Unit 2 SC History Review

The British's treatment of their Native American allies during the French and Indian War led to a two year war with which tribe?

• Catawba

• Cherokee

• Iroquios

• Yemassee

Those who supported the adoption of the Constitution were called

• Abolitionists

• Democrats

• Federalists

• Republicans

Why did the British government stop their policy of salutary neglect after the French and Indian War?

• They felt the colonies were not capable of governing themselves

• They needed to collect taxes to pay off debt and support the British army

• They were angry at the treatment British soldiers received

• They wanted to punish the colonists for not helping defeat the French

Which term refers to the process of making a change to the U.S. Constitution?

• Amendment

• Re-do

• Supreme Law

• Ratification

How did the passage of such laws as the Tea Act, Stamp Act, and Intolerable Acts influence the colonists?

• It encouraged them to adopt similar laws in their colonial legislatures

• It persuaded them to want to revolt against Great Britain

• It caused a greater division between the northern and southern colonies

• It led to an economic recession because the colonists' taxes were so high

What is the highest law in our country?

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• First Amendment

Immediately after what event was the Second Continental Congress called?

• the First Continental Congress

• the Battles of Lexington and Concord

• Boston Tea Party

• the closing of the port of Boston

What are the three branches of our federal government?

• house, senate, congress

• executive, legislative, judicial

• local, state, federal

• district, supreme, appeals

What did the colonists mean by the slogan "no taxation without representation"?

• Only Parliament can pass laws for the colonies

• People should have a voice in the laws and taxes they must obey

• France should not be allowed to tax imports

• All men and women should be allowed to vote

The Anti-Federalists were outvoted and South Carolina ratified the Constitution. Opposition to ratification prompted the Federalists to add this to the Constitution. (What did Anti-Federalists want added?)

• Bill of Rights 

• Partnership Clause

• Preamble

• Equal Agreement Clause