APUSH Chapter 4 Review

In the aftermath of King George's War, the Iroquois Confederacy __________ the British. 1) granted trading concessions to 2) refused to trade with 3) proposed a military alliance with 4) declared war on

1) granted trading concessions to

The Indians regarded their relationships with the French, British, and other European societies as 1) permanent alliances 2) temporary alignments 3) formal obligations 4) insignificant

2) temporary alignments

Colonists mistakenly interpreted the _____________ Act as an attempt to expand the power of the Catholic Church in America. 1) Newfoundland 2) Ontario 3) Nova Scotia 4) Quebec

4) Quebec

The withdrawal of the Townshend Duties failed to win colonial support due to the 1) Boston Massacre 2) Battle of Concord 3) Philadelphia Massacre 4) Battle of Lexington

1) Boston Massacre

The second phase of the French and Indian War began in 1756, when 1) British and France formally declared war 2) the Indians abandoned the French 3) Britain and France entered into negotiations 4) the Seven Year's War ended.

1) British and France formally declared war

One of the principal causes of the French and Indian Was the expansion of the ________ presence in North America 1) French 2) Indian 3) British 4) Iroquois

1) French

Which of the following statements about Grenville's mercantilists program are correct? 1) It created more problems than it solved 2) It failed to increase British revenues from the colonies 3) It was an effort to reapply principles that had worked in the past 4) It involved new taxes and increased British control

1) It created more problems than it solved 3) It was an effort to reapply principles that had worked in the past 4) It involved new taxes and increased British control

Which of the following statements about the Indian response of the Proclamation of 1763 are correct? 1) Many tribal groups supported the Proclamation as the best available option 2) the proclamation created a new sense of cooperation between the British and the Indians 3) Indians were not enthusiastic about the Proclamation 4) The proclamation required Indians to give up still more land.

1) Many tribal groups supported the Proclamation as the best available option 3) Indians were not enthusiastic about the Proclamation 4) The proclamation required Indians to give up still more land.

Which of the following occurred during the first phase of the French and Indian War? 1) The British fleet failed to prevent landing of French reinforcements in Canada 2) Edward Braddock failed to retake the site of Fort Necessity 3) Washington led Virginia troops on a surprise raid against the French in Canada 4) Edward Braddock was ambushed and killed near Fort Necessity

1) The British fleet failed to prevent landing of French reinforcements in Canada 2) Edward Braddock failed to retake the site of Fort Necessity 4) Edward Braddock was ambushed and killed near Fort Necessity

Which of the following statements regarding the Iroquois in the aftermath of the French and Indian War are correct? 1) Their confederacy soon began to fall apart 2) They fared little better than Indians who sided with the French 3) They retreated, and the British quickly assumed control of the Ohio Valley 4) Their passive performance in the war earned suspicion from the British

1) Their confederacy soon began to fall apart 2) They fared little better than Indians who sided with the French 4) Their passive performance in the war earned suspicion from the British

After 1763, the British stopped viewing their empire primarily in ___________ terms and became interested in acquiring _________. 1) commercial; territory 2) strategic; allies 3) commercial; allies 4) strategic; territory

1) commercial; territory

In response to the Coercive Acts, women's groups mobilized to 1) extend boycotts of British goods 2) prepare for war 3) destroy more tea shipments 4) sew uniforms for colonial troops

1) extend boycotts of British goods

British officials in London typically got their information about conditions in America 1) from agents sent to represent American interests 2) through extensive reading of legal documents 3) through personal experience 4) from thorough governments research conducted in the colonies

1) from agents sent to represent American interests

In 1773, the British East India Company 1) had an official monopoly on trade with the Far East 2) was sitting on large stocks of tea that could not sell in England 3) was acting as a front organization for the British government 4) was a thriving international enterprise generating impressive profits

1) had an official monopoly on trade with the Far East 2) was sitting on large stocks of tea that could not sell in England

England became known as Great Britain in 1707 because 1) it formed a union with Scotland 2) it controlled the entire island of Britain 3) of its vast and international empire 4) of the English sovereign's great power

1) it formed a union with Scotland

Lord North assumed that Americans would support the Tea Act because it 1) lowered the price of tea 2) increased the variety of tea 3) raised the quality of tea 4) improved the availability of tea

1) lowered the price of tea

Which of the following statements about the English constitution are correct? 1) most people in England considered it the best safeguard against the abuses of power 2)Its supporters believed it established a balanced distribution of power 3)It gave unlimited power to the King, who could not be checked by parliament 4) It was general sense of the "way things are done" rather than the written document 5) It established fixed, unchangeable rules, which were presented in a codified list

