The Road to Revolution, 1763–1775

Chapter 7The Road to Revolution,

1763–1775

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Question

All of the following were true of Republicanism EXCEPT

a) it had taken root in the minds of the American colonists by the mid-eighteenth century.

b) it rejected the models of the ancient Greek and Roman republics.

c) exponents of republicanism defined a just society as one in which all citizens willingly subordinated their private, selfish interests to the common good.

d) proponents believed that both the stability of society and the authority of government depended on the virtue of the citizenry.


Answer

All of the following were true of Republicanism EXCEPT

a) it had taken root in the minds of the American colonists by the mid-eighteenth century.

b) it rejected the models of the ancient Greek and Roman republics. (correct)

c) exponents of republicanism defined a just society as one in which all citizens willingly subordinated their private, selfish interests to the common good.

d) proponents believed that both the stability of society and the authority of government depended on the virtue of the citizenry.

Hint: See pages 126–127.


Question

All of the following were true of the Radical Whigs EXCEPT

a) they were a group of British political commentators.

b) Whigs mounted withering attacks on the use of patronage and bribes by the king’s ministers.

c) they warned citizens to be on guard against corruption and to be eternally vigilant against possible conspiracies to denude them of their hard-won liberties.

d) they had little effect on pre-Revolutionary American colonial thought.


Answer

All of the following were true of the Radical Whigs EXCEPT

a) they were a group of British political commentators.

b) Whigs mounted withering attacks on the use of patronage and bribes by the king’s ministers.

c) they warned citizens to be on guard against corruption and to be eternally vigilant against possible conspiracies to denude them of their hard-won liberties.

d) they had little effect on pre-Revolutionary American colonial thought. (correct)

Hint: See page 127.


Question

All of the following were true of the Boston Tea Party EXCEPT

a) Sons of Liberty disguised as Indians hurled chests of tea into the sea to protest the tax on tea.

b) protesters wanted to ensure that its cheap price did not prove an “invincible temptation” to the people.

c) it resulted in the passage of the Tea Act of 1773.

d) tea was the perfect symbol to rally around as almost every colonist, rich or poor, consumed this imported, caffeinated beverage.


Answer

All of the following were true of the Boston Tea Party EXCEPT

a) Sons of Liberty disguised as Indians hurled chests of tea into the sea to protest the tax on tea.

b) protesters wanted to ensure that its cheap price did not prove an “invincible temptation” to the people.

c) it resulted in the passage of the Tea Act of 1773. (correct)

d) tea was the perfect symbol to rally around as almost every colonist, rich or poor, consumed this imported, caffeinated beverage.

Hint: See page 135.


Question

The Sugar Act of 1764

a) revoked the Molasses Act of 1733.

b) resulted in considerably higher taxes on sugar.

c) was forgotten after the Quartering Act of 1765.

d) was the first law ever passed by Parliament for raising tax revenue in the colonies for the crown.


Answer

The Sugar Act of 1764

a) revoked the Molasses Act of 1733.

b) resulted in considerably higher taxes on sugar.

c) was forgotten after the Quartering Act of 1765.

d) was the first law ever passed by Parliament for raising tax revenue in the colonies for the crown. (correct)

Hint: See page 129.


Question

All of the following were true of the Stamp Tax EXCEPT

a) it was intended to raise revenues to support the new military force.

b) it mandated the use of stamped paper or the affixing of stamps, certifying payment of tax.

c) stamps were required on bills of sale for about fifty trade items, as well as on certain types of commercial and legal documents.

d) there was a specific exemption for playing cards, pamphlets, newspapers, diplomas, bills of lading, and marriage licenses.


Answer

All of the following were true of the Stamp Tax EXCEPT

a) it was intended to raise revenues to support the new military force.

b) it mandated the use of stamped paper or the affixing of stamps, certifying payment of tax.

c) stamps were required on bills of sale for about fifty trade items, as well as on certain types of commercial and legal documents.

d) there was a specific exemption for playing cards, pamphlets, newspapers, diplomas, bills of lading, and marriage licenses. (correct)

Hint: See page 129.


