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| Which one of the following was an example of the English crown's attempt to assert more control over the colonies? A) the appointment of William Bradshaw as governor of New England B) the establishment of the Dominion of New England C) the passage of the Land Acts D) the Glorious Revolution | show 🗑
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| show | It led to the end of the Dominion of New England.
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| show | between the Glorious Revolution and 1763
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| show | the failure of the British to enforce mercantile laws prior to 1763
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| Opposition to which one of the following was a major cause of the American Revolution? A) British taxation B) French control of the Ohio River Valley C) Britain's official religion D) improved representation in Parliament | show 🗑
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| show | to pay the British the debt from the French and Indian War
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| Which one of the following was not a colonial grievance? A) Northwest Ordinance B) Proclamation of 1763 C) Writs of Assistance D) Quartering Act | show 🗑
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| show | Proclamation of 1763
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| show | Proclamation of 1763
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| 10) How did the Proclamation of 1763 anger the British colonists? A) It encouraged many Native Americans to attack the settlers. B) It removed British troops from guarding the frontier. C) It gave the land west of the Appalachians back to the French. D) It prevented them from moving westward. | show 🗑
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| What was forbidden by the Proclamation of 1763? A) colonial fur-trapping in Indian territories B) colonial smuggling of sugar and tea C) colonial migration west of the Appalachian Mountains D) colonial migration into Canada | show 🗑
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| What effect did the Currency Act of 1764 have in the colonies? A) It stopped the colonies from declaring their printed money legal tender. B) It created inflation in the colonies. C) It eased the shortage of hard money in the colonies. D) It ordered lenders to accept paper money in payment of debts. | show 🗑
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| show | to earn more money for the British East India Company
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| What act permitted only the British East India Company to sell tea to colonists? A) Townshend Act B) Tea Act C) Writs of Assistance D) Intolerable Acts | show 🗑
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| show | Stamp Act
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| show | taxation of legal documents and papers
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| show | They included taxes on sugar, coffee, and wines.
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| show | It reduced the duty on molasses in half.
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| show | Sugar Act
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| show | Townshend Acts
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| show | boycotted British goods
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| show | Boston, for dumping tea into the harbor
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| show | increased taxes on exports
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| show | stopping of town meetings
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| show | closing down the port of Boston
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| Which one of the following was part of the Intolerable Acts? A) restrictions on trade between colonies B) housing of British Redcoats C) repeal of the Tea Act D) increased taxes on exports | show 🗑
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| show | Boston
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| In what document did the colonists appeal to King George III to remove the Intolerable Acts? A) Declaration of Independence B) Albany Plan of Union C) United States Constitution D) Olive Branch Petition | show 🗑
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| What law required American colonists to house British Redcoats in the 1770s? A) Townshend Acts B) Intolerable Acts C) Quartering Act D) Grenville Acts | show 🗑
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| 30) Which one of the following was a complaint against King George III? A) He forced the colonists to house the British troops. B) He forced the colonists to drink only tea. C) He spent too much tax money on the colonies. D) He encouraged more people to settle in America. | show 🗑
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| What allowed the British to make unrestricted searches and seizures of ships and cargo? A) Supremacy Act B) writs of assistance C) Quartering Act D) Declaratory Act | show 🗑
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| show | writs of assistance
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| Why did colonists strongly oppose the Quartering Act and the writs of assistance? A) They prevented colonists from settling new lands. B) They took away the right to interact with the Natives. C) They increased the power of colonial governors. D) They took away the colonists' rights as British citizens. | show 🗑
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| show | Sir Edmund Burke
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| Why did the colonists oppose the Tea Act of 1773? A) It gave agents of the East India Tea Company a monopoly on the tea trade. B) It forced the colonists to charge an export tax on tea. C) It forbade the colonists from re-exporting extra stocks of tea. D) It doubled the price of tea with an heavy tax. | show 🗑
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| show | Their economic interests were damaged by the tax.
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| show | It hurt the interests of American merchants.
