These questions are from a test on Chapters 5 - Chapter 8. If you know the chapter, the title of the section, or the page number to the answer please include them.
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31. With the end of the French and Indian War, the disunity, jealousy, and suspicion that had long existed in the American colonies
{A} finally came to a complete end
{B} began to melt somewhat
{C} continued without change
{D} resulted in renewed acts of violence
{E} none of these
38. When it came to the Revolution, it could be said that the American colonists were
{A} little concerned about economics
{B} clearly opposed to tightening commercial bonds to the British
{C} reluctant revolutionaries
{D} eager revolutionaries
{E} up until the end wanting more than the "rights of Englishmen"
40. The British Crown's "royal veto" of colonial legislation
{A} was used frequently to overturn laws passed in colonial assemblies
{B} was what finally provoked the War of Independance
{C} prohibited colonists from conducting the slave trade
{D} restrained colonies from printing paper currency
{E} was opposed by Parliament
42. Despite the benefits of the mercantile system, the American colonists disliked it because
{A} it forced economic initiative on the colonists
{B} it favored the northern over the southern colonies
{C} they found it debasing
{D} it forced New England into a one-crop economy
{E} all of these
43. In some ways, the Navigation Laws were a burden to certain colonists because
{A} northern merchants derived greater benefit from the system than did southern planters
{B} Britain had the only European empire based on mercantilistic principles
{C} they gave greater benefits to slave holders
{D} they stifled economic initiative
{E} those colonists were heavily taxed to help provide financing for the Royal Navy, which protected colonial and British trade
52. The Quebec Act
{A} restricted Quebec's boundaries to the area north of the Great Lakes
{B} was shortsighted, instatesmanlike measure
{C} denied Quebec a representative assembly
{D} was generally ignored by the 13 seaboard colonies because it had little effect on their relations with Britain
{E} outlawed Catholicism in British Quebec
58. With the American invasion of Canada in 1775,
{A} Benedict Arnold seized the occasion to desert to the British
{B} the colonials' claim that they were merely fighting defensively for a redress of grievances was contradicted
{C} the French Canadians took the opportunity to revolt against British control
{D} the Revolution became a world war
{E} George III declared the colonies in rebellion
63. When America became a republic and political power no longer rested with an all-powerful king,
{A} England experienced the Glorious Revolution
{B} the American colonies were able to gain their independence
{C} individuals needed to sacrifice their own self-interest to the public good
{D} chaos gripped the nation
{E} all of these
68. Which of the following fates befell Loyalists after the Revolutionary War?
{A} some fled to England
{B} some had their property confiscated
{C} some were exiled
{D} some re-established themselves in America
{E} all of these
71. France came to America's aid in the Revolution because
{A} it could use America to test new military tactics
{B} French officals supported our casue of democracy
{C} it hoped to gain access to American fur trade
{D} it wanted revenge against Britain
{E} all of these
72. The commander of French troops in American was
{A} Burgoyne
{B} Howe
{C} Lafayette
{D} Rochambeau
{E} de Grasse
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