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Motlow State Community College - ENGLISH 2130 Quiz 4 Question1)During the period of salutary neglect: Question 1 options:   William and Mary ruled Britain

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Motlow State Community College - ENGLISH 2130

Quiz 4

Question1)During the period of salutary neglect:

Question 1 options:

 

William and Mary ruled Britain.

      the British government took less of a role in governing the American colonies.      new and efficient trade regulations were introduced.

 

 

      a new trade board, the Lords of Trade and Plantations, was introduced.      Americans developed a powerful desire for independence.

Question 2

The war that erupted between the French and the British in North America:

Question 2 options:

      lasted two years.

      became a world war.      resulted in a draw.

      sparked massive protest in London.

      was the last war fought between them.

Question 3

At the Battle of Bunker Hill: Question 3 options:

      the British suffered major casualties.

      George Washington won his first victory.

      the colonial militia repulsed every British assault.

      Americans learned they could easily beat the British.      Americans refused to take prisoners.

Question 4

The Sugar Act of 1764:

 

Question 4 options:

      legalized trade with the French West Indies.

      was intended to generate revenue from the colonies.      doubled the existing tax on molasses.

      aimed to reduce rum drinking in the colonies.

      taxed sugar refined in the colonies.

Question 5

One change brought to the American colonies after the Glorious Revolution was that the:

Question 5 options:

      concept of the Dominion of New England was extended to the southern colonies.      colonies were inspired to lead a revolt against King William.

      new monarch showed little interest in the colonies because of his desire to force the French out of North America.

      monarchy attempted to tighten its grip on the colonies by making more of them royal colonies.

      Crown paid for more people to migrate to the colonies.

Question 6

Prime Minister Robert Walpole’s relaxed policy toward the colonies: Question 6 options:

      was criticized by the king.

      enabled the Americans to pursue greater political independence.      resulted in his impeachment.

      was seen as a positive policy in colonial relations by the Crown.

      reflected his lack of interest in his official duties.

Question 7

The Navigation Act of 1651: Question 7 options:

      was contrary to mercantilist principles.

 

      required all goods imported into Britain or the colonies to be shipped in British vessels.      was mainly an attempt to wrest the colonial trade from the French.

      was a free trade agreement between England and Holland.

      was repealed once Cromwell came to power.

Question 8

The purpose of the Coercive Acts was to:

Question 8 options:

      punish Boston for the Tea Party.

      arrest the leaders of the Sons of Liberty.      abolish the colonial assemblies.

      outlaw any public criticism of British policy.

      make Americans drink more tea.

Question 9

By 1750, the French population in North America: Question 9 options:

      had begun to diminish.      was largely in Louisiana.

      was vastly outnumbered by the English.      had a similar number of men and women.

      was only about half Roman Catholic.

Question 10

As a result of the 1763 Treaty of Paris, Britain acquired _    _ from Spain.

Question 10 options:

      Florida

      New Orleans      Mexico

Cuba

 

      California

Question 11

Perhaps the most radical of the American rebels was Bostonian: Question 11 options:

      James Otis.

      Samuel Adams.      John Dickinson.      John Adams.

      Paul Revere.

Question 12

Which of the following is true of the Boston Tea Party? Question 12 options:

      Mohawk Indians destroyed the tea.      Benjamin Franklin supported it.

      Americans destroyed forty-six tons of tea.      It forced the British to repeal the tea tax.

      Most Bostonians did not support it.

Question 13

A writ of assistance was:

Question 13 options:

      an order to the public to assist police officers in arresting suspected smugglers.      a blanket search warrant that did not specify the place to be searched.

      the legal order that guaranteed trial by jury.

      a government document used to assess criminal fines on colonists suspected of smuggling.      official permission to unload cargo in a colonial port.

Question 14

The right to vote for members of the colonial assemblies was:

 

Question 14 options:

      greatly restricted because of high property qualifications.      open to women in most colonies.

      extended to a greater proportion of the population than anywhere else in the world.

      based on the same property qualifications as required to vote for Parliament in Britain.      given to all adult males as a result of the Glorious Revolution.

Question 15

All of the following are true of Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence, EXCEPT that it:

Question 15 options:

      took many ideas from George Mason and John Locke.      was revised by other members of the Congress.

      was meant as a statement of American principles and grievances.      secured American independence.

      spoke of certain “unalienable rights.”

Question 16

The triumph of what Britain called the Great War saw Americans: Question 16 options:

      very nervous about their own future.      compassionate toward the French.      jealous of British military power.

      turn their anger on the king.

      celebrating as joyously as Londoners.

Question 17

A series of British wars against the French began during the reign of King:

Question 17 options:

      Charles II.

 

      James II.      William. George I.

      Richard III.

Question 18

The Royal Proclamation of 1763:

Question 18 options:

      caused Pontiac’s Rebellion.      gave Florida back to Spain.

      imposed new taxes on imports.      lowered taxes on the colonies.

      prohibited American settlement west of the Appalachians.

Question 19

At the end of the war, New Orleans and all of the French lands west of the Mississippi:

Question 19 options:

      went to Spain.      went to Britain.

      remained French.

      became independent.

      became the Creole state of New France

Question 20

One of the chief objectives of policy under George Grenville was to: Question 20 options:

      continue the practice of “salutary neglect.”      require jury trials for American smugglers.      challenge the authority of the king.

      reduce Britain’s enormous debt.

 

      give colonial assemblies more power.

Question 21

The Declaratory Act of 1766:

Question 21 options:

      required Americans to declare loyalty to the Crown.

      recognized the principle of “no taxation without representation.”      repealed all prior British taxes.

      reasserted the government’s right to tax the colonists.

      gave Americans some seats in Parliament.

Question 22

The major objective of the Tea Act of 1773 was to: Question 22 options:

      enrich Lord North and his cronies.      bail out the East India Company.

      stimulate England’s home economy.      punish American tea importers.

      reduce tea prices for Americans.

Question 23

As royal governor of the Dominion of New England, Sir Edmund Andros:

Question 23 options:

      was popular in Boston.

      increased the authority of the Massachusetts assembly.      was deposed as a result of the Glorious Revolution.

      initiated the prosecution of Salem’s witches.

      recognized the Puritan monopoly of religion.

Question 24

 

All of the following were true of the early Revolution, EXCEPT that: Question 24 options:

      Americans were farmers, not soldiers.

      the Patriots lacked military training and discipline.

      the British army was the best trained and equipped in the world.

      Patriots were universally united behind the cause of independence.      Americans had the advantage of knowing the local terrain.

Question 25

When the British ship Gaspee ran aground in Rhode Island, the local population:

Question 25 options:

      burned it.      claimed it.

      rescued its crew.      pillaged it.

      attacked it.

 

 

 

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