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7 The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

Pregunta 1 de 30

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The Navigation Acts of 1650 were largely ignored through smuggling and bribery. King Charles II attempted to tighten control of England over the colonies with the Navigation Acts of 1660 and 1663 which included which of the following provisions (check all that apply)

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Shipping - all products going into or out of American had to be shipped on English or American Ships

  • Rationing - all products were rationed and only provided to the most needy.

  • Enumerated Goods - certain goods (tobacco, sugar, wool) could ONLY be sold to England .

  • Taxes on American Exports - if the colonies wanted to sell anything to other nations they had to take the product to England first and pay a tax

  • Forced Production Slow Down - England forced the manufacturing industry to slow down on the production of goods so they could raise the prices

  • Taxes on Foreign Imports (tariffs) - Products going to America had to go to England first to be taxed.

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Pregunta 2 de 30

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Mercantilism policies encouraged the many European wars of the period, as the European powers fought over new colonies and their "available markets"

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

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Pregunta 3 de 30

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Rellena el espacio en blanco para completar el texto.

The period of Neglect was significant because it allowed the colonies to become semi-autonomous (self-governing) and economically independent.

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Pregunta 4 de 30

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In Practice, British mercantilism provided the colonies with substantial economic benefits such as military protection and guaranteed markets for certain goods.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 5 de 30

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The theory of mercantilism held that colonies existed primarily to provide the mother country with raw materials as well as a market for their goods.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

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Pregunta 6 de 30

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The Navigation Acts were only weakly enforced which led to the colonies developing a large degree of economic independence. This helped fuel revolutionary sentiment when the monarchy later attempted to gain greater control during the French and Indian War.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 7 de 30

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The English government lacked the resources to enforce their laws which led to a period of Salutory Neglect. Which law was affected by this policy of Salutary Neglect?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Quartering Act

  • Stamp Act

  • Proclamation Act of 1763

  • Navigation Acts

Explicación

Pregunta 8 de 30

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Mercantilism presented several problems for the colonists. Select all that apply

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Limited Economic Freedom - Americans couldn't buy, sell, ship, or manufacture under the most profitable conditions

  • Tobacco Farmers dependent on British Merchants - The one-crop tobacco farmers of Virginia were at the mercy of British merchants since they could only sell to Britain.

  • Unfavorable Balance of Trade - Americans had to import (buy) more than they were allowed to export (sell).

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Pregunta 9 de 30

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Benefits of Mercantilism for the colonists include:

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Ready source of manufactured goods - English manufactured goods were cheaper than many other countries and the colonial manufacturing was not highly developed.

  • Ready market for colonial products - Americans had to see their tobacco to England - but the market was great as tobacco growing was outlawed in England and Ireland.

  • Encouragement of colonial shipbuilding - British paid cash bonuses to Americans who made ship supplies and naval stores.

  • Ease of doing Business - A common language, business method, and money made trade with British merchants easy.

  • Protection of the British Army and Navy, without paying for its cost.

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Pregunta 10 de 30

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The French and Spanish colonies had greater freedoms than the British colonies.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

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Pregunta 11 de 30

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British colonists in the New World enjoyed the same rights as people in Britain. They could save money to buy their own land on the frontier. Many colonists could vote for representation to colonial assemblies, and white colonists had the right to a jury trial.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

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Pregunta 12 de 30

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Psychological Factors that contributed to the colonial resentment towards British control and led to the American Revolution. Check all that apply:

Selecciona una o más de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Early Settlers - mainly emigrants largely discontented or rebellious in spirit. They were often adventuresome risk takers, willing to face food shortages and epidemics to brave the six to eight week dangerous crossing of the Atlantic.

  • Isolation - American colonists were isolated from England - the 3000 mile distance weakened the British authority. With the passage of time - many colonists began to think of themselves as Americans rather than Britons.

  • Wilderness lifestyle - Rugged pioneering conditions developed strength, self-confidence, individualism, and a spirit of independence in the colonists.

Explicación

Pregunta 13 de 30

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Which of the following statements does NOT represent American/British relations as a result of the French and Indian War

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Britain thought the colonists didn't provide enough support for the war

  • American's felt the British didn't treat them with appropriate respect

  • Americans were shocked by the weakness off the British military tactics and lost respect for British military power.

