GML Chapter 5

Who was appointed the military commander of the army during the Second Continental Congress? a. George Washington b. Charles Cornwallis c. Henry Knox d. Samuel Adams

a. George Washington

Which of the founding fathers argued that Parliament had no right to authorize the Writs of Assistance to combat smuggling? a. James Otis b. John Zenger c. George Washington d. Benedict Arnold

a. James Otis

Which was not part of the Boston Tea Party? a. John Adams was sent to prison on December 17, 1773. b. On December 16, 1773, colonists disguised as Indians threw more than 300 chests of tea into Boston Harbor, costing the East India Company the equivalent of about $4 million in today's dollars. c. Colonists took action against the shipment of tea on the three ships insisting that to pay the tax on it would acknowledge Britain's right to tax the colonies. d. Among the participants was John Adams' cousin, Sam Adams.

a. John Adams was sent to prison on December 17, 1773.

What did the 1766 Declaratory Act declare? a. Parliament had the power to pass laws for the colonies "in all cases whatever." b. If the British did not lift the Stamp Act the Sons of Liberty would raze Thomas Hutchinson's house. c. The settlement of colonists west of the Appalachian Proclamation Line of 1763 was prohibited. d. An impost was to be laid on sugar imports from Spain's Caribbean colonies.

a. Parliament had the power to pass laws for the colonies "in all cases whatever."

Who was not a member of the American delegation that negotiated the Treaty of Paris? a. Samuel Adams b. John Adams c. Benjamin Franklin d. John Jay

a. Samuel Adams

The Carolina "Regulators" of the mid-1760s were a. a group of wealthy residents of the back country who protested the lack of courts and lack of representation in the colonial governance. b. a group of artisans, centered in Charleston, who sought to regulate goods from skilled craftsmen, particularly in the silk, indigo, and silver industries. c. a group of marksmen who regularly roamed the countryside and shot fugitive slaves. d. poor women in the Carolinas who demanded that the price of bread and other necessities be regulated by the colonial government, or if not by the colonial government then by the British.

a. a group of wealthy residents of the back country who protested the lack of courts and lack of representation in the colonial governance.

Which of the following does not help explain the electrifying impact of Thomas Paine's Common Sense? a. an insistence that America stood ready to supplant Britain as the world's supreme imperial power b. a rejection of hereditary rule as inherently tyrannical, and thus unworthy of a free people c. a vision of an independent America as a beacon of freedom around the world d. a clear and direct style of expression, accessible to colonists of all backgrounds

a. an insistence that America stood ready to supplant Britain as the world's supreme imperial power

The Declaration of Independence a. declared the United States independent of British rule. b. was later recognized as the Constitution of the United States. c. was the nation's first written Constitution. d. was written by Thomas Paine as a prequel to Common Sense.

a. declared the United States independent of British rule.

British success in the Seven Years' War contributed to the making of the American Revolution because a. the British raised taxes to pay for the debt it incurred during the war. b. the British showed little concern for the lives and property of colonists. c. the British alienated French colonists in Nova Scotia. d. Britain refused to recognize George Washington as Governor of Virginia.

a. the British raised taxes to pay for the debt it incurred during the war.

The First Continental Congress met for a. two months. b. six months. c. two years. d. three years.

a. two months.

What did the Sugar Act of 1764 that so vexed the colonists do to the already existing tax on molasses imported from the French West Indies? a. It increased it b. It decreased it c. It left it unchanged d. It taxed only sugar used in alcoholic drinks.

b. It decreased it.

When colonists insisted that because they were not represented in Parliament they could not be taxed by the British government, the British replied that they were represented by a. colonial members of Parliament and the Privy Council. b. Benjamin Franklin and John Adams as envoys. c. virtual representation. d. their elected colonial officeholders, especially in proprietary colonies.

c. virtual representation.

