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WorksheetsAPUSH Period 3 Review
Total questions: 101
Worksheet time: 53mins
Which is true of the Virginia and New Jersey plans presented at the Constitutional Convention?
They attempted to settle the status of slaves in southern states
they provided different methods for collecting federal taxes
they illustrated conflicts between agricultural and commercial economies
They illustrated the struggle between states for representation in the new legislature
What is the significance of the Northwest Ordinance?
prohibited settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains
Resolved boundary disputes between Virginia and Pennsylvania
Established the process by which territories become states
Guaranteed the US would not violate the Miami Tribe's claims to the Old Northwest
Alexander Hamilton's financial plan would most likely benefit...
southern planters
urban mercantile interests
French fur traders
western farmers
Several of the thirteen states voted for the approval of the Constitution only after...
slavery was allowed to continue in the southern states
the promise of the addition of a Bill of Rights
other states threatened to organize government without them
slave revolts that rocked NC, SC, and VA
Shays's Rebellion is significant because it...
showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
led to the establishment of the Articles of Confederation
inspired southern states to to break away from the Union
led to the establishment of the capital in New York
The Federalist papers were written in order to...
mobilize support for the Articles of Confederation
persuade voters to elect John Adams in 1796
mobilize support for the National Bank
mobilize support for the ratification of the Constitution
The "Three-Fifths Compromise" referred to the...
number of African American slaves who could vote
number of African American slaves that would be counted for representation and taxation purposes
number of votes that northern electors would receive in the Electoral College
number of American Indians allowed citizenship after the signing of the Treaty of Greenville
Under the Articles of Confederation the central government had no power to...
make treaties
declare war
levy taxes
amend the Articles of Confederation
Which is a true statement about the Treaty of Paris 1783?
It resulted in the return of all property confiscated from Loyalists
It recognized US sovereignty over territory east of the Mississippi, between the Great Lakes and Florida
It led to the immediate withdrawal of all British troops on North American territory
The only parties to the treaty were Great Britain, the United States, France, and Spain
A major consequence of the French and Indian War (1754-1763) was the...
shrinking of Spanish territorial claims in the southwest
imposition of new taxes on the British North American colonies
removal of British troops from the thirteen colonies
change in status of the proprietary colonies to royal colonies
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention designed the Electoral College to...
strengthen the legislative and executive brances
ensure an independent judiciary
insulate the presidency from popular will
protect the sovereignty of the federal government
During the 1790s, disagreements in which area were LEAST responsible for the emergence of political parties?
economics
partisan politics
slavery
foreign policy
President George Washington set a precedent for the nation by...
endorsing the two-party system
calling for strict term limits for federal officeholders
calling for the end of slavery
discouraging permanent alliances with foreign nations
The Constitutional Convention of 1787 did all of the following EXCEPT...
determine the provisions to be included in the Bill of Rights
create a government that would be satisfactory to both slave and free states
create a government that would be satisfactory to both large and small states
establish a balance of power between three branches of the national government
The concept of republican motherhood includes the idea that women should...
have the right to vote
be educated to raise their children to be good citizens
be encouraged to seek employment outside the home
have as many children as possible
Which of the following statements would Thomas Jefferson oppose?
Farming is the backbone of American society.
Government that governs best, governs least.
America needs a strong standing army and navy in peacetime.
Freedom of speech and press are central to the American republic.
Alexander Hamilton's policies were directed toward strengthening the federal government by...
favoring free trade
averting United States entanglement in Europe's wars
favoring the interests of propertied and monied classes
establishing gold as the official US currency
Mercantilism as applied by Britain to its North American colonies meant that the British government...
regulated colonial shipping
barred trade with American Indians
encouraged colonists to become economically self-sufficient
encouraged colonists to trade with France and Spain
According to the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, who has the power to declare national laws unconstitutional?
Congress
the President
States
The Supreme Court
The Alien and Sedition Acts were designed to...
prevent the British from fomenting unrest among Native Americans
strengthen the US Constitution
Ensure that rights under the First Amendment were protected
stop Democratic-Republican criticism of the Federalists
Alexander Hamilton used which constitutional clause to argue for the establishment of the National Bank?
Supremacy Clause
Full-Faith and Credit Clause
Necessary and Proper Clause
Establishment Clause
Someone who favored George Washington's approach to foreign policy would object to which current US policy?
Declaration of neutrality in WWI
Membership in NATO
Participation in international scientific conference
Trade with nations aligned with the European Union
Jay's Treaty did not mention...
British presence in the Northwest territories
Trade between the US and Britain
British payment for damages to US shipping
Impressment of US citizens into the British navy
Who would have supported the French Revolution?
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Pinckney's Treaty did which of the following?
