Chapter 6 and 7 and Common Sense Quiz Group I
Part I Vocabulary
1. a remote or uninhabited place
a. incomprehensible b. disesteem
c. perpetual d. solitude
2. difficult to deal with or overcome
a. reciprocal b. trifling
c. formidable d. prudence
3. to take the place or position of something
a. supersede b. impregnable
c. disesteem d. reciprocal
4. to persuade or influence somebody to do or think something
a. liable b. induce
c. disesteem d. remissness
5. the quality of displaying behaviors thought to be correct or appropriate
a. propriety b. solitude
c. trifling d. remissness
6. unable to be shaken or destroyed by any outside influence
a. distinctions b. impregnable
c. fidelity d. disesteem
7. insignificant, trivial, or of little value
a. solitude b. trifling
c. perpetual d. prudence
8. puzzle or confuse
a. confound b. calamity
c. liable d. sequester
9. a disastrous situation or event
a. ineffectual b. trifling
c. calamity d. exceedingly
10. an immoral or wicked habit or characteristic
a. vice b. distinction
b. reciprocal d. propriety
Part II Multiple Choice
11. The Treaty of Paris (1763) gave Britain title to:
a. all French claims west of the Mississippi, and Spanish Florida.
b. all French claims east of the Mississippi, and Spanish Florida.
c. all French claims east of the Mississippi, New Orleans, and the French sugar islands of the West Indies.
d. all French claims in North America.
12. Among the consequences of the Seven Years’ War that led to the rift between the colonies and England, all are correctly stated EXCEPT:
a. The French and Indian threats were removed, so the British government felt they had no need to keep troops in the colonies.
b. The British government was deeply in debt.
c. British imperial officials, with a greatly expanded empire to run, were determined to centralize and extend British rule over the colonies.
d. Both the Americans and the British came out of the war unhappy with the way the other had behaved.
13. The English contended that the American colonists were represented in Parliament because
a. members of Parliament virtually represented all Englishmen
b. colonial governors could communicate colonial demands to Parliament
c. colonial legislatures had the same power as Parliament
d. colonists had been given the right of English citizens in their charters.
14. "The only representatives of the people of these colonies are persons chosen therein by themselves; and that no taxes ever have been, or can be constitutionally imposed on them by their respective legislatures."
- Statement by the Stamp Act Congress, 1765
What is a valid conclusion that can be drawn from this quotation?
a. The colonists should be opposed to any taxes and all forms of taxation
b. The concept of a hereditary monarchy was completely antiquated
c. The English King should have the right to tax the colonists.
d. the colonial leaders believed that the right to tax belonged only to colonial legislatures
15. Which of the following would not be a reason Thomas Paine would have declared “Tis time to part”?
a. America can survive on its own and even prosper without England
b. Absolute monarchies were evil and unnatural
c. England has already spilled American blood and there is no way to reconcile after such an event
d. Parliament was responsible for most of the ills that plagued America.
16. After the Seven Years’ War, Britain kept several thousand troops in the colonies for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
a. to enforce the Proclamation of 1763 by providing protection to colonials settling west of the Appalachians.
b. to ensure the submission of French Canadians and Spanish Floridians.
c. to monitor relations between Indians and colonials.
d. to encourage American acceptance of Grenville’s new measures.
17. The colonists opposed British taxation policies most effectively by using
a. “salutary neglect"
b. petitions
c. sabotage and violence
d. economic boycotts
18. Which action of the British government most directly affected the people on the frontier?
a. Intolerable Acts
b. Stamp Act
c. Proclamation of 1763
d. Townshend Acts.
19. On the same day that parliament repealed the Stamp act it passed the Declaratory Act stating
a. that they could, at any future time, impose tax laws for raising revenue from her colonies.
b. A tax on tea would go into effect the following year
c. The colonies were subordinate to the wishes of parliament
d. The king had the right even in time of peace to maintain troops in America.
