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French & Indian War
The battle for Quebec was the decisive conflict
in the French & Indian War
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The French & Indian War
A) exerted economic pressure on France, but
not Great Britain
B) brought recognition to George Washington
both in the colonies and Great Britain for his
courageous role in a bloody battle
C) eliminated tensions between settlers and
Indians in the Ohio River Valley
D) brought in a number of mercenary Hessian
soldiers to aid the British
E) resulted in France acquiring a great deal of
territory in North America
Sources of Revolutionary Ideology
The "Join or Die" image attributed to Ben
Franklin
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Question 1222:
One important ideological source of colonial
resistance to British authority in the period
leading up to the Revolutionary War was
A) the writings of King George III
B) Richard Hakluyt's accounts of visitors to the
New World
C) Great Awakening preaching
D) the Council of Trent
E) John Jacques Rousseau's novel Emile
Imperial Attitudes
An elaborate political cartoon
mocking the "death" of the Stamp Act
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Which of the following best characterizes the
British political leadership in relation to the
American colonies following the French &
Indian War?
A) a reluctance to defend mercantilist policies
B) a willingness to seek common ground with
colonists expressing dissatisfaction
C) a recognition that strong economic growth
in the colonies made the British Empire
stronger as a whole
D) misunderstanding and a general lack of
knowledge of conditions and attitudes
prevalent in the colonies
E) creativity and flexibility in governance
Sugar Act
The Sugar Act proved quite
unpopular in the colonies
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Question 1224:
Which of the following statements about the
1764 Sugar Act are accurate?
I. It actually reduced the tax on molasses.
II. It hindered colonial trade, particularly with
the French West Indies.
III. Its passage followed the imposition of the
Stamp Act.
IV. Colonists had mostly evaded the previous
taxes set under the Molasses Act.
A) I, II, and IV only
B) II, III, and IV only
C) I and II only
D) I, II, and III only
E) all of the statements are accurate
Stamp Act's Impact
The Stamp Act led to significant
protests in several colonies
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"Never did the British Parliament, [until the
Stamp Act], think of imposing duties in
American for the purpose of raising a revenue.
. . . This I call an innovation, and a most
dangerous innovation."
This quote is from which of the following
documents?
A) Thomas Paine's Common Sense
B) Thomas Jefferson's A Summary View of the
Rights of British America
C) John Dickinson's Letter from a Pennsylvania
Farmer
D) Patrick Henry's 1775 speech to the House of
Burgesses
E) Richard Henry Lee's Westmoreland
Revolutionary Ideas
The Second Continental Congress, 1776
(Image Source: Architect of the Capitol)
Question 1226:
Which of the following statements is not part
of the Declaration of Independence?
A) "these United Colonies are, and of Right
ought to be Free and Independent States"
B) "We hold these truths to be self-evident,
that all men are created equal"
C) "Every spot of the old world is overrun with
oppression. Freedom hath been hunted round
the globe"
D) "That whenever any Form of Government
becomes destructive of these ends, it is the
Right of the People to alter or to abolish it"
E) "He has plundered our seas, ravaged our
Coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the
lives of our people"
The American Revolution
"American Soldiers" by Jean Verger
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During the American Revolution
A) colonial forces controlled most of the major cities
during the duration of the war
B) the earliest battles of the war took place in the
Southern colonies
C) British and Hessian troops scored major victories in
New Jersey over Washington's troops at Trenton and
Princeton
D) the colonial victory at Saratoga proved critical as it
both weakened the British forces and convinced the
French to offer military and financial support
E) British General Cornwallis consistently and
convincingly defeated colonial forces in a series of
engagements in the Carolinas
John Dickinson's report from the Annapolis
Convention
(Image Source: Wikimedia Commons--public
domain)
Question 1228:
While the 1786 Annapolis Convention was
convened to discuss commerce issues among
the various states, its real impact came in its
call for
A) war with Great Britain over western forts
B) a constitutional convention to address
defects in the Articles of Confederation
C) condemning the rebellion led by Daniel
Shays in Massachusetts
D) support for those seeking to overthrow
French King Louis XVI
E) a Bill of Rights
Compromises at the Convention
George Washington presiding at the
Constitutional Convention
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domain)
Question 1229:
Which of the following was not an element of
compromise at the 1787 Constitutional
Convention?
A) counting slaves in determining the number
of representatives in the House
B) Congress being able to ban the slave trade
after 1808
C) a bicameral legislature, with each state
receiving two members in the Senate and
proportional representation in the House
D) the location of the nation's capital between
Maryland and Virginia
E) a prohibition of taxation on exports
The Federalist
Ratification votes for the U.S. Constitution
(Image Source: Library of Congress)
Question 1235:
The collection of essays published in 1787 and
1788 as The Federalist included all but which
of the following arguments?
A) a Bill of Rights was a necessary protection of
the rights of citizens
B) the Articles of Confederation were
insufficient in governing the nation
C) a republican government was best for
governing a large territory like that of the U.S.
D) political factions were dangerous
E) a one-man chief executive is necessary for
an effective administration
Constitutional Provisions
Next to winning independence,
the Constitution was the nation's chief
accomplishment of the 1780s
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domain)
All but which of the following are phrases from
the U.S. Constitution drafted in 1787?
A) We the people of the United States, in order
to form a more perfect union
B) the Vice President of the United States shall
be President of the Senate, but shall have no
vote, unless they be equally divided
C) this Constitution ... shall be the supreme law
of the land
D) the powers not delegated to the United
States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it
to the states, are reserved to the states
respectively, or to the people
E) no title of nobility shall be granted by the
United States
Powers of Congress
Identify the following powers delegated to
Congress in the Constitution:
I. To fix the standard of weights and measures
II.To make rules concerning captures on land
and water
III. To suspend the privilege of the writ of
habeas corpus in time of peace
IV. To regulate commerce ... with the Indian
tribes
V. To borrow money on the credit of the United
States
A) I, II, III, and V only
B) II, III, IV and V only
C) I, II, IV, and V only
D) I, II, III, and IV only
E) all of the powers were delegated to
Congress by the Constitution
America and the French Revolution
"The French National Guard on Its Way to the Army, 1792,"
by Cogniet
(Image Source: Wikimedia Commons--public domain)
Question 1237:
During the French Revolution
A) Americans universally supported the opponents of the
French monarchy
B) Thomas Jefferson, who served as the first Secretary of
State, was pleased with the calm and thoughtful ways in
which the French citizenry dealt with bringing democratic
principles to France
C) many Americans supported the ideals of the revolution,
but were shocked and horrified by the numerous executions
and mob violence
D) George Washington actively supported King Louis XVI
because of the help the U.S. had received during the
American Revolution
E) Alexander Hamilton condemned the British for declaring
war on France following the execution of King Louis XVI