APUSH Period 3 review

All of the following groups of non-English colonists migrated into the British North American colonies in large numbers throughout the eighteenth century EXCEPT

• Germans

• Irish

• Scots

• Russians

Five of the thirteen states voted for ratification of the Constitution only after

• slavery was allowed to continue without federal interference

• they were assured that a Bill of Rights would be added shortly after ratification

• they were assured that the Supreme Court would have the power of judicial review

• the other states threatened to organize the government without them

What do we mean by the Revolution? The war? That was no part of the Revolution; it was only an effect and consequence of it. The Revolution was in the minds of the people, and this was effected from 1760 to 1775, in the course of fifteen years, before a drop of blood was shed at Lexington.”

John Adams, former president of the United States, letter to Thomas Jefferson, former president of the United States, 1815

Which of the following is the most likely reason why Adams dates the beginning of the American Revolution to the 1760s?

• Renewed efforts by Great Britain to consolidate imperial control over the colonies

• The forging of American Indian political alliances with European powers

• Increased involvement of colonial merchants in the Atlantic economy

• The expansion of the colonial population into the interior of the continent

Which of the following contributed most to the American Victory in the Revolution?

• French military and financial assistance

• The failure of Loyalists to participate in military action

• The British failure to capture Philadelphia

• A major American military victory at Valley Forge

The government of the Articles of Confederation was successful in resolving the problem of how to

• enable American citizens to trade through the port of New Orleans

• open British Caribbean ports to American trade

• provide for statehood for western territories

• secure sufficient funds for payment of the national debt

Britain attempted to pay for the debt resulting from the Seven Years’ War (French and Indian War) by

• charging immigrants a fee to relocate to North America

• selling ships from its navy to colonial merchants

• increasing taxes on goods bought and sold in the colonies

• sponsoring expeditions to locate valuable resources

By the time of the American Revolution, most patriots had come to believe that, in republican government, sovereignty was located in

• factions

• state governments

• a centralized government

• the people

Which of the following contributed to the outbreak of the Seven Years’ War (French and Indian War) in North America?

• Intensified competition between the French and Indians

• Intensified competition between France and Spain over colonies

• Intensified competition between Spain and Britain over colonies

• Intensified competition between France and Britain over colonies

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

• France for its failure to support the colonial war effort

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

• The authors of the Declaration of Independence

• The king of England and the principle of monarchy

Which statement is true of the United States Constitution?

• The Constitution’s checks and balances helped establish a stable government.

• The Constitution established a unicameral legislature.

• Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Constitution.

• The Constitution cannot be amended.