The above engraving, engraving of the Boston Massacre, was used as propaganda to promote which of the following?
An increase in Bostonian support of British rule to preserve peace in the colonies
Grassroots mobilization to defend the rights of colonial British subjects
A memorial for British losses during the Revolutionary War
A condemnation of the threat to property created by riots in Bostonian
All of the following causes led up to the Boston Massacre EXCEPT
British implementation of what colonies believed to be unfair taxation
the British navy's refusal to protect colonial interests from the Barbary pirates
Great Britain's massive debt from the Seven Years War
imperial control over Northern American markets
The Boston Massacre represents a general trend of colonial discontent occurring during which of the following time periods?
1754-1607
1491-1607
1800-1848
1754-1800
The above passage, Letters from an American Farmer, 1782, best indicated what fundamental difference between English colonies and Spanish and French colonies in North America?
Less restrictive policies than the French or Spanish introduced on who could or could not emigrate to the colonies
The willingness of the British to allow greater political freedom than either the French or Spanish
The propensity of English colonies to grant religious freedom while the French and Spanish were much more restrictive
The adherence of Britain to a mercantilist economic system while the French and Spanish created free-market economies
By the time of the American Revolution, the above passage, Letters from an American Farmer, indicated that
nativist sentiment was significantly on the rise
many colonists felt a sense of American identity
religious freedom would be a casualty of any rebellion against England
the majority of American favored independence
Letters from an American Farmer supports which of the following statements about the American Revolution?
The Revolution began because Great Britain prohibited people from other nations to emigrate to the colonies
Great Britain hired mercenaries to assist them in fighting the Patriots
American Indians tended to side with the British rather than the colonies
The Patriots had a reasonable expectation that European countries would provide military and financial aid
The primary reason the Articles of Confederation restricted the power of the federal government was fear
that anarchy would sweep the nation following victory over Great Britain
that the French would attempt to recapture land they had lost in the French and Indian War
that the national government would create a monarchy
of tyranny that many colonists believed they had suffered under British rule
Despite its weaknesses, the Articles of Confederation experienced their greatest success in
setting up a system of survey and disposal of western lands
removal of the British from the northwest forts
agreement from the French to halt the impressment of American sailors
securing from Spain the right to peacefully navigate the entire length of the Mississippi RIver
Disagreement over determining state representation in the Articles of Confederation congress led to the constitutional convention to incorporate which of the following into the Constitution?
The division of Congress into two branches, the House of Representatives and the Senate
The first ten amendments limiting the power of the federal government
A federal system that divided power between the national and state government
A clause that allowed Congress to stretch its power as necessary
The above account, Interview of 92 Year Old Captain Preston, 1842, best reflects which of the following about the American Revolution?
It was in part the result of a changing American identity
It was in part the result of serious propaganda campaigns by the colonial elite
It resulted in a serious divide between loyalists and patriots
It was fueled by specific acts of British oppression
Which of the following would most likely lead a historian to question the accuracy of the passage cited above, Interview of 92 Year Old Captain Preston?
The reliability of interviewers to accurately record firsthand accounts of events
The reliability of conflicting accounts from firsthand witnesses of the same event
The reliability of firsthand account from a poorly educated individual
The reliability of a firsthand account collected long after the event
The above excerpt, Interview of 92 Year Old Captain Preston, best illustrates the fact that coloniests
would call for a strong central government following the Revolution
supported the expansion of natural rights to disadvantaged classes before the Revolution
had developed a sense of self-government before the Declaration of Independence
developed a lasting sense of egalitarianism following the Revolution
Which of the following best describes "republican motherhood"?
It led large numbers of middle class women to demand greater equality
It encouraged women to instill virtue and civic values into their sons
It glorified femininity and the woman's role in the house
It promoted the notion of separate spheres for men and women
The Proclamation of 1763 prohibiting colonial migration west of the Appalachian Mountains resulted from all of the following EXCEPT
British determination to reduce expenditures after the Seven Years' War
British weariness to engage in further military conflicts
Parliament's decision to punish the colonies for their refusal to pay taxes
Ongoing Indian uprising such as Pontiac's Rebellion
Who famously admonished her husband to "remember the ladies"?