20. The Tea Act of 1774:
a. raised the price of tea that Americans imported from Britain.
b. gave the East India company a monopoly on the American tea trade.
c. prohibited the consumption of tea in Massachusetts.
d. cracked down on illegal smuggling of tea in the colonies.
21. The Intolerable Acts were passed as a result of the
a. Boston Massacre
b. Boston Tea Party
c. Olive Branch Petition
d. Stamp Act Congress.
22. The Declaration of Independence based the case for independence on:
a. the violations of colonials’ “rights as Englishmen.”
b. Parliament’s infringements of American liberty.
c. George III’s infringements of American liberty.
d. the argument that monarchical government violated both reason and the Bible
23. The first, briefer section of the Declaration of Independence dealt with ______, while the second included ______.
a. American grievances; reasons for now becoming independent of the English
b. the general right of revolution based on natural rights; the specific offenses of King George III by which England forfeited its right to rule Americans
c. the announcement of American independence; the reasons why such a declaration must be made at this time
d. the assertion that all men are created equal; the rights of life, liberty, and happiness as justifications for severing ties with England
24. At first, the bulk of the Continental Army was recruited from the ______, but eventually most Continental soldiers were ______.
a. New England states; from the middle states plus Virginia
b. lower classes; solidly middle class
c. militias; drawn from the poorest and least free
d. farmers conscripted by the provincial congresses and state legislatures; volunteers
25. “Saratoga changed everything,” says your text. This refers to the fact that:
a. Britain’s success meant they retained control of the seas after all.
b. Britain’s defeat led to a treaty of alliance with France, opening a new phase of the war.
c. Britain’s defeat meant they abandoned all hope of subduing the rebellion and opened negotiations for peace and American independence.
d. the military standoff forced General Howe to turn toward Philadelphia instead of linking up with General Burgoyne.
26. Despite great triumphs on the battlefield and at the diplomatic bargaining table, the Continental Army suffered at Valley Forge because:
a. Congress and the civilians responsible for providing for the Army were disorganized and corrupt.
b. the military leadership, in order to instill true discipline, drilled the soldiers beyond their endurance.
c. the winter was unusually harsh and the Army was compelled to camp outdoors.
d. the soldiers were never told of the victories elsewhere.
27. In the war for independence, most Native Americans:
a. sided with the rebels.
b. generally maintained neutrality, although a few tribes sided with the rebels.
c. generally maintained neutrality, although a few tribes sided with the British.
d. sided with the British until Clark took Vincennes.
28. Which is the best statement of why the British signed the Peace Treaty granting American independence?
a. The Americans had driven their Army out of North America.
b. The French had driven their Navy from the high seas.
c. The timing of the occasional American victories led to a global situation where the British needed to salvage the rest of their empire by cutting their American losses
d. They had sent a commission offering peace on prewar terms, which the Congress accepted in all particulars except refusing to remain in the empire
29. What does Paine think of government?
a. It should make sure everyone has enough to survive
b. It is a reflection of the glories of man
c. It is a necessary evil
d. It should not exist
30. What does Paine consider a great sin committed by the Ancient Jews?
a. Worshipping another God
b. Fighting among themselves
c. enslaving their enemies
d. requesting a king
31. What, according to Paine is an advantage of absolute governments?
a. countries are made more secure when a ruler does not have anyone checking his power
b. It shows that God has really chosen this person to rule by granting him complete authority.
c. It prevents civil wars because people know who the legitimate ruler is.
d. kings rule more efficiently if they don’t have to deal with other branches of government
32. Why does Paine believe reconciliation is impossible?
a. Britain does not really want to be reconciled with.
b. Now that blood had been shed things would never be the same
c. France has already agreed to fight on the side of the Americans
d. a vast majority of Americans support separation
33. “Small islands not capable of protecting themselves are the proper objects for kingdoms to take under their care; but there is something very absurd, in supposing a continent to be perpetually governed by an island.”
-Thomas Paine
What does Paine mean?
a. It is unnatural for Britain to rule over America
b. Canada should become a part of the United States
c. America will one day rule over Great Britain
d. Trade will keep America free.