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- Colonial Changes after the French and Indian War | 1 of 5The situation depicted in the map above was most likely the result of which of the following?AThe smuggling of sugar and molasses by merchants and shippers.BThe dumping of tea by the Sons of Liberty.CAttacks on Native Americans by the Paxton Boys.DViolent uprising by Native Americans in the Ohio River Valley.
- Colonist Viewpoints on British Taxation | 3 of 5New complaints of colonists directed towards the Townshend Acts were most likely the result of which of the following?AThe Townshend Acts imposed a direct tax, as opposed to previous measures such as the Stamp Act and Sugar Act which were indirect taxes.BThe colonists felt they should not be responsible for paying off the British war debt as they were not at all involved in the conflict and did not benefit.CThe revenue from the Townshend Acts was being used to pay British Royal Governors, taking that authority and power away from the colonial assemblies.DColonists were already being restricted from the production of many goods, and now were being further discriminated against.
- The Middle Passage | 2 of 3Which of the following groups would MOST likely have financially benefited from the shipping practice illustrated above?ANew England merchantsBNon-slaveholding SouthernersCThe founders of PennsylvaniaDFormer indentured servants
- Boston Massacre | 4 of 4All of the following had similar effects on colonial sentiment as the image EXCEPT:Athe Tea Act.Bthe Boston Port Act.Cthe Stamp Act.Dthe Proclamation of 1763.
- The Olive Branch Petition | 1 of 4The Olive Branch Petition was written following which event?AThe Boston Massacre.BThe Boston Tea Party.CThe Battle of Bunker Hill.DThe Gaspee Affair.
- The Stamp Act Congress | 2 of 3The ideas expressed in the excerpt above most directly challenged which British notion?AActual Representation.BVirtual Representation.CSalutary Neglect.DMercantilism.
- Bury the Bloody Tomahawk | 2 of 3Which of the following most directly influenced the sentiments depicted in the excerpt?ANative Americans evaluating and adjusting their alliances with Europeans over time.BRising tensions between Britain and France after the Seven Years War.CRising tensions caused by colonial migration west of the Appalachian mountains.DThe failure of Pontiac's Rebellion to stem to the tide of white settlement east of the Mississippi.
- Bury the Bloody Tomahawk | 1 of 3Which of the following events MOST likely set the stage for the speech excerpted above?ASustained wars of attrition against Native Americans in the New England colonies.BBritish victory over the French in the Seven Years War.CPandemic disease spread by British colonists prevented the Cherokee from fielding an effective fighting force.DSpanish settlement in Florida made an alliance between the Cherokee and Americans mutually beneficial.
- Colonial Changes after the French and Indian War | 3 of 5Which of the following most accurately captures the colonists' response to the Proclamation of 1763?AMany colonists ignored the proclamation and migrated West.BCommittees of Correspondence wrote petitions to the King asking him to reconsider.CColonists formed the Association, to form a continent-wide boycott.DColonists formed the Sons and Daughters of Liberty
- The Stamp Act Congress | 1 of 3The concerns expressed in the excerpt above were in direct response to which of the following?AThe Proclamation of 1763BThe renewal of the Navigation ActsCA new tax on the colonies in an attempt to raise revenue for the crown.DDisbanding of the Massachusetts legislature
- Colonial Changes after the French and Indian War | 2 of 5The change in the British government's policy of Salutary Neglect after 1763 was most likely the result of which of the following?AA desire to assimilate French colonists into the British Empire.BThe need to pay off debts accumulated in the French and Indian War.CCharles Townshend becoming president of the Board of Trade in Britain.DA desire to push Native Americans off tribal lands in the existing 13 colonies.
- Changing Attitudes | 1 of 3Which of the following best accounts for colonists' changing attitudes (portrayed in the above journal entries) toward the British Army?AThe War going badly for the British Army and blame being placed on the colonists.BThe tendency of British citizens to think of the colonists as beneath them and treat them accordingly.CThe use of propaganda by Indians to influence colonists.DThe leadership of George Washington in the Revolution to bias the colonists against the British Army.
- The Virginia Charter | 3 of 3The ideas expressed in the passage above MOST directly reflect which of the following continuities in United States history?AThe establishment of British mercantilist policies regarding colonial trade.BThe development of representative democracy.CThe development of a primarily agrarian economy in the British Colonies.DThe implementation of the mercantilist policy of salutary neglect.
- The Olive Branch Petition | 2 of 4What was the intended purpose of the Olive Branch Petition?ATo apologize for the violence between the colonists and British soldiers.BTo assert the rights of colonists while remaining loyal to the crown.CTo declare independence from the British government.DaTo ccelerate colonial resistance to Parliament.
- French and British North America | 3 of 3How did the outcome of the war that ensued affect British colonial policy?AImperial policy attempted to prevent colonists' movement westward.BContinuing a policy of salutary neglect, Britain removed trade barriers within its empire.CParliament took direct legislative control of the colonies.DBritain provided two seats in Parliament for each of the thirteen colonies
- The French and Indian War | 2 of 4British frustration with the American colonies during the French and Indian War included all of the following EXCEPT.AAlthough at war with France, many colonists continued to trade illicitly with French Caribbean islands.BDesertion from colonial militias was rampant and often supported by the civilian colonial population.CBritish officers were often forced to serve in subordinate roles to their colonial counterparts.DMany colonial governments failed to fully fund their militias, making them less than potent for the fight against the French and their Indian allies.
- Changing Attitudes | 2 of 3Which of the following was the MOST direct, proximate effect of the Seven Years' War?ABoycotts related to the Stamp Act.BProtests against the tax on tea.CThe Abolitionist movement.DIncreasing numbers of loyalists in the colonies.
- The Albany Plan of Union | 2 of 3The Albany Plan of Union of 1754 was unique for all of the following reasons EXCEPTAEnglish officials initially suggested the union between Royal, Proprietary, and Charter governments in America.BThe plan suggested a continental assembly presided over by a royal governor.CColonists viewed the Albany deliberations as the first step towards independence from the British.DThe author of the plan, Benjamin Franklin, was influenced by the democratic principles of the Iroquois Confederation.
- Colonist Viewpoints on British Taxation | 4 of 5In the excerpt, the author is reacting to British taxes that resulted most directly from which of the following?AThe need to pay off debt from the French and Indian (Seven Years) War.BThe desire to reassert control over the rebellious colonies.CThe movement to consolidate British control over newly acquired Canada.DThe expansion of setting up a mercantilist system over North America.
- Changing Attitudes | 3 of 3Based on the changing attitude evinced by these two journal entries, which of the following is the most accurate statement?APrior to the Seven Years' War, many British colonists found themselves more closely connected socially and politically to the French.BPrior to the Seven Years' War, the British Government maintained tight control over the social and political lives of colonists.CPrior to the Seven Years' War, many British colonials had developed a resentment for British soldiers.DPrior to the Seven Years' War, the British government had allowed the Colonies in North America some social and political autonomy.