1. Which of the following resources would be most useful in researching a paper entitled Arguments for Independence 1776 a) John Dickinson s Letters From a Farmer in Pennsylvania b) The Olive Branch Petition c) John Locke s Two Tretises of Government d) Thomas Paine s Common Sense 2. The Battle of Saratoga had all of the following consequences Except a) Encouraged the British to grant most of the American demands b) persuaded the French to form an alliance with the United States c) defeated a British attempt to isolate New England from the other colonies d) gave a boost to American morale 3. The First Continental Congress was a reaction to a) the Declaratory Act b) fighting at LExington and Concord c) passage of the Intolerable Acts d) the Boston Massacre e) the British tax on tea 4. In the pamphlet Common Sense, Thomas Paine defended the idea that American independence on the grounds that a) All men are created equal b) Parliament was dictatorial c) people should not pledge allegiance to a kind and a corrupt government 5. As a result of the Treaty of Paris, The United States gained all the of following EXCEPT a) fishing rights off the coast of Canada b) British recognition of U.S. independence c) a western boundary on the Mississippi River d) the territory of Florida e) a peaceful settlement of the Revolutionary War 6. Which of the following most Accurately describes those Americans who fought on the British side in the American Revolution a) They cam from all groups and classes b) They were a majority of the population c) They were most numerous in New England d) They were generally identified with the Whig party in England e) They were motivated by a desire for financial gain 7. Which of the following most accurately describes the change in American public opinion between January 1774 and July 1776? a) It changed from a desire for reconciliation to a decision for independence b) Most people favored independence in 1774 but were willing to fight for it only after the Declaration of Independence c) Loyalist were in a majority both in 1774 and 1776 d) By the summer of 1776, only a relatively small number of Americans expressed support for the kings government e) Military support from France encouraged American Patriots d) democratic government of, by, and for the people was the only type based on natural law and reason e) Liberty belongs to those who fight for it
8. Statement: The Articles of Confederation succeeded in guiding the United States through it first decade. Each of the following actions supports this statement except a) Congress regulated interstate trade b) Congress enacted the Land Ordinance of 1785 c) Congress enacted the Northwest Ordinance d) The U.S. Government signed a favorable treaty of peace e) The U.S. government conducted the war effort that resulted in American Independence 9. Statement: The new state constitutions enacted during the Revolutionary War reflect the Patriots; emphasis on individual liberty Each of the following actions supports this statement except a) starting each constitution with a bill of rights b) providing for separation of powers to limit abuses c) submitting proposed constitutions to the people for ratification d) the absence of any provision for the abolition of slavery e) providing for separation of church and state 10. Which of the following is a correct statement about the United States at the end of the Revolutionary War? a) The central government was stronger than any state government b) Women received greater political rights c) Aristocratic privileges were reduced or eliminated d) slavery was unchallenged e) Every state adopted the idea of separation of church and state 11. Which article in the constitution deals with the Legislative Branch a) Article 3 b) Article 1 c) Article 2 d) Article 4 12. The sixth amendment states a) There should be no cruel or unusual punishment b) Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition c) Right to a speedy Trial d) Right to search and seizure e) right to bear arms 13. Who Presided over the Constitutional Convention a) George Washington b) Ben Franklin c) John Adams d) Samuel Adams e) Thomas Jefferson 14. The Nationalist who pressed for a strengthened union of the states in the aftermath of the American Revolution were LEAST likely to be a) Creditors b) Merchants c) Conservatives d) The elites of society e) Small farmers
15. Under the provisions of the Virginia Plan a) The Articles of Confederation would have been amended to give congress the power to levy taxes b) A bicameral legislature would be organized according to state population c) An independent judiciary would have final control d) An independent chief executive elected by popular vote would check legislative power e) a single house legislature would equally represent all states 16. In the ratification debate, a Federalist would have agreed with which of the following statements: a) The Articles of Confederation is the true federal government, sharing power between the national and state constitutions 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) Factions could be controlled by people if they were left to do so e) the nation is too large for a single powerful government 17. 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 e) Prove that the new constitution was changeable 18. The MOST important piece of legislation passed by the first session of Congress was the a) Coercive Act of 1789 b) Report on Public Credit 1790 c) Bill moving the federal capital to Washington DC d) Judiciary Act of 1789 e) Alien and Sedition Acts 19. Under the Hamilton economic program a) The United States teetered on the brink of economic disaster b) Foreign investment in government securities dramatically declined c) The health of the United States economy improved significantly d) America emerged in the forefront of the New Mercantilism e) A heavily industrialized economy appeared in the United States 20. 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 e) Unclear of their politics 21. Approval of the Great Compromise at Philadelphia constitutional convention guaranteed a) An immediate end to the international slave trade b) Slaves would count as full human beings in determining representation c) Elimination of slaves from the count to determining representation d) That the institution of slavery would be gradually eliminated in 100 years e) Representation based on population in the House and the state in the Senate
22. Loyalists who fled the United States during and after the American Revolution a) Usually sold their abandoned property to Congress at the war's conclusion b) Received no compensation for their property losses c) Encountered little hostility from American revolutionaries. d) As a group were reluctant and unhappy exiles. e) Were granted asylum in France. 23. The biggest British defeat before Yorkwtown occurred at a) Trenton, New Jersey b) Saratoga, New York c) Fort Ticonderoga d) Brandywine Creek e) Harlem Heights 24. The French committed themselves to recognize American independence a) After Saratoga and fears of British conciliation b) On the insistence of Jefferson, the head of the American diplomatic delegation in Paris c) When Jefferson threatened to invade France d) After the British Launched an attack on a French supply ship entering the Boston harbor e) to support the principle of anti-colonialism and opposition to monarchism 26. The Congress under the Articles of Confederation did not have the authority to a) Conduct war and foreign affairs b) Establish a monetary system c) Tax citizens directly d) Maintain the armed forces e) Obtain loans 27. The American economy during the Revolution a) Flourished without the restrictions imposed by the British b) Was in depression c) Suffered from inflation d) Became a unified commercial force e) Faced collapse because of poor agricultural output 28. American migration to these area continued even as the Revolution was being fought: a) Texas and Oklahoma b) Missouri and Kansas c) Michigan and Illinois d) Kentucky and Tennessee e) Tennessee and Missouri Next Page is the Last 2 Questions 25. Most Indian people during the American Revolution a) United to support the American cause b) United within and across tribal lines to support the British c) Stayed neutral d) Were largely unaffected by the Revolution e) Suffered a disastrous defeat with the American victory
29. Thomas Jefferson s Government of the Western Territory was an attempt to create a a) Democratic colonial policy in increase national community sentiment b) Haven for freed slaves c) Haven for Indians who had ben American Allies d) Settlement to the disputes and claims of colonies to the west e) Series of forts and defenses against the British and Spanish 30. Which 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) A governor would be chosen by Congress e) Land would be divided into 640 acre sections, 36 to a township