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Question 1
All of the following were true of Republicanism EXCEPT
a)  it had taken root in the minds of the American colonists by the
mid-eighteenth century.
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1763–1775
b)  it rejected the models of the ancient Greek and Roman
republics.
c)  exponents of republicanism defined a just society as one in
which all citizens willingly subordinated their private, selfish
interests to the common good.
d)  proponents believed that both the stability of society and the
authority of government depended on the virtue of the citizenry.
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Question 3
All of the following were true of the Radical Whigs EXCEPT
a)  they were a group of British political commentators.
All of the following were true of the Boston Tea Party
EXCEPT
b)  Whigs mounted withering attacks on the use of patronage and
bribes by the king’s ministers.
a)  Sons of Liberty disguised as Indians hurled chests of tea into
the sea to protest the tax on tea.
c)  they warned citizens to be on guard against corruption and to
be eternally vigilant against possible conspiracies to denude
them of their hard-won liberties.
b)  protesters wanted to ensure that its cheap price did not prove
an “invincible temptation” to the people.
d)  they had little effect on pre-Revolutionary American colonial
thought.
d)  tea was the perfect symbol to rally around as almost every
colonist, rich or poor, consumed this imported, caffeinated
beverage.
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c)  it resulted in the passage of the Tea Act of 1773.
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Question 5
The Sugar Act of 1764
The Declaratory Act
a)  revoked the Molasses Act of 1733.
a)  reaffirmed Parliament’s right “to bind” the colonies “in
all cases whatsoever.”
b)  resulted in considerably higher taxes on sugar.
b)  grudgingly repealed the Stamp Act.
c)  was forgotten after the Quartering Act of 1765.
c)  rescinded Parliament’s absolute and unqualified
sovereignty over its North American colonies.
d)  was the first law ever passed by Parliament for
raising tax revenue in the colonies for
the crown.
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d)  declared the Vice-Admiralty courts closed.
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Question 6
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Answer 1
All of the following were part of the Intolerable Acts
EXCEPT
a)  the Tea Act.
All of the following were true of Republicanism EXCEPT
a)  it had taken root in the minds of the American colonists by the
mid-eighteenth century.
b)  it rejected the models of the ancient Greek and Roman
republics. (correct)
b)  the Boston Port Act.
c)  exponents of republicanism defined a just society as one in
which all citizens willingly subordinated their private, selfish
interests to the common good.
c)  a new Quartering Act.
d)  the Quebec Act.
d)  proponents believed that both the stability of society and the
authority of government depended on the virtue of the citizenry.
Hint: See pages 126–127.
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Answer 3
All of the following were true of the Radical Whigs EXCEPT
a)  they were a group of British political commentators.
All of the following were true of the Boston Tea Party
EXCEPT
b)  Whigs mounted withering attacks on the use of patronage and
bribes by the king’s ministers.
a)  Sons of Liberty disguised as Indians hurled chests of tea into
the sea to protest the tax on tea.
c)  they warned citizens to be on guard against corruption and to
be eternally vigilant against possible conspiracies to denude
them of their hard-won liberties.
b)  protesters wanted to ensure that its cheap price did not prove
an “invincible temptation” to the people.
d)  they had little effect on pre-Revolutionary American colonial
thought. (correct)
d)  tea was the perfect symbol to rally around as almost every
colonist, rich or poor, consumed this imported, caffeinated
beverage.
c)  it resulted in the passage of the Tea Act of 1773. (correct)
Hint: See page 127.
Hint: See page 135.
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Answer 4
Answer 5
The Sugar Act of 1764
The Declaratory Act
a)  revoked the Molasses Act of 1733.
a)  reaffirmed Parliament’s right “to bind” the colonies “in
all cases whatsoever.” (correct)
b)  resulted in considerably higher taxes on sugar.
b)  grudgingly repealed the Stamp Act.
c)  was forgotten after the Quartering Act of 1765.
c)  rescinded Parliament’s absolute and unqualified
sovereignty over its North American colonies.
d)  was the first law ever passed by Parliament for
raising tax revenue in the colonies for
the crown. (correct)
d)  declared the Vice-Admiralty courts closed.
Hint: See page 129.
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Hint: See page 132.
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Answer 6
All of the following were part of the Intolerable Acts
EXCEPT
a)  the Tea Act. (correct)
b)  the Boston Port Act.
c)  a new Quartering Act.
d)  the Quebec Act.
Hint: See page 136.
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