// question: 16920677 name: "The Declaration of the Causes and Necessities of Taking Up Arms" was written...
::"The Declaration of the Causes and Necessities of Taking Up Arms" was written...::[html]"The Declaration of the Causes and Necessities of Taking Up Arms" was written mostly by ____________________.{
~John Dickinson#Incorrect
~Benjamin Franklin#Incorrect
~Thomas Paine#Incorrect
~Patrick Henry#Incorrect
=Thomas Jefferson#Correct
}
// question: 16920684 name: An act, passed after the failure of the Stamp Act, that affirmed Parliament's...
::An act, passed after the failure of the Stamp Act, that affirmed Parliament's...::[html]An act, passed after the failure of the Stamp Act, that affirmed Parliament's sovereignty over the colonies was the ____________________ Act.{
~Sugar#Incorrect
~Quebec#Incorrect
~Coercive#Incorrect
~Tea#Incorrect
=Declaratory#Correct
}
// question: 16920681 name: Britain's first effort at military coercion of the colonies failed with ...
::Britain's first effort at military coercion of the colonies failed with ...::[html]Britain's first effort at military coercion of the colonies failed with ____________________.{
=the Boston Massacre#Correct
~the Paxton Boys killings#Incorrect
~Pontiac's War#Incorrect
~the Boston Tea Party#Incorrect
~the First Continental congress#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920584 name: Britain's hiring soldiers from ____ to fight the colonists infuriated North ...
::Britain's hiring soldiers from ____ to fight the colonists infuriated North ...::[html]Britain's hiring soldiers from ____ to fight the colonists infuriated North Americans.{
~Canada#Incorrect
=Germany#Correct
~France#Incorrect
~Spain#Incorrect
~Portugal#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920578 name: Britain's new imperial policy after 1763 can best be described as
::Britain's new imperial policy after 1763 can best be described as::[html]Britain's new imperial policy after 1763 can best be described as{
=one of increased centralized control over the colonies.#Correct
~one of relaxed control over the colonies.#Incorrect
~unchanged from before 1763.#Incorrect
~one that sought to get rid of the colonies.#Incorrect
~one that sought to exterminate the Indians.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920603 name: Colonial assemblies set up committees of correspondence to
::Colonial assemblies set up committees of correspondence to::[html]Colonial assemblies set up committees of correspondence to{
=coordinate intercolonial communication and organize efforts to defend American liberties.#Correct
~send letters and petitions expressing colonial views to Spain and France.#Incorrect
~organize the first postal system in North America.#Incorrect
~improve relations between merchants in America and in England.#Incorrect
~share information regarding Indian uprisings.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920608 name: Colonists objected to the Quebec Act because it
::Colonists objected to the Quebec Act because it::[html]Colonists objected to the Quebec Act because it{
~nullified colonial property rights in Ohio.#Incorrect
=extended French civil law to the area between the Great Lakes and the Ohio River.#Correct
~established French as the official language of Canada.#Incorrect
~blocked chances for their own expansion.#Incorrect
~raised their taxes.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920672 name: In 1761, ____________________ called for an end to Indian dependence on ...
::In 1761, ____________________ called for an end to Indian dependence on ...::[html]In 1761, ____________________ called for an end to Indian dependence on Anglo-Americans.{
~Pontiac#Incorrect
~Henry Clinton#Incorrect
~the Paxton Boys#Incorrect
~John Penn#Incorrect
=Neolin#Correct
}
// question: 16920593 name: In 1770, British Parliament repealed each of the Townshend Duties except for ...
::In 1770, British Parliament repealed each of the Townshend Duties except for ...::[html]In 1770, British Parliament repealed each of the Townshend Duties except for the one on{
~glass.#Incorrect
~lead.#Incorrect
=tea.#Correct
~paper.#Incorrect
~Painters' colors.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920662 name: In response to the Boston Port Act, colonists organized the ...
::In response to the Boston Port Act, colonists organized the ...::[html]In response to the Boston Port Act, colonists organized the ____________________.{
=First Continental Congress#Correct
~Second Continental Congress#Incorrect
~Sons of Liberty#Incorrect
~Pontiac War#Incorrect
~Wilkes Crisis#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920679 name: In the 1760s, the most literate African population in the colonies was in ...
::In the 1760s, the most literate African population in the colonies was in ...::[html]In the 1760s, the most literate African population in the colonies was in ____________________.{
~Boston#Incorrect
~Philadelphia#Incorrect
=Newport#Correct
~Charleston#Incorrect
~New York#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920595 name: John Wilkes is significant to British and American history because
::John Wilkes is significant to British and American history because::[html]John Wilkes is significant to British and American history because{
=he created a constitutional crisis in England.#Correct
~he openly supported the patriots.#Incorrect
~he convinced France to support the U.S.#Incorrect
~his paper published attacks on the US patriots.#Incorrect
~he convinced the English people to turn against the U.S.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920670 name: Merchants adopted ____________________ to pressure England to repeal the ...
