1) What product was instrumental in bringing about economic stability in the early years of the Virginia colony?A) cotton B) gold C) indigo D) tobacco

2) The differences in the economic development of the mid-Atlantic, New England, and Southern colonies can BEST be attributed to theA) customs of the immigrants. B) geographic conditions there. C) level of the education of their citizens. D) differences in their colonial governments.

3) In 1636, Roger Williams was expelled from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and founded Rhode Island, because he supportedA) women's suffrage. B) the abolition of slavery. C) a separation of church and state. D) westward expansion of the colonies.

4)· religious dissenters· belief in hard work · social conformity· New EnglandAll of these describe what group of settlers in colonial North America?A) Amish B) Quakers C) Puritans D) Catholics

5) The mid-Atlantic colony of Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn PRIMARILY because of his A) loss in the war with the Dutch for control of New Amsterdam. B) failure to successfully take power in Massachusetts Bay Colony. C) wish to found a logical, well-planned, religiously tolerant colony. D) desire to have a government in which all citizens could participate.

6) Which colony was home to the largest number of Quakers?A) Georgia B) New York C) Pennsylvania D) Massachusetts

7) What was the first representative assembly in the English colonies in 1619?A) Mayflower Compact B) New England town meeting C) Virginia House of Burgesses D) Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

8) Which of these BEST describes the Salem Witch Trials of the late 1600s? A) As a result of the persecution, a greater sense of religious freedom swept in New England. B) The witchcraft hysteria was short-lived with many people eventually being pardoned. C) Tens of thousands of people left Massachusetts for religious reasons. D) Hundreds of people were put to death for admitting to witchcraft.

9) The "Middle Passage" referred to A) the creation of the Panama Canal in Central America. B) the transportation of slaves from Africa to the New World. C) Lewis and Clark's expedition into the Louisiana Territory. D) the best route over the Rocky Mountains to get to California.

10) Mercantilism was the principle that A) the purpose of colonies is to economically benefit the mother country. B) the English colonies would lose their legal rights and elected assemblies. C) a government could tax without consent of the taxpayers for the purpose of regulating trade. D) colonists would henceforth be required to pay taxes to the crown to fund their own protection.

11) The system known as "Triangular Trade" involved A) Europe, Africa, and Asia. B) Asia, Africa, and Australia. C) Africa, Asia, and North America. D) North America, Europe, and Africa.

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This cartoon was published by Benjamin Franklin in 1754. The cartoon encouraged A) States to ratify the new Constitution. B) Confederate states to organize a government. C) American colonies to unite in their efforts. D) Britain to establish more American Colonies.

13) Preachers of the Great Awakening in 18th century America would have been most likely to give a sermon focusing onA) the rights of man. B) Enlightenment thought.C) the evils of the institution of slavery in the South. D) repenting of one's sins in order to be saved from eternal damnation.

14) The First Great Awakening led to all of the following EXCEPT A) the renewed persecution of witches. B) a flourishing of the missionary spirit. C) the growth of institutions of higher learning. D) separatism and secession from established churches.

15) "Moreover, our gracious Will and Pleasure is... that if any Person or Persons, which shall be of any of the said Colonies and Plantations... at any time or times hereafter, transport any Wares, Merchandises, or Commodities, out of any of our Dominions, with a Pretence to land, sell, or otherwise dispose of the same, within any the Limits and Precincts of any of the said Colonies and Plantations, and yet nevertheless, being at Sea, or after he hath landed the same within any of the said Colonies... then all the Goods and Chattels of such Person or Persons, so offending and transporting together with the said Ship or Vessel, wherein such Transportation was made, shall be forfeited to Us, our Heirs, and Successors."- from the First Virginia Charter, 1606This excerpt from the Virginia Charter is referencing what economic policy?A) Capitalism B) Industrialism C) Mercantilism D) Socialism

16) Why did American colonists resent British taxes? A) American colonists were unhappy that the high taxes were keeping the nobility in luxury. B) Unlike American colonists, people who lived in Great Britain did not have to pay any duties . C) Americans did not elect representatives to Parliament as people who lived in Great Britain did. D) Great Britain did not offer the American colonists any protection from the French and the Indians.

