The Intolerable Acts were passed by Parliament to punish __________. A) Williamsburg and the Virginia House of Burgesses B) Philadelphia and the other Atlantic ports that restricted imports C) Ben Franklin and other popular colonial leaders D) Boston and the colony of Massachusetts ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Much Anti-Federalist opposition to the Constitution disappeared when A) the Federalists promised amendments to guarantee the civil liberties of the people. B) it became obvious that the constitution would be adopted over their objections. C) Alexander Hamilton threatened to impose an even stronger national government with the assistance of the army. D) it was agreed […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Québec Act granted __________. A) tax breaks to wealthy Canadians B) religious toleration to the Roman Catholic Church C) Québec immunity from the terms of the Intolerable Acts D) runaway slaves asylum ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
During the Second Seminole War of 1835-1842, __________. a. most slaves rebelled against their masters b. many escaped slaves hiding in Florida fought with the Native Americans against U.S. soldiers c. slaves slaughtered Seminole Indians in large numbers d. many whites killed their slaves in fear of an alliance between slaves and Native Americans e. […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
When the Revolutionary War moved to the South, the British shifted to a strategy of __________. A) turning the military conflict over to German mercenaries B) taking territory and turning it over to Loyalists C) guerrilla warfare D) relying on a naval blockade to cut off supplies ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of these had one of the most conservative state constitutions after independence? A) Delaware B) Rhode Island C) Massachusetts D) Maryland ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Thomas Jefferson’s “Government for the Western Territory” was an attempt to create a __________. A) republican policy for western expansion B) haven for freed slaves C) haven for Indians who had been American allies D) series of forts and defenses against the British and Spanish ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the significance of George Washington’s actions at Newburgh? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: postwar problems; demobilization; military pensions; Washington’s intervention
Date: September 9th, 2020
In 1790-1791, western Indians led by Little Turtle __________. A) defeated American forces in two battles B) signed Jay’s Treaty and abandoned the Ohio Valley C) fled to Spanish Florida after being defeated by St. Clair D) overran American forces at Mingo Creek ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Virginia and Kentucky Resolves were an attempt to counter the Alien and Sedition Acts by defending __________. A) the rights of the states B) executive privilege C) freedom of the press D) direct democracy ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
