Unit 2 Reading Quizzes: Chapter 5, pgs. 123-139

1. How did the French and Indian War differ from King William’s, Queen Anne’s, and King George’s wars?

  1. In the French and Indian War, France rather than Spain was England’s chief enemy.
  2. Americans participated only in the French and Indian War.
  3. The French and Indian War was the only one in which the Indians sided with the French rather than the British.
  4. As a result of the French and Indian War, France lost her empire in North America.

2. Both the Proclamation of 1763 and the Quebec Act of 1774

  1. Interfered with colonial claims to western lands.
  2. Extended religious freedom to Catholics.
  3. Were repealed after colonial protests.
  4. Imposed new taxes on goods imported from Europe.

3. The Albany Plan of Union

  1. Was vetoed by the British because it challenged royal authority.
  2. United Anglo-Americans in a loose confederacy during the Seven Year’s War, but fell apart after the French defeat.
  3. Was not implemented because of opposition by colonial legislatures, but it set a precedent for future plans to unit the British mainland colonies.
  4. Represented the earliest British attempt to suppress the colonial assemblies and exercise more imperial control.

4. Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the Stamp Act?

  1. Delegates from different colonies held a protest meeting in New York.
  2. The Sons of Liberty threatened tax officials.
  3. Colonial war debts were paid.
  4. Colonists boycotted British goods.
  5. London merchants suffered from a reduction in trade.

5. In the Declaratory Act, Parliament stated that

  1. It had the right to legislate fro the colonies in all matters, including taxes.
  2. The colonists were in rebellion and therefore subject to martial law.
  3. It would repeal all the Townshend duties except the one on tea.
  4. It would take over payment of the salaries of the royal governors and other colonial officials.
  1. Which of these events occurred last?
  1. the Battle of Bunker Hill
  2. fighting at Lexington and Concord
  3. adoption of the Declaration of Independence
  4. the Boston Massacre
  1. The chief reason for the repeal of the Stamp Act and the Townshend duties by Parliament was the
  1. Conviction that the colonists were on the verge of revolution
  2. Pleas of Burke and Pitt to conciliate the colonists by recognizing their right to tax themselves
  3. Harmful effects of colonial boycotts and nonimportation agreements on British business
  4. Expectation that the colonial assemblies would voluntarily vote for higher taxes

8. John Adams, a key figure in the Revolution,

  1. Drafted a ‘circular letter’ to colonial legislatures condemning the Townshend duties.
  2. Started committees of correspondence.
  3. Served as the lawyer for the soldiers tried for shooting civilians in the Boston Massacre.
  4. Convened the protest meeting at Old South Church that preceded the Boston Tea Party.

Unit 2 Reading Quizzes: Chapter 5, pgs. 139-156

Vocabulary:

  1. Composed of the Boston Port Bill, the Massachusetts Government Act, Administration of Justice Act, Quartering Act and the Quebec Act
  2. Enacted in 1765, ordered colonists to pay for certain goods needed by soldiers stationed in their borders
  3. First man killed in the Boston Massacre
  4. In 1773, Parliament designed this act to help the East India Tea Company get out of debt by eliminating all the import duties on tea entering England and the Colonies
  5. On December 16, 1773, in response to the Tea Act, 50men disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians and disposed of 45 tons of tea overboard in the Boston Harbor
  6. On March 5, 1770, a group of British soldiers at a guards post in front of the customs office fired into a disorderly crowd. Five civilians were killed and six more wounded
  7. Proposal that Congress should declare independence
  8. This helped to push the colonists to realize that “an island cannot rule a continent.”
  9. When the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia, John Dickinson proposed this document to be sent to the King to plead for peace and to prevent a war
  10. Women joined these in order to produce homespun apparel so that the colonists did not have to buy British-made clothing
  11. Written between 1767 to 1768 and argued how the colonies were sovereign in their own affairs and the taxes imposed on them by Parliament were unconstitutional
  1. Boston Massacre
  2. Boston Tea Party
  3. Coercive Acts
  4. Common Sense
  5. Crispus Attucks
  6. Lee’s Resolution
  7. Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania
  8. Olive Branch Petition
  9. Quartering Act
  10. Spinning Bees
  11. Tea Act
  1. Who was James Somerset and what did his court case mean for Black Slaves in the colonies?

Unit 2 Reading Quizzes: Chapter 6, pgs. 159-174

Advantages/Disadvantages:

Create the following box on your answer sheet and fill in FIVE advantages for the colonists and English and the list FIVE disadvantages for the colonists and English.

Colonists / English
Advantages: / Advantages:
Disadvantages: / Disadvantages:

Identify the following individuals:

  1. Frederick von Steuben
  2. George Washington
  3. Marquis de Lafayette
  4. Thaddeus Kosciuszko
  1. Commander of the Continental Army. He lost more battles than won.
  2. Polish military hero who came and served as a colonel in the Continental Army and later become a naturalized citizen of the United States
  3. Prussian army officer who served in the Continental army. Helped to teach the troops military drill and discipline.
  4. Served in the Continental Army and after being wounded went back to France to try to push forward negotiations between America and France for France’s aid in the war.

