APUSH Periods 1,2,3

Question 1

The idea expressed in this quotation is best illustrated by which aspect of the United States Government?

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separation of powers

Question 2

The 3/5 compromise settled a dispute over representation between:

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slave states and free states

Question 3

This part of the Coercive Acts made colonists give food and shelter to British soldiers

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the Quartering Act

Question 4

The Columbian Exchange was ?

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a period of exchanges between the Old World & the New World

Question 5

Why were the articles of Confederation so weak?

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all of the above

Question 6

What was the biggest effect of Thomas Paine's Common Sense?

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many colonists supported independence from Great Britian

Question 7

The Mississippi River Valley society can be characterized by

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Trade

Question 8

The American colonists defeated the British because the Americans

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Had the home field advantage and were more motivated

Question 9

Which of the following was an act passed by England to increase their control over the colonies

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Stamp Act

Question 10

The Articles of Confederation was

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our first government

Question 11

Massachusetts Bay was described as the "City upon a hill" by...

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John Winthrop

Question 12

The Declaration of Independence was a list of

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Grievances

Question 13

Why did slavery flourish in the Southern colonies and not in New England?

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New England farms were too small

Question 14

Federalism is best described as the

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division of powers between a national government and state governments

Question 15

The British policy of leaving the american colonies alone was known as

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salutary neglect

Question 16

Article I of the Constitution talks about which branch of government?

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Legislative

Question 17

The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions

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Were written as a protest of the Alien and Sedition Acts

Question 18

This country helped us defeat the British in the revolutionary war

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France

Question 19

George Washington set the following precedent (example)

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A president should only serve two terms

Question 20

Which philosopher is famous for "natural rights" and "consent of the governed?"

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John Locke

Question 21

The Bill of rights are:

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amendments 1-10

Question 22

The biggest problem with the Articles of Confederation was:

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it was too weak

Question 23

George Washington's farewell address advised us to

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Stay neutral in foreign affairs

Question 24

Which of the following describes the way power is distributed among the three branches of government

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checks and balances

Question 25

The Virginia house of burgesses and the Mayflower compact are:

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Examples of representative government

Question 26

The Alien and Sedition acts

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Violated the 1st amendment (free speech) and targeted immigrants

Question 27

This plan favored small states because all states were represented equally

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The New Jersey plan

Question 28

This British system placed restrictions on who American colonists could trade with was known as

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mercantilism

Question 29

The elastic clause of the United States Constitution has been used primarily to

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broaden the power of Congress

Question 30

The Constitution (1789) was created to

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Replace the Articles of Confederation

Question 31

Both the great compromise and the 3/5 compromise were used to determine:

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Representation

Question 32

The French and Indian war (1754-1763) was a dispute over

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The Fur Trade

Question 33

What was the first cash crop in america

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Tobacco

Question 34

the federalists supported ratification of the constitution because

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they wanted a strong central (federal) government

Question 35

The Declaration of Independence supported all of these ideas EXCEPT:

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hierarchy

Question 36

Why did British not want the colonists to cross the Appalachian Mountains?

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To prevent conflict between the colonists and the Natives

Question 37

The first amendment gives us all of these rights EXCEPT:

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freedom to bear arms

Question 38

After Common Sense was published, Thomas Jefferson wrote this document in 1776

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The Declaration of Independence

Question 39

What was the Great Awakening?

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A religious revival that impacted the English colonies of America

Question 40

The Anti-Federalists were against ratification of the constitution because:

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they wanted a bill of rights included in the constitution

Question 41

This plan favored the large states because it used proportional representation

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The Virginia plan

Question 42

After the French and Indian war was over (1763) , the British empire was

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victorious and broke

Question 43

After the Boston Tea party, the colonists were punished by the passage of the

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Coercive acts

Question 44

The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions argued that a state could:

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Nullify or void a federal law that was wrong

Question 45

The Great Compromise settled a dispute over representation between

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big states and small states

Question 46

The colonists were divided between these two groups during the American Revolution:

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The Patriots and the Loyalists

APUSH Periods 1,2,3

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APUSH Periods 1,2,3

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