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APUSH Units 1-3 EXAM REVIEW

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which native Americans were the largest tribe on the Atlantic coast of the Virginia?

a)

Powhatan

b)

Iroquois

c)

Cherokee

d)

Pueblo

2.

First but short-lived British settlement in North America

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Plymouth

d)

Salem

3.

European country that had the most co-habitable relationship with native americans

a)

France

b)

Spain

c)

British

d)

Dutch

4.

Were property for 4-7 years & once free could acquire land, increased under "headright system"

a)

Apprentices

b)

Indentured Servants

c)

Slaves

5.

Believed in the "City upon a hill"

a)

George Whitfield

b)

Jonathan Edwards

c)

John Winthrop

d)

Roger Williams

6.

allowed children of baptized but unconverted church members to be baptized, become church members & get political rights

a)

The Salem Witch Trials

b)

The Halfway Covenant

c)

The concept of Predestination

d)

Deism

7.

The Pilgrims who arrived on the Mayflower wanted to...

a)

Seperate from the church of England

b)

Purify but remain part of the church of England

c)

Be a colonial example for the world

d)

Create peaceful relationships with the natives and trade

8.

Cash Crop in Virginia & Maryland introduced by John Rolfe

a)

Tobacco

b)

Rice

c)

Cotton

d)

Wheat

9.

The introduction of ___ to the West Indies led to the development of a race based labor system

a)

sugar

b)

rice

c)

tobacco

d)

cotton

10.

What effect did looking for gold have on the settlers of Jamestown?

a)

It gave them something to look forward to.

b)

They nearly starved because no one worked.

c)

It caused problems with the Indians

d)

It made them stronger

11.

Why was Virginia established?

a)

refuge for political dissidents

b)

Economic Profit

c)

Religion

d)

To convert Natives to Church of England

12.

Who is Anne Hutchinson and why was she banished?

a)

She challenged gender roles and Puritan orthodoxy

b)

She was a witch

c)

She gave birth out of wedlock

d)

She taught predestination

13.

Both Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were early colonial

a)

Complaints against the British monarchy

b)

Arguments for a free-market economy

c)

Treaties with Native Americans

d)

Plans for self-government

14.

What happened as a result of Salutary Neglect?

a)

Many colonies sought economic aid from other countries

b)

Colonies refuse to participate in a system of common defense

c)

The colonies developed strong tradition of self-government

d)

Many proprietary colonies were converted to royal colonies

15.

The Great Awakening was

a)

A religious revival stressing passion and emotion

b)

The growing awareness that the colonies needed to unite

c)

An era of learning and deduction through Reason

d)

A revival in Socratic method

16.

The Spanish monk Bartolome de las Casas argued what about treatment of natives in the Americas?

a)

He criticized the inhumane treatment of the natives

b)

He argued natives should maintain their own religion

c)

He argued the conversion of natives justified poor treatment

d)

He argued for the creation of trade networks with natives

17.

Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas, and Georgia were similar in that they were all:

a)

heavily dependent upon one stable crop for their income

b)

proprietary colonies est after the restoration of Charles II

c)

advocates of religious toleration

d)

able to establish peaceful relationships with natives

18.

Disagreed with Massachusetts Bay Colony, was banished, formed Rhode Island:

a)

Roger Williams

b)

William Bradford

c)

John Winthrop

d)

William Penn

19.

1637, resulted in the burning of a town by Massachusetts Bay colonists who wanted the land

a)

Pequot War

b)

Bacon's Rebellion

c)

King Phillip's War

d)

Shays' Rebellion

20.

One effect of Bacon's Rebellion of 1676 was:

a)

African slavery was reduced

b)

Bacon was given a position in the colonial militia

c)

Planters looked for alternatives to indentured servants

d)

suffrage was expanded to include poor white freemen

21.

