Us History Unit 2 Review

1) The Treaty of Paris of 1783

• A) ended French colonial holdings in North America.

• B) eventually became a major cause of the Mexican War

• C) granted the United States independence from England.

• D) ensured Loyalists would not be compensated for their land

2) Which issue is addressed in the Bill of Rights?

• A) slavery

• B) voting age

• C) the right to bear arms

• D) the direct election of Senators

3) One of the major conflicts between northern and southern states in the writing of the new Constitution centered on

• A) whom would be allowed to vote.

• B) how best to choose the President.

• C) how to count slaves in the census.

• D) the western boundary of the United States.

4) The Federalist Papers were written to encourage

• A) the adoption of the Bill of Rights.

• B) the ratification of the Constitution.

• C) delegates in Philadelphia to write a new constitution.

• D) states to send delegates to the Philadelphia Convention

5) Political parties appeared in the United States shortly after the Constitution was adopted because

• A) Washington disliked Jefferson.

• B) Great Britain had a two-party system.

• C) the Constitution provides for a two-party system.

• D) differences arose over political and economic issues.

6) Why did the Anti-Federalists push for the addition of a Bill of Rights to the United States Constitution?

• A) there was a precedent set for doing so in Great Britain's Constitution

• B) they believed the government needed protection from possible uprisings

• C) they believed the people's liberties needed protection from the government

• D) there was already a requirement to do so, but the Federalists were ignoring it

7) The Declaration of Independence and the "Social Contract Theory" both arose from which philosophical movement?

• A) Realism

• B) Humanism

• C) Enlightenment

• D) Existentialism

8) The Articles of Confederation was important MAINLY because they

• A) named the country "The United States of America."

• B) protected the rights and liberties of American citizens.

• C) forbade states to enter into treaties without approval from Congress.

• D) held the country together prior to the implementation of the Constitution.

We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America." - The United States Constitution

9) According to the Preamble, which action would be allowed by The Constitution?

• A) helping businesses pay their workers less

• B) giving Congress the power to create courts

• C) granting government the power to seize people's property

• D) securing the rights of the wealthy over the rights of the poor

10) Which battle resulted in the surrender of the British and the end of the Revolutionary War?

• A) Cowpens

• B) Yorktown

• C) Saratoga

• D) New York