American History - Unit 2 Test

The Intolerable Acts were passed to: prevent a war punish Boston increase trade prevent a treaty between the colonists and the French

punish Boston

According to the Land Ordinance of 1787, when could a territory be admitted to the Union? when a set amount of acres of land were under cultivation when a state constitution had been written when all citizens began to pay federal taxes when its population was large enough

when its population was large enough

allowed British to search colonists' homes

writs of assistance

opposed Constitution

Anti-Federalists

British commander at Vincennes

Colonel Hamilton

Thomas Paine wrote: theFederalist Papers the Constitution Common Sense the Declaration of Independence

Common Sense

surrendered at Yorktown

Cornwallis

allowed Parliament to pass any laws

Declaratory Law

Under the system of checks and balances, the Supreme Court can check the President by vetoing legislation. True False

False

favored Constitution

Federalists

stated that ships had to be English

First Navigation Act

Why was the American victory in the Battle of Saratoga a turning point in the Revolutionary War? It convinced Great Britain to negotiate for peace. It convinced many Loyalists to join the American cause. It dashed any hopes the British had of isolating New England from the rest of the colonies. It forced Great Britain to end its occupation of Philadelphia.

It dashed any hopes the British had of isolating New England from the rest of the colonies.

During the post-Revolutionary period, most of the states passed laws forbidding the further importation of slaves. True False

True

England began to tax the colonies heavily to help pay for the French and Indian War. True False

True

Which was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? No national court system was established. Congress had no power to control trade. National government was given too much power. Congress lacked the power to tax.

National government was given too much power.

Congress adopted the: -Olive Branch Petition, asking Parliament not to break from the colonies until a compromise could be worked out -Virginia Plan, begging Parliament not to break from the colonies until a compromise could be worked out -Treaty of Paris, begging Parliament not to break from the colonies until a compromise could be worked out -Committees of Correspondence, asking Parliament not to break from the colonies until a compromise could be worked out

Olive Branch Petition, asking Parliament not to break from the colonies until a compromise could be worked out

Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising of western farmers who were enraged over economic discontent and heavy taxation. True False

True

prohibited settlers from moving west

Proclamation Act of 1763

The last state to ratify the Constitution was: Rhode Island Georgia Connecticut New Hampshire

Rhode Island

The Committees of Correspondence were organized by: Samuel Adams James Otis Patrick Henry Paul Revere

Samuel Adams

The Federalist Papers of 1787 and 1788 were a series of newspaper articles written by Hamilton, Madison, and Jay in support of the Constitution. True False

True

The Declaration of Independence was drawn up by: Benjamin Franklin Thomas Jefferson James Madison

Thomas Jefferson

Another name for a Loyalist was: Patriot Hessian Tory Whig

Tory

result of Stamp Act

Virginia resolves

established Fort Necessity

Washington

Passage of the Townshend Acts caused the colonists to: revolt urge Congress to veto the Act boycott English goods go on a hunger strike

boycott English goods

Strengths of the Continental army included: fighting for a common cause intense training the quality and quantity of equipment making use of British mistakes

fighting for a common cause making use of British mistakes

One weakness of the British army was fighting on _________.

foreign soil

Congress didn't provide the army with enough equipment because: it didn't want a war it wanted foreign countries to give aid a soldier's life is expected to be hard it didn't have enough money

it didn't have enough money

What government branch consists of the House of Representatives and the Senate? legislative executive judicial presidential

legislative

Weaknesses of the Continental army were: lack of purpose little organization lack of equipment untrained soldiers

little organization lack of equipment untrained soldiers

Which man did General Washington make the chief inspector of the colonial troops? Lafayette von Steuben Greene Campbell

von Steuben