Review I Colonial Era through Revolution



Review I Colonial Era through Revolution

1. The Spanish turned to the use of Africans for labor on New World plantations because

a. Native populations had declined so rapidly.

b. Labor-intensive rice production increased.

c. Africans resisted less than natives.

d. They needed the native population's assistance in their search for gold and silver.

2. About half of the slaves imported to the New World between 1701 and 1810 were delivered to

a. Brazil.

b. The Caribbean.

c. The British colonies of North America.

d. Mexico.

3. Most Africans were enslaved

a. By white kidnappers who invaded African territory.

b. By cooperation between European and African traders.

c. For committing criminal offenses against the tribe.

d. For violating religious taboos.

4. The effect of mercantilism on warfare was to

a. Increase it through trade rivalries.

b. Stabilize it through economic cooperation.

c. Condemn it as damaging to international economies.

d. Minimize intertribal warfare.

5. The Navigation Acts passed between 1660 and 1696

a. Opened trade within the British empire to any nation.

b. Encouraged colonial manufacturing.

c. Consolidated the English colonies into one centralized trading unit.

d. Defined the role colonies would play within the British empire.

6. In the first half of the eighteenth-century colonists complained little about the mercantilist system because

a. The colonial legislatures paid the salaries of enforcement officers.

b. The colonists benefited from it.

c. It did not apply to the colonists.

d. There was little interest in manufacturing in the colonies.

7. Brazil, Barbados, Jamaica, Martinique, and St. Dominique all illustrate the connection between slavery and

a. Cotton.

b. Sugar.

c. Rice.

d. Tobacco.

8. The smallest proportion of slaves to the Americas during the 1700s went to

a. Central America.

b. South America.

c. The West Indies.

d. North America.

9. Compared to the British, the French in North America

a. Had much worse relations with the Indian populations.

b. Did not resort to violence or cruelty when confronted with Indian opposition.

c. Tended to have better relations with the Indians.

d. Were more interested in expanding into Indian territories.

10. A significant characteristic of Spanish colonial communities was

a. The great prosperity most of them experienced.

b. Their close association with religious missions.

c. The rigid segregation practiced between Indians and Europeans.

d. The close contact maintained with the administrators of New Spain.

11. An Enlightenment thinker would emphasize that

a. The natural world imposed restriction on humans that they could not overcome.

b. The rhythms of life and nature guide human behavior.

c. Humans were capable of understanding natural laws and using them to improve their condition.

d. Progress occurred through the natural working of God's laws.

12. The common objection of the delegates at the First Continental Congress was

a. Against Parliament forcing them to accept their power.

b. To the Indian policy of the British government.

c. Against British attacks at Lexington and Concord.

d. To British behavior at the Boston Massacre.

13. The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to

a. Prepare for the British invasion of Massachusetts.

b. Select a military leader for the colonial militia.

c. Draft a declaration of independence from Great Britain.

d. Develop a common colonial response to the Intolerable Acts.

14. The Albany Conference of 1754 provided a clear indication of

a. The refusal of British officials to deal with the disaffection of the Iroquois.

b. The power of Benjamin Franklin to persuade colonial assemblies to follow his path.

c. The sense of community that pervaded relations among the colonies in 1754.

d. The inability of British colonists to unite for a common cause.

15. In the Treaty of Paris ending the French and Indian War

a. The French lost their North American empire to the British.

b. The Iroquois Confederacy ceded to the British title to all lands east of the Mississippi River.

c. The Spanish acquired New Orleans and Florida.

d. France retained only Canadian Quebec in its empire in North America.

16. The Royal Proclamation of 1763

a. Established and expanded the province of Quebec.

b. Encouraged British land speculation.

c. Set a side an area west of the Appalachians as "Indian Country."

d. Forbade and Indian confederacies.

17. As a result of various experiences in the French and Indian (Seven Years') War, many American colonists

a. Became more sympathetic to Indians.

b. Desired a strong empire to protect them.

c. Began to feel distinct from the British.

d. Experienced a weakening of intercolonial identity.

18. The primary purpose of the Sugar Act was to

a. Raise revenue to defray expenses of the Seven Years' War.

b. Punish the colonists for their poor performance during the Seven Years' War.

c. Regulate trade within the empire.

d. Eliminate colonial trade with other nations.

19. The primary weapon that colonial opponents of the various revenue acts used to force their repeal was

a. Nonviolent civil disobedience.

b. Petitions to the crown.

c. Non-importation and non-consumption.

d. Meetings of colonial congresses.

20. Americans pointed to what feature of the Townshend revenue acts as proof that the acts' passage was part of a conspiracy to suppress American liberties?

a. Revenues would no longer be used to pay the salaries of colonial officials.

b. Internal taxes on products commonly sold in the colonies.

c. Establishment of the vice-admiralty courts.

d. Termination of the representative features of all the colonial assemblies.

