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Question
The primary focus of George H. W. Bush's presidency was ________.A) healthcare reform
B) reducing taxes
C) gay rights
D) education
E) foreign affairs
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Members of the Federalist party ________.
A) advocated states' rights
B) supported the French Revolution
C) wanted Thomas Jefferson to be president
D) supported a strong national government
E) despised centralized economic planning
Q:
How does the modern Bill of Rights compare to that of 1789?
A) The modern one allows for freedoms despite ethnicity, race, gender, or sexual orientationprovisions that were not made in 1789.
B) The modern one allows for infringement on freedom of speech and privacy with technology lawsprovisions that did not exist in 1789.
C) The 1789 bill led to political controversy whereas the modern one has not.
D) The modern bill has led to political controversy whereas the 1789 one did not.
E) The 1789 bill was longer; the modern one is a shorter rewriting of the same tenets.
Q:
Why were Antifederalists concerned about the new Constitution?
A) They worried that public officials would scheme to increase their power.
B) They knew that preservation of liberty required no vigilance.
C) They saw that smaller republics were prone to political corruption.
D) They feared that the new national government would be too strong.
E) They believed that constituents reflect the character of their elected officials.
Q:
Why did those who campaigned actively for ratification of the Constitution call themselves "Federalists"?
A) The term "Nationalists" had been used during the ratification of the Articles of Confederation and was now negatively viewed.
B) The term suggested that they stood for a confederation of states and not for a supreme national authority.
C) They wanted the public to know that they supported strong state governments that controlled the federal government.
D) The term "Antifederalists" was perceived as negative because of the root "anti."
E) The popular song "Federalists on the Shore" recalled the glories of the Revolutionary War.
Q:
Why was the phrase "We the people of the United States" in the new Constitution?
A) It was there to exclude women and African Americans from the rights described in the document.
B) The phrase recalled the Declaration of Independence and would help Americans approve the document.
C) The other delegates voted unanimously on the phrase, thinking it would help ensure ratification.
D) It was there to include women and African Americans in the rights described in the document.
E) It was there to avoid mention of the states because of uncertainty about how many and which states would ratify the document.
Q:
How did Shays's Rebellion help advance Madison's plans for reform?
A) Farmers throughout the United States began supporting Madison as a way of guaranteeing their rights.
B) Wealthy plantation owners feared slave rebellions on their own lands and wanted a strong government to protect their interests.
C) Madison was instrumental in calming the farmers and ending the rebellion, so people began to trust him.
D) Even Northerners were alarmed to see that African Americans could wield such power, and looked to Madison to establish a government to protect whites.
E) People throughout the United States realized that law and order were breaking down.
Q:
Why was James Madison described as a political genius?
A) He wrote the Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation.
B) He helped Americans think of republican government in radical new ways.
C) He used the teachings of Montesquieu to advocate for strong state governments.
D) He had fought bravely in the revolutionary war, leading his men with wisdom and courage.
E) He successfully governed his home state of Virginia in a socialist manner, giving all power to the people.
Q:
How could a territory become a state according to the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
A) First a territory had to raise enough money to buy their land from the European country that owned it, then the people could petition for statehood.
B) Once the people of the territory had successfully subdued the Native American population, they could become a state.
C) Territories had to elect officials and then write Articles of Confederation in order to become a full-fledged state.
D) Once population reached 60,000, residents could write a constitution and petition for statehood.
E) After a period of eighteen years, territories could petition the federal government for permission to become a state.
Q:
Why did disagreements over western lands delay the ratification of the Articles of Confederation?
A) Britain still held claims on the western lands, so the Americans had to negotiate with Britain before they could ratify.
B) Several states made claims to western lands, which other states disputed.
C) Native Americans protested the Articles of Confederation in an effort to secure their land in the West.
D) A large percentage of Americans lived in the West, but travel and communication was poor, so it took a long time to receive their votes.
E) Most of the land in the West belonged to Spain and France, so the impoverished new America had to wait to raise money to buy it.
Q:
Shays's Rebellion involved ________.
A) discontented New England merchants
B) western settlers demanding Indian territory
C) supporters of freer trade with Great Britain
D) discontented farmers in Massachusetts
E) Continental Army officers who had been denied their pensions
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In the 1780s, nationalists were those who _______.
A) advocated the elimination of sectional differences
B) pushed to establish symbols such as the flag and a national anthem
C) supported states' rights
D) called for a strong central government
E) called for a firm stand against Britain
Q:
How many states did not have to draft new constitutions, since they already had republican governments as part of their colonial charters?
A) none
B) one
C) two
D) three
E) four
Q:
Which statement best explains why the Boston Tea Party became a famous symbol of the American Revolution?
A) The Boston Tea Party was one of the most destructive acts in the entire war.
B) The Boston Tea Party was the final action before the first shots that led to the actual war.
C) The Boston Tea Party showed that the colonists had lost their respect for the British monarchy.
D) The Boston Tea Party not only killed many soldiers, it also destroyed millions of dollars worth of property.
