Although a seeming lull in the dispute between Great Britain and the colonies occurred between 1770 and 1773, during that time the groundwork was laid for the shift from resistance to outright rebellion. Explain the developments of that period and how they fit into the anti-British conspiracy theory. What prompted the shift to independence by […]
The Br’er Rabbit stories __________. a. showed how a fugitive slave could find safe haven in the underbrush b. were encoded messages used in the Underground Railroad c. were used to indoctrinate white children with the belief that slaves were no smarter than animals d. showed how a defenseless animal could overcome a stronger one […]
France entered the war after the American victory at __________. A) Monmouth Courthouse B) Saratoga C) Yorktown D) Vincennes ANSWER Answer: B
The first new state to join the Union—an independent republic from 1777-1791—was __________. A) Vermont B) Tennessee C) Ohio D) Maine ANSWER Answer: A
Which of these best characterizes political debate in the colonial period when only the upper classes were truly engaged in politics? A) It followed the lines of the traditional Tory and Whig divide in Great Britain. B) It was sometime noisy, but never very consequential. C) It broke down on traditionalist versus radical democratic lines. […]
The first ten amendments were quickly added to the newly ratified Constitution to __________. A) expand the power of the federal government over its citizens B) fulfill the promise made to Federalists who had opposed ratification C) limit the expressed rights of citizens in the face of national governmental power D) reassure those who feared […]
Federalists responded to women writers like Judith Sargent Murray by arguing that women __________. A) should be content with their roles as wives and mothers B) had as much right as men to be literary figures C) should leave teaching civic virtue to their husbands D) were incapable of benefiting from education ANSWER Answer: […]
The Constitution was framed by __________. A) political and social radicals B) lawyers, farmers, and artisans C) white male elites D) a true cross-section of American society ANSWER Answer: C
Where did Spain build a chain of missions to protect their rich colony of Mexico? A) Texas B) Colorado River C) Alaska D) Alta California ANSWER Answer: D
At the Hartford Convention, representatives from five New England states __________. A) insisted states could nullify unconstitutional federal actions B) sought a revision of the Constitution C) passed a secession resolution to go into effect by 1815 D) condemned the terms of the Treaty of Ghent ANSWER Answer: A
