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1. What were the largest cities in America in 1760?
o A) New Orleans, Boston, Atlanta, Baltimore, New York
o B) Baton Rouge, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Boston, Atlanta
o C) Charleston, Newport, Boston, Philadelphia, New York
o D) Newport, New York, Miami, Savannah, Washington, D.C.
2. Who counterbalanced a governor’s authority in early colonial America?
o A) fur traders and farmers
o B) George III, the king of England
o C) representatives from England and Scotland
o D) a local representative assembly of American colonists
3. Why did the Molasses Act especially anger American colonists?
o A) because the colonists wanted sugar instead of molasses
o B) because molasses came from the nearby West Indies, not from England
o C) because the citizens of England didn’t have to pay extra taxes on molasses
o D) because the colonists felt that Chancellor Greenville was biased toward America
4. What happened at the meeting of colony representatives in New York in October 1765?
o A) A committee decided to send troops to England.
o B) The colonists appealed to England for military protection.
o C) The colonists talked about collecting taxes from England’s custom agents.
o D) The colonists talked about forming an armed resistance against England’s army.
5. When did the English army open fire on the colonists, leading to the Boston Massacre?
o A) before the colonists demanded that they leave Boston
o B) after they heard that the Townsend Acts had been repealed
o C) after the colonists showed up with their own army and weapons
o D) after the colonists insulted them and threw rocks and garbage at them
6. In 1774, the Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to devise a plan on how to deal with England.
o A) true
o B) false
7. Who did the American Congress choose to lead the first organized American army?
o A) Paul Revere
o B) Thomas Jefferson
o C) Benjamin Franklin
o D) George Washington
8. What “inalienable rights” were written in the Declaration of Independence?
o A) confidence and freedom
o B) new troops, defense, and taxes
o C) life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
o D) truth, success, and the ability to start a new business
9. Why did France decide to help American colonists in the war against England?
o A) They were longtime enemies with England.
o B) They wanted access to England’s water ports.
o C) They wanted access to sugar, molasses, and tea.
o D) They wanted to gain control of American territory.
10. Why did the 13 states adopt a system of checks and balances?
o A) to prevent arguments between the new states
o B) so that everyone would learn how to balance a checkbook
o C) to keep one segment of the government from overpowering the other
o D) to allow the judicial and executive branches of government to make laws