history 101

Loyalists maintained strong support in many areas of the American colonies. In which of the following areas was their support sparse?

Boston area

After Columbus's arrival in the West Indies, Spanish religion and Christian conversion were often used as a rationale to

justify the subjugation of American Indians.

Which of the following does King George hold primarily responsible for the American revolt?

The "traitorous views" of some colonial leaders

Which of the following statements characterizes the British relationship with Native Americans?

The British viewed Native American culture as a threat to colonization

What conclusion best supports the authors' views on the relationships between the Pequot and the Puritans?

The English Puritans had relatively hostile relationships with the Pequot.

The slave rebellions in South Carolina were instigated, in part, by missionaries from what Spanish territory?

Florida

In the race to control North America, who were England's primary competitos?

France and Spain

The tax the British placed on East Indian tea in 1773 caused the price of tea to do what?

Go up

Under mercantilism, British policies enforced in the colonies were intended to primarily benefit

British merchants and the British Crown.

Madison believed that a multiplicity of what would actually help government, not tear it apart?

All are correct

Thomas Jefferson said that he didn't turn to a book or a pamphlet when he wrote his draft of the Declaration of Independence, but it appears there were documents that were similar in nature. Which of the following were written before Jefferson's draft?

All of the above

How did disease impact the American Indian population after contact with Europeans?

American Indian populations experienced a catastrophic decline due to the introduction of European disease.

Which of the following groups would be most in favor of the establishment of the Bill of Rights as a part of the U.S. Constitution:

Anti-Federalist/Republicans

The sentiments expressed by Columbus in the excerpt above best support which future Spanish goal?

Attempting to change American Indians' beliefs and worldviews

Covenant theology included two separate compacts. What were they?

Humans and god; rulers and ruled

"Wherefore, security being the true design and end of government, it unanswerably follows that whatever form thereof appears most likely to ensure it to us, with the least expense and greatest benefit, is preferable to all others... Here too is the design and end of government, Freedom and Security. Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776 "[Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness." Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence, 1776 The excerpts were written in response to the

British government's attempt to assert greater control over the North American colonies

Which of the following is a 16th century idea that reflects the trade patterns in the map above?

Columbian Exchange

The American patriots succeeded in winning independence despite the overwhelming military and financial advantages of the British. Which of the reasons they succeeded is best illustrated by this document?

Ideological commitment

The Stamp Act was repealed in 1766, but something was passed concurrently that stated that Parliament retains vereignty in "all cases whatsoever." What was this act called?

Declaratory Act

The British Navigation Acts of the 17th century were aimed at trade competition from the

Dutch

"Be it enacted ... That after the five and twentieth day of March, 1698, no goods or merchandizes whatsoever shall be imported into, or exported out of, any colony or plantation to his Majesty, in Asia, Africa, or America ... in any ship or bottom, but what is or shall be of the built of England, Ireland, or the said colonies or plantations ... and navigated with the masters and three fourths of the mariners of the said places only ... under pain of forfeiture of ships and goods." - English Parliament, Navigation Act, 1696 The excerpt most directly reflects which of the following goals for England's North American colonies?

Integrating them into a coherent imperial structure based on mercantilism

Who was approached to possibly become king of the New England states during the turmoil surrounding Shays's (pellion?

King of Prussia

What is the real "calamity" that the authors are seeking to "prevent?"

Loss of individual rights

Which of the following groups or individual would have been most likely to agree with King George

Loyalists

Prior to the adoption of the Constitution, what event addressed Hall's main topic?

Northwest Ordinance 1787

The Mayflower Compact suggests that religious culture among British North American colonists was influenced by:

Puritan self-government religious congregation

Based on the passages above, which of the following statements is most accurate?

The French did not view Native American culture as a threat to colonization.

The above passage mentions a rebellion against the import or introduction of tea as a direct result of Great Britain's efforts to consolidate imperial control over North American markets to help alleviate their acquired debt from which of the following?