1) most people in England considered it the best safeguard against the abuses of power 2)Its supporters believed it established a balanced distribution of power 4) It was general sense of the "way things are done" rather than the written document

Unlike William Pitt, George Grenville maintained that the colonies: (select all that apply) 1) needed to help pay for their own defense and administration 2) had suffered greatly in the French and Indian War 3) should be free to develop their own laws 4) should be tightly controlled 5) should be forced to obey British law

1) needed to help pay for their own defense and administration 4) should be tightly controlled 5) should be forced to obey British law

Grenville's program succeeded in antagonizing 1) northern merchants, with increased taxes and restraints on commerce 2) indebted southern planters, by raising taxes and preventing land speculation 3) settlers, who resented the closing of the West to land speculation and fur trading 4) employers, by mandating higher wagers for workers 5) England landowners, since the program lowered taxes for Americans 6) cotton planters, by imposing new taxes on cotton

1) northern merchants, with increased taxes and restraints on commerce 2) indebted southern planters, by raising taxes and preventing land speculation 3) settlers, who resented the closing of the West to land speculation and fur trading

Which of the following did Grenville's administration do? 1) send British ships to patrol colonial waters in search of smugglers 2)enable colonial manufacturers to better compete with British industry 3) permanently station British troops in the colonies 4) abolish all colonial legislators 5) enforce the Mutiny, Sugar, and Currency Acts

1) send British ships to patrol colonial waters in search of smugglers 3) permanently station British troops in the colonies 5) enforce the Mutiny, Sugar, and Currency Acts

Which of the following was true of royal officials appointed to serve in America as governments customs collectors, or naval officers? 1) some remained in England and hired substitutes to take their place 2) They trended to get their jobs through bribery and favoritism 3) They were highly competent and knowledgeable about the colonies 4) most obtained their jobs through demonstrated merit and ability

1) some remained in England and hired substitutes to take their place 2) They trended to get their jobs through bribery and favoritism

What did George Washington do in the summer of 1754 at Fort Necessity? 1) surrender to the French 2) continue fighting until he lost almost all his troops 3) eventually drive the French back to Quebec 4) soundly defeat the French

1) surrender to the French

Why did the British leaders hope the proclamation of 1763 would slow population movements away from the costal colonies? 1) the most important British markets and investments were on the coast 2) the interior of the continent was a place of danger and uncertainty 3) Westward movement disrupted communication with England 4) They feared the costal areas would become depopulated

1) the most important British markets and investments were on the coast

The Tea act of the 1773 angered many colonists because: 1) threatened to put American merchants out of business 2) gave special treatment to the East India Company 3) established a new tax on tea 4) seemed like taxation without representation 5) forced Americans to buy tea in specified amounts from the East India Company

1) threatened to put American merchants out of business 2) gave special treatment to the East India Company 4) seemed like taxation without representation

The Grenville program succeeded in 1) united colonists in opposition to the British government 2) increasing British revenues from the colonies 3) dividing colonists so that they posed less of a threat to imperial authority 4) bringing the colonies firmly under British control

1) united colonists in opposition to the British government 2) increasing British revenues from the colonies

Which of the following about the Sugar Act of 1764 are correct? 1)It strengthen the duty on sugar while lowering it on molasses 2)It was partially intended to stop illegal trade with the West Indies 3) It lowered tariffs on molasses to help the market for American sugar 4) It established new courts to try accused smugglers

1)It strengthen the duty on sugar while lowering it on molasses 2)It was partially intended to stop illegal trade with the West Indies 4) It established new courts to try accused smugglers

The period between the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party is best characterized as a time of 1) improved relations with England 2) relative calm 3) growing apathy 4) intense violence

2) relative calm

Which of the following was not one of the major decisions made by the First Continental Congress in September 1774? 1) approval of preparations for defense against military attack 2) resolution that the king recognize the colonies a single political entity 3) rejection of a plan for colonial union much like the Albany Plan 4) endorsement of a statement of grievances

2) resolution that the king recognize the colonies a single political entity

The American theater of the Seven Year's war a conflict among the 1) French, Spanish, and Iroquois 2) British, French, and Iroquois 3)British, French, and Spanish 4) British, French, and Dutch

2) British, French, and Iroquois

Which of the following occurred during the first phase of the French and Indian War? 1) English frontier settler advanced beyond the western fringes of the Allegheny Mountains 2) Colonial forces defended western settlements from Indian attacks 3) the Iroquois declared war on the French 4) most Indian tribes aligned with the French

