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APUSH Period 3

Total questions: 93

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
All of the following were effects of the French and Indian War on the colonists EXCEPT:
a)
It was a socializing experience for American men
b)
Impressment caused resentment among colonists
c)
Colonists began to view English authority as illigitimate
d)
It resolved tensions between colonists and Native Americans
2.
Which was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation
a)
No chief executive
b)
all states needed to approve amendments
c)
Congress could not tax or regulate trade
d)
Survey, organize, and set up a process for the development of new states. 
3.
 Which event shows the economic issues with the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Shay's Rebellion 
b)
Whiskey Rebellion
c)
 Stono Uprising
d)
The United States could now trade at New Orleans 
4.
What did the Northwest ordinance do? 
a)
prohibited the extension of slavery in the NW territory
b)
settled the land dispute between Canada and US
c)
Ended British control over the Ohio Valley
d)
Prevented slavery north of 36-30 north latitude
5.
Washington's actions in the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794 demonstrated what?
a)
the federal gov't could enforce the laws of the land
b)
the federal gov't control of the production of whiskey
c)
the federal gov't prohibition of liqour
d)
suspension of habeas corpus
6.
The Great Compromise-
a)
established the executive branch
b)
established the judicial branch
c)
established two houses in the legislative branch
d)
stated slaves would be counted as 3/5 of the population
7.
According to the Proclamation of 1763-
a)
colonial militiamen were required to put down rebellion
b)
Colonial paper could not be printed
c)
Contact between colonists and Indians were illegal
d)
settlers could not cross the Appalachian Mountains
8.
What was a consequence of the French and Indian War?
a)
American colonists began to resist control from England
b)
colonists feared yet another involvement in a war
c)
Britain gave up Canda
d)
Iroquois Confederacy fell apart
9.
 Alexander Hamilton believe in a-
a)
Loose interpretation of the Constitution 
b)
Strict interpretation of the Constitution
10.
Disagreements between Hamilton and Jefferson led to what? 
a)
first American Political Parties
b)
Supreme Court
c)
 Bicameral legislature
d)
Cabinet
11.
Which is NOT a part of Washington's Farewell Address?
a)
Warning against political parties
b)
Warning against making Native American treaties
c)
Warning against permanent alliances
d)
Warning against getting involved in European affairs
12.
85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in support of the ratification of the Constitution-
a)
The Federalist Papers
b)
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
c)
Common Sense
d)
The Constitutional Papers
13.

The Navigation Laws passed by England in the seventeenth century had a profound impact on England's American colonies in that they

a)

led to considerable prosperity for colonial merchants and shippers

b)

were a major cause of the French and Indian War

c)

inhibited American trade with countries that were not under English rule

d)

were welcomed by most American colonies as an opportunity to increase trade with nations other than England

14.

The argument that "abuses and usurpations" by King George and his government violated the social contract that had existed between Britain and its American colonies was articulated in

a)

the Treaty of Paris

b)

the Declaration of Rights

c)

the Declaration of the Causes and Necessities for Taking Up Arms

d)

the Declaration of Independence

15.

Shays' Rebellion

a)

convinced many political leaders of the destructive consequences of a strong central government.

b)

was eventually suppressed when the federal government sent troops to Massachusetts.

c)

convinced some political leaders of the necessity of giving more power to the central government.

d)

came about when American settlers clashed with the British over western land claims.

16.

All of the following are true regarding the Antifederalists EXCEPT

a)

their important leaders included John Hancock and Patrick Henry.

b)

their political support came mostly from backcountry and agricultural areas

c)

debtors were supporters of the Antifederalists

d)

