British Prime Minister William Pitt was dedicated to this goal in the French and Indian War:     
 eliminating all Indian claims east of the Mississippi    
 unifying the colonies politically and militarily    
 persuading the colonists to help pay for the conflict    
 * driving the French out of North America    
    

Which one of the following is NOT true of non-importation?     
 The Daughters of Liberty used it as a potent message.    
 It appealed to traditional rural values of self-sufficiency and independence.    
 Country people were brought into the growing community of resistance.    
 * It was mostly a symbolic, rather than a real, success.    
    

Why did 10,000 British troops remain in North America after the Seven Years' War?      
 to guard against a French invasion    
 to stifle colonial rebellion    
 * to stop Indian uprisings    
 to protect British interests on the frontier    
    

In the eyes of the radical element in the British colonies, legislation like the Quebec Act set the precedent for a colonial government that     
 * destroyed liberty.    
 reduced religious freedom.    
 blocked western expansion.    
 was based on military rule.    
    

As a result of various experiences in the French and Indian (Seven Years') War, many American colonists     
 became more sympathetic to Indians.    
 desired a strong empire to protect them.    
 * began to feel distinct from the British.    
 experienced a weakening of intercolonial identity.    
    

Why did the Iroquois and Cherokee agree to sell lands west of the Appalachians to the British?     
 to get better trading privileges    
 to strengthen their military alliances with the British    
 * because they no longer could European powers off each other    
 because the Spanish threatened war    
    

In the Treaty of Paris ending the French and Indian War     
 * the French lost their North American empire to the British.    
 the Iroquois Confederacy ceded title to all lands east of the Mississippi River to the British.    
 the Spanish acquired New Orleans and Florida.    
 France retained only Canadian Quebec in its empire in North America.    
    

In his work Common Sense, Thomas Paine assisted the movement for independence by      
 treating King George with respect.    
 * claiming monarchy and aristocracy were not appropriate for America.    
 frightening the Americans with accounts of retribution against rebels in other parts of the empire.    
 pointing out that no foreign assistance would be forthcoming with a declaration of independence.    
    

The Albany Congress was held in     
 1763.    
 * 1754.    
 1745.    
 1756.    
    

Which colony disputed Virginia's claim to the Ohio country?     
 New York    
 * Pennsylvania    
 New Jersey    
 Massachusetts    
    

The British experience at Lexington and Concord foreshadowed a central difficulty with which the British had to contend throughout the American Revolution. It was     
 a lack of readily available supplies.    
 * fighting in the midst of an armed population.    
 Indian participation on the colonial side.    
 a lack of knowledge of the countryside.    
    

The common religious cultural traditions that were called upon by the First Continental Congress in creating a national political community were     
 a diverse collection from European immigrants.    
 * from those of British Americans.    
 French, Spanish, and British colonial traditions.    
 Catholic and Protestant.    
    

All of the following were early military engagements of the war that took place in or around Boston except:     
 Bunker Hill    
 * Moore's Creek Bridge    
 Lexington     
 Concord    
    

In 1750, how much territory did France control in North America as compared with Great Britain?     
 * much more    
 about the same    
 much less    
 none    
    

In recognition of its significance to them, the French begin building forts here in 1753:     
 * from Lake Erie to the Ohio    
 from St. Louis to New Orleans    
 Acadia    
 Caribbean Sea    
    

The Albany Conference of 1754 provided a clear indication of the     
 refusal of British officials to deal with the disaffection of the Iroquois.    
 power of Benjamin Franklin to persuade colonial assemblies to follow his path.    
 sense of community that pervaded relations among the colonies in 1754.    
 * inability of British colonists to unite for a common cause.    
    

The common objection of the delegates at the First Continental Congress was     
 * against Parliament forcing them to accept their power.    
 to the Indian policy of the British government.    
 against British attacks at Lexington and Concord.    
 to British behavior at the Boston Massacre.    
    

Which of the following is the correct chronological order of the following events?     
 Stamp Act, Quartering Act, Tea Act, Coercive Acts    
 * Stamp Act, Tea Act, Coercive Acts, Quartering Acts    
 Stamp Act, Coercive Acts, Quartering Act, Tea Act    
 Stamp Act, Tea Act, Quartering Act, Coercive Acts    
    

Why did the Caribbean colonies remain aloof from the imperial crisis in North America?     
 * They needed the British military to guard against slave revolts.    
 The British navy kept them uninformed of the events on the continent.    
 They feared an invasion by France.    
 The British government offered direct representation in Parliament.    
    

All of the following Indian tribes tried to play off European powers against each other except:     
 Iroquois Confederacy    
 * Shawnee    
 Creeks    
 Cherokee    
    

Which one of the following battles of the French and Indian War is NOT correctly matched to its result(s)?     
 Ft. Duquesne - taken by British and renamed Ft. Pitt    
 Louisburg - British regulators and provincial forces capture it    
 * Quebec - one of the few French victories but Montcalm dies    
 Montreal - French empire in America is destroyed    
    

The Quebec Act of 1774     
 * created a centralized government for Canada.    
 further oppressed the American Indian confederacies.    
 purchased Louisiana from Spain.    
 closed the port of Boston.    
    

