Deck 4: From Colonies to States, 1607-1776

Question 1

Through the first half of the 18th century,the power of the colonial assemblies generally declined.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

George Grenville continued the policy of "salutary neglect."

Answer 2

False

Question 3

In an effort to wield control over what he considered an unruly group of English colonies,King James II asserted his authority by

A)declaring himself Emperor.
B)establishing the Dominion of New England.
C)winning the English Civil War.
D)ascending the throne in the Glorious Revolution.
E)abolishing the colonial governments and ruling them from England.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

John Locke's writings justified revolution in some cases.

Question 5

A major difference between the governments of Spanish and English colonies was that

A)in Spanish colonies,people of mixed blood could serve.
B)the citizens of the English colonies elected their representatives.
C)Spanish authorities were elected by the pure-blood Spaniards in Mexico.
D)English representative bodies were chosen by members of Parliament.
E)Spanish settlers were allowed to vote once they had converted to Protestantism.

Question 6

The Gaspée incident involved the burning of a church in Boston by British soldiers.

Question 7

King William's War was the first of a series of four wars fought between England and France in the 18th century.

Question 8

The Quartering Act required the colonies to provide provisions and barracks for British soldiers.

Question 9

Thomas Jefferson was the chief author (or "draftsman")of the Declaration of Independence.

Question 10

In the Dominion of New England,taxes were levied without the consent of the assembly.

Question 11

The Stamp Act placed the first tax on the new colonial postal system.

Question 12

The Glorious Revolution was bloodier (in terms of battle deaths)than the English Civil War.

Question 13

What is not a reason that the Spanish colonies in North America failed?

A)Too many Indian uprisings
B)Failed to establish self-sustaining colonies
C)Too many Spaniards refused to work
D)Too focused on building forts and missions
E)Too focused on converting the Native Americans to Catholicism

Question 14

Attempts were made in the 1600s to make the English colonies more profitable by passing the

A)Sugar Act.
B)Navigation Acts.
C)Townshend Duties.
D)Coercive Acts.
E)The Dominion Act.

Question 15

Britain's adoption of mercantilist policies set it apart from other European powers of the 17th century.

Question 16

One major way that the English differed from the French and Spanish in their settling of the New World was that

A)England forced the natives to conform to Christianity.
B)both France and Spain established missions for the natives and the English did not.
C)the English enslaved the natives and forced them to work on their plantations.
D)the English imported slaves while France and Spain imported indentured servants to work their fields.
E)France and Spain established their cities on existing Native American civilizations to force the natives to work for them.

Question 17

The French colonies in the New World differed from those in England in what way?

A)The French established permanent colonies in the interior of the continent.
B)The French established farms instead of trading posts.
C)The English were more likely to establish friendly relations with the natives.
D)The English were predominantly male.
E)The French were more likely to establish trading posts among the Indians.

Question 18

Although the Seven Years' War has often been called a world war,there was very little international conflict.

Question 19

The theory that guided European governments in managing their colonies in the New World was that of

A)Mercantilism.
B)Puritanism.
C)The Divine Right of Kings.
D)Capitalism.
E)Socialism.

Question 20

The first ruler of England to acknowledge the possibility of generating a profit from the English colonies was

A)Queen Elizabeth I.
B)King Charles II.
C)King James I.
D)Oliver Cromwell.
E)Queen Mary I.

Question 21

This group protested the Townshend Acts by making their own clothes and refusing to buy imported fabric.

A)Daughters of Liberty
B)Federalists
C)Sons of Liberty
D)Daughters of the American Revolution
E)Lady Patriots

Question 22

As a result of the Boston Massacre,England

A)repealed the Townshend duties except on tea.
B)removed troops from Boston.
C)continued hunting smugglers at sea.
D)removed the tax on tea.
E)abolished the Coercive Acts.

Question 23

What was the Stamp Act Congress's most major decision?

A)That Parliament could not directly tax the colonies because they did not have representation.
B)That Parliament had no right to tax the colonies in order to regulate trade.
C)That the colonies were to be free and independent of England.
D)That King George III had overstepped his authority by issuing the Proclamation of 1763.
E)That only the Continental Congress had the authority to tax the colonies.

