APUSH Road to Revolution
The roots of Shays' Rebellion can be found in the ideas and responses of which colonial city?
Boston
This excerpt is referring to which of the following principles of government as expressed in the U.S. Constitution of 1787?
Checks and balances.
A historian would most likely use this source to illustrate which of the following?
In spite of repeated violence and claimed violations of natural rights, colonists wanted to remain a part of the British empire.
Which of the following documents represents the earliest challenge to the relegation of women to the domestic sphere encouraged by "Republican Motherhood?"
"The Feminine Mystique" by Betty Friedan.
Which of the following would best support the author's assertion regarding the relationship between people and government?
A civil society is formed when people leave the state of nature and choose to form a government.
The tavern in the picture would serve all of the following purposes during the Revolutionary period EXCEPT?
A place to exchange slaves.
Along with greater equality for women, the American Revolution also sparked increased attempts to accomplish which of the following?
Abolish slavery across the new United States.
Which of the following American politician would have MOST agreed with the statement that "men were greedy, corrupt, and self-interested"?
Alexander Hamilton.
Which of the following was the MOST direct, proximate effect of the Seven Years' War?
Boycotts related to the Stamp Act.
British frustration with the American colonies during the French and Indian War cited all of the following factors EXCEPT.
British officers were often forced to serve in subordinate roles to their colonial counterparts.
The Albany Plan of Union of 1754 was unique for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
Colonists viewed the Albany deliberations as the first step towards independence from the British.
The excerpt above from John Locke has the most in common with which of the following documents?
Declaration of Independence.
Which of the following would MOST agree with Jefferson's quote?
John Brown.
Which of the following documents does NOT express similar ideas as Rev. Mayhew's sermon?
Jonathan Edward's "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God".
Based on the principles stressed in the passage, which of the following colonial institutions would Hamilton MOST value?
Locally elected colonial assemblies.
Which of the following most accurately captures the colonists' response to the Proclamation of 1763?
Many colonists ignored the proclamation and migrated West.
Based on the changing attitude evinced by these two journal entries, which of the following is the most accurate statement?
Prior to the Seven Years' War, the British government had allowed the Colonies in North America some social and political autonomy.
Colonist feelings after the French and Indian War were most similar to which other group and respective time period?
Supporters of 54∘∘ 40' or Fight! in the 1840s.
The saga of Pontiac's Rebellion resembles most closely the struggle carried out by
Tecumseh and the Shawnee.
The opinions expressed in this letter by Abigail Adams MOST clearly reflect the ideas of which of the following?
The Enlightenment.
What event from the 20th century is most similar to the events described in the excerpt?
The French defeat at the battle of Dien Bien Phu.
Contrary to the private role expected of women in the excerpt, which of the following colonial-era communities encouraged women to have an active, public role?
The Iroquois Confederacy.
What U.S. foreign policy action was most directly influenced by the events from the excerpt?
The Louisiana Purchase.
Which of the following caused the need for the image above?
The Native American influence in the region and the war.
Which act of Parliament confirmed colonial suspicions about the Proclamation Act of 1763 and increased anger towards the British government?
The Quebec Act, 1774
Which of the following exemplifies Jefferson's reasoning in this letter?
The creation of the Constitution.
Which of the following was a direct result of these proposed constitutional amendments?
The nation never favored the amendments and the rejection led to the end of the Federalist party.
The concerns expressed in the excerpt above were in direct response to the
a new tax on the colonies by Parliament, in an attempt to raise revenue for the crown.
During the same year this letter was written, all of the following forms of resistance had occurred EXCEPT
citizen attacks on British soldiers.
The most primary cause of British policies that increased taxes in the 1760s was
the need to pay off debt from the French and Indian (Seven Years) War.
The fond sentiments expressed by Chief Pontiac of the Ottawa tribe toward the French were undoubtedly influenced by all of the following behaviors EXCEPT
The French brought Catholic missionary priests, "The Black Robes," to convert the tribes to Christianity.
Colonist support of the French and Indian (Seven Years) War was most likely the result of which of the following?
A desire to control the Ohio River Valley, allowing westward expansion.
Given the following outcomes of the French and Indian War, which one most closely triggered events leading to an American Revolution?
British war debts forced a reassessment of the Salutary Neglect policy.
The principles articulated in the passage demonstrate the influence of which of the following?
Enlightenment ideology.
Which of the following historical developments BEST demonstrates the relationship between religion and politics depicted in this excerpt?
Evangelicals forming groups such as the Moral Majority in the late 1970s.
Increased awareness of inequalities in society during the Revolutionary period led to calls for which of the following?
Greater political democracy.
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the "Republican Mother" ideal?
Ideas from the First Great Awakening.
The event described in the image was a response to which of the following events or actions?
Increase of the unwelcome presence of British soldiers in Boston.
