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Passage of which of the following acts increased tension between colonists and the British government in 1774?

A
the Townshend Acts
B
the Stamp Act
C
the Quartering Act
D
the Intolerable Acts
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Both the Glorious Revolution and the English Bill of Rights supported the idea that

A
government should respect citizens’ rights.
B
an unjust king should be violently overthrown.
C
the rights of American colonists should be limited.
D
kings and queens should have absolute power.
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A result of the colonists’ angry reaction to the Tea Act of 1773 was that the British Parliament

A
banned the sale of tea.
B
repealed the Tea Act.
C
raised the tea tax.
D
passed the Intolerable Acts.
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Which of the following best describes how the colonies justified seeking independence?

A
Colonial taxes imposed by the British were too high.
B
The judicial branch, not the king, needed to interpret laws.
C
The king had lost his right to rule by violating colonial rights.
D
Colonists needed the same freedom of speech as Parliament.
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A result of the Battle of Concord was that

A
British troops were able to maintain control of the colonies.
B
colonists showed British troops that they were prepared.
C
neither British troops nor colonial minutemen gained an advantage.
D
colonists showed British troops that they were unprepared.
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How did Benjamin Franklin affect the debate over the Albany Plan of Union?

A
He was a strong opponent of the plan.
B
He advocated giving the colonies to France.
C
He was the creator of the plan.
D
He advocated giving the colonies to Spain.
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Which Enlightenment philosopher wrote The Social Contract?

A
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
B
John Locke
C
Baron de Montesquieu
D
Thomas Jefferson
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As a result of William Pitt’s leadership,

A
France gained an advantage in the French and Indian War.
B
Britain gained an advantage in the French and Indian War.
C
American Indian groups joined forces with the French.
D
colonial militias assumed a greater role on the battlefield.
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The main reason American colonists considered the Stamp Act unfair was that it

A
was an indirect tax that was hard to protest.
B
related to molasses, which was an everyday item.
C
only required traders to pay the new tax.
D
was an example of taxation without representation.
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Which of the following best states an argument of French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau?

A
In order for a government’s laws to be valid, citizens have to agree with those laws.
B
Governments should have a legislative branch, which would have the power to create laws.
C
Kings and queens hold absolute power, and citizens must follow the laws of their country.
D
A democracy can work only if citizens agree to give up some of their individual rights.
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Which acts were passed in 1774 in response to the Boston Tea Party?

A
the Townshend Acts
B
the Stamp Act
C
the Declaratory Act
D
the Intolerable Acts
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The Ohio River Valley was an important area during the French and Indian War because

A
it was under joint French and Spanish control.
B
it was home to many powerful American Indian groups.
C
it was coveted by the French and British for its good farmland and control of rivers.
D
it had not yet been claimed by any European power.
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During the 1600s and 1700s, the Enlightenment celebrated the

A
role of faith and religion in society.
B
use of emotion as a guiding principle.
C
use of reason to try to improve people’s lives.
D
role of industry to benefit all people.
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An effect of the Glorious Revolution in the American colonies was that

A
the Dominion of New England was overthrown.
B
New England and New York combined to form a single colony.
C
nobles forced the king to sign the Magna Carta.
D
King James II was forced from power.
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Which of the following two groups formed an alliance with the French in the mid-1700s?

A
the Iroquois Confederacy and the Huron
B
the Ottawa and the Huron
C
the Iroquois Confederacy and the Algonquin
D
the Algonquin and the Huron
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According to the Treaty of Paris that ended the French and Indian War in 1763,

A
The British gave France their empire in North America.
B
The French gave Great Britain their empire in North America.
C
Indigenous people gave France some of their land.
D
The French gave Indigenous people some of their land.
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Which event occurred in Concord during April of 1775?

A
British troops retreated from the fierce fighting with minutemen.
B
British troops captured all of the colonists’ ammunition.
C
Minutemen retreated from fierce fighting with British troops.
D
Minutemen went into hiding after British troops arrived.
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Thomas Jefferson’s reference to “unalienable rights” in the Declaration of Independence was based on the ideas of which Enlightenment figure?

A
John Locke
B
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
C
William of Orange
D
Voltaire
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Which of the following did the Treaty of Paris make possible?

A
Spanish settlement throughout Florida
B
French settlement in the Ohio River Valley
C
American Indian settlement in the east
D
British control over lands east of the Mississippi
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The English philosopher John Locke wrote that

A
all people have the natural right to life and liberty.
B
only governments could provide rights to citizens.
C
a government should hold absolute power over its people.
D
all men are created equal.

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