APUSH RETAKE UNIT 2

Loyalists were lest numerous in

New England

As the War for Independence began, Britain had the advantage of

Overwhelming national wealth and naval power

Colonists objected to the Stamp Act because

Parliament passed the tax, not the colonists

A major strength of the Articles of Confederation was its

Presentation of the ideal of a united nation

Under the mercantilists system, the British government reserved the right to do all of the following regarding the American colonies EXCEPT

Prevent the colonies from developing militias

The Land-Ordiance of 1785 provided for all of the following EXCEPT

Prohibiting slavery

The principal motivation for drafting the Bill of Rights was the desire to

Protect rights not specified in the Constitution

In colonial elections

The right to vote was reserved for property holders

The Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention worked out an acceptable scheme for ?

Apportioning congressional representation

In the period 1688 to 1763, which of the following was a consequence of Europe's wars for empire ?

Armed struggles spread to North America

The Battle of Saratoga was a key victory for the Americans because it

Brought the colonists much-needed aid and a formal alliance with France

The Declaration of Independence did all the following EXCEPT

Call for the abolition of slave trade

Thomas Paine's pamphlet, Common Sense

Called for American independence and the creation of a democratic republic

In a republic, power

Comes from the people themselves

Change in colonial policy by the British government that helped precipitate the American Revolution involved

Compelling the American colonists to shoulder some of the financial costs of the empire

In 1775, the _____ churches were the only two establishes ( tax-supported ) churches in colonial America

Congregational and Anglican

The first Navigation Laws were designed to

Eliminate Dutch shippers from the American carrying trade

The Articles of Confederation left Congress unable to

Enforce a tax-collection program

One purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to

Explain to the rest of the world why the colonies had revolted

In 1787-1789, which of the following groups was most likely to oppose ratification of the Constitution ?

Farmers in isolated areas

As a result of Parliament's rejection of the petitions of the Continental Congress

Fighting and bloodshed took place, and war began

America's first entangling alliance was with

France

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

French military and financial assistance

Which of the following beliefs was central to eighteenth-century Deism ?

God created a universe governed by natural law

The South held about ___ percent of the slaves in the thirteen colonies of North America

90

( Refer to the map ) The British issue of the proclamation of 1763, as depicted in the map, sought to prevent colonial expansion west of that point. What motivated the British to make sure of this assertion ?

A desire to consolidate imperial control and limit further conflict with Native Americans

The economic theory of mercantilism would be consistent with which of the following statements ?

A government should seek to direct the economy so as to maximize exports

( Refer to the following excerpt ) Which of the following developments most significantly affected colonial reaction to laws such as the one excerpted in this passage ?

A history of self-government together with ideas of liberty gleaned from the Enlightenment

The financial means for England's first permanent colonization in America were provided by

A joint-stock company

The GREATEST achievement of the government under the Articles of Confederation was its establishment of

A system for orderly settlement of the West

In 1775, the Second Continental Congress

Adopted the "Olive Branch Petition" declaring Colonial loyalty to the Crown

Which of the following states the principle of "Virtual representation," as it was argued during the eighteenth century ?

All English subjects, including those who are not allowed to vote, are represented in Parliament

The federalists believe that the sovereignty of the people resided in which branch of the central government ?

All of these

In the wake of the Proclamation of 1763

American colonists moved west, defying the Proclamation

The Stamp Act crisis was important in the coming of the American Revolution for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

American patriots realized that British inflexibility made revolution virtually inevitable

Which of the following best describes the First Great Awakening ?

An eighteenth-century revival that was characterized by "fire and brimstone" sermons

As originally ratified, the United States Constitution provided for

An electoral college

The large-state plan, put forward in the Constitutional Convention

Based representation in the House and Senate on population

As a result of the Seven Years' War, Great Britain

Became the dominant power in North America

Under mercantilist doctrine, the American colonies were expected to do all of the following EXCEPT

Become economically self-sufficient as soon as possible

All of the following were characteristics of the original thirteen colonies EXCEPT

Belief they were a single people with a common destiny, who ought to break from Britain

Who was the American diplomat that negotiated the Model Treaty with France ?

Benjamin Franklin

During a generation of peace following the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht, Britain provided its American colonies with

Decades of salutary neglect

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was a significant achievement because it

Defined the process by which territories could become states

All of the following are achievement of Benjamin Franklin EXCEPT

Influential poetry

Which of the following was true of the First Great Awakening ?

It resulted in divisions within both the Congregational and the Presbyterian churches

Which of the following was true of the Continental Congress in its drafting of the Articles of Confederation ?

It was cautious about giving the new government powers it had just denied Parliament

Which Enlightenment philosopher advocated the overthrow of any government that abused the rights of its subjects ?

John Locke

The First Great Awakening was associated with

Jonathan Edwards

The immediate purpose of the Albany Congress of 1754 was to

Keep the Iroquois tribes loyal to the British

The Sugar Act of 1764 represented a major shift in British policy toward the colonies in that, for the first time, the British

Levied taxes aimed at raising revenue rather than regulating trade

A major weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that they

Made it too difficult for the government to raise money through taxes and duties

As the War for Independence began, the COLONIES had the advantage of

Many outstanding civilian and military leaders

( Refer to the following excerpt ) Which of the following concepts is best represented by the content of the act in the passage above ?

Mercantilism

The primary purpose of the Stamp Act was to

Raise revenues to support British troops stationed in America

Colonial schools and colleges placed their main emphasis on

Religion

As a means of ensuring that legislators stay in touch with the mood of the people, state constitutions

Required the annual election of legislators

The success of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 hinged on compromises over which of the following issues ?

Slavery and representation in Congress

By the 1770s, which of the following issues helped bring about a crisis of imperial authority ?

Taxation, self-rule, and trade restrictions

The Seven Years' War was also known in America as

The French and Indian War

What political document, created in early colonial history, included the Enlightenment ideals of shared decision making and the consent of the governed ?

The Mayflower compact

For those Africans who were sold into slavery, the Middle Passage can be best described as

The gruesome ocean voyage to America

Which of the following acts of the British government in the period preceding the Revolutionary War provoked the most outraged among the Colonists ?

The passage of the Boston Port Act

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

The people

When Thomas Jefferson said in 1801, "We are all republic-we are federalists," he meant that

The principles of American government were above party politics

The most NOTABLE achievement of the United States under the Articles of Confederation was

The provision for land sales in the Northwest that would benefit the entire nation

During the Revolutionary War, the revolutionary cause was bolstered by all of the following EXCEPT

The strength of colonial currency

The Proclamation of 1763 was designed mainly to

Work out a fair settlement of the Indian problem

The North American colonies took advantage of Great Britain's policy of salutary neglect to

Work out trade arrangements to acquire needed products from other countries

All of the following were manifestations theory EXCEPT

Virtual representation

Before 1763, the Navigation Laws

Were only loosely enforced in the American colonies

The major issue that delayed ratification of the Articles of Confederation concerned

Western lands

Which of the following is NOT true of English families in mid-eighteenth century America ?

Women, while subservient to their husbands, set the moral standards by which children were raised and decided how the children would be educated and trained