they maintained their was no need for a bill of rights

17.
Directly following the conclusion of the Revolutionary War, which of the following acted as the body of law for the newly developed United States of America?
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The Articles of Confederation
c)
The Constitution
d)
The Bill of Rights
18.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the new Congress accomplished all of the following, EXCEPT:
a)
the Northwest Ordinance and the Land Ordinance of 1785.
b)
regulations over interstate trade.
c)
signed a favorable treaty of peace with Great Britain.
d)
finalized the war effort that resulted in American independence.
19.
When developing compromises for the new  Constitution, this State's plan favored a legislature with equal representation for all states, which benefited states with small populations. 
a)
Virginia
b)
New Jersey
c)
Delaware
d)
North Carolina
20.
When developing compromises for the new Constitution, this highly populated State's plan favored a bicameral legislature, which was based on the population of a state.
a)
New Jersey
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Connecticut
d)
Virginia
21.
Today, the American Congress is made up of two houses - the House of Representatives (which is based on State Population) AND the Senate (each State has two representatives, regardless of population). This is due to:
a)
The Virginia Plan
b)
The New Jersey Plan
c)
3/5 Compromise
d)
The Great Compromise
22.
Which of the following statements sounds like something an Anti-Federalist would say?
a)
The Constitution failed to provide for a Supreme Court.
b)
The President's powers were too limited.
c)
States' rights were strong enough to limit the strength of the Federal government.
d)
The Constitution lacked a Bill of Rights to provide protections for individual's rights.
23.
To persuade the states to ratify the Constitution in 1788, the Federalists promised to adopt:
a)
The Virginia Plan
b)
The Declaration of the Rights of Men
c)
The Bill of Rights
d)
The Pinckney Treaty
24.
Which Founding Father (and eventually, the third President of the USA) would have supported subsidies to farmers (as he saw independent farmers as the cornerstone of the new nation)?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Monroe
25.
Democratic-Republicans, like Thomas Jefferson, would have preferred all of the following EXCEPT:
a)
more power to the States
b)
taking a strict view of the Constitution
c)
lowering federal taxes
d)
a strong national bank
26.
President John Adams worked to pass the "Alien and Sedition Acts." When it came to the "Alien" part of the Act, what was his goal?
a)
Removing all aliens (that had come from outer space) from American soil.
b)
Establishing a residency requirement for immigrants, and allowing the Executive Branch the right to deport any foreigner the President deemed a threat.
27.
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison felt that John Adams' Sedition Act was unconstitutional. "Sedition" means ___; they felt it violated ___.
a)
speaking harmfully against the government; the 1st amendment (freedom of speech, etc)
b)
speaking harmfully against the President; the 2nd amendment (right to bare arms in order to form a militia)
c)
speaking harmfully against farmers; State's Rights
d)
speaking harmfully against whiskey owners; the Whiskey Rebellion
28.
The British levied punishments against the the colonist after the Boston Tea what were these punishments called 
a)
The Townshend Acts 
b)
The Tea Act 
c)
The Punitive Acts 
d)
The Intolerable Acts 
29.
Which Act required Colonist to house British Soldiers 
a)
The Quebec Act 
b)
The Tea Act 
c)
The Townsend Acts  
d)
The Quartering Act 
30.
The colonists were upset about _____________ without representation.
a)
Tea
b)
revolution
c)
Parliament 
d)
taxation
31.
Who Organized the Boston tea Party?
a)
Colonists
b)
Sons of Liberty
c)
The British
32.
What act was the cause of the Boston Tea party?
a)
The Townshend act
b)
Tea Act
c)
Sugar Act
33.
What was the punishment the British gave after the Tea Party?
a)
The Sugar Act
b)
closing the Harbor
c)
Taking all of the tea away
d)
Attacking The colonies
34.
What 2 countries were fighting in the French and Indian War?
a)
America and France
b)
France and Britain
c)
Britain and Germany
d)
France and Spain
35.
Why were the colonists angry about "taxation without representation?"
a)
The colonists wanted to pay taxes on stamps and tea
b)
The colonists had no representation in Parliament
c)
The colonists fought to write the Declaration of Independence
d)
The colonists were loyal to the British and wanted to keep them happy
36.
Who wrote "Common Sense" that challenged the colonists to fight for independence? 
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Thomas Paine 
c)
John Adams
d)
Thomas Jefferson 
37.
A secret organization made up of merchants and journalists formed to protest unfair taxes was called the ____________. 
a)
Minutemen
b)
Loyalists
c)
Patriots
d)
Sons of Liberty 
38.
Surrounded by French and Continental armies, a large British army surrendered here.
a)
Saratoga
b)
Yorktown
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
39.
Valley Forge
a)
Was the final major battle of the Revolution
b)
Kept the British from splitting New England from the other colonies
c)
Winter encampment where soldiers suffered from cold, hunger, and disease
d)
Patriots held off the British until they ran out of ammunition
40.
Why were the American Colonist taxed after the French and Indian War?
a)
Britain was in debt and needed money
b)
That was the agreement with the Native Americans
c)
They made too much money
d)
Townshend Acts
41.
To refuse to buy goods from someone as a form of protest . . .
a)
occupy
b)
boycott
c)
damage
d)
quartering
42.
Which of the following groups in the colonies in the late 17th century would be most critical of John Locke's ideas as well as others of the Enlightenment?
a)
slave owners
b)
church leaders
c)
merchants
d)
women
43.
Which system, used by the Virginia Company to attract colonists, promised parcels of land to immigrate to America?
a)
mercantilism
b)
headright
c)
capitalism
d)
joint stock
44.
What was the first representative house in America and what colony was its home?
a)
Liberty Hall; Virginia
b)
House of Burgesses; Pennsylvania
c)
Plymouth House; Massachusetts
d)
House of Burgesses; Virginia
45.
The ______ was sent to King George III to ask that the king protect colonists’ rights and tell him that the colonists do not want war. 
a)
List of Grievances
b)
Olive Branch Petition
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Magna Carter
46.
Who was put in charge of the Continental Army? 
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
George Washington
d)
Benjamin Franklin
47.
Why were both Continental Congress held? 
a)
To vote for the first president
b)
To decide when to go to war with Great Britain
c)
To discuss a solution to the colonists’ complaints of Great Britain 
d)
To write the Constitution
48.
According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power?
a)
From the King
b)
From the Supreme Court
c)
From God
d)
From the people
49.
According to the Declaration of Independence, what truth was "self-evident"?
a)
All men are created equal
b)
Rights are given by good kings
c)
Government exists to protect us from ourselves
d)
Only a democracy can protect our rights
50.
What are our natural rights according to Jefferson?  (He got the idea from John Locke, but he changed the last right.)
a)
Freedom of speech, religion, and press
b)
Life, liberty, and property
c)
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
d)
Voting, rebelling, and health
51.
Which founding father traveled to France during the war to gain French support for the American's cause?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
d)
Benjamin Franklin
52.
Which event marked Great Britain officially recognizing American independence?
a)
Battle of Saratoga
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Surrender at Yorktown
d)
Treaty of Paris
53.
The Sons of Liberty were:
a)
the children of our Founding Fathers.
b)
a professional dance team.
c)
Patriots who protested taxes.
d)
the writers of the Declaration of the Independence.
54.
The Daughters of Liberty were known for:
a)
their delicious apple pies.
b)
their dramatic protests.
c)
the beautiful clothes they made for the wealthy colonists.
d)
making goods that normally would be made in England and imported into the colonies.
55.
Which side had more resources and training at the beginning of the war?
a)
British
b)
Colonists
56.
What country joined the colonists to help them win the war?
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Netherlands
d)
Africa
57.

