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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which pair of actions best completes this graphic?
1- Enslaved native populations
2- Organized utopian societies
1- Established Catholic missions
2- Focused primarily on fur trading
1- Promoted political freedom
2- Participated in the triangular trade
1- Became commercial shipbuilders
2- Created an early system of public schools
- 2. Multiple Choice
For what reason did a group of colonists agree to this compact?
To declare independence from all European nations
To form a social contract among themselves
to demonstrate goodwill toward local American Indians
to establish trade relations with other colonies
- 3. Multiple Choice
The Virginia Company authorized a general assembly in Virginia so that colonists could -
Self-govern on a local level
Vote in the British Parliament
Participate in a free-market economy
Express dissatisfaction with British rule
- 4. Multiple Choice
The geographical factors in this table led primarily to the –
Founding of trade schools in some colonies
Development of different economies in the two regions
Establishment of import taxes in some colonies
Pattern of religious differences in the two regions
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which American colony’s economy was based primarily on shipbuilding and fishing?
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
Massachusetts
- 6. Multiple Choice
Which of the following names the group best known for settling this region (Massachusetts) and states their reason for settling?
Merchants: To trade with the region’s American Indians
Quakers: To establish a colony free of slavery
Explorers: To map the region’s rivers
Puritans: To freely practice their religion
- 7. Multiple Choice
The colonies in this list were founded primarily to offer settlers a greater degree of -
Freedom from debts
Religious freedom
Economic freedom
Freedom of speech
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which factor contributed to the creation of the documents in this list?
The opportunity for trade with American Indians
The distance of the colonies from Great Britain
The doctrine of the Church of England
The economic system of mercantilism
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following contributed most to the expansion of the transatlantic slave trade during the 1700s?
A lack of skilled labor in the American colonies
Demand for slaves in the American colonies that produces cash crops
A lack of protective tariffs in the American colonies
Demand for slaves in the industrialized American colonies
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which colonial document served as a model for the establishment of self-government under the Articles of Confederation?
The English Bill of Rights
Magna Carta
The Mayflower Compact
The Virginia Plan
- 11. Multiple Choice
One accomplishment of the national government under the Articles of Confederation with the Northwest Ordinance was the passage of a law establishing-
a central banking system
a process for admitting new states into the Union
the President's right to put down rebellions
the ability of Congress to tax the states effectively
- 12. Multiple Choice
Why did the Anti-Federalists consider the lack of a national executive and judiciary under the Articles of Confederation as one of the document's great strengths?
They feared a strong central government.
They feared the threat of a foreign invasion.
They were willing to risk tyranny for an effective national government.
They desired to copy the British monarchy.
- 13. Multiple Choice
The Articles of Confederation allowed each state only one vote in Congress. Which question reflects a major concern states had about this arrangement?
Should states attempt to resolve conflicting claims to territory?
Should states change their procedure for selecting representatives?
Should unanimous state approval for national laws be required?
Should more populous states receive greater representation?
- 14. Multiple Choice
The U.S. Constitution objective to "provide for the common defense" was intended to address which deficiency of the Articles of Confederation?
the absence of a national court system
the inability of Congress to collect taxed
the lack of an effective national military
the failure of congressional foreign policy
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which statement best explains why this resolution was adopted?
Colonists were upset by the punishment imposed after the Boston Tea Party
Colonists created this in order to address the causes of the Boston Massacre
Colonists were opposed to colonial laws being created only by Parliament
Colonists wanted to expand powers given to governors appointed by King George
- 16. Multiple Choice
What was the primary reason Parliament passed these acts?
to promote the growth of cottage industries in the colonies
to encourage foreign trade with the colonies
to recover the cost of defending the colonies in the French and Indian War
to fund the establishment of new colonies
- 17. Multiple Choice
How did mercantilist policies create tension between Great Britain and the colonies?
by introducing indentured servitude to the middle colonies
by requiring colonists to enlist in the military
by limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could have
by preventing colonists from trading with most other foreign countries
- 18. Multiple Choice
The British government issued the Proclamation of 1763 to limit the area British colonists were allowed to settle. Which geographic feature did the British use as the boundary of approved settlement?
Lake Michigan
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
Appalachian Mountains
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which of these is a grievance from the Declaration of Independence?
Colonists born in America were prohibited from holding elected office
Colonists were forced to quarter troops in their homes
Colonists were not eligible to become officers in the British army
Colonists were required to serve a year in their colony’s militia
- 20. Multiple Choice
Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered a turning point in the Revolutionary War?
the British victory extended the fighting for another year
the American defeat led many soldiers to desert the Continental army
the British defeat marked the beginning of a steady decline in British military superiority
the American victory convinced France to ally with the United States
- 21. Multiple Choice
Which event occurred as a result of General Cornwallis’s surrender at the Battle of Yorktown?
France recognized American independence and declared was against Great Britain
The Second Continental Congress agreed to the Articles of Confederation
Great Britain and the United States signed the Treaty of Paris
the Second Continental Congress sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George III
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which grievance from the Declaration of Independence is addressed by the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
"He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly."
"For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury..."
"He has obstructed the...Laws for establishing Judiciary powers."
"For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us..."
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which argument would a Federalist make to support ratification of the Constitution?
The Constitution will enable states to nullify laws that are harmful to citizens
A strong federal government will be more stable that a loose confederation of states
The Constitution will allow states to establish banks to stabilize the national economy
A republican system of government will better represent large states
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