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What was the typical qualification for holding office in eighteenth-century English colonies, outside of New England? Significant property ownership There were none as any voter could hold office Membership in the Anglican church A high school diploma and the $100 registration fee Being born in the colonies, or having lived there at least thirty-five yearsHow did the colonists attempt to reconcile with England in 1775? They sent Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin to London to express their grievances. They presented the Olive Branch Petition to King George III to show their concerns. They offered to pay for the tea dumped in Boston Harbor if the British Army was withdrawn. They agreed to accept all of Parliament's demands for lifting the Intolerable Acts. They promised to disarm if Parliament would remove the British soldiers.What was one of the results of King George's War? The French were expelled from North America. Four thousand New Englanders were killed in a futile assault on the French bastion of Louisbourg. The English captured and then returned the French fort that guarded the entrance to the St. Lawrence River. France was established as the dominant power in North America. Spain surrendered Florida to England, and France took control of Louisbourg.Who wrote Common Sense? Thomas Paine Samuel Adams John Adams James Otis Thomas JeffersonWhat did the Navigation Acts do? They prohibited colonists from engaging in overseas commerce. They limited the goods that could be manufactured and traded within the colonies. They forced American ships to carry English goods at no cost. They required most colonial trade to go through England and be transported on English ships. They established the navigation lanes on the St. Lawrence Waterway and Mississippi River.How did William Pitt plan to encourage the Americans to assume the military burden in the Seven Years' War in America? He promised to open the lands west of the Appalachian Mountains to settlement. He hinted broadly at increased colonial self-government in the post-war world. He promised that if the colonies raised the necessary men, Parliament would bear the financial burden. He guaranteed lower tariffs and internal taxes in the post-war era. All of these choicesWhich of the following men was a British prime minister during the reign of George III? John Locke Thomas Hutchinson Lord Dunmore Lord Frederick North John WilkesWhich of the following statements represents the conception most American colonists held of parliamentary power in the 1760s? Parliament had limited powers of legislation that included authority to regulate imperial trade but excluded the authority to tax the colonists. Parliament represented all citizens of the empire and therefore had the authority to legislate on all matters relevant to American colonists. Parliament included no Americans among its members and therefore had no authority to interfere with colonial trade. Since Parliament was made up of corrupt politicians who represented only large landholders, Parliamentary law had no authority in the North American colonies. Because Parliament created the colonies, the colonial assemblies possessed no more power than Parliament permitted them.What was the main reason the population of the British North American colonies increased in the eighteenth century? Settlers had a high birthrate. A decade of bumper rice crops led better diets and longer life spans. Immigration from Europe provided a steady influx of people. Colonists learned that better sanitation limited diseases and increased life spans. Wars with the Spanish and French ended.What was the purpose of the 1764 Sugar Act? It was designed to raise revenues to offset British military expenses in North America. It was designed to provide King George III with the necessary resources to maintain his opulent lifestyle. It was designed to increase the consumption of sugar in the colonies by reducing its price. It was designed to create a monopoly over the sugar trade by the British East India Company. It was designed to eliminate French involvement in the sugar trade.What was the colonists' first attempt at maintaining close and continuing cooperation over a wide area? The Stamp Act Manifesto The committees of correspondence The Continental Congress The circular letter The spinning bee networkWhich of the following correctly suggests the conditions of landownership among farm families in well-settled areas? Land was usually cheaper than manure. Those who wished to own land usually had to concentrate on full-time agricultural work. Because of low interest rates and small down payments, families were able to pay off their mortgages within five years. The great majority of landowners could not provide their children with land when they married. Because of the rapid grown in population, land was becoming scarce and the price of land made it difficult for average people to own their own homes.Which of the following was a result of the Pequot War? Connecticut seized Pequot land and gave it to its colonists. The Pequots temporarily stopped the advances of white settlers. Although defeated, the Pequots praised the colonists for their mercy in sparing civilians. Colonists came to respect Indians for their willingness to defend their rights. None of these choicesWhich statement does not accurately describe George Whitefield? He claimed that ministers were in reality unsaved. He challenged the movement of Protestantism away from its roots in the teachings of Martin Luther. He had a running feud with the Church of England's representative in the colonies. He traveled thousands of miles to criticize established Protestantism. He was considered one of the greatest speakers in favor of a revival of religious piety in the 18th century.What agreement did the delegates to the Stamp Act Congress reach? They agreed that the colonies should declare their independence if Parliament did not repeal the Stamp Act. They agreed to boycott any products requiring official British stamps. They agreed that Parliament did not have the right to levy taxes outside of Great Britain. They agreed to send delegates to London to petition for recognition as the colonies true legislature. They agreed to accept the Stamp Act if Parliament offered membership to American representatives.Which of the following was the attorney who defended the British soldiers accused of firing on the civilians in the Boston Massacre? John Adams Thomas Hutchinson Thomas Paine John Wilkes John DickinsonWhy was Harvard College founded? to train physicians. to train lawyers. to train ministers. to train architects. to train teachers.How did planters in the French West Indies defy their government's mercantilist policies? They transported their products in British ships rather than French ones. They raised a variety of crops to achieve self-sufficiency but did not worry about producing a cash crop. They adopted the wage-labor system rather than use slaves. They refined their own sugar rather than sending it directly to France. They sold the rice they produced directly to the British North American colonies.Which statement accurately describes eighteenth-century European immigrants to the British North American colonies? They tended to settle in large urban areas in New England, New York, and New Jersey. They were usually middle- and upper-middle-class professionals or skilled artisans. They included large numbers of Irish and Germans and declining proportions of English. They stayed in the colonies, on average, only four years before returning to live in Europe. They included large numbers of murderers dumped on American shores by the British government.Which of the following colonies remained outside the Dominion of New England? New Hampshire Maine Connecticut Rhode Island Massachusetts
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