Multiple question American Revelation

Question 1 of 44 (worth 0.5 points)
Colonists resented English efforts to tax the American colony because
A. the tax collectors tarred and feathered those who did not have enough money to opay taxes
B. they thought it was not fair that the British do not pay taxes, only in the colonies
C. they claimed that taxation without representation was not fair
D. all of the above
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Question 2 of 44 (worth 0.5 points)
According to the Constitution, what is the role of the Vice President?
A. to run American education
B. to assist the President
C. to run Congressional elections
D. President of the Senate but without a vote
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Question 3 of 44 (worth 0.5 points)
Who is the commander in chief of the military?
A. Vice-President
B. President
C. Speaker of the House of Representatives
D. Head of the Senate
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Question 4 of 44 (worth 0.5 points)
The end of the Seven Years’ War left the American colonies
A. reluctant to pursue western settlements
B. economically prosperous
C. debt-ridden and weakened in manpower
D. more dependent upon British support and leadership
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Question 5 of 44 (worth 0.5 points)
The Boston Massacre escalated colonial malcontent with the British because
A. the British military killed 5000 Boston civilians
B. hundreds of innocent townspeople were murdered by the British

C. British redcoats tarred and feathered tax collectors
D. none of the above
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Question 6 of 44 (worth 0.5 points)
The call for the meeting of the (first) Continental Congress in 1774 came in response to the
A. Stamp Act.
B. Coercive or Intolerable Acts
C. Boston Massacre
D. Sugar Act

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Question 7 of 44 (worth 0.5 points)
Thomas Paine’s Common Sense urged American colonists to
A. remain loyal to the mother country
B. declare their independence from a tyrannical king
C. consider the tremendous obstacles of war
D. join with France
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Question 8 of 44 (worth 0.5 points)
The British lost to the American colonists because
A. the Americans had a more powerful military
B. Americans had the home turf advantage, and conducted guerrilla warfare
C. Americans were unanimously united in their independence struggle
D. the British had French aid but the Americans had Native American & Spanish aid
E. all of the above
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Question 9 of 44 (worth 0.5 points)
The constitution defines which branch of government first?
A. Executive (Presidential)
B. Judicial
C. Legislative or Congressional
D. None of the above
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Question 10 of 44 (worth 0.5 points)
Americans viewed English policies after 1763 as
A. threats to their economic interests
B. evidence of English corruption
C. a systematic attack on their constitutional liberties
D. all of the above
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Question 11 of 44 (worth 0.5 points)
Organizations like the Sons of Liberty responded to British efforts to collect taxes by
A. starting a beer industry and creating more taverns
B. creating the stamp act congress.
C. dumping tea into the Boston harbor
D. organizing mob riots and tarring/feathering tax collectors
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Question 12 of 44 (worth 0.5 points)
The French Revolution of 1789
A. produced moderate constitutional reforms