Question 1

Patrick Henry briefly stirred the passion of his colleagues in the House of Burgesses when he suggested that

Accepted Answer

Patrick Henry is famous for his passionate speeches against British tyranny, particularly in response to the Stamp Act. He argued that the act was a clear example of the king's tyranny, which was a significant factor in stirring his colleagues' passion for resistance against British policies.

Question 2

Victory in the French and Indian War brought Britain all of the following spoils, EXCEPT

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The French Caribbean sugar islands were not acquired by Britain as a result of the French and Indian War; instead, Britain gained new farmlands in the Ohio Valley, profitable fishing grounds off Newfoundland, and the mainland of Canada.

Question 3

How did Indians respond to the influx of English settlers into their territory after 1763?

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Indians formed alliances and launched attacks, such as Pontiac's Rebellion, in response to English settlers encroaching on their lands after 1763.

Question 4

When the Massachusetts Assembly refused to rescind its letter of protest, Governor Francis Bernard

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Governor Francis Bernard ordered the Massachusetts Assembly dismissed after it refused to rescind its letter of protest, as a measure to assert control and quell dissent.

Question 5

The repeal of the Stamp Act resulted from

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The repeal of the Stamp Act was primarily due to economic pressure from boycotts and non-importation agreements by American colonists, which hurt British merchants and manufacturers, leading them to lobby for the act's repeal.

Question 6

In examining the Stamp Act, James Otis determined the main issue was not stamps but

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James Otis argued against the Stamp Act on the grounds of "no taxation without representation," meaning he believed the main issue was taxation by Parliament without colonial representation in Parliament.

Question 7

The Declaratory Act

Accepted Answer

The Declaratory Act of 1766 was passed by the British Parliament following the repeal of the Stamp Act. It asserted Parliament's authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America in all cases whatsoever, including the right to tax directly.

Question 8

Colonists reacted to the restrictions imposed by the Proclamation Line of 1763 by

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The Proclamation Line of 1763 was intended to stabilize relations with Native Americans by restricting colonial expansion westward, but many colonists ignored the restrictions and moved west of the line in search of new land opportunities.

Question 9

Grenville moved smuggling trials from civil courts to vice-admiralty courts because

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Colonial smugglers often found sympathetic juries in civil courts, which were less likely to convict them. Vice-admiralty courts, which did not have juries, were seen as a way to ensure a higher rate of conviction for smuggling offenses.

Question 10

The attack on Thomas Hutchinson's house revealed that

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The answer of The attack on Thomas Hutchinson's house revealed...

Question 11

Grenville's American Revenue Act of 1764

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The American Revenue Act of 1764, also known as the Sugar Act, empowered custom officers to use blanket warrants, known as writs of assistance, to search for smuggled goods.

Question 12

How did the British act toward dissident French-Canadians?

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After the conquest of New France, the British adopted policies to accommodate the French-Canadian population, including allowing them to maintain their Catholic faith and French civil law through measures like the Quebec Act of 1774. This act expanded the territory of Quebec and allowed the free practice of Catholicism, aiming to ensure loyalty among the French Canadians.

Question 13

The concept of "virtual representation" meant that

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The concept of "virtual representation" meant that members of the British Parliament, specifically the House of Commons, represented all British subjects, including those in the colonies, regardless of whether those subjects had a direct vote in electing members of Parliament. This concept was used to justify the British government's right to tax the American colonies despite the colonists' lack of direct representation in Parliament.

Question 14

Colonists celebrated the Stamp Act's repeal with

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The repeal of the Stamp Act was seen as a victory for the colonists, leading to a public outpouring of loyalty to England as they felt their grievances had been heard and addressed by the British government.

Question 15

Which colonial group did NOT favor the nonimportation movement?

Accepted Answer

Large merchants did not favor the nonimportation movement because it directly affected their business and profits, as they relied heavily on importing goods.

Question 16

An unanticipated result of the Stamp Act imposed upon the colonies was

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The Stamp Act of 1765 was a direct tax imposed by the British Parliament specifically on the colonies of British America. The act required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper produced in London, carrying an embossed revenue stamp. This affected a wide range of materials common in daily life and business, including legal documents, magazines, newspapers, and many other types of paper used throughout the colonies. Because of its broad application, the Stamp Act impacted not just a specific economic class or region but a wide swath of colonial society. This widespread impact helped to unite diverse groups of colonists—rich and poor, from the North and the South, and those living in both urban and rural areas—against what they saw as an unjust tax imposed by a distant government, thereby sowing seeds of discontent that would eventually contribute to the American Revolution.

Question 17

What role did women's groups play in promoting colonial resistance?

Accepted Answer

Women's groups played a significant role in promoting colonial resistance by producing homespun cloth, which served as an alternative to the British factory-produced cloth that Americans were boycotting. This act of creating and wearing homespun became a symbol of resistance and self-reliance.

Question 18

Unlike any import taxes the colonies had ever seen, the Townshend Acts taxed

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The Townshend Acts imposed duties on various products made within the British empire, including glass, lead, paints, paper, and tea imported into the colonies, rather than goods manufactured within the colonies themselves.

Question 19

What issue prompted James Otis Jr. to become an outspoken critic of British colonial policies?

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James Otis Jr. became an outspoken critic of British colonial policies primarily due to his opposition to the use of general search warrants, also known as "writs of assistance," by customs officials. He argued that these warrants, which allowed for broad and indiscriminate searches for contraband goods, violated the constitutional rights of the colonists.

Question 20

The debates over the principle of "no taxation without representation" focused on the question of whether

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The debates over "no taxation without representation" primarily concerned whether the British Parliament, specifically the House of Commons, had the authority to levy taxes on American colonists without their consent or representation in that body.

Quiz 5: Deciding Where Loyalties Lie, 1763-1776