Unit 2 Practice Quiz

Which of the following best describes military action during the American Revolution?

• Britain successfully captured cities throughout the colonies, but Americans continued to fight in rural areas using guerrilla tactics.

• The American troops maintained control of the North while the British forces occupied every prominent city in the South.

• Americans benefited from a technological innovation in weaponry which allowed them to inflict damage on opposing forces without being in range of return fire.

• The American navy was able to keep colonial troops well-provisioned, however the British navy struggled to maintain supply lines sufficient for its forces.

The main disagreement between Federalists and Anti-Federalists regarding the ratification of the Constitution was whether

• slavery should be continued indefinitely or limited through a plan of gradual emancipation.

• the country would operate under a strong central government or as a loose association of separate states.

• voting rights would be given to all white men or only to white men who held a substantial amount of property.

• the leader of the country would be a member of the executive or legislative branch.

The British forces agreed to peace negotiations ending the War of 1812 due to

• the extreme number of casualties suffered by British troops at the hands of well-trained American soldiers.

• several large Native American tribes joining the conflict on the American side in hopes of achieving favorable treatment from the U.S. government.

• some decisive American victories and the depletion of the national treasury from years of war with France.

• calls from other influential European countries to end imperialist policies and actions in the Western Hemisphere.

Participants in Shay’s Rebellion, an armed uprising in Massachusetts, can be described as a group of

• debtors who wanted relief from heavy financial burdens.

• merchants struggling to make a profit due to strict trade regulations.

• free blacks who were advocating for gradual abolition of slavery.

• disenfranchised men fighting for the right to vote.

Which of the following events best completes the graphic?

• The American Revolution

• War of 1812

• Pontiac’s War

• Seven Years’ War

Which act instituted by Parliament provoked the most widespread and aggressive resistance in the colonies?

• Sugar Act

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

• Currency Act

All of the following are weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation EXCEPT

• the national government couldn’t regulate commerce.

• there was no plan to accommodate territorial expansion

• there was no uniform currency among the states.

• the country lacked a united military force.

…The two great points of difference between a democracy and a republic are: first, the delegation of the government, in the latter, to a small number of citizens elected by the rest; secondly, the greater number of citizens, and greater sphere of country, over which the latter may be extended.

The effect of the first difference is, on the one hand, to refine and enlarge the public views, by passing them through the medium of a chosen body of citizens, whose wisdom may best discern the true interest of their country, and whose patriotism and love of justice will be least likely to sacrifice it to temporary or partial considerations…

The Federalist Papers #10

The Constitution written in 1787 applied the ideas contained in the excerpt above by creating a

• legislative branch made up of elected representatives.

• Cabinet of advisors to assist the president of the nation.

• local, state, and national court system to hear civil and criminal cases.

• bill of rights to protect civil liberties of all citizens.

The incident known as the Boston Massacre took place in 1770 as a result of popular frustration with the

• high taxes enacted in the Stamp Act.

• closing of the Boston harbor by an act of Parliament.

• quartering of British troops in Boston.

• excessive personal spending of the royal governor.

Which of the following statements best describes the class situation during the time of the American Revolution?

• Poor white workers and farmers felt strong revolutionary sentiment, however wealthier and privileged colonists almost universally opposed breaking from England.

• Upper and lower class colonists found common ground in revolutionary ideals, and as the new republican government was formed the two groups enjoyed an equal relationship.

• Enslaved men were drafted to fight for the colonies’ freedom from England, but after the Revolution their status remained unchanged.

• The Revolution was fought mainly by poor white colonists, however the financial and social benefits achieved through victory were enjoyed largely by the upper class.