Question 24

As concern began to arise over England's reform policies in the colony,what was the most effective form of protests that occurred?

A)The destruction of property.
B)The tarring and feathering of Tories.
C)The writing and distributing of pamphlets.
D)The threatening of redcoats and other government officials.
E)The seizing of British naval vessels and hanging of their crews.

Question 25

What was the main argument of the Declaration of the Rights and Grievances of the Colonies?

A)Only the King could tax the colonies.
B)The colonies could only be taxed by their representatives.
C)They opposed the Proclamation of 1763 outlawing new colonies.
D)They were independent of England.
E)They were against King George III's reinstatement of Catholicism as the official religion.

Question 26

As a result of the French and Indian War,France ceded its claim to the area west of the Appalachian Mountains.How would English colonists have seen this new territory?

A)It provided them more land to settle.
B)It required more taxes to pay for patrols.
C)It provided more area to be taxed to pay off their debts.
D)It enabled more Indian attacks as the frontier had now expanded.
E)It encourage less desirable people to immigrate to the New World.

Question 27

The group that was the loudest in proclaiming the abuses of the British government in the colonies was led by

A)George Townshend
B)Samuel Adams
C)Thomas Hutchinson
D)George Hanover
E)William Sherman

Question 28

The _________ declared that all Virginians were entitled to all the rights of Englishmen and could only be taxed by their elected representatives.

A)Suffolk Resolves
B)Essex Decision
C)Dred Scott Decision
D)Virginia Resolves
E)Declaration of Independence

Question 29

The Boston Tea Party can be traced back to Lord North's desire to

A)force the colonists to abide by British rule.
B)convince the rebels that the revolution was not winnable.
C)help his friends make some money.
D)abolish slavery in the colonies.
E)convince the French in Canada that British rule had its advantages.

Question 30

What actions did the colonists not take to protest the Stamp Act?

A)They wrote a series of resolves to the king asking for him to intervene.
B)They protested Parliament's authority to tax them.
C)They refused to buy the items that required stamps.
D)They bought their goods from duty-free French markets.
E)They destroyed a lieutenant governor's home.

Question 31

This act was passed in an effort to provide for British soldiers to secure the newly acquired lands after the French and Indian War.It was also seen by the colonists as an effort to assert England's will on them.

A)Sugar Act
B)Stamp Act
C)Quartering Act
D)Currency Act
E)Townshend Duties

Question 32

What was the purpose of the Adams-Otis letter?

A)To stir up the flames of revolution
B)To protest the illegality of taxation without representation
C)To encourage a boycott of American-made goods
D)To foment rebellion in Canada
E)To support the Stamp Act's validity

Question 33

When Massachusetts refused to renounce the letter written by Samuel Adams and James Otis in 1768,Great Britain responded by

A)ordering all ships leaving Boston to be searched for illegal goods.
B)disbanding their legislature.
C)overruling the letter and proceeding with the enforcement of the Stamp Act.
D)declaring Boston in revolt and instituting martial law.
E)abolishing the Massachusetts government and replacing it with royal advisors.

Question 34

Why did the British colonies oppose the Sugar Act of 1764?

A)It was not passed by their legislative bodies.
B)Parliament was taxing them to raise revenue.
C)Parliament was taxing them to regulate commerce.
D)Grenville had declared them too undertaxed,and they disagreed with him.
E)It had not been endorsed by King George III like the rest of the taxes.

Question 35

This group was largely responsible for fanning the flames of revolution during the War for Independence.

A)Sons of Liberty
B)Continental Association
C)Tories
D)Whigs
E)Federalists

Question 36

Which group denied British claims to their lands in the Treaty of Paris of 1763?

A)Spain
B)France
C)England
D)The Native Americans
E)The Colonists

Question 37

An unexpected consequence of the nonimportation agreements within the Townshend Acts was

A)widespread unemployment in England.
B)an increase in crime in the colonies.
C)food shortages in the colonies.
D)a decrease in the number of imported slaves.
E)that new settlements in the West were necessary to provide food for the colonies.

