Question 1
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The major participants in the Seven Years' War in North America, were
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the French, the English, and the Iroquois
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the colonists, the English, and the Spanish
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the French, the Spanish, and the English
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the English, the Iroquois, and the Spanish
Question 2
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During the eighteenth century, in North America, the French differed from the English in Indian relations, in that the French
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were more tolerant of other cultures
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offered the Indians more and better trade good
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largely isolated themselves from Indian tribes
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made little effort to convert Indians to Christianity
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forced Indians to adjust to European ways
Question 3
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During the eighteenth century in North America, the most powerful native group were the
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Iroquois
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Cherokee
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Seminole
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Chickasaw
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Sioux
Question 4
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What future American Revolutionary figure surrendered to French forces in 1754 at Fort Necessity in the Ohio Valley?
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George Washington
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Patrick Henry
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James Madison
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Benedict Arnold
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John Adams
Question 5
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The French and Indian war was fought in
Question 6
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When he became British Prime Minister, George Grenville
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believed the American colonists should help pay for the administration of the empire
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believed the colonies could not weather the cost of recent war
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criticized William Pitt for being too harsh in dealing with the American colonies
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began a cost-cutting effort by reducing the number of British officials in America
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initially sought to further decentralize government authority in the American colonies
Question 7
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The Proclamation of 1763
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was supported by many Indian tribes
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disrupted England's western trade in the colonies
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was generally effective
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encouraged settlement of the western edge of the colonies
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led to renewed conflict with the remaining French colonists in the West
Question 8
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The Stamp Act of 1765
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helped unite the colonies in opposition to the English government
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did not generate a lot of revenue for the British
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was consistent with traditional parliamentary efforts to regulate commerce
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required the consent of the colonial assemblies before going into effect
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really affected only a few New England merchants
Question 9
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The Paxton Boys and the Regulators both
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demanded tax relief
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feared violence from western farmers
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demanded independence from England
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sought to increase the authority of local colonial governments
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demanded the redistribution of the land making up the former French colonies
Question 10
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In 1766, in response to colonial protests against the Stamp Act, the British government
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rescinded the Stamp Act
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closed the port of Boston
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attempted to arrest the authors of the "Virginia Resolves"
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created the Currency Act
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sent additional troops to the colonies
Question 11
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The Declaratory Act of 1766
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was a sweeping assertion of Parliament's authority over the colonies
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caused renewed protests throughout the colonies
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threatened the colonies with military action should future protests develop
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was an attempt by outgoing minister George Grenville to save face
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all these answers are correct
Question 12
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Colonial protests against the Townsend duties resulted in
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many colonists joining in non-importation agreements
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the Boston Massacre
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Parliament passing a second Stamp Act
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an increase in smuggling in port cities such as Boston
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the Boston Tea Party
Question 13
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Taverns were important in the growth of revolutionary sentiment because
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they became central meeting places to discuss ideas about resistance
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they were the only public places where one could legally speak without fear of arrest
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it was one of the few places where men and women gathered together to speak
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colonists increasingly resented the heavy British duties on alcohol
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all these answers are correct
Question 14
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In 1774, the First Continental Congress
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called for the repeal of all oppressive legislation passed since 1763
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accepted a plan for a colonial union under British authority
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proposed that the colonies tax themselves at Parliament's demand
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agreed to end colonial boycotts of British trade
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issued an order for the arrest of all colonists loyal to the king
Question 15
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During the events at Lexington and Concord,
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the British were harassed by the gunfire of American farmers
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colonists tried to surprize the British by seizing a British arsenal
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the Americans lost many more men than the British
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George washington gained his first victory in the conflict with England
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Massachusetts was further alienated from the more moderate colonies
Question 16
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The Currency Act of 1764 gave the colonial legislatures the power to print paper money.
Question 17
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The Conciliatory Propositions (1775) proposed that the colonists not be taxed by Parliament, but rather should tax themselves at Parliament's demand.
Question 18
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During the 50 years after the Glorious Revolution, the British policy of neglect of the colonial economy
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was sustained by some parliamentary leaders who believed relaxation of restrictions would spur commerce
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dissipated as the kings reasserted their power in the British government
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was lessened by the capabilities of the royal officials in America
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was lessened as officials in London learned more about the colonial economies
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caused the colonists to feel more American than English
Question 19
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By the 1750s, colonial legislatures had come to see themselves as
Question 20
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The British victory in the Great War for Empire
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gave England control of most pf the settled regions of North America
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expelled France and Prussia from North America
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resulted in the defeat of all North American Indian tribe
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resulted in less contact between Britain and America
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resulted in the colonists' control of the Missouri Rive
Question 21
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For which group was the result of the Great War for Empire?
Question 22
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In an effort to keep peace between frontiersmen and Indians and provide for a more orderly settlement of the West, the British government
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forbade settlers from crossing the mountains that divided the Atlantic coast from the interior
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granted the Indian confederations sovereign recognition
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gave Indian tribes and confederations colonial status
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allowed interior settlement only if settlers bought land from the tribes
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put forts in the Ohio Valley to protect settlers there
Question 23
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Colonists argued that the Stamp Act was not proper because
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colonies could be taxed only by their provincial assemblies
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it affected only a few people, so the burden was not shared
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the money raised would not be spent in the colonies
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the tax was too high
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it violated freedom of the press
Question 24
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By the 1750s, most Colonists in America felt very little loyalty to Britain.
