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1 For the colonies after the French & Indian War, all of the following were true EXCEPT The population continued to grow. There was a high level of prosperity. The population was very old. The population was very young. 2 King George III was determined to be an active king disliked the Whigs who were in power fired governmental ministers with abandon initially showed little interest in the colonies All of the answers are correct. 3 The concept at the heart of the Imperial/Colonial struggle was popular sovereignty parliamentary sovereignty divine right monarchs theocracy All of the answers are correct. 4 The representative concepts at issue included all EXCEPT the British idea of virtual representation the colonial idea of direct representation the American idea that all people should be represented 5 The outstanding legacy of the French & Indian War was a large French Empire in the western hemisphere a major Spanish presence in India a threat from Portuguese Brazil a large war debt for Britain All of the answers are correct. 6 George Grenville's Program included all EXCEPT the Sugar Act the Stamp Act the Currency Act the Quartering Act Actually they were all part of the Grenville Program. 7 Colonial reaction to the Stamp Act included all EXCEPT a declaration of war against Great Britain a mass political movement Patrick Henry's Resolves for colonists to tax themselves a boycott of British goods which caused the repeal of the Stamp Act 8 The Townshend Program did all the following EXCEPT levied duties on on paper, glass, lead & tea re-organized the Admiralty Courts re-organized the Customs Service led to a boycott & repeal of most of the duties caused a immediate declaration of war against Great Britain 9 The Boston Massacre had economic roots in the employment crisis in Boston saw a mob threaten nine British soldiers saw the British soldiers fire into the Boston mob saw a colonial jury acquit a majority of the soldiers All of the answers are correct. 10 The Boston Tea Party was caused by the Tea Act that gave advantages to the East India Company saw colonists destroy British East India tea in Boston harbor led to the Intolerable Acts [Boston Port Act, Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justice Act & Quartering Act of 1774] All of the answers are correct. 11 American response to the Intolerable Acts included calling the First Continental Congress organizing a boycott of British goods deciding to call a Second Continental Congress in 1775. All of the answers are correct. 12 The American Revolution began militarily when the militia resisted British troops at Concord Lexington New York Philadelphia Boston 13 The Second Continental Congress formed the Continental Army appointed George Washington to command the army issued paper money to pay for war supplies voted for the Declaration of Independence All of the answers are correct. 14 In the Revolutionary War The British possessed a professional army & navy, established government & solvent state. The Americans were fighting on their home ground for the concept of liberty. The British had the disadvantages of distance & the size of America. The Americans had no standing army or navy, established government or solvent financial system. All of the answers are correct. 15 Washington's military strategy in the American Revolution consisted of all the following EXCEPT dependence on a well-trained army avoidance of general actions or major battles that might cost him his army widespread distrust of the militia widespread use of Hispanic troops 16 British military strategy in 1776 included capturing New York City several victories over Washington dispersing British & German forces into small units to occupy areas allowing Washington to win at Trenton & Princeton in the winter of 1776-1777 All of the answers are correct. 17 British military strategy in 1777 included General Howe capturing Philadelphia COL St. Leger marching along the Mohawk River Valley in New York General Burgoyne marching south near Lake Champlain from Canada All of the answers are correct. 18 The results of the Battle of Saratoga included the capture of General Burgoyne & his army convincing the French that the Americans could win the war French entrance into the war against Britain American use of the French Army & Navy, money & munitions All of the answers are correct. 19 The British southern military strategy from 1778-1781 rested on the idea that there were many Loyalists (Tories) in the south led to the British capture of Charleston & Savannah caused a guerrilla war in parts of the south ultimately led to Cornwallis' defeat at Yorktown All of the answers are correct. 20 The Treaty of Paris in 1783 gave the US its independence gave the US the British territory east of the Mississippi River & south of Canada said the Americans would pay their prewar debts to British merchants let Americans fish in Canadian waters All of the answers are correct.

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