Deck 6: Three Crises and Revolt

Question 1

The piecemeal actions of Parliament to curtail the various colonial manufacturing activities

A)stemmed from a deep-seated fear of American competition.
B)were punitive,in response to colonial smuggling and price dumping.
C)were a roundabout attempt to undermine the colonial shipbuilding industry.
D)were largely taken to protect vested,well-lobbied interests.

Answer 1

were largely taken to protect vested,well-lobbied interests.

Question 2

The work of Roger Ranson has shown that the burden of the Navigation Acts on colonial trade to continental Europe

A)was disproportionately large on the Southern colonies.
B)amounted to 5 percent of colonial income.
C)amounted to less than one percent of colonial income.
D)Both a and b are correct.
E)Both a and c are correct.

Answer 2

Both a and c are correct.

Question 3

Which of the following statements best describes pre-1763 British colonial life?

A)British directives influenced day-to-day life only modestly.
B)Bureaucratic apathy in part often led to colonial laws to become effective before they were reviewed in England.
C)Government activity in general was a minor aspect of colonial affairs.
D)All of the above are correct.
E)None of the above are correct.

Answer 3

All of the above are correct.

Question 4

In a Crown colony

A)both its governor and upper house were appointed by the Crown.
B)the governor was appointed by the Crown while the upper house was elected by the propertied adult males within the colony.
C)only the lower house could initiate fiscal legislation.
D)Both a and b are correct.
E)Both a and c are correct.

Question 5

According to quantitative estimates of the burden of the Navigation Acts on the colonies,what can be said about the (net)effect of the Acts?

A)The Navigation Acts placed a serious economic burden on the colonies,with estimates of this burden equaling roughly 40 percent of 1770s GNP.
B)The Navigation Acts were the critical reason why colonists revolted against the British.
C)After accounting for the protection provided by the British,there was very little economic burden to colonists from the Navigation Acts.
D)Existing data do not allow for credible estimates of the economic burden of the Navigation Acts on the colonies.

Question 6

One of the most important reasons for England's reasserting its authority over the colonial United States prior to the Revolution is

A)England's commitment to mercantilism.
B)the end of the Seven Years War.
C)the end of the English Revolution.
D)the fall of Spain as a world power.

Question 7

Which of the following provisions was not a component of the Intolerable Acts?

A)Permitted British officials charged with crimes to be tried in Britain.
B)Raised taxes in Boston to pay for the tea destroyed during the Boston Tea Party.
C)Provided for the quartering of troops in the city of Boston.
D)Revised the charter of Massachusetts to make some rights dependent on the decisions of a governor who was appointed by England.

Question 8

The Tea Act

A)raised the price of tea to colonists.
B)allowed for more "middlemen" to be involved in the exportation of tea from India to America.
C)made tea an "enumerated good" under the Navigation Acts.
D)harmed smugglers of Dutch tea.

Question 9

Which of the following acts of England's Parliament did not occur after the Seven Year's War and before the American Revolution?

A)Stamp Act.
B)Quartering Act.
C)Declaratory Act.
D)Navigation Acts.

Question 10

An economic analysis of the burdens imposed on the colonists by the Navigation Acts for commodities that were imported from Europe via England can best be described as:

A)A shift back in the demand curve and a resulting decrease in the price of the goods.
B)A shift back in both the supply and demand curves.
C)A shift out of the supply curve and a shift back in the demand curve.
D)A shift back in the supply curve,which increases the price and decreases the quantity.

Question 11

The Navigation Acts

A)placed tariffs on the import of British goods by the colonies.
B)provided for the free trade of colonial goods,including tobacco,indigo and sugar.
C)required all colonial trade to be carried on English vessels.
D)were abolished in 1700.

Question 12

The costs and benefits of mercantilist policies on the colonies produced a ______ to the American colonies.

A)small net benefit
B)small net cost
C)large net cost
D)large net benefit

Question 13

What was not a grievance of the Continental Congress that met in October 1774?

A)Taxes had been imposed upon the colonies by the British Parliament.
B)The colonies were not permitted to trade with nations other than England.
C)England had confiscated western colonial land.
D)Persons could be transported out of the colonies for trials.

Question 14

Which one of the following colonial groups actually benefited from the Navigation Acts?

A)Southern tobacco farmers
B)New England shipbuilders
C)colonists who bought goods imported from non-imperial sources
D)No colonial group benefited from the Navigation Acts.

Question 15

Which one of the following was not a goal of the Navigation Acts?

A)Protect and encourage English and colonial shipping.
B)Ensure that major colonial imports from Europe were shipped from British ports.
C)Ensure that the bulk of desired colonial products were shipped to England.
D)Prevent West Indian planters from increasing their control over the U.S.colonial trade.

Question 16

The Royal Proclamation of 1763 and the Quebec Act of 1774 had all of the following effects except:

A)increased the price of farm labor
B)increased the price of farm land
C)decreased competition for existing farmers
D)encouraged Scotch,Irish and German immigrants to rebel against England

Question 17

Which of the following most accurately describes an impact of the Navigation Acts?

A)Wages of Southern plantation owners increased.
B)Wages of New England sailors increased.
C)Wages of wheat farmers in the Middle Colonies increased.