APUSH Practice MCQ Exam A (1-4)
Questions 1–4 refer to the following excerpt.
The Declaratory Act, passed by the British Parliament in 1766“May it . . . please your most excellent Majesty, that it may be declared . . . in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, That the said colonies and plantations in America have been, are, and of right ought to be, subordinate unto, and dependent upon the imperial crown and parliament of Great Britain; . . . and [they] of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the crown of Great Britain, in all cases whatsoever.”
Question 1
Which of the following contributed most directly to the enactment of the law in the excerpt?
The increasing divergence between colonial and British culture in the 1700s
Debates over how Britain’s colonies should bear the cost of the Seven Years’ War (French and Indian War)
The drafting of a declaration of independence for Britain’s colonies in North America
Conflicts between colonists and British army leaders over recognizing Native American sovereignty
Question 2
The actions described in the excerpt most immediately led to
Parliament strengthening its approach to generating new tax revenue in the North American colonies
major and sometimes violent conflicts emerging between the various colonial regions
a colonial convention to call for independence from Britain
Britain delegating greater authority to colonial assemblies
Question 3
Which of the following was the American colonists’ immediate response to the attempts of the British Parliament to enforce the claims made in the excerpt?
They acceded to Parliament’s authority to regulate colonial commerce.
They denied the power of the British king over the colonies.
They sought an alliance with France against Great Britain.
They initiated boycotts of imported British goods.
Question 4
Debates over the claims of the British Parliament in the excerpt most directly contributed to which of the following later characteristics of the United States government?
The reservation of some governmental powers for the states
The enforcement of term limits for the president
The establishment of taxation power in Congress.
The practice of judicial review by the Supreme Court
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