Unit 2 Reading Quizzes: Chapter 6, pgs. 175-193

  1. List THREE or FOUR obvious problems of the Articles of Confederation.
  1. Define federalism.
  1. Which of the following statements accurately describes an argument of the Anti-Federalists?
  2. The Constitution failed to provide for a Supreme Court
  3. The Constitution lacked a Bill of Rights
  4. States’ rights were strong enough to limit the central government.
  5. The president’s powers were too limited.
  6. The small states had to be protected from the large ones.
  1. “The U.S. Constitution is a bundle of compromises.” Which of the following provisions of the Constitution does NOT reflect support for this statement?
  2. Representation in the U.S. House of Representatives
  3. Representation in the U.S. Senate
  4. Counting a slave as three-fifths of a person
  5. Congress’ power to tax imports but not exports
  6. A national court system separate from the legislature

Unit 2 Reading Quizzes: Chapter 7, pgs. 195-208

  1. After the ratification of the Constitution, the new national government convened in
  2. Boston
  3. New York
  4. Philadelphia
  5. Washington, D.C.
  1. The new national government’s main source of revenue was:
  2. Excise taxes
  3. Western land sales
  4. Tariff on imports
  5. An income tax
  1. The most controversial of Alexander Hamilton’s fiscal proposals was
  2. A national bank
  3. Assumption of state war debts
  4. Repayment of the national debt at par
  5. A national monetary system
  1. One of the proposals in Hamilton’s fiscal plan that Congress rejected was
  2. A national bank
  3. Excise taxes
  4. Assumption of state war debts
  5. Bounties to encourage manufacturing
  1. The Whiskey Rebellion broke out in 1794 as a protest against
  2. The national bank
  3. The creation of the Republican party
  4. Federal excise taxes
  5. A standing army
  1. Hamilton’s financial program was designed to do all of the following EXCEPT
  2. Gain the support of the commercial classes for the new national government
  3. Encourage the rapid industrialization of the US
  4. Pay off the national debt as quickly as possible
  5. Establish the credit of the US at home and abroad

Unit 2 Reading Quiz: Chapter 7, pgs. 208-224

  1. Pierre-Charles L’Enfant is best known for
  2. Founding the Society for Establishing Useful Manufactures
  3. Designing the national capital
  4. Heading the First Bank of the US
  5. Leading the Whiskey Rebellion
  1. In his Farewell Address, President Washington:
  2. Commended the Democratic Societies that had appeared across America
  3. Urged Americans to establish permanent alliances with other nations
  4. Supported the maintenance of a strong military establishment
  5. Warned against the development of political parties
  1. The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 were designed to
  2. Root out and expel French spies
  3. Suppress domestic dissent and impair the Republican Party
  4. Protest the rights of aliens
  5. Guarantee freedom of speech during wartime
  1. According to the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
  2. Only the Supreme Court had the power to overturn an act of Congress as unconstitutional
  3. The Union was created by the states in a “compact”
  4. All Americans were required to support the president during wartime
  5. Political parties were dangerous to the proper function of government
  1. The XYZ Affair
  2. Arose out of the French government’s demand for a bribe as the price of negotiating
  3. Increased the popularity of the Republican party and hurt the fortunes of the Federalists
  4. Was provoked by Hamilton to increase the popularity of the Washington administration
  5. Arose out of the Whiskey Rebellion
  1. Which action of President John Adams angered the “High Federalists”?
  2. His handling of the XYZ Affair
  3. His signing of the Alien and Sedition Acts
  4. His decision to improve relations with France in 1799-1800
  5. His request for a larger army

Unit 2 Reading Quizzes: Chapter 8, pgs. 227-243

Directions: Determine if the following statements are

TRUE (T) or FALSE (F)

  1. The “midnight appointments” of 1801 packed the federal court system with Republican judges. FALSE
  1. Alexander Hamilton died after he was short in a duel with Vice-President Aaron Burr in 1804. TRUE
  1. The Lewis and Clark expedition helped to make Philadelphia the focus of the study of natural history in America. TRUE
  1. During Jefferson’s presidency, Republicans in Congress succeeded in removing Justice Samuel Chase from the Supreme Court. FALSE
  1. The Non-Intercourse Act of 1809 allowed Americans to trade with all nations except Britain and France. TRUE
  1. Under Macon’s Bill No. 2, Americans cut off trade with Great Britain after France revoked its decrees. TRUE

Unit 2 Reading Quizzes: Chapter 8, pgs. 243-252

Directions: Determine if the following statements are

TRUE (T) or FALSE (F)

  1. Francis Cabot Lowell was a leading entrepreneur within the American textile industry. TRUE
  1. The War of 1812 disrupted American inventiveness and hampered economic innovation for years to come, especially in the manufacturing sector. FALSE
  1. At the Hartford Convention, Federalists met to avow their support for President Madison during the War of 1812. FALSE
  1. Tecumseh led a movement among Indians that was designed to stop white from expanding westward. TRUE
  1. In the Supreme Court case, McCulloch v. Maryland, forbade state interference with contracts. FALSE
  1. The Missouri Compromise in 1820 allowed Missouri to enter as a free state and Maine as a slave state. FALSE