Pennsylvania was founded by this religious group:

a)

Quakers

b)

Catholics

c)

Puritans

d)

Congregationalists

22.
The Portuguese were the first to force Africans on this transatlantic journey
a)
Atlantic Passage
b)
Middle Way
c)
Middle Passage
d)
"seasoning" period
23.
Not a cash crop
a)
Sugar
b)
Corn
c)
Tobacco
d)
Rice
24.
Fought alongside the British against the French in many conflicts throughout the 18th century
a)
Huron
b)
Iroquois Confederacy
c)
Wampanoag
d)
Pequot
25.
"Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God" was a famous sermon from the _____________________ period by _____________________. 
a)
Great Awakening, George Whitefield
b)
Enlightenment, Jonathan Edwards
c)
Great Awakening, John Winthrop
d)
Great Awakening, Jonathan Edwards
26.
Which of the following people best represents the Enlightenment in the colonies?
a)
George Whitefield
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Jonathan Edwards
d)
John Peter Zenger
27.
The Stono Rebellion of 1739
a)
increased slave-owners' fears and led to harsher slave laws
b)
Successfully ended slavery in SC
c)
Was a continuation of Bacon's Rebellion
d)
Led to greater freedom for enslaved people
28.
Which of these was originally settled by the Dutch?
a)
Delaware
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Rhode Island
d)
New York
29.
Which of these was a proprietary colony?
a)
Virginia
b)
Massachussetts
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
New York
30.
The Religious Toleration Act of 1649 was designed to protect ________________ from the increasingly dominant __________________ population in __________________. 
a)
Catholics, Protestant, Maryland
b)
Quakers, Anglican, Pennsylvania
c)
Puritans, Catholic, Rhode Island
d)
Catholics, Quaker, Pennsylvania
31.
The King established ____________ as a royal colony to be a "buffer" between Spanish Florida and the profitable Carolina colonies
a)
Maryland
b)
Virginia
c)
Georgia
d)
Alabama
32.
Wanted Georgia to be a place for debtors to start a new life, not a slavery-based colony
a)
King William
b)
James Oglethorpe
c)
William Penn
d)
George Calvert
33.
Represented the King's attempt to consolidate power in the colonies following the Restoration of the British monarchy
a)
half-way covenant
b)
Holy Experiment
c)
headright system
d)
Dominion of New England
34.
Leader of the Wampanoag in war with Puritans 
a)
King George
b)
King Phillip
c)
King Andrew
d)
King James
35.
This Virginia colonial legislature became the 1st representative legislature in the colonies
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
General Assembly
c)
House of Burgesses
d)
Quaker Meeting
36.
The Puritan voyage led by John Winthrop was funded by
a)
Virginia Company
b)
Massachusetts Bay Company
c)
Dutch East India Company
d)
Puritan Company
37.
What was the effect of King Philip's war on Native Americans in New England?
a)
near extinxtion due to war and disease
b)
alliance with the British against the French
c)
Native American's assimilated into British Society
d)
increased conflicts for years to come in New England
38.
How did Anne Hutchinson respond to strict control over the gospel by church leaders?
a)
showed dissent by arguing that all people could become church leaders
b)
attempted to raise the education levels of girls
c)
attempted to establish a colony for women seperate from men
39.
Which European country was more likely to settle families with little intermarriage with the Natives?
a)
English
b)
French
c)
Dutch
d)
Spanish
40.
What caused some Native American peoples to rebel against the Spanish?
a)
Encomienda System
b)
Increase in African slavery 
c)
intermarriage between the Natives and the Spanish
d)
forced conversion to Catholicism
41.
What was the demographic effect of the Columbian exchange on the Native Americans?
a)
Dramatic decrease due to disease
b)
Dramatic increase due to new foods being introduced from Europe
c)
Increased birth rates due to migration 
d)
increased life expectancy due to European involvement
42.
What was a long term effect of negative relations with Native Americans in early Virginia?
a)
Rise of the African slave trade
b)
rapid growth of democratic principles
c)
rise in trade as opposed to agriculture
d)
rise in indentured servitude
43.
How did Native American's react to early British settlements in Virginia?
a)
Defended their territory with warfare
b)
Adopted English Customs
c)
left their land voluntarily 
d)
allied with the French to defend their territory
44.