Question 38

Why did George Grenville believe that the colonists would readily accept the Stamp Act?

A)They would be happy to help pay for their protection.
B)They realized they were some of the least taxed people in the British Empire.
C)They wanted to help repay the British for their assistance during the war.
D)The law had existed in England for years.
E)They knew that King George supported it.

Question 39

As a result of the French and Indian War,England believed ________ should play an increasing part in paying off their national debt.

A)the colonists
B)the defeated French
C)the defeated Spanish
D)the defeated Dutch
E)the Native Americans

Question 40

As England began to lose control of the colonies,the colonists began dividing themselves into pro- and antigovernment organizations.They were the

A)Republicans and Democrats.
B)Federalists and Anti-Federalists.
C)Whigs and Tories.
D)Patriots and Partisans.
E)Cavaliers and Roundheads.

Question 41

Write an essay exploring the various ways the colonists protested British policy.

Question 42

In an attempt to prevent bloodshed,Lord North would issue the _________,which would eliminate all taxes on a colony that paid for their defense and governors.

A)Conciliatory Proposition
B)Townshend duties
C)Suffolk Resolves
D)Olive Branch Petition
E)Bill of Rights

Question 43

Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence laid blame for the issues between England and its American colonies on

A)King George III.
B)Prime Minister North.
C)Parliament.
D)the Star Chamber.
E)the colonists.

Question 44

After the Boston Tea Party,King George III decided

A)to allow self-rule in the colonies.
B)to make Massachusetts an example to those who thwarted his rule.
C)to allow the Dutch East India Company a monopoly on the importation of tea.
D)to renounce the throne and live in exile.
E)to grant the colonies their independence.

Question 45

In what ways did the French and Indian War pave the way for the Revolution?

Question 46

Why and how did the British and the French come into conflict with one another? What were the results of that conflict?

Question 47

Discuss the concept "salutary neglect."

Question 48

The American Revolution erupted when General Gage and his men marched on

A)Lexington.
B)Bunker Hill.
C)Valley Forge.
D)Camden.
E)Saratoga.

Question 49

Discuss the background,details,and results of the Boston Massacre.What impact did this conflict have on the impending Revolution?

Question 50

When the Continental Congress met,it endorsed the __________,which called for Massachusetts to resist British tyranny with force.

A)Suffolk Resolves
B)Declaration of Independence
C)Olive Branch Petition
D)Declaration of Rights and Grievances
E)Bill of Rights

Question 51

_________ shifted the grievances for the American Revolution from Parliament to King George III himself.

A)Suffolk Resolves
B)Common Sense
C)"Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer"
D)Declaration of Independence
E)Federalist Papers

Question 52

After the Boston Tea Party,Parliament enacted the Coercive Acts to

A)destroy the colonies.
B)extinguish the flames of rebellion before they spread to other colonies.
C)make the other colonies see what happens when one rebels.
D)reinforce the garrisons in Boston to prevent another massacre from occurring.
E)send more troops to the West to deal with Pontiac's Rebellion.

Question 53

In a last ditch effort to secure peace with England,the Continental Congress sent King George

A)the Declaration of Independence.
B)the Rights of the Colonists Removed.
C)the Olive Branch Petition.
D)the Declaration of Rights and Grievances.
E)the Magna Carta.

Question 54

In Common Sense,Thomas Paine argued that it would be necessary to secure the aid of _____ to win the colonies independence.

A)England and Russia
B)The Netherlands and Germany
C)Belgium and Italy
D)France and Spain
E)Mexico and Texas

Question 55

Describe the background,major events,and results of the French and Indian War.

Question 56

Passed after the Boston Tea Party,these laws were aimed at forcing the New England colonies to submit to British rule.

A)The Townshend duties
B)The Tea Acts
C)The Navigation Acts
D)The Coercive Acts
E)The Declaratory Acts

Question 57

Compare and contrast Grenville's and Townshend's taxation policies and the colonial reactions to each.

Question 58

Who introduced the resolution in the Second Continental Congress that declared the colonies were free and independent states?