E) The Boston Tea Party was an unprecedented act of violence by angry colonists against the British troops.
Q:
What was the most significant outcome of the Boston Massacre?
A) It demonstrated to the colonists that British troops were largely symbolic and the British would back down in the face of organized resistance.
B) It demonstrated to the colonists that British troops had no effective way to restore order in the colonies.
C) It showed that the colonists had a better organized army than the British and would be difficult to defeat.
D) It was the first act of organized resistance against the British troops in the colonies.
E) It demonstrated to the colonists that British troops would resort to violence to restore order in the colonies.
Q:
Which of the following was NOT a task facing the new nation?
A) deciding what form the new government would take
B) learning how political power would be distributed
C) learning how to ensure political equality for all
D) learning to fend off French attempts to control the country
E) bridging the division of state and federal authority
Q:
What was the main purpose of the continental "Association"?
A) to foster improved relations between the various colonies
B) to seek a conservative, peaceful resolution of the political crises of the mid"1770s
C) to raise money to feed starving Indians displaced by western settlements
D) to halt trade with Britain until the Intolerable Acts were repealed
E) to raise and equip armies to fight for the American cause
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For the British, French intervention meant ________.
A) a change in military strategy
B) little change in their military strategy
C) little challenge to their empire
D) a new ally in the war effort
E) fighting a two-front war, both in the colonies and in Europe
Q:
The author of the Declaration of Independence was ________.
A) George Washington
B) Benjamin Franklin
C) Samuel Adams
D) Patrick Henry
E) Thomas Jefferson
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Who was the Delaware Prophet?
A) Cotton Mather
B) Pontiac
C) Charles Townshend
D) George Grenville
E) Neolin
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A major source of information for the colonists was ________.
A) newspapers
B) books
C) church meetings
D) the marketplace
E) the town crier
Q:
Which of these was the elder statesmen that was one of the men who negotiated a peace with Britain following the Revolutionary War?
A) James Otis
B) Samuel Adams
C) Benjamin Franklin
D) Thomas Jefferson
E) James Madison
Q:
Which best describes Benjamin Franklin's main goal in drafting the Albany Plan?
A) to organize a council of delegates to coordinate common defense and western expansion
B) to propose the dredging of canals that connected Albany with Lake Erie and the St. Lawrence River
C) to set up a system of common taxes and tariffs throughout the colonies
D) to draft a constitution that freed the colonies from any control by the British crown
E) to prepare the colonies for an eventual war of independence with England
Q:
By the mid-1700s, the colonial assemblies ________.
A) had surrendered most powers to royal assemblies
B) were gaining steadily in power
C) were able to elect the colonial governors
D) were completely independent in their actions from the mother country
E) were full of mid-level bureaucrats seeking better patronage jobs
Q:
What happened as a result of the growth of the eighteenth-century colonial economy?
A) The population grew even faster and per capita income declined.
B) Enforcement of the Navigation Laws sowed the seeds of a lingering bitterness against Britain.
C) The colonies developed a strong industrial base.
D) Colonists' prosperity as a whole increased.
E) American exports increasingly found new markets around the world.
Q:
Which of these was most likely the principal reason Spain found its North American border hard to hold?
A) lack of mineral resources
B) lack of arable land
C) its vastness
D) Spanish-British hostilities
E) the opposition of the Plains Indians
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The two most important leaders of the Great Awakening in colonial America were ________.
A) Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield
B) John Winthrop and Jonathan Edwards
C) John Locke and Benjamin Franklin
D) Thomas Gordon and John Trenchard
E) Cotton Mather and George Whitefield
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For many Americans, the main appeal of the Enlightenment was its focus on ________.
A) searching for practical knowledge
B) reviving interest in classical education
C) defending traditional Christian beliefs
D) pure scientific research
E) achieving a classless society
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The factor most responsible for the growth of the colonial population between 1700 and 1770 was ________.
A) natural reproduction
B) the great wave of immigration during that period
C) the program of forced migration instituted by the monarchy
D) the dramatic upsurge in the importation of slaves
E) the intermarriage between settlers and Native Americans
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Consider the following statement. "The elements that sparked a powerful sense of nationalism among colonists dispersed over a huge territory would not be evident for a long time." What does this statement mean?A) The colonists tended to dislike the colonists in regions other than their own.B) The colonies were getting very close to forming an independent country.C) The colonies were still separate and had very little to do with each other.D) The colonies had expanded to a huge area of the country.E) The colonies saw themselves as English first and Americans second.
Q:
What was a difference between the rights in marriage of women in the Chesapeake region and those of women in New England in the 1600s?
A) Women in the Chesapeake region tended to have more power because they were fewer in number and thus began from a better bargaining position.
B) Women in New England had more rights because there were more women there and they had greater strength as a community.
C) Women in New England had fewer rights because the colonists there came from more strict and traditional backgrounds.
D) Women in the Chesapeake region tended to have fewer rights because the planter class had more restrictions on the roles of women in society.
E) Women in New England had fewer rights because the women there tended to live much shorter lives than those in the Chesapeake region.