Which of the following best describes what the Continental Congresses were?

a)

a series of meetings planned to respond to England

b)

a provisional government designed to negotiate peace

c)

a local Pennsylvania legislature debating England's taxes

58.

Which (original) Enlightenment thinker influenced the writing of the Dec of Independence?

a)

Carl Marx

b)

John Locke

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

Thomas Jefferson

59.

"Unalienable rights" are similar to which of the following ideas?

a)

right to rebel

b)

natural rights

c)

popular sovereignty

60.

What impact does Thomas Paine have on the American Revolution?

a)

he persuades the colonists to rebel

b)

he persuades the colonists to remian loyal

c)

he persuades the colonists to immigrate to England

61.

Which battle is shown in this image?

a)

Guilford Courthouse

b)

Yorktown

c)

Trenton

d)

Lexington & Concord

62.
The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the war because it
a)
brought France into the war as an American ally.
b)
ended General Burgoyne's career.
c)
liberated Georgia from British control.
d)
forced the British to leave Canada.
63.
The American cause in the South was kept alive by
a)
Hessian mercenaries.
b)
Loyalists.
c)
guerrilla troops.
d)
foreign volunteers.
64.
In the Treaty of Paris, the Americans won their independence and
a)
the right to strip Loyalists of their property.
b)
a pledge that future conflicts with Britain would be settled peacefully.
c)
the return of all taxes collected by Britain before the war.
d)
all the territory lying to the east of the Mississippi River.
65.
Location of winter encampment of the Continental Army which was a low point during the war.
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Monmouth
c)
Saratoga
d)
New York
66.

What was the primary reason Parliament passed these acts?

a)

To promote the growth of cottage industries in the colonies

b)

To encourage foreign trade with the colonies

c)

To recover the cost of defending the colonies

d)

To fund the establishment of new colonies

67.

