Chapter #2- Section #2 Test

Question 1

What three important events took place in 1763?

Answer 1

1) French and Indian War ended
2) Parliament passed the Proclamation of 1763
3) George Grenville became Prime Minister of England

Question 2

What did the Proclamation of 1763 do?

Answer 2

It forbid settlement west of the Appalachians

Question 3

John Dickinson’s pamphlet condemned what on the basis of what?

Answer 3

The Townshend Acts

Taxation without representation

Question 4

In 1773, Parliament passed what act that basically created a monopoly on ___ for the East India Company, ensuring that no other ___ could be sold in American Colonies?

Answer 4

Tea Act

tea; tea

Question 5

What were the two best known colonial economic responses to the Tea Act?

Answer 5

1) The Boston Tea Party
2) Colonist began drinking coffee

Question 6

What group met on September 5th, 1774?

Answer 6

The First Continental Congress.

They met with delegates from each of the 13 colonies, except Georgia, to decide on a course of action.

Question 7

In the Declaration of Rights, the demands of the colonists had to do with:

Answer 7

1) Repeal of various acts
2) Taxation issues
3) Assembly and petitions
4) Rights of Englishmen

Question 8

In what two Massachusetts towns did the first fighting of the war occur?

Answer 8

Lexington and Concord

Question 9

Which American patriot declared, “Give me liberty or give me death!”?

Answer 9

Patrick Henry

Question 10

What served to put America on a path of economic superiority?

Answer 10

The “shot heard ‘round the world”

Question 11

Complete the working of the following lines from the Declaration of Independence:

“…We hold these _____ to be _______________, that all men are ______ _______, that they are endowed by their ____________ with certain ________________ ________, that among these are ____, _________, and the ________ of __________________.

Answer 11

truths; self-evident; created; equal; Creator; unalienable; rights; life; liberty, pursuit; happiness

Question 12

Which economic system did Adam Smith oppose in The Wealth of Nations?

Answer 12

Mercantilism

Question 13

Who gave reasons why American Colonist should be independent from Great Britain?

Answer 13

Thomas Paine in Common Sense

Question 14

What life principle did Patrick Henry say?

Answer 14

“The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone; it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.”

Question 15

Many of the problems that plagued the American army during the Revolutionary War could be traced to a scarcity of what?

Answer 15

Money

Question 16

What issues did the government have to contend with regarding the army?

Answer 16

1) Recruitment
2) Training
3) Equipping
4) Paying
5) Supplying

Question 17

The dearth of military supplies resulted from a lack of what?

Answer 17

Government funds

Question 18

__________________________ was a young French patriot who greatly assisted the American cause with his personal ____________ and service to General __________________

Answer 18

Marquis de Lafayette; fortune; Washington

Question 19

The devaluating of the money supply during the war resulted in what common saying?

Answer 19

“Not worth a Continental”

Question 20

What Pennsylvanian was appointed to what in 1781?

Answer 20

Robert Morris; Superintendent of Finance.

Question 21

What did Robert Morris, Superintendent of Finance do?

Answer 21

He began to place the nation’s finances on solid ground, going so far as to donate his own money to keep the army supplied and prevent the country from going bankrupt

Question 22

The ineffectiveness of government under the _______________________________________________ to deal with national debt, and other issues, led to the movement to enact a new __________________ more suitable to governing the new nation

Answer 22

Articles of Confederation; Constitution

Question 23

What life principle did George Washington say?

Answer 23

“Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is better to be alone than in bad company.”

Question 24

Colonist subscribed to the concept of __________ ______, and as such, believed that responsibilities and boundaries of ________________ should be plainly spelled out in writing

Answer 24

absolute truth; authority

Question 25

In nearly every state, before a person could vote, he much have been:

Answer 25

1) A land owner 2) A Protestant

Question 26

Who was known as the "Father of the Constitution"?

Answer 26

James Madison

Question 27

The government in the U.S. is based on a system known as _________________, which means that power is shared by:

Answer 27

Federalism Federal and state governments

Question 28

The new government under the Constitution was a...

Answer 28

republic

Question 29

What is the only proper function of government?

Answer 29

To protect

Question 30

Who was the nation's first Secretary of the Treasury?

Answer 30

Alexander Hamilton

Question 31

What did Alexander Hamilton help establish?

Answer 31

The first national bank (the Bank of the United States), which greatly benefitted America's credit-standing among other nations

Question 32

What life principle did John Adams say?

Answer 32

"Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a good use of it."

Question 33

As a ____ _____________ with a ______________ that protected the God-given rights of man, America had the _________________ necessary for growth and ________________

Answer 33

free republic; Constitution; foundation; prosperity

Question 34

What did the Constitution limit, ensuring that people had more of their hard-earned money for personal purchases and investments?

Answer 34

The amount of types of taxes that could be levied

Question 35

The vast natural resources on the North American Continent were transformed by the what into useful products that benefitted people around the world?

Answer 35

Manufacturing industry

Question 36

What event improved the standard of living for every American?

Answer 36

The Industrial Revolution

Question 37

When compared with poor people in other countries throughout history, would 19th century American factory workers be considered wealthy?

Answer 37

Yes

Question 38

In the 19th century, Americans could improve their station in life because:

Answer 38

1) People were not limited by social class 2) There was great freedom 3) There were no excessive taxes and regulations

Question 39

Why did immigrants leave their homelands to come to America?

Answer 39

Various kinds of oppression (or persecution) and poverty

Question 40

What life principle did Milton Friedman say?

Answer 40

"Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself."

Question 41

When did America have an explosion in creativity and economic prosperity really begin?

Answer 41

When America became an independent, autonomous nation with great freedoms

Question 42

What revolution brought ________________________ in life for people at all ______________ levels in society?

Answer 42

Industrial Revolution improvements; economic

Question 43

Individuals who accept absolute truth recognize that good actions lead to good outcomes, bad actions lead to bad outcomes. This concept is often referred to as the:

Answer 43

"The law of sowing and reaping"

Question 44

What can happen when people get free things and government handouts?

Answer 44

Can lead to generational dependence

Question 45

In order for Marxist dogma to spread in the mid-19th century, what did it its proponents have to do?

Answer 45

1) Villainize free markets 2) Take over key U.S. institutions

Question 46

A free market ____________ cannot function ____________ when government bureaucrats inject taxes, _____________, penalties, and restrictions

Answer 46

economy; properly; regulations

Question 47

What life principle did Thomas Jefferson say?

Answer 47

"I predict future happiness for Americans, if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them."