The Unfinished Nation, Chapter 4, Quiz study
The citizen-soldiers of Massachusetts were known as:
minutemen.
Which of the following statements about the Sugar Act of 1764 are correct?
-It established new courts to try accused smugglers. -It strengthened the duty on sugar while lowering it on molasses.
In general, which of the following groups interacted comfortably and peaceably with Native Americans?
-Jesuit missionaries. -French fur traders.
Which of the following was true of Royal officials appointed to serve in America as governors, customs collectors, or naval officers?
-Some remained in England and hired substitutes to take their place. -They tended to get their jobs through bribery or favoritism.
The British decided to ultimately repeal the Stamp Act because of:term-50
-a colonial boycott. -economic pressure.
Which of the following were among the items that were to be taxed according to the Stamp Act?
-almanacs. -newspapers.
The First Continental Congress did which of the following?term-29
-endorsed a list of grievances. -agreed to boycotts of British goods. -recommended preparations be made for defense against British attack.
Why did English politicians exert little control over the North American colonies prior to 1763?
-for fear it would disrupt commerce. -the ineptitude of provincial governors.
Which of the following did Grenville's administration do?
-impose the Mutiny, Sugar, and Currency Acts. -send British ships to patrol colonial waters in search of smugglers. -permanently station British troops in the colonies.
Which inflammatory measures did Charles Townshend steer through Parliament in 1767?
-imposing new taxes on imports. -disbanding the New York Assembly.
Before 1763, colonial assemblies had the power to do which of the following?
-make appropriations. -pass laws. -approve political appointments. -levy taxes.
Which of the following acts by colonists during the French and Indian War incited resentment among the British?
-making few financial contributions to the war. -selling goods to the French in the West Indies.
Match the following dates and events: 1754- 1756- 1757- 1759-
1754 - French and Indian War began. 1756 - Seven Years War began. 1757 - William Pitt brought the war under British control. 1759 - the fall of Quebec.
Under the provisions of the Tea Act of 1773,
Britain's East India Company could directly export its product to the colonies without paying the same taxes as colonial merchants.
Although they remained largely passive during the French and Indian War, the Iroquois were formally allied with the _______.
British
The American theater of the Seven Years' War was a conflict among the:
British, French, & Iroquois
The _____ Indians actively worked on behalf of the Proclamation of 1763
Cherokee
What was the most important effect of the Mutiny Act, the Sugar Act, and the Currency Act on the colonists?
Colonists viewed them as an attack on colonial political power.
The _____ Propositions contained provisions for colonial self-taxation.
Conciliatory
Women participated in the colonial resistance in part through the:
Daughters of Liberty.
The French and Indian War began when George Washington attacked a detachment near Fort _____ in what is now _____.
Duquesne; Pittsburgh
True or false: Most colonists suffered serious economic hardship as a result of the Sugar and Currency Acts.
False
King _____ III ascended to the throne in England in 1760.
George
Who was appointed British prime minister in 1763?
George Grenville
The ________ ________ led to a growing power of the English Parliament over the king.
Glorious Revolution
The conflicts among the English, French, and Iroquois in North America were part of a longer series of conflicts between the English and French that began just after the _____ in England.
Glorious Revolution
The House of Burgesses rejected the most extreme proposals introduced by Patrick _____, a passionate critic of British policies.
Henry
The _____ _____ of five nations represented the most powerful native presence in the Ohio Valley.
Iroquois Confederacy
Which of the following statements about the English constitution is not correct?
It establishes fixed, unchangeable rules presented in a codified list.
What effect did the French and Indian War have on the American colonies?
It forced them to cooperate for the first time.
On April 18, 1775, British General Thomas Gage sent a detachment of soldiers to:
Lexington and Concord
In 1767, Parliament levied new taxes, known as the _________ ________, on colonial imports of lead, paint, paper, and tea.
Townshend Acts
Why was it necessary for the British to issue the Proclamation of 1763?
White settlers had begun moving into tribal lands.
During the second phase of the French and Indian War, _____ began to transform the war effort in America by _____.
William Pitt; bringing it fully under British control
Who was Ethan Allen?
a land speculator that took up the cause of the Green Mountain farmers
Which of the following best characterizes the first phase of the French and Indian War?
a local conflict in which encroaching English colonists fought to defend themselves against Native American raids
In the face of massive financial problems after the Seven Years' War, many British leaders came to believe their only hope was:
a system of taxation administered by London.
Resistance to imperial authority was most concentrated among colonial:
assemblies
The fall of Quebec in 1759 marked the:
beginning of the end of the war.
In response to Charles Townshend's attempt to tax and control the flow of goods, Boston merchants helped organize a(n) _______ of all goods subject to the tax.
boycott
The Mutiny Act of 1765 required:
colonists to help provision and maintain the British army stationed in America.
After the Iroquois granted trading alliances to the British, the French responded by:
constructing new fortresses in the Ohio Valley.