Molly Pitcher
Abigail Adams
Deborah Sampson
Philis Wheatley
Which of the following contributed the LEAST to the growing colonial sentiment toward independence in the 1770s?
An emerging ideology of resistance based on English common law, Enlightenment ideals, and Whig political thought
A growing sense of American identity and grassroots movements of laborers, artisans, women representation in Parliament
Anger over numerous attempts to tax the colonists and colonists' perceived lack of political representation in Parliament
Frustration over the British government's refusal to send troops to protect the colonies from Indian attacks
Despite England's superior military, industrialized economy, and larger population, the colonists were ultimately able to succeed in their war for independence because they possessed all of the following EXCEPT
superior political leadership
greater familiarity with the land
a deep ideological commitment
overwhelming popular support
Thomas Paine's Common Sense was
formally declaring the colonies in rebellion
written in response to the Declaration of Independence
a widely read and criticism of continued British rule of the colonies
directly responsible for King George III formally declaring the colonies in rebellion
The Articles of Confederation suffered from all of the following weaknesses EXCEPT
prohibiting amendments to the original articles
lacking an executive branch and federal court system
disallowing direct taxation of the states or individuals
requiring a two-thirds majority vote to pass legislation
Which of the following exposed the inability of the federal government under the Articles of Confederation to put down civil unrest and prompted calls for a new, stronger central government?
The Whiskey Rebellion
The Stono Rebellion
The Regulator uprising
Shay's Rebellion
All of the following contributed to the ratification of the Constitution EXCEPT
popular frustration over economic difficulties and the limitations of the Articles of Confederation
Federalist promises to quickly amend the Constitution with a Bill of Rights
the unanimous support of all of the major patriot leaders and founding fathers
lowering the required number of states needed to ratify the Constitution to nine
After ratification, constitutional compromises remained the most controversial in which area?
Taxation
Separation of powers
Slavery
Congressional representation
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787, considered by many to be the greatest success of the Articles of Confederation Congress apart from the Declaration of Independence, did all of the following EXCEPT
resolve the western land claims of the original 13 states and create a process for territories to eventually gain statehood
set aside large reservations for Indian tribes in the area, guaranteeing a generation of mostly peaceful relations with American Indians
prohibit slavery north of the Ohio River between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River
require the careful surveying of land to avoid property disputes and require that all larger townships set aside land for a public school
The Democratic-Republicans favored
a national bank
protective tariffs
closer relations with England
states rights
Which of the following was an outcome of the American Revolution?
It halted the westward movement of settlers for a generation
It was widely condemned overseas for protecting the interests of colonial elites
It generated a new spirit of equality, dramatically improving relations with Indian tribes
It inspired a number of other independence movements
In the decade before the American Revolution, the English colonial westward movements
reinforced the existing national identity of settlers
resulted in cultural blending with American Indians
introduced firearms and horses to Indian tribes on the frontier
disrupted the existing French-Indian fur trade
Which of the following compromises at the constitutional convention was LEAST likely the result of regional and sectional differences in the United States?
The Great Compromise, which provided for a bicameral legislature with states receiving proportional representation in the House and equal representation in the Senate
The Three-Fifths Compromise, which counted five slaves as the equivalent of three whites for representation purposes in the House of Representatives
The Executive Elections Compromise, which created an indirect election of the President through the Electoral College
The Slave Trade Compromise, which prohibited Congress from passing any legislation limiting or banning the importation of slaves for at least 20 years
Which of the following best describes the outcome of the Battle of Fallen Timbers?
British military intervention provided the Indian tribes with a decisive military advantage and almost led to war with England
Both sides fought to a stalemate as new firearm technology undermined traditional battlefield tactic
The U.S Army suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of a powerful coalition of Indian tribes
The U.S Army won a decisive victory, effectively ending Indian resistance in the Northwest Territory for almost 20 years
Which of the following was a primary reason why Indian tribes attempted to form advantages alliances with other tribes and European countries during the mid and late 1700s?