How did mercantilist policies create tension between Great Britain and the colonies?

a)

By introducing indentured servitude to the middle colonies

b)

By Requiring colonist to enlist in the military

c)

By limiting the amount of farmland each colonist could have

d)

By preventing colonists from trading with most other foreign countries

68.

Which of the following best completes this diagram?

a)

Colonists sought military support from france

b)

Colonists organized boycotts of British goods

c)

Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence

d)

Colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor

69.

These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by -

a)

restricting colonial trade with American Indians

b)

imposing regulations on colonial agriculture

c)

angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated

d)

punishing colonists for resisting the authority of parliament

70.

Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered a turning point in the Revolutionary War?

a)

The British victory extended the fighting for another year

b)

The American defeat led many soldiers to desert the Continental Army

c)

The British defeat marked the beginning of a steady decline in British military superiority

d)

The American victory convinced France to ally with the United States

72.

What was one result of the Treaty of Paris 1783?

a)

Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country.

b)

Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved

c)

The British navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service

d)

British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France

72.

What was one result of the Treaty of Paris 1783?

a)

Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country.

b)

Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved

c)

The British navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service

d)

British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France

73.

The British government issued the Proclamation of 1763 to limit the area British colonists were allowed to settle. Which geographic feature did the British use as a boundary of approved settlement?

a)

Lake Michigan

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Appalachian Mountains

74.

Which of these is a grievance from the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Colonists born in America were prohibited from holding elected office.

b)

Colonists were forced to quarter troops in homes

c)

Colonists were not eligible to become officers in the British army

d)

Colonists were required to serve a year in their colony's militia

75.

Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in the British parliament?

a)

He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people

b)

For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent

c)

He has refused his assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good

d)

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences

76.
"Right to bear arms" (Gun rights)
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
77.
Freedom of speech
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
78.
No one has to house (quarter) soldiers in their home
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
79.
Police must get a warrant.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
80.
Guarantees freedom to assemble peacefully
a)
1st Amendment
b)
9th Amendment
c)
5th Amendment
d)
7th Amendment
81.
Which amendment allows a reporter to report the news?
a)
2nd amendment
b)
1st amendment
c)
3rd amendment
d)
4th amendment
82.
States that powers not given to the Federal government or denied to the States, are powers reserved for the States (people).
a)
10th Amendment
b)
4th Amendment
c)
6th Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
83.
No unreasonable searches or seizures without a warrant
a)
1st amendment
b)
5th amendment
c)
4th amendment
d)
8th amendment
84.
Guarantees freedom from testifying against yourself
a)
1st Amendment
b)
3rd Amendment
c)
5th Amendment
d)
7th Amendment
85.
Forbids cruel and unusual punishment
a)
2nd Amendment
b)
4th Amendment
c)
6th Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
86.
Carl was arrested for assault five years ago. He has been sitting in jail awaiting his trial ever since then, and the court claims that the process has been lengthened due to complications with logistics concerning court dates and witness information.
a)
Amendment 8
b)
Amendment 6
c)
Amendment 4
d)
Amendment 2
87.
Since Anna was convicted of stealing, the judge thought it would be an appropriate punishment to cut off one of her hands as a reminder to never steal again.
a)
Amendment 8
b)
Amendment 5
c)
Amendment 3
d)
Amendment 1
88.

The Federalist and Anti-Federalists groups are known as _______________.

a)

Governing Groups.

b)

Political Parties.

c)

Militia's.

d)

Delegates.

89.

Federalists believed that the Articles of Confederation were a ________ and set up a ________ National Government.

a)

Success, Strong.

b)

Success, Weak.

c)

Failure, Weak.

d)

Failure, Strong.

90.

The ___________ are for the ratification (approval) of the U.S Constitution.

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

c)

Whiggs

d)

Representatives

91.

The ___________ are NOT for the ratification (approval) of the U.S Constitution.

a)

Anti-Federalists.

b)

Federalists.

c)

Whiggs.

d)

Supreme Court Justices.

92.

The "Federalist Papers" were written to:

a)

Explain and convince the people into supporting the new U.S Constitution.

b)

spark a new revolution among the American people against their government.

c)

oppose a strong centralized government.

d)

create a new monarchy.

93.

How did the Federalists and Anti-Federalists "compromise" to ratify (approve) the U.S Constitution?

a)

The added the Bill of Rights (First 10 Amendments)

b)

They outlawed cruel and unusual punishment.

c)

Ensured due process of the law.

d)

The Federalists threatened the Anti-Federalists to war.

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