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WorksheetsAPUSH Module 2 Review
Total questions: 87
Worksheet time: 44mins
When it came to the Revolution, it could be said that the American colonists were
eager revolutionaries
up until the end wanting more than the "rights of Englishmen"
reluctant revolutionaries
little concerned about economics
Mercantilists believed that
a mother country needed to import more than it exported
power came from a small colonial empire
the mother country provided raw materials and colonies produced finished products
a country's wealth was measured by amount of gold and silver in its treasury
Before 1763, the Navigation Laws
were only loosely enforced in the American colonies
were enforced heavily in the American colonies and were very effective
were a great burden only to India
discouraged smuggling by American colonial merchants
When colonists shouted "no taxation without representation" they were rejecting Parliament's power to
legislate for the colonies in any matter whatsoever
levy revenue-raising taxes on the colonies
regulate trade in the empire
choose colonial legislators who would pass taxes
Virtual representation meant that
almost all British subjects were represented in Parliament
every member of Parliament represented all British subjects
colonists could elect their own representatives to Parliament
each member of Parliament represented only people in his district
In response to the Boston Tea Party, the British passed the
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
Intolerable Acts
Declaratory Act
In the ____, the British said that Parliament had the right to "bind the colonies and people of America ... in all cases whatsoever."
Declaratory Act
Townshend Acts
Quartering Acts
Currency Act
With 1763, there was an end of ______ (where the British politely ignored the American colonies).
apportionment
impressment
privateering
salutary neglect
Lord Dunmore's Proclamation of 1775
offered freedom to any slave who escaped to the lines of war and bore arms for the kind
prohibited American settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains
forced assimilation of the Anglo-Powhatan Indians
stated that the colonists wanted to remain neutral to the British crown
The opening shots of the American Revolutionary War ("shot heard 'round the world") were at
Boston and Providence
Lexington and Concord
Philadelphia and New York City
Saratoga and Trenton
After the Battle of ______, the French got involved in the Revolutionary War to help the colonists fight the British.
Bunker Hill
Trenton
Saratoga
Yorktown
Cornwallis surrendered at ______ in 1781.
Yorktown
Breed's Hill
Fort Ticonderoga
Camden
_____________ said "These United colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states" in 1775.
Benjamin Franklin
Richard Henry Lee
Thomas Paine
Thomas Jefferson
What treaty ended the American Revolutionary War?
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Paris 1763
Treaty of Paris 1783
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Thomas Paine's Common Sense
was published before any fighting took place so it wasn't influential
said government officials derive their authority from the consent of the governed
called on the British people to overthrow the King
remained unpopular for several years before being accepted by the public
One purpose of the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson was to
warn other nations to stay out of the revolution
ask for an end to slavery
appeal for fairer treatment by Parliament
explain to the rest of the world why the colonies had revolted
Who said "Remember the ladies," calling for equality for women?
Thomas Jefferson
Martha Washington
Abigail Adams
Benjamin Franklin
The Treaty of Ft. Stanwix, the first treaty between the US and an Indian nation, resulted in
the ceding of most of the Iroquois' land
an end to the practice of scalping
the slowing of the westward movement of pioneers
the renunciation by the Oneidas and Tuscaroras for their support of the British
The ideal of "republican motherhood" that emerged from the American Revolution held that
women should be rewarded politically for having established the American republic
women had a special responsibility to cultivate the "civic virtues" of republicanism in their children
the government should establish social services to help mothers raise their children
mothers should be granted full political and economic rights in teh American republic
Which is NOT true of the Articles of Confederation?
central government had the power to raise a military
central government had no power to tax
can't settle disputes among the states
laws required 9 of 13 states to approve a law
The Land Ordinance of 1785 provided for all of the following EXCEPT
money from land sales should be used to pay off national debt
the territory should be surveyed before its sale
the sixteenth section should be sold to support education
prohibiting slavery
One of the most farsighted provisions of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787
set aside a section of each township for education
abolished slavery in all of the United States
prohibited slavery in the Old Northwest
kept power in the national government
Shays's Rebellion was provoked by
fear that the Articles of Confederation had created too strong a national government
a quarrel over the boundary between Massachusetts and Vermont
foreclosures on the mortgages of backcountry farmers in Massachusetts
the government's failure to pay bonuses to Revolutionary War veterans
Shays's Rebellion convinced many Americans of the need for
lower taxes
a vigilante effort by westerners to halt the Indian threat
a weaker military presence in the West
a stronger central government
Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution?"
