OCCT Practice Test #2

Which was not a step in Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan?

• swearing an oath of loyalty to the United States
• agreeing that slavery was illegal
• establishing a fund to support former slaves
• forming a new state government

Which of the following best explains why the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act of 1765?

• to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party
• to pay for the French and Indian War
• to reduce colonial dependence on expensive paper products
• to make British tax policies more fair

They tell us, Sir, that we are weak; unable to cope with so formidable an adversary. But when will we be stronger? Gentlemen may cry,Peace, Peace—but there is not peace. I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death.                      
Who uttered these famous words in support of the Patriot cause? 

• Thomas Paine
• John Locke
• Thomas Jefferson
• Patrick Henry

Because it was meant to stir up colonial passions against the British, PaulRevere’s famous color print titled “The Bloody Massacre Perpetrated in KingStreet” can be best described as

• Journalism
• Literature
• Propaganda
• Entertainment

5. Which Committee of Five member contributed most to the drafting of the Declaration of Independence?

• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson
• John Adams
• Roger Sherman

Which words from the Declaration of Independence express the concept of the social contract? 

• “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal”
• “that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights”
• “that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”
• “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”

The Battles of Lexington and Concord marked the

• anniversary of the First Continental Congress.
• passage of the Intolerable Acts.
• beginning of the Revolutionary War.
• end of the French and Indian War.

Which of the following statements about the Articles of Confederation is false?

• the states retained most of their power
• each state had one vote in Congress.
• formed the first American national system of government
• established a national government with three branches

What has Valley Forge come to symbolize for Americans?

• how weak the British Empire had become
• the sacrifices and suffering Americans endured for their independence
• how dangerous war can be
• the inexperience of the Continental Army

Which of the following events occurred first?

• The Revolutionary War came to an end.
• The Articles of Confederation were enacted.
• Shays’s Rebellion occurred in Massachusetts.
• Alexander Hamilton called for a Constitutional Convention.