Chapter 6: From Empire to Independence, 1750-1776

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The Albany Conference of 1754:

rejected Benjamin Franklin's Plan of Union.was a response to the strength of the Iroquois Confederacy.planned strategies for the upcoming French and Indian War.was the first clear sign of colonial unity.

Which of the following was not a major battlefield during the French and Indian War?

New YorkQuebecVirginiaPennsylvania

	The French drew considerable strength in their struggle with the British colonies from Indian tribes displaced from the Northeast into the Ohio Country beyond the Appalachian mountains.

	True False

The pages of the colonial press revealed a belief that the power of the state was antithetical to liberty and had to be limited. This is a point of view historians call:

republicanism.populism.monarchism.socialism.

The Stamp Act directly affected the livelihoods of:

printers.tavern owners.lawyers.all of the above.

	Daniel Dulany's 1765 pamphlet rejected the British concept of "virtual representation" in favor of actual representation.

	True False

Colonial reactions to the Revenue Acts of 1767 included:

violent resistance.a ban on Dickinson's Letters of a Farmer.a boycott of British-made products.rejection of conspiracy theories.

	The boycotting strategy created social tensions between colonial artisans and merchants.

	True False

Nonimportation was strengthened by:

British consumers joining the movement.strikes at American seaports.an economic depression that reduced spending.the House of Burgesses banning the importation of goods in the Townshend Acts.

The Virginia Committee of Correspondence included all of the following except:

George Washington.Thomas Jefferson.Richard Henry Lee.Patrick Henry.

	The Boston Tea Party of December 16, 1773 was a spontaneous, unplanned action that grew out of the excitement of a mass meeting held at Old South Church.

	True False

	The Quartering Act, one of the so-called Intolerable Acts of 1774, limited the boarding of British troops to taverns and other public and abandoned buildings.

	True False

What colony that was not represented at the First Continental Congress eventually sent delegates to the Second Continental Congress?

South CarolinaGeorgiaPennsylvaniaNew Jersey

The legislative assemblies of all of the following declared themselves in accord with the Continental Congress except:

Grenada.JamaicaCanadaBarbados

	The first foreign nation to help the patriot cause was France.

	True False

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Self-Study Quiz: Pretest

The Albany Conference of 1754:

Which of the following was not a major battlefield during the French and Indian War?

The French drew considerable strength in their struggle with the British colonies from Indian tribes displaced from the Northeast into the Ohio Country beyond the Appalachian mountains.

The pages of the colonial press revealed a belief that the power of the state was antithetical to liberty and had to be limited. This is a point of view historians call:

The Stamp Act directly affected the livelihoods of:

Daniel Dulany's 1765 pamphlet rejected the British concept of "virtual representation" in favor of actual representation.

Colonial reactions to the Revenue Acts of 1767 included:

The boycotting strategy created social tensions between colonial artisans and merchants.

Nonimportation was strengthened by:

The Virginia Committee of Correspondence included all of the following except:

The Boston Tea Party of December 16, 1773 was a spontaneous, unplanned action that grew out of the excitement of a mass meeting held at Old South Church.

The Quartering Act, one of the so-called Intolerable Acts of 1774, limited the boarding of British troops to taverns and other public and abandoned buildings.

What colony that was not represented at the First Continental Congress eventually sent delegates to the Second Continental Congress?

The legislative assemblies of all of the following declared themselves in accord with the Continental Congress except:

The first foreign nation to help the patriot cause was France.