CH4 MCQ

Question 1

Which is not a british criticism of the colonies in 1763

• samuel adams and other colonial leaders opposition
• disloyalty to war effort
• poorly trained militia
• war costs not paid
• washington’s men disobeyed orders

Answer 1

washington’s men disobeying orders

Question 2

Which was not an effort to make americans pay for british protection after the seven years war?

• stamp act
• sugar act
• quartering act
• townshend acts
• quebec act

Answer 2

quebec act

Question 3

pontiac’s rebellion was the result of

• fort duquesne
• westward settler movement
• french fur trade control
• proclamation of 1763
• french and indian war

Answer 3

westward settler movement

Question 4

which was not a consequence of the stamp act

• protest meeting in new york by delegates
• sons of liberty threatened tax officials
• war debts were paid
• colonists boycotted british goods
• london merchants suffered reduction in trade

Answer 4

war debts were paid

Question 5

dickinson argued against taxation by claiming

• colonists owed no loyalty to the king
• parliament cannot regulate trade
• colonists too poor to be taxed
• violation of english law (taxing without consent)
• colonists did not have to submit to british authority

Answer 5

taxing people without consent violates english law

Question 6

townshend acts caused all but-

• massachusetts circular letter
• letters from a farmer in pennsylvania
• stamp act congress
• gaspee incident
• colonial boycotts of british goods

Answer 6

stamp act congress

Question 7

boston tea party led to-

• boston massacre
• efforts to improve british east india company profits
• intolerable acts
• arguments of committees of correspondence
• policies of lord grenville

Answer 7

parliament trying to improve the east india company’s profits

Question 8

enlightenment followers agreed with all but-

• right to revolt against tyranny
• human rights
• power resides with the people
• government should protect people’s rights
• god is authority for govt

Answer 8

god is authority for govt

Question 9

Which would be most useful in studying the foundations of the american revolution (philosophically)

• letters from a farmer in pennsylvania
• poor richard’s almanack
• two treatises of govt
• sinners in the hands of an angry god
• albany plan of union

Answer 9

two treatises of government

Question 10

which is correct about colonies prior to revolutionary war

• george III’s policies accepted
• resistance to british attempts to tax
• france encouraged colonies to revolt
• colonial boycotts failed
• 13 colonies had a single policy for dealing with parliament

Answer 10

resistance to taxation by british