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Question #1
Colonists responded to the hated Stamp Act in all of the following ways except
A.   via violence in several colonial towns.
B.   boycotting British goods.
C.   convening a colonial congress to request repeal of the act.
D.   having colonial legislatures issue a court mandate forbidding the enforcement of the act.
E.   wearing woolen clothes made with colonial textiles vs. British cloth.
Question #2
Republican belief held that the stability of society and the authority of the government
A.   rested with a strong monarchy.
B.   rested with the legislature.
C.   depended on the virtue of its citizenry.
D.   rested on an interdependence of all citizens.
E.   depended on a strong hierarchical culture.
Question #3
Passage of the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act
A.   required action by each colonial legislature.
B.   led many colonists to believe that the British were expanding colonial freedom.
C.   resulted in fewer laws being passed by Parliament regarding the colonies.
D.   exemplified to many colonists the difference between legislation and taxation.
E.   convinced many colonists that the British were trying to take away their historic liberty.
Question #4
The first law ever passed by Parliament for raising tax revenues in the colonies for the crown was the ____ Act
A.   Wheat
B.   Sugar
C.   Corn
Question #5
Arrange these events in chronological order: (A) Boston Massacre, (B) Townshend Acts, (C) Tea Act, and (D) Intolerable Acts.
A.   C, B, D, A
B.   A, C, D, B
C.   B, A, C, D
D.   A, B, C, D
E.   D, B, C, A
Question #6
From both the French and the British point of view during the 1970's, the key to control of North America was which of the following regions?
A.   Ohio Territory
B.   California
C.   Virginia
D.   Indiana
Question #7
Which of the following is considered by most historians to be the turning point in the French and Indian War?
A.   the British capture of Quebec
B.   the British capture of Ford Necessity
C.   the French capture of Pittsburgh
D.   the French capture of Fort Duquesne
Question #8
What was the main purpose of the Navigation Acts passed by Parliament in 1651?
A.   to control colonial trade
B.   to increse taxes in the colonies
C.   to build up the navy
D.   to organize the shipbuilding industry
Question #9
Virtual represenation meant that
A.   almost all British subjects were represented in Parliament
B.   Parliament could pass virtually all types of legislation except taxes.
C.   colonists could elect their own representatives to Parliament.
D.   every member of Parliament represented all British subjects everywhere.
E.   each member of Parliament represented only people in his district.

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