Semester 2021 Test Review

Why did many American Colonists object to paying new taxes imposed following the French and Indian War?

• a) They felt that only landowners and merchants should pay taxes.

• a) They were unable to afford the added costs related to these taxes.

• a) They felt that only local governments should be able to pass taxes.

• a) They were unable to vote for representatives who passed these taxes.

In the first battles of the American Revolution, British soldiers were confronted by 70 minutemen at ________________________ before moving on to search for weapons at _____________________ where they encountered minutemen again.

• Lexington; Ticonderoga

• Concord; Ticonderoga

• Lexington; Bunker Hill

• Lexington; Concord

• Bunker Hill; Dorchester Heights

Which of the following points were made in the Declaration of Independence?

Choose the three correct answers.

• King George III passed unfair laws.

• Enslaved people have the right to be free.

• Native Americans deserve to be treated equally.

• All people have unalienable rights including life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

• King George III broke the social contract with his American subjects.

Why was the Battle of Saratoga so important?

• It hurt the alliance of the British with various Native American tribes.

• It convinced France and Spain to join the war and supply the Americans.

• It helped bring Canada into the war on the side of the Americans.

• It prevented the British from controlling Georgia and the Carolinas.

Following the American Revolution, __________ recognized that the United States was an independent country as part of the Treaty of Paris of 1783. Also, __________ received Florida as part of a different treaty.

• Great Britain; Canada

• Spain; Canada

• Great Britain; Spain

• France; Spain

Which of the following is the best statement that can be made about the Articles of Confederation?

• The Articles of Confederation were a disaster from the beginning of their creation, and while they helped the U.S. to win one war, they could not help us to win another

• The Articles of Confederation presented the early leaders of our nation with a distinct plan to get the U.S. through the Revolutionary War

• The Articles of Confederation pushed our country to apply a strong central government in the early days of the United States, so that we could model our nation after Britain

• The Articles of Confederation served as the first system of government for the U.S., and it proved to be too weak to get our country through all the hardships it faced

How did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention handle the issue of slavery?

• They decided that slavery should be banned

• They decided that all states should be open to slavery

• They decided that the slave trade could not be banned until 1808

• They decided that individual states should regulate the slave trade

James Madison is often called the Father of the Constitution for his contributions to its creation. Using the list below, which best illustrates the impact of the Federalist Papers?

• States small and large put aside their differences to fix the government

• It guaranteed the rights and freedoms of all American citizens

• It persuaded American citizens to support the adoption of the Constitution

• George Washington was allowed to become our nation’s first president

The Great Compromise was a way to appease most of the delegates at the Constitutional Convention. The way it won over LARGE states was by determining representation in _____________________would be based on__________________________.

• The House of Representatives; equality

• Senate; equality

• Supreme Court; population

• The House of Representatives; population

Roger Sherman is known as the architect of the Great Compromise. How did his plan assist in the creation of the Constitution?

• Helping to persuade the Northern states to give up their slaves

• By combining parts of the Virginia and New Jersey Plans

• Allowing a set plan on how to count slaves as three-fifths of a person

• Creating a list of rights that the government can never violate