1 A) military protection from the Indians and the French. B) political stability. C) British subsidies for colonial industry. D) opportunity for trade. E) opportunity for university education in England. 2 A) dissipated as the kings reasserted their power in the British government. B) was lessened by the capabilities of royal officials in America. C) was sustained by some Parliamentary leaders who believed relaxation of restrictions would spur commerce. D) was lessened as officials in London learned more about the colonial economies. E) caused the colonists to feel more American than English. 3 A) little parliaments. B) agents of the royal governor. C) powerless. D) agents for democratic reform. E) agents for the king. 4 A) declare war on the French and Indians. B) negotiate a treaty with the French. C) expand a system of intercolonial roads. D) extend the operation of the colonial postal service. E) establish "one general government" for all the colonies. 5 A) who had the Dutch on their side. B) whose king was the best military commander. C) which group could win the allegiance of native tribes. D) whose armies could best fight "Indian" fashion. E) whose army had the best infantry. 6 A) expelled France and Spain from North America. B) gave England control of most the settled regions of North America. C) resulted in the defeat of all North American Indian tribes. D) resulted in less contact between Britain and America. E) resulted in the colonists' control of the Missouri River. 7 A) traded exclusively with the English. B) traded exclusively with the French. C) maintained their autonomy by avoiding a close relationship with both the French and the English. D) traded only with the five tribes that made up the Confederacy. E) began trading with the Spanish. 8 A) Americans were reimbursed for supplies requisitioned in their British colonies. B) Colonial assemblies were in charge of recruitment in their respective colonies. C) The French lost the city of Quebec. D) Most of the fighting was done by colonial militia. E) The Iroquois remained neutral. 9 A) English frontiersmen and traders B) colonial merchants C) the Iroquois Confederacy D) the Royal Africa Company E) the Hudson Bay Company 10 A) colonial demands for more efficient government. B) problems in the merchant community and their desire for regulation. C) colonial unrest, which the British government planned to put down before it became serious. D) enormous war debts and large increases in territory. E) the accession of George III to the English throne. 11 A) his alliance with the Whigs led by William Pitt. B) his psychological illness during the 1760s and 1770s. C) his willingness to defer while Parliament dictated increasingly harsh terms to the colonies. D) his insecure personality, which contributed to the instability of the British government during these years. E) his throwing the Boston Tea Party. 12 A) granted the Indian confederations sovereign recognition. B) gave Indian tribes and confederations colonial status. C) allowed interior settlement only if settlers bought land from the tribes. D) put forts in the Ohio Valley to protect settlers there. E) forbade settlers from crossing the mountains that divided the Atlantic coast from the interior. 13 A) British tax revenues in the colonies increased ten times. B) Colonists effectively resisted and paid little tax. C) Many colonial merchants went out of business. D) Colonial assemblies assumed the responsibility for taxing their individual colonies. E) British tax revenues from the colonies declined. 14 A) destroyed the economy of the American colonies. B) stripped colonial assemblies of their authority. C) created a deep sense of economic unease, particularly in colonial cities. D) actually helped the colonial economy. E) inspired greater colonial loyalty to the crown. 15 A) it affected only a few people, so the burden was not shared. B) the money raised would not be spent in the colonies. C) colonies could be taxed only by their provincial assemblies. D) the tax was too high. E) it violated freedom of the press. 16 A) passage of the "Virginia Resolves." B) well-reasoned petitions of the Stamp Act Congress. C) intimidation tactics employed by the Sons of Liberty. D) passage of the Declaratory Act. E) economic pressure caused by a colonial boycott of English goods. 17 A) "external" taxes—taxes on goods brought from overseas. B) not going to be strictly enforced. C) lower than the Stamp Act taxes. D) to support colonial projects. E) creating more government jobs for colonists. 18 A) drove the American resistance underground. B) reversed the calming trend that had occurred after the repeal of the Townshend Acts. C) made John Adams a leader of the resistance. D) killed over thirty members of the resistance. E) was probably the result of panic and confusion. 19 A) keep colonial intellectuals in contact with each other. B) intercept mail between American Tories and the British government. C) improve the writing skills of young gentlemen. D) correspond with English radicals who supported the American cause. E) publicize grievances against England. 20 A) over eighty percent of the population of Great Britain was entitled to vote for members of Parliament. B) each colony was represented by an agent and a designated member of Parliament. C) each member of Parliament represented the interests of the whole empire rather than a particular individual or geographical area. D) American participation in parliamentary discussions would bind them to unpopular decisions. E) American colonists were eligible to vote for members of Parliament. 21 A) distributed power among the three elements of society—the monarchy, the aristocracy, and the common people. B) created a republican government. C) created a democracy. D) put power in the hands of those best suited to govern. E) provided semi-autonomy to the colonies. 22 A) isolated Massachusetts from the other colonies. B) made Massachusetts a martyr in the eyes of other colonies. C) created no concern among any group other than merchants. D) increased the power of colonial assemblies. E) led to the impressments of American merchant seamen into the British navy. 23 A) It adopted a plan for a colonial union under British authority. B) It endorsed a statement of grievances. C) It called for military preparations. D) It called for a series of boycotts. E) It demanded the abdication of the king.
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