apush unit 3 test

The ratification of the United States Constitution despite the "resistance" described in the excerpt is best understood in the context of which of the following developments?

The agreement by some state delegates to pursue a Bill of Rights

Which of the following was the American colonists' immediate response to the attempts of the British Parliament to enforce the claims made in the excerpt?

They initiated boycotts of imported British goods.

By the 1790s the ideas of the Anti-Federalists contributed most directly to the

resistance of western farmers to federal oversight

The views expressed in the excerpt contributed most directly to

the addition of the Bill of Rights shortly after the Constitution was adopted

Which of the following most directly contributed to the debates described in the excerpt?

Shays' Rebellion

Which of the following pieces of evidence could best be used to challenge the assertion in the excerpt that British attacks on the colonists had been "unprovoked"?

A series of popular boycotts, mob protests, and violence against royal officials

Which of the following historical situations most directly shaped Paine's argument that Britain's policies were economically harming its colonies?

Continued enforcement of mercantilism

Which of the following developments best reflects an attempt to address the "elite . . . misrule" described in the second paragraph of the excerpt?

Guaranteeing the essential rights of citizens in the Constitution

To which of the following was Dickinson responding in his letters?

Increased taxation and imperial oversight following the Seven Years' War

Which of the following contributed to the outbreak of the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War) in North America?

Intensified competition between France and Britain over colonies

Which of the following would have been most likely to agree with the sentiments expressed in the excerpt?

Merchants in New England

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

Paine's argument "that the same tyranny which drove the first emigrants from home, pursues their descendants still" was most likely in reference to which of the following situations?

The belief among colonists that they had earned a right to greater liberty from Britain

The relationship established between the federal government and the states under the United States Constitution was a long-term response to which of the following earlier developments?

The claims of parliamentary authority over colonial legislatures

Paine's argument best provides evidence for which of the following developments resulting from the American Revolution?

The emergence of a unique American national identity separate from that of Europe

Which of the following factors most directly contradicted Adams' theory about the Revolution?

The existence of considerable Loyalist opposition to the Patriot cause

The Anti-Federalists' view of government power during the 1780s, as described in the excerpt, is best reflected by which of the following?

The existence of many state constitutions that limited executive authority

Which of the following factors contributed most directly to the views expressed in the excerpt?

The fear of excessive centralized authority

In which of the following ways did slavery change in the late 1700s?

The ideals of the American Revolution prompted some individuals and groups to call for the abolition of slavery.

Which of the following contributed most directly to the enactment of the law in the excerpt?

The increasing divergence between colonial and British culture in the 1700s

Which of the following most immediately built on the ideas expressed in the excerpt?

The publication of the pamphlet Common Sense

The ideas expressed in the excerpt best reflect which of the following historical processes?

The transmission of Enlightenment ideals across the Atlantic

During the constitutional ratification process, Anti-Federalists' concerns, as described in the excerpt, were most directly addressed by an agreement to

adopt the Bill of Rights

The opinion expressed in the excerpt would most likely have been held by

an Anti-Federalist

The British Crown's response to actions like those in the excerpt was to

declare the American colonies to be in open rebellion

The issuing of the declaration in the excerpt best serves as evidence of the

efforts of colonists to protect their rights as English subjects

Britain attempted to pay for the debt resulting from the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War) by

increasing taxes on goods bought and sold in the colonies

One piece of evidence Bouton uses to support his argument about why some United States political leaders sought to replace the Articles of Confederation in 1787 was that they

opposed the economic policies that some state legislatures pursued

multiple choice #31

part a · First Great Awakening (or Great Awakening) about religion, personal revelation and need for salvation, revivalism, pietism, emphasis on emotion, enthusiasm, and zealousness · Enlightenment about rationalism, science, philosophy, democratic ideas, deism, and the secularization of society · Great Awakening stressed emotion as way to understand the world and the individual's place in it, while the Enlightenment stressed use of reason part b b) One specific historical similarity between the two events was that they both were very much committed to making sure everyone was able to experience an education as well as read and write, and lastly a strong government to live with. part c · Great Awakening contributed to challenges to authority through emphasis on individual; many churches split into New Lights and Old Lights; new denominations formed · Enlightenment caused a questioning of authority and concepts of natural rights reinforced idea of human ability to govern themselves; contributed to intellectual origins of American Revolution, particularly evident in documents such as Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence; contributed to the rise of universities

multiple choice #32

part a · Efforts by the British government to exert more control over its North American colonies, dating back to the end of the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War) in 1763, provoked colonial resistance. · The Second Continental Congress was convened after Britain did not respond to initiatives by the colonies to resolve their differences with Britain, leading Congress to act as a united colonial government in Philadelphia. · The outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, at the battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775, eventually led to efforts by Patriots to declare the Thirteen Colonies independent. part b · The Declaration justified the separation of the United States from Great Britain. · The Declaration sought to build support for colonial independence among British Americans by listing grievances against King George III. · The Declaration made a case among other nations for United States independence and thereby potentially gained their recognition and support. part c · Great Britain—particularly the king—had carried out a long list of injuries against the colonies. · The British king refused to pass needed laws. · The British king required colonists to give up their rights to representation. · The British king disbanded local representative assemblies. · The British king kept standing armies in American colonies (as with the occupation of Boston).

Based on the excerpt, the most likely purpose of Dickinson's letters was to

use Enlightenment rhetoric to encourage American autonomy