US History Final Exam

Which of the following turned Jamestown into a profitable enterprise

• Gold

• Corn

• Tobacco

• Timber

Britain issued the Proclamation of 1763 in an attempt to ban colonial settlement where?

• West of the Mississippi River

• East of the Appalachian Mountains

• West of the Atlantic Seaboard

• West of the Appalachian Mountains

Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense, arguing that the time had come for American independence?

• Thomas Gage

• John Locke

• Samuel Adams

• Thomas Paine

Whose concepts did Jefferson draw upon as he drafted the Declaration of Independence?

• John Locke

• Benjamin Franklin

• Samuel Adams

• Marquis de Lafayette

Shay's Rebellion contributed to the belief among political leaders that

• the Articles of Confederation was working well.

• the nation needed a stronger central government.

• big states and small states should be represented equally in Congress.

• slaves should not be counted as people in determining representation,

The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution to

• protect personal liberties

• make the Constitution flexible

• make citizens equal under the law

• limit the power of the judicial branch

Of the 13 English colonies, which colony was the most open, accepting diverse and democratic?

• Georgia

• Virginia

• Rhode Island

• Pennsylvania

Where did George Washington and the Continental Army struggle to stay alive during the bitter cold winter and primitive conditions?

• Valley Forge

• Lexington

• Trenton

• Saratoga

As a result of the Battle of Saratoga,

• France lost the French and Indian War

• France helped Great Britain in the Revolutionary War

• Washington decided to cross the Delaware Rive

• France helped the colonists in the Revolutionary War.

For $15 million dollars, the US was able to purchase the Louisiana Territory from

• Spain

• France

• Great Britain

• Native Americans