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
The large-state plan, put forward in the Constitutional Convention
was proposed by Patrick Henry
favored states such as New Jersey
favored southern states over northern states
based representation in the House and Senate on population
Under the Constitution, the president of the US was to be elected by a majority vote of the
general public
Senate
Electoral College
House of Representatives
The Constitutional Convention addressed the North-South controversy over slavery through the
large-state plan
small-state plan
three-fifths compromise
Northwest Ordinance
The Anti-Federalist camp included all of the following groups EXCEPT
supporters of a strong central authority
states' rights supporters
backcountry dwellers
paper money advocates
debtors
The Anti-Federalists opposed the ratification of the Constitution due to the
creation of a federal district for the national capital
creation of a standing army
absence of a Bill of Rights
omission of any reference to God
"What then is the American, this new man? A mixture of English, Scotch, Irish, French, Dutch, Germans, and Swedes….He is either a European, or the descendant of a European” -- an excerpt from
Letters from an American Farmer by Crevecoeur
Walden by Thoreau
Common Sense by Paine
Notes on the State of Virginia by Jefferson
The authors of the Federalist Papers include all of the following EXCEPT
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
Alexander Hamilton
John Jay
The US was influenced by Enlightenment thinker ______'s concept of "life, liberty, and property."
Locke
Voltaire
Hobbes
Montesquieu
The US was influenced by Enlightenment thinker ____'s concept of the separation of powers and 3 branches of government.
Montesquieu
Beccaria
Wollstonecraft
Rousseau
Who is known as the "Father of His Country" and was elected unanimously?
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Andrew Jackson
The US Constitution did NOT provide for the creation of a(n) _______ (not specifically written).
Electoral College
vice president
cabinet
Supreme Court
All of the following are guarantees provided by the Bill of Rights EXCEPT
the right to vote for all citizens
freedom of speech
freedom of religion
freedom of the press
All of the following were part of Alexander Hamilton's economic program EXCEPT
the creation of a national bank
funding the entire national debt at par
vigorous foreign trade
protective tariffs
paying only domestic debts but not foreign debts
Alexander Hamilton's proposed Bank of the United States was
rejected by the House of Representatives
supported by Thomas Jefferson
enthusiastically supported by George Washington
based on the "necessary and proper," or elastic clause in the Constitution
The Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 arose in southwestern Pennsylvania when the federal government
levied an excise tax on whiskey
tried to prohibit the sale of whiskey
allowed the import of foreign whiskey
halted the export of American whiskey
The first 2 political parties started in the US due to the disagreements between
Washington and Adams
Hamilton and Jefferson
Franklin and Lee
Madison and John Quincy Adams
The Franco-American alliance of 1778
was ended by mutual agreement in 1789
bound the US to neutrality in the event of war between France and Britain
bound the US to help the French defend their possessions in the West Indies
was invoked by the French to obtain American aid in France's war with Britain after 1793
The Neutrality Proclamation of 1793
declared that the US would honor the Franco-American Alliance of 1778
officially proclaimed America's neutrality in Old World quarrels
led the US into war with Britain in 1812
was ended by a mutual agreement in 1794
Which of the following is NOT true of the Federalist political party?
believe in loose construction
pro-British
pro-French
focused on industrial development and business
Which is NOT true of the Democratic-Republicans?
for strict construction
against a national bank
want an agrarian or agricultural society
for loose construction
The Treaty of Greenville signed with the Miami Confederation resulted in all of the following EXCEPT
giving the US vast tracts of land in the Old Northwest
the Indians receiving a $20,000 lump sum payment
an annual annuity of $9,000 to the Indians
the establishment of an equal relationship with the Indians
Which is NOT true of Jay's Treaty of 1793?
