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1.Compared to the British, the French in North America
a.Had much worse relations with the Indian populations.
b.Did not resort to violence or cruelty when confronted with Indian opposition.
c.Tended to have better relations with the Indians.
d.Were more interested in expanding into Indian territories.
2.The British colonial group most comfortable with religious and ethnic pluralism were the
a.Puritans.
b.Anglicans.
c.Huguenots.
d.Quakers.
3.The majority of farmers of eighteenth century North America were interested in
a.Commercial farming.
b.Small self-sufficient communities.
c.Little diversity of activities.
d.Breaking free from farming.
4.Which of the following did NOT play a role in the extraordinary population growth in the British colonies?
a.A drastic increase in the amount of slaves taken from Africa.
b.Relatively low infant-mortality rate.
c.High birth rate.
d.Less restrictive immigration policies.
5.The common objection of the delegates at the First Continental Congress was
a.Against Parliament forcing them to accept their power.
b.To the Indian policy of the British government.
c.Against British attacks at Lexington and Concord.
d.To British behavior at the Boston Massacre.
6.The First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia to
a.Prepare for the British invasion of Massachusetts.
b.Select a military leader for the colonial militia.
c.Draft a declaration of independence from Great Britain.
d.Develop a common colonial response to the Intolerable Acts.
7.The common religious cultural traditions that were called upon by the First Continental Congress in creating a national political community were
a.A diverse collection from European immigrants.
b.From those of British Americans.
c.French, Spanish and British colonial tradition.
d.Catholic and Protestant.
8.The Royal Proclamation of 1763
a.Established and expanded the province of Quebec.
b.Encouraged British land speculation.
c.Set aide an area west of the Appalachians as "Indian Country."
d.Forbade and Indian confederacies.
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9.As a result of various experiences in the French and Indian (Seven Years') War, many American colonists
a.Became more sympathetic to Indians.
b.Desired a strong empire to protect them.
c.Began to feel distinct from the British.
d.Experienced a weakening of intercolonial identity.
10.The Zenger case helped spur on this means of intercolonial connection:
a.Improved roads, stages and mail lines.
b.Increased commerce among colonies.
c.Committee of correspondence.
d.More newspapers and greater circulation.
11.The primary purpose of the Sugar Act was to
a.Raise revenue to defray expenses of the Seven Years' War.
b.Punish the colonists for their poor performance during the Seven Years' War.
c.Regulate trade within the empire.
d.Eliminate colonial trade with other nations.
12.The primary weapon that colonial opponents of the various revenue acts used to force their repeal was
a.Nonviolent civil disobedience.
b.Petitions to the crown.
c.Non-importation and non-consumption.
d.Meetings of colonial congresses.
13.Among the conditions that complicated relations between British officials and the colonists on the eve of the Boston Massacre was
a.Stationing British soldiers in private residences.
b.Economic competition between British soldiers and the local working population.
c.The presence of local militia in close proximity to British troops.
d.Organized protest demonstrations at British training posts.
14.A member of a Committee of Observation and Safety in 1775 had responsibility for
a.Informing British officials of colonial smuggling.
b.Promoting British imports in the colonies.
c.Offering legal defense to those who violated the Intolerable Acts.
d.Enforcing economic sanctions against Great Britain.
15.Which one of the following was most characteristic of the Continental Army encamped at Valley Forge?
a.It contained many who were drawn from the ranks of the poor and disadvantaged.
b.No women were present with the army.
c.Most of its soldiers were well-trained professionals.
d.There were no positive results of its encampment there.
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16.Which one of the following is NOT true of American men who fought in the Revolution?
a.More soldiers died of disease than of battle wounds.
b.Continental Army regiments had the highest casualties.
c.The casualty ratio was higher than in any other American conflict except the Civil War.
d.Patriot militia were the most important group in winning battles.
17.The biggest British defeat before Yorktown occurred at
a.Trenton, New Jersey
b.Saratoga, New York
c.Fort Ticonderoga
d.Brandywine Creek
18.When the Revolutionary War moved to the South, the British shifted to a strategy of
a.Military conquest and occupation of territory.
b.Turning the military conflict over to German mercenaries.
c.Taking territory and turning it over to Loyalists.
d.Relying on the use of naval forced to cut off supplies.
