Resistance, Rebellion, and Revolution (1750–1775) Review Questions for AP US History

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Resistance, Rebellion, and Revolution (1750–1775) for AP US History

1. William Pitt was able to convince the colonies to fight in the Seven Years War by
   1. convincing Native American tribes to attack colonial settlements in the Ohio Valley
   2. threatening military reprisals by the British army
   3. threatening to make the colonists fight the French by themselves
   4. putting the recruiting of troops in the colonies totally in the hands of the colonies themselves
   5. paying colonial soldiers generous bonuses to fight against the French

   (Correct Answer: D. Pitt put the recruiting of colonial troops totally in local hands and agreed to reimburse the colonies for all their expenses during the war.)

2. The Stamp Act created great fury in the colonies because
   1. it imposed massive duties on the colonies
   2. colonial legislatures had expressed opposition to it beforehand
   3. it was the first time Parliament had imposed a duty on the colonies
   4. it took badly needed revenue away from colonial legislatures
   5. this was the first time that Parliament imposed a direct tax on the colonies

   (Correct Answer: E. All previous taxation of the colonies had been self-imposed.)

3. The statement "taxation without representation is tyranny" was first proclaimed by
   1. Benjamin Franklin
   2. John Hancock
   3. Samuel Adams
   4. John Dickinson
   5. Patrick Henry

   (Correct Answer: C. This statement was first made by Adams in 1768 in an article he wrote opposing the Townshend Acts.)

4. After the Seven Years War, resentment between the British and the colonists existed for all of the following reasons except
   1. the British resented the fact that few colonists had actually helped them in the war against the French
   2. British soldiers had been quartered in colonial homes
   3. the British resented the fact that some colonists continued to trade with the French at the beginning of the war
   4. colonial militiamen felt the British exhibited a patronizing attitude toward them
   5. many colonial militiamen were appalled at the incredibly harsh discipline that British officers imposed on their soldiers

   (Correct Answer: A. The colonies contributed nearly 24,000 men to the war effort—while the British contributed 25,000.)

5. Most delegates at the First Continental Congress of 1774
   1. felt that there should be a total boycott of British goods by the colonies
   2. felt that the colonies should firmly resist measures to tax them without their consent
   3. felt that it was time to seriously consider military measures against the British
   4. wanted the British to totally refrain from regulating trade to the colonies
   5. proposed sending Benjamin Franklin and John Dickinson as representatives to the British parliament

   (Correct Answer: B. Although some, including Sam Adams, wanted a boycott of all British goods, John Adams crafted a compromise that called for the colonies to oppose "taxation without representation.")