3 Problems within the colonies Quiz: Pearson Edexcel History, Unit 10

The 20 questions

1. In which year did the New York Conspiracy occur?

   • 1741
   • 1739
   • 1754
   • 1744

2. What was the main purpose of customs duties in the colonies?

   • Raising import revenue
   • Subsidising local crops
   • Promoting free trade
   • Banning foreign shipping

3. What term describes illegally moving goods to avoid customs duties?

   • Smuggling
   • Privateering
   • Embargoing
   • Tariffing

4. Which group did the Crown primarily trade with in the fur trade?

   • Spanish settlers
   • Dutch merchants
   • French officials
   • Indigenous peoples

5. Which two groups were most heavily involved in the colonial fur trade?

   • Sailors and smugglers
   • Merchants and monarchs
   • Traders and Indigenous peoples
   • Farmers and soldiers

6. Which colonial group was most active in carrying out smuggling?

   • Planters and slaves
   • Governors and soldiers
   • Clergy and judges
   • Merchants and sailors

7. Which company held the official monopoly over the fur trade in Rupert's Land?

   • Virginia Company
   • Plymouth Company
   • Hudson's Bay Company
   • East India Company

8. Which ships were required by the Navigation Acts to carry colonial goods?

   • British or colonial
   • French or Dutch
   • Any neutral nation
   • Spanish or Portuguese

9. What penalty did colonial merchants face if caught smuggling sugar?

   • Seizure and fines
   • Immediate deportation
   • Land confiscation
   • Public flogging

10. What political reaction did new customs rules provoke among colonists?

    • Complete indifference
    • Absolute obedience
    • Immediate acceptance
    • Growing resentment

11. What was a major operational risk for British-dependent fur traders?

    • Harsh winter weather
    • Currency devaluation
    • Deteriorating Indigenous relations
    • Shipping route costs

12. Why did customs seizures of smuggled goods deeply anger colonists?

    • Causing food shortages
    • Raising retail prices
    • Increasing naval taxes
    • Hurting merchant profits

13. What action was standard for enforcing the Navigation Acts?

    • Inspecting port ships
    • Arming local militias
    • Banning coastal towns
    • Freeing bonded labourers

14. How could a colonist challenge unfair customs rules in 1741?

    • Boycotting courts
    • Petitioning assemblies
    • Starting riots
    • Refusing currency

15. What European fashion trend drove the high demand for beaver fur from the colonies?

    • Leather boots
    • Silk dresses
    • Felt hats
    • Wool coats

16. How did British officials respond to colonial smugglers reducing royal customs income?

    • Tighter customs enforcement
    • Granting tax exemptions
    • Lowering trade tariffs
    • Abolishing all taxes

17. What core grievance did British attempts to collect customs revenue create?

    • Military occupation
    • Land confiscation
    • Taxation without representation
    • Monopoly price fixing

18. What major societal fear did the New York Conspiracy of 1741 highlight?

    • Native American invasions
    • Slave uprisings
    • Pirate coastal raids
    • French naval attacks

19. Why was diplomacy vital for maintaining the colonial fur trade?

    • Maritime trade treaties
    • Indigenous trade alliances
    • Colonial assembly votes
    • Royal patent laws

20. What primary factor caused smuggling to spread rapidly during the 1730s?

    • Cheap legal goods
    • Surplus silver coinage
    • High trade duties
    • Lack of shipyards

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