Who engraved the image of the Boston Massacre which became one of the most influential pieces of political propaganda of the Revolutionary Era? a. Crispus Attucks b. Paul Revere c. Samuel Adams d. Benjamin Franklin

b. Paul Revere

During the 1760s, back-country protesters in the Carolinas were known as a. Tolerators. b. Regulators. c. Corresponders. d. Moonshiners.

b. Regulators.

Which of the following was not a feature of the Stamp Act crisis of 1765? a. The Stamp Act required colonists to pay a tax on transactions involving printed material. b. The Stamp Act was passed by the Stamp Act Congress as a way to subvert the power of Parliament to tax the colonies. c. Opponents of the Stamp Act claimed for colonists the full rights of Englishmen, while defenders of the act insisted that the colonies were subordinate to the mother country. d. While resistance to the Stamp Act was launched by colonial elites, it soon developed into a mass movement involving thousands of ordinary Americans.

b. The Stamp Act was passed by the Stamp Act Congress as a way to subvert the power of Parliament to tax the colonies.

Which of the following was not a British law forbidding colonial manufacture? a. the Wool Act of 1699 b. the Molasses Act of 1733 c. the Iron Act of 1750 d. the Hat Act of 1732

b. the Molasses Act of 1733

The Daughters of Liberty were a. the female children (some teenagers, most adult women) of the Founding Fathers; sisters to the Sons of Liberty. b. women who spun and wove cloth during the 1768 Townshend Duties boycott. c. the brave women who cared for American soldiers wounded in battle. d. the first to vote in the new Republic.

b. women who spun and wove cloth during the 1768 Townshend Duties boycott.

Which of the following series of events is listed in proper sequence? a. Declaratory Act; Stamp Act; Tea Act; First Continental Congress b. founding of Sons of Liberty; establishment of Committees of Safety; first boycott of British goods; Boston Massacre c. Boston Tea Party; Olive Branch Petition; publication of Common Sense; Declaration of Independence d. Battle of Lexington; French-American alliance treaty; forming of Continental Army; battle of Bunker Hill

c. Boston Tea Party; Olive Branch Petition; publication of Common Sense; Declaration of Independence

Following the Boston Tea Party, Parliament imposed restrictions on Massachusetts that included closing the port of Boston, curtailing town meetings, and allowing soldiers to be lodged in people's houses. These restrictions were called a. the Tea Act. b. Alien and Sedition Acts. c. Coercive or Intolerable Acts. d. Espionage and Sedition Acts.

c. Coercive or Intolerable Acts.

Who was considered "the first martyr" of the American Revolution? a. Samuel Adams b. George Washington c. Crispus Attacks d. James Otis

c. Crispus Attacks

What two European powers allied with the Americans in the War for Independence? a. Netherlands and France b. France and Germany (as Hessians) c. France and Spain d. Spain and Germany (as Hessians)

c. France and Spain

Which was not a consequence of the 1765 Stamp Act? a. Britain united American colonists by seeking to impose uniformity on them rather than dealing with them separately as was its established practice. b. Merchants throughout the colonies agreed to boycott British goods until Parliament repealed the Stamp Act. c. Postal service was restricted to only those willing to obey the law. d. Twenty-seven delegates from nine colonies met in the Stamp Act Congress.

c. Postal service was restricted to only those willing to obey the law.

Which of the following was not a part of the balance of power between the British and American forces during the Revolution? a. Between the two, the British forces brought far more might and experience to the conflict. b. The Americans had the advantage of fighting in their own territory. c. The British public was ambivalent over a war to retain the colonies; the American public was united behind a war for independence. d. In the end, aid from Britain's rivals—France especially—was essential to American victory.

c. The British public was ambivalent over a war to retain the colonies; the American public was united behind a war for independence.

