoast b the belief that they were all Americans rather than loyal British subjects c. the construction of roads and the development oftrade d. the creation of the colonial postal service e a belief that trade with England was beneficial

b the belief that they were all Americans rather than loyal British subjects

18. The French and Indian War had all ofthe following effects on the postwarworld except a. The war made the British very unhappy with colonial contributions to the war effort b. The war convinced British authorities that they needed to give the colonists more control over their own affairs c. The American soldiers a profound contempt for the attitudes and behavior of war gave British regulars d. The led to a gradual decline in the power of the Indians war e. The war caused a decline in the power ofthe Ohio Valley Indians

b. The war convinced British authorities that they needed to give the colonists more control

52. The actions of corrupt and overbearing customs officials were highlighted most clearly in the a. Boston Massacre because the British troops were stationed in Boston to protect customs officials b. burning of the Gaspee because customs officials had antagonized Rhode Island merchants by their abuse of authority c. enforcement of the Stamp Act with its ridiculously high duty on imported sugar and molasses d. Continental Association, which was formed to publicize the unjust actions of customs collectors e. Boston Port Act, in which the customs officials ordered the port closed because of the smuggling of goods on which duties were not paid

b. burning of the Gaspee because customs officials had antagonized Rhode Island merchants by their abuse of authority

0. One of the developments that led to the French and Indian War was a. the decision of the Iroquois to abandon their alliance with the British b. continued expansion ofFrench and English settlements c. George Washington's attack on and victory over the French at Ft Necessity d the alliances between the British and the Hurons and the French and the Iroquois e. land disputes over the cultivation oftobacco

b. continued expansion ofFrench and English settlements

46. The change in William Pitt's strategy that finally led to victory in the French and Indian War was a. confiscation of goods from colonists without compensation b. devoting more financial resources and soldiers to the war in America c. reorganization of the colonial militia so that it better integrated with British regulars d. the forced enlistment of colonial soldiers in areas where fighting with the French was taking place e. encouraging the colonies to unite in the formation of a single fighting force supported by uniform taxes throughout the colonies

b. devoting more financial resources and soldiers to the war in America

In the immediate years after the Glorious Revolution of 1688, the British government a. repealed the Navigation Acts b. eased its control over the American colonies c. sent troops to quell street demonstrations in Boston d. ended governmental role for the House of Lords e. Did not allow the king to make royal appointments

b. eased its control over the American colonies

39. In response to the Coercive Acts, the colonists took all of the following actions except a. organizing bands of vigilantes to make sure colonists cooperated with the resistance to the British b. passing a plan for a colonial union under British authority c. gathering delegates from most of the colonies in an assembly to consider common action against the British d. preparing for military defense against possible British attack e. women's groups extending their organized boycotts

b. passing a plan for a colonial union under British authority

13. During the French and Indian War, colonial forces were engaged in a. preventing a French invasion ofnortheastern cities b. protecting western settlements against Indian raids c. defeating the Iroquois in the north d. attacking Spanish forts to the south e defending Tidewater Virginia from the French navy

b. protecting western settlements against Indian raids

27. Although the financial burden imposed by the Stamp Act of 1765 was small, it antagonized and unified the colonies against the British government more so than had the Sugar Act of 1764 because a. people bought more stamps than sugar b. the new tax was blatantly designed to produce revenue, and it fell on all the colonists regardless of colony or class e. the postage rates were already extremely high d. the "New York Resolves" created the impression that the most populous colony was more militant than it really was e. the revenue would be collected in the form of a duty tax

b. the new tax was blatantly designed to produce revenue, and it fell on all the colonists regardless of colony or class

16. During the French and Indian war, the last major occurrence in Americawas a. the fall of Quebec b. the surrender ofMontreal c. the capture of Fort Duquesne d the French defeat at Louisburg e. the establishment of Fort Necessity

b. the surrender ofMontreal

37. Protests of the Tea Act differed from earlier responses to British laws in that a. colonial women refused to become involved in the boycott b. the tea boycott mobilized large segments of the population c. resistance to the act failed to generate mass support d. most believed the Tea Act was necessary to the prevention of smuggling e. the boycott failed to include members of the merchant class

b. the tea boycott mobilized large segments of the population

25. After 1763, Americans began to feel a common bond against the British because of all the following common grievances except a. the closing of the West to land speculation and fur trading b. the underrepresentation of western counties in the colonial assemblies c. the raising of taxes on many colonial goods d. the economic depression that followed the end of the war e. the establishment of new vice-admiralty courts

b. the underrepresentation of western counties in the colonial assemblies

30. The Stamp Act crisis brought the colonies to the brink of war with the British, but the crisis subsided largely because a. colonial leaders were unable to organize significant protests b. England could not afford another costly war c. English merchants, hurt by the colonial boycott, asked Parliament to repeal the act d. the colonies were militarily too powerful for Britain to fight e. the colonial petitions persuaded Britain to rethink its position

c. English merchants, hurt by the colonial boycott, asked Parliament to repeal the act

