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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. TRUE

B. FALSE

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. paper.

B. glass.

C. lead.

D. tea.

Question #4

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

A. punish the Americans for importing tea from Holland.

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

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

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. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #6

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

A. A broken snake

B. The Liberty Tree

C. A grizzly bear

D. A Mohawk Indian

Question #7

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

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

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. Townshend Act

B. Currency Act

C. Declaratory Act

D. Proclamation LIne of 1763

Question #10

The primary reason Parliament passed the Stamp Act was to

A. establish parliamentary control over newspapers published in the colonies

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

C. finance the system for distributing mail and publications throughout 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. A state of war existed between England and France

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

C. Quebec as to be annexed to Massachusetts Bay

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

Question #12

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

A. FALSE

B. TRUE

Question #13

Which of the following is true of the Stamp Act

A. It was an indirect tax

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

C. it was a direct tax

D. It had little or no impact on ordinary colonists

Question #14

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

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

Question #15

The purpose of the First Continental Congress was to

A. raise an army

B. draft a declaration of American rights

C. draft a declaration of war against Great Britain

D. compile a list of grievances against the British government

Question #16

How did Massachusetts protestors target Lieutenant Governor Thomas Hutchinson?

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

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

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

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

Question #17

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

A. It prepared for a long military conflict.

B. It repealed the Stamp Act in March 1766.

C. It affirmed the governing power of the colonists.

D. It initiated imperial restructuring.

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. Thomas Hutchinson

C. William Johnson

D. William Pitt

Question #20

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

A. TRUE

B. FALSE

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