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| 212050117 | France wa finally able to join the scramble for colonies in the New World as a result of....? | End of religious wars. | |
| 212050118 | Unlike the English colonies in America, in New France | there were no popularly elected assemblies. | |
| 212050119 | The one valuable resources in New France was | beavers | |
| 212050120 | The French wanted to control Louisiana because they | would then control the mouth of the Mississippi. | |
| 212050121 | French motives in the new World included the desire to | compete with Spain for an empire in America | |
| 212050122 | The early wars between France and Britain in North America were notable for the... | use of primitive guerrilla warfare | |
| 212050123 | The climatic clash between Britain and France for control of the North American continent sprang from their rivalry for control of | the Ohio River Valley. | |
| 212050124 | In his first military command in the French and Indian War, George Washington | Won at Fort Duquesne | |
| 212050125 | The immediate purpose of the Albany congress of 1754, Americans | Keep the Iroquois tribes loyal to the British | |
| 212050126 | unlike the first three Anglo-French wars, the French and Indian War | was fought initially ont he North American continent | |
| 212050127 | the long-range purpose of the Albany Congress in 1754 was to | achieve COLONIAL UNITY and COMMON DEFENSE against the French threat. | |
| 212050128 | As a result of the French and Indian WAr, Great Britain | became the dominant power in North American | |
| 212050129 | Fro the American colonies, the French and Indian War, | ended the myth of British invincibility | |
| 212050130 | During the French and Indian War, | British officials were disturbed by the lukewarm support of many colonials | |
| 212050131 | The disunity that existed in the colonies before the French and Indian War can be attributed to | 1. Enormous distances between the colonies 2. geographical barriers like rivers. 3. conflicting religions 4. varied nationalities | |
| 212050132 | with the British and American victory in the French and Indian War, | a new spirit of independence arose, as the French threat disappeared. | |
| 212050133 | In a sense, the history of the United States began with the | fall of Quebec and Montreal | |
| 212050134 | The Proclamation of 1763 was issued mainly to | work out a fair settlement of the Indian problem | |
| 212050135 | In the wake of the Proclamation of 1763 | American colonists moved west, defying the Proclamation | |
| 212050136 | The Proclamation of 1763 | prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains. | |
| 212050137 | One change in colonial policy by the British government that helped precipitate the American Revolution involved | compelling the American colonists to shoulder some of the financial costs of the empire. | |
| 212050138 | When it came to the revolution, it could be said that the American colonists were | reluctant revolutionaries | |
| 212050139 | In a broad sense America was | A revolutionary force fromt he day of its discovery by Europeans | |
| 212050140 | The American colonial exponents of republicanism argued that a just society depends on | the willingness of all citizens to subordinate their private interests to the common good | |
| 212050141 | Republican belief held that the stability of society and the authority of the government | depended upon the virtue of its citizenry | |
| 212050142 | The founding of the American colonies by the British was | undertaken in a haphazard maner. | |
| 212050143 | Under mercantilist doctrine, the American colonies were expected to do all of the following except | become economically self-sufficient as soon as possible. | |
| 212050144 | The first Navigation Laws were designed to | climinate Dutch shippers from the American carrying trade. | |
| 212050145 | The British Crown's "royal veto" of colonial legislation | restrained colonies from printing paper currency | |
| 212050146 | Under the mercantilist system, the British government reserved the right to do all of the following regarding the American colonies | prevent the colonies from developing militias | |
| 212050147 | Before 1763 the Navigation Laws | were only loosely enforced in the American colonies | |
| 212050148 | Sugar Act | first British law intended to raise revenue in the colonies | |
| 212050149 | Stamp Act | generated the most protest in the colonies | |
| 212050150 | Declaratory Act | Asserted Parliament's absolute power over the colonies | |
| 212050151 | The first law ever passed by Parliament for raising tax revenues in the colonies for the crown was the | Sugar Act | |
| 212050152 | The British Parliament passed the Stamp Act to | raise money to support new military forces needed for colonial defense. | |
| 212050153 | Colonists objected tot he Stamp act because | parliament passed the tax, not the colonists | |
| 212050154 | When colonists shouted "NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION," they were rejecting Parliament's power to | levy revenue-raising taxes on the colonies. | |
| 212050155 | Actions taken by the colonists that helped them unite include | the Stamp Act Congress | |
| 212050156 | "Virtual" representation meant that | every member of Parliament represented all British subjects | |
| 212050157 | Colonial protests against the Stamp Act took the form of | British officials sent regiments of troops to Boston to restore law and order | |
| 212050158 | The tax on tea was retained when the Townshend Acts were repealed because | it kept alive the principle of parliamentary taxation. | |
| 212050159 | The local committees of correspondence organized b Samuel ADams | kept opposition to the BRitish alive, though exchange of propaganda | |
| 212050160 | The most drastic measure of Intolerable Acts was the | Boston Port Act | |
| 212050161 | The Quebec Act | denied Quebec a representative assembly | |
| 212050162 | The Quebec Act was especially unpopular in the American colonies because | they deny the French the right to retain many of their old customs | |
| 212050163 | The First Continental Congress was called in order to | decid which of Parliament's taxes the colonies would and would not pay | |
| 212050164 | the First Continental Congress | called for a complete boycott of British goods | |
| 212050165 | As the War of Independence began, Britain had the advantage of | overwhelming national wealth and naval power | |
| 212050166 | What wasn't a weakness of the British military during the War for Independence | soldiers who were incapable of fighting effectively | |
| 212050167 | Many whigs in Britain hoped for an American Victory in the War for Independence because they | feared that if George III triumphed, his rule at home might become tyrannical | |
| 212050168 | As the WAR for Independence began, the colonies had the advantage of | many outstanding civil and military leaders. | |
| 212050169 | The colonies did not face what weakness in the War for Independence | the use of numerous European officers | |
