Question 1

Which of the following British leaders actually supported the colonists' objections to taxation by Parliament?

Accepted Answer

William Pitt, also known as Pitt the Elder, was a British leader who sympathized with the American colonists' objections to taxation without representation and argued against the Stamp Act.

Question 2

Townshend was determined to curb the power of the American assemblies. To set a bold example, he singled out for punishment the New York legislature, which refused to comply with the

Accepted Answer

The New York legislature refused to comply with the Quartering Act, which required them to provide housing and supplies to British troops. Townshend targeted them to enforce compliance.

Question 3

The sloop Liberty, whose seizure prompted several thousand angry Bostonians to rough up customs officials and a night of violent rioting, was owned by which wealthy Boston merchant?

Accepted Answer

John Hancock was the wealthy Boston merchant who owned the sloop Liberty, whose seizure led to unrest and rioting in Boston.

Question 4

When they learned of the Coercive Acts of 1774, many Americans concluded that a plot to enslave the colonies was being implemented by

Accepted Answer

Many Americans believed that the Coercive Acts were part of a conspiracy by the king's ministers and Parliament to undermine colonial autonomy, but they did not initially blame George III directly.

Question 5

Many colonials believed that the ________ was/were proof of a plot to enslave the colonies.

Accepted Answer

The Coercive Acts, also known as the Intolerable Acts, were seen by many colonials as a direct threat to their autonomy and proof of a British plot to enslave the colonies by stripping away their rights and self-governance.

Question 6

The First Continental Congress, in late 1774,

Accepted Answer

The First Continental Congress denied Parliament's right to tax and legislate for the colonies but acknowledged its authority to regulate trade, and it organized a trade boycott against British goods.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT an example of how the colonies were beginning to seize authority a year before the Declaration of Independence, during early 1775?

Accepted Answer

In early 1775, many colonial leaders were not yet explicitly calling for full independence; instead, they were seeking to address grievances with Britain and assert more local control.

Question 8

Which of the following was NOT argued by Thomas Paine in Common Sense?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Paine argued against the monarchy and for American independence, emphasizing that the colonists were a distinct people and that nature had destined America for independence. However, he did not specifically argue that Parliament had deliberately caused all of America's misfortunes.

Question 9

The so-called Seven Years' War, which began in America in 1754, actually lasted ________ years.

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Question 10

According to the terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1763, French holdings in North America west of the Mississippi were to be part of the empire of ________.

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Question 11

The ________ widened the terms of the imperial debate, intensified resistance within the colonies, and most importantly provoked the first real display of intercolonial unity.

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Question 12

The British theory of ________ representation argued that the colonials were represented in Parliament.

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Question 13

________ was the inflammatory name given by Samuel Adams and friends when a panicky squad of British soldiers fired on a crowd of hecklers hurling snowballs.

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Question 14

Many colonials saw the Coercive Acts as proof of a plot to ________ the colonies.

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Question 15

The first blood of an American soldier was shed by British troops at ________ in April 1775.

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Question 16

Explain the success of the British in the Seven Years' War.

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Question 17

What were the concerns and strategies of Indian nations during/immediately after the Seven Years' War?

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Question 18

Describe the expectations of Americans and the attitudes of the British toward them after the Seven Years' War. In what way did those expectations and attitudes set the stage for the imperial crisis that followed?

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Question 19

What was the English Opposition? How did that tradition of thought contribute to the view of some Americans that English rulers were conspiring against their liberties?

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Question 20

What did George Grenville hope to accomplish with the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act?

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Quiz 6: Imperial Triumph, Imperial Crisis 1754-1776