Quiz 2: Beginnings of United States Democracy – Flashcards
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What four events led to the Revolutionary War?
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Stamp Act
Pinckney Treaty
Intolerable Acts
fighting in Boston
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The Proclamation Act of 1763 restricted the freedom of the colonists to:
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settle anywhere other than the land along the Atlantic Coast
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The publication by Thomas Paine that caused colonists to think seriously about declaring independence from England was named
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"Common Sense"
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One of the important features of the Constitution of the United States is that:
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it divides power between the federal and the state governments
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Controversy between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan of congressional representation was settled:
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with "The Great Compromise"
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The first Navigation Act required that all ships carrying goods between England and America be English-built or owned.
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True
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The British employed French soldiers to assist them during the early battles of the Revolutionary War.
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False
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What were the four major points of Hamilton's plan for a sound financial program for the United States?
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establish a method of issuing of government bonds
government assume states' war debts
place excise taxes on certain goods for government operating money
that states assume the debts of federal government
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The French and Indian War settled the question of:
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which country controlled the North American continent
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Which of the following battles ended the Revolutionary War?
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Yorktown
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The Hat Act of 1732 and the Iron Act of 1759 were examples of England's attempts to:
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restrict manufacturing in the colonies
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Writs of Assistance gave British officials the right to enter and confiscate anything the owner could not prove was smuggled.
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true
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The Second Continental Congress is responsible for the writing and the adoption of the Declaration of Independence
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true
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One of the criticisms of the Articles of Confederation was that it did not provide for:
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collection of taxes
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How did the colonists respond to Britain's series of taxes after the repeal of the Stamp Act?
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The colonists boycotted English goods.
