Question 1

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

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Parliament

Question 2

During the first half of the eighteenth century, England's administration of the colonies

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was loose, decentralized, and inefficient

Question 3

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

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contributed to England's overall lax control of the colonies

Question 4

By the 1750s, American colonies assemblies

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exercised a significant degree of authority to levy taxes

Question 5

The proposed Albany plan of 1754

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revealed the difficulties colonies had in cooperating with each other

Question 6

As a result of the Seven year's War, in North America, England

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confirmed its commercial supermacy and increased its political control of the settled regions

Question 7

The major participants in the Seven Year's War, in North America, were

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the Iroquois, the English, and the French

Question 8

During the eighteenth century, in north America, the French differed from the English in Indians relations in that the French

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were more tolerant of Indian cultures

Question 9

During the eighteenth century, in North America, the most powerful native group were the

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Iroquois

Question 10

Through the first half of the eighteenth century, the Iroquois Confederacy formed agreements and traded with

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both France and England at the same time

Question 11

In the aftermath of King George's War

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relations between the English, French, and Iroquois deteriorated

Question 12

What future revolutionary figure surrendered to French forces in 1754 at Fort Necessity in the Ohio Valley?

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George Washington

Question 13

The first clash of the French and Indian War took place near what is now

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Pittsburgh

Question 14

During the first stage (1754-1756) of the French and Indian War

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the Iroquois were allied with the English but remained largely passive

Question 15

The French and Indian War was fought in

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India, the West indies, Middle East

Question 16

The beginning of the end of the American phase of the French and Indian War was marked

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Quebec

Question 17

According to the terms of the Peace of Paris of 1763

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France ceded all of its claims to land west of the Mississippi River to Spain

Question 18

Throughout the conclusion of the French and Indian War, American colonists

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sold and traded food and other goods with the French

Question 19

Following the conclusion of the French and Indian War

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many colonists resented England's interference in their local affairs

Question 20

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

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had disastrous effects on their future

Question 21

The French and Indian War in North America

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suggested that increasing England's control over the colonies would not be easy

Question 22

When George III assumed the throne of England, he

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was painfully immature

Question 23

When he became British prim minister, George Grenville

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believed the American colonists had been indulged for far too long

Question 24

The Proclamation of 1763

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was supported by many Indian tribes

Question 25

The Stamp Act of 1765

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required colonists to pay taxes on most printed documents

Question 26

The Paxton Boys and regulators both

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demanded tax relief

Question 27

Legislation passed by the Grenville ministry in 1764-1765 adversely effected American

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New England merchants, southern planters, small farmers

Question 28

The Stamp Act of 1765

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helped to unite the colonies in opposition to the English government

Question 29

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

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Samuel Adams

Question 30

British official Thomas Hutchinson

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had his home ransacked by anti-Stamp Act demonstrators

Question 31

in 1766, in response to colonial protests against the Stamp Act, the British government

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rescinded the Stamp Act

Question 32

The Declaratory Act of 1766

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was a sweeping assertion of Parliament's authority over the colonies

Question 33

The Mutiny (or Quartering) Act of 1765

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was regarded by objecting colonists as a form of taxation without consent

Question 34

The Townshend Duties of 176

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were taxes on what were called external transactions

Question 35

Colonial protests against the Townshend Duties resulted in

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many colonists joining in non-importation agreements

Question 36

In 1770, the Twonsend Duties were ended by

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Lord North

Question 37

The story of the Boston Massacre

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was transformed by some colonists into a symbol of British oppression

Question 38

The leading colonial figure in the Boston Massacre was

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Samuel Adams

Question 39

English and American supporters of the English constitution felt it correctly divided power between

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the monarchy, the aristocracy, and representative assemblies

Question 40

English and American supporters of the English constitution was

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an unwritten document

Question 41

In the eighteenth century, under the English government's theory of representation

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the American colonies were represented in Parliament

Question 42

Taverns were important in the growth of Revolutionary sentiment because

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they become central meeting places discuss ideas about resistance

Question 43

The Tea Act of 1773

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followed a few years of relative calm between England and the American colonies, lowered the price of tea for American colonists, was intended to benefit a private British company

Question 44

The colonial boycott of tea in 1773

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was led by women who were the primary consumers of tea

Question 45

The Boston tea party of December 1773

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triggered acts of resistance in other colonial cities and took place after Bostonian failed to turn away ships laden with tea

Question 46

Parliament responded to the Boston tea party by

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reducing the powers of self-government in Massachusetts

Question 47

The Quebec Act

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granted political rights to Roman Catholics

Question 48

Which of the following statements regarding the Coercive Acts is TRUE?

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Massachusetts became a martyr in the cause of resistance

Question 49

In 1775, the Conciliatory Propositions

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was an appeal by the British government to colonial moderates

Question 50

The story of Lexington and Concord

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occurred before there was a formal American declaration of independence

Question 51

In 1775, as conflicts with England intensified, American colonists

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were deeply divided about what they were fighting for

Question 52

Published in January 1776, Common Sense was written by

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Tom Paine

Question 53

The author of Common Sense

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considered the English constitution to be greatest problem facing the colonists

Question 54

The Declaration of Independence

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borrowed heavily from previously published colonial documents

Question 55

The war effort by American colonists would be financed primarily by

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borrowing from abroad

Question 56

As commander of the Continental Army, George Washington

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was admired, respected, and trusted by nearly all Patriots

Question 57

As the start of the Revolution, American advantages over the British included a

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greater commitment to the war

Question 58

In the Battle of Bunker Hill

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the British suffered heavy casualties

Question 59

During the phase (1776-78) of the American Revolution, British military efforts were hampered by

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a series of tactical blunders and misfortunes

Question 60

When George Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night, 1776, he was intent on surprising

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Hessians

Question 61

Among the following, who was NOT a British general during the American Revolution?

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Horation Gates

Question 62

The British military campaigns of 1777 saw

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General John Burgoyne suffer a major defeat at Saratoga

Question 63

During the American Revolution, the Iroquois Confederacy

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declared its neutrality

Question 64

In early 1778, France

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worried that the United States would quit the war against the British

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