UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Britain claimed colonists were represented in Parliament by ___________ representation. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Virtual
How did Britain plan to pay off the debt caused by their continuous warfare? - CORRECT
ANSWER - By taxing the colonists
Which founding father did not own slaves? - CORRECT ANSWER - John Adams
True or False:
The idea of "republican motherhood" encouraged women to openly participate in politics. -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
The _______ Act was an effort to strengthen long-evaded Navigation Acts. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Sugar
The _____ of __________ were passed in order to combat smuggling. These allowed general
search warrants that allowed custom officials to search anywhere they chose. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Writs of assistance
The _________ Act reaffirmed the earlier ban on colonial assemblies issuing paper as "legal
tender"—that is, money that individuals are required to accept in payment of debts. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Currency
The ________ Act placed goods such as wool and hides, which had previously been traded freely
with Holland, France, and southern page 187 Europe, on the enumerated list, meaning they had
to be shipped through England - CORRECT ANSWER - Revenue
, The _________ of _________ banned the settling of land west of the Appalachian Mountains. -
CORRECT ANSWER - Proclamation of 1763
The passing of the _______ Act led to a colonial boycott of British goods. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Stamp
Many public rebellions were led by the ____ of ________, a body led by talented and ambitious
merchants. - CORRECT ANSWER - Sons of Liberty
Britain later repealed the Stamp Act. However, they passed the ________ Act saying Parliament
could pass taxes for colonists whenever they wanted. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Declaratory
_________ __________ persuaded Parliament to pass laws taxing goods imported into colonies
and created a new board of commissioners to enforce these rules. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Charles Townshend
Colonists began "________ ________" after the passing of the Townshend Acts. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Home-spun Virtue
The ________ Acts were repealed following the Boston Massacre. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Towshend
______ _________ had been voted to Parliament, but was removed after his critical writings
about the king. - CORRECT ANSWER - John Wilkes
Rumors of the Anglican Church imposing _________ in America worried the colonists. -
CORRECT ANSWER - bishops
___________ Acts curtailed town meetings and authorized governor to appoint members of
council, positions previously held by elections. Also made colonists lodge soldiers in their
homes. - CORRECT ANSWER - Intolerable or Coercive