AP US History Unit 1 MCQs Flashcards
During the seventeenth century, colonists’ daily life was influenced the most by
Puritans in Massachusetts
The “war hawks” in the period leading up to the war of 1812 garnered most of their support from
The south and west
One way that the leaders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony encouraged the younger generation to join the Church was by writing
The halfway covenant
In his farewell address George Washington warned against
Foreign entanglements and the formation of political parties
Which of the following was a result of the Albany Congress?
The Iroquois remained neutral and the colonists rejected Franklin’s plan for unity
All of the following are associated with loose constructionism during the early years of the United States of America EXCEPT
The “elastic clause”
- Statement in the U.S. constitution to grant laws in which are necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers.
The battle of Saratoga proved to be a significant turning point in the revolutionary war because it
Demonstrated to France that the Americans might win the war and subsequently led to the Franco-American Alliance of 1778
The most notable achievement of the United States under the articles of confederation was
The provision for land sales in the Northwest that would benefit the entire nation
During the Revolutionary War, the Loyalists
Made up approximately 20-30 percent of the population
The success of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 hinged on compromises over
Slavery and representation in Congress
During the period preceding the Revolutionary War, the British act provoking the most outrage among the colonists was
The passage of the Boston Port Act
- The Boston Port Act was one of the intolerable or coercive acts passed as punishment for the Boston Tea Party
- The act permitted the British navy to take control of the port of Boston
In 1775 the Second Continental Congress
Adopted the Olive Branch Petition, declaring colonial loyalty to the Crown
- At the time, the Continental Congress offered King George the Olive Branch petition, which professed loyalty to the crown and asked the king to stop the hostilities
Which of the following events represented the most significant action on the part of the colonists against British authority?
The Stamp Act Congress
- The Stamp Act was one of the first united actions of the colonists against King George III
Which of the following statements concerning the Federalist Papers is true?
They were written as propaganda to support the ratification of the Constitutional
- The papers were written by John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison in an effort to drum up support for the ratification of the constitution and the cause of republicanism
All of the following were manifestation of mercantilist theory Except
Virtual representation
- Virtual representation was the theory by which the British justified their practice of taxing the colonies and passing laws to govern them without giving them the benefit of representation in Parliament
The chief goal of the Alien and Sedition Acts was to
Check the power of the Democratic-Republicans
-The Federalist-sponsored Alien and Sedition Acts aimed to limit the power of the Democratic-Republicans. To accomplish this, the act both restricted immigration and provided for censorship of newspaper articles
Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Land Ordinance of 1785 or the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
Land sales in admitted territories would be protected from speculators
- Land sales were not protected from speculators under the ordinances. All the other answers are true
Which of the following does NOT represent the views of Prime Minister Grenville after the Seven years’ War?
He wanted to reward the colonies through his extension of salutary neglect
- Grenville’s policies put an end to salutary neglect, rather than extending it
The election of 1800 is historically and politically significant because it
Demonstrated that political parties could, in fact, bring about a peaceful revolution in a republican form of government
- There was a peaceful transfer of power from one political party to another. Washington and Adams had both been Federalists, while Jefferson was a Democratic-Republican. Men still had their doubts whether a republican form of government was feasible given the size and diversity of the new United States. Republics were desirable but fragile forms of government, and factions were believed to be detrimental to political stability
In 1798 President John Adams delivered the following message to Congress” I will never send another minister to France without assurance that he will be received, respected, and honored as the representative of a great, free, powerful, and independent nation.” What event inspired this comment?
The XYZ Affair
- The words were in reference to the XYZ affair, in which a French official demanded a bribe from a U.S. envoy simply for the privilege of doing diplomatic business
The First Great Awakening led to all of the following EXCEPT
The renewed persecution of witches
The Embargo Act of 1807 had which of the following effects on the United States?
It disrupted American shipping
- Thomas Jefferson, who created the Act, forbade all trade with Europeans, thus disrupting American shipping
The National Road was constructed primarily for the purpose of
Promoting trade and communication with the Old Northwest
The idea of Manifest Destiny included all of the following beliefs EXCEPT
Commerce and industry would decline as the nation expanded its
agricultural base
Before 1492, many American Indian cultures were strongly influenced by the
Spread of corn cultivation
Puritan migration from England came to a near halt between the years 1649 and 1660 because, during that period
The Puritans controlled the English government after the English Civil War
Which of the following was true of a married woman in the colonial era?
She generally lost control of her property when she married
Which of the following was true of the French-American Alliance formed in 1778?
It influenced the British to offer generous peace terms in the Treaty of Paris
- The British, who were major enemies with the French, wanted to form an alliance with America to prevent the French-American alliance to overpower them, and therefore were willing to appeal to the Americans more than before in order to create peace
Under the Articles of Confederation the United States central government had no power to
Levy taxes
“A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.” Which of the following is the author of the quotation above?
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton’s economic program was designed primarily to
Establish the financial stability and credit of the new government
- After the American Revolution, US had huge war debts. He created the first national bank and national currency.
The Kentucky and Virginia resolutions, the Hartford Convention, and the South Carolina Exposition and Protest were similar in that all involved a defense of
States’ rights
Frederick Jackson Turner’s “frontier hypothesis” focused on the importance of
The existence of cheap unsettled land
Liberty of conscience was defended by Roger Williams on the grounds that
The state was an improper and ineffectual agency in matters of the spirit
By the end of the seventeenth century, which of the following was true of women in New England?
They were a majority in many church congregations
A major weakness of the Articles of Confederation was that they
Made it too difficult for the government to raise money through taxes and duties
The Puritans believed that the freedom to practice religion should be extended to
Puritans only
- The puritans didn’t accept any religious beliefs other than the protestant religion. The Church of England was set to break away from the Catholic Church.
The Sugar Act of 1764 represented a major shift in British policy toward the colonies in that, for the first time, the British
Levied taxes aimed at raising revenue rather than regulating trade
All of the following influenced the United States’ decision to declare war against Great Britain in 1812 EXCEPT
The American government’s certainty that its navy was more powerful than Great Britain’s
The First Great Awakening was a direct response to
The Enlightenment
Which of the following states the principle of “virtual representation” as it was argued during the eighteenth century?
All English subjects, including those are not allowed to vote, are represented in Parliament
Which of the following most accurately describes the system of indentured service in the Chesapeake settlement during the seventeenth century?
Most indentured servants were lured by the promise of freedom and property upon completion of their service
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was a significant achievement because it
Defined the process by which territories could become states
All of the following were elements of Henry Clay’s American System EXCEPT
The creation of large numbers of federal jobs in areas with unemployment problems
Anglo-American women in colonial times
Could own property or execute legal documents only if they were widowed or unmarried
In the seventeenth century the Chesapeake Bay settlement expanded its territorial holdings more quickly than did the Massachusetts Bay settlement primarily because
Farming of the chief Chesapeake export, tobacco, required a great deal of land
The debate over the First Bank of the United States was significant because it raised the issue of
How strictly the Constitution should interpreted
Which of the following statements about the Stamp Act is NOT true?
Colonial legislatures sent letters of protest to Parliament threatening secession from England if the Stamp Act was not repealed
The doctrine of nullification stated that
A state may repeal any federal law that it deems unconstitutional
The English colonists that settled Virginia and the neighboring Indian tribes had widely different attitudes about all of the following subjects EXCEPT
The centrality of religion in daily life
