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In 1775, the continental congress

adopted the "Olive Branch Petition" declaring colonial loyalty to the crown

The federalists believe that the sovereignty of the people resided in which branch of the central government

all of these (legislative, executive, and judicial)

In the period 1688 to 1783, which of the following was a consequence of Europe's war for empire?

armed struggles spread to North America

the declaration of independence did all of the following except

call for the abolition of the slave trade

The issue that finally touched off the movement toward the Constitutional Convention was

control of commerce

During a generation of peace following the 1713 treaty of Utrecht, Britain provided its American Colonies with

decades of salutary neglect

In seeking diplomatic recognition from foreign powers during the War for independence, the American government found it necessary to

demonstrate a determination and potential to win independence

All of the following were true of England as the 17th century opened up except

desolate cities with a decreasing population

All of the following are reasons the thirteen Atlantic seaboard colonies sought independence except

distinctive ethnic or racial structures

Under the constitution, the president of the United States was to be elected by a majority vote of the

electoral college

The Articles of Confederation left Congress unable to

enforce a tax collection program

During the war for Independence, the principle reason the American government sought diplomatic recognition from foreign powers was to

facilitate the purchase arms and borrowing money from other nations

During the War of Independence , the principle reason the American government sought diplomatic recognition from foreign powers was to

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

Shay's rebellion was provoked by

foreclosures on the mortgages of backcountry farmers

In colonial America, education was most zealously promoted

in New England

English yeomen who agreed to exchange their labor temporarily in return for payment of their payment to an American colony were called

indentured servants

When America became a republic and political power no longer rested with an all-powerful king

individuals needed to sacrifice their own self-interest for the public good

Which of the following was true of the first Great Awakening?

it resulted in divisions within both the Congregational and Presbyterian churches

Despite the benefits of the mercantile system, the American colonists disliked it because it

keep them in a state of perpetual adolescence

A major weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that they

made it too difficult for the government to raise money through taxes and duties

By their actions, the delegates of the Constitutional Convention manifested their common beliefs in all of the following except

manhood- suffrage democracy

Examples of colonial experience with self- governance, included all of the following except

militia service

Examples of colonial experience with self-governance, which prepared Americans for a republic, included all of the following except

militia service

The proclamation of 1763

prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains

The idea that all tax measures should start in the House was made to appease

the big states with the most people

The new constitution established the idea that the only legitimate government was one based on

the consent of the governed

The first great awakening led to all of the following except

the renewed persecution of witches

During the Seven Years War

British officials were disturbed by lukewarm support of many colonials

Which of the following events took place in the years preceding the Revolutionary War represented the significant action on the part of the colonists against british authority

the stamp act congress

During the revolutionary war the revolutionary cause was bolstered by all of the following except

the strength of colonial currency

The colonists took the Townshend Acts less seriously than the Stamp Act because

they were light and indirect

Which appropriately characterizes the violence exhibited in such episodes as Bacon's Rebellion, Boston Tea party, Shay's rebellion, and the Whiskey rebellion?

violence was directed at "outsiders" or reps. of distant authority

All of the following were manifestations of the mercantilist theory except

virtual representation

The "Great Awakening" refers to the

wave of religious revivals that swept over the colonies in the 1740's

The "Great Awakening" refers to the

wave of religious revivals that swept through the colonies in the 1740's

The major issue that delayed ratification of the Articles of Confederation concerned

western lands

Which of the following contributed most to American victory in the Revolution?

French military and financial assistance

Which of the following beliefs was central to eighteenth century Deism?

God created a universe governed by natural law

Which of the following does NOT represent the views of the Prime Minister Greenville after the Seven Year's War?

He wanted to reward the colonists through his extension of salutary neglect

The one branch of government elected directly by the people is the

House of Representatives

The olive branch petition

professed American loyalty to the crown

The founders failed to eliminate slavery because

a fight over slavery may destroy national unity

Loyalists made up about ___ percent of the American people

16

The continental congress in ____ called for the complete abolition of the slave trade, a summons to which most of the states responded positively

1774

The economic theory of mercantilism would be consistent with which of the following statements?

A government should seek to direct the economy so as to maximize exports

Regarding the provisions of the 1783 treaty of Paris, which formally ended the Revolution

America broke the assurances regarding treatments of the loyalists

The Stamp Act crisis was important in the coming of the American Revolution for all of the following reasons except

American patriots realized that British inflexibility made revolution virtually inevitable

By 1775 which of the following communities could not be considered a city in colonial America

Baltimore

Which best describes the Loyalists during the Revolutionary War?

They made up approximately 20-30 percent of the population

Which of the following Revolutionary leaders was not present at the constitutional convention

Thomas Jefferson

Which of the following is NOT true of English colonial families in mid-eighteenth century America?

Women, while subservient to their husbands, set the moral standards by which children were raised and decided how the children would be educated and trained

The financial programs of Alexander Hamilton included all of the following except

nullification of all private debts to the state

The ideals that the colonists cherished as synonymous with American life included reverence for all of the following except

opposition to slavery

As the War of Independence began Britain had the advantage of

overwhelming national wealth and naval power

Men in more settled agricultural groups in North America performed all of the following tasks except

tending crops