::Merchants adopted ____________________ to pressure England to repeal the ...::[html]Merchants adopted ____________________ to pressure England to repeal the Stamp Act.{
~scare tactics#Incorrect
=nonimportation agreements#Correct
~importation refusals#Incorrect
~tariffs#Incorrect
~exchange blocks#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920683 name: North Carolina's political problem in the backcountry was ...
::North Carolina's political problem in the backcountry was ...::[html]North Carolina's political problem in the backcountry was ____________________.{
~isolation#Incorrect
~slave rebellion#Incorrect
~apathy#Incorrect
=corruption#Correct
~taxation#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920605 name: One of the consequences of colonial rhetoric about liberty and rights was
::One of the consequences of colonial rhetoric about liberty and rights was::[html]One of the consequences of colonial rhetoric about liberty and rights was{
~the ordination of women as lay preachers in the Anglican church.#Incorrect
~an end to the use of indentured servants.#Incorrect
~an increase in the number of declared skeptics and atheists.#Incorrect
~extending the right to vote to women.#Incorrect
=agitation for the extension of equality and freedom to all people including slaves.#Correct
}
// question: 16920659 name: Pennsylvania vigilantes that attempted to destroy Christian Indians on the ...
::Pennsylvania vigilantes that attempted to destroy Christian Indians on the ...::[html]Pennsylvania vigilantes that attempted to destroy Christian Indians on the western frontier were known as the ____________________.{
=Paxton Boys#Correct
~Philly Foxes#Incorrect
~Vigilante Crew#Incorrect
~Allegheny Dozens#Incorrect
~Rough Riders#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920606 name: Phillis Wheatley was
::Phillis Wheatley was::[html]Phillis Wheatley was{
~the first black college student in American history.#Incorrect
~one of the victims of the Boston Massacre.#Incorrect
=a poet and slave.#Correct
~a vocal supporter of the Christianization of Africans.#Incorrect
~a delegate to the Second Continental Congress.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920610 name: Revenues raised by the Townshend Revenue Act of 1767 were to be used for
::Revenues raised by the Townshend Revenue Act of 1767 were to be used for::[html]Revenues raised by the Townshend Revenue Act of 1767 were to be used for{
~paying Britain's military wars in Europe.#Incorrect
~supporting the British royal family.#Incorrect
=paying the salaries of governors and judges in the colonies.#Correct
~paying for British soldiers stationed in the colonies.#Incorrect
~payments to customs collectors.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920687 name: Riots broke out in Boston when John Hancock's sloop, the ...
::Riots broke out in Boston when John Hancock's sloop, the ...::[html]Riots broke out in Boston when John Hancock's sloop, the ____________________, was seized.{
~John B.#Incorrect
=Liberty#Correct
~Mercy#Incorrect
~Patriot#Incorrect
~Freedom#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920660 name: Rising in 1763 ____________________ had as its goal the removal of British ...
::Rising in 1763 ____________________ had as its goal the removal of British ...::[html]Rising in 1763 ____________________ had as its goal the removal of British colonists from the area between the Ohio River and the Great Lakes.{
=Pontiac's War#Correct
~The Boston Tea Party#Incorrect
~The Townshend Rebellion#Incorrect
~The Shawnee Crisis#Incorrect
~Wilkes Crisis#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920668 name: Sir ____________________, British commander in the colonies, requested the ...
::Sir ____________________, British commander in the colonies, requested the ...::[html]Sir ____________________, British commander in the colonies, requested the Quartering Act in 1765.{
=Thomas Gage#Correct
~Henry Clinton#Incorrect
~William Howe#Incorrect
~Richard Howe#Incorrect
~John Burgoyne#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920589 name: The "regulators" in the Carolinas were
::The "regulators" in the Carolinas were::[html]The "regulators" in the Carolinas were{
~committees that opposed British policy.#Incorrect
~committees that attempted to regulate the backcountry economy.#Incorrect
=settlers that attempted to impose order in the absence of an organized government.#Correct
~tax collectors who made regular collections from residents.#Incorrect
~farmers who made illegal liquor.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920607 name: The Boston Massacre
::The Boston Massacre::[html]The Boston Massacre{
~occurred when a group of British soldiers illegally fired into a crowd that was harassing them.#Incorrect
~was followed by a murder trial in which John Adams acted as a defense attorney.#Incorrect
~resulted in a change of quarters for British soldiers to Castle William in Boston harbor.#Incorrect
~marked the failure of Britain's attempt at military coercion.#Incorrect
=all of these choices#Correct
}
// question: 16920604 name: The Boston Massacre trials and the Gaspee Affair
::The Boston Massacre trials and the Gaspee Affair::[html]The Boston Massacre trials and the Gaspee Affair{
~convinced the English that they should vigorously punish individual political activists.#Incorrect
~temporarily reduced tensions between the colonies and England.#Incorrect
=increased colonial fear and distrust of English motives and policies.#Correct
~effectively established Parliament's right to tax the colonies.#Incorrect
~had no lasting impact on relations between the colonies and England.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920665 name: The Boston slave whose poetry deplored the institution of slavery was ...
