History Six, history homework help

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Question 1

1. A chief example of English civil liberty was the right to be taxed

   	A.	If male and 21 years of age.
   	B.	Only by duly elected representatives.
   	C.	On real estate but not on personal property.
   	D.	With the ability to pay taken into consideration.

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Question 2

1. The most successful method of keeping Indian groups pacified was

   	A.	Gifts of trade goods.
   	B.	Assigning them to reservations.
   	C.	Providing them unlimited supplies of whiskey.
   	D.	Electing them to seats in colonial assemblies.

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Question 3

1. The American Revolution grew out of

   	A.	The inability of members of Parliament to adapt to modern technology.
   	B.	Colonists’ hope for a more lucrative arrangement with France or Spain.
   	C.	European indifference to the Great Awakening.
   	D.	Britain’s ineffective effort to govern the enlarged empire it gained after victory over France in 1763.

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Question 4

1. Republicanism represented a growing body of thought on the role of government that believed that

   	A.	Women should be permitted to vote, serve on juries, and hold public office.
   	B.	Private property rights always trumped civil rights.
   	C.	Less government was the best government.
   	D.	Power is always dangerous and those who wield it must be watched carefully.

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Question 5

1. King George’s War (1744–1748) began

   	A.	Over an attempt to capture St. Augustine.
   	B.	Over succession to the Austrian throne.
   	C.	Because French traders used Indian allies to fight English colonists.
   	D.	When American colonists reached the Ohio territory.

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Question 6

1. An indication that England had gained the upper hand in the French and Indian War could be seen in

   	A.	A greater willingness of English colonists to pay taxes to support the war.
   	B.	Britain’s capturing Fort Duquesne and renaming it Fort Pitt.
   	C.	A decline in enlistments in the French army.
   	D.	A decrease in protests against the war.

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Question 7

1. How did British strategy change under the new prime minister, William Pitt, in 1757?

   	A.	Britain was going to capture India and Pakistan rather than try to expand its North American territory.
   	B.	Pitt made an effort to relieve colonists from military service.
   	C.	Pitt took victory in North America as seriously as that in Europe.
   	D.	Pitt decided to focus on the European theater of war exclusively.

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Question 8

1. The concept of virtual representation held that

   	A.	Colonial assemblies could communicate their wishes to Parliament.
   	B.	The king’s advisors kept him informed about his subject’s needs.
   	C.	Each member of Parliament acted on behalf of the whole empire.
   	D.	Those in England were in a better position to know how colonies could benefit the empire than colonists were.

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Question 9

1. By the Proclamation of 1763, the British government hoped to

   	A.	Raise revenue to retire war debt.
   	B.	Expand settlements into Ohio territory.
   	C.	Confine colonists to an area east of the Allegheny Mountains.
   	D.	Stimulate development in manufacturing so their colonies would not be dependent on extractive industries.

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Question 10

1. How did Parliament respond to the Boston Tea Party in December 1773?

   	A.	Parliament suspended Massachusetts from the British Empire for a period of 10 years and imposed a fine of $50,000 for destroying 20 tons of tea.
   	B.	Parliament joked that the colonials had hosted the largest tea party in history.
   	C.	Parliament passed the Coercive Acts, which included closing the port of Boston and taking over the colony’s governance.
   	D.	Some members protested, but in the end the constitutionally protected right of assembly had to be accepted.

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Question 11

1. Which of the following best describes the thoughts of British officers on colonial soldiers?

   	A.	They admired their stamina and discipline.
   	B.	They valued them highly for their local knowledge.
   	C.	They almost unanimously condemned them for their lack of discipline and courage.
   	D.	They constantly feared their mutiny.

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Question 12

1. How did French policy toward Algonquian Indians change after King George’s War?

   	A.	Fur traders increased demands on Indian trappers.
   	B.	France cut back on gifts to Indians to save money.
   	C.	Restrictions on Indian fraternization with the English were relaxed.
   	D.	More missionaries arrived to preach the Gospel.

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Question 13

1. Why did Massachusetts frequently support imperial war efforts?

   	A.	Massachusetts maintained a particularly martial political culture.
   	B.	Many in that colony looked to conquer French Quebec.
   	C.	Northeasteners held grievances against France for its monopoly on sugar.
   	D.	Boston hoped to eliminate the French competition in the slave trade.