Which of the following was emphasized by many American thinkers due to the influence of the Enlightenment?
Individual talent.
Federalists intended these proposed amendments to serve which of the following purposes?
Reduce the power of the Southern and Western states.
This passage would BEST support which of the following statements?
Religion was used to justify liberal political beliefs in Colonial America.
Which of the following developments for women occurred as a result of the American Revolution?
Republican Motherhood.
Which of the following would be the best example of the ideas expressed in the excerpt?
Senate confirmation of new Supreme Court justices that have been nominated by the President.
The ideas contained in the Albany Plan of Union would be repackaged later on in which of the following documents?
The Articles of Confederation, 1781.
The Olive Branch Petition was written following
The Battle of Bunker Hill.
Which of the following groups would MOST LIKELY have supported the point of view expressed in the image above?
The Sons and Daughters of Liberty.
Which of the following events is similar to the kind of protest exhibited by the Stamp Act Congress?
The South Carolina Exposition and Protest.
Which of the following events had a similar motive as the event Jefferson refers to above?
The Whiskey Rebellion.
Which of the following BEST supports the conclusion that this image represents a turning point in American history?
The desire of many colonists to assert ideals of self-government increased after the end of salutary neglect and renewed British imperial control.
Which of the following from the period between 1783 and 1815 is the BEST example of the paradox that Kammen is describing?
The difference between the governmental responses to Shay's Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion.
Which of the following would the woman in the image MOST LIKELY have used to fulfill her responsibilities as a Republican Mother?
The ideals of Federalist Paper #51.
Which of the following best represents continuity in the 20th century of the ideas expressed in the excerpt?
The impeachment process of President Bill Clinton.
Which of the following is the BEST example of an attempt to set 'effective limits upon governmental authority'?
The majority opinion in United States v. Nixon (1974).
The change in the British government's policy of Salutary Neglect after 1763 was most likely the result of which of the following?
The need to pay off debts accumulated in the French and Indian War.
New complaints of colonists directed towards the Townshend Acts were most likely the result of which of the following?
The revenue from the Townshend Acts was being used to pay British Royal Governors, taking that authority and power away from the colonial assemblies.
Which of the following aspects of the future U.S. Constitution most clearly represents an abuse of the principles Hamilton emphasizes in the essay?
The three-fifths clause.
Which of the following is the BEST description of the picture?
This image called on women to teach Republican values within the family.
What was the short term effect of the King's rejection of the Olive Branch petition?
Thomas Paine's attempt to convince colonists of the necessity of independence with his pamphlet Common Sense.
The proximate cause of the French and Indian War 1754-1763 was
a dispute over control of the Ohio River Valley.
The cartoon above was published in 1754 specifically to
advocate colonial cooperation with Great Britain to defeat the French and Indians in North America.
The Olive Branch Petition was an attempt to
assert the rights of colonists while remaining loyal to the crown.
All of the following had similar effects on colonial sentiment as the image EXCEPT
the Proclamation of 1763.
The author of the article could best be characterized as
wanting to use diplomacy to solve the taxation dispute.
Using your knowledge of U.S. history, which of the following BEST represents the most emphatic change in the colonial relationship with Great Britain following the period of this image?
Colonial leaders begin calling for resistance to Britain on the basis of the expected rights of British subjects.
Which of the following pieces of evidence would reinforce the argument that a woman's role was in the private sphere?
Consumer advertisements from the 1950s.
Which of the following BEST represents the conclusion of the Albany Plan?
Continuity
The ideas expressed in this excerpt are most similar to the ideas of which U.S. document?
The Declaration of Independence.
The ideas in the passage were later echoed MOST directly in which of the following documents?
The Declaration of Independence.
The point of view of this excerpt is most likely a response which of the following?
The Townshend Acts.
Which of the following best accounts for colonists' changing attitudes (portrayed in the above journal entries) toward the British Army?
The tendency of British citizens to think of the colonists as beneath them and treat them accordingly.
Which of the following was a central cause of the formation of the Hartford Convention?
The war with Great Britain in 1812 and attempts to avoid this war decimated the economy of New England.
Which of the following held similar views with Adams regarding laws and representation?
Thomas Paine.
This image would have been used for which of the following purposes?
To provoke the anger of the citizens after the end of salutary neglect.
What 18th century political/military leader would be most supportive of the ideas expressed in the excerpt?
Toussaint L'Ouverture.
The situation depicted in the map above was most likely the result of which of the following?
Violent uprising by Native Americans in the Ohio River Valley.
The ideas expressed in the excerpt above most directly challenge the British notion of
Virtual Representation.
Of the following British actions in the Ohio River Valley, which was the greatest threat to Native tribes?
When English colonial settlers moved into a territory, they marked it off in grids, cleared it, cultivated it, and disrupted Native hunting patterns.