19.Most Indian peoples during the American Revolution
a.United to support the American cause.
b.United within and across tribal lines to support the British.
c.Suffered a disastrous defeat with the American victory.
d.Stayed neutral.
20.In taking the position he did in the wake of the issuance of the Newburgh address, George Washington
a.Officially declared himself a candidate for the presidency.
b.Established the principle of separation of church and state.
c.Set a precedent for the subordination of the military to civil authority.
d.Revealed his hostility toward the British.
21.Which one of the following was NOT a provision of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
a.It prohibited slavery.
b.New states had equal footing with the original ones.
c.A territorial governor and assembly was provided.
d.Land would be divided into 640 acre sections, 36 to a township.
22.For women, the most important effect of the Revolution and reform was to
a.Expand the vote to women in most states.
b.Obtain more rights.
c.Increase expectation.
d.Radically change women's legal role in society.
23.The first state to abolish slavery was
a.Vermont.
b.Rhode Island.
c.Delaware.
d.Pennsylvania.
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24.Which one of the following is the RESULT of the other three?
a.Economic depression following the Revolution.
b.Conservative nationalists want to strengthen national government.
c.Debtors sued and jailed for debt.
d.Shays' Rebellion and other uprisings spread.
25.Approximately what fraction of the American public was likely to remain Loyalist during the Revolution?
a.One-fifteenth.
b.One-fifth.
c.One-fourth.
d.One-third.
26.The expression "not worth a Continental" referred to the
a.Lack of training and poor fighting ability of Continental soldiers.
b.Disorganization and incompetence of the Continental Congress.
c.Depreciated value of Continental currency by 1781.
d.British Whig view that they should not be fighting the Americans.
27.Shays' Rebellion and other similar rebellions were protests over
a.Settlement methods on western land claims.
b.Congress' failure to pay Continental soldiers' pensions.
c.Economic depression and enforcement of debtor laws.
d.Attempts to end slavery and the slave trade.
28.The British strategy in 1776 and 1777 was to move north up the Hudson and south from Canada in order to
a. Isolate New England.
b. Combine strength with Iroquois allies.
c. Protect the Great Lakes.
d. Gain the strategic New York harbor.
29.The delegates who met in Philadelphia in 1787 included all of the following EXCEPT
a.Slave owners.
b.Revolutionary War officers
c.Craftsmen and artisans.
d.Land speculators.
30.It is clear that the most important influence on popular voting for state delegates for the state ratification conventions of the Constitution was
a.One's position on economic issues debated since the Revolution.
b.The persuasiveness of sophisticated arguments presented by the Federalists and anti-Federalists.
c.The logic of arguments presented b Revolutionary heroes.
d.The impact of the French Revolution.
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31.In the ratification debate, a Federalist would have agreed with which of the following statements in the debate over ratification of the Constitution:
a.The Articles of Confederation is the true "federal" government, sharing powers between the national and state governments.
b.The safest depository for the rights of the people lies in local governments.
c.A strong national government is less susceptible to control by a single faction intent on limiting the rights of others.
d.The nation is too large for a single powerful government.
32.The first ten amendments were quickly added to the newly-ratified Constitution to
a.Expand the power of the federal government over its citizens.
b.Fulfill the promise made to Federalists who had opposed ratification.
c.Limit the expressed rights of citizens in the face of national governmental power.
d.Reassure those who feared the power of the national government to restrict citizens' rights.
33.The MOST important piece of legislation passed by the first session of Congress was the
a.Coercive Act of 1789.
b.Report on the Public Credit 1790.
c.Judiciary Act of 1789.
d.Bill moving the federal capital to Washington D.C.
34.In his first "Report on the Public Credit," Alexander Hamilton proposed
a.The establishment of a centralized Bank of the United States.
b.That the federal government assume remaining state Revolutionary War debts.
c.Funding the domestic debt and sharing the profits with its original holders.
d.High protective tariffs.
