American History
Which of the following was not one of the goals of the Townshend Acts?
greater colonial unity
Which of the following is not one of the tasks women performed during the Revolution?
holding government offices
Which of the following is true of the Battle for Yorktown?
it led to the surrender of Lord Cornwallis
Which of the following represents a concern that those in England and her colonies maintained about James II?
that he would institute a Catholic absolute monarchy
Which of the following was a cause of the British National Debt in 1763?
the French and Indian War the continued British military presence in the American colonies
Which of the following had the greatest role in the economic growth of Britain's North American colonies in the 1700s?
the expansion of slavery
For which of the following activities were the Sons of Liberty responsible?
the hanging and beheading of a stamp commissioner in effigy
Which of the following was decided at the First Continental Congress?
to boycott all British goods and prepare for possible military action
Which of the following was not a goal of the Stamp Act?
to declare null and void any laws the colonies had passed to govern and tax themselves.
What was the main reason why the British government offered free land as a means of encouraging immigration to their American colonies?
to defend against rivals and attacks from native peoples
What was the purpose of the Tea Act of 1773?
to help revive the struggling East India Company
Which of the following is not true of a republic?
A republic is governed by a monarch and the royal officials he or she appoints.
The Russians was the first to explore which North American region?
Alaska
Which North American region was the last to be explored by Europeans?
Alaska
Which of the following statements best represents the division between Patriots and Loyalists?
American colonists were divided among those who wanted independence, those who wanted to remain part of the British Empire, and those who were neutral.
Which American general is responsible for improving the American military position in the South?
Nathanael Greene
Which city served as the base for British operations for most of the Revolutionary War?
New York
What was the first permanent French colony in the Americas?
Quebec
Where did the French establish their first colony in the New World?
Quebec
The Europeans ceased to seek a northwest passage to Asia after the travels of which explorer made it clear that none existed?
James Cook
Which European explorer's travels laid to rest the idea that a northwest passage to Asia existed?
James Cook
What battle turned the tide of war in favor of the Americans?
Battle of Saratoga
Which of the following is true of the Gaspee affair?
Colonists believed that the British response represented an overreach of power
What famous document includes these words: "whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these Ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it."
Declaration of Independence
The first permanent colony established by Europeans in North America was in what modern-day state?
Florida
Which British general surrendered 5,000 soldiers at Saratoga in 1777?
General John Burgoyne
Who was the commander in chief of the British forces in America during the Revolution?
General William Howe
Who were the main combatants in the French and Indian War?
Great Britain against France
How did British General Thomas Gage attempt to deal with the uprising in Massachusetts in 1774?
He attempted to seize arms and munitions from the colonial insurgents.
Which term describes German soldiers hired by Great Britain to put down the American rebellion?
Hessians
How did the Stamp Act signal a shift in British policy?
It demanded that colonists contribute to the support of British troops
The New England colonists fought which conflict without the aid of colonial powers?
King Philip's War
Which event was most responsible for the colonies' endorsement of Samuel Adams's Massachusetts Circular?
Lord Hillsborough's threat to dissolve the colonial assemblies that endorsed the letter
In 1626, Peter Minuit became the director of the first Dutch colony in the Americas, which was located in which modern-day location?
Manhattan
Which Spaniard was the first to explore Florida?
Ponce de León
What was the first European colony established in North America?
St. Augustine
What Act required colonists to help house British troops?
The Quartering Act
What happened as a result of the Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico?
The Spanish stopped demanding labor and goods from the Pueblos for tribute
What was the Declaration of Rights and Grievances?
The Stamp Act Congress's protest against British taxation
What evidence suggests that the American colonies' declaration of independence against Great Britain was bound to happen decades before it did?
The colonies had developed their own economic structures independently from Great Britain
How did the Europeans' arrival in the New World have the most detrimental effect on its ecosystem?
The livestock brought by the Europeans devoured the native plants and animals.
How did the French settlers approach colonization in the New World differently from the Spanish?
They sought to make alliances with the native peoples instead of subjugating them
Why did the French first begin exploring the Great Lakes region?
They were looking for a direct sea route to China
What was the First Great Awakening?
a Protestant revival that emphasized emotional, experiential faith over book learning
Pontiac's Rebellion was
a broad-based alliance of American Indian tribes
The growth in colonial population that occurred in the early 1700s led to which of the following?
a wider gap between the rich and poor
What is the fundamental contradiction in the Declaration of Independence?
all men are created equal
What caused the deaths of most of the native population of Hispaniola in the early 1500s?
an epidemic of smallpox
Why was Jamestown originally founded?
as a center for economic opportunity
Which of the following is not a tenet of the Enlightenment?
atheism