APUSH Unit 3. Pt. 1 Test

The argument between Great Britain and its American colonies during the 1760's and 1770's over "virtual representation" concerned:

Parliament's ability to reflect colonial interests

The key concern that Galloway's plan was designed to address was the:

lack of American representation in the British Parliament

Who is the author of this document?

Thomas Jefferson

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

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"?

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

The excerpt most strongly suggests that in 1774 which of the following was correct?

some members of the First Continental Congress sought a compromise between submission to British authority and independence

The Declaration of independence most directly drew inspiration from:

the Enlightenment

What was the significance of the battle of Saratoga during the American Revolution?

the French chose to enter into the war on the side of the Americans

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

the existence of considerable Loyalist opposition to the Patriot cause

Which of the following was the most significant consequence of the French and Indian War?

the financial costs of the war forced the British to change their views on their colonies

Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense attacked which of the following?

the king of England and the principle of monarchy

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

the people

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

the publication of the pamphlet Common Sense

The sons of Liberty initiated the Boston Tea Party in direct response to:

British efforts to protect the East India Company from bankruptcy through the Tea Act

The Declaration of Independence did all of the following EXCEPT:

call for the abolition of the slave trade

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

declare the American colonies to be in open rebellion

During the War for Independence, the principal reason the American government sought diplomatic recognition from foreign powers was to:

facilitate the purchase of arms and borrowing of money from other nations

The Proclamation of 1763 did which of the following?

forbade colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains

Women mainly participated in the Revolution by:

helping the success of the boycotts by making handmade alternatives to British goods

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

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