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Which of the following best describes Loyalists? A. colonists who supported the British B. colonists who remained neutral C. colonists who supported the French D. colonists who became American rebels
What is A. colonists who supported the British
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What method did Americans use to hurt British trade prior to the American Recolution? A. secession B. Boycotts C. nullifications D. protests
What is B. Boycotts
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For what reason did Sam Adams establish the Sons of Liberty? A. to protest British policies of taxation without representation B. to vandalized colonial shipments to England C. to bring British military know how to America D. to counteract the bad influence of the Daughters of Liberty
What is A. to protest British policies of taxation without representation
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What act permitted only the British East India Company to sell tea to colonists? A. Writs of Assistance B. Intolerable Acts C. Tea Act D. Townshed Act
What is C. Tea Act
100
What did the "mother country" expect from its colonies under mercantilism? a. they should import more than they export. b. They should export more than they import. c. They should be self-supporting colonies with no need for trade. d. They should practice free trade with other nations and colonies.
What is b. They should export more than they import.
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Why did many American colonist dislike the Tea Act? A. They had to stop drinking tea because it become scarce B. Their economic interests were damaged by the tax C. The East India Company was forced out of business by the tax D. The tax increased the price of tea in the colonies.
What is B. Their economic interests were damaged by the tax
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What did colonial merchants do to protest against the Townshed Acts? A. declared British taxes to be unconstitutional B. boycotted British goods C. destroyed tea belonging to the East India Company D. tarred and feather British customs agents
What is B. boycotted British goods
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Who proposed the Albany Plan of Union? A. Thomas Jefferson B. Alexander Hamilton C. Samuel Adams D. Benjamin Franklin
What is D. Benjamin Franklin
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What laws controlled trade between the colonies and England? A. English Bill of Rights B. Magna Carta C. Navigation Acts D. Writs of Assistance
What is C. Navigation Acts
200
What does the term merchantilism mean? A. colonies exist for the benefit of their colonists B. colonies exist for the benefit of the trade companies C. colonies exist for their own benefit D. colonies exist for the benefit of the parent country
What is D. colonies exist for the benefit of the parent country
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What British Act taxed legal documents, newspapers, and contracts in teh American Colonies? A. Molasses Act B. Townsheds Act C. Stamp Act D. Intolerable Acts
What is C. Stamp Act
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"Many if the [colonial] storekeepers couldn't give away any of the British goods on the stores' shelves. It was as if the colonist had agreed to not buy any English products." Which economic idea is described in this passage? A. boycott B. strike C. tariff D. duty
What is A. boycott
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What did the Albany Plan encourage the colonist to do? A. stop the Iroquois attacks B. fight Britain's tax laws C. unite the colonies against France in Canada D. create a peace pact with the French
What is C. unite the colonies against France in Canada
300
What law required American colonists t house British Red Coats in the 1770's? A. Quartering Act B. Townshend Act C. Intolerable Acts D. Grenville Acts
What is A. Quartering Act
300
Who did the Iroquois Confederacy support in the French and Indian War? A. Spain B. Mexico C. England D. France
What is C. England
400
What British law taxed paper, glass, tea, lead, and silk in the American colonies? A. Tea act B. Stamp Act C. Townshend Act D.intolerable Acts
What is D.intolerable Acts
400
What proposal did Benjamin Franklin suggest to organize the thirteen colonies to work together? A. First Continental Congresss B. Albany Plan of Union C. United States Constitution D. Articles of Confederation
What is B. Albany Plan of Union
400
in 1771, England passed the Intolerable Acts in order to punish A. Philadelphis, for holding the first Continental Congress B. Boston, for dumping tea into the harbor. C. New York, for aiding Ethan Allen. D. Jamestown, for Patrick Henry's speech.
What is B. Boston, for dumping tea into the harbor.
400
What plan gave the French lands east of the Mississippi, Canada, and Florida to Britain? A. Treaty of Paris of 1763 B. Albany Plan of Union C. Treaty of Paris of 1783 D. Treaty of Ghent
What is C. Treaty of Paris of 1783
400
What event marked the end of American Revolution? A. the defeat of Cornwallis at Yorktown B. the signing of the Peace Treat of Paris C. the signing of the Declaration of Independence D. the ratification of Constitution
What is B. the signing of the Peace Treat of Paris
500
What was the purpose of the Stamp Act in the 1760's? A. precention of colonial exports B. taxation of tea and sugar C. taxation of legal documents and papers D. boarding of British soldiers
What is C. taxation of legal documents and papers
500
When did the American Revolution begin? A. 1492 B. 1964 C. 1790 D. 1775
What is D. 1775
500
What was teh main reason Britain excessively taxed the colonies? A. to demonstrate the heavy political control of the colonies B. to pay the Brtish the debt from teh French and Indian War C. to finance the development of British colonies on the other continents D. to further develop the system of mercantilism
What is B. to pay the Brtish the debt from teh French and Indian War
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What allowed the Brtish to make unrestricted searches and seizures of ships and cargo? A. Supremacy act B. writs of assistance C. Declaratory Act D. Quartering Act
What is B. writs of assistance
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What time period was best defined by a use of reason and logic to understand the world? A. Englightment B. Renaissance C. Dark Ages D. Age of Exploration
What is A. Englightment
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