Which of the following was true of the Northeast American Indian tribes at the time Europeans first began colonization?

a)

Their warriors rarely engaged in intertribal warfare.

b)

Their populations were immune to European diseases.

c)

Their economies depended entirely on hunting and gathering.

d)

Their political and linguistic differences hindered their united opposition to the Europeans.

45.

English colonization patterns in North America differed most from Spanish colonization in that the English

a)

relied more on coerced labor from Native Americans

b)

adopted some of Native Americans’ more egalitarian views on the roles of women

c)

enjoyed relatively peaceful relations with Native Americans

d)

more often settled as families and rarely intermarried with Native Americans

46.

In 1735 the New York City trial of editor John Peter Zenger helped establish the principle that

a)

the government had the right to punish its critics in times of war

b)

an editor could not be punished for seditious libel if the editor’s words were accurate

c)

legislators had no right to interfere with freedom of the press

d)

a defendant was entitled to a trial by jury

47.

A major goal of the French in wanting to maintain control over the Ohio Valley was to

a)

prevent attacks by Native Americans on their forts and outposts

b)

eventually expand into Canada

c)

merge their landholdings from Canada to the Mississippi Valley

d)

exploit the lumber trade

48.

As a result of the French and Indian War,

a)

relations between the French and American colonists improved dramatically.

b)

France was able to hold on to Canada but lost the rest of its North American empire.

c)

the Americans and British developed a mutual respect for each other's military abilities

d)

Britain felt it necessary to abandon the practice of salutary neglect

49.

Conservative delegates to the First Continental Congress

a)

sought immediate independence from British control.

b)

favored using violence and intimidation to convince the British to grant the Americans their independence.

c)

argued for a middle course between self-government and the tyranny of the status quo.

d)

argued that the colonies had no legal right to representation.

50.

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

51.

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.

52.
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. 
53.
What was the outcome of Pickney's Treaty?
a)
Canada and the US agreed to a mutual disarmament
b)
The United States could now trade at New Orleans 
c)
British left the forts in the Northwest
d)
Native Americans were banned from the Midwest
54.
What was not part of Hamilton's Financial Plan?
a)
Established the National Bank
b)
Put the capital in Washington DC
c)
Levying of excise taxes and tariffs
d)
Assumption of state debts
55.
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
56.
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
57.
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
58.
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
59.
The Stamp Act Congress was significant because it-
a)
demonstrated the colonists were loyal to England
b)
Repealed the Stamp Act
c)
Led directly to the 1st Continental Congress
d)
Marked an important step toward the unity of the colonies 
60.
Election of 1800 illustrated what?
a)
The Constitution needed to be reformed
b)
US could peacefully transfer power from political parties 
c)
There was NO need for a two party system
d)
Washington was no longer a hero
61.
 Alexander Hamilton believe in a-
a)
Loose interpretation of the Constitution 
b)
Strict interpretation of the Constitution
62.
Disagreements between Hamilton and Jefferson led to what? 
a)
first American Political Parties
b)
Supreme Court
c)
 Bicameral legislature
d)
Cabinet
63.
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
64.
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
65.

Five of the thirteen states voted for ratification of the Constitution only after

a)

slavery was allowed to continue without federal interference

b)

they were assured that a Bill of Rights would be added shortly after ratification

c)

they were assured that the Supreme Court would have the power of judicial review

d)

the other states threatened to organize the government without them

66.

Which of the following contributed most to the American Victory in the Revolution?

a)

French military and financial assistance

b)

The failure of Loyalists to participate in military action

c)

The British failure to capture Philadelphia

d)

A major American military victory at Valley Forge

67.

By the time of the American Revolution, most patriots had come to believe that, in republican government, sovereignty was located in

a)

factions

b)

state governments

c)

a centralized government

d)

the people

68.

Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense attacked which of the following?

a)

France for its failure to support the colonial war effort

b)

Politicians who believed a small island could not effectively rule a distant continent

c)

The authors of the Declaration of Independence

d)

The king of England and the principle of monarchy

69.