21. The law that provoked the Boston Tea Party

a. Placed a heavy tax on any tea not imported by the East India Company.

b. Actually lowered the price of tea.

c. Closed the port of Boston to further foreign trade.

d. Received little attention in other port cities.

22. The British experience at Lexington and concord foreshadowed a central difficulty with which the British had to contend throughout the American Revolution. It was

a. A lack of readily available supplies.

b. Fighting in the midst of an armed population.

c. Indian participation on the colonial side.

d. Lack of knowledge of the countryside.

23. While the Albany congress was originally called by the British Board of Trade to consider a collective response to conflicts with New France and the Indians of the interior, Benjamin Franklin took the opportunity to propose

a. A common colonial postal system.

b. And alliance with France.

c. A plan of union for the colonies.

d. A trade and taxation system more favorable to the colonies.

24. The Zenger case provided a precedent for

a. Greater tolerance of religions.

b. No taxation without representation.

c. Greater freedom of the press.

d. Legislative power of colonial assemblies.

25. The Intolerable Acts, so named by the colonists, were a series of acts the British Parliament passed to punish:

a. Williamsburg and the Virginia House of Burgesses.

b. Philadelphia and the other Atlantic ports that restricted imports.

c. Ben Franklin and other popular colonial leaders.

d. Boston and the colony of Massachusetts.

26. Which one of the following is NOT true of American men who fought in the Revolution?

a. More soldiers died of disease than of battle wounds.

b. Continental Army regiments had the highest casualties.

c. The casualty ratio was higher than in any other American conflict except the Civil War.

d. Patriot militia were the most important group in winning battles.

27. Encounters between the British Army and Continental Army at Trenton and Princeton, New Jersey in late 1776

a. Pushed the British south into Delaware.

b. Enabled the Americans to control New York.

c. Gave the Americans small victories needed to help morale.

d. Convinced Washington that the Americans had to pursue an aggressive offensive policy to defeat the British.

28. The biggest British defeat before Yorktown occurred at

a. Trenton, New Jersey

b. Saratoga, New York

c. Fort Ticonderoga

d. Brandywine Creek

29. The French committed themselves to recognize American independence

a. On the insistence of Jefferson, the head of the American diplomatic delegation in Paris.

b. After Saratoga and fears of British conciliation.

c. After the British launched an attack on a French supply ship entering the Boston harbor.

d. To support the principles of anti-colonialism and opposition to monarchism.

30. Naval conflict in the American Revolution

a. Centered off the coast of New England.

b. Largely involved only the British and the French.

c. Played a major role in determining the outcome of fighting in New York.

d. Involved no American contribution.

31. Most Indian peoples during the American Revolution

a. United to support the American cause.

b. United within and across tribal lines to support the British.

c. Suffered a disastrous defeat with the American victory.

d. Stayed neutral.

32. The Congress under the Articles of Confederation did not have authority to

a. Conduct war and foreign affairs.

b. Establish a monetary system.

c. Tax citizens directly.

d. Obtain loans.

33. In taking the position he did in the wake of the issuance of the Newburgh address, George Washington

a. Officially declared himself a candidate for the presidency.

b. Established the principle of separation of church and state.

c. Set a precedent for the subordination of the military to civil authority.

d. Revealed his hostility toward the British.

34. During the Revolutionary War the institution of slavery

a. Was abolished in a number of northern states.

b. Eliminated the possibility of any African Americans serving in the Patriot cause.

c. Was weakened in the Lower South with the shift away from tobacco farming.

d. Was tightened throughout the U.S. because of fears of British-inspired slave insurrections.

35. The first state to abolish slavery was

a. Vermont.

b. Rhode Island.

c. Delaware.

d. Pennsylvania.

36. The expression "not worth a Continental" referred to the

a. Lack of training and poor fighting ability of Continental soldiers.

b. Disorganization and incompetence of the Continental Congress.

c. Depreciated value of Continental currency by 1781.

d. British Whig view that they should not be fighting the Americans.

37. Shays' Rebellion and other similar rebellions were protests over

a. Settlement methods on western land claims.

b. Congress' failure to pay Continental soldiers' pensions.

c. Economic depression and enforcement of debtor laws.

d. Attempts to end slavery and the slave trade.

38. Which one of the following lists the events in correct order?

(1) Shays' Rebellion (3) Articles of Confederation ratified

(2) Treaty of Paris signed (4) France recognizes American

Independence

a. 1,3,4,2

b. 3,4,2,1

c. 2,3,4,1

d. 4,3,2,1

39. In 1774, the Intolerable Acts were a response to this 1773 event:

a. Boston Massacre.

b. Boston Tea Party.

c. Dunmore's War.

d. Sugar Act.

40. Which one of the following lists the correct chronological order of these events?

(1) Lexington and Concord (3) Second Continental Congress

(2) Paine's Common Sense (4) Americans invade Canada

a. 1,3,4,2

b. 2,1,4,3

c. 1,2,3,4

d. 2,1,3,4

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