British promised to evacuate a chain of forts in the Old Northwest
Great Britain would pay damages for recent seizures of American ships
forced US to pay debts still owed to British merchants from Revolutionary War
pledged to stop impressment of American sailors
The US acquired free navigation of the Mississippi River, the rights of deposit at New Orleans, and the large disputed territory north of Florida in
the Treaty of Greenville
Jay's Treaty
the Convention of 1800
Pinckney's Treaty
Washington's Farewell Address in 1796
warmly endorsed the appearance of two contending political parties in the US
warned against the dangers of permanent foreign alliances
proposed a two term limitation on the presidency
called for the country to rally behind the Jeffersonian-Republicans
The High Federalists were
supporters of Adams and were led by Hamilton
supporters of Jefferson
supporters of the war faction of the Federalist Party
Federalists who voted for Republicans in the Election of 1800
The immediate cause of the undeclared war between the US and France was
the XYZ Affair
the Citizen Genet Incident or Affair
the Neutrality Proclamation
Washington's Farewell Address
The main purpose of the Alien and Sedition Acts was to
capture French and British spies
control the Federalists
silence/punish critics of the Federalists
provide support for the Democratic-Republican Party
The Federalist-dominated Congress's Alien Act was aimed at _____, whereas the Sedition Act was primarily aimed at ____.
rebellious slaves, newspapers
recent immigrants, newspapers
merchant smuggling, rebellious slaves
Indians, farmers
The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions were written in response to
the XYZ Affair
Thomas Jefferson's presidential candidacy in 1800
the Alien and Sedition Acts
the Federalist papers
To the Jefferson Republicans, the ideal citizen of a republic was a(n)
seaboard merchant
town artisan
indentured servant
independent farmer
Thomas Jefferson favored a political system in which
the central government possessed the bulk of the power
cities were the primary focus of political activity
a large standing army ensured peace
the states retained the majority of political power
In the 1800 election, Thomas Jefferson won the state of New York because
of a reaction against Alexander Hamilton, Jefferson's enemy
Aaron Burr used his influence to turn the state to Jefferson
of the high taxes passed by the Adams administration
Napoleon promised to sell the Louisiana Territory only to Jefferson
Though Jefferson won the popular and electoral vote, a strange deadlock led to the election being decided
in the Senate
by the Electoral College
in the House of Representatives
by the Supreme Court
Thomas Jefferson's "Revolution of 1800" was remarkable in that it
moved the US away from its democratic ideals
marked the peaceful and orderly transfer of power on the basis of election results accepted by all parties
occurred after he left the presidency
was in no way a revolution
Thomas Jefferson and his followers opposed John Adams's last minute appointment of new federal judges because
the men appointed were of poor quality
they believed the appointments were unconstitutional
they did not want a showdown with the Supreme Court
it was an attempt by a defeated party to entrench itself in the government
The chief justice who carried out more ideas of Alexander Hamilton, expanding the power of the federal government, was
James Madison
William Marbury
John Marshall
John Jay
The case of Marbury v. Madison
established judicial review
impeached federal officers for "high crimes and misdemeanors"
purchased foreign territory for the US
appointed Supreme Court justices
Thomas Jefferson was conscience-stricken about the Louisiana Purchase from France because
the Federalists supported his action
the believed the purchase was unconstitutional
he felt the purchase was not a fair deal for France
war with Spain might occur
The British policy of impressment was a kind of
naval blockade
economic boycott
forced enlistment
diplomatic pressure
Which of the following is NOT correct?