17) The significance of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense was that it A) suggested economic reforms for the colonies. B) suggested a plan of reconciliation with Britain. C) outlined a logical approach to protesting against Parliament. D) pointed out the absurdity of continued loyalty to King George III.

18) The French-Indian/Seven Years War is often viewed by historians as being a factor in causing the American Revolution. Which of these BEST explains why this might be the case? A) The Indians believed the colonists would return seized lands to them. B) The British were able to defeat the French in North America, Asia, and at sea. C) The high cost of the war meant Parliament had to create new taxes in the American colonies. D) The French were never truly expelled and played a large role in stirring-up colonial discontent.

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The Proclamation Line of 1763 runs roughly along theA) Ohio River B) Rocky Mountains C) Mississippi River D) Appalachian Mountains

20) As a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1763,A) France lost all of its possessions in North America.B) most of Spain's New World empire was transferred to France.C) New York was returned to the French in exchange for a British control of India.D) the British gained Florida and Canada and became the sole power in North America.

21) Thomas Paine's Common Sense encouraged support for the American independence movement by A) appealing to the colonists' sense of inalienable rights and liberty. B) blaming the British for starting the "peculiar institution" of slavery. C) listing specific grievances against King George III and the British government. D) reminding Americans that colonies fighting for independence rarely resulted in success.

22) “And as this frequent interchange will establish a common interest with every part of the community, they will mutually and naturally support each other, and on this…depends the strength of the government, and the happiness of the governed. Here then is the origin and rise of government; namely a mode rendered necessary by the inability of moral virtue to govern the world; here too is…Freedom and security.”-Thomas Paine, excerpt from Common Sense, 1776

What group or groups of people would support the views of Thomas Paine?A) Huguenots B) Loyalists C) Patriots D) Tories

23) Both John Locke and Thomas Jefferson wrote about the natural rights of man. In what document are these "unalienable rights" specifically mentioned? A) the Bill of Rights B) the Mayflower Compact C) the Preamble to the Constitution D) the Declaration of Independence

24) In the Declaration of Independence, whom did the Americans indict for "repeated injuries and usurpations"? A) King George III, because of the crown's apparent intention to establish despotism B) Parliament, because of the oppressive legislation that it had passed over ten years C) British merchants, because their drive for personal profits had caused them to ignore the greater good of the empire D) The king's ministers, because they had refused to compromise and had turned the king and Parliament against the colonies

25) The Treaty of Paris of 1783 A) ended French colonial holdings in North America. B) eventually became a major cause of the Mexican War. C) granted the United States independence from England. D) ensured Loyalists would not be compensated for their lands.

26) "He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass [sic] our people, and eat out their substance.He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power" - from The Declaration of IndependenceTo whom does "He" refer in this passage?A) George Washington B) Thomas Jefferson C) King George III D) William Pitt

27) The Battle of Yorktown is significant in the American Revolution because A) it was there that the "shot heard ‘round the world" was fired. B) it marked the only time Washington was ever defeated in battle. C) the British victory there succeeded in dividing George Washington's Colonial Army into two parts. D) the British Army surrendered after being surrounded there, marking the end of fighting in the war.

28)) Lord Charles Cornwallis role in the American Revolution is significant becauseA) he successfully defeated Washington outside of New York City.B) led the British invasion of the colonies by way of the Canada territory.C) he abandoned the British Army and declared his allegiance to the Colonial Army.D) his invasion of Virginia eventually led to his being trapped in 1781 at the battle of Yorktown.

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The outcome at Saratoga was important becauseA) it led to victory in the South. B) it won the Americans a foreign ally.C) it was the first major victory for the colonists D) it marked the end of British presence in the north.

30) In the United States, the Marquis de Lafayette is best known for A) giving away secrets to the Germans in World War II. B) his role in the XYZ Affair with the French government. C) fighting for the United States in the American Revolution. D) leading the French Resistance to aid American pilots in World War II.

31) The British surrendered to the Continental Army in 1781 following A) the Boston Massacre B) the Battle of Yorktown. C) the Battle of Saratoga D) the Battle of Lexington.

32) The Articles of Confederation represented the Americans' distrust ofA) the British B) states rights C) any governing authority D) a strong central government.

