History 101 CH. 4-7 Exam

Congressional opposition to Madison's call for a war against the British in 1812 came primarily from the __________ states.

New England

Loyalist numbers were fewest in __________ , and concentrated around New York City.

New England

Benjamin Franklin's popular work, __________ , next to the Bible, was the most widely read book in the colonies, containing quips, adages, and homespun philosophy.

Poor Richard's Almanack

The Confederation Congress passed two __________ ordinances in the 1780s.

land

At the urging of President Madison, Congress passed America's first __________ : a set of duties on imported goods designed to protect American manufacturing.

protective tariff

Even in the North which group was a regular part of commerce linking North American, Africa, and Europe?

slaves and indentured servants

The power of the colonial press was tested in 1733 by the __________ case.

Zenger

Religious life in the colonies was marked by

a scarcity of trained ministers.

Cities contained only 5 percent of the colonial population. A. True B. False

A. True

In the 1750s, the concept that slavery violated the Enlightenment's emphasis on human equality began to grow. A. True B. False

A. True

Methodists and Baptists were particularly energized by the Second Great Awakening. A. True B. False

A. True

The Seven Years' War proved to be one of the most significant wars fought in the New World. A. True B. False

A. True

Free black women in early American cities worked as: A. domestics. B. dock workers. C. farm hands. D. nurses.

A. domestics.

As a result of extensive contact with European colonizers during the early eighteenth century, Native American tribes of the interior________________________________________________________________________. A. held onto many of their cultural traditions. B. adopted the white man's culture and religion. C. benefited from commercial trade and development. D. abandoned hunting for subsistence agriculture.

A. held onto many of their cultural traditions.

State war debts at the start of Washington's presidency totaled ____________________. A. over 21 million. B. less than 10 million. C. over 100 million. D. more than 50 million.

A. over 21 million.

Passage of the Declaratory Act by Parliament asserted Parliament's power to enact laws for the colonies in "all cases whatsoever." A. politicized the American resistance movement. B. demonstrated British desire to reach a compromise solution with C. the colonies on matters of taxation. D. resolved the problems that had created the Stamp Act crisis.

A. politicized the American resistance movement.

Who replaced Thomas Hutchinson as governor of Massachusetts in 1774? A. General George Washington B. General Thomas Gage C. Benjamin Franklin D. King George III

B. General Thomas Gage

In 1718 in North America, France settled ________________________________________. A. St. Augustine. B. New Orleans. C. Charleston. D. Canada.

B. New Orleans

Iroquois in New York dealt with missionaries known as: A. witch doctors. B. Quakers. C. Eastern Orthodox monks. D. the Sultan of Brunei.

B. Quakers.

Approximately 2,500 American troops died in the Revolutionary War. A. True B. False

B. False

George Grenville's program to raise revenue proposed that all imperial debts be paid by the American colonists. A. True B. False

B. False

Native Americans who fought for American independence gained great benefits from their efforts. A. True B. False

B. False

Robert Fulton invented the railroad locomotive. A. True B. False

B. False

The number of newspapers steadily decreased over time in the early United States. A. True B. False

B. False

The population of the colonies had surpassed one million people by 1750, most of whom had spread deep into the interior beyond the Appalachian Mountains. A. True B. False

B. False

The spiritual motives of the Spanish missionaries resulted in a greater appreciation and respect for tribal peoples than in other North American colonial empires. A. True B. False

B. False

Very few American soldiers were immigrants. A. True B. False

B. False

The Virginia Plan, which formed the basis of the new constitution, was primarily the work of: A. Thomas Jefferson. B. Alexander Hamilton. C. James Madison. D. George Washington.

C. James Madison

In 1808, the Cherokee adopted a legal code combining Indian and ______________________. A. Spanish law. B. British law. C. U.S. law. D. French.

C. U.S. law.

Which of the following were problems experienced by the Continental army? A. an overabundance of troops B. high morale C. inadequate supplies D. high salaries for enlisted men.

C. inadequate supplies

Which of the following provisions was NOT a part of George Grenville's program to raise colonial revenue? A. stamp duties on various colonial documents and products B. prohibition of colonial currency C. increased taxes on imported French molasses D. an expanded list of enumerated commodities

C. increased taxes on imported French molasses.

Between 1759 and 1761, the __________ tribe fought against the British in North America.

Cherokee

Economic policy under President Washington was largely carried out by: A. George Mason. B. Thomas Jefferson. C. John Jay. D. Alexander Hamilton.

D. Alexander Hamilton

Americans feared that in a republic, A. the government would succumb to factions. B. the people could not be counted on to act selflessly. C. individual liberty would not be balanced by political order. D. All of these answers are correct.

D. All of these answers are correct.

Britain established its military headquarters in New York City in 1776 because of the city's: A. access to food supplies. B. central location. C. central location. D. All of these answers are correct.

D. All of these answers are correct.

Which of the following tribes controlled the southern interior? A. Cherokee B. Creek C. Choctaw D. All of these answers are correct.

D. All of these answers are correct.

All of the following were true about slave marriages and family life EXCEPT: A. Slave marriages were rarely secure. B. One spouse was often sold, resulting in the breakup of the marriage. C. Few slaves experienced stable family lives. D. Black women's constant labor made them less equal to men than was the case of women in white society.

D. Black women's constant labor made them less equal to men than was the case of women in white society.

Initially in the Revolutionary War, the French concentrated their fleet near: A. Canada. B. California. C. the West Coast of Mexico D. the West Indies.

D. West Indies

Discussions at the First Continental Congress were LEAST concerned with A. overcoming sectional hostilities and jealousies. B. determining a colonial plan of resistance. C. defining and justifying American grievances against England. D. preparing financially and militarily for war.

D. preparing financially and militarily for war.

France, Austria, and __________ fought against Great Britain and Prussia during the French and Indian War.

Spain