A)Thomas Jefferson
B)Richard Henry Lee
C)Samuel Morgan
D)John Adams
E)Robert Lee

Question 59

The first Continental victory in the American Revolution occurred at

A)Lexington.
B)Bunker Hill.
C)Valley Forge.
D)Camden.
E)Saratoga.

Question 60

In what ways were the French colonial policies different from the British? How and why did their colonial settlement policy differ?

Question 61

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
a.Father of Louisiana
b.Led Virginia troops against the French in the northwest
c.Halted British salutary neglect of the colonies
d.Led the Puritan Commonwealth
e.Advocated the Plan of Union (1754)
f.Founder of Quebec
g.Focused British attention on America during the Seven Years' War
h.Authored Two Treatises on Government
i.Rose to rule as a result of the Glorious Revolution
William III

Question 62

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
a.Father of Louisiana
b.Led Virginia troops against the French in the northwest
c.Halted British salutary neglect of the colonies
d.Led the Puritan Commonwealth
e.Advocated the Plan of Union (1754)
f.Founder of Quebec
g.Focused British attention on America during the Seven Years' War
h.Authored Two Treatises on Government
i.Rose to rule as a result of the Glorious Revolution
Benjamin Franklin

Question 63

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
a.Father of Louisiana
b.Led Virginia troops against the French in the northwest
c.Halted British salutary neglect of the colonies
d.Led the Puritan Commonwealth
e.Advocated the Plan of Union (1754)
f.Founder of Quebec
g.Focused British attention on America during the Seven Years' War
h.Authored Two Treatises on Government
i.Rose to rule as a result of the Glorious Revolution
George III

Question 64

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
a.Father of Louisiana
b.Led Virginia troops against the French in the northwest
c.Halted British salutary neglect of the colonies
d.Led the Puritan Commonwealth
e.Advocated the Plan of Union (1754)
f.Founder of Quebec
g.Focused British attention on America during the Seven Years' War
h.Authored Two Treatises on Government
i.Rose to rule as a result of the Glorious Revolution
George Washington

Question 65

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
a.Father of Louisiana
b.Led Virginia troops against the French in the northwest
c.Halted British salutary neglect of the colonies
d.Led the Puritan Commonwealth
e.Advocated the Plan of Union (1754)
f.Founder of Quebec
g.Focused British attention on America during the Seven Years' War
h.Authored Two Treatises on Government
i.Rose to rule as a result of the Glorious Revolution
William Pitt

Question 66

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
a.Father of Louisiana
b.Led Virginia troops against the French in the northwest
c.Halted British salutary neglect of the colonies
d.Led the Puritan Commonwealth
e.Advocated the Plan of Union (1754)
f.Founder of Quebec
g.Focused British attention on America during the Seven Years' War
h.Authored Two Treatises on Government
i.Rose to rule as a result of the Glorious Revolution
John Locke

Question 67

Write an essay exploring the deep ideological roots of the Revolution as well as the immediate causes of the conflict.

Question 68

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
a.Father of Louisiana
b.Led Virginia troops against the French in the northwest
c.Halted British salutary neglect of the colonies
d.Led the Puritan Commonwealth
e.Advocated the Plan of Union (1754)
f.Founder of Quebec
g.Focused British attention on America during the Seven Years' War
h.Authored Two Treatises on Government
i.Rose to rule as a result of the Glorious Revolution
Samuel de Champlain

Question 69

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
a.Father of Louisiana
b.Led Virginia troops against the French in the northwest
c.Halted British salutary neglect of the colonies
d.Led the Puritan Commonwealth
e.Advocated the Plan of Union (1754)
f.Founder of Quebec
g.Focused British attention on America during the Seven Years' War
h.Authored Two Treatises on Government
i.Rose to rule as a result of the Glorious Revolution
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne

Question 70

MATCHING
Match each person with one of the following descriptions.
a.Father of Louisiana
b.Led Virginia troops against the French in the northwest
c.Halted British salutary neglect of the colonies
d.Led the Puritan Commonwealth
e.Advocated the Plan of Union (1754)
f.Founder of Quebec
g.Focused British attention on America during the Seven Years' War
h.Authored Two Treatises on Government
i.Rose to rule as a result of the Glorious Revolution
Oliver Cromwell