Module 2 Exam – Chapters 5-9
1. The Smallpox epidemic that first
broke out among American troops in Québec, spread throughout the North American
continent, claiming more lives than the Revolutionary War total death toll.
A.
True
B.
False
2.
The imperial powers of Britain, Spain and France, and the United States pressed
the Indian tribes to become allies and attacked them when they did not.
A.
True
B.
False
3. Despite
great triumphs on the battlefield and at the diplomatic bargaining table, the
Continental Army suffered at Valley Forge because:
A.
Congress and the civilians responsible
for providing for the Army were disorganized and corrupt.
B.
the
military leadership, in order to instill true discipline, drilled the soldiers
beyond their endurance.
C.
the
winter was unusually harsh and the Army was compelled to camp outdoors.
D.
the
soldiers were never told of the victories elsewhere.
4.
In the war for independence, most Native Americans:
A.
sided
with the rebels.
B.
generally
maintained neutrality, although a few tribes sided with the rebels.
C.
were pressed by the European powers to
become allies.
D.
sided
with the British until Clark took Vincennes.
5. The areas that least supported the
Revolution were the middle colonies and the southern colonies.
A.
True
B.
False
6. During the winter of 1776-1777, the British
gained the support of the civilian populations in New York and New Jersey, when
they defeated the Continental army at Trenton.
A.
True
B.
False
7.
The Declaration of Independence based the case for independence on:
A.
the
violations of colonials' "rights as Englishmen."
B.
Parliament's
infringements on American liberty.
C.
George III's infringements on American
liberty.
D.
the
argument that monarchical government violated both reason and the Bible.
8.
Most men preferred to fight as "regular" troops in the Continental
Army, with a guarantee of a cash bounty and a yearly clothing issue, than as
"irregular" troops in the local militias.
A.
True
B.
False
9. The initial fighting in the war
occurred in New England; most engagements in the two years after the
Declaration of Independence took place in ________; and the conflict in the
later war years raged across ________.
A.
the
Chesapeake; the Hudson valley
B.
the
Chesapeake; the Carolinas and Georgia
C.
the middle states (New York, New
Jersey, and Pennsylvania); the Carolinas and Virginia
D.
the
port towns in the middle states (New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania); the
backcountry
10. The chapter introduction tells the
story of the Battle of Bunker Hill to make the point that:
A.
Americans
won their revolution by pitting dedicated amateur soldiers against the might of
Britain's professional redcoats.
B.
initially
the war went badly for the Americans, testing their commitment to liberty and
independence.
C.
a key
in that battle and throughout the war was whether Americans would really
fight to win their independence.
D.
declaring
independence was one thing, but after the Declaration, actually fighting
against the authority of one's own king was quite another.
11. England was fortunate that King George III
was young, bright, and surprisingly mature for his age.
A.
True
B.
False
12. Because they needed protection,
colonists in both the East and the West were glad to have regular British
troops stationed permanently in America.
A.
True
B.
False
13. The Tea Act of 1773:
A.
raised
the price of tea that Americans imported from Britain.
B.
gave the East India company a monopoly
on the American tea trade.
C.
prohibited
the consumption of tea in Massachusetts.
D.
cracked
down on illegal smuggling of tea in the colonies.
14. Which of the following was NOT
argued by Thomas Paine in Common Sense?
A.
Parliament had deliberately and
wickedly brought about all of America's misfortunes.
B.
Britain
had enslaved the chosen people of the new age.
C.
Monarchy
was a foolish and dangerous form of government.
D.
Nature
had destined America for independence.
15. Colonists were concerned over the
immediate impact of the Stamp Act, not its long-range implications.
A.
True
B.
False
16. Whose defeat at the makeshift
defensive structure known as Fort Necessity began the Seven Years' War?
A.
George Washington
B.
George
Grenville
C.
James
Wolfe
D.
the
Iroquois
17. Which of the following British leaders
actually supported the colonists' objections to taxation by Parliament?
A.
William Pitt
B.
Lord
North
C.
John
Dickinson
D.
Thomas
Gordon
18. Parliament repealed the Stamp Act,
and in the Declaratory Act it declared that it would not tax the colonies in
this way again.
A.
True
B.
False
19. Which of the following is NOT an
example of how the colonies were beginning to seize authority a year before the
Declaration of Independence, during early 1775?
A.
The
Association functioned effectively.
B.
Some
citizens took the court system into their own hands.
C.
Provincial
congresses were emerging as virtual revolutionary governments.
D.
Many colonial leaders increasingly
issued explicit calls for full independence.
20. Whose defeat at Québec effectively
ended the Seven Years' War on the continent of North America?
A.
the
Spanish Navy
B.
the marquis de Montcalm
C.
James
Wolfe
D.
the
Iroquois
21. The "middle ground" refers
a pattern of creative, mutual compromises
that characterized French-Indian
relations in North America.
A.
True
B.
False
22. Immediately after the Revolution,
the United States began to have difficulties with Spain. The disputes related
to the boundaries of Florida and:
A.
ownership
of Cuba.
B.
the
boundaries of Texas.
C.
navigation rights on the Mississippi.
D.
illegal
trade with Spanish colonies.
23. There were no significant slave
rebellions during the colonial era.
A.
True
B.
False
24. The outstanding preacher of the
Great Awakening was Jonathan Edwards.
A.
True
B.
False
25. America's first governing document was
called the:
A.
Articles of Confederation.
B.
Constitution.
C.
Bill
of Rights.
D.
Jefferson
Doctrine.
26. Which of the following leaders
shaped the framing of the federal Constitution more than anyone else?
A.
George
Washington
B.
James Madison
C.
Thomas
Jefferson
D.
