US History Final Exam Review Fall 2015 - Units 1- beginning of 4

Question 1

Thomas Jefferson believed in a ___________ interpretation of the Constitution.

Accepted Answer

strict

Question 2

Why was Anne Hutchinson exiled to Rhode Island?

Accepted Answer

she preached the Bible to both women and men

Question 3

The first government of the U.S. was known as

Accepted Answer

the Articles of Confederation

Question 4

George Washington created the ________ as a group of advisors to help him.

Accepted Answer

the cabinet

Question 5

The setters of Plymouth who wanted to separate from the Church of England were known as

Accepted Answer

Pilgrims

Question 6

The U.S. govt. has three branches because it believes that _____________ is important.

Accepted Answer

separation of powers

Question 7

George Washington issued the _________ to keep the U.S. out of European Wars

Accepted Answer

the Proclamation of Neutrality

Question 8

What were the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?

Accepted Answer

the first written Constitution in the Americas

Question 9

In New England, most legal decisions were made by

Accepted Answer

town meetings

Question 10

The event where 5 American colonists were shot after taunting British soldiers is known as

Accepted Answer

the Boston Massacre

Question 11

What was the effect of King Philip's War?

Accepted Answer

Native American power was broken in North America forever

Question 12

What did the Land Ordinance of 1785 do?

Accepted Answer

divided the NW territory into townships for sale

Question 13

What is it called when Sons of Liberty dressed as Indians attacked three tea ships in Boston?

Accepted Answer

the Boston Tea Party

Question 14

The war of 1812 was important because it greatly increased U.S. ______________.

Accepted Answer

nationalism

Question 15

The SECOND government of the United States was the

Accepted Answer

the Constitution

Question 16

Which laws written by Parliament severely limited colonial trade with other nations?

Accepted Answer

the Navigation Acts

Question 17

Why was Roger Williams exiled to Rhode Island?

Accepted Answer

because he advocated separation of church and state, because he thought settlers should treat Indians better

Question 18

What philosopher said that all men have natural rights of life, liberty, and property?

Accepted Answer

Locke

Question 19

The Whiskey Rebellion was important because it

Accepted Answer

proved the U.S. govt. was powerful

Question 20

Mass hysteria over witchcraft that led to the deaths of 20 villagers happened in which MA town?

Accepted Answer

Salem

Question 21

The Alien and Sedition Acts raised the naturalization requirement to

Accepted Answer

14 years

Question 22

The Compromise that said slaves would count as partial people for representation in the House

Accepted Answer

the 3/5 Compromise

Question 23

One of the ways the American colonists responded to the Stamp Act was

Accepted Answer

boycotting British goods, tarring and feathering tax agents, holding the Stamp Act Congress

Question 24

After the Boston Tea Party, Parliament drafted the _______ which closed Boston Harbor.

Accepted Answer

Intolerable Acts

Question 25

Hamilton's economic plan included which things?

Accepted Answer

a National Bank, a protective tariff, assumption of state debts

Question 26

Which compromise allowed for a House elected by population and a Senate with equal reps?

Accepted Answer

the Great Compromise

Question 27

What effect did the Proclamation of 1763 have on American colonists?

Accepted Answer

it made them resent Parliament

Question 28

Which man was charged with writing the Declaration of Independence?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Question 29

What economic policy did Europeans use in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

mercantilism

Question 30

The trip enslaved Africans made from Africa to the Americas was known as

Accepted Answer

the Middle Passage

Question 31

In the XYZ Affair, French officials demanded a ___________ from American diplomats.

Accepted Answer

bribe

Question 32

The Second Continental Congress was charged with doing what?

Accepted Answer

organizing an army to defend the colonies, writing the Declaration of Independence

Question 33

What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 do?

Accepted Answer

created rules for becoming a state

Question 34

What pamphlet written by Thomas Paine urged colonists to consider independence from the king?

Accepted Answer

Common Sense

Question 35

Which philosopher believed in three separate branches of government?

Accepted Answer

Montesquieu

Question 36

The first political parties were the

Accepted Answer

Democratic Republicans, Federalists

Question 37

Settlers of Massachusetts Bay who wanted to reform the Church of England were known as

Accepted Answer

Puritans

Question 38

Which philosopher said that government gets its power from the consent of the governed?

Accepted Answer

Rousseau

Question 39

The first written government agreement in British North America was known as

Accepted Answer

the Mayflower Compact

Question 40

What about NYC made it a center for trade?

Accepted Answer

its deep harbor, its central location

Question 41

Committees of Correspondence were formed in all colonies by 1774 to

Accepted Answer

discuss threats to colonial interests

Question 42

Why was Georgia established?

Accepted Answer

to provide debtors a second chance, as a buffer colony between SC and FL

Question 43

The Supreme Court Case that established the principle of judicial review was

Accepted Answer

Marbury v. Madison

Question 44

Which law from Parliament was designed to tax all paper documents in the colonies?

Accepted Answer

the Stamp Act

Question 45

Why were most early British settlements on waterways?

Accepted Answer

they provided easy transportation, they provided water for agriculture

Question 46

The Proclamation of 1763 disturbed colonists because

Accepted Answer

it would not let them move west of the Appalachian Mtns.

US History Final Exam Review Fall 2015 - Units 1- beginning of 4

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US History Final Exam Review Fall 2015 - Units 1- beginning of 4

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