Which statement is true of the United States Constitution?

a)

The Constitution’s checks and balances helped establish a stable government.

b)

The Constitution established a unicameral legislature.

c)

Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Constitution.

d)

The Constitution cannot be amended.

70.

France decided to aid the North American colonies in their war for independence primarily because France

a)

was working to establish democratic rule in European countries

b)

saw the war as an opportunity to end the international slave trade

c)

wanted to weaken the British empire

d)

was allied with Spain, which had already joined the colonists’ cause

71.
The Battle of Fallen Timbers led to the end of resistance of Native American tribes in the Northwest and the _________________.
a)
Treaty of Paris 1783
b)
Jay's Treaty
c)
Treaty of Greenville
d)
Treaty of Tecumseh 
72.
The American colonists objected to the policies imposed by Parliament after the French and Indian War for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
a)
the new restrictions would hinder New England trade
b)
their rights as Englishmen were being violated
c)
they resented quartering British troops now that the French threat was removed
d)
they believed they should be represented in Parliament if they were subjected to mercantilist restrictions
73.
According to the theory of virtual representation
a)
colonists were represented in Parliament by virtue of their British citizenship
b)
slaves were represented in Congress by virtue of the fact that their owners were voters
c)
paper money has value by virtue of the fact that it is backed by the full faith and credit of the government
d)
the best interests of criminal defendants are represented by their attorneys
74.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government had which of the following powers?
I. The power to collect taxes
II. The power to negotiate treaties
III. The power to supersede state law
a)
I only
b)
II only
c)
I and III only
d)
I, II, and III
75.
All of the following were immediate social or economic consequences of the American Revolution EXCEPT
a)
increased opportunities for land settlement in the West
b)
reform of primogeniture inheritance laws
c)
expanded rights for women to hold property
d)
the opening of many areas of trade and manufacture
76.

Which battle began the American Revolution featuring the "shot heard 'round the world"

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Yorktown

c)

Saratoga

d)

Lexington & Concord

77.

Which enlightenment thinker had the largest influence on the writings of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Jonathan Henderson

b)

John Locke

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

Daniel Shay

78.

The central point of Thomas Paine's Common Sense was that it...

a)

suggested economic reforms for the colonies.

b)

suggested a plan of reconciliation with Britain.

c)

outlined a logical approach to protesting against Parliament.

d)

pointed out the absurdity of continued loyalty to King George III.

79.

What was the Second Continental Congress seeking when the "Olive Branch Petition" was sent to King George III in 1775?

a)

agricultural assistance and protection from Indian attacks

b)

the overthrow of English government for ideological reasons

c)

to explain why it was necessary to dissolve their political connections

d)

to try to assure the King that the Colonists were not wanting independence

80.

The phrase in the Declaration of Independence stating "that governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed" illustrates the principle of

a)

federalism.

b)

judicial review.

c)

equality before the law.

d)

the Social Contract theory.

81.

The assistance of the French was given to the American Continental Army after which battle in the Revolutionary War?

a)

Cowpens

b)

New York

c)

Saratoga

d)

Yorktown

82.

The Treaty of Paris of 1783

a)

ended French colonial holdings in North America.

b)

eventually became a major cause of the Mexican War.

c)

granted the United States independence from England.

d)

ensured Loyalists would not be compensated for their lands.

83.

This image would be MOST useful when preparing a report about which of these topics?

a)

The U.S. Constitution

b)

The Homestead Act of 1862

c)

The Land Ordinance of 1785

d)

The Articles of Confederation

84.

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 is significant because it

a)

guaranteed universal suffrage.

b)

gave free land to all settlers.

c)

balanced the number of free and slave states in the Union.

d)

included provisions for territorial growth and the admission of new states.

85.

The Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise both dealt with

a)

the admission of new western states.

b)

the territorial expansion of slavery.

c)

the regulation of interstate commerce.

d)

the representation of states in Congress.