Embargo Act of 1807: no trade with anyone outside of the US
Non-Intercourse Act of 1809: will trade with anyone except for Great Britain and France
Macon's Bill No. 2 of 1810: will trade with Great Britain or France and then ignore the other
XYZ Affair of 1812: US purchased Louisiana from Spain for $15 million
The Battle of Tippecanoe resulted in
defeat of the British by the hands of the Indian confederacy
a Shawnee loss and a Creek victory
the expulsion of the British from Florida
the death of the dream of an Indian confederacy
Seafaring New England opposed the War of 1812 because of all of the following EXCEPT
the Northeast Federalists sympathized with England
Federalists opposed the acquisition of Canada
it could result in more agrarian states
their strong trade ties with France
The British attack on Baltimore (War of 1812)
resulted in another British victory
was turned back in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend
inspired the writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner"
led to the composition of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic"
The Battle of New Orleans
resulted in one more American defeat
saw British troops defeated by Andrew Jackson's soldiers
prevented America from taking Canada
resulted in CA becoming part of the US
The resolutions from the Hartford Convention
helped to cause the death of the Federalist Party
resulted in the resurgence of states' rights
called for southern secession from the union
called for the West to join the War of 1812
The outcome of the War of 1812 was a(n)
decisive victory for the French
stimulus to patriotic nationalism in the US
heavy blow to American manufacturing
embarrassment for American diplomacy
The Proclamation of 1763
was warmly received by American land speculators
removed the Spanish and Indian menace from the colonial frontier
prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains
opened Canada to American settlement
Who is responsible for the Albany Plan of Union in [1754]?
Jonathan Edwards
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
The Seven Years' War was also known in America as
the War of Jenkins's Ear
the War of the Austrian Succession
King William's War
the French and Indian War
In the Treaty of Paris 1763,
France surrendered all of its claims to North America
Spain ceded all of Louisiana, including New Orleans, to GB
England turned FL over to Spain
the British got all of Canada except for Nova Scotia
Which is NOT true of the Paxton Boys?
rose up in 1763-1764 in Pennsylvania
protesting Quaker oligarchy's lenient policy towards Indians
Scots-Irish groups of 250 led an armed march to Philadelphia
George Washington met with them
What rebellion took place in 1763 in the Ohio River Valley and the Great Lakes region against the British rule?
Pontiac's Rebellion
Pope's Revolt
Chief Little Turtle's Rebellion
Anglo-Powhatan Wars
The 1st law every passed by Parliament for raising tax revenues in the colonies for the crown was the
Stamp Act
Declaratory Act
Townshend Acts
Quartering Act
Sugar Act
While the Sugar Act and the Townshend Acts were indirect taxes, the ___ was a direct tax.
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
Declaratory Act
all of above
The local committees of correspondence organized by Samuel Adams
promoted his bid to become governor of Massachusetts
promoted independent action in each colony to support the British
kept opposition to the British alive through a letter writing campaign to other colonies
served as a precursor to the US Postal Service
The most drastic measure of the Intolerable Acts was the
Quebec Act
Sugar Act
Courts Act
Boston Port Act
The Quebec Act
outlawed Catholicism in British Quebec
denied Quebec a representative assembly and trial by jury
restricted Quebec's boundaries to the area north of the Great Lakes
granted Quebec a representative assembly and trial by jury
The Navigation Acts included all of the following EXCEPT
all commerce to and from the colonies be carried only on British vessels
European goods going to the colonies had 1st to put in at a British port and pay duties
certain goods produced in the colonies, like tobacco, be shipped only to Britain
colonies should develop their own manufacturing of cloth and iron products for themselves
The Olive Branch Petition
was passed by Parliament
was an expression of King George III's desire for peace
promised no treason charges if colonists stopped fighting
professed American loyalty to the crown
Which is NOT true of the Treaty of Paris 1783?
ended American Revolutionary War
Britain recognized American independence
Loyalists should have their confiscated property restored and not be persecuted
ended the French and Indian War
To Jefferson Republicans, the ideal citizen of a republic was a(n)
seaboard merchant
independent farmer
town artisan
industrialist
indentured servant
The Rush-Bagot Agreement
required Indians to relinquish vast areas of tribal lands north of the Ohio River
ended the traditional mutual suspicion and hatred btwn US and GB
limited naval armaments on the Great Lakes
gave FL to the US
provided for Canadian independence from GB
