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The most important consequence of
the Boston Tea Party was the?: |
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repeal of the tax on tea. |
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failure of other colonies to support Boston's action. |
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opening of negotiations between Britain and Massachusetts. |
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reopening of the Port of Boston to foreign trade. |
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enactment by Parliament of the Coercive Act. |
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| 2 |
Which of the following had the least
significance in providing experience and concepts that were used by the colonists in their
arguments and fight for independence?: |
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French and Indian War. |
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New England town meetings. |
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the development by the colonists of crops for export. |
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use of the "Power of the Purse" by the Virginia House of
Burgesses. |
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the Albany Plan. |
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| 3 |
The British response to the American
claim of no taxation without representation was that?: |
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colonial assemblies would be permitted to vote on all new
taxes. |
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monies raised through taxes would be used for internal improvements in
the colonies. |
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American approval was necessary for internal taxes. |
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members of Parliament represented the interests of all people in the
British Empire. |
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Parliament agreed it had no authority to impose taxes on the colonies. |
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| 4 |
England passed the Stamp Act in 1765
to?: |
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punish Americans for protests to the Sugar Act. |
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control the American press. |
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raise money to reduce England's national debt. |
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allow for illegal search-and-seizure of smugglers. |
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allow Americans to settle the Ohio River Valley. |
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| 5 |
The Declaratory Act of 1766?: |
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required the colonists to provide barracks and supplies for
British troops. |
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forbade the American colonists to issue paper money. |
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established a new duty on molasses. |
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stated that parliament had the power to make laws binding on the
colonies. |
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established a tax on licenses, legal documents, and newspapers. |
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| 6 |
One accomplishment of the First
Continental Congress was to?: |
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enact the Declaration of Independence. |
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raise an army to resist British aggression in Massachusetts. |
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provide funds for Fort Ticonderoga. |
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secure an alliance with France. |
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petition the king to recognize the colonists' rights. |
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The Molasses Act was intended to
enforce England's mercantilist policies by?: |
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forcing the colonists to export solely to Great Britain. |
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forcing the colonists to buy sugar from other British colonies rather
than from foreign producers. |
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forbidding the colonists to engage in manufacturing activity in
competition with British industries. |
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providing a favorable market for the products of the British East India
Company. |
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creating an economic situation in which gold tended to flow from the
colonies to the mother country. |
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| 8 |
Which of the following states the
principle of virtual representation, as it was argued during the 18c?: |
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paper money has value even though it is inherently worth
very little. |
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slave populations must be counted when figuring Congressional
apportionment, even though slaves may not vote. |
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American property-holding colonists may, if they so desire, join their
state legislatures. |
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all English subjects are entitled to a trial before a jury of their
peers. |
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all English subjects, including those who are not allowed to vote, are
represented in Parliament. |
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A writ of assistance?: |
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allowed the British to ransack a colonial merchant's house
in search of illegal goods. |
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helped colonial merchants cut through the red tape of imperial trade
regulations. |
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required prosecutors to present evidence of probable cause for suspicion
of smuggling. |
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required that specified colonial products be landed in Britain before
being shipped to other countries. |
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| 10 |
Events in the late 1760s and early
1770s helped to bring about a new consensus in the colonies. What was the consensus?: |
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that the government could not tax the colonies because they
were not represented in Parliament. |
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that the British constitution could be altered by the passage of new
laws. |
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that Parliament had no lawmaking authority over the colonies except for
the right to regulate imperial commerce. |
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that the American colonies would be free from tyranny only when they were
independent of British rule. |
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| 11 |
During the early 1770s, the patriots
sought freedom from parliamentary authority but continued to pledge allegiance to the
king. This patriot position was difficult for the British to understand because?: |
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in the British mind the king was part of Parliament and the
two could not be separated. |
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the British felt more allegiance to Parliament than to the king. |
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the British wanted to replace the king with an elected head of state. |
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in the British mind Parliament was divinely inspired. |
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| 12 |
During the 1760s and 1770s the most
effective American tactic in gaining the repeal of the Stamp and Townshend Acts was?: |
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tarring and feathering British tax agents. |
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sending petitions to the king and Parliament. |
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boycotting British goods. |
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destroying private property, such as tea, on which a tax to be levied. |
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using death threats to intimidate British tax agents. |
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