front 1 Which of the following best explains a result of the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War)? | back 1 Great Britain gained a claim to land extending to the Mississippi River. |
front 2 Britain’s victory in the Seven Years’ War (French and Indian War) had which of the following economic consequences for its American colonies? | back 2 The British government increased taxation of colonial goods to help pay off the debt created by the war. |
front 3 The conclusion of the Seven Years’ War (French and Indian War) had which of the following effects on Native American societies? | back 3 The British government attempted to restrict western settlement to reduce tensions between colonists and Native Americans. |
front 4 In the excerpt, Otis was responding to which of the following developments? | back 4 The British government’s attempts to pay for the costs of the Seven Years’ War (French and Indian War) |
front 5 Which of the following was a major purpose of Otis’ pamphlet? | back 5 To encourage opposition to Parliament’s regulation of colonial commerce |
front 6 By the 1770s, to which of the following groups would Otis’ argument that the colonies “must obey” Parliament most appeal? | back 6 Loyalists in New York |
front 7 The ideas in the excerpt were most likely interpreted by American colonists in the 1770s as a call to reject which of the following? | back 7 The acceptance of the divine right of kings |
front 8 During the period of the American Revolution, Locke’s purpose in the excerpt would most likely have been interpreted as promoting a form of government based on | back 8 natural rights |
front 9 Interpretations of Locke’s assertions regarding a “state of freedom” and a “state also of equality” most directly influenced which of the following? | back 9 The political rhetoric of Patriots during the American Revolution |
front 10 The excerpt from Locke’s Two Treatises of Government could best be used as evidence by historians studying which of the following topics? | back 10 The impact of the Enlightenment on Revolutionary political thought |
front 11 The first paragraph of the excerpt makes the claim that | back 11 all people should have the same inherent liberties |
front 12 The second paragraph of the excerpt proposes that the Massachusetts legislature should | back 12 abolish slavery and release enslaved African Americans upon adulthood |
front 13 Which of the following describes an overall argument of the excerpt? | back 13 Slavery is contrary to the ideals of the American Revolution. |
front 14 Which of the following does the author use to support his argument about the power of the states under the Confederation? | back 14 Foundational political documents written during the American Revolution |
front 15 Which of the following evidence is used by the author to support his argument about state independence? | back 15 The inability of the central government to carry out many laws |
front 16 The failure of the Articles of Confederation resulted in which of the following changes in the government of the United States? | back 16 The ratification of a constitution that established a stronger central government |
front 17 Which of the following claims did Hamilton make in the excerpt about the powers of the United States under the Articles of Confederation? | back 17 The United States was not empowered to raise sufficient money for the government. |
front 18 Hamilton claimed in the excerpt that state sovereignty | back 18 allowed states to ignore the requests of the central government |
front 19 Which of the following overall arguments did Hamilton make about the Articles of Confederation? | back 19 The United States should abandon the Articles to form a stronger central government. |
front 20 Which of the following was a piece of evidence Hamilton used to support his argument in the excerpt? | back 20 Earlier attempts to form associations of states in Europe had failed. |
front 21 Dickinson’s concern for the “mischiefs” in the states is best understood in the context of which of the following? | back 21 The threat to state governments from popular uprisings |
front 22 The principle of federalism embodied in the United States Constitution had most in common with which of the following earlier aspects of British colonial government? | back 22 The autonomy of colonial legislatures from Great Britain |
front 23 The framers of the United States Constitution initially responded to abuses of executive authority by the British monarch in which of the following ways? | back 23 They established the separation of powers between the president and Congress. |
front 24 Dickinson’s desire to preserve “a certain degree of agency” for states is best explained by which of the following developments in the early United States? | back 24 The retention of regional cultural identity in conjunction with national unity |
front 25 Washington most likely wrote about political parties for which of the following purposes? | back 25 To warn the public that political parties result in national divisions |
front 26 Which of the following best explains why Washington warned against foreign alliances? | back 26 Britain and France were at war with each other, and both threatened United States interests. |
front 27 Supporters of Washington’s comments would most likely have agreed with which of the following foreign policies? | back 27 Maintaining economic relationships |
front 28 George Washington’s suggestions about United States foreign relations reflect which of the following situations? | back 28 The continued European colonial presence along United States borders |
front 29 Which of the following best explains the depiction of George Washington in the painting? | back 29 The development of a sense of American identity among Patriots |
front 30 Which of the following best explains the spread of images of George Washington in the United States after the American Revolution? | back 30 The desire of Americans to develop a new national culture |
front 31 The trend in the population percent increase from 1790 to 1800 most likely indicates which of the following? | back 31 The rapid movement of migrants to newly settled states such as Kentucky and Tennessee |
front 32 The share of White and African American populations in the various states shown in the table most strongly suggests which of the following? | back 32 Newly settled states such as Kentucky and Tennessee relied less on enslaved labor than did regions elsewhere in the South. |
front 33 The percentages of White and African American populations in South Carolina shown in the table most directly suggest the | back 33 expansion of slavery in the Deep South |