::The Boston slave whose poetry deplored the institution of slavery was ...::[html]The Boston slave whose poetry deplored the institution of slavery was ____________________.{
=Phillis Wheatley#Correct
~Sarah Osborn#Incorrect
~Margaret Gage#Incorrect
~Helen Morgan#Incorrect
~Abigail Adams#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920663 name: The British commander who took over as governor of Massachusetts and closed ...
::The British commander who took over as governor of Massachusetts and closed ...::[html]The British commander who took over as governor of Massachusetts and closed the Port of Boston was General ____________________.{
=Thomas Gage#Correct
~Henry Clinton#Incorrect
~William Howe#Incorrect
~Richard Howe#Incorrect
~John Burgoyne#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920614 name: The Cherokee War
::The Cherokee War::[html]The Cherokee War{
~lasted from 1750 to 1770.#Incorrect
=occurred in the Carolinas.#Correct
~began when Cherokee warriors attacked Charleston.#Incorrect
~demonstrated the strength of British troops in America.#Incorrect
~was fought against the Spanish in Florida.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920667 name: The citizens committee responsible for enforcing sanctions against England in...
::The citizens committee responsible for enforcing sanctions against England in...::[html]The citizens committee responsible for enforcing sanctions against England in 1775 was known as the ____________________.{
~Tea Party#Incorrect
=Association#Correct
~minutemen#Incorrect
~Sons of Liberty#Incorrect
~loyalist faction#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920664 name: The colonists named the Coercive Acts and the Quebec Act the ...
::The colonists named the Coercive Acts and the Quebec Act the ...::[html]The colonists named the Coercive Acts and the Quebec Act the ____________________.{
~Oppressive Acts#Incorrect
~Tolerable Acts#Incorrect
~Mad King Acts#Incorrect
=Intolerable Acts#Correct
~Senseless Acts#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920585 name: The English responded to colonial complaints against "taxation without ...
::The English responded to colonial complaints against "taxation without ...::[html]The English responded to colonial complaints against "taxation without representation" by asserting that{
~colonial lobbyists in London represented local interests there.#Incorrect
~the assemblies provided adequate protection for colonial rights.#Incorrect
=each member of Parliament virtually represented all the citizens of the empire.#Correct
~each colony could send a representative to the House of Commons.#Incorrect
~representation was not necessary for a government to tax.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920616 name: The First Continental Congress met in
::The First Continental Congress met in::[html]The First Continental Congress met in{
~New York.#Incorrect
~Boston.#Incorrect
=Philadelphia.#Correct
~Charleston.#Incorrect
~Washington.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920680 name: The first Sons of Liberty were organized in the city of ____________________.
::The first Sons of Liberty were organized in the city of ____________________.::[html]The first Sons of Liberty were organized in the city of ____________________.{
=Boston#Correct
~Philadelphia#Incorrect
~Newport#Incorrect
~Charleston#Incorrect
~New York#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920613 name: The greatest revenues to come in from the Sugar Act were expected to be from ...
::The greatest revenues to come in from the Sugar Act were expected to be from ...::[html]The greatest revenues to come in from the Sugar Act were expected to be from the tax on{
~refined sugar.#Incorrect
=molasses.#Correct
~Madeira wine.#Incorrect
~coffee.#Incorrect
~tea.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920597 name: The legislature of ________ gave slaves hope for their emancipation.
::The legislature of ________ gave slaves hope for their emancipation.::[html]The legislature of ________ gave slaves hope for their emancipation.{
~Virginia#Incorrect
=Massachusetts#Correct
~New York#Incorrect
~Rhode Island#Incorrect
~North Carolina#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920583 name: The main argument of Thomas Paine's Common Sense
::The main argument of Thomas Paine's Common Sense::[html]The main argument of Thomas Paine's Common Sense{
~moderated the system of taxation employed by the British.#Incorrect
~demanded representation in the British Parliament.#Incorrect
=denounced the monarchy as a degenerate institution.#Correct
~called for George Washington to be named king.#Incorrect
~demanded that France enter the war.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920686 name: The Massachusetts assembly urged other assemblies to resist new taxes in the ...