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Question 14

1. Why did the incident known as the Boston Massacre occur on March 5, 1770?

   	A.	Citizens masquerading as Indians charged the customhouse.
   	B.	Someone in a crowd of protestors fired at guards protecting the customhouse.
   	C.	Governor Francis Bernard ordered troops to fire on protesting citizens.
   	D.	Soldiers panicked when a mob formed and a scuffle broke out.

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Question 15

1. According to republican thought,

   	A.	Government involvement in business led to bloated budgets and social engineering.
   	B.	The business of government was to help, not regulate, business.
   	C.	Republics failed because citizens lost their virtue.
   	D.	Upper classes were best qualified to lead governments.

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Question 16

1. In the decisive battle of Quebec,

   	A.	Britain exhausted its military reserves and was vulnerable to a French counterattack.
   	B.	Spanish troops tipped the balance in favor of the English.
   	C.	The French operated from an indefensible position.
   	D.	British commander James Wolfe and French commander Montcalm were killed.

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Question 17

1. How did Miami chieftain Memeskia react when English traders from Pennsylvania reached the Ohio River valley?

   	A.	He raised warriors for a holy war against the English invaders.
   	B.	He was wary but willing to listen to their proposals.
   	C.	He welcomed them because their trade goods were better and cheaper than French goods.
   	D.	He was grateful that the hated French were gone.

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Question 18

1. What was the result of Lord Dunmore’s War?

   	A.	Slaves proved that they could serve creditably as soldiers.
   	B.	Indian claims to Kentucky were extinguished.
   	C.	George Washington got a second chance to capture Fort Duquesne.
   	D.	John Logan led Virginians to victory over the Mingo Indians.

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Question 19

1. What was Parliament’s specific purpose in passing the Stamp Act?

   	A.	To control the new saving stamp industry.
   	B.	To raise revenue.
   	C.	To court favor with the king, a noted stamp collector.
   	D.	To expand its authority over the postal department.

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Question 20

1. The War of Jenkins’s Ear primarily represented a British effort to

   	A.	Lead American colonists back to a closer relationship with founding companies and proprietors.
   	B.	Punish Spain for torturing American detainees.
   	C.	Get even with France for losses in the War of the Spanish Succession.
   	D.	Expand into Spanish territory and markets in America.

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Question 21

1. Between 1675 and 1763, when war was more common than peace,

   	A.	Colonial taxes remained at approximately the same rate.
   	B.	Medical advances in treating trauma were dramatic.
   	C.	Citizens in all colonies supported the wars enthusiastically.
   	D.	Indians took more than 1,600 New England settlers as captives.

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Question 22

1. What led Governor Francis Bernard to dissolve the Massachusetts legislature?

   	A.	The legislature refused to rescind a request urging other colonial legislatures to resist Townshend’s taxation program.
   	B.	The Sons of Liberty took over the legislative chambers.
   	C.	Bernard resented the unruly atmosphere that characterized legislative sessions.
   	D.	Prime Minister Charles Townshend was offended by a letter from Sam Adams criticizing his administration.

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Question 23

1. The French and Indian War began when

   	A.	French leader Jean Valjean led an attack on Fort Ticonderoga.
   	B.	Iroquois leader Tanacharison ceded portions of western Pennsylvania to France.
   	C.	King George II died without a male heir.
   	D.	Virginians led by George Washington attacked a French scouting party near the Forks of the Ohio.

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Question 24

1. Which event directly preceded the Boston Massacre?

   	A.	The signing of the Treaty of Paris.
   	B.	The Intolerable Acts.
   	C.	The Stamp Act protests.
   	D.	The Liberty riot.

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Question 25

1. Because of colonial opposition, the Stamp Tax was

   	A.	More costly to collect and in the end yielded little revenue for Parliament.
   	B.	Never enforced.
   	C.	Altered so that residents of Virginia and Massachusetts were exempted and instead paid an annual in-lieu-of-tax fee.
   	D.	Suspended until 1770.

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Question 26

1. Based on the information in the chapter and in your own words explain how and why Native Americans were drawn into the Wars for Empire.
   

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