Established Florida's northern border at the 31st parallel
Ended impressment
Lowered Britain's tariff on American goods
Stated that slavery could not exist in the Northwest territories
All of the following groups of non-English colonists migrated into the British North American colonies in large numbers throughout the eighteenth century EXCEPT
Germans
Irish
Scots
Russians
Five of the thirteen states voted for ratification of the Constitution only after
slavery was allowed to continue without federal interference
they were assured that a Bill of Rights would be added shortly after ratification
they were assured that the Supreme Court would have the power of judicial review
the other states threatened to organize the government without them
What do we mean by the Revolution? The war? That was no part of the Revolution; it was only an effect and consequence of it. The Revolution was in the minds of the people, and this was effected from 1760 to 1775, in the course of fifteen years, before a drop of blood was shed at Lexington.”
John Adams, former president of the United States, letter to Thomas Jefferson, former president of the United States, 1815
Which of the following is the most likely reason why Adams dates the beginning of the American Revolution to the 1760s?
Renewed efforts by Great Britain to consolidate imperial control over the colonies
The forging of American Indian political alliances with European powers
Increased involvement of colonial merchants in the Atlantic economy
The expansion of the colonial population into the interior of the continent
Which of the following contributed most to the American Victory in the Revolution?
French military and financial assistance
The failure of Loyalists to participate in military action
The British failure to capture Philadelphia
A major American military victory at Valley Forge
The government of the Articles of Confederation was successful in resolving the problem of how to
enable American citizens to trade through the port of New Orleans
open British Caribbean ports to American trade
provide for statehood for western territories
secure sufficient funds for payment of the national debt
Britain attempted to pay for the debt resulting from the Seven Years’ War (French and Indian War) by
charging immigrants a fee to relocate to North America
selling ships from its navy to colonial merchants
increasing taxes on goods bought and sold in the colonies
sponsoring expeditions to locate valuable resources
By the time of the American Revolution, most patriots had come to believe that, in republican government, sovereignty was located in
factions
state governments
a centralized government
the people
Which of the following contributed to the outbreak of the Seven Years’ War (French and Indian War) in North America?
Intensified competition between the French and Indians
Intensified competition between France and Spain over colonies
Intensified competition between Spain and Britain over colonies
Intensified competition between France and Britain over colonies
Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense attacked which of the following?
France for its failure to support the colonial war effort
Politicians who believed a small island could not effectively rule a distant continent
The authors of the Declaration of Independence
The king of England and the principle of monarchy
Which statement is true of the United States Constitution?
The Constitution’s checks and balances helped establish a stable government.
The Constitution established a unicameral legislature.
Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Constitution.
The Constitution cannot be amended.
The role of women expressed in the cult of domesticity had its roots in
Progressive Era urban reform
republican motherhood
the early twentieth-century suffrage movement
the reaction against feminism after the Second World War
During the War for Independence, the principal reason the American government sought diplomatic recognition from foreign powers was to
facilitate the purchase of arms and borrowing of money from other nations
make it easier to levy taxes on the citizens of the several states
convince the British of the justice of the American cause
rally all the states behind a common cause
The Federalist papers were written in order to
mobilize popular support for keeping the Articles of Confederation
attain ratification of the Constitution
persuade the Continental Congress to declare independence
frustrate Spanish efforts to sway the political loyalty of the Southwest
After the French and Indian War, British political leaders were determined to
require the North American colonies to pay a greater share of the empire’s administrative expenses
end slavery in the North American colonies
encourage colonial expansion into the Ohio Valley by moving all American Indian peoples further west
strengthen the French colonial holdings in Canada and the northwest to discourage Spanish expansion
A major consequence of the French and Indian War of 1754–1763 was the
legal settlement of the trans-Appalachian frontier by British colonists
imposition of new taxes on the British North American colonies
shrinking of Spanish territorial claims in North America
removal of British troops from the thirteen colonies
France decided to aid the North American colonies in their war for independence primarily because France
was working to establish democratic rule in European countries
saw the war as an opportunity to end the international slave trade
wanted to weaken the British empire
was allied with Spain, which had already joined the colonists’ cause
The government under the Articles of Confederation consisted of
only a unicameral legislature
only a bicameral legislature
only a tricameral legislature
none of these
The Great Compromise of 1787 resulted in
a final settlement of the question of slavery
a renewal of the Articles of Confederation
a system of political representation for the states in the federal government
a border agreement between the United States and Canada
In the United States, the Haitian rebellion of the 1790’s prompted
the acquisition of Puerto Rico for colonization by emancipated slaves
a movement of free African American’s to Haiti
an increased fear of slave revolts in the South
a military expedition of southern slaveholders to restore French rule in Haiti
Thomas Paine's rhetoric would have most likely been interpreted at the time as promoting the
The independence of the American colonies
The sale of British colonies to France
The elimination of the trans-Atlantic slave trade to the colonies
The election of representatives from the colonies to Parliament
What two countries were involved in the French and Indian war?
France
Britain
Spain
Italy
The French and the British competed over the Ohio River Valley for these reasons.
Rich Resources
Land Claims
Alliances with natives
Fur Trade
The Proclamation of 1763
stopped colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains
stopped Native Americans from reclaiming land settled by the colonists
kept colonists settlements near the coast
brought 10,000 British troops to enforce it
What were the three main European Powers that fought for control in North America?
England, France, and Spain
England, France, and Iceland
England, France, and China
England, Germany, and Spain
What ended the French and Indian War?
