APUSH Period 3 Test

Question 1

The Declaratory Act was a British Act that…

Answer 1

rejected American claims that only their elected representative could levy taxes

Question 2

What idea did both the Regulators and Stamp Act Congress share?

Answer 2

Citizens had a right for their interests to be represented in the government

Question 3

Chalmer’s Essay was a response to…

Answer 3

The voices of patriots like Thomas Paine who called for Independence

Question 4

The Sons of Liberty was originally organized primarily as a…

Answer 4

citizen group designed to intimidate British authorities into repealing the stamp act

Question 5

John Adam recommended George Washington as commander of the continental army because

Answer 5

Washington was from Virginia and could help unify the colonists

Question 6

Which of the following was associated with the Intolerable Acts?

Answer 6

Restrictions on the meetings of institutions of Massachusetts governent

Question 7

After what major event did the British government make the colonies bear part of the cost of the empire?

Answer 7

seven years war

Question 8

Unlike the Stamp Act, the Townshend Acts focused on

Answer 8

Imposing an indirect tax on goods imported into the colonies

Question 9

Which of the following statements about the Treaty of Paris of 1783 is true

Answer 9

Great Britain agreed to abandon the northwest posts

Question 10

What impact did the Committees of Correspondence have in America

Answer 10

They provided widespread information on British abuses and colonial resistance

Question 11

The Battle of Saratoga in October 1777 is sometimes called the turning point of the revolutionary war became it

Answer 11

Led to the French Allaince

Question 12

Dickinson and his supporters were primarily concerned about

Answer 12

rederessing grievances

Question 13

The opening portion of the text of the Declaration of Independence

Answer 13

Prsents a philosophical justification for revolution

Question 14

How did the British government most frequently respond to writings like those published by Dickinson and others like him

Answer 14

By arguing that despite their distance, colonists were virtually represented in Parliament

Question 15

What was one important legacy of the Declaration of Independence

Answer 15

It inspired future revolutions against despotic governments

Question 16

What impact did the comittees of Correspondence have in America

Answer 16

They provided widespread information on British abuses and colonial resistance

Question 17

The values expressed in Thomas Paine’s Common Sense reflect…

Answer 17

The sentiments of colonial leaders who felt notions of virtual representation left their interests unrepresented

Question 18

Which oil the following was the purpose of the committees of safety

Answer 18

To promote unity and to take action against British abuses of liberty

Question 19

The main purpose of the articles in The American Crisis was to

Answer 19

Inspire American soldiers to continue fighting despite demoralizing military loses

Question 20

The Boston Massacre occurred when British solider

Answer 20

Fired into a mob and killed a number of Boston residents

Question 21

At the time that Paine wrote Common Sense, the prevailing sentiment of colonial leaders was that

Answer 21

The actions of the British government had led to a situation that was beyond repair

Question 22

The Suffolk resolves did which of the following

Answer 22

Challenged the authority of Britain to restrict colonial rights.

Question 23

Why did Paine believe that reconciliation with Great Britain was impossible

Answer 23

Great Britain had taken coniliatory actions in the past but had always gone back on them

Question 24

What ultimately led to the Americans using black recruits in the Continental Army

Answer 24

Fear of the British gains an advantage by using ex-slaves

Question 25

Which of the following best describes the Olive Branch Petition

Answer 25

An attempt by the colonists to reaffirm loyalty to the crown

Question 26

In Letters from a Pennsylvania Farmer, John Dickinson did which off the following

Answer 26

Sought reconciliation with Great Britain along with the protection of colonial rights

Question 27

Lord Dunmore's proclamation horrified many southerners because of which of the following

Answer 27

It promised freedom to slaves who joined the British cause

Question 28

The colonists objected to the Tea Act because...

Answer 28

by paying it, they would be acknowledging Great Britain's right to tax the colonists

Question 29

The stamp act created such a stir in the colonies because

Answer 29

It was the first direct tax Parliament imposed on the colonies

Question 30

In what ways was Thomas Paine's common Sense similar to Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence

Answer 30

Both painted monarchy as tyrannical

Question 31

James Chalmer's ideas were shared by...

Answer 31

A minority of the colonists

Question 32

What was an important political origin of the American Revolution

Answer 32

Disputes over direct v. virtual representation

Question 33

The Daughters of Liberty was the name given to

Answer 33

women who boycotted British goods by creating their own food and clothingh

Question 34

Which of the following consittued an American advantage at the outset of the Revolutionary War

Answer 34

The fact that they were fighting a defensive war

Question 35

The negotiation of the Treaty of Paris in 1783 resulted in the

Answer 35

Recognition of American independence by Great Britain

Question 36

What political movement of the seventeenth century resembled the 1760s regulators movement in the Carolina colonies

Answer 36

Bacon's Rebellion

Question 37

Which of the following statements is true regarding the Stamp Act Congress of 1765

Answer 37

Congress lacked majority sentiment for independence from Great Britain

Question 38

Next to national independence, what was the second most significant concession the United States gained in the Treaty of Paris in 1783

Answer 38

territory west of the Mississippi River

Question 39

At issue in Dickinsons Letters From a Farmer in Pennsyvalnia were...

Answer 39

The rights and responsibilities of British subject

Question 40

Ultimately, what led to the colonists' victory in the American revolution

Answer 40

Washington's ability to keep an army in the field

Question 41

The ideals expressed by Abigail Adams were undermined by

Answer 41

a tradition social order that limited the political rights of women

Question 42

Which of the following emerging concepts was Abigail Adams challenging

Answer 42

The idea of "republican motherhood" that was gaining popularity

Question 43

The ideas espoused by Abigail Adams during America's fight for independence best reflected

Answer 43

Challenges to the exclusion of women from political roles

Question 44

In regard to right for women, Abigail Adams

Answer 44

believed that laws should not discriminate on the basis of gender

Question 45

Benjamin Rush's ideas about the education of women best exemplify the intellectual influences of

Answer 45

The Enlightenment

Question 46

Benjamin Rush's ideas regarding the education of women have the most in common with

Answer 46

Republican motherhood

Question 47

The notion that women should receive a formal education as most consistent with

Answer 47

The demoncratiucs ideas of the revolutionary era that encouraged individualism

Question 48

Asa result of the American revolution, Americans rejected

Answer 48

The principle of hereditary aristocracy

Question 49

In Pennsylvania, new leaders like Thomas Pine and Benjamin rush wanted to see what change regarding voting rights

Answer 49

They favored the elimination of property qualifications for voting