50. At the conclusion of the Stamp Act Crisis, Parliament reasserted its authority to legislate for the colonies "in all cases whatsoever" in the a. Coercive Acts b. Declaratory Act c. Mutiny Act d. Regulator Movement e. Proclamation of 1763

c. Mutiny Act

34. Following the "Boston Massacre" of 1770, Samuel Adams stirred up public outrage and then helped to create a committee of a. vigilance b. military training c. correspondence d. revolution e. public safety

c. correspondence

43. Alcohol and its consumption in the American colonies in 1770 was a. restricted to beer and wine b. strictly illegal by English law c. craved by American colonists and drunkenness was common d. restricted to private homes e. nonexistent in cities

c. craved by American colonists and drunkenness was common

17. By agreeing to the Peace ofParis, the French did all of the following except a transferring Canada to Great Britain b. ceding New Orleans to the Spanish c. gaining territory in India d. giving up all claims in mainland North America e. accepting large territorial gains for Britain

c. gaining territory in India

28. The Stamp Act Congress of 1765 petitioned the king and the Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act because a. the tax gave London merchants an unfair advantage in the colonial trade b. the price of the stamps was more than the colonists could afford c. it believed that only the colonial assemblies could place taxes on the colonies d. the method of selling the stamps was unworkable e. they believed that external taxes were intrinsically unfair

c. it believed that only the colonial assemblies could place taxes on the colonies

In the mid 1770s, the relationship between the British Empire and the American colonies was characterized a. most Americans being happy with their membership in the empire b. the British tying to continue the policies of the last hundred years c. most Americans becoming disillusioned with the empire d the British growing like the Americans in their ideas and institutions more e most Americans taking loyalty oaths to the Crown

c. most Americans becoming disillusioned with the empire

35. Americans of the 1770s based their opposition to the British on all of the following ideas except a. government should be distributed among several elements of society, not concentrated in a single center b. taxes should be levied on people only if they participated in the process c. sovereignty should be indivisible, with only a single, ultimate authority in a country d. people should resist the government if it oppressed them, and they had the right to overthrow the government if necessary e. a belief that people needed safeguards against abusive power

c. sovereignty should be indivisible, with only a single, ultimate authority in a country

48. Which of the following was the first to signal a change in British policy to the American colonists? a. the Townshend Duties b. the Tea Act c. the Proclamation of 1763 d. the Coercive Acts e. the appointment of Thomas Hutchinson as Massachusetts Governor

c. the Proclamation of 1763

49. The declaration from the Stamp Act Congress "That the people of these colonies are not, and from their local circumstances cannot be, represented in the House of Commons. . ." was based on a repudiation of a. the theory that the king could not legislate for his subjects in overseas colonies b. John Locke's ideology of the rights of Englishmen c. the idea of virtual representation in the British Empire as a whole d. the idea that only the colonial assemblies could impose taxes on their respective colonies e. the colonial governors' authority to veto laws passed in the colonial assemblies

c. the idea of virtual representation in the British Empire as a whole

36. One result of the Boston massacre was a. the death of over 50 Americans b. the withdrawal of British troops from colonial cities c. the incident became a symbol of British oppression d. the resignation of Charles Townshend e. the incident resulted in a jail sentence for Thomas Hutchinson

c. the incident became a symbol of British oppression

During the reigns of George I and George II, a. the prime minister and the cabinet became virtually powerless b the executive power ofthe king increased markedly c. the prime minister and the cabinet became the true executives d English-born kings regained the monarchy e. Americans called for armed rebellion

c. the prime minister and the cabinet became the true executives

12. The leader of the American militia at Fort Necessity was a. Jeffrey Amherst b. Nathanial Greene c. William Pitt d. George Washington e. James Wolfe

d. George Washington

22. The Proclamation of 1763 was supported by a. New England merchants b. Scots-Irish farmers c. southern planters d. Indians e. frontiersmen

d. Indians

23. In its attempts to stop the flow of colonists into the Ohio valley, the Proclamation of 1763 was a. totally successful until withdrawn by the British b. supported by colonists on the frontier c. successful for a few years, but then gradually lost its impact d. almost completely without impact e. ignored for a few years until the British rigidly enforced it

d. almost completely without impact

32. The Mutiny (Quartering) Act of 1765 was resented by the colonists because a. they could now be prosecuted on mutiny charges for refusing to provide quarters for troops b. they were required to quarter troops who served no purpose other than to oppress them c. some colonies were exempt from the law's provisions d. colonial contributions of lodging and supplies for British troops were made mandatory e. they had never quartered troops in the past

d. colonial contributions of lodging and supplies for British troops were made mandatory