Halifax was to the British as ________ was to the French.     
 Ft. Niagra    
 Kaskaskia    
 * Louisburg     
 Nova Scotia    
    

What did the Stamp Act resolutions of the colonies support?     
 the idea of virtual representation    
 * no taxation without representation    
 independence from Great Britain    
 acceptance of a share of repayment of debts from The Seven Years' War    
    

All of the following were key military theaters of operation in The Seven Years' War except:     
 the Ohio country, known today as western Pennsylvania    
 the northern boundaries of New York state    
 * the city of New Orleans, which controlled the mouth of the Mississippi    
 the Acadia and Nova Scotia areas, known today as the Maritime Provinces    
    

The Declaration and Resolves passed at the Continental Congress in 1774 committed the colonies to     
 the creation of a grand council to legislate for all the colonies in cooperation with Parliament.    
 a declaration of independence and military action against the British.    
 * economic sanctions prohibiting importation and consumption of British goods and export of colonial goods to other parts of the empire.    
 improving their relationship with the mother country.    
    

The primary weapon that colonial opponents of the various revenue acts used to force their repeal was     
 nonviolent civil disobedience.    
 petitions to the crown.    
 * non-importation and non-consumption.    
 meetings of colonial congresses.    
    

The eighteenth century radical Whigs of England whose writings often appeared in colonial newspapers argued     
 * that a monarchial-aristocratic-Catholic conspiracy to quash liberty existed.    
 for punishing the colonists for their poor performance during the Seven Years' War.    
 to regulate trade within the empire.    
 to restrict colonial trade with other nations.    
    

The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to     
 prepare for the British invasion of Massachusetts.    
 select a military leader for the colonial militia.    
 draft a declaration of independence from Great Britain.    
 * develop a common colonial response to the Intolerable Acts.    
    

The key to Daniel Dulany's rejection of virtual representation in his pamphlet Considerations on the Propriety of Imposing Taxes was that      
 George III had degenerated into a tyrant.    
 There could be "no taxation without representation."    
 British colonials had borne the burden in the Seven Years' War.    
 * Americans were members of a separate political community.    
    

What British policies angered Indians after the end of the Seven Years' War?     
 * banning the gift-giving custom    
 opening the Ohio Valley to colonial settlement    
 employing French traders to sell guns and ammunition    
 establishing new forts in the Oho Valley    
    

All of the following increased intercolonial connections except:     
 improved roads    
 increased commerce among colonies    
 founding of stage lines    
 * increased trade with Britain    
    

Americans pointed to what feature of the Townshend Revenue Acts as proof that the acts' passage was part of a conspiracy to suppress American liberties?     
 Revenues would no longer be used to pay the salaries of colonial officials.    
 internal taxes on products commonly sold in the colonies    
 * establishment of the vice-admiralty courts    
 termination of the representative features of all the colonial assemblies    
    

As a result of the peace settlement of 1763, Spain's territory in North America     
 was greatly reduced.    
 was eliminated.    
 stayed the same.    
 * increased dramatically.    
    

What was the Massachusetts Circular Letter designed as?     
 an action plan for rebellion    
 a conciliatory message to Parliament    
 * a propaganda device    
 a call for mob rule    
    

The Seven Years' War began     
 * in Europe.    
 in the Caribbean.    
 in present-day Nova Scotia.    
 in present-day Louisiana.    
    

The primary purpose of the Sugar Act was to     
 * raise revenue to defray expenses of the Seven Years' War.    
 punish the colonists for their poor performance during the Seven Years' War.    
 regulate trade within the empire.    
 eliminate colonial trade with other nations.    
    

One of the greatest weaknesses of the British North American colonies was     
 the absence of a fundamental economic foundation to support their existence.    
 * the lack of cooperation among those colonies.    
 the refusal of the British government to support them militarily.    
 their willingness to accede to the demands of the Indian tribes of their regions.    
    

Resistance to British policies diminished for a time after 1770 because     
 the British withdrew troops from coastal cities.    
 their new Prime Minister assumed power.    
 * Parliament repealed most of the Townshend duties.    
 the Sons of Liberty were in the process of regrouping.    
    

A member of a Committee of Observation and Safety in 1775 had responsibility for     
 informing British officials of colonial smuggling.    
 promoting British imports in the colonies.    
 offering legal defense to those who violated the Intolerable Acts.    
 * organizing a militia.    
    

All of the following were part of the political view in the British colonies known as "republicanism" EXCEPT:     
 * Property should ultimately be controlled by the government    
 The power of the state should be limited    
 In a truly just society, the greatest possible liberty is provided to individuals    
 The best guarantee of good government lay in the broad distribution of power to the people    
    

The Royal Proclamation of 1763     
 established and expanded the province of Quebec.    
 encouraged British land speculation.    
 * set aside an area west of the Appalachians as "Indian Country."    
 forbade any Indian confederacies.    
    

Which one of the following did NOT happen in 1774?     
 Intolerable Acts    
 First Continental Congress    
 * Boston Tea Party     
 Dunmore's War    
    

Among the conditions that complicated relations between British officials and the colonists on the eve of the Boston Massacre was     
 stationing British soldiers in private residences.    
 * purported harassment of women by British soldiers.    
 the presence of local militia in close proximity to British troops.    
 organized demonstrations at British training posts.    
    

Among the early actions taken by the Second Continental Congress were all of the following except:     
 appointing Benjamin Franklin postmaster general    
 * declaring independence from Great Britain    
 appealing to the king to prevent further hostilities    
 creating a Continental Army    
    

The law that provoked the Boston Tea Party     
 placed a heavy tax on any tea not imported by the East India Company.    
 * actually lowered the price of tea.    
 closed the port of Boston to further foreign trade.    
 received little attention in other port cities. Answer: