AP US History Period 3

Causes of the Revolution

100

Which of the following set of historical events is in the correct chronological order? a.Stamp Act, Committees of Correspondence, Intolerable Acts, Boston Tea Party b.Boston Tea Party, Committees of Correspondence, Intolerable Acts, Stamp Act c.Stamp Act, Committees of Correspondence, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts d.Committees of Correspondence, Intolerable Acts, Boston Tea Party, Stamp Act

C

200

Which man’s writings were most influential in inciting the Americans’ revolt against the British?

Thomas Paine

300

By the time of the American Revolution, most patriots had come to believe that, in republican government, sovereignty was located where?

The People

400

Which of the following contributed the LEAST to the growing colonial sentiment toward independence in the 1770s? a.Anger over numerous attempts to tax the colonists and colonists’ perceived lack of political representation in Parliament b.Frustration over the British government’s refusal to send troops to protect the colonies from Indian attacks c.An emerging ideology of resistance based on English common law, Enlightenment ideals, and Whig political thought

B

500

Stamp Act, Quartering Act, Intolerable Acts, Committees of Correspondence, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party

What were the main events that led to the American Revolution?

American Revolution

100

The turning point battle of the Revolution, which made France decide to sign the Franco-American Alliance was...

The Battle of Saratoga

200

What contributed most to the American victory in the Revolution?

French military and financial assistance

300

France’s support for the U.S. during the American Revolutionary War was motivated primarily by what reason?

a desire to weaken its rival, Great Britain

400

What was the first battle of the American Revolution,often called "the shot heard round the world?"

Lexington and Concord

500

greater familiarity with the land, superior political and military leadership, and a deep ideological commitment

What were the colonial military advantages in the Revolutionary War? 

Articles and Constitution

100

Which of the following was true of the Continental Congress in its drafting of the Articles of Confederation? a. It gave Congress the exclusive right to issue currency. b. It gave the national court system the power to review both national and state law. c. It gave Congress control of interstate commerce. d. It rejected the arguments of men like Samuel Adams and Richard Henry Lee who feared strong governments.

A

200

Needed a 2/3 majority to pass legislation, no executive branch or legislative branch, no direct taxation from the federal government, no enforcement of laws to regulate states. 

What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

300

A major defect in the national government established by the Articles of Confederation was that it had no revenue because it lacked what?

What is : The ability to tax

400

Which of the compromises at the constitutional convention was LEAST likely the result of regional and sectional differences in the United States? (3/5 Compromise, Slave Trade Compromise, Great Compromise, Electoral College Compromise)

Electoral College Compromise

500

Federalists promise to create a Bill of Rights, frustration over the limitations of the Articles of Confederation, lowering the required number of states to 9/13. All of this contributed to...

What is the ratification of the Constitution?

Miscellaneous

100

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787, considered by many to be the greatest success of the Articles of Confederation Congress apart from the Declaration of Independence, did all of the following EXCEPT a. resolve the western land claims of the original 13 states and create a process for territories to eventually gain statehood. b. set aside large reservations for Indian tribes in the area, guaranteeing a generation of mostly peaceful relations with American Indians. c. prohibit slavery north of the Ohio River between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River. d. require the careful surveying of land to avoid property disputes and require that all larger townships set aside land for a public school.

B

200

in this 1795 agreement, the British promised to abandon their forts in the Northwest, which averted a possible war with England, but did NOT promise to stop impressing American sailors. 

What is Jay's Treaty?

300

In which area did the Federalists and Democratic-Republicans most agree, especially after the Battle of Fallen Timbers?

Indian Affairs (dealings with Native Americans)

400

This faction {political party) favored states' rights (weak central government), state banks, pro-French foreign policy, strict interpretation of the constitution?

What did the Democratic-Republicans favor?

500

This prompted Jefferson and Madison to pass the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions, empower the president to deport "dangerous" foreigners, persecute anyone who criticized the president or the government, create constitutional backlash

What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?

Review

100

Early Europeans viewed this group "others," not equal, not human, barbarians, uncivilized, leading to an unfair Treaty of Greenville in 1795. 

What are Native Americans?

200

Where was the SHOT heard round the world fired? 

What is lexington and concord? 

300

The agreement at the Constitutional Convention that pleased both big and small states, by allowing equal representation in the Senate and proportional representation in the House of Representatives. 

What was the Great Compromise? 

400

Led to the British having a massive debt and ending salutary neglect

What was the French and Indian War?

500

What laws, adopted from Barbados, led to the emergence of strict racial categories in colonial society.

Slave Codes