33) One reason why the Constitution was adopted over the Articles of Confederation was A) the Articles gave too much power to the national government. B) the states were not free to trade among themselves under the Articles. C) small states were underrepresented under the Articles of Confederation. D) Shay's Rebellion revealed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

34) The Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise both dealt with A) the admission of new western states B) the territorial expansion of slavery C) the regulation of interstate commerce D) the representation of states in Congress

35) Those who supported adoption of the Constitution were calledA) Abolitionists B) Democrats C) Federalists D) Republicans

36) The rebellions started by Daniel Shays in 1786 were a protest against A) a tax on whisky B) the war against Britain. C) debts and businesses' refusal to accept paper currency. D) the calling of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

37) Congress called for a convention to be held in Philadelphia in 1787 in order to A) declare independence from England B) revise the Articles of Confederation. C) establish a new Constitution for the United States. D) direct the Revolutionary War effort against England.

38) The Federalist Papers were written to encourage A) the adoption of the Bill of Rights. B) the ratification of the Constitution. C) delegates in Philadelphia to write a new constitution. D) states to send delegates to the Philadelphia Convention.

39) The first major domestic crisis of the US government under the Constitution resulted from A) the tax on whiskey. B) a mutiny of Army officers. C) an attack on frontier settlements by the Iroquois D) a rebellion of farmers against the government of Massachusetts.

40) "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."What Enlightenment idea is reflected in the Preamble to the Constitution? A) All men and women are created equal. B) The government's power comes from the people. C) A system of checks and balances is necessary. D) Power should be divided among three branches.

41) Which of these BEST describes the purpose of the Alien and Sedition Acts? A) They prevented people from becoming citizens of the United States. B) They provided a means to safely protect the country from French invasion. C) They were meant to punish the Federalists who supported the National Bank. D) They were aimed at people who were criticizing President Adams' foreign policy.

42) Opposition to ratification of the Constitution was based on the belief that it would A) promote pluralism, which would threaten liberty. B) produce too much democracy in a strong central government. C) give too much legislative and judicial power to the states. D) provide for elite control, endanger liberty, and weaken the states.

43) The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 A) was a major cause of the Spanish-American War. B) pushed the Spanish below the Rio Grande in North America. C) resulted in increased conflict between the U.S. and France. D) almost doubled the area of the U.S. and gave it control of the Mississippi River.

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Which area on the map was purchased from France in 1803?A) B) C) D)

45) The Monroe Doctrine can be viewed as a moral opposition toA) racism B) slavery C) communism D) colonialism

46) The United States declared war on Great Britain in 1812 because A) the British navy sank an American warship. B) British companies refused to pay debts to US banks. C) the British claimed rights to the territory of California. D) the British navy repeatedly seized American merchant ships.

47) The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 is significant because it A) guaranteed universal suffrage. B) gave free land to all settlers. C) balanced the number of free and slave states in the Union. D) included provisions for territorial growth and the admission of new states.

48) This cartoon refers to the Monroe Doctrine issued in 1823. The Monroe Doctrine was intended to prevent European expansion in A) China B) north Africa C) South America D) southeast Asia

49) The city of New Orleans was an important factor in Thomas Jefferson's desire to purchase the Louisiana Territory from France. Which of these is a primary reason for Jefferson's desire? A) New Orleans was key to accessing and controlling trade on the Mississippi River. B) Jefferson was concerned that New Orleans would fall into the hands of Great Britain. C) New Orleans was important to keeping a balance of "free" and "slave" areas in the country. D) Jefferson need to be assured that French culture would be eventually eliminated here.50) After the Erie Canal was constructed A) many people emigrated to the South. B) there was a significant recession in New York. C) both trade and the number of jobs in New York declined. D) new cities were built along the shores of the Great Lakes.

51) The War of 1812 resulted in A) Great Britain gaining control of Canada. B) the United States gaining control of Spain. C) the United States maintaining its previous strength. D) Great Britain agreed to end the practice of impressment.

52) The MOST important aspect of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was that itA) prevented an invasion of French forces into Mexico.B) prevented an invasion of British forces into Argentina.C) showed the U.S. backed the independence of Latin America.D) allowed the powerful U.S. navy to patrol the South American coast.

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