::The Massachusetts assembly urged other assemblies to resist new taxes in the ...::[html]The Massachusetts assembly urged other assemblies to resist new taxes in the ____________________ Letter. This letter led to a crisis when colonial assemblies refused to rescind it and governors dissolved the assemblies.{
~Resistance#Incorrect
~Paine#Incorrect
=Circular#Correct
~Crisis#Incorrect
~Tax#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920685 name: The minister in charge of colonial policy under William Pitt was ...
::The minister in charge of colonial policy under William Pitt was ...::[html]The minister in charge of colonial policy under William Pitt was ____________________.{
~Thomas Paine#Incorrect
~John Wilkes#Incorrect
~Thomas Gage#Incorrect
=Charles Townshend#Correct
~Lord Amherst#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920612 name: The only colony NOT to send a delegation to the First Continental Congress was
::The only colony NOT to send a delegation to the First Continental Congress was::[html]The only colony NOT to send a delegation to the First Continental Congress was{
=Georgia.#Correct
~Vermont.#Incorrect
~Rhode Island.#Incorrect
~South Carolina.#Incorrect
~Massachusetts.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920588 name: The principal reform envisioned by the Townshend Revenue Act was to
::The principal reform envisioned by the Townshend Revenue Act was to::[html]The principal reform envisioned by the Townshend Revenue Act was to{
~raise revenue.#Incorrect
~unload tea from the East India Company.#Incorrect
~establish the power of the King to tax.#Incorrect
~hurt colonial trade.#Incorrect
=pay the salaries of colonial governors and judges.#Correct
}
// question: 16920600 name: The purpose of George Grenville's revenue policies was to
::The purpose of George Grenville's revenue policies was to::[html]The purpose of George Grenville's revenue policies was to{
~force the colonies to pay the entire British debt from the French-Indian War.#Incorrect
~reward the colonies that assisted England during the French-Indian War#Incorrect
=centralize and increase British control over all of the colonies.#Correct
~encourage voluntary participation of the colonies in determining their own tax burden.#Incorrect
~encourage the colonies to declare independence.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920591 name: The Quebec Act
::The Quebec Act::[html]The Quebec Act{
~prohibited Catholicism in the province.#Incorrect
~was considered intolerable by French Canadians.#Incorrect
~was seen as a sign that England would reverse the Stamp Act.#Incorrect
=is viewed by many historians today as a farsighted law.#Correct
~None of these are correct.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920581 name: The reason most Americans took up arms in 1775 was to
::The reason most Americans took up arms in 1775 was to::[html]The reason most Americans took up arms in 1775 was to{
~establish a republican regime.#Incorrect
~avoid paying taxes.#Incorrect
=restore the empire to what it had been before 1763.#Correct
~establish a radically new vision of the future.#Incorrect
~fight the Indians.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920582 name: The so-called Olive Branch Petition to the king in 1775
::The so-called Olive Branch Petition to the king in 1775::[html]The so-called Olive Branch Petition to the king in 1775{
~more or less declared that a state of war existed in North America.#Incorrect
~called for increased trade between the colonies and the mother country.#Incorrect
~attacked George III.#Incorrect
~belligerently affirmed colonial rights.#Incorrect
=affirmed the loyalty of the colonists to the crown#Correct
}
// question: 16920678 name: The state of ____________________ abstained in the vote to approve the ...
::The state of ____________________ abstained in the vote to approve the ...::[html]The state of ____________________ abstained in the vote to approve the Declaration of Independence.{
~Massachusetts#Incorrect
~Pennsylvania#Incorrect
=New York#Correct
~New Jersey#Incorrect
~Maryland#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920601 name: The Sugar Act was passed in order to limit the power of
::The Sugar Act was passed in order to limit the power of::[html]The Sugar Act was passed in order to limit the power of{
~artisans.#Incorrect
~the elites.#Incorrect
~the colonial poor.#Incorrect
~physicians.#Incorrect
=smugglers.#Correct
}
// question: 16920661 name: The use of old charters to take income from settlers was known as the ...
::The use of old charters to take income from settlers was known as the ...::[html]The use of old charters to take income from settlers was known as the ____________________.{
~charter act#Incorrect
~reclamation act#Incorrect
=feudal revival#Correct
~Stamp Act#Incorrect
~Sugar Act#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920658 name: The ____________________ Act (1764) forbade the colonies from issuing any ...
::The ____________________ Act (1764) forbade the colonies from issuing any ...::[html]The ____________________ Act (1764) forbade the colonies from issuing any paper money as legal tender.{
~Stamp#Incorrect
~Coercive#Incorrect
=Currency#Correct
~Silver#Incorrect
~Sugar#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920669 name: The ____________________ Act launched the first post-1763 colonial crisis.