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| What complaint did the colonists make against taxation by the British Parliament? A) The same taxes should be paid in England as well. B) They had no representation in Parliament. C) The taxation was only benefiting the colonial economy. D) They could not afford to pay the taxes. | show 🗑
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| What was the American viewpoint on British taxation of the colonies? A) " taxation is best for Britain and the colonies" B) " taxation without representation is tyranny" C) " taxation of the colonies is a means to run the government" D) " taxation is the right of the British government" | show 🗑
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| show | Stamp Act
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| Why did colonists oppose the Stamp Act? A) They had no representatives in Parliament. B) They believed that taxes could not be raised. C) They didn't want to pay bribes to the tax collectors. D) They did not want to pay higher prices for stamps. | show 🗑
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| How did the British respond to American cries of "no taxation without representation?" A) They stated that, by means of virtual representation, the interests of Americans had been considered in Parliament. B) They offered to use the funds collected from the taxes to make improvements in the colonies. C) They agreed that Americans would be permitted to vote on British policy in each of the colonial assemblies. D) They declared that no approval from the Americans was necessary to impose taxes. | show 🗑
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| show | boycotts
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| " Many of the [colonial] storekeepers couldn't give away any of the British goods on the stores' shelves. It was as if the colonists had agreed to not buy any English products." Which economic idea is described in this passage? A) duty B) tariff C) strike D) boycott | show 🗑
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| What was the purpose of the Stamp Act Congress? A) to establish how the tax could be fair to all colonies B) to investigate whether the Act was legal C) to send a colonial protest to the King D) to collect the tax at all colonial post offices | show 🗑
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| show | making information available to all the colonies
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| show | Committees of Correspondence
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| show | colonies worked together against British taxation
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| show | Samuel Adams
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| show | to protest British policies of taxation without representation
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| Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty? A) Patrick Henry B) John Adams C) Thomas Jefferson D) Sam Adams | show 🗑
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| Why were the Sons and Daughters of Liberty established? A) to object to British policies B) to protest the Boston Tea Party C) to assist the Redcoats D) to organize colonists to fight the French | show 🗑
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| show | Boston Tea Party
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| show | Daughters of Liberty
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| What was the first economic action passed by the Continental Congress against Great Britain? A) capture of British merchant vessels B) boycott on British products and an end to all exports to Britain C) seizure of British-owned businesses within the colonies D) increases on taxation of British goods | show 🗑
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| What was an important accomplishment of the First Continental Congress in 1774? A) The Stamp Act and Sugar Act were ratified. B) The Declaration of Rights and Grievances was drafted. C) The Declaration of Independence was written. D) A collection agency for British taxes was created | show 🗑
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| show | First Continental Congress
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| What colony refused to send a delegate to the First Continental Congress? A) New York B) Maryland C) Connecticut D) Georgia | show 🗑
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| show | non-importation agreements
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| show | 1773
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| show | Tea Act
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| Fellow countrymen, we cannot afford to give a single inch! If we retreat now, everything we have done will be useless! If Hutchinson will not send tea back to England, perhaps we can brew a pot of it especially for him!"What action resulted from the speech? A) Proclamation of 1763 B) Boston Tea Party C) march on Lexington and Concord D) Boston Massacre | show 🗑
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| 63) Whom does Paul Revere blame for the massacre in the verse? A) King George III B) Sons of Liberty C) Native Americans D) Captain Preston and the Redcoats | show 🗑
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| show | fierce barbarians
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| show | Boston Massacre
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| Which one of the following did not result from the Boston Massacre? A) The British soldiers were arrested and defended by John Adams. B) The British gained respect for colonial military abilities. C) The first martyrs of the American Revolution were created. D) Five colonists died from their injuries. | show 🗑
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| show | American opinion was divided about independence.
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| show | The issue of independence from England caused sharp differences among the American colonists.
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| show | Neutrals
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| 70) What term best describes a colonist who supported American independence? A) Patriot B) Tory C) Whig D) Loyalist | show 🗑
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| Why did many African Americans support the Patriots in the Revolutionary War? A) They were forced to fight for the Patriots. B) They were promised passage back to Africa. C) They believed that Patriots would end slavery. D) They were paid by the Patriots to fight. | show 🗑
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| show | Some Native Americans supported the British while others with the Patriots.
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| What Patriot leader challenged the British taxes on the colonies with "give me liberty, or give me death?" A) Nathan Hale B) John Hancock C) Benedict Arnold D) Patrick Henry | show 🗑
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| What viewpoint did the British have about George Washington, Samuel Adams, and other Patriots? A) They were Tories. B) They were Loyalists. C) They were Traitors. D) They were Neutrals. | show 🗑
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| show | Loyalists
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| show | colonists who supported the British
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| Who would the Loyalists most likely support? A) George Washington B) King George III C) Samuel Adams D) Thomas Jefferson | show 🗑
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| What did many Loyalists do at the end of the American Revolution? A) immigrated to Canada B) returned to France C) gained positions in the American government D) became powerful business leaders in American cities | show 🗑
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