Question 1

In 1775, the Conciliatory Propositions

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A)  called on Parliament to reduce taxes for the sake of colonial peace.
B)  saw Parliament agree to the terms of the First Continental Congress.
C)  was an appeal by the British government to colonial moderates.
D)  temporarily reduced tensions in the colonies.
E)  forced Parliament to send more troops to Boston.

Question 2

The Boston Massacre was followed by three years of relative peace and quiet.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

During the first half of the eighteenth century, royal officials in America

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A)  began to increase the presence of British troops in the colonies.
B)  contributed to England's overall lax control of the colonies.
C)  had no significant influence on colonial finances.
D)  were generally able and honest administrators.
E)  chose Philadelphia as the capital of the colonies.

Question 4

The British Parliament operated on a theory of representation called __________ representation.

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Question 5

Who among the following took the lead in protesting against the Stamp Act?

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A)  Patrick Henry
B)  Ben Franklin
C)  Samuel Adams
D)  Thomas Jefferson
E)  George Mason

Question 6

The Mutiny (or Quartering)  Act of 1765

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A)  required colonists to evacuate their farms to occupying British soldiers.
B)  was regarded by objecting colonists as a form of taxation without consent.
C)  resulted in the killing of several British soldiers by colonists.
D)  allowed British officers to force colonists into military service for England.
E)  declared that all ships in the colonial navy must have a British officer on board.

Question 7

Up until the 1760s, how did the British governance of the colonies shape the general attitudes of Americans regarding their rights and responsibilities within the British Empire?

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Up until the 1760s, the British governan...

Question 8

The Bostonian who took the lead in fomenting public outrage against the Boston Massacre was _____________________.

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The answer of The Bostonian who took the lead in...

Question 9

The Peace of Paris (1763) saw the French retain a portion of their North American holdings.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In the years after the Glorious Revolution, political power in England increasingly shifted toward

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A)  the monarchy.
B)  Parliament.
C)  the citizens.
D)  the Anglican Church.
E)  the colonial governors.

Question 11

When he became British Prime Minister, George Grenville

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A)  believed the colonial economies could not weather the cost of the recent war.
B)  criticized William Pitt for being too harsh in dealing with the American colonies.
C)  began a cost-cutting effort by reducing the number of British officials in America.
D)  initially sought to further decentralize government authority in the American colonies.
E)  believed the American colonists had been indulged for far too long.

Question 12

The Stamp Act of 1765

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A)  was consistent with traditional parliamentary efforts to regulate commerce.
B)  placed a heavy financial burden on American colonists.
C)  helped to unite the colonies in opposition to the English government.
D)  required the consent of the colonial assemblies before going into effect.
E)  really affected only a few New England merchants.

Question 13

Following the conclusion of the French and Indian War,

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A)  many colonists resented England's interference in their local affairs.
B)  colonial expansion westward rapidly progressed.
C)  many colonists began to call for full independence from England.
D)  the economy of several American colonies was in ruins.
E)  the British and Iroquois renewed their alliance.

Question 14

Trace the course and nature of colonial objections to British policies between 1763 and 1775.

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The period between 1763 and 1775 was mar...

Question 15

The Tea Act of 1773 actually reduced the price of tea to colonial consumers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

For Indians in North America, British victory in the French and Indian War

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A)  convinced many tribes to cease in their struggle against European expansion.
B)  had disastrous effects on their future.
C)  was cheered only by the Iroquois Confederacy.
D)  led to an improvement in relations with English colonists.
E)  encouraged tribes to join the Iroquois Confederacy.

Question 17

The 1754 effort to deal with Indian issues on an intercolonial basis was called the _____________________.

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Question 18

In the aftermath of King George's War (1744-1748), relations between the English, French, and Iroquois in North America rapidly deteriorated.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Describe the origins of the American Revolution.

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The American Revolution originated from ...

Question 20

In their competition for the allegiance of native tribes, the English could offer more and better goods than the French.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: The Empire in Transition

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The British Parliament operated on a theory of representation called __________ representation.

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