2) Colonial forces defended western settlements from Indian attacks 3) the Iroquois declared war on the French 4) most Indian tribes aligned with the French

Which of the following U.S. cities was established by French explorers and colonizers in the 17th and 18th centuries 1) Nashville, Tennessee 2) Detroit, Michigan 3) Montpelier, Vermont 4) New York, New York

2) Detroit, Michigan

Which of the 13 colonies did not have delegate at the First Continental Congress? 1) Massachusetts 2) Georgia 3) New Jersey 4) Virginia

2) Georgia

Which of the following describes the impact of the Seven Year's War on the American Colonies? 1) It had little impact 2) It fostered a new sense of shared identity 3) It convinced them that they could drive out the British 4) It left a broken, facing an uncertain future

2) It fostered a new sense of shared identity

Which of the following were major driving forces behind French expansion in North America during the late 17th century? 1) the need to locate sources of gold and precious gems 2) Louis XIV's quest for National unity and increased world power 3) a lucrative wilderness fur trade led by French peasants 4) the missionary zeal of French Jesuits seeking potential converts.

2) Louis XIV's quest for National unity and increased world power 4) the missionary zeal of French Jesuits seeking potential converts.

In 1682, French explorer Sieur de la Salle claimed a vast territory that he named 1) Mississippi 2) Louisiana 3) Arcadia 4) New France

2) Louisiana after the king

The coercive acts passed by Parliament in 1774 included provisions that 1) established martial law in Massachusetts 2) closed the port of Boston 3) drastically reduced the power of colonial government in Massachusetts 4) allowed the quartering of British troops in Massachusetts colonists' barns and empty houses 5) required all colonists in Massachusetts to pledge their ir loyalty to the British Crown.

2) closed the port of Boston 3) drastically reduced the power of colonial government in Massachusetts 4) allowed the quartering of British troops in Massachusetts colonists' barns and empty houses

Which of the following was NOT a major financial problem that the British faced after the Seven Year's War? 1) the cost of maintaining troops on the American frontier 2) devaluation of currency 3) staggering war debt 4) opposition to tax increases

2) devaluation of currency

The British decided to ultimately repeal the Stamp Act because of 1) a growing philosophical shift in favor of John Locke's idea 2) economic pressure 3) the fact that enforcement would cost too much money 4) a colonial boycott

2) economic pressure 4) a colonial boycott

The midnight rides of Paul Revere and William Dawes were significant because they 1) alerted villages about the British army's capture of Philadelphia 2) gave Americans at Lexington and Concord warning of the British forces' approach 3) delivered important munitions to the forces at Lexington and Concord 4) informed villagers that the colonies had declared independence

2) gave Americans at Lexington and Concord warning of the British forces' approach

After the annexations of 1763, the British Empire 1) doubled in population 2) had twice as much land 3) was relatively the same size 4) had half as much land

2) had twice as much land

Resistance to imperial authority was most concentrated among colonial: 1) governors 2) legislators 3)populations 4) capitals

2) legislators

Which of the following spanned from New Hampshire to Georgia, reflecting the interconnectedness of the colonies? 1) a single colonial newspaper 2) the colonial postal service 3) the colonial canal service 4) trading relationships

2) the colonial postal service

The prime minister and his cabinet ministers held their positions because of 1) the allegiance of the English people 2) their ability to lead a majority in Parliament 3) martial law 4) the king's favor

2) their ability to lead a majority in Parliament

The British adhered to ________ representation, whereby everyone had a voice in Parliament, even if they had no elected representatives 1) substantive 2) virtual 3) material 4) actual

2) virtual

The ____________ was a response to fears that settlement in the upper Ohio Valley would spark war with the Native Americans 1) Enabling Act 2)Proclamation of of 1763 3)Compromise of 1763 4)Native Tribes Act

2)Proclamation of of 1763

Although colonists in other colonial cities protested the Tea Act, the protest in ______ garnered the most attention. 1) New York 2)Philadelphia 3) Boston 4) Richmond

3) Boston

Women participated in the colonial resistance in part through the 1) Daughters of the Revolution 2) Sisters of Freedom 3) Daughters of Liberty 4) Sisters of Resistance

3) Daughters of Liberty

The French and Indian War began when George Washington attacked a detachment near Fort __________ in what is now ___________. 1) Duquesne; Harrisburg 2) Marseilles; Pittsburgh 3) Duquesne; Pittsburgh 4) Marseilles; Harrisburg