Which of the following did the Stamp Act affect? a. whiskey b. postage c. newspapers d. glue factories

c. newspapers

Sons of Liberty (1765) were said to oppose "every limitation of trade and duty on it." In this context, define "duty." a. responsible action b. small cannon, a "six pounder" c. tax d. price of tea

c. tax

Which of the following was not a feature of the 1774 Intolerable Acts? a. the quartering of British troops in private homes b. the closing of the port of Boston as punishment for the Tea Party c. the repression of Catholicism in the colonies d. the suppression of town meetings and local elections

c. the repression of Catholicism in the colonies

Committees of Correspondence in the colonies during the 1760s a. sought to unite various amateur science clubs, most notably Franklin's Junto, together with other such colonial organizations. b. were groups of women, well known for their letter-writing skills, who sought to promote Mary Wolstonecraft's ideas. c. were a group of colonial elites who exchanged ideas and information about resistance to the Sugar, Currency, and Stamp Acts. d. wrote King George repeatedly about the importance of rescinding letters of marquee which licensed individuals to seize property.

c. were a group of colonial elites who exchanged ideas and information about resistance to the Sugar, Currency, and Stamp Acts.

The idea that the United States has a special mission to serve as a symbol of freedom, a refuge from tyranny, and a model for the world is called by historians a. American imperialism. b. American anti-imperialism. c. the American corps. d. American exceptionalism.

d. American exceptionalism.

Who won the Revolutionary War? a. English b. French c. Spanish d. Americans

d. Americans

In September 1780, the able American commander ____________ turned traitor to the American cause and almost turned West Point over to the British. a. Patrick Henry b. Ethan Allen c. Johnny Burgoyne d. Benedict Arnold

d. Benedict Arnold

The final decisive victory in the War for Independence was a. Tarlton's victory at Cowpens, South Carolina. b. Nathanael Greene's victory Guilford Courthouse, North Carolina. c. Washington's victory over Howe at Philadelphia. d. Cornwallis's defeat at Yorktown.

d. Cornwallis's defeat at Yorktown.

Which was not part of the Boston Massacre on March 5, 1770? a. Crispus Attucks, a sailor of African-Indian-white ancestry, was shot and killed by British troops—one of five Bostonians killed in the massacre. b. It escalated from snowball throwing into an armed confrontation. c. It was a disorganized brawl between Bostonians and British soldiers. d. It witnessed tea thrown into Boston Harbor and an Indian massacre.

d. It witnessed tea thrown into Boston Harbor and an Indian massacre.

On October 17, 1777, the Americans scored an important victory against British forces at a. Halifax. b. Boston c. Brooklyn d. Saratoga

d. Saratoga.

The two southern colonies that did not enroll free blacks and slaves to fight were a. Louisiana and South Carolina. b. Virginia and Georgia. c. Maryland and North Carolina. d. South Carolina and Georgia.

d. South Carolina and Georgia.

The British imposed a direct tax (also called an "internal tax") for the first time on colonists with the a. Sugar Act b. Revenue Act c. Currency Act d. Stamp Act

d. Stamp Act.

The tactics of American resistance to British colonial policy from the mid-1760s through the mid-1770s included a. boycotts on the importation of British goods. b. mass demonstrations in the port towns. c. speeches and pamphlets challenging Britain's right to tax its colonial subjects. d. all of the above.

d. all of the above.

Which of the following was not a source of misgivings in the colonies over the prospect of a complete break with Britain? a. continuing pride over membership in the British empire b. the possibility that a move for independence would meet with crushing defeat c. apprehension over the social turmoil that such a rebellion might unleash d. fear that England's withdrawal from North America would leave the former colonies open to frontier conflict with the Spanish

d. fear that England's withdrawal from North America would leave the former colonies open to frontier conflict with the Spanish

Thomas Paine's January 1776 pamphlet Common Sense argued all of the following except that a. far preferable to monarchy would be democracy, with citizens' rights protected by a written constitution. b. if the American colonies freed themselves from British rule they would be freeing themselves from the limitations placed on trade by the Navigation Acts; then able to trade with the entire world, their "material eminence" would be guaranteed. c. membership in the British empire was a burden not a benefit to the colonies. d. it was common sense that in the struggle for independence, the slaves to whom Lord Dunmore offered freedom ought to be freed.

d. it was common sense that in the struggle for independence, the slaves to whom Lord Dunmore offered freedom ought to be freed.