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Question 1

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The above engraving, engraving of the Boston Massacre, was used as propaganda to promote which of the following?
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  • 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

Question 2

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All of the following causes led up to the Boston Massacre EXCEPT
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  • 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

Question 3

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The Boston Massacre represents a general trend of colonial discontent occurring during which of the following time periods?
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  • 1754-1607
  • 1491-1607
  • 1800-1848
  • 1754-1800

Question 4

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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?
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  • 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

Question 5

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By the time of the American Revolution, the above passage, Letters from an American Farmer, indicated that
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  • 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

Question 6

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Letters from an American Farmer supports which of the following statements about the American Revolution?
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  • 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

Question 7

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The primary reason the Articles of Confederation restricted the power of the federal government was fear
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  • 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

Question 8

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Despite its weaknesses, the Articles of Confederation experienced their greatest success in
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  • 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

Question 9

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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?
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  • 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

Question 10

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The above account, Interview of 92 Year Old Captain Preston, 1842, best reflects which of the following about the American Revolution?
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  • 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

Question 11

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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?
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  • 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

Question 12

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The above excerpt, Interview of 92 Year Old Captain Preston, best illustrates the fact that coloniests
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  • 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

Question 13

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Which of the following best describes "republican motherhood"?
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  • 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

Question 14

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The Proclamation of 1763 prohibiting colonial migration west of the Appalachian Mountains resulted from all of the following EXCEPT
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  • 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

Question 15

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Who famously admonished her husband to "remember the ladies"?
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  • Molly Pitcher
  • Abigail Adams
  • Deborah Sampson
  • Philis Wheatley

Question 16

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Which of the following contributed the LEAST to the growing colonial sentiment toward independence in the 1770s?
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  • 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

Question 17

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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
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  • superior political leadership
  • greater familiarity with the land
  • a deep ideological commitment
  • overwhelming popular support

Question 18

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Thomas Paine's Common Sense was
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  • 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

Question 19

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The Articles of Confederation suffered from all of the following weaknesses EXCEPT
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  • 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

Question 20

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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?
Answer
  • The Whiskey Rebellion
  • The Stono Rebellion
  • The Regulator uprising
  • Shay's Rebellion

Question 21

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All of the following contributed to the ratification of the Constitution EXCEPT
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  • 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

Question 22

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After ratification, constitutional compromises remained the most controversial in which area?
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  • Taxation
  • Separation of powers
  • Slavery
  • Congressional representation

Question 23

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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
Answer
  • 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

Question 24

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The Democratic-Republicans favored
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  • a national bank
  • protective tariffs
  • closer relations with England
  • states rights

Question 25

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Which of the following was an outcome of the American Revolution?
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  • 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

Question 26

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In the decade before the American Revolution, the English colonial westward movements
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  • 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

Question 27

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Which of the following compromises at the constitutional convention was LEAST likely the result of regional and sectional differences in the United States?
Answer
  • 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

Question 28

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Which of the following best describes the outcome of the Battle of Fallen Timbers?
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  • 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

Question 29

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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?
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  • 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

Question 30

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During the second half of the 1700s, the Spanish
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  • 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

Question 31

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Which of the following most clearly contributed to the growing regional differences over the issue of slavery in the late 1700s?
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  • 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

Question 32

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Which of the following set of historical events in the correct chronological order?
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  • 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

Question 33

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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?
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  • German immigrants
  • Dutch immigrants
  • Welsh immigrants
  • Scots-Irish immigrants

Question 34

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In which area did the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans most agree?
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  • Constitutional interpretation
  • Econimcs
  • Indian policy
  • Foreign policy

Question 35

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The XYZ Affair, Sedition Acts, and Convention of 1800
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  • 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

Question 36

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The march of the Paxton Boys demonstrated
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  • 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

Question 37

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In the 1790s, the United States successfully negotiated free navigation of the Mississippi River with
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  • England
  • Spain
  • the Barbary pirates
  • France

Question 38

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Which of the following Enlightenment thinkers is correctly matched
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  • Baron de Montequieu - free trade
  • John Locke - natural rights
  • Adams Smith - social contract
  • Jean Jacques Rousseau

Question 39

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Which of the following is NOT correctly identified?
Answer
  • 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

Question 40

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Which of the following is properly matched?
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  • 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

Question 41

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Which of the following was NOT a provision of Hamilton's financial plan?
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  • 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

Question 42

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The Alien and Sedition Acts did all of the following EXCEPT
Answer
  • 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
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