APUSH - Period 3

APUSH - Period 3

Multiple Choice

North Carolina refused to ratify the Constitution

• because the government under the AOC had not yet determined the status of its western land claims.

• until Congress imposed a boycott on the state.

• until the government removed British forts from its western frontier.

• unless a bill of rights would eventually be added.

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true regarding the Antifederalists EXCEPT

• their important leaders included John Hancock and Patrick Henry.

• their political support came mostly from backcountry and agricultural areas

• debtors were supporters of the Antifederalists

• they maintained their was no need for a bill of rights

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a feature of the Articles of Confederation?

• They called for a bicameral legislature

• Unanimity was required to amend the AOC

• Nine of thirteen states were required to pass legislation

• There was no national court system

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following was NOT an advantage the British had in their war effort to suppress the American rebellion?

• A larger military

• Shorter supply lines

• A larger and stronger navy

• Greater financial resources

Multiple Choice

Some Americans who allied themselves with the British Crown

• found themselves in a distinct minority, as most colonists favored independence

• believed they would receive greater religious freedom under British rule.

• were forced into supporting the British war effort for fear of losing their land and possessions.

• did so primarily because they believed the independence movement would not be successful.

Multiple Choice

The argument that "abuses and usurpations" by King George and his government violated the social contract that had existed between Britain and its American colonies was articulated in

• the Treaty of Paris

• the Declaration of Rights

• the Declaration of the Causes and Necessities for Taking Up Arms

• the Declaration of Independence

Multiple Choice

The Navigation Laws passed by England in the seventeenth century had a profound impact on England's American colonies in that they

• led to considerable prosperity for colonial merchants and shippers

• were a major cause of the French and Indian War

• inhibited American trade with countries that were not under English rule

• were welcomed by most American colonies as an opportunity to increase trade with nations other than England

Multiple Choice

As a result of the French and Indian War,

• relations between the French and American colonists improved dramatically.

• France was able to hold on to Canada but lost the rest of its North American empire.

• the Americans and British developed a mutual respect for each other's military abilities

• Britain felt it necessary to abandon the practice of salutary neglect

Multiple Choice

A major goal of the French in wanting to maintain control over the Ohio Valley was to

• prevent attacks by Native Americans on their forts and outposts

• eventually expand into Canada

• merge their landholdings from Canada to the Mississippi Valley

• exploit the lumber trade

Multiple Choice

85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in support of the ratification of the Constitution-

• The Federalist Papers
• Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
• Common Sense
• The Constitutional Papers

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a part of Washington's Farewell Address?

• Warning against political parties
• Warning against making Native American treaties
• Warning against permanent alliances
• Warning against getting involved in European affairs

Multiple Choice

Disagreements between Hamilton and Jefferson led to what? 

• first American Political Parties
• Supreme Court
•  Bicameral legislature
• Cabinet

Multiple Choice

 Alexander Hamilton believe in a-

• Loose interpretation of the Constitution 
• Strict interpretation of the Constitution

Multiple Choice

Election of 1800 illustrated what?

• The Constitution needed to be reformed
• US could peacefully transfer power from political parties 
• There was NO need for a two party system
• Washington was no longer a hero

Multiple Choice

The Stamp Act Congress was significant because it-

• demonstrated the colonists were loyal to England
• Repealed the Stamp Act
• Led directly to the 1st Continental Congress
• Marked an important step toward the unity of the colonies 

Multiple Choice

What was a consequence of the French and Indian War?

• American colonists began to resist control from England
• colonists feared yet another involvement in a war
• Britain gave up Canda
• Iroquois Confederacy fell apart

Multiple Choice

According to the Proclamation of 1763-

• colonial militiamen were required to put down rebellion
• Colonial paper could not be printed
• Contact between colonists and Indians were illegal
• settlers could not cross the Appalachian Mountains

Multiple Choice

The Great Compromise-

• established the executive branch
• established the judicial branch
• established two houses in the legislative branch
• stated slaves would be counted as 3/5 of the population

Multiple Choice

Washington's actions in the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794 demonstrated what?

• the federal gov't could enforce the laws of the land
• the federal gov't control of the production of whiskey
• the federal gov't prohibition of liqour
• suspension of habeas corpus

Multiple Choice

What did the Northwest ordinance do? 

• prohibited the extension of slavery in the NW territory
• settled the land dispute between Canada and US
• Ended British control over the Ohio Valley
• Prevented slavery north of 36-30 north latitude

Multiple Choice

What was not part of Hamilton's Financial Plan?

