US AP Six Weeks Test

The protests by the Paxton Boys occurred during a period when many colonists were objecting to British policies that were a result of the

• Albany Plan of Union

• Great Awakening

• Seven Years' War

• Enlightenment

The concern expressed in this excerpt helps explain why the British passed the

• Peace of Paris

• Proclamation of 1763

• Quartering Act

• Port Act

Which of the following leaders from an earlier period represented a group in a similar situation as cited in this excerpt?

• Edmond Andros

• Nathaniel Bacon

• John Smith

• Roger Williams

The resolution of the Stamp Act Congress expressed respect for which person or group?

• Colonial merchants.

• The King.

• Leaders in Parliament.

• Residents of England

For the first time, the Stamp Act placed on the colonies a tax that was

• Indirect

• Direct

• To regulate trade.

• To support a church.

Which of the following was a direct British response to the colonial views expressed by the Stamp Act Congress?

• Quartering Act for British soldiers.

• Sugar Act taxing luxuries.

• Coercive Act closing the port of Boston.

• Declaratory Act stating the right to tax.

Which of the following actions by the colonists is most similar to the one recommended in the excerpt above?

• The Boston Massacre

• The Boston Tea Party

• The formation of the Committees of Correspondence

• The distribution of the Massachusetts Circular Letter

Which of the following is the underlying goal of the colonists in the excerpt?

• Win political representation.

• Declare independence.

• Promote free trade.

• Reduce the overall level of taxes.

Briefly explain the main point in the excerpt.

Briefly explain the main point in excerpt