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Colonial protests directly against the Townshend Duties took the form of


A) the Boston Massacre.
B) colonial governments increasing taxes on British merchants.
C) the banning of British merchant ships from some colonial ports.
D) colonial nonimportation agreements.
E) the Boston Tea Party.

F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

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The events of Lexington and Concord


A) saw the colonists try to surprise the British by seizing a British arsenal.
B) saw the Americans lose many more men than the British.
C) occurred before there was a formal American declaration of independence.
D) was the first victory for George Washington in the conflict with England.
E) further alienated Massachusetts from the more moderate colonies in the Chesapeake.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Taverns were important in the growth of revolutionary sentiment because


A) they were the only public places where one could legally speak without fear of arrest.
B) they become central meeting places to discuss ideas about resistance.
C) the tavern was one of the few places where men and women gathered together to speak.
D) colonists increasingly resented the heavy British duties on alcohol.
E) All these answers are correct.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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The Tea Act of 1773 angered colonial consumers, but not colonial merchants.

A) True
B) False

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The British were more tolerant of Indian culture and Indian religions than were the French.

A) True
B) False

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In 1770, the Townshend Duties were ended by


A) Charles Townshend.
B) the Marquis of Rockingham.
C) Lord North.
D) George III.
E) Lord Chatham.

F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

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The first clash of the French and Indian War took place near what is now


A) Detroit.
B) Buffalo.
C) Pittsburgh.
D) St. Louis.
E) Chicago.

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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The British Parliament operated on a theory of representation called ________ representation.

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Under the English constitution during the eighteenth century,


A) only American colonists were denied direct representation in Parliament.
B) large areas of England had no direct political representation.
C) all seats in American colonial assemblies were appointed.
D) each member of Parliament represented a particular geographic area.
E) the empire was made up of a federation of commonwealths.

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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During the first stage (1754-1756) of the French and Indian War,


A) only the Iroquois Indians were allied with the French.
B) the Iroquois were allied with the English but remained largely passive.
C) English colonists fought with the support of the Iroquois.
D) the colonists fought with the French against the English.
E) the colonists fought primarily against the Iroquois.

F) None of the above
G) D) and E)

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King George's War


A) inspired the American Revolution.
B) failed to resolve European conflicts in North America.
C) was a conflict between England and the Iroquois.
D) saw English colonists remain out of the conflict.
E) saw England acquire Newfoundland from the French.

F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

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