::The ____________________ Act launched the first post-1763 colonial crisis.::[html]The ____________________ Act launched the first post-1763 colonial crisis.{
~Townshend#Incorrect
~Currency#Incorrect
~Quebec#Incorrect
~Coercive#Incorrect
=Stamp#Correct
}
// question: 16920674 name: Under the Tea Act, the price of legal tea would be ____________________ .
::Under the Tea Act, the price of legal tea would be ____________________ .::[html]Under the Tea Act, the price of legal tea would be ____________________ .{
~increased#Incorrect
=decreased#Correct
~higher than that of imported tea#Incorrect
~lower than that of imported tea#Incorrect
~fixed to the price of legal sugar#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920666 name: Volunteer colonial militia who were ready to defend their communities at a ...
::Volunteer colonial militia who were ready to defend their communities at a ...::[html]Volunteer colonial militia who were ready to defend their communities at a moment's notice were called ____________________.{
~the lightning militia#Incorrect
~the thunder brigade#Incorrect
=minutemen#Correct
~Massachusetts Mounties#Incorrect
~the Association#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920580 name: What did The Sugar Act of 1764 tax?
::What did The Sugar Act of 1764 tax?::[html]What did The Sugar Act of 1764 tax?{
=imported French molasses#Correct
~domestic refined sugar#Incorrect
~British molasses#Incorrect
~Canadian rum#Incorrect
~all agricultural products#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920598 name: What was the colonial response to the Stamp Act?
::What was the colonial response to the Stamp Act?::[html]What was the colonial response to the Stamp Act?{
~Riots.#Incorrect
~Boycotts.#Incorrect
~Petitions to Parliament.#Incorrect
~Resolutions passed by colonial assemblies.#Incorrect
=All of these choices are correct.#Correct
}
// question: 16920587 name: What was the significance of the Declaratory Act?
::What was the significance of the Declaratory Act?::[html]What was the significance of the Declaratory Act?{
~It repealed the Stamp Act.#Incorrect
~It sent military assistance to Boston harbor to quell insurrection..#Incorrect
=It asserted Parliament's absolute right to legislate for the colonies.#Correct
~It nullified the charters of Massachusetts and Rhode Island.#Incorrect
~It established new taxes on the colonists.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920592 name: What was the Tea Act (1773)?
::What was the Tea Act (1773)?::[html]What was the Tea Act (1773)?{
=An attempt to save the British East India Company from financial disaster.#Correct
~A removal of the tax on colonists' tea.#Incorrect
~An increase in the price of English tea.#Incorrect
~An effort to break up the tea monopoly.#Incorrect
~A new tax on tea devised by Lord North.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920590 name: Which government was reorganized by one of the Coercive Acts?
::Which government was reorganized by one of the Coercive Acts?::[html]Which government was reorganized by one of the Coercive Acts?{
~New York#Incorrect
~Maryland#Incorrect
~Virginia#Incorrect
=Massachusetts#Correct
~Georgia#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920594 name: Which is true of loyalists?
::Which is true of loyalists?::[html]Which is true of loyalists?{
~They comprised a majority of the American people.#Incorrect
~They were contrasted with "patriots" in the years leading up to the Revolutionary War.#Incorrect
~They refused to denounce the Stamp Act.#Incorrect
=Their political leanings could be predicted by their support of the Townshend Acts.#Correct
~They only occupied a marginal position in American society.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920611 name: Which is true of Paul Revere?
::Which is true of Paul Revere?::[html]Which is true of Paul Revere?{
~His famous ride was actually finished by a man who was leaving a lady friend's house at one in the morning.#Incorrect
~He was arrested by the British before he could finish his mission.#Incorrect
~He made political woodcuts.#Incorrect
~He had a career as a silversmith.#Incorrect
=All of these are correct.#Correct
}
// question: 16920579 name: Which is true of Pontiac's War?
::Which is true of Pontiac's War?::[html]Which is true of Pontiac's War?{
~Combined Indian tribal forces seized ten British forts and besieged two others.#Incorrect
~The English introduced germ warfare by giving the Indians smallpox-infested blankets.#Incorrect
~The Paxton Boys murdered unarmed Christian Indian men, women, and children.#Incorrect
~The Indians were united as never before.#Incorrect
=All of these are correct.#Correct
}
// question: 16920615 name: Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the Boston Tea Party?
::Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the Boston Tea Party?::[html]Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the Boston Tea Party?{
~British soldiers could now be housed among civilians if necessary.#Incorrect
=Town meetings in Massachusetts were prohibited.#Correct
~The port of Boston was closed until Bostonians had made restitution for the tea.#Incorrect
~British soldiers or officials charged with a crime in Massachusetts would be tried either in another colony or in England.#Incorrect
~the Massachusetts council was to be appointed.#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920602 name: Which of the following was NOT part of the Townshend program?
