2nd 9 Weeks Test Review

What was one way slow communication with the British government affected the American colonies?

• The colonies united for trade and defense.

• Self-government developed in the colonies. 

• Smuggling of goods in the colonies decreased. 

• The colonies petitioned the government to establish a navy. 

Which statement explains the significance of this colonial institution?

• The assembly served as a model for other colonial legislatures.

• Colonists used the assembly to overrule decisions of the royal governor.

• The assembly sent delegates to Parliament to represent Virginia.

• The economic system of mercantilism

The Continental Congress issued this commission to —

• Benedict Arnold

• George Washington

• John Hancock

• Alexander Hamilton

Why was this meeting important to the success of the American Revolution?

• With the Continental Army outnumbered on the battlefield by Britain and its European allies, LaFayette helped the United States convince Spain to withdraw its support for Britain.

• Struggling to acquire the supplies it needed for the war due to French blockades of U.S. ports, LaFayette convinced the French to end their trade interference during the XYZ Affair.

• After the British captured major U.S. cities on the Atlantic Coast, LaFayette led attacks from Spanish territory to draw British forces away from major population centers.

• Though the United States was hampered by an inexperienced military and a lack of money, LaFayette helped the country gain the military and financial support of France.

According to Alexander Hamilton, which action was necessary to ensure the stability of the nation’s economy?

• The passage of a trade embargo against Great Britain

• The abolition of consumption taxes

• The creation of a trade alliance with France

• The establishment of a national bank

Which action completes this diagram?

• oversee state government agencies

• regulate the creation of new businesses

• establish a national bank

• eliminate protective tariffs

Which of the following would be something Thomas Jefferson and his followers would support, but Alexander Hamilton and his followers would not?

• A national bank

• A strong business culture

• An anti-French policy

• An agricultural economy

The Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans emerged as separate political parties partly as a result of disagreement over —

• how the nation should develop economically

• whether to enforce the Monroe Doctrine

• 
  how the nation should admit new states

• whether to approve the Declaration of Independence

Which of the answers below shows a correct cause and effect relationship?

• British impressing sailors - War of 1812

• Boston Tea Party - French and Indian War

• Shays' Rebellion - Revolutionary War

• Sectionalism - Revolutionary War

Which of the following best completes the diagram above?

• Boston Tea Party

• American Revolution

• French and Indian War

• War of 1812