Alexander
Hamilton
27. Because for the most part Parliament
made no effort to assert its authority in America until 1754, the colonies
experienced a great deal of freedom in handling their local affairs.
A.
True
B.
False
28. One of the chief controversies that
delayed initial ratification of the Articles of Confederation turned out to be
the one area of substantial achievement by the Confederation Congress. This
related to:
A.
Indian
policy.
B.
slavery.
C.
western lands.
D.
the
location of the national capital.
29. Some enslaved Africans became skilled
crafts workers.
A.
True
B.
False
30. The young United States confronted strong
challenges from which foreign power(s) at its borders?
A.
the Spanish and British
B.
the
French to the west
C.
the
Dutch to the north
D.
the
French in the West Indies
31. The Alien and Sedition Acts were
used primarily:
A.
to weaken the Republican party.
B.
to
criticize the president.
C.
against
immigrants and aliens.
D.
against
French-and Spanish-sponsored intrigue.
32. Which of the following was NOT a
charge raised by opponents to Hamilton's program?
A.
It violated the idea of a broad or
loose construction of the Constitution.
B.
It
clashed with the interests and values of the agrarian, semisubsistence regions.
C.
It
threatened to lead to English-style monarchism and corruption.
D.
It
threatened to create a class of moneyed aristocracy.
33. The Federalist party:
A.
wanted
a weak government in order to promote economic individualism.
B.
opposed
a republican form of government.
C.
wanted
to aid subsistence farmers by printing paper money.
D.
wanted to use government power to
promote commerce and industry.
34. The Louisiana Purchase was
significant for all of the following reasons, EXCEPT that:
A.
Jefferson's constitutional scruples
caused him to hesitate to act in the Republic's best interests.
B.
it
illustrated Jefferson's enthusiastic interest in the West.
C.
it
illustrated America's continued ties to world power politics.
D.
it
secured western access to the sea.
35. Which president was the first to be
inaugurated in Washington, D.C?
A.
John
Adams
B.
Thomas Jefferson
C.
James
Madison
D.
James
Monroe
36. Which of the following was NOT one
of the goals of Alexander Hamilton's financial proposals?
A.
stimulate the essentially virtuous
nature of ordinary citizens, who could take advantage of new economic
opportunities
B.
stimulate
commerce and manufacturing through the power and positive actions of the
national government
C.
win
the loyalty of the wealthy to the national government
D.
make
the U.S. as a whole independent of European control by strengthening it
economically
37. As war broke out in Europe, the Washington
administration:
A.
used
the war to foster closer economic ties with Britain.
B.
honored
the Treaty of 1778 by supporting France.
C.
asserted the right to steer a path of
neutrality.
D.
placed
an embargo on all goods to Europe.
38. In the late 1700s, the white
American population was doubling nearly every 20 years, primarily because of:
A.
accelerating
immigration, increasingly from Ireland.
B.
the
longevity of women.
C.
the
absorption of new peoples as new territories were acquired.
D.
an extremely high birth rate.
39. Once in power, Jefferson:
A.
fully
dismantled Hamilton's economic program.
B.
respected
the independence of the judiciary.
C.
eagerly
launched a grand construction program for the national capital.
D.
increasingly put pragmatic
considerations above strict political principles.
40. The influential leaders of the
younger Republicans, known as the "War Hawks,"
A.
came
mostly from New England shipping states.
B.
came mostly from the frontier areas and
were aggressively nationalistic.
C.
militantly
opposed any federal economic development program.
D.
militantly
opposed further territorial expansion.
41. Which group dominated the political
and economic life of the seaport towns?
A.
descendants
of the original founding families
B.
the
numerous middle-class artisans
C.
merchants
D.
aristocratic
crown officials
42. ________ was the Spanish empire's
last major colonial project in North America.
A.
New
Mexico
B.
California
C.
The
Texas mission project
D.
The
Pueblo
43. What was the primary reason so many
families migrated into the backcountry?
A.
to
escape governmental authority
B.
to
worship in freedom
C.
to
find a healthier environment
D.
to obtain land
44. The Olive Branch Petition which was sent
to the colonists by King George III offering them an opportunity to affirm
their loyalty to the crown, was rejected by the Second Continental Congress.
A.
True
B.
False
45. Women, sometimes by choice, but more often
by necessity, flocked to the camps of the Patriot armies during the
Revolutionary War.
A.
True
B.
False
46. The doctrine known as "rational
Christianity" stressed which of the following beliefs?
A.
predestination
B.
conversion
C.
the benevolence of God
D.
the
reasons for innate human sinfulness
47. Three distinctive communities
existed in eighteenth-century America. These include all of the following
EXCEPT:
A.
urban
seaport communities.
B.
mill towns.
C.
raw
frontier pioneer farms.
D.
plantation
communities (both masters and slaves).
48. Why were the French less likely than the
British to use military force when dealing with the native peoples of North
America?
A.
The French population was relatively
low.
B.
French
soldiers were much less effective fighters than their British counterparts.
C.
As
Catholics they naturally were more benevolent when dealing with the native
peoples.
D.
They
had superior diplomatic skills.
49. The areas that least supported the
Revolution were the middle colonies and the southern colonies:
A.
True
B.
False
50. The Great Awakening can best be
described by which of the following statements?
A.
It
was a multifaceted, intellectual movement, based primarily on new discoveries
in science.
B.
It
was a secular, humanitarian movement, which sought to improve the quality of
life for the poor.
C.
It
was a rationalist religious movement, which had its greatest impact among the
well-educated in eastern seaboard cities.
D.
It was an emotional revivalist
movement, which had its greatest impact both in the coastal regions and the
backcountry.