The Seven Years War

"The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God; [but] it is not true in fact. The people are turbulent and changing, they seldom judge or determine right.... Can a democratic assembly, who annually revolve in the mass of the people, be supposed steadily to pursue the public good? Nothing but a permanent body can check the imprudence of democracy." Alexander Hamilton, speech at the Constitutional Convention, 1787 Hamilton's views expressed in the excerpt most directly supported which of the following?

The establishment of the Supreme Court

What facts in the article support the argument that the Pilgrims were democratic?

The greater good of the people outweighed the individual

The principles expressed by Paine and Jefferson best account for which of the following features of the United States during and immediately after the Revolutionary War?

The growth of conflict between wealthy elites and poor farmers and laborers

The ideas about government expressed by Paine and Jefferson are most consistent with which of the following?

The ideas of the Enlightenment

Compromise over slavery in the Constitution most directly reflected

The influence geography had on the development of the southern economy

How did the introduction of infectious disease into North America impact African populations?

The need for laborers led to the development of slavery as a labor system in the New World

How did New Englanders' religious ideas influence their relations with neighboring Native American peoples?

Their religious values were used as justification for their actions.

Which of the following best describes the role of Britain's more northern colonies in the global trade as illustrated in the map above?

They had an export economy based on food products and raw materials.

Why did the delegates to the Federal (Constitutional) Convention decide to keep their negotiations secret?

They wanted to encourage the free flow of ideas without fear of repercussions

Who was the governor of Massachusetts during the Boston Tea Party?

Thomas Hutchinson

"Slavery hung over the Philadelphia Convention, threatening to divide northern and southern delegates. Even though slavery existed by law in some of the northern states in 1787, most people there favored its end. Southerners were more unsure about whether to end slavery, both because they had significantly greater numbers of slaves to deal with and because an end to [slavery] had important economic implications. The result was compromise. The Founding Fathers were more determined to fashion a new nation than they were to bring an end to slavery - Kermit Hall, historian, The Law of American Slavery, 1987. Which provision of the Constitution best exemplifies Hall's argument in the excerpt?

Three-Fifths Clause

Which of the following documents would be most closely associated with the formation of the Bill of Rights?

Tohn Locke's "Two Treatises of Government"

The Mayflower Compact is important to the concept of a democratic society because it represents

a clear step toward self-government.

An agreement between the people and their leaders in which the people agree to give up some liberties so that other liberties and property are protected is called

a social contract

The North American colonial settlements referenced in the passage above tended to

be dedicated to converting American Indians to Christianity

The French colonizers believed that

by assimilating with Native cultures, they could eventually convert them to Christianity.

Women made significant contributions to the American Revolution. In what area did they get the most involved?

camp followers

The map illustrates that Spain succeeded in

conquering a massive amount of territory in the Americas and advancing the goal of enlarging the empire

One direct long-term effect of the Navigation Act was that it

contributed to the rise of opposition that ultimately fostered the independence movement

The Sedition Acts were so dangerous because..

d)all of the above

Objection 5: But what warrant have we to take that land, which is and has been of long time possessed of others, the sons of Adam? "Answer: That which is common to all is proper to none. This savage people rule over many lands without title or property; for they enclose no ground, neither have they cattle to maintain it, but remove their dwellings as they have occasion, or as they can prevail against their neighbors. And why may not Christians have liberty to go and dwell amongst them in their waste lands and woods.. ..Secondly, there is more than enough for them and us. Thirdly, God has consumed the natives with a miraculous plague, whereby the greater part of the country is left void of inhabitants. Fourthly, we shall come in with good leave of the natives. John Winthrop, General Considerations for the Plantation in New England with an Answer to Several Objections..., 1629. The author of the excerpt above was most interested in

justifying the takeover of American Indian lands

Based on the excerpt, Hamilton would most likely support

property qualifications for voting

In the decade following the ratification of the Constitution, divisions emerged between Hamilton's political party, the Federalists, and their rivals, the Anti-Federalists/ Republicans, primarily over the issue of

the relationship between national and state governments

The most devastating impact of the Spanish conquest and exploration was

the spread of deadly epidemics

The Election of 1800 was unique because...

there was a tie that was decided upon in the House after 36 votes.

The process of Spanish exploration and conquest of the Americas in the 16th century illustrated in the map

triggered extensive demographic and social change