21. In his policy toward the American colonies, Prime Minister George Grenville maintained that the colonists should be a. allowed to take a greater share in governing themselves b. treated fairly, as his brother-in-law, William Pitt, had suggested e. taxed less than in the past d. compelled to pay part of the cost of administering and defending the empire e. urged to extend slavery into New England

d. compelled to pay part of the cost of administering and defending the empire

31. During his years as Chancellor of the Exchequer, Charles Townshend persuaded Parliament to pass all of the following measures except a. disbanding the New York assembly b. imposing a series of new external taxes c. creating an effective ant smuggling board d. establishing new agents to enforce the Stamp Act e. addressing the challenge of enforcing the Mutiny Act

d. establishing new agents to enforce the Stamp Act

38. In response to Boston's opposition to the Tea Act of 1773, the British Parliament decided to a. take no action against the city b. order the arrest of John Hancock e. try the people who organized the Boston Tea Party d. punish all of Boston and all of Massachusetts e. hold all of the American colonies responsible for Boston

d. punish all of Boston and all of Massachusetts

24. After 1763, the new imperial program of Prime Minister George Grenville included all of the following revenue-producing measures except a. the Mutiny Act of 1765, requiring colonists to assist in maintaining the army b. the Sugar Act of 1764, raising the duty on sugar c. the Stamp Act of 1765, taxing most printed documents d. the Molasses Act of 1764, increasing the duty on molasses e. the Currency Act of 1764, restricting the printing of colonial money

d. the Molasses Act of 1764, increasing the duty on molasses

45. A major reason for the French construction of fortresses in the Ohio Valley in the mid eighteenth century was a. its desire to protect French farmers settled in the area from the English b. ongoing wars with the Iroquois and other Indian nations because of French encroachment on Indian lands c. tension between the French merchant aristocracy on the coast and French settlers inland d. to counter rising English influence when the Iroquois granted them trading concessions e. to protect overzealous Jesuit priests undertaking a new campaign to convert the natives to Catholicism

d. to counter rising English influence when the Iroquois granted them trading concessions

8. During the late 1600s and early 1700s, French settlement in North America was characterized by the a. development of manufacturing in Quebec b. decline of their fur trade with the Indians c. absence of any significant expansion of her territory d. toleration of the Indians' way of life e. lack of any effort to convert the Indians to their religion

d. toleration of the Indians' way of life

20. After the French and Indian War, the British Empire faced all of the following problems except a. huge new lands that it had to decide how to use b. huge war debts that it had to find a way to pay c. conflict with the colonists over westward expansion d a new king whose personality made governing the empire very difficult e wartime government leaders who remained in power despite knowing little about peacetime governing

e wartime government leaders who remained in power despite knowing little about peacetime governing

42. After the first day of fighting in the American Revolution, a. the British army had gained two easy victories b. John Hancock called for peace talks c. George Washington accepted the surrender of Major Pitcairn d. France voted to send troops to aid the colonists e. Britain had lost over twice as many men as the colonists had

e. Britain had lost over twice as many men as the colonists had

The three groups who fought in the Seven Years' War were a. France, Spain, and Britain b. Britain, Spain, and the Iroquois c. Spain, the Huron, France d. France, Spain, and the Iroquois e. Britain, France, and the Iroquois

e. Britain, France, and the Iroquois

41. The first shots of the Revolutionary War were fired in Massachusetts at a. Bunker Hill b. Cambridge c. Boston d. Monmouth e. Lexington

e. Lexington

29. A fiery speech against the Stamp Act was given in the Virginia House of Burgesses by a. Thomas Jefferson b. George Washington c. Samuel Adams d. James Otis e. Patrick Henry

e. Patrick Henry

14. During the seven Years war the English secretary of state was a. James Wolfe b. William Byrd c. William of Orange d. Jeffery Amherst e. William Pitt

e. William Pitt

Appointments to the position of royal governor, customs collector, or naval officer were usually a. awarded on the basis of merit b. based on military rank c given to colonial residents d. based on the religion of the applicant e. made as a result of bribery or favoritism

e. made as a result of bribery or favoritism

47. As a result of the French and Indian War a. the colonies were more dependent on Britain because they relied on English soldiers for protection b. the French agreed to stay within the boundaries of Louisiana and Canada and not incite Indians to attack western British settlements c. the French and the Indians agreed to a peace that lasted until the Revolutionary War d. the British regarded Americans as loyal subjects, good soldiers in the cause, and strong financial supporters of the war e. the colonists resented British interference in local affairs, and American militia noted marked differences between themselves and their English brethren

e. the colonists resented British interference in local affairs, and American militia noted marked differences between themselves and their English brethren

11. The effects of Queen Anne's War in the colonies included a. a brief outburst of war between the colonists and Britain b. the surrender of the city of Boston to the French c. a huge loss of land to the control of France d the signing of an alliance between the colonists and the Iroquois e. the outbreak of border conflicts with both France and Spain

e. the outbreak of border conflicts with both France and Spain