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The only mineral that was available in any significant quantity in colonial America was:   a.  Gold.   b.  Silver.   c.  Iron.   d.  Coal.

Which of the following responsibilities did the Constitution not give to the federal government?    a.  The right to set laws on patents.    b.  The sole right to mint coins.    c.  The right to establish post offices.   d.  The right to tax income.

The “duplication production” laws passed by Parliament in the late 17th and 18th centuries, restricted colonial export of   a.  woolen goods.   b.  tobacco.   c.  pig iron.   d.  cotton.

What was not one of the problems of the Articles of Confederation?    a.  It did not allow the federal government to tax.   b.  It did not give the federal government sufficient power to define international relationships.   c.  It could not keep the states together as a political union.   d.  It did not give the federal government the sole right to mint coins.

Between 1860 and 1920, the number of mouths fed per farmer   a.  decreased by about 10 percent.   b.  initially decreased, but then returned to its former level and remained there.   c.  increased by about 50 percent.   d.  nearly doubled.

Which of the following provisions was not a component of the Intolerable Acts?    a.  Permitted British officials charged with crimes to be tried in Britain.   b.  Raised taxes in Boston to pay for the tea destroyed during the Boston Tea Party.   c.  Provided for the quartering of troops in the city of Boston.   d.  Revised the charter of Massachusetts to make some rights dependent on the decisions of a governor who was appointed by England.

For the U.S., the Revolutionary War (1775-1781) period could best described as having a rapid growth in:    a.  Trade   b.  Inflation.   c.  Real per capita income.    d.  Slave imports. 

From 1700-1780, the colonial population increased at a rate of approximately 3 percent per year. This rapid population growth was primarily due to    a.  immigration from England.   b.  immigration from central Europe.   c.  higher birth rates in the colonies than in Europe.   d.  importation of slaves from Africa.

Economic consequences of Tea Act (1773) included a/an __________ in the price of tea in the colonies and a/an ___________ in the revenues of colonial tea wholesalers.   a.  increase; increase   b.  increase; decrease   c.  decrease; increase   d.  decrease; decrease

In the early decades of the 18th century, English goods sold for as much as 80 to 140 percent more in the colonies than in England primarily due to    a.  high tariffs on English goods imported to the colonies.   b.  a limited supply of English goods available for shipment to the colonies.   c.  high transportation costs for goods shipped from England to the colonies.   d.  legally established price floors on English goods sold in the colonies.