35.The Intercourse Act of 1790 established the precedent in relations between the United States government and the Indian tribes of
a.Treating Indian tribes as wards of the United States government.
b.Denying the independence of so-called Indian "nations".
c.Using the military to force acquisition of Indian land by the United States government.
d.Using treaties to establish and maintain relations between the two.
36.Pickney's Treaty helped resolve the debate over Jay's Treaty by
a.Renouncing Spanish claims in North America.
b.Opening the Mississippi to American shipping.
c.Purchasing the Louisiana Territory from France.
d.Saving face for Thomas Jefferson who had opposed both.
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37.Political supporters of Thomas Jefferson used the name Democratic Republicans to emphasize that the Federalists were
a.Pro-French.
b.Pro-monarchy.
c.Localists.
d.For European political ties.
38.Passage of the Naturalization Act, the Alien Act, the Alien Enemies Act, and the Sedition Act by Federalists in 1798 reflected their primary intent to
a.Eliminate British Loyalist influence in the United States once and for all.
b.Limited foreign immigration to the United States.
c.Force John Adams to take a stand on the issue of French-American relations.
d.Defeat the Republican opposition in Congress.
39.A response to the problem that emerged in the election of 1800, the twelfth amendment
a.Created separate ballots for president and vice-president.
b.Limited campaign spending.
c.Created an electoral college for the election of president and vice-president.
d.Listed candidates on ballot according to party affiliation.
40.Which one of the following was LEAST likely to be nationalist?
a.Merchants.
b.Conservative.
c.Continental Army officers.
d.Farmers.
41.The period between 1800 and 1850 in the United States was characterized by
a.A decline in the overall population.
b.A dramatic expansion of population to the west.
c.The tremendous growth of Atlantic seaboard cities.
d.A decrease in the birth rate across the nation as a whole.
42.Which one of the following was the LEAST true of migration of American population from 1790 to 1824?
a.Most moves were of families from neighboring communities.
b.The vast majority was from Virginia and North Carolina.
c.They moved west along river systems.
d.Very few families migrated in his time period.
43.The Atlantic seaports that would continue to thrive in the mid-19th century were those that developed the strongest ties with
a.Each other.
b.European trade.
c.Pacific Coast ports.
d.Trans-Appalachian West.
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44.Which one of the following was NOT true of Jefferson's political philosophy?
a.America's room to grow ensured a republican form of government.
b.Yeoman rural communities were essential for a republic.
c.America's resources would overcome Malthusian predictions.
d.Manufacturing and industrialization would enrich America.
45.Which one of the following was NOT true of the decisions of Chief Justice John Marshall and the Supreme Court?
a.Marbury v. Madison reinforced the independence of the judiciary.
b.The court favored strict construction of the Constitution.
c.The federal government was strengthened over the state governments.
d.The Supreme Court was a nationalizing force.
46.Napoleon sold the Louisiana Territory to the U.S. because
a.He met defeat in the Caribbean and was in need of money for Europe.
b.Jefferson threatened to ally with England and help Haitian revolutionaries.
c.The English were blockading him to prevent his armies from landing in New Orleans.
d.He wanted to punish the Spanish for not aiding him in America.
47.Americans found British actions with regard to naturalization and impressment particularly objectionable because
a.They seemed too favorable to the Spanish, Canadians, and Indians.
b.They resulted in disruptions which lessened profits in shipping.
c.They demonstrated Great Britain's failure to recognize American citizenship.
d.They hoped their objections would please Napoleon.
48.Both Handsome Lake of the Senecas and Tenskatwa of the Shawnees promoted this powerful message:
a.Give up white ways, return to tradition and whites will disappear.
b.Unite all the Indian tribes east and west of the Mississippi into a powerful military confederation.
c.Exploit English-French conflicts with the United States to the Indian advantage in land and arms.
d.Convert white Christianity and appeal to their deity to be just.
49.The United States entered the War of 1812 deeply divided along sectional lines. The sections most prowar were the
a.Middle States and South.
b.West and South.
c.Middle States and New England.
d.West and New England.
