Political Expansion SSUSH 5 & 6

Which of the following statements best describes the course of the American Revolution?

• Patriot forces eventually won after a long and hard campaign
• All vital Revolutionary battles occurred in Massachusetts
• The small British army was quickly overrun by colonial force
• Back then it was impossible to know who was winning the war

What, if any, impact did the Enlightenment have on the American Revolution?

• None, the Enlightenment was a religious movement
• Loyalists drew Enlightenment ideals to refute the Revolution
• The Enlightenment was inspired by the Revolution.
• The Enlightenment laid the foundation for the Revolution.

This event was when frontier farmers were angry with colonial Virginia for not protecting them from Indian attacks. It involved both indentured servants and slaves/free blacks.

• Shay's Rebellion
• The incident at Lexington and Concord
• Bacon's Rebellion
• Nat Turner's Rebellion

Brought by John Rolfe, this commodity was DEMANDED in Britain because of it's addictive quality. What is this cash crop?

• Cotton
• Tobacco
• Indigo
• Rice

In Virginia, there was the House of Burgesses where colonists met to participate in colonial governments. What was the equivalent to this in New England?

• Town Hall Meetings
• Evening Prayer
• Call to Arms Meeting
• None of the above.

“The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God; [but] it is not true in fact. The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right…Can a democratic assembly, who annually revolve in the mass of the people, be supposed steadily to pursue the public good? Nothing but a permanent body can check the imprudence of democracy.”  --Alexander Hamilton, speech at the Constitutional Convention, 1787

Based on the excerpt, Hamilton would most likely support

• The abolition of slavery
• Reconciliation with Great Britain
• A weak central government
• Property qualifications for voting

“The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God; [but] it is not true in fact. The people are turbulent and changing; they seldom judge or determine right…Can a democratic assembly, who annually revolve in the mass of the people, be supposed steadily to pursue the public good? Nothing but a permanent body can check the imprudence of democracy.”  --Alexander Hamilton, speech at the Constitutional Convention, 1787

 In the decade following the ratification of the Constitution, divisions emerged between Hamilton’s political party, the Federalists, and their rivals, the Democratic—Republicans, led by Thomas Jefferson, over all of the following issues EXCEPT the

• Relationship between state and national governments.
• Relationships between religion and the federal government.
• Federal government's degree of support for manufacturing and finance.
• United States policy toward the French Revolution.

“Thus, fellow citizens, have I pointed out what I thought necessary to be amended in our Federal Constitution. I beg of you to call to mind our glorious Declaration of Independence, read it, and compare it with the Federal Constitution; what a degree of apostacy will you not then discover. Therefore, guard against all encroachments upon your liberties so deadly purchased with the costly expense of blood and treasure.”   --A Georgian, Gazette of the State of Georgia, November 15, 1787

The opinion expressed in the excerpt would most likely have been held by

• An advocate of Republican motherhood
• An Anti-Federalist
• A Loyalist
• An Abolitionist

“Thus, fellow citizens, have I pointed out what I thought necessary to be amended in our Federal Constitution. I beg of you to call to mind our glorious Declaration of Independence, read it, and compare it with the Federal Constitution; what a degree of apostacy will you not then discover. Therefore, guard against all encroachments upon your liberties so deadly purchased with the costly expense of blood and treasure.”  --A Georgian, Gazette of the State of Georgia, November 15, 1787
Which of the following factors contributed most directly to the views expressed in the excerpt?

• The limitations placed on the federal government by the Articles of Confederation
• The fear of excessive centralized authority
• The efforts made to increase economic growth in the new nation
• The desire to settle new territory controlled by American Indians

“Thus, fellow citizens, have I pointed out what I thought necessary to be amended in our Federal Constitution. I beg of you to call to mind our glorious Declaration of Independence, read it, and compare it with the Federal Constitution; what a degree of apostacy will you not then discover. Therefore, guard against all encroachments upon your liberties so deadly purchased with the costly expense of blood and treasure.”  
--A Georgian, Gazette of the State of Georgia, November 15, 1787
All of the following were true about political beliefs in the Southern states EXCEPT

• Many Southerners were Loyalists during the Revolutionary War.
• Many Southerners disliked the idea of a strong central government, fearing anti-slavery leaders coming to power.
• Many Southerners aligned with the Federalist Party due to their support for Great Britain and the Southern economy’s dependence on British trade.
• a.  Southerners, throughout American history, have adopted an adversarial view towards federal power and favored state and local control of government.