Author Question: For a poor shoemaker like Ebenezer MacIntosh of Boston, the wars of the latter eighteenth century ... (Read 59 times)

clmills979 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

The underlying cause of the Seven Years' War in America was the

A) French takeover of the western fur trade.
B) English colonial penetration of the Ohio Valley.
C) French attack on the western forces of George Washington.
D) English retaliation against western Indian attacks.

Question 2

England declared war on Spain in 1739 because of a desire to

A) win commercial privileges from its ally France.
B) avenge Spanish piracy of English merchant ships.
C) end Spanish involvement in smuggling activities.
D) dominate trade in the Atlantic basin.

Question 3

As a result of the Molasses Act of 1733,

A) New England rum had to be shipped to England before being exported to another country.
B) New England merchants and shippers gained new respect for royal authority.
C) trade between New England and the French West Indies collapsed.
D) many of New England's largest merchants and distillers resorted to smuggling.

Question 4

Following the Glorious Revolution of 1688, England

A) tightened imperial controls over its American empire.
B) entered a political alliance with France.
C) forbade colonial merchants the right to engage in foreign trade.
D) relaxed customs regulations and reduced duties.

Question 5

For a poor shoemaker like Ebenezer MacIntosh of Boston, the wars of the latter eighteenth century

A) destroyed his faith in democratic government.
B) imposed economic hardships and deprivation.
C) had little impact or significance.
D) offered an opportunity for economic gain.