AP U.S. History Chapters 4-6 Test Form A Mrs. Whitlock 1. In the mid 1770s, the relationship between the British Empire and the American colonies was characterized by a. Most Americans being happy with their membership in the empire b. The British trying to continue the policy of the last hundred years c. Most Americans becoming disillusioned with the empire d. The British growing more like the Americans in their ideas and institutions e. Most Americans taking loyalty oaths to the Crown 2. The three groups who fought in the Seven Years War were a. France, Spain, and Britain b. Britain, Spain, and the Iroquois c. Spain, the Huron, France d. France, Spain, and the Iroquois e. Britain, France, and the Iroquois 3. Representative government was first introduced to America in the colony of: a. Virginia b. Maryland c. Massachusetts d. North Carolina e. New York 4. The French and Indian War had all of the following effects on the postwar world except a. The war made the British very unhappy with colonial contributions to the war effort b. The war convinced British authorities that they needed to give the colonists more control over their own affairs c. The war gave American soldiers a profound contempt for the attitudes and behavior of British regulars d. The war led to a gradual decline in the power of the Indians e. The war caused a decline in power of the Ohio Valley Indians 5. Although the financial burden imposed by the Stamp Act of 1763 was small, it antagonized and unified the colonies against the British government more so than had the Sugar Act of 1764 because a. People bought more stamps than sugar b. The new tax was blatantly designed to produce revenue and it fell on all the colonists regardless of colony or class c. The postage rates were already extremely high d. The New York Resolves created the impression that the most populous colony was more militant than it really was e. The revenue would be collected in the form of a duty tax 6. In response to the Coercive Acts, the colonists took all of the following actions except a. Organizing bands of vigilantes to make sure colonists cooperated with the resistance to the British b. Passing a plan for colonial union under British authority c. Gathering delegates from the colonies in an assembly to consider action against the British d. Preparing for military defense against possible British attack e. Women s groups extending their organized boycotts 7. Parliament enacted the Tea Act of 1773 primarily to a. Promote a new product on the American market b. Raise large sums of money through taxes c. Sell tea only at government approved tea houses d. Save the British East India Company from bankruptcy e. Reward American merchants
8. In response to the suspension of their colonial legislatures, many colonies convened new assemblies, and a collective assembly met in September 1774 under the name of the a. First Continental Congress b. United States Congress c. Committee of Safety d. Colonial Congress e. United Continental Assembly 9. Americans benefited greatly from the 1783 Treaty of Paris between the United States and Britain essentially because a. Trade disputes with Canada were resolved b. The western border of the U.S. was now the Rocky Mountains c. Britain s Indian allies also signed the treaty d. The United States was granted independence unconditionally e. Florida became a U.S. territory 10. In the 1770s, the chief aim of those who wrote the new state constitutions was to a. Prevent state governments from becoming tyrannical b. Award governors sufficient power to control the legislatures c. Keep the states financially solvent d. Facilitate trade with Britain and France e. Deter republican reforms 11. The greatest weakness of the government under the Articles of Confederation was that a. It was unable to deal with the issue of western lands b. It had no power to regulate commerce or collect taxes from the states c. It had no power to establish relations with foreign governments d. The Articles of Confederation sought friendship with Britain e. There was no judicial branch to balance the legislative and executive branches 12. The declaration from the Stamp Act Congress That the people of these colonies are not, and from their local circumstances cannot be, represented in the House of Commons was based on a repudiation of a. The theory that the king could not legislate for his subjects in overseas colonies b. John Locke s ideology of the rights of Englishmen c. The idea of virtual representation in the British Empire as a whole d. The idea that only the colonial assemblies could impose taxes on their respective colonies e. The colonial governors authority to veto laws passed in the colonial assemblies 13. The rebellion of Daniel Shays in 1786 grew out of a need to a. Prevent the collection of debts b. Support the Constitution c. Promote the passage of the Bill of Rights d. Stop the collection of the stamp tax e. Criticize King George 14. In the Gaspee Affair, a. A British ship seized an American ship without warrant. b. The colonists burned a British ship that had run aground in shallow water. c. The colonists seized the cargo of tea that a British ship had brought to Boston. d. The colonists forced a British ship carrying tea to return home. e. The American colonists dumped tea from the Gaspee
