Mercantilism can be most easily explained as…

colonial economy dependent on mother country

The Navigation Acts basically…

forced the colonies to trade only with the mother country

made trade fast and efficient with all countries

restricted colonies to only trade with other colonies

turned a blind eye to all smuggling

The Pequot War was initiated by…

English settlers to wipe out an aggressive tribe

Natives who wanted to end English encroachment on their land

An alliance of native tribes against the English and the Pequot group

Various border wars with Indian tribes

The social contract theory is based on the idea that…

The people and government make an agreement for authority

Government has the ultimate authority for all contracts

Only the people can govern in any system

Government must protect all rights

Who was William Penn?

The originator of the Society of Friend’s outpost in Colonial America

The guy on the Quaker Oats container

A writer of Pennsylvania’s Charter of Privileges

Why was the founding of Jamestown significant?

First permanent English settlement in North America

First interactions with natives by English explorers

Captain John Smith’s success as a colonial leader

John Rolfe introduced a successful strand of tobacco

House of Burgesses was significant because

Practicing representative government in the English Settlements

Governor council that advised usage of indentured servants

Set the first tax law in the colonies

Acted as a mediator between the settlements and the king

Mayflower Compact was all of these except…

Acknowledgement of the King and God’s blessing

What happened to the Plymouth settlement?

Absorption by the more numerous Puritan migration (Massachusetts Bay Colony)

Eventual war and conflict with neighboring American Indian groups

Prosperous integration with Natives resulting in what has been termed the first Thanksgiving

Only the Pilgrims were allowed to vote

Why was the ending of the English Civil War and Restoration (1660) important to the colonies?

Puritan hegemony in New England ended with areas backing the King gaining new freedoms

Creation of new colonies like Vermont and Maine and Kentucky

Virginia becoming less influential throughout the colonies due to support for the Protectorate

Creation of Georgia as an experiment for former convicts

Who was Alexander Hamilton?

Writer of the Federalist Papers and promoter of a stronger government

Signer of the Declaration and future Secretary of State

George Washington’s aide during the Revolution and former ambassador to Britain

Champion of the Republican political party (1790s)

What was the first government of the United States called?

The Declaration of Independence

Benjamin Franklin was instrumental in all of the following except …

Pushing for the collective government under the Articles of Confederation

Enlisting French help during the Revolution

Serving on the Declaration of Independence Committee

Lending aid and prestige to the Constitutional Convention

The Bill of Rights were important because…

Without the promise of one, many people would have rejected the new Constitution

Federalists believed that the new constitution did not need one

Anti-Federalists pushed for the adoption of the Constitution

Rights were already protected by individual state Bill of Rights

What was the most important effect of the Boston Tea Party?

The Massachusetts colony was punished with the Coercive Acts

Groups like the Sons of Liberty were rounded up by British soldiers

The Intolerable Acts were perpetuated on all of New England and neighboring middle colonies

The soldiers who participated in the Boston Massacre finally were served justice

What was the main complaint about factions by the Founders/Framers?

The effects of factions were not being controlled by most governments

That they were too democratic and could not accomplish objectives

Too many people would be unrepresented by these groups

Only the Articles of Confederation allowed successful integration of these groups in society

George Washington’s Address gave advice and warnings about all of the following except …

Excessive loyalty to one region or area

The Federalist Paper #10 was mostly an explanation about…

A method to control the ill effects of factions

How factions can be beneficial to the government

How to eliminate all factions throughout the country

A control of the speech and expression that leads to factions

Which of the following would most likely be a Federalist?

A merchant who deals in international trade

A farmer who likes the Articles of Confederation

James Madison is famous for all of the following except ...

A president of the Articles of Confederation Congress

Writing essays for the Federalist Papers

Nickname: Father of the Constitution

Secretary of State, U.S. President and Plantation owner

John Marshall was most famous for?

Leading the decision on the Supreme Court empowering it with judicial review

Failing to deliver William Marbury’s appointment for D.C. justice of the peace

Securing a peace treaty with Britain as secretary of state

Serving as Chief Justice under the Articles of Confederation

Which group did the Proclamation of 1763 anger the most?

British troops across the Appalachian Mountains

Native Americans living in the former French territory

Large farm owners throughout the middle and southern colonies

Why did many founders prefer a Republic over other forms of government?

Different perspectives concerning power and the uninformed population

Possible interference with the government by factions

The preference of democracy over monarchy

Motherhood boosted by all of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention

A major component of Republican virtue is…

A strong sense of civic pride, devotion, and care

Expanding the right to vote to most individuals

The ability to lead and not follow

A cohesive and deliberate legislative body

Why did the Sedition Act cause so much backlash?

It was mostly used for political purposes targeting individuals who favored the Republicans

Federalists passed this into law to handle the huge illegal immigration problem of the 1790s

George Washington had retired from the presidency and people were upset about the government

John Adams had given in to Federalist demands for free speech

What was so transformative about the Seven Years’ War?

Britain racked up a huge war debt that caused an increase in attention and taxes on the colonies

France was forced to give up all of its possessions except for a few sugar producing islands in North America

Spain and Britain had conflicts over the border created by the Mississippi River

Colonial expansion was checked by the Appalachian Mountains

What was the central issue related to the rebellion led by Daniel Shays?

Money owed by farmers resulting in banks repossessing farms

Farmer rights to land in Massachusetts being taken by wealthy easterners

Virginia aristocracy not listening to small farmers outside of major settlements

Revolutionary war pensions not being paid to veterans

Stamp Act of 1765 was considered the first direct tax on the colonies which of the following was not an effect of the act?

The passage of the Townshend Acts

Stamp Act Congress being formed to protest the act

Repeal of the Act by Parliament

Burning of effigies of Tax Collectors

Sugar Act 1764 was unique because it actually…

Lowered the price of sugar but strengthened anti-smuggling procedures

Raised the price of sugar which led to more smuggling

Sparked a rebellion throughout the colonies against representation

Creation of the Sons of Liberty and Committees of Correspondence

Why was significant about the Whiskey Rebellion?

The new constitutional government would collect on taxes despite violent revolts

The Bill of Rights protected the rights of farmers to protest

Alexander Hamilton’s plan to take over state debts angered farmers in the backcountry

It was the first successful rebellion after the original American Revolution

What attributes of a Yeoman farmer made them so attractive to people who believed like Thomas Jefferson?

Being self-sufficient by working their own plots of land

There ability to get an education at prestigious colleges like William and Mary

Owning the maximum number of slaves possible to work the land

Clearing land to eventually create factories or finding work as mechanics

Put the following events in the correct order:

Stamp Act→Boston Massacre →Second Continental Congress→Common Sense

Common Sense→Stamp Act→Boston Massacre→Second Continental Congress

Second Continental Congress→Stamp Act→Common Sense→Boston Massacre

Boston Massacre→Second Continental Congress→Common Sense→Stamp Act

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