Question 25
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The French were able to forge good relations with the Indian tribes because they were more tolerant of the Indian way of life than the British.
Question 26
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The Seven Years' War, the French and Indian War, and the Great War for Empire are all the same war.
Question 27
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England was fortunate that King George III was young, bright, surprisingly mature for his age.
Question 28
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The English colonists quickly began to populate the Ohio Valley after the French and Indian war.
Question 29
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What was the most immediately significant problem confronting the British after the Seven Years' War?
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managing the war debts
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increased opposition by merchants and traders to tax increases
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dealing with the oppositional American colonists
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the problems of imperial expansion
Question 30
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"No taxation without representation" centered around which of the following concepts?
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the right of the people to be taxed only with their own consent
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the right of people to fully representative governments
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the right of the people to tax themselves without British interference
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the right of Parliament appoint representatives to the colonies
Question 31
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What type of representation theory did the British support in 1760?
Question 32
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During the course of colonial history, colonial legislatures grew increasingly accustomed to operating on orders from Parliament.
Question 33
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The Daughters of Liberty
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Led the boycott of British goods to protest taxes
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burned the governor's house to protest the plight of poor farmers
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wrote the Declaration of Independence
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Staged the Boston Tea Party
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Sewed the first American flag
Question 34
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What did the colonists store at Concord that made it a British target at the beginning of the Revolutionary War?
Question 35
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The Mutiny Act required that
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Colonists must provide room and board for British troops
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All printed materials must have an official stamp
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High taxes must be paid on sugar
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Colonial assemblies stop issuing paper money
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colonists must not move beyond the Appalachian Mountains
Question 36
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Which of the following was the result of the French and Indian War?
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the British tightened control over the colonies
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the relationship between the colonials and the British became better
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the relationship bvetween the colonials and the Indians became better
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France gained control over the Colonies
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the colonists allied themselves with the Indians
Question 37
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French settlers from what is now Nova Scotia
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were expelled after the British took Accadia from the French and they went to New Orleans, where they were known as Cajuns
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went to Georgia after the French let them leave
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Became the most prominent group in the Ohio Valley
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settled in England after the French and Indian war
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were absorbed by local Indian tribes after the French and Indian war
Question 38
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The Peace of Paris ended which war?
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French and Indian War
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Queen Anne's War
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King Phillip's War
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The Second Colonial War
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The First Colonial War
Question 39
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The legislation that commanded the colonist to stop issuing their own paper money was the
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Currency Act of 1764
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Stamp Act of 1765
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Townsend Duties
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Tea Act of 1773
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Sugar Act of 1764
Question 40
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What did Parliament do that caused many colonists in America to resent British rule?
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England's attempt to raise money from the Colonies without the consent of colonial assemblies
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redaw the boundaries of the American colonies
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give large tracts of land to Indian tribes
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share rule of the American colonies with France
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bring King George over to administer the American colonies directly
Question 41
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Insurgent farmers demanding their own land led to the formation of the colony of
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Vermont
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Maryland
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Maine
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Rhode Island
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New Jersey
Question 42
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The non-importation agreement between colonists in 1768 was
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a public promise to stop buying British goods, including tea, cloth, and other household items
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only involved male colonists
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to protest the Intolerable Acts
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was propsed by Parliament to solve problems with the American colonists
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in protest of the free trade policies of Britain
Question 43
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The Tea Act of 1773
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made the British East India Company exempt from taxes
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put additional taxes on British East India Company tea
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called for a boycott on British tea in the colonies
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had nothing to do with the Boston Massacre or the Boston Tea Party
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made tea the only legal drink in colonial taverns
Question 44
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The First Continental Congress of 1774 was initially called for at a tavern in WIlliamsburg, Virginia.
Question 45
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The First Continental Congress met in
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Philadelphia
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New York City
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Charleston
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Boston
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Atlanta
Question 46
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The Coersive Acts were known in the Colonies as
Question 47
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The Intolerable Acts were the final straw for the colonists. Which is NOT TRUE about them?
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gave Parliament power over all colonial administrations, including the colonial assemblies
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closed the port of Boston
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royal officers in American could be tried in England or other colonies
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limited self government in Massachutetts
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also called for quartering British trop[s in their homes
Question 48
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Which is NOT one of the major decisions mad eby the First Continental Congress?
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agreed to send Britain the Declaration of Independence
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rejected a plan for a colonial union under British rule
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endorsed a moderate list of colonial grievances
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they agreed to a series of boycotts
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agreed to begin military preparations and to meet the following spring
Question 49
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Paul Revere is famous for doing what?
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warning the Minutemen that the British troops were coming
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being the first casualty of the Revolutionary War
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leading a large group of Minutemen into battle against British troops
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he was the leader of the First Continental Congress
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he became the most famous American General
Question 50
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Why are the skirmishes at Lexington and Concord called "the shots heard round the world"?
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other countries with monarchies and colonies took notice of the actions of the American rebels because they feared the same thing happening to them
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the shots were fired by a new type of gun with rifling for better accuracy
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the shots were actually fired from a very large cannon which made an extremely loud noise
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the colonists thought the Indians would now be aware of the firepower of the British troops
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troops from countries all over the world participated in the battles