15. At the conclusion of the Stamp Act Crisis, Parliament reasserted its authority to legislate for the colonies in all cases whatsoever in the a. Coercive Acts b. Declaratory Act c. Mutiny Act d. Regulator Movement e. Proclamation of 1763 16. Three weeks after the American Revolution began in 1775, delegates from all colonies except Georgia met to discuss possible courses of action at the a. United States Congress b. Confederation Assembly c. House of Burgesses d. First Continental Congress e. Second Continental Congress 17. The pamphlet Common Sense was instrumental in gaining support for a. Reconciliation with Great Britain b. An alliance with France c. The idea of independence from Great Britain d. Peace talks to begin e. A continued economic boycott of Great Britain 18. In 1781, the states ratified a plan for a decentralized national government of the United States that was called the a. United States Constitution b. Articles of Confederation c. Declaration of Confederation d. Confederate States Constitution e. Declaration of Independence 19. Bacon s Rebellion showed conflict between a. Tidewater and frontier regions of Virginia b. Puritans and dissenters in Rhode Island and Massachusetts c. Praying town Indians and Covenant Chain Indians in New England d. Slave traders and those who objected to slavery e. Merchants and farmers of the Massachusetts Bay colony 20. During the Revolution, the Americans had all of the following advantages over the British except a. They were fighting on ground with which they were familiar b. The British people only half-heartedly supported the war c. Their troops were generally superior to the British regulars d. Their troops generally believed in their for freedom from the British e. Their cause inspired more commitment than that of the British 21. An important outcome of the Battle of Saratoga was a. An alliance between America and France b. Charges of treason against Benedict Arnold c. The withdrawal of Cornwallis forces and the eventual end of the war d. Growing disenchantment over American failures on the battlefield e. The death of General Burgoyne
22. During the final phase of the American Revolution, General Cornwallis was surrounded and forced to surrender his entire force at a. Charleston, South Carolina b. Yorktown, Virginia c. Saratoga, New York d. Boston, Massachusetts e. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 23. During the early 1780s, the authority of the national government was vested in a. A bureaucracy b. A legislative branch c. An executive branch d. A judicial branch e. A military branch 24. After the battles at Lexington and Concord, the Continental Congress sent the Olive Branch Petition to the king to a. Acknowledge the colonies independence and lay the groundwork for the Declaration of Independence to follow b. Seek reconciliation with the Crown by stating colonial grievances c. Declare complete submission to the king and the intent to rebel no longer d. Declare the colonial intent to resist English rule by force until the king withdrew his forces from America e. Inform the king of the colonial associations boycott of British goods until the British troops left Boston 25. The sentiment expressed in the phrase [T]hat whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends [securing life, liberty, and property], it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, best expresses the political philosophy of a. Baron de Montesquieu b. Thomas Hobbs c. John Locke d. Voltaire e. William Pitt 26. Benjamin Franklin s attempt to create intercolonial unity at the Albany Conference of 1754 resulted in a. A permanent cooperative organization of the colonies b. Rejection of the congress s proposal for colonial home rule both by London and by the individual colonies c. A sharp increase in Indian attacks on colonial settlements d. A growing colonial sympathy with France in the war against Britain e. A strong alliance with the Iroquois Confederacy 27. The Royal Proclamation of 1763 a. Established and expanded the province of Quebec b. Encouraged British land speculation c. Forbade any Indian confederacies d. Created an alliance between the colonists and the Iroquois confederacy e. Set aside an area west of the Appalachians as Indian Country 28. The Treaty of Paris at the end of the Revolutionary War contained provisions for a. An end to the fighting and provisions for America and France to divide Britain s North American possessions b. Recognition of the United States independence and Britain s withdrawal from the North American continent c. Treaties of trade and alliance between France and the United States d. The United States western boundary to be the Mississippi River and British recognition of its independence e. An end to fighting and a return to the status quo antebellum
