History of the Americas Questions

The British Crown's "royal veto" of colonial legislation...A) was used frequently to overturn laws passed in colonial assemblies.B) prohibited colonists from conducting the slave trade. C) was what finally provoked the War of Independence. D) was used sparingly by the British Parliament. E) was opposed by many members of the British Parliament.

As a result of Parliament's rejection of the petitions of the Continental Congress...A) Americans reluctantly obeyed the British laws. B) fighting and bloodshed took place, and war began. C) Sam Adams and John Hancock were arrested. D) America sent new petitions to Parliament. E) Ben Franklin returned to the colonies since his efforts failed.

As the War for Independence began, the colonies had the advantage of... A) highly reliable and well-supplied troops. B) potential aid from the Armed Neutrality League. C) a well-organized, strongly committed, and united population. D) many outstanding civil and military leaders. E) able naval leaders.

By the end of the War for Independence... A) the majority of Americans supported independence with selfless devotion. B) America had an army larger than Britain's. C) the American military no longer needed foreign assistance. D) a few thousand American regular troops were finally whipped into shape. E) America had built a strong navy

The First Continental Congress...A) was attended by delegates from each of the thirteen colonies. B) adopted a moderate proposal for establishing a kind of home rule for the colonies under British direction. C) made a ringing declaration of America's independence from Britain. D) called for a complete boycott of British goods. E) adjourned shortly after convening.

As a result of American opposition to the Townshend Acts...A) British officials sent regiments of troops to Boston to restore law and order. B) the port of Boston was closed. C) Americans killed several British soldiers in the Boston Massacre. D) Parliament repealed all of the taxes levied under this legislation. E) Prime Minister Townshend was forced to resign.

The first Navigation Laws were designed to...A) help colonists get the best possible price for their trade goods. B) eliminate Dutch shippers from the American carrying trade. C) foster a colonial economy that would offer healthy competition with Britain's. D) encourage agricultural experimentation in the colonies. E) support the mapping of the Atlantic trade routes.

Arrange these events in chronological order: (A) Boston Massacre, (B) Townshend Acts, (C) Tea Act, (D) Intolerable Acts. A) A, B, C, D B) D, B, C, A C) C, B, D, A D) B, A, C, D E) A, C, D, B

Passage of the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act...A) led many colonists to believe that the British were expanding colonial freedom. B) convinced many colonists that the British were trying to take away their historic liberty. C) resulted in fewer laws being passed by Parliament regarding the colonies. D) exemplified to many colonists the difference between legislation and taxation. E) required action by each colonial legislature.

Despite the benefits of the mercantile system, the American colonists disliked it because...A) it forced the South into a one-crop economy. B) it favored the northern over the southern colonies. C) it forced economic initiative on the colonists. D) it kept them in a state of perpetual economic adolescence. E) all of the above.

Actions taken by the colonists that helped them unite include A) the Stamp Act Congress. B) non importation agreements. C) spinning bees. D) the making and wearing of homemade woolen goods. E) all of the above.

Colonists objected to the Stamp Act because...A) it was a very expensive tax. B) they believed it could not be repealed. C) Parliament passed the tax, not the colonists. D) they opposed all taxes.E) they wanted their independence

The colonists took the Townshend Acts less seriously than the Stamp Act because...A) they saw the futility of resistance. B) smuggling was nearly impossible. C) it was a direct tax. D) the items taxed were rarely used. E) it was light and indirect.

Republican belief held that the stability of society and the authority of the government...A) rested with the legislature. B) depended on a strong hierarchical culture. C) rested with a strong monarchy. D) rested on an interdependence of all citizens. E) depended on the virtue of its citizenry.

The founding of the American colonies by the British was...A) accomplished in a well-planned fashion. B) based on the high-minded aspirations of groups such as the Puritans and the Quakers. C) undertaken by the government in every case. D) undertaken in a haphazard manner. E) rarely undertaken by trading companies or religious groups.

The British Parliament enacted currency legislation that was intended primarily to benefit...A) Virginia tobacco planters. B) British merchants. C) New England merchants. D) backwoods farmers. E) the Crown.

The "radical whigs" feared...A) too much democracy. B) a written constitution.C) the arbitrary power of the monarchy. D) a too powerful parliament. E) all of the above.

Colonial protest against the Stamp Act took the form of...A) convening a colonial congress to request repeal of the act. B) a colonial boycott against British goods. C) violence in several colonial towns. D) wearing homemade woolen clothes. E) all of the above.

The tax on tea was retained when the Townshend Acts were repealed because...A) Parliament believed the colonists would not object. B) the money was needed to support troops. C) it kept alive the principle of parliamentary taxation. D) it was the only tax passed by the colonists. E) colonial governors requested it.

Before 1763 the Navigation Laws...A) were enforced heavily in the American colonies and were very effective. B) hurt Great Britain more than the American colonies. C) were a great burden to only India. D) discouraged smuggling by American colonial merchants. E) were only loosely enforced in the American colonies.