::Which of the following was NOT part of the Townshend program?::[html]Which of the following was NOT part of the Townshend program?{
~a tax on tea, paper, paint, lead, and glass imported into the colonies#Incorrect
=recognition of colonial authority in providing supplies and housing for British troops#Correct
~the use of tax revenues to pay the salaries of colonial governors and judges#Incorrect
~relocation of British troops from the frontier to the major seaport cities#Incorrect
~creation of a separate American Board of Customs Commissioners in Boston#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920596 name: Which of these people spoke out against slavery?
::Which of these people spoke out against slavery?::[html]Which of these people spoke out against slavery?{
~Sarah Osborn#Incorrect
~Phillis Wheatley#Incorrect
~William Murray#Incorrect
~Patrick Henry#Incorrect
=All of these are correct.#Correct
}
// question: 16920586 name: Who drafted resolutions which stated that colonists could be taxed only by ...
::Who drafted resolutions which stated that colonists could be taxed only by ...::[html]Who drafted resolutions which stated that colonists could be taxed only by their own assemblies?{
~George Washington#Incorrect
~John Dickinson#Incorrect
=Patrick Henry#Correct
~Thomas Jefferson#Incorrect
~James Madison#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920609 name: Who was likely the highest ranking informant the Sons of Liberty had on their...
::Who was likely the highest ranking informant the Sons of Liberty had on their...::[html]Who was likely the highest ranking informant the Sons of Liberty had on their side?{
=Margaret Kemble Gage#Correct
~General Sir Thomas Gage#Incorrect
~Paul Revere#Incorrect
~Joseph Galloway#Incorrect
~John Hancock#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920599 name: Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
::Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?::[html]Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?{
~John Adams#Incorrect
~Benjamin Franklin#Incorrect
=Thomas Jefferson#Correct
~James Madison#Incorrect
~Patrick Henry#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920617 name: Whose anti-British pamphlet had the largest readership in the colonies?
::Whose anti-British pamphlet had the largest readership in the colonies?::[html]Whose anti-British pamphlet had the largest readership in the colonies?{
~Thomas Jefferson#Incorrect
~Benjamin Franklin#Incorrect
=Thomas Paine#Correct
~Patrick Henry#Incorrect
~John Murray#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920673 name: ____________________ colonies sent delegates to the Stamp Act Congress.
::____________________ colonies sent delegates to the Stamp Act Congress.::[html]____________________ colonies sent delegates to the Stamp Act Congress.{
~4#Incorrect
~5#Incorrect
~6#Incorrect
=9#Correct
~12#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920676 name: ____________________ led colonial opposition to the Townshend Revenue Act.
::____________________ led colonial opposition to the Townshend Revenue Act.::[html]____________________ led colonial opposition to the Townshend Revenue Act.{
=Massachusetts#Correct
~Pennsylvania#Incorrect
~New York#Incorrect
~New Jersey#Incorrect
~Maryland#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920671 name: ____________________ led the first wave of opposition to the Stamp Act in the...
::____________________ led the first wave of opposition to the Stamp Act in the...::[html]____________________ led the first wave of opposition to the Stamp Act in the Virginia House of Burgesses.{
~Paul Revere#Incorrect
=Patrick Henry#Correct
~William Howe#Incorrect
~Thomas Paine#Incorrect
~John Burgoyne#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920682 name: ____________________ was a radical member of Parliament who defended English ...
::____________________ was a radical member of Parliament who defended English ...::[html]____________________ was a radical member of Parliament who defended English liberties and openly sympathized with North American protestors. American colonists held him up as representative of freedom.{
~Thomas Paine#Incorrect
=John Wilkes#Correct
~Thomas Gage#Incorrect
~Charles Townshend#Incorrect
~Lord Amherst#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920675 name: ____________________, a Philadelphia lawyer, authored Letters from a Farmer ...
::____________________, a Philadelphia lawyer, authored Letters from a Farmer ...::[html]____________________, a Philadelphia lawyer, authored Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania in which he argued that all parliamentary taxation for revenue violated individual rights.{
=John Dickinson#Correct
~Benjamin Franklin#Incorrect
~Thomas Paine#Incorrect
~Patrick Henry#Incorrect
~John Burgoyne#Incorrect
}
// question: 16920649 name: Anglican clergymen were, as a group, extremely likely to be loyal to the crown.
::Anglican clergymen were, as a group, extremely likely to be loyal to the crown.::[html]Anglican clergymen were, as a group, extremely likely to be loyal to the crown.{TRUE}
// question: 16920651 name: As various unpopular parliamentary restrictions on the colonists' activities ...
::As various unpopular parliamentary restrictions on the colonists' activities ...::[html]As various unpopular parliamentary restrictions on the colonists' activities were repealed in the early 1770s, the colonists' confidence in the British government was restored.{FALSE}
// question: 16920639 name: At first, Britain's George Grenville used voluntary measures to get the ...