  • Americans were grateful the British troops stationed west of the Appalachians were protecting them from French and Spanish threats

Explicación

Pregunta 14 de 30

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The colonists were pleased that British government issued the Proclamation of 1763 in response to the Indian attacks.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 15 de 30

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All of the following are features of the British Admiralty Courts except:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Cases were decided by a judge alone, not a jury

  • Accused individuals were considered innocent until proven guilty

  • Cases could be tried anywhere in the British Empire

  • Judges received a five percent commission on illegal cargoes and fines. They were encouraged to find individuals guilty

Explicación

Pregunta 16 de 30

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British taxes on the American Colonists, such as the Sugar Act, were passed with what intention?

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • To punish or hurt the American colonies economy

  • To help repay the British debts accrued during the French and Indian War

  • To fund the infrastructure improvements necessary in the American colonies

  • To raise money to fight against the American Revolution

Explicación

Pregunta 17 de 30

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When American's first cried "no taxation without representation" what they wanted was to be represented in the British Parliament.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 18 de 30

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By the mid-1700s, the colonies were buying more goods from Britain than they were selling. Most of the money in the colonies (paper and coins) were sent to Britain to pay for goods. This unfavorable balance of trade led to a shortage of British money in the colonies.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 19 de 30

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The mobilization of "non-importation" policies against the Stamp Act was politically important because:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • it reinforced the completely non-violent character of the anti-British movement

  • it aroused revolutionary fervor among many ordinary American men and women

  • it helped stimulate the development of colonial manufacturing

  • it aroused the French support for the American cause

Explicación

Pregunta 20 de 30

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The Tea Act which colonists hated and eventually lead to the Boston "Tea party" actually lowered the cost of tea.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 21 de 30

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When British officials decided to help the East India Tea Company increase sales by passing the Tea Act, the colonists were:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • outraged their favorite beverage would cost more than ever before

  • compelled to persuade friendly Indian tribes to dump the tea into Boston Harbor

  • successful in acquiring tea in every port except Boston

  • outraged because they saw it as a trick to undermine their resistance to taxes

Explicación

Pregunta 22 de 30

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The British reacted to the Boston Tea Party by:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • Passing the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts that closed the Port of Boston until damages were repaid and order was restored.

  • Passed the Quebec Act prohibiting trial by jury and permitting practice of Catholicism.

  • Granting a monopoly on the sale of tea to the British East India Company

Explicación

Pregunta 23 de 30

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Republicanism in America allows for self-government because people give leaders their authority.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 24 de 30

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The Boston Massacre provoked outrage because the British troops had been unprovoked when they opened fire on peaceful Boston citizens.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 25 de 30

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The fundamental motive behind the steep new taxes in the 1760s was to repay the large debt that Britain had incurred in defending its North American colonies.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 26 de 30

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Americans generally accepted the right of Parliament to tax colonies to provide money for defense, but denied its right to legislate about matters affecting colonial affairs.

Selecciona uno de los siguientes:

  • VERDADERO
  • FALSO

Explicación

Pregunta 27 de 30

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The event that precipitated the first shooting between the British and the colonists was:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • The British attempt to seize Bunker Hill and the Old North Church

  • The British attempt to seize colonial supplies and leaders at Lexington and Concord

  • The Boston Tea Party

  • The Boston Massacre

Explicación

Pregunta 28 de 30

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The British government at the time of the American Revolution was headed by:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • William Pitt

  • Charles Townshend

  • Edmund Burke

  • Lord North

Explicación

Pregunta 29 de 30

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In the Revolutionary War, African Americans:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • unanimously supported the American patriot cause

  • were generally neutral between the British and American forces

  • fought in both the American patriot and British loyalist military forces

  • took the opportunity to stage substantial slave revolts

Explicación

Pregunta 30 de 30

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One of the advantages the British enjoyed in the impending conflict with the colonies was:

Selecciona una de las siguientes respuestas posibles:

  • a determined and politically effective government

  • the ability to enlist foreign soldiers, loyalists, and Native Americans in their military forces

  • a highly motivated and efficiently run military force in America

  • the concentration of colonial resistance was in a few urban centers

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