Question 1

The purpose of the Coercive Acts was to:

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punish Boston for the Tea Party.

Question 2

At the Battle of Bunker Hill:

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the British suffered major casualties.

Question 3

By 1750, the French population in North America:

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was vastly outnumbered by the English.

Question 4

The Navigation Act of 1660 specified enumerated goods that:

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could only be shipped to England or its colonies.

Question 5

The Dominion of New England:

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marked an attempt to bolster the authority of the Crown.

Question 6

A writ of assistance was:

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a blanket search warrant that did not specify the place to be searched.

Question 7

At the end of the war, New Orleans and all of the

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went to Spain.

Question 8

Which of the following did the French settle first?

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Quebec

Question 9

One of the chief objectives of policy under George Grenville was to:

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reduce Britain's enormous debt.

Question 10

Pontiac's Rebellion involved all of the following, EXCEPT:

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the return of French soldiers to Canada.

Question 11

French colonists in North America:

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established cooperative relations with the Indians.

Question 12

As a result of the 1763 Treaty of Paris, Britain acquired ________ from Spain.

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Florida

Question 13

All of the following are true of Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence, EXCEPT that it:

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secured American independence.

Question 14

As a result of the Boston Massacre:

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all but two of the British defendants were acquitted

Question 15

The French and Indian War was triggered by:

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conflicting French and English claims to the Ohio Valley.

Question 16

In 1678, a defiant Massachusetts legislature declared the Navigation Acts:

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as having no legal standing in the colony.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT true of the Townshend duties?

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The shipbuilding industry was hurt as imports and exports decreased

Question 18

The result of General Edward Braddock's effort to capture Fort Duquesne was:

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a devastating ambush and defeat.

Question 19

The triumph of what Britain called the Great War saw Americans:

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celebrating as joyously as Londoners

Question 20

The Navigation Act of 1651:

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required all goods imported into Britain or the colonies to be shipped in British vessels.

Question 21

The Sugar Act of 1764:

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taxed imports in order to raise revenue

Question 22

In response to American protests, in 1766 Parliament:

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repealed the Stamp Act.

Question 23

A series of British wars against the French began during the reign of King:

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William

Question 24

The right to vote for members of the colonial assemblies was:

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extended to a greater proportion of the population than anywhere else in the world

Question 25

The major objective of the Tea Act of 1773 was to:

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bail out the East India Company.

Question 26

Mercantilism involved:

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A. government's attempt to maintain favorable balance of trade

Question 27

When the British ship Gaspee ran aground in Rhode Island, the local population:

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burned it.

Question 28

The Declaratory Act of 1766:

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reasserted the government's right to tax the colonists.

Question 29

All of the following were true of the early Revolution, EXCEPT that:

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Patriots were universally united behind the cause of independence.

Question 30

One change brought to the American colonies after the Glorious Revolution was that the:

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monarchy attempted to tighten its grip on the colonies by making more of them royal colonies.

Question 31

Colonial royal governors:

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had veto power over colonial assemblies.

Question 32

The 1765 Stamp Act:

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required revenue stamps on legal and commercial documents.

Question 33

In April 1775, the British marched to Concord, Massachusetts, in an effort to:

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seize a stockpile of weapons, ammunition, and powder.

Question 34

Prime Minister Robert Walpole's relaxed policy toward the colonies:

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enabled the Americans to pursue greater political independence.

Question 35

John Locke's social contract theory of government argued that:

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men have certain rights in the state of nature, including the right to life, liberty, and property.

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