| 212050170 | Regarding American Independence | only a select minority supported independence with selfless devotion. | |
| 212050171 | "Varying Viewpoints" notes that the most influential view of the American Revolutionary currently holds that | fear of losing their liberty drove the colonists to war. | |
| 212050172 | As noted in "Varying Viewpoints," historians since the 1960s have interpreted the Revolutionary struggle as | one in which economic concerns played a crucial role | |
| 212050173 | Perhaps the most important single action of the Second Continental Congress was to | select George WAshing ton to head the army | |
| 212050174 | George Washington's selection to lead the colonial army was | largely political | |
| 212050175 | With the American invasion of Canada in 1775 | The colonials' claim that hey were merely fighting defensively for a redress of grievances was contradicted. | |
| 212050176 | The colonists delayed declaring their independence until July 4, 1776 for all of the reasons except | lack of military victories | |
| 212050177 | One purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to | explain to the rest of the world why the colonies had revolted | |
| 212050178 | In a republic, power | comes from the people themselves | |
| 212050179 | Examples of colonial experience with self-goverance, which prepared Americans for a republic, included all the following except | militia service | |
| 212050180 | The Declaration of Independence did all of the following except | blame the colonies' problems on the British Parliament | |
| 212050181 | The Americans who continued to support the crown after independence had been declared were more likely to be all of the following except | from New England | |
| 212050182 | France came to American's aid in the Revolution because | it wanted revenge against britain | |
| 212050183 | When the alliance with France was formalized, the Americans were abel to | 1. gain access to large sums of money 2. double the size of their fighting forces 3. avail themselves of French naval strength 4. gain immense amounts of equipment | |
| 212050184 | some indian nations joined the BRitish during the Revolutionary war because | none of the above | |
| 212050185 | Britain gave America generous term in the Treaty of Paris because BRitish leaders | were trying to persuade America to abandon its alliance with France | |
| 212050186 | The American REvolution was | an example of accelerated evolution rather than outright revolution | |
| 212050187 | The world's first antislavery society was founded by | quakers in philadelphia | |
| 212050188 | As part of the egalitarian movement of the American Revolution | several northern states abolished slavery. | |
| 212050189 | Early signs of the abolitionist movement can be seen in the | emancipation of some slaves | |
| 212050190 | The founding fathers failed to eliminate slavery because | a fight over slavery might destroy national unity | |
| 212050191 | As a result of the Revolution's emphasis on equality, all of the following were achieved except | ful equality between white women and men | |
| 212050192 | As a means of ensuring that legislators stay in touch with the mood of the people, state constitutions | require the annual election of legislators | |
| 212050193 | it was highly significant to the course of future events that | economic democracy preceded political democracy in the united states | |
| 212050194 | the economic status of the average american at the end of the revolutionary war was | probably worse than before the war. | |
| 212050195 | The major issue that delayed ratification of the Articles of confederation | tariff pollicy | |
| 212050196 | the ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION left congress unable to | enforce a tax-collection program | |
| 212050197 | a major strength of articles of confederation was its | presentation of the ideal of a united nation | |
| 212050198 | one of the most farsighted provisions of the northwest ordinance of 1787 | prohibited slavery in the old northwest | |
| 212050199 | After the REvolutionary war, both britain and spain | prevented america from exercising effective control over about half of its total territory | |
| 212050200 | shays rebellion was provoked by | foreclosures on the mortgages of back county farmers | |
| 212050201 | The debate between the supporters and critics of the articles of confederation was | reconcile states rights with strong national government | |
| 212050202 | the issue that finally touched off the movement toward the constitutional convention was | control of commerce | |
| 212050203 | By the time the constitution was adopted in 1789 | prosperity was beginning to return | |
| 212050204 | the constitutional convention was called to | write a completely new constitution | |
| 212050205 | the delegate whose contributions to the philadelphia convention were so notable that he was been called the father of the constitution was | james madison | |
| 212050206 | the delegates at the constitutional convention were concerned mainly with | protection america from its weakness abroad and its excesses at home | |
| 212050207 | motives of the delegates to the 1787 constitutional convention in philadelphia include all of the following except | to increase individual freedom | |
| 212050208 | the great compromise at the constitutional convention worked out an acceptable scheme for | apportioning congressional representation | |
| 212050209 | under the constitution the president of the united states was to be elected by a majority vote of the | electoral college | |
| 212050210 | the idea that all tex measure should start in the house was mad eot appease | the big states with the most people | |
| 212050211 | the constitutional convention addressed the north south controversy over slavery through the | 3/5 compromise | |
| 212050212 | which of the following is a compromise in the constitution? | continuation of the foreign slave trade | |
| 212050213 | by their actions, the delegates to the constitutional convention manifested their common beliefs in all the the following except | man hood suffrage democracy | |
| 212050214 | the one branch of government elected directly by the people is the | house of reps | |
| 212050215 | the new constitution established the idea taht the onlyn legitimate | the consent of the governed | |
| 212050216 | the ultimate guarantor of liberty and justice was | virtue of the people | |
| 212050217 | the antifederalist camp included all of the following groups except | supports of a strong central authority | |
| 212050218 | probably the most alarming characteristic of the new constitution to those who opposed it was the | absence of a bill of rights | |
| 212050219 | among other views, the FEDERALIST written during the ratification debate argued that | impossible to safeguard the rights of states from the power of a strong central government | |
| 212050220 | the federalists believe that the sovereignty of the people resided in which of the following branch of government | all of the above |
