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sugar act was designed to do all of the following except

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tax import and export of american sugar

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according to textbook, the real issue w/ sugar act was

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growing administrative power of british government over colonies

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the stamp act...

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was part of england's plan to create a more centralized imperial system in america

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england's response to america's cry of "no tax w/o rep" was

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their argument on virtual representation

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american constitutional argument against sugar act was that

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violators would be tried in british courts rather than colonial

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which of following was true of stamp act

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all of above-----sparked first great imperial crisis, passed to help offset costs to defend colonies, both brit. and colonial rejected idea that americans should have direct rep in parliament, designed to demonstrate parliament's authority to tax colonies

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at same time stamp act was imposed, also passed quartering act which required

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colonial governments to provide barracks and food for British troops

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which of following most accurately characterizes responses to planned stamp act

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brit. politicians, exception of William Pitt, refused to consider idea of american representation in parliament

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stamp act congress held in new york in 1765

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protested loss of american rights and liberties and declared that only elected reps. could impose taxes on colonists

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americans responsed to stamp act w. all except

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protest meetings

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members of activist groups, such as SOL, were typically

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artisans, shopkeepers, poor laborers, and seamen

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which of following motivated merchants, artisans, and journeymen to protest against stamp act

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all of the above----FEAR--fear of higher taxes, fear that personal liberty would be undermined, fear of competing against low-priced brit. imports, fear that tax revenues wold create larger brit. elite

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most brit. merchants responded to stamp act resolves by

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supporting american cause because the colonial boycott led to a drastic decline in their sales

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townshend acts of 1767 imposed duties on

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paper, paint, glass, and tea imported into the colonies

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what was england's response to new york's refusal to comply w. quartering acts

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suspension of the new york assembly

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which of following statements most accurately characterizes american response to townshend duties

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most colonial leaders believed that the duties were levied w.o their consent for the purpose of bringing revenue to brit.

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daughters of liberty contributed to american boycott of brit. goods by

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making and wearing homespun clothes

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which of following statements most accurately characterizes colonial boycott efforts of 1768-1769

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support quickly emerged from small port cites then spread to major population centers such as philadelphia and virginia

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most consistent and effective means of colonial protest before the revolution were

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boycotts

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which patriot leader persuaded bostonians to create first committee of

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Samuel Adams

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major purpose of tea act of may 1773 was to

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bail out the financially strapped british east india company

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new englanders resented the quebec act of 1774 because

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it recognized catholicism as official religion of quebec

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first continental congress

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was summoned by patriot leaders to protest the coercive acts in 1774

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which of following statements accurately characterizes battle of lexington and concord

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bloodshed made further compromise impossible

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second continental congress

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nominated george washington as head of continental army

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"common sense"

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called for independence and republicanism

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main purpose of the declaration of ind. was

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justify colonial independence by blaming the rupture on George III

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which of following is in correct chronological order

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stamp act--sons of liberty--townshend acts--boston tea party--coercive acts

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which of following was a weakness that patriots faced at beginning of the revolutionary war

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militias that refused to march to distant battles

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which of following statements most accurately characterizes british military

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british were content to demonstrate superior power and tactics in hopes of convincing rebels to surrender

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significance of battle of saratoga was

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ensured french would join in an alliance with the americans

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patriot women contributed to war effort by

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increasing production of homespun cloth

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major problems for colonies during revolution was

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high price and scarcity of goods

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to finance war, new state governments relied primarily on

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printing large quantities of paper money

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large increase of paper currency in circulation during war years

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quickly fell in value

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why were france and america unlikely partners

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all of the above----THEY WERE OPPOSITES--france was catholic and america was protestant, france was monarchy and america was a federation of republics, new englanders had brutally removed french settlers from nova scotia in 1755, france and america had fought a series of wars against each other

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battle that ended the war was

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yorktown

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a peace treaty was not signed until nearly two years after the surrender at yorktown because

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france and spain stalled, hoping for some major naval victory or territorial conquest

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which of following was true under the articles of confederation

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most of power remained with the states

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why did it take the continental congress several years to ratify the articles of confederation

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states had conflicting claims over western lands

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the land ordinance of 1785 and the northwest ordinance of 1787 did all of the following except

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set out a rectangular-grid system of surveying land

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all of following states were eventually created of the northward territory except

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kentucky

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land ordinances of 1780s are considered a great accomplishment of the confederation congress because they

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provided for orderly settlement and created a fair process for those areas to eventually become fully equal states

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the largest political and economical problem facing the post-revolutionary state government was

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a worthless currency and big debts

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Shay's Rebellion showed the need for

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a stronger national government

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of the following patriots, who was a delegate to the constitutional convention

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james madison

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great copromise led to

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a bicameral legislature with a house of representatives and a senate

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three-fifths compormise dealt with

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slavery

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philadelphia convention established that

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congress could make no law regulating the importation of slaves until 1808

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which constitutional provision shows a lack of trust in the "people"

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the method of electing the president

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when the constitution was written, why were voting qualifications left to the states

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there was concern over differing state suffrage requirements

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why were delaware, new jersey, georgia, and connecticut among the first to ratify the united states constitution

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these states wanted a strong government to counter the power of larger states

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who of the following was most opposed to the ratification of the constitution

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farmers on the frontier

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patrick henry opposed the constitution because he

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feared high taxes, a large bureaucracy, and a standing army

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in "the federalist", no. 10, james madison maintained that the constitutional government would

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prevent any one faction from becoming dominant

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