They wanted to become a single, unified tribe
They wanted to gain access to European trade goods
They wanted to limit the movement of white setttlers
They wanted to be able to sell their tribal lands more easily
During the second half of the 1700s, the Spanish
settlements provided for significant cultural blending
rigid class system prevented the possibility of social mobility for Spanish settlers
abandoned their missions in California after series of devastating Indian uprisings
stopped using forced Indian labor as immigration to Spanish settlements greatly increased
Which of the following most clearly contributed to the growing regional differences over the issue of slavery in the late 1700s?
The invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney, which greatly increased the profitability of cotton growing
The rise of an outspoken, radical abolitionist movement in New England, which condemned slavery as a moral outrage
The harsh measures used in the South to suppress violent slave revolts and the resulting backlash Northern public opinion
The election of several Southern slave holding presidents (Washington, Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe), which infuriated most free laborers in the North
Which of the following set of historical events in the correct chronological order?
Boston Tea Party, Committees of Correspondence, Intolerable Acts, Stamp Act
Stamp Act, Committees of Correspondence, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts
Committees of Correspondence, Intolerable Acts, Boston Tea Party, Stamp Act
Stamp Act, Committees of Correspondence, Intolerable Acts, Boston Tea Party
Which of the following groups of immigrants heavily settled along the western frontier of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia and later led the Paxton and Regulator Uprisings?
German immigrants
Dutch immigrants
Welsh immigrants
Scots-Irish immigrants
In which area did the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans most agree?
Constitutional interpretation
Econimcs
Indian policy
Foreign policy
The XYZ Affair, Sedition Acts, and Convention of 1800
led to debate over how to interpret the Constitution and balance power among the three branches of the federal governments
reinforced American isolationism and non-involvement in European affairs
demonstrated the challenges Americans faced as a result of the French Revolution and the spread of its ideals
convinced Jeffersonians that the Federalists were eager for war with France
The march of the Paxton Boys demonstrated
backcountry anger over attempts to tax farmers
many western settlers' desire for Indian lands
religious fervor fueled by revivalist movements
ethnic tensions in rural America resulting from increased immigration
In the 1790s, the United States successfully negotiated free navigation of the Mississippi River with
England
Spain
the Barbary pirates
France
Which of the following Enlightenment thinkers is correctly matched
Baron de Montequieu - free trade
John Locke - natural rights
Adams Smith - social contract
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Which of the following is NOT correctly identified?
The Quartering Act - required colonial legislatures to use and feed British soldiers
The Quebec Act - granted freedom of worship to Catholics in Quebec
The Declaratory Act - reasserted the supremacy of the British king over the colonies
Townsend Acts - placed an "external" tax on tea, glass, and paper
Which of the following is properly matched?
Jay's Treaty - the British promised to abandon their forts in the Northwest, which averted a possible war with England
Neutrality Proclamation of 1793 - Indian cession of present-day Indiana and Ohio to the United States
Pinckney's Treaty - declared America's refusal to get involved in European conflicts
The Treaty of Greenville - gave Americans free navigation on the Mississippi River and the right of deposit in New Orleans
Which of the following was NOT a provision of Hamilton's financial plan?
Creating a national bank
Taxing the states to pay off the war debt
Paying the full amount owed on confederation bonds
Placing an excise tax on whiskey
The Alien and Sedition Acts did all of the following EXCEPT
create a constitutional crisis and backlash ultimately contributing to the election of Jefferson to the presidency in 1800
empower the president to deport "dangerous" foreigners and allow the prosecution of anyone who criticized the president or federal government
prompt Jefferson and Madison to author the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions arguing that the states had the final authority over federal laws
ease popular fears of an imminent war with France by quieting public criticism and opening direct negotiations with the French government