Signing the French Compact
Signing the George Washington Promise
Signing the Mayflower Compact
Signing the Treaty of Paris, 1763
The American Revolution is most accurately described as
a total upheaval of colonial society.
highly disruptive to work, social, cultural, and economic life in the colonies.
a violent overthrow of the existing political framework.
more of an evolution than a revolution.
a war that reached far into even the most isolated communities.
The American Revolution is most accurately described as
a total upheaval of colonial society.
highly disruptive to work, social, cultural, and economic life in the colonies.
a violent overthrow of the existing political framework.
more of an evolution than a revolution.
a war that reached far into even the most isolated communities.
The aftermath of the American Revolution triggered all of the following social changes EXCEPT that
property requirements for voting were eliminated.
trade and labor organizations were founded and grew.
inheritance laws were restructured so that all property would go to a family's eldest son.
a movement for the separation of church and state gained momentum.
efforts to abolish slavery began in the North.
What is meant by the term republican motherhood?
Women as shapers of future citizens
Women as vital supporters of the revolutionary cause
New opportunities for women as future educators
The special responsibility elected officials' wives have to set an example for other women
The justification for giving women voting rights
The state constitutions that were drafted beginning in 1776 had all of the following traits in common EXCEPT
a Bill of Rights.
limited legislative powers.
annual election of legislators.
little authority for the executive branch.
a weak judiciary.
Economically, most Americans after the Revolution were
much better off financially than they were before the war.
worse off than before the war.
still heavily importing British goods.
in roughly the same financial position as before the war.
rapidly shifting from farming to manufacturing.
What single issue nearly kept several colonies from refusing to sign the Articles of Confederation?
Slavery
The organization of the federal government
Taxation
States' rights
Western lands
Although a landmark in government, why were the Articles of Confederation ultimately replaced with the U.S. Constitution?
The Articles gave each state just one vote in Congress regardless of size.
The Articles required a unanimous vote of all states to amend them.
The Articles gave Congress no power to regulate commerce or to enforce taxation.
The Articles forced states to sacrifice too much of their authority to a central government.
The Articles prevented Congress from making treaties.
The United States faced all of the following problems with foreign nations under the Articles of Confederation EXCEPT that
Britain declined to repeal the Navigation Laws.
France restricted the United States' trade with its colonies in the West Indies.
Latin American nations refused United States' imports.
Spain closed the Mississippi River to American commerce.
North African pirates enslaved American sailors.
Which of the following best describes Shays's Rebellion?
A protest by debt-ridden farmers who were losing their land to foreclosures
A violent uprising between backcountry settlers, merchants, and Native Americans
A conflict over heavy taxes on farm products
A battle over the border between Vermont and British Canada
A clash over duties imposed by neighboring states on each other's goods
The man nicknamed "the father of the Constitution" was
Thomas Paine.
George Washington.
Alexander Hamilton.
James Madison.
Thomas Jefferson.
Which of the following was NOT among the reasons for revising the Articles of Confederation at the 1787 meeting of state delegates in Philadelphia?
Gaining better control over commerce
Curbing unlimited democracy practiced in several states
Strengthening the central government
Protecting existing institutions, including slavery
Safeguarding the union from uprisings
The Constitution that was drafted in 1787 contained all of the following compromises that secured its final passage EXCEPT(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
a strong central government.
a president elected by the people.
counting slaves as three-fifths persons.
closing the slave trade by 1807.
lifetime appointments for federal judges
All of the following are true statements about the anti-Federalists EXCEPT that
they were opposed to a strong central government as outlined in the Constitution.
revolutionary leaders, including Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, and Richard Henry Lee, joined their ranks.
they claimed the Constitution was drawn up by the wealthy to protect their interests.
they opposed adding a Bill of Rights to the Constitution.
their position was challenged in articles penned by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison.
The Articles of Confederation can be viewed as a reaction to life as British colonies because
the national government was composed of a legislative branch with representatives from the states, similar to the British Parliament.
all men were given equal rights, as stated in the Declaration of Independence.
it constructed a weak national government in response to Americans' fears of monarchy and tyranny.
the national government could tax the states and the people with majority approval in the national Congress.
the national government could make treaties and establish a postal service, continuing the unity forged during the Revolution.
The Constitution created a government unlike any in the world at the time because it
combined self-rule and a self-limiting system of checks and balances, allowing for liberty and order.
created the first democracy in history with no mention of the monarchs or dynasties prevalent in Europe.
allowed the states to maintain their individual identities and independence while the national government played a minor role.
took steps to abolish slavery in the future.
went into effect with the support of a minority of the population.
These land rulings detailed how western lands would be divided into towns, allowed colonies to become states once they contained sixty thousand inhabitants, permanently placed the West under the authority of the federal government and called for the sale of western lands to cover the national debt, and forbade slavery in the Old Northwest.
Articles of Western Lands 1785 and Western Ordinance 1789
Land Ordinance of 1785 and Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Northwestern Land Laws 1783 and Ordinance of Northwestern Lands 1786
Bureau of Land Management 1785 and Articles of Western Lands 1787
