Ap Us History Dbq

Question 1
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During the first half of the 18th century, England's administration of the colonies, a policy sometimes referred to as "salutory neglect,":

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was loose, decentralized, and inefficient.

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Question 2
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By the mid-eighteenth century (1750s), American colonial representative assemblies:

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exercised a significant degree of authority to levy taxes.

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Question 3
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The proposed Albany Plan of 1754:

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proposed to set up a "general government" of the colonies.

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Question 4
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The original cause
of the French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years War (1754-1763) in Europe was:

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competition between French and English colonists for land in the Ohio River Valley.

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Question 5
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What future American Revolutionary figure surrendered to French forces in 1754 at Fort Necessity in the Ohio Valley?

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George Washington

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Question 6
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HINT: This extremely important event is not mentioned in your book; you will need to do a little research to find the correct answer.

During the French and Indian War this ill-fated campaign to remove the French from Ft.
Duquense in 1755, British foces commanded by this man suffered one of the worst defeats in British military history.

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General Edward Braddock.

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Question 7
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In September of 1759, during this decisive battle of the Frenchthe French and Indian War, both the English and French commanders, General James Wolfe, and the Marquis de Montcolm, respectively, were killed.

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the British victory in the Battle of Quebec.

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Question 8
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Prompted by Indian uprisings like Pontiac's Rebellion in 1763, the British Proclamation of 1763 (sometimes called the Proclamation Line of 1763):

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angered colonists who expected the English victory over the French would open the Ohio River Valley to new settlement.

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Question 9
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A part of Lord Grenville's Program, all of the following were true of the Stamp Act of 1765 EXCEPT:

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Playing cards, pamphlets, newspapers, diplomas, bills of lading, and marriage licenses were exempted.

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Question 10
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Colonial resistance to the Sugar Act of 1764 and the Stamp Act of 1765 in the form of "nonimportation"policies (boycotting, or refusing to buy English manufactured goods) was politically important because:

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it aroused revolutionary fervor and unity among many ordinary American men and women.

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Question 11
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The resolutions offered by Patrick Henry known as the “Virginia Resolves” stated that:

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anyone who supported the right of the Parliament to tax was an enemy of the colony.

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Question 12
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This man, who was one of the victims of the March 5, 1770 Boston Massacre, was likely the first black American to die in the struggle for American independence.

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Crispus Attucks

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Question 13
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All of the following were true of the Boston Tea Party EXCEPT:

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It resulted in the passage of the Declaratory Act of 1766.

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Question 14
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In response to the British Intolerable Acts, the First Continental Congress issued a moderate statement known as the Declaration of Rights and Grievances that included:

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a demand for the repeal of all oppressive legislation passed by parliament since 1763.

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Question 15
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All of the following are associated with the first real shooting between British and American forces at Lexington and Concord EXCEPT:

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The Americans stood their ground forcing the British to surrender.

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