• Established the National Bank
• Put the capital in Washington DC
• Levying of excise taxes and tariffs
• Assumption of state debts

Multiple Choice

The Judiciary Act of 1789-

• created the federal court system 
• established the principal of judicial review
• Designated the Supreme Court to hear issues w/fed gov't
• Established the Attorney General

Multiple Choice

 Which event shows the economic issues with the Articles of Confederation?

• Shay's Rebellion 
• Whiskey Rebellion
•  Stono Uprising
• The United States could now trade at New Orleans 

Multiple Choice

Which was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation

• No chief executive
• all states needed to approve amendments
• Congress could not tax or regulate trade
• Survey, organize, and set up a process for the development of new states. 

Multiple Choice

All of the following were effects of the French and Indian War on the colonists EXCEPT:

• It was a socializing experience for American men
• Impressment caused resentment among colonists
• Colonists began to view English authority as illigitimate
• It resolved tensions between colonists and Native Americans

Multiple Choice

Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press are included in which amendment?

• 13th

• 1st

• 7th

• 10th

Multiple Choice

Voltaire's fight for individual rights were for

• freedom of speech

• tolerance

• freedom of religion

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Montesquieu's main idea from the Enlightenment Period is known as

• direct democracy

• political freedom

• a fair and speedy trial

• separation of powers

Multiple Choice

Locke and Rousseau believed the government's power came from the

• absolute monarchy

• consent of the governed

• third estate

• nobility

Multiple Choice

The Enlightenment influenced people to find answers through what two ways?

• Reason/Discovery

• Reason/Scientific Method

• Scientific Method/Observations

• Observations/Logic

Multiple Choice

The Enlightenment influenced people to find answers through what two ways?

• Reason/Discovery

• Reason/Scientific Method

• Scientific Method/Observations

• Observations/Logic

Multiple Choice

The Enlightenment Period encouraged people to question who and what?

• Church/Bible

• Bible/Society

• Government/Neoclassicalism

• Government/Church

Multiple Choice

How did the Enlightenment Period change how people viewed the world/life? Choose all that apply

• Less religious/spiritual, more secular/worldly

• Less gothic/more classical

• Less baroque/more authoritarian

• Less philosophical/more scientific

Multiple Choice

How did the Declaration of Independence embody (reflect) Enlightenment ideals?

• It stated that all titles of nobility should be abolished.

• It protected the rights of the accused and prohibited cruel punishment.

• It set up a system of checks and balances for the U.S. government.

• It said that people have rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Multiple Choice

What was Montesquieu's influence on the U.S. Constitution?

• public elections

• branches of government

• the Bill of Rights

• representatives

Multiple Choice

What was Montesquieu's influence on the U.S. Constitution?

• public elections

• branches of government

• the Bill of Rights

• representatives

Multiple Choice

What was the significance of the Louisiana Purchase?

• Doubled the size of the United States
• Finished the war between Spain and France
• Provided a place for the French to plant crops
• Tripled the size of the United States

Multiple Choice

The decision in Marbury V. Madison was significant in U.S. history because it

• reinforced federal authority over American Indian affairs

• confirmed the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerece

• established the practice of judicial review by the Supreme Court

• Upheld the power of the Electoral college to choose the vice president

Multiple Choice

How did the provision if the Northwest Ordinance affect U.S. expansion?

• By funding a transportation network in uninhibited regions

• By establishing a process for territories to govern themselves

• By promoting the growth of southern plantation economies

• By creating a national bank to loan money to land investors

Multiple Choice

The organization of the first U.S. political parties resulted in large part from disagreements over which issue?

• The Purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France

• the election of George Washington to a second term as president

• The establishment of the First Bank of the United States

• The attack on the Port of Tripoli in North Africa

Multiple Choice

Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get?

• Zero
• One
• Two 
• Three

Multiple Choice

Which of the following weaknesses  in the Articles of Confederation does  this picture represent?

• no common currency (money)
• no executive branch
• no power to tax
• one vote for each state

Multiple Choice

Which branch of government existed when the Articles of Confederation was created?

• Legislative (congress)

• Judicial (Supreme court)

• Executive (President)

• Legislative, Executive, and Judicial

Multiple Choice

Which branch of government existed when the Articles of Confederation was created?

• Legislative (congress)

• Judicial (Supreme court)

• Executive (President)

• Legislative, Executive, and Judicial

Open Ended

What questions do you still have about Period 3?

Poll

What event do you think set the colonists irrevocably towards Revolution?

• Common Sense

• Declaration of Independence

• Lexington & Concord

• Taxes in response to the French & Indian War

• Other

Poll

How are you doing on your reading and chapter questions?

• I'm mostly caught up

• I'm about 3 days behind

• I'm really behind

• The reading doesn't make sense

• The reading makes sense