U.S. History DE Review 2

British colonists in North America objected to the Stamp Act primarily because it

• threatened the free press

• disrupted trade with the West Indies

• enriched corrupt officials

• taxed them without their consent

Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense attacked which of the following?

• France for its failure to support the colonial war effort

• Parliament for its continued opposition to the king of England

• Politicians who believed a small island could not effectively rule a distant continent

• The king of England and the principle of monarchy

In the Declaration of Independence, the argument for freedom from British rule is based primarily on the

• theory of divine right expressed by James I

• economic principles set forth by Adam Smith

• social contract theory of government developed by John Locke

• belief in a strong central government expressed by Alexander Hamilton

During the early 1770's, how did the British government respond to increasing American protests of British colonial policy?

• It offered self-government to the colonists

• It increased efforts to maintain order and enforce laws

• It agreed to grant the colonies representation in Parliament

• It asked France for help in controlling the colonists.

After the Revolution, the concept of the “republican mother” suggested that

• women would be responsible for raising their children, especially their sons, to be virtuous citizens of the young republic

• voting would soon become a privilege granted to educated and/or married women

• the first duty of mothers was to serve the needs of government

• wives and mothers would be welcome in the emerging political parties

Under the Articles of Confederation the United States central government had no power to

• levy taxes

• make treaties

• declare war

• request troops from states

Shays’ Rebellion of 1786 was significant because it

• showed that the English still had influence after the American Revolution

• convinced many Americans of the need for a stronger national government

• revealed the increased threat from rebellious Native American Indians

• endangered the lives of many recent immigrants

In order to win ratification of the United States Constitution, supporters agreed to

• add a bill of rights

• admit new states to the Union

• establish an electoral college

• give the Senate the power to ratify treaties

During the debate over the ratification of the Constitution, Antifederalists argued that

• the new Constitution left too much political power to state governments

• a strong national government would gain respect from European nations

• checks and balances were unnecessary in a federal government

• the new Constitution would threaten the rights of individual citizens

The principal motivation for drafting the Bill of Rights was the desire to

• test the new process of amendment described in the Constitution

• protect rights not specified in the Constitution

• strengthen the power of the federal government

• restore to the states the powers they had enjoyed under the Articles of Confederation