ID Quiz Unit 3 #3

Question 1

Seven Years’ War

Answer 1

D: Due to an increasing population, English settlers intruded on French and Native American territory. The French fought to protect the fur trade. Native Americans fought to maintain their self-government.

I: Debt from the war led to end of salutary neglect

Question 2

Proclamation of 1763

Answer 2

D: To avoid a costly war with Indians due to debt from the Seven Years’ War, the British prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains leaving the area to the Indians.

I: Colonists angry because they were denied land they fought for and won in the Seven Years’ War.

Question 3

Stamp Act

Answer 3

D: Unprecedented internal tax on printed material

I: Elites argued that taxing the colonists violated their rights as Englishmen because they had no representation. Parliament said that colonists are virtually represented.

Question 4

Virtual Representation

Answer 4

D: Parliament’s counterargument to American claims of “no taxation without representation”
Although the colonies don’t have a representative in Parliament, other representatives will look out for the colonies’ interests.

I: Americans demand actual representation.

Question 5

Townshend Duties

Answer 5

D: Tariff on imports of paper, glass, and tea. Money used to pay salaries of royal governors, making them less dependent on colonial assemblies and weakening self-government.

I: Massachusetts sent a Circular Letter to other colonies asking for ideas on how to resist the tax. When it refused to take back the letter, Parliament shut down its assembly and sent troops to Boston, which led to the Boston Massacre.

Question 6

Daughters of Liberty

Answer 6

D: Women who substituted home-made goods for British goods during the boycotts that led to the repeal of the Stamp Act and the Townshend Duties.

I: Without their efforts the boycotts would not have been possible.

Question 7

Intolerable Acts

Answer 7

D: Laws to restore order and punish Boston after the Tea Party
Closed port of Boston until tea paid for and

I: The severity of the laws united colonists throughout America and led to the first coordinated effort by the colonies to deal with Parliament: Continental Congress

Question 8

Declaration of Independence

Answer 8

D: Argues that independence is justified by listing the many ways the king broke the social contract.

I: It sought to convince Americans and potential allies to support American independence.

Question 9

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense

Answer 9

D: Pamphlet arguing for American independence on the basis of social contract theory. Colonial relationship hurt America

I: Convinced a majority of Americans to support independence for the first time.

Question 10

Battle of Trenton

Answer 10

D: Washington’s surprise Christmas attack.

I: Before the battle, many soldiers refused to reenlist or left due to a series of losses. However, the victory lifted morale, encouraging more men to join the fight.

Question 11

Coverture

Answer 11

D: Upon marriage the husband takes legal control of his wife. He gets her property, her wages, her kids, and could punish her. She could not sue or divorce easily, but he could.

I: Repealed by states in the 19th century due to the efforts of the women’s movement.

Question 12

Republican Motherhood

Answer 12

D: Afraid future generations might lose their won freedom, mothers taught their sons about the revolution and how to be responsible citizens in a democracy

I: In order to teach their sons, women got more access to education.

Question 13

Articles of Confederation

Answer 13

D: The country’s first constitution. It created a weak NatGov leaving the most power with the states.

I: The NatGov couldn’t raise an army to fight back against British and Spanish or stop rebellions like Shays’

Question 14

Northwest Ordinance

Answer 14

D: Law organizing Northwest Territory.

I: Promoted public education by using funds for schools.

Question 15

Shays’s Rebellion

Answer 15

D: To repay war debts, Massachusetts raised taxes. Many people couldn’t pay and lost their property through foreclosure. To stop this, they crowded the courts, preventing them from working. The NatGov couldn’t stop the rebellion because it lacked the power to raise an army.

I: Convinced many that the US needed a stronger NatGov.

Question 16

Federalism

Answer 16

D: Power is split between the NatGov and the states. The NatGov is limited to the powers mentioned in the Constitution. The states can do everything else unless the Constitution says they can’t.

I: Framers of the Constitution wanted to increase the power of the NatGov but they still wanted to limit power to avoid tyranny.

Question 17

Separation of Powers

Answer 17

D: The NatGov power is divided between three branches and each branch has the ability to check the others so no one part can become too powerful and take away people’s liberty.
Congress can pass laws but president can veto those laws.

I: Framers of the Constitution wanted to increase the power of the NatGov but still wanted to limit power to avoid tyranny.

Question 18

Federalists vs. Antifederalists

Answer 18

Antifederalists against Constitution. Believed it gave too much power to the NatGov. NatGov should be close to people to protect liberty. States should be more powerful than NatGov.

Federalists are for Constitution. Created a stronger NatGov. Good to avoid problems seen in the Articles of Confederation.

Question 19

Bill of Rights

Answer 19

D: 1st 10 amendments to the Constitution. Protect independent liberty and rights.

I: Gained Anti-Fed support for the Constitution. Limited power of the NatGov over individuals it eased some Anti-Fed fears that the NatGov would use its new strength to take away people’s liberty.

Question 20

Hamilton’s Economic Plan

Answer 20

D: Promoted trade and manufacturing through the 1st Bank of the US, protective tariffs on foreign manufactured goods.

I: Plan was controversial leading to development of political parties. Some saw the future of the country in farming not manufacturing.

Question 21

Washington’s Farewell Address

Answer 21

D: Washington warned about the danger of political parties and permanent foreign alliances.

I: Advice to avoid alliances guided foreign relations until 1900s.

Question 22

Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

Answer 22

D: Jefferson and Madison responded to the Sedition Act, which made it illegal to criticize the government. They said it was unconstitutional. Supreme Court, controlled by Feds, wouldn’t overturn it. They argued that states could nullify national laws they believed were unconstitutional.

I: Supporters of states’ rights, including the southern states that withdraw during the Civil War, used these resolutions to justify their stance.

Question 23

Federalists vs. Democratic-Republicans; First Party System

Answer 23

Federalists - Republican - Pro British
Strong NatGov
Loose construction
Economy: manufacturing

Supporters: northeastern merchants
Leaders: Hamilton

Democratic-Republicans - Pro French
States’ rights
Strict construction
Economy: farming

Supporters: southern and western farmers
Leaders: Jefferson and Madison

Question 24

Revolution of 1800

Answer 24

D: The peaceful transfer of NatGov power from one political party to another

I: Unprecedented in human history