3) Duquesne; Pittsburgh

British general Thomas Gage initially hesitated to arrest _____________ near Lexington 1) John Hancock and Thomas Paine 2) John Hancock and Patrick Henry 3) John Hancock and Samuel Adams 4) John Adams and Thomas Jefferson

3) John Hancock and Samuel Adams

Which of the following best describes the Townshend's new board of customs commissioners? 1) They were completely unsuccessful in ending smuggling in colonial ports 2) They succeeded in ending smuggling throughout New England, but had little success in the south 3) They ended smuggling in Boston, but it continued in other colonial seaports

3) They ended smuggling in Boston, but it continued in other colonial seaports

The conflicts among the English, French, and Iroquois in North America were part of a long series of conflicts between the English and French that began just after the _________ in England. 1) civil war 2) industrial revolution 3) glorious revolution 4) restoration

3) glorious revolution

Which of the following was not one of the concessions William Pitt made in the third phase of the war? 1) reimbursement for supplies requisitioned by the army 2) return of control over enlistment to colonial assemblies 3) reparations for loss of life or property as a result of fighting 4) dispatching large numbers of additional troops to America

3) reparations for loss of life or property as a result of fighting

Which of the following acts by colonists during the French and Indian War incited resentment among the British? 1) covert acts on the British military 2) publishing editorial and cartoons critical of England 3) selling goods to the French in the West Indies 4) making few financial contributions to the war

3) selling goods to the French in the West Indies 4) making few financial contributions to the war

In Massachusetts, __________ became increasingly important centers of resistance in the 1760's and 1770's. 1) restaurants 2) churches 3) taverns 4) factories

3) taverns

The events at Lexington and Concord are most significant because: 1) the British lost nearly 5 times more men than the Americans 2) Americans had an advance warning of the British approach 3) they marked the beginning of the American Revolution 4) a small American force defeated a much larger British one

3) they marked the beginning of the American Revolution

In 1774 and 1775, who debated different proposal in its efforts to please the American colonies? 1) French nobility 2) U.S. congress 3) U.S. Department of State 4) English Parliament 5) Vatican College of Cardinals

4) English Parliament

The __________ had claimed the Ohio River Valley since the 1750's, but the __________ and ___________ soon began expanding into the area 1) Indians; English and French 2) Iroquois; English and French 3) English; French and Iroquois 4) French; English and Iroquois

4) French; English and Iroquois

Which of the following best explains the cause of the depression that followed the French and Indian War? 1) colonial currency was withdrawn from circulation 2) the colonies had to pay war reparations to Great Britain 3) physical devastation from the war left colonists destitute destitute 4) artificial stimulation of colonial economies ended

4) artificial stimulation of colonial economies ended

The fall of Quebec in 1759 marked the 1) first British victory of the war 2) beginning of peace negotiations with the Indians 3) formal surrender of the French 4) beginning of the end of the war

4) beginning of the end of the war

The Board of Trade and Plantation in London acted as a 1) legislator 2) law enforcement agency 3) treasury 4) colonial administrator

4) colonial administrator

The citizen-soldiers of Massachusetts were known as 1) regulators 2) leathernecks 3) Green Mountain men 4) minutemen

4) minutemen

In the summer of 1765, members of which newly organized group terrorized agents attempting to enforce the Stamp Act? 1) daughters of the American revolution 2) libertarian party 3) organizations of American states 4) sons of liberty

4) sons of liberty

The Stamp Act of 1765 angered the colonists more than other British acts because it 1) was. away to regulate commerce 2) created an enormous financial burden with its expensive requirements 3) affected some regions of the country and not others 4) was an attempt to raise money rather than regulate commerce

4) was an attempt to raise money rather than regulate commerce

The first real proposal for a general government to rule all colonies was the ___________ plan.

Albany

The events of March 5th, 1770, when a group of British soldiers opened fire on a crowd, are known as the ________ __________

Boston Massacre

The House of Burgesses rejected the most extreme proposal introduced by Patrick ________, a passionate critic of British society

Henry

The most effective radical in the colonies was ________ Adams, who had a stern Puritan past

Samuel

In 1767, Parliament levied new taxes, known as the ________________ _______________, on colonial imports of lead, paint, paper, and tea.

Townshend Acts

After Charles Townshend attempted to tax and control the flow of goods, colonists response was to _________ all goods subject to tax

boycott

To dispute English taxes in the Americas, James Otis persuaded his colleagues in the Massachusetts assembly to meet with other colonial delegates. The multi colony group met in 1765 and became known as the ________ ________ congress.

stamp act