29. In the eyes of the radical element in the British colonies, legislation like the Quebec Act set the precedent for a colonial government where a. Religious toleration was not practiced b. Steps were taken toward full democracy c. The protection of individual liberties was paramount d. Each colony basically governed itself e. Colonists were denied representative self-government 30. The frontier war between the British and the French began in this area in 1754, a primary focus of British and French policy in North America a. Ohio country b. Quebec province c. New Orleans and the West Indies d. Acadia e. The Middle Colonies 31. In 1798, Americans became involved in a Quasi-War with a. Spain b. England c. The Iroquois d. The Netherlands e. France 32. When Edmond Genet came to enlist American aid for France, he was most likely to get support from this group: a. Democratic-Republicans b. Federalists c. Hamiltonians d. Northern Merchants e. Native Americans 33. One of the compromises at the Convention was over the slave population and was settled by the three-fifths rule. This meant a. Three-fifths of a state s voters had to be white b. Up to three-fifths of slaves were eligible to vote c. A slave s vote counted three-fifths of a white s d. Five slaves equaled three freemen in determining representation and taxation e. Three-fifths of the states had to vote on slave issues 34. The nationalists 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. Federalists d. The elites of society e. Small farmers 35. Under the provisions of the Virginia Plan a. The Articles of Confederation would have been amended to give the judiciary 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
36. 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. Factions could be controlled by the people if they were left to do so e. The nation is too large for a single powerful government 37. 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. British Whig view that they should not be fighting the Americans d. The Tory view of the Patriots e. Depreciated value of Continental currency by 1781 38. 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 a new constitution was changeable 39. Which of the following was not a future state covered in the Northwest Ordinance of 1787? a. Michigan b. Ohio c. Indiana d. Illinois e. Kentucky 40. As a result of Pinckney s Treaty, the Spanish a. Granted Florida to the United States b. Accepted the Mississippi River and the 31 st parallel as borders with the United States c. Barred Americans from navigating or settling on the Mississippi d. Removed their forts from the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers e. Forfeited their claim to Florida 41. 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 e. Join forces with the Jeffersonian wing of the party 42. Which of the following was not an author of The Federalist? a. Thomas Jefferson b. James Madison c. Alexander Hamilton d. John Jay
43. For the new United States Constitution to go into effect, it had to be ratified by a. All of the state legislatures b. A majority of the Confederation Congress c. Unanimous vote in Congress d. Two-third of the people voting in a referendum e. Nine of the state ratifying conventions 44. Alexander Hamilton believed in all of the following ideas except a. The country should be governed by an elite ruling class b. A large and permanent national debt is a good idea c. The federal government should assume state debts incurred during the war d. One bank should have a monopoly of the federal government s own banking business e. The national government should reward only those who had originally loaned it money during the Revolution 45. When Thomas Jefferson looked to the future, he hoped that the United States would become a country dominated by a. Independent owners of small farms b. Wealthy owners of large plantations c. Independent owners of small shops in cities d. Wealthy owners of large factories e. Artisans who worked in urban centers 46. When war broke out in Europe in 1793 between France and Great Britain, the U.S. government a. Took no action, instead waiting to see how the war would go b. Declared the U.S. neutral and tried to keep the U.S. out of the war c. Sided with the French and declared war on Great Britain d. Decided that the British were right and went to war against France e. Attempted to make a protective alliance with Spain 47. In response to the Alien and Sedition Acts, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison contended that state legislatures could declare federal laws unconstitutional. This view first appeared in a. The United States Constitution b. The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions c. The Federalist Papers d. The Declaration of Independence e. Pinckney s Treaty 48. By creating a federal system, the framers of the Constitution a. Ensured the election of John Adams b. Stopped all talk about the power of states rights c. Showed that they were heavily influenced by the two-house system of Great Britain d. Rejected the ideals of The Federalist Papers e. Created a system of divided authority among national and state governments 49. The first humans to inhabit North America came a. By migrating from Asia across Beringea b. On rafts from Polynesia c. In giant canoes from Africa d. In sailing vessels from Scandinavia e. With advanced Iron Age skills and written languages 50. The maze of highly diverse trade routes that involved the buying and selling of rum, slaves, and sugar was called the a. Middle Passage b. Triangular Trade c. Atlantic Highway d. Staple System e. Great Passage