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Question #1

The Ohio Valley was one of the major points of contention between the French and British in the French and Indian War.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #2

In a motivational speech, James Otis invalidated the practice of virtual representation when he introduced the idea that taxation without representation was unconstitutional

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #3

Lord North removed all the Townsend duties except for the tax on

A. glass.

B. paper.

C. lead.

D. tea.

Question #4

According to the British, the major purpose of the Tea Act of 1773 was to

A. raise more revenue to cover military costs in North America.

B. punish the Americans for importing tea from Holland.

C. boost sales for Britain's East India Company.

D. break the American boycott of tea imported from England.

Question #5

One of the purpose of groups such as the Stamp Act Congress and the Continental Congress was the create a paper trail of colonial grievances regarding violations of constitutional rights

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #6

The symbol created in 1750 by Benjamin Franklin that became a popular symbol of colonial union

A. A grizzly bear

B. A broken snake

C. The Liberty Tree

D. A Mohawk Indian

Question #7

The Treaty of Paris, 1763 ended King George's War

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #8

An increasing sense of common identity among the colonists was one of the legacies of the French and Indian War.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #9

The act that claimed Parliament's right to legislate for the colonies in "all cases whatsoever" was the

A. Declaratory Act

B. Currency Act

C. Proclamation LIne of 1763

D. Townshend Act

Question #10

The primary reason Parliament passed the Stamp Act was to

A. finance the system for distributing mail and publications throughout the colonies

B. establish parliamentary control over newspapers published in the colonies

C. force the recognition of Parliament's right to tax the colonies

D. to raise revenue to ease the national debt problem

Question #11

Which of the following was a provision of the Quebec Act?

A. Tea ships forced to leave the colonies would be redirected to the St. Lawrence Seaway

B. A state of war existed between England and France

C. The boundaries of Quebec were extended into the Ohio Valley

D. Quebec as to be annexed to Massachusetts Bay

Question #12

The colonists did not necessarily object to the principle of taxation, but rather how the money would be applied.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #13

Which of the following is true of the Stamp Act

A. it was a direct tax

B. It had little or no impact on ordinary colonists

C. It was an indirect tax

D. It had to be approved by the colonial assemblies before it went into effect

Question #14

King George III was considered a wise and strategic king who only wanted what was best for the British empire.

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #15

The purpose of the First Continental Congress was to

A. compile a list of grievances against the British government

B. draft a declaration of American rights

C. raise an army

D. draft a declaration of war against Great Britain

Question #16

How did Massachusetts protestors target Lieutenant Governor Thomas Hutchinson?

A. Protesters destroyed a collection of books and old documents that Hutchins was going to use to write a history of Massachusetts

B. Gangs of seamen in Boston tarred and feathered him.

C. Colonists attempted to assassinate him after he supported the Stamp Act.

D. A congressional meeting in Philadelphia called for his resignation.

Question #17

How did the British government respond to the colonial reaction to the Stamp Act?

A. It repealed the Stamp Act in March 1766.

B. It initiated imperial restructuring.

C. It affirmed the governing power of the colonists.

D. It prepared for a long military conflict.

Question #18

A the age of 18, while working as a shipbuilder, George Washington encountered the French along the St. Lawrence seaway and demanded they vacate the harbor to make way for American commerce

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #19

Which general was killed during an ambush by French soldiers and Indian warriors near Fort Duquesne?

A. Edward Braddock

B. William Johnson

C. William Pitt

D. Thomas Hutchinson

Question #20

Lobsterback was a nickname given to British soldiers by American colonists.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

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