Question

All of the following were part of the Intolerable Acts EXCEPT

a) the Tea Act.

b) the Boston Port Act.

c) a new Quartering Act.

d) the Quebec Act.


Answer

All of the following were part of the Intolerable Acts EXCEPT

a) the Tea Act. (correct)

b) the Boston Port Act.

c) a new Quartering Act.

d) the Quebec Act.

Hint: See page 136.


Question

All of the following were true of the Stamp Act Congress EXCEPT

a) it brought together, in New York City, twenty-seven distinguished delegates from nine colonies.

b) it was more effective than the adoption of nonimportation agreements against British goods.

c) it was largely ignored in England and made little splash, at the time, in America.

d) the members drew up a statement of their rights and grievances and beseeched the king and Parliament to repeal the repugnant legislation.


Answer

All of the following were true of the Stamp Act Congress EXCEPT

a) it brought together, in New York City, twenty-seven distinguished delegates from nine colonies.

b) it was more effective than the adoption of nonimportation agreements against British goods. (correct)

c) it was largely ignored in England and made little splash, at the time, in America.

d) the members drew up a statement of their rights and grievances and beseeched the king and Parliament to repeal the repugnant legislation.

Hint: See pages 130–131.


Question

The Declaratory Act

a) reaffirmed Parliament’s right “to bind” the colonies “in all cases whatsoever.”

b) grudgingly repealed the Stamp Act.

c) rescinded Parliament’s absolute and unqualified sovereignty over its North American colonies.

d) declared the Vice-Admiralty courts closed.


Answer

The Declaratory Act

a) reaffirmed Parliament’s right “to bind” the colonies “in all cases whatsoever.” (correct)

b) grudgingly repealed the Stamp Act.

c) rescinded Parliament’s absolute and unqualified sovereignty over its North American colonies.

d) declared the Vice-Admiralty courts closed.

Hint: See page 132.


Question

All of the following were true of the Townshend Acts EXCEPT

a) the most important of these new regulations was a light import duty on glass, white lead, paper, paint, and tea.

b) Townshend, seizing on a dubious distinction between internal and external taxes, made this tax, unlike the Stamp Act, an indirect customs duty payable at American ports.

c) the colonists recognized the distinction between internal and external taxes, but asserted that it did not apply to the Townshend Acts.

d) the colonists rejected taxes without representation.


Answer

All of the following were true of the Townshend Acts EXCEPT

a) the most important of these new regulations was a light import duty on glass, white lead, paper, paint, and tea.

b) Townshend, seizing on a dubious distinction between internal and external taxes, made this tax, unlike the Stamp Act, an indirect customs duty payable at American ports.

c) the colonists recognized the distinction between internal and external taxes, but asserted that it did not apply to the Townshend Acts. (correct)

d) the colonists rejected taxes without representation.

Hint: See page 132.


Question

All of the following were true of the Boston Massacre EXCEPT

a) a crowd of some sixty townspeople began taunting and throwing snowballs at a squad of ten redcoats.

b) the Bostonians were still angry over the death of an eleven-year-old boy, shot ten days earlier during a protest against a merchant who had defied the colonial boycott of British goods.

c) acting on specific orders, the troops opened fire and killed or wounded eleven citizens.

d) both sides were in some degree to blame, and in the subsequent trial (in which future president John Adams served as defense attorney for the soldiers), only two of the redcoats were found guilty of manslaughter.


Answer

All of the following were true of the Boston Massacre EXCEPT

a) a crowd of some sixty townspeople began taunting and throwing snowballs at a squad of ten redcoats.

b) the Bostonians were still angry over the death of an eleven-year-old boy, shot ten days earlier during a protest against a merchant who had defied the colonial boycott of British goods.

c) acting on specific orders, the troops opened fire and killed or wounded eleven citizens. (correct)

d) both sides were in some degree to blame, and in the subsequent trial (in which future president John Adams served as defense attorney for the soldiers), only two of the redcoats were found guilty of manslaughter.

Hint: See page 133.

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