The day-to-day administration of colonial affairs by England's government in the 1700's tended to be:
decentralized
The British wanted to avoid warfare on the frontier for fear it would:
disrupt trade
On the night of December 16, 1773, 150 Boston men disguised as Indians
dumped the cargo of several ships into the harbor.
In response to the Coercive Acts, women's groups mobilized to:
extend boycotts of British goods.
Americans viewed constitutions as:
fixed and permanent.
The midnight rides of Paul Revere and William Dawes were significant because they:
gave Americans at Lexington and Concord warning of the British forces' approach.
The British army's practice of ___________ of colonists into military service led colonies to question English interference in colonial affairs.
impressment
The Coercive Acts were intended to _____ Massachusetts.
isolate
Lord North assumed that Americans would support the Tea Act because it:
lowered the price of tea.
Unlike William Pitt, George Grenville maintained that the colonies:
needed to help pay for their own defense and administration
Taverns in the American colonies in the 1760s and 1770s were also known as:
public houses.
The period between the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party is best characterized as a time of:
relative calm.
Which of the following was not one of the concessions William Pitt made in the third phase of the war?
reparations for loss of life or property as a result of the fighting
Which of the following was not one of the major decisions made by the First Continental Congress in September 1774?
resolution that the kind recognize the colonies as a single political entity
The Currency Act of 1764 required the colonial assemblies to:
stop issuing paper currency.
What did George Washington do in the summer of 1754 at Fort Necessity?
surrender to the French
In Massachusetts, _____ became increasingly important centers of resistance in the 1760's and 1770's.
taverns
The Stamp Act unified the colonies because it:
taxed everyone
The first phase of the French and Indian War began when:
the French attacked Fort Necessity.
The French and Indian War was part of a larger struggle between England and France called:
the Seven Years' War.
The events at Lexington and Concord are most significant because:
they marked the beginning of the American Revolution.
The Grenville program succeeded in:
uniting colonists in opposition to the British government.
The British adhered to _____ representation, whereby everyone had a voice in Parliament, even if they had no elected representation.
virtual
The Stamp Act of 1765 angered colonists more than other British acts because it:
was an attempt to raise money rather than regulate commerce.
Both the French and the English knew that the struggle to control North America would be determined in large part by:
winning the allegiance of the native peoples.
Although colonists in other colonial cities protested the Tea Act, the protest in ______ garnered the most attention.
Boston
When did the First Continental Congress convene?
September 1774
Why was the Proclamation of 1763 ineffective?
-British authorities failed to enforce it. -White settlers refused to honor it.
How did George III contribute to conflict between England and the colonies?
-He was determined to reassert the authority of the monarchy. -He suffered from bouts of insanity. -He appointed unstable coalitions of ministers.
Grenville's program succeeded in antagonizing:
-northern merchants with increased taxes and restraints on commerce. -southern planters by raising taxes and preventing land speculation. -settlers who resented the closing of the West to land speculation and fur trading.
Which of the following were provisions of the Coercive Acts?
-reducing the powers of the Massachusetts colonial government. -requiring colonists to beard troops. -closing the port of Boston.
Which of the following were concessions William Pitt made in the third phase of the war?
-return of control over enlistment to colonial assemblies. -reimbursement for supplies requisitioned by the army. -dispatching large numbers of additional troops to America.
Although the colonies in 1754 were reluctant to cooperate, they had successfully worked with one another with regard to matters such as:
-road construction. -intercolonial trade. -a colonial postal service.
The Tea Act of 1773 angered many colonists because it:
-seemed like taxation without representation. -gave special treatment to the East India Company. -threatened to put American merchants out of business.
What did the Virginia Resolves declare?
-that Americans had the same rights as the English. -that only the Virginia assembly could tax Virginians.
In 1763, England found itself desperately in need of revenues because of which of the following?
-the need to administer new territory in North America. -the cost of many years of fighting. (or war)
By what means did the French try to control their empire in North America?
-trading posts. -Mississippi plantations. -fortresses. -fuedal estates.
In 1773, the British East India Company:
-was on the verge of bankruptcy. -was sitting on large stocks of tea that it could not sell in England.
The first real proposal for a general government to rule all colonies was the ______ Plan.
Albany
Under the Proclamation of 1763, white settlement west of the _____ was forbidden.
Appalachain Mountains
The events of March 5, 1770, when a group of British soldiers opened fire on a crowd, are known as the _______ _______.
Boston Massacre
The ________ was a response to fears that settlement in the upper Ohio Valley would spark war with the Indians.
Proclamation of 1763
The ______ _______ were the western boundary of French-claimed territory in North America at the end of the seventeenth century.
Rocky Mountains
In 1772, ______ ______ proposed the creation of a "committee of correspondence" to publicize grievances against England.
Samuel Adams
The leading figure in stirring outrage over the Boston Massacre was:
Samuel Adams
In the summer of 1765, members of the newly organized _____ _____ _____ terrorized agents attempting to enforce the Stamp Act.
Sons of Liberty
The _____ Act imposed a tax on printed documents.
Stamp
James Otis persuaded his colleagues in the Massachusetts assembly to bring together what became known as the _____ _____ Congress.
Stamp Act