::At first, Britain's George Grenville used voluntary measures to get the ...::[html]At first, Britain's George Grenville used voluntary measures to get the colonists to pay for British troops stationed in North America.{FALSE}
// question: 16920634 name: By the summer of 1776, patriot forces had won control of the territory in all...
::By the summer of 1776, patriot forces had won control of the territory in all...::[html]By the summer of 1776, patriot forces had won control of the territory in all thirteen colonies.{TRUE}
// question: 16920633 name: During the 1760s, the Hudson Valley was the scene of widespread tenant unrest.
::During the 1760s, the Hudson Valley was the scene of widespread tenant unrest.::[html]During the 1760s, the Hudson Valley was the scene of widespread tenant unrest.{TRUE}
// question: 16920630 name: John Dickinson was the first publisher of Phillis Wheatley's poems.
::John Dickinson was the first publisher of Phillis Wheatley's poems.::[html]John Dickinson was the first publisher of Phillis Wheatley's poems.{FALSE}
// question: 16920621 name: John Wilkes was supported by the Sons of Liberty.
::John Wilkes was supported by the Sons of Liberty.::[html]John Wilkes was supported by the Sons of Liberty.{TRUE}
// question: 16920652 name: Many colonists blamed one another for failing to win complete repeal of all ...
::Many colonists blamed one another for failing to win complete repeal of all ...::[html]Many colonists blamed one another for failing to win complete repeal of all of the Townshend duties.{TRUE}
// question: 16920626 name: Of the thirteen colonial assemblies, only Georgia considered a stamp tax to ...
::Of the thirteen colonial assemblies, only Georgia considered a stamp tax to ...::[html]Of the thirteen colonial assemblies, only Georgia considered a stamp tax to be unconstitutional.{FALSE}
// question: 16920627 name: One of the Coercive Acts protected British soldiers from prosecution in a ...
::One of the Coercive Acts protected British soldiers from prosecution in a ...::[html]One of the Coercive Acts protected British soldiers from prosecution in a colony they were accused of crimes in.{TRUE}
// question: 16920647 name: Parliament repealed the Currency Act primarily because of pressure from ...
::Parliament repealed the Currency Act primarily because of pressure from ...::[html]Parliament repealed the Currency Act primarily because of pressure from British merchants and manufacturers.{FALSE}
// question: 16920640 name: Pontiac's War was named for a Seneca chief.
::Pontiac's War was named for a Seneca chief.::[html]Pontiac's War was named for a Seneca chief.{FALSE}
// question: 16920635 name: Sarah Osborn only taught African Americans.
::Sarah Osborn only taught African Americans.::[html]Sarah Osborn only taught African Americans.{FALSE}
// question: 16920650 name: Tea provided three-quarters of the revenue raised under the Townshend Revenue...
::Tea provided three-quarters of the revenue raised under the Townshend Revenue...::[html]Tea provided three-quarters of the revenue raised under the Townshend Revenue Act.{TRUE}
// question: 16920642 name: The 1733 Molasses Act was successful in keeping French molasses out of the ...
::The 1733 Molasses Act was successful in keeping French molasses out of the ...::[html]The 1733 Molasses Act was successful in keeping French molasses out of the British colonies in North America.{FALSE}
// question: 16920653 name: The actual monetary loss resulting from the tea destroyed in Boston Tea Party...
::The actual monetary loss resulting from the tea destroyed in Boston Tea Party...::[html]The actual monetary loss resulting from the tea destroyed in Boston Tea Party was small.{FALSE}
// question: 16920636 name: The battle between British troops and colonists that led to the death of 500 ...
::The battle between British troops and colonists that led to the death of 500 ...::[html]The battle between British troops and colonists that led to the death of 500 colonists was the Boston Massacre.{FALSE}
// question: 16920646 name: The colonists viewed themselves as "Americans" as early as 1765.
::The colonists viewed themselves as "Americans" as early as 1765.::[html]The colonists viewed themselves as "Americans" as early as 1765.{FALSE}
// question: 16920623 name: The Currency Act of 1764 allowed colonies to issue paper money as legal tender.
::The Currency Act of 1764 allowed colonies to issue paper money as legal tender.::[html]The Currency Act of 1764 allowed colonies to issue paper money as legal tender.{FALSE}
// question: 16920648 name: The Declaratory Act was acceptable to the colonists because they interpreted ...
::The Declaratory Act was acceptable to the colonists because they interpreted ...::[html]The Declaratory Act was acceptable to the colonists because they interpreted it as prohibiting Parliament from levying taxes on the colonists.{TRUE}
// question: 16920637 name: The first colonial crisis to develop after 1763 was over the Tea Act.
