Question 1

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

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Question 2

The Treaty of Utrecht in 1713

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A)   ended King William's War.
B)   transferred territory from the French to the English in North America.
C)   was a considerable victory for Spain in North America.
D)   slowed England's western expansion of its American colonies.
E)   transferred territory from the English to the French in the Caribbean.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

In the 1760s,"country Whigs" were English colonists who

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A)   feared the political protests would damage the long-term profits of America.
B)   considered the British government to be corrupt and oppressive.
C)   defended the British imperial system.
D)   called on King George III to more firmly assert his authority.
E)   believed the political philosophy of John Locke gave too much power to the king.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

Describe the origins of the American Revolution.

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Question 5

During the Seven Years' War the colonists evidenced an unwillingness to be taxed by Parliament,but they were not reluctant to tax themselves.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In 1770,the Townshend Duties were ended by

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A)   Charles Townshend.
B)   the Marquis of Rockingham.
C)   Lord North.
D)   George III.
E)   Lord Chatham.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 7

The treaty that drove the French out of North American lands east of the Mississippi in 1763 was called the ________.

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Question 8

What effect did the French and Indian War have on the coming of the American Revolution?

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Question 9

The dramatic fall of ________ marked the beginning of the end of the American phase of the Seven Years' War.

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Question 10

During the third phase of the French and Indian War,British leader William Pitt

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A)   ignored the complaints of colonists.
B)   gave more authority to conduct the war over to the colonists.
C)   gradually loosened his tight control over the colonists.
D)   barred the colonists from military service.
E)   allowed Indian tribal leaders to dictate British battle strategy.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

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

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A)   the American colonies were represented in Parliament.
B)   each American colony was allowed one non-voting representative in Parliament.
C)   the American colonies had no claim to any political representation.
D)   the king spoke to Parliament on behalf of the American colonies.
E)   the American colonies were represented by the courts.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 12

The Proclamation of 1763

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A)   disrupted England's western trade in the colonies.
B)   was generally effective.
C)   was supported by many Indian tribal groups.
D)   encouraged settlement of the western edge of the colonies.
E)   led to renewed conflict with the remaining French colonists in the west.F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 13

The Currency Act of 1764 gave the colonial legislatures the power to print paper money.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The architect of the British military move on Lexington and Concord was General ________.

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Question 16

The Stamp Act was a parliamentary response to colonial objections to the Declaratory Act.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

More people were killed in the Boston Tea Party than in the Boston Massacre.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Paxton Boys and the Regulators were examples of colonists who objected to the Mutiny Act of 1765.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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)   actually affected only a few New England merchants.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

In North American,as a result of the Seven Years' War,England

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A)   lost some of its global commercial supremacy.
B)   granted more political autonomy to the American colonies.
C)   shifted its interest away from the Caribbean colonies.
D)   confirmed its commercial supremacy and increased its political control of the settled regions.
E)   confirmed its commercial supremacy and shifted its interest away from the Caribbean colonies.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

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The dramatic fall of ________ marked the beginning of the end of the American phase of the Seven Years' War.

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Describe the origins of the American Revolution.

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