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American History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In the 1760s and 1770s who had little understanding or knowledge of colonial affairs? | Most members of Parliament |
| What is the central issue in the Anglo-American debate over governance? | Parliamentary sovereignty |
| A major source of information for the colonists was | newspapers |
| the most significant consequence of the Seven Years' War was that... | it left Britain with an enormous dept. |
| In the 1760s and 1770s, colonists viewed the political struggle with Britian... | in terms of virtue. |
| The Proclamation or 1763 prohibited colonial settlement... | west of the Appalachian Mountains |
| As a result of the Sugar Act, the duty on molasses was designed to... | raise revenue |
| The Stamp Act of 1765 affected the lives of... | ordinary people as well as those of the elite |
| The leader of the anti-Stamp Act movement in Virginia was | Patrick Henry |
| The radical American group that first emerged during the Stamp Act crisi was know as... | the Sons of Liberty. |
| The tone of the Stamp Act Congress reflected... | restrainted and conciliation, with no mention of independence or disloyalty. |
| The Declaratory Act stated Parliament's belief in... | its own sovereignty. |
| One consequence of the Townshend Acts was... | the strenthening or intercolonial unity |
| The fundamental issue leading to the boston Massacre in 1770 was... | the presence of so many British troops in American cities. |
| Samuel Adam's role prior ot 1774 can best be described as.. | genuine revolutionary. |