::The first colonial crisis to develop after 1763 was over the Tea Act.::[html]The first colonial crisis to develop after 1763 was over the Tea Act.{FALSE}
// question: 16920632 name: The highest ranking informant in the Sons of Liberty was most likely a woman.
::The highest ranking informant in the Sons of Liberty was most likely a woman.::[html]The highest ranking informant in the Sons of Liberty was most likely a woman.{TRUE}
// question: 16920628 name: The idea that the British Parliament represented the needs and interests of ...
::The idea that the British Parliament represented the needs and interests of ...::[html]The idea that the British Parliament represented the needs and interests of all the empire's subjects was known as indirect representation.{FALSE}
// question: 16920643 name: The motive behind the American invasion of Canada in June 1775 was ...
::The motive behind the American invasion of Canada in June 1775 was ...::[html]The motive behind the American invasion of Canada in June 1775 was territorial expansion.{FALSE}
// question: 16920641 name: The Paxton Boys were all convicted of murder.
::The Paxton Boys were all convicted of murder.::[html]The Paxton Boys were all convicted of murder.{FALSE}
// question: 16920622 name: The Proclamation of 1763 banned all new settlement in northern New England.
::The Proclamation of 1763 banned all new settlement in northern New England.::[html]The Proclamation of 1763 banned all new settlement in northern New England.{FALSE}
// question: 16920618 name: The Quartering Act (1765) stated that one-fourth of the revenue from the ...
::The Quartering Act (1765) stated that one-fourth of the revenue from the ...::[html]The Quartering Act (1765) stated that one-fourth of the revenue from the Stamp Act was to be given back to the colonies.{FALSE}
// question: 16920644 name: The Quartering Act of 1765 required the army to quarter its soldiers in ...
::The Quartering Act of 1765 required the army to quarter its soldiers in ...::[html]The Quartering Act of 1765 required the army to quarter its soldiers in private homes.{FALSE}
// question: 16920624 name: The Quartering Act of 1765 successfully resolved the vexing problem of how to...
::The Quartering Act of 1765 successfully resolved the vexing problem of how to...::[html]The Quartering Act of 1765 successfully resolved the vexing problem of how to house British troops in the Americas.{FALSE}
// question: 16920631 name: The Quebec Act was opposed by Canadian Catholics.
::The Quebec Act was opposed by Canadian Catholics.::[html]The Quebec Act was opposed by Canadian Catholics.{FALSE}
// question: 16920657 name: The Second Continental Congress had unanimous support for the Declaration of ...
::The Second Continental Congress had unanimous support for the Declaration of ...::[html]The Second Continental Congress had unanimous support for the Declaration of Independence.{FALSE}
// question: 16920655 name: The Second Continental Congress operated as an American equivalent of ...
::The Second Continental Congress operated as an American equivalent of ...::[html]The Second Continental Congress operated as an American equivalent of Parliament.{FALSE}
// question: 16920629 name: The Second Continental Congress was a response to the Townshend Acts.
::The Second Continental Congress was a response to the Townshend Acts.::[html]The Second Continental Congress was a response to the Townshend Acts.{FALSE}
// question: 16920638 name: The Stamp Act was harshly enforced.
::The Stamp Act was harshly enforced.::[html]The Stamp Act was harshly enforced.{FALSE}
// question: 16920645 name: The Stamp Act was the last in a series of direct taxes on the colonies.
::The Stamp Act was the last in a series of direct taxes on the colonies.::[html]The Stamp Act was the last in a series of direct taxes on the colonies.{FALSE}
// question: 16920619 name: The Sugar Act only taxed molasses.
::The Sugar Act only taxed molasses.::[html]The Sugar Act only taxed molasses.{FALSE}
// question: 16920654 name: The threat of colonial nonexportation was much more radical than nonimportation.
::The threat of colonial nonexportation was much more radical than nonimportation.::[html]The threat of colonial nonexportation was much more radical than nonimportation.{TRUE}
// question: 16920620 name: The unpopular lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, whose home was destroyed ...
::The unpopular lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, whose home was destroyed ...::[html]The unpopular lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, whose home was destroyed by a crowd in 1765, was Daniel Dulany.{FALSE}
// question: 16920656 name: Thomas Paine's Common Sense was particularly effective in nudging the ...
::Thomas Paine's Common Sense was particularly effective in nudging the ...::[html]Thomas Paine's Common Sense was particularly effective in nudging the Mid-Atlantic colonies toward independence.{TRUE}
// question: 16920625 name: William Howe was named military commander of the Continental Army because he ...
::William Howe was named military commander of the Continental Army because he ...::[html]William Howe was named military commander of the Continental Army because he had military experience and was from a region outside of the northeast.{TRUE}