50.At the Hartford Convention, representatives from five New England states
a.Insisted states could nullify unconstitutional federal actions.
b.Passed a secession resolution to go into effect by 1815.
c.Condemned the term of the Treaty of Ghent.
d.Criticized American Indian policy.
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51.The Second Great Awakening is LEAST associated with which one of the following?
a.Women.
b.Eastern seaboard.
c.Protestants.
d.Camp meetings.
52.The three elements of Henry Clay's American System were also supported by Madison and Monroe:
a.Indian Removal, national bank, income tax.
b.Neutrality, limited construction, larger Army and Navy.
c.National bank, tariff, roads and canals.
d.Support of farmers, liberal land laws and state banks.
53.The "stay laws" passed by state legislatures
a.Limited immigration from their states.
b.Prevented banks from foreclosing on farmers.
c.Forced Indians into small reservations.
d.Kept out foreign goods.
54.The Panic of 1819 reflected the nation's
a.Concern over the institution of slavery.
b.Transition from a farming to a more commercial economy.
c.Negative international response to the Monroe Doctrine.
d.The impact of the Second Great Awakening on commercial endeavors.
55.The Russian attraction to North America was motivated by
a.The desire for gold.
b.Fishing and whaling.
c.The fur trade.
d.A North Pacific base against Japan.
56.Of the settlements of the other European powers in 1800, the one most crucial to American trade was
a.Sitka.
b.New Orleans.
c.Los Angeles.
d.Quebec.
57.In 1800, the United Sties economy and population was predominately
a.Agricultural and rural.
b.Commercial and urban.
c.Product exporter.
d.Industrialized.
58.In Marbury v. Madison, Chief Justice John Marshall established the principle that
a.Only the federal judiciary could decide what was constitutional.
b.Interstate commerce could only be regulated by the national government.
c.A president can exercise executive privilege in foreign policy.
d.Indians can have redress in the federal courts.
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59.Which one of the following is NOT true of the presidential election of 1816?
a.Monroe, last of the Virginia dynasty, was elected.
b.It was the last one in which the Federalists had a candidate.
c.An "Era of Good Feelings" was the new mood.
d.Jeffersonian economic policy was continued.
60.This area was gained in the Adams-Onis Treaty:
a.Oregon.
b.Alta California.
c.Maine.
d.Florida.
61.Which one of the following was NOT part of the principles of political community represented by Van Buren's Bucktails?
a.Party loyalty.
b.Organization & discipline.
c.Majority rule.
d.Restricting suffrage.
62.The extension of suffrage to all white males first was done by
a.New England states.
b.New western states.
c.The lower South.
d.Pennsylvania.
63.The "corrupt bargain" was
a.Van Buren's denunciation of rich patronage to friends and relatives.
b.Jackson's ignoring of Supreme Court decisions.
c.Jackson's objections to Clay becoming Adams" secretary of state.
d.Jackson' supporters' view of the Second Bank of the United States.
64.Daniel Webster, John C. Calhoun, and Henry Clay were examples of
a.Leading sectional politicians.
b.Crafty deal makers.
c.Men from the West who had the "common touch."
d.Candidates with family money to finance new mass campaigning.
65.Jackson vetoed the Maysville Road Bill of 1830 because he
a.Disapproved of any federal funding for internal improvements.
b.Felt it infringed on state powers.
c.Objected to it being funded by the Second Bank of the United States.
d.Knew it was unpopular with western voters.
66.The Supreme Court's decision in Gibbons v. Ogden and Dartmouth College v. Woodward
a.Asserted the broad power of the federal government over interstate commerce.
b.Questioned the constitutionality of federal law limited the expansion of slavery.
c.Strengthened the power of state governments in commercial matters.
d.Denied the states the right to tax branches of the Second Bank of the United States.
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67.The Virginia and Kentucky Resolves and the Hartford Convention had considered this issue which came up again in tariff debates:
a.Nullification.
b.Presidential veto power.
c.Universal manhood suffrage.
d.Slavery.
68.The "Trail of Tears" describes the removal of this group to Oklahoma:
a.Creeks.
b.Choctaws.