APUSH 3-7 Multiple Choice
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- 1.The US constitution was written in
- A.
1776
- B.
1781
- C.
1782
- D.
1787
- 2.The Constitutional Convention was held in
- A.
Boston
- B.
NYC
- C.
Philadelphia
- D.
Washington DC
- 3.Maryland objected to the articles of Confederation because of controversy over the issue of
- A.
Who controlled territory in the west
- B.
Interstate trade laws and custom duties
- C.
Patent and copyright law
- D.
Limitations defining voting rights
- 4.The conditions for government in western lands were set out in 1787 under the
- A.
National Land Resolution
- B.
Bill of Rights
- C.
Western Territories Amendment
- D.
Northwest Ordinance
- 5.Alexander hamiltons primary concern during the 1780s was for
- A.
State's rights
- B.
National Identity
- C.
Abolition of Slavery
- D.
Increasing the power of local government
- 6.In his 1787 "Vices of the Political System of the US", James Madison complained that:
- A.
The articles of the Confederation were too strong and binding.
- B.
State Governments were too lethargic and inactive
- C.
State governments had overstepped reasonable limits on their authority
- D.
The current system gave too much political power to the people, creating the danger of rebellion.
- 7.Main Issue behind SHay's Rebellion was
- A.
Economic deflation and harsh punishment of debtors.
- B.
ECONOMIC INFLATION and the circulation of too much paper money.
- C.
Disputes over land boundaries and treaties with Native Americans
- D.
Controversy over the legal authority of State legislative assemblies.
- 8.The constitutional convention was virtually deadlocked due to disagreement over the issue of
- A.
Slavery and Religious freedom
- B.
The powers of a chief executive
- C.
Whether the federal government would have the right to veto state laws
- D.
Proportionate vs equal representation for states in congress.
- 9.The last and best of the state constitutions written during the post colonial years was:
- A.
Virginia
- B.
New Hampshire
- C.
Massachussetts
- D.
South Carolina
- 10.During the late 1770s and early 1780s, once americans had severed their ties to britain, most political power lay in the hands of
- A.
The states
- B.
US congress
- C.
US President
- D.
Local town governments
- 11.Thomas Paine's concept of an ideal state government consisted of:
- A.
A one house assembly, annually elected
- B.
A one house assembly and a state governor, elected for five year terms
- C.
A two house assembly and state governor, annually ellected.
- D.
A two house assembly and a seperate governor, and an independent judiciary.
- 12.The massachusetts state constitution of 1780 was drafted by
- A.
Benjamin Franklin
- B.
James Madison
- C.
Thomas Paine
- D.
John Adams
- 13.As finally decided in Massachusetts, the state constitution would only take force after being ratified by:
- A.
THe people themselves in town meetings
- B.
A special constitutional Convention
- C.
State Legislature
- D.
States General COurt.
- 14.Parliaments passage of the sugar act
- A.
Still contained no steps aimed at enforcement
- B.
Placed Heavy taxes on cane sugar exported from mainland american colonies
- C.
Actually halved the duty on molasses imports set by an earlier law.
- D.
Extended customs duties that already yielded large profits to Britain
- 15.The Stamp Act:
- A.
Was the first direct tax Britain imposed on American colonists.
- B.
Affected the publication of books, but not newspapers
- C.
Provided for suspected violators to be tried by a jury of their peers.
- D.
Imposed relatively small, easily paid taxes
- 16.Colonists objected to britains concept of Virtual Representation because:
- A.
It violated their understanding of Parliamentary supremacy
- B.
In ensured all english residents the right to vote for Parliament; but gave colonists no such right
- C.
It assumed that the interests of colonists were identical to those of british people in the mother country.
- D.
It gave the King single-handed power to impose taxes
- 17.As techniques to fight the Stamp Act, colonists tried all of the following except:
- A.
Passing Resolutions and sending petitions insisting on their rights
- B.
Putting stamp officials on public trial and hanging them
- C.
Burning stamp distributors in effigy.
- D.
Forming nonimportation agreements.
- 18.As a result of the Boston Tea Party:
- A.
British Courts convicted and imprisoned the Boston Ringleaders
- B.
Colonists in New York and Philadelphia dumped shipments of the hated tea
- C.
Other colonies acknowledged Parliament's power as a way to save themselves from punishment.
- D.
Britain Annulled Massachusetts charter and effectively put it under military rule.
- 19.The Sons of Liberty, During the late 1760s:
- A.
Worked hard to preserve civil government but protested the Stamp Act.
- B.
Passed Resolutions stressing their desire to undermine the British Constitution
- C.
Encouraged resistance acts for widespread disruption of the peace
- D.
Were a boston resistance group made up of lower class men.
- 20.In 1775, the British Government:
- A.
Denied that massachusetts or any of the other colonies was in a state of rebellion
- B.
Passed a resolution demanding the execution of traitorous colonials.
- C.
Prohibited trade with the thirteen american colonies and claimed the right to seize colonial vessels.
- D.
Took congress's petition for redress seriously and gave colonial representatives a chance to make their case.
- 21.The Second Continental Congress did all of the following except:
- A.
Impose taxes on colonists and issue gold coins to raise money for the army.
- B.
Send a very courteous petition to the king in July 1775, aiming at reconciliation.
- C.
Appoint George Washington as commander in chief of the Continental Army.
- D.
Authorize an American Invasion on Canada
- 22.Between August and December 1776, George Washington
- A.
Captured the British fort at Ticonderoga.
- B.
Lost important battles at trenton and princeton, New Jersey.
- C.
Retreated first from NY, then NJ, then Pennsylvania.
- D.
Retook NYC and Long Island from the british troops.
- 23.George Washington:
- A.
Was impressed with the discipline and Commitment of the Army volunteers in 1776
- B.
Adopted a radical military strategy centered around "irregular" attacks by militiamen.
- C.
Had at his diposal in July 1776, a standing army of regular enlisted men, created earlier by COngress.
- D.
Ended up with soldiers often drawn from the poorest and marginal classes of society, who signed up for the money.
- 24.In 1777, The British Army
- A.
Had the advantage of plentiful supplies, which arrived efficiently and regularly from england.
- B.
Hoped to seal radical New England off from the rest of the country
- C.
Under General Howe, followed up on its capture of Philadelphia by moving against American Forces.
- D.
Captured Sam and John Adams and put them on trial for treason.
- 25.France's recognition of American Independence and its alliance with America:
- A.
Came in Exchange for an american promise to give France territories in Canada and elsewhere on the North american mainland.
- B.
Took away britain's earlier Naval advantage.
- C.
Split France apart from its traditional ally, Britain.
- D.
Came in July 1776, after congress approved the declaration of independence.
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