us hist test questions

Question 1

how were american colonists taxed compared to their britian counterparts in the mid-eighteenth century

Answer 1

far less than, very low

Question 2

as europeans gained more control in north america, how did the different native tribes respond

Answer 2

they became more unified

Question 3

what did the proclamation of 1763 forbid

Answer 3

west if the Appalachians

Question 4

the american revenue act was commonly known as what

Answer 4

the sugar act

Question 5

colonists generally believed only who could tax them

Answer 5

colonial legislatures

Question 6

which act was the first to impose an internal tax on the colonies

Answer 6

the stamp act

Question 7

when did colonist begin to protest the stamp act

Answer 7

months before it went into effect

Question 8

which group led the opposition on the stamp act

Answer 8

sons of liberty

Question 8

1767, parliament passed an act suspending which colonial legislature

Answer 8

new york

Question 9

the non-important movement significantly reduced imports in which colony

Answer 9

Massachusetts

Question 10

how did the british react to the boston tea party

Answer 10

passed coercive acts

Question 11

what did colonists called the quebec act and the coercive act collectively

Answer 11

intolerable acts

Question 12

what was the impact of the boston tea party during the colonial era

Answer 12

unknown event w/ litttle significance

Question 12

the first continental congress created the what to organize sanctions against british

Answer 12

continental association

Question 12

what did the conciliatory proposition pledge

Answer 12

not to tax colonists

Question 13

during the rev. war, loyalists made up about how much of the colonial popualtion

Answer 13

20%

Question 14

why did republican theory mistrust professional armies

Answer 14

they were instruments of tyrants

Question 15

why was the first shot fired in lexington called the shot “ heard round the world”

Answer 15

start of american rev.

Question 15

why did patriots male an effort to spread the news of the battles of lexington and concord

Answer 15

they could garner support

Question 15

why is the continental army’s winter at valley forge famous

Answer 15

soldiers died from cold, disease, and starvation

Question 15

how did the french view american victory at saratoga

Answer 15

america had a viable future

Question 16

besides washingtons leadership, what was the most crucial reason for the american victory in the rev. war

Answer 16

the aid of the french

Question 17

how did the foreign intervention turn the rev. war into a virtual world war

Answer 17

british forces were engaged in fighting in the colonies, the west indies, and in india

Question 18

how were british economic interests hurt and helped by the treaty of paris

Answer 18

british soldiers left behind american owned property, but americans still had to pay their debts to the british

Question 19

why did chesapeake planters refuse to pay their debts to britian

Answer 19

britian had freed many slaves w/out compensation to slave owners

Question 19

constitutional convention

Answer 19

location - Philadelphia
leaders - james madison and alexander hamilton

Question 20

what concession was made to southern delegates to gain their support for the federal gov. power to regulate trade policies

Answer 20

northern delegates agreed to drop demands for abolition of the slave trade

Question 21

effects of shays rebellion

Answer 21

many leaders lost faith in the articles of confederation

Question 21

ways revolution impacted women

Answer 21

greater access to eduaction

Question 21

the constitutional established a what kind of gov.

Answer 21

federal

Question 22

how did state constitutions balance the power of the executive and legislative branches

Answer 22

strengthened executive to the legislative

Question 23

how did the revolution impact the number of free black americans? How did it impact slavery in the north?

Answer 23

free black americans decreased dramatically and in the north slavery was ended

Question 24

most state constitutions pit into effect by the end of 1777 included what

Answer 24

expression of the rights of common citizens

Question 25

how did spain increase pressure on the west’s in the summer of 1784

Answer 25

close mississippi river to/for american trade

Question 25

what were some of the economic problems for the us economy in 1784

Answer 25

social, political, and economic crisis’s

Question 26

what was a goal of economics nationalists

Answer 26

secure a charter for the bank of north america

Question 27

in order to reach an agreement that the enactment of trade legislation would require a simple majority. delegates had to make a concession regarding what issue

Answer 27

slavery

Question 27

coming out of the constitutional convention, which unresolved issue would have the greatest impact on later american history

Answer 27

slavery

Question 28

beliefs/policies - federalists

Answer 28

republic will thrive best with a balance of power between national and state government

Question 29

beliefs/policies - antifederalists

Answer 29

distrusted the social and commercial elite.
concerned because constitution did not include bill of rights

Question 30

how did the british respond to the states failure to repay loyalists

Answer 30

kept their forts in the west

Question 31

the antifederalists couldn’t hope to combat the federalists, in part, because the federalists were what

Answer 31

better educated

Question 31

in 1790, the highest % of people of english descent lived in which regionn

Answer 31

new england

Question 31

why was there little use of indentured servants or slaves in new england

Answer 31

impractical place to cultivate cash crops

Question 31

the first gov. base of support was strengthened by what decision

Answer 31

passing the bill of rights

Question 32

which was the most ethnically and religiously diverse region in early america

Answer 32

mid-atlantic region

Question 33

first secretary of treasury

Answer 33

alexander hamilton

Question 33

what bold plan did hamilton create in an effort to address the rev. war debt

Answer 33

having the federal gov. fund the national debt at its full value

Question 33

hamilton offered what to gain southern support for his financial plan

Answer 33

to win northern support for moving the nationals capital to a southern location

Question 34

in his farewell address, washington devoted most of his time to what topic

Answer 34

denouncing partisan politics

Question 34

the xyz affiars almost caused what to take place

Answer 34

declaration of war against france

Question 35

why were the federalists targeting immigrants in the alien acts

Answer 35

many immigrants voted for the republican party

Question 35

the alien and sedition acts

Answer 35

federalists judges were biased in enforcing the acts

Question 36

what was the franco-american accord of 1800

Answer 36

revealed that hamilton federalists were losing popularity and political strength

Question 37

who was alarmed by the growing violence of the french revolution

Answer 37

federalists

Question 38

john jay was sent to london in 1794 for what purpose

Answer 38

advert war w/ england over disputes about trade

Question 39

what does a diest believe

Answer 39

god as a creator, but not as a being who intervenes in earthly affairs

Question 40

judiciary act

Answer 40

represented an artful compromise that balanced legal powers

Question 41

why did so many americans support the french rev

Answer 41

france had been an ally during the rev. war