US History State Test Prep – Flashcards
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What distinguished American patriots and American loyalists?
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American patriots were rebels who wanted independence from Britain, while American loyalists were loyal to the British crown.
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What was expected of the colonists through the new Quartering Act passed in 1774 as part of the Coercive Acts (Intolerable Acts)?
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This new act demanded that colonists provide living quarters to British soldiers, even in private homes.
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Which two acts taxed the colonists to fund the British troops stationed in the colonies?
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The Stamp Act and the Sugar Act
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Which Advantages did the British have over the colonists during the American war for independence?
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They had a well-trained army and had access to funds to recruit foreign soldiers.
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Which group settled in America to escape religious persecution?
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Puritans
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How is the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment best described?
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It allows each individual the freedom to practice a religion of choice
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Why was a weak national government created under the Articles of Confederation?
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The 13 states were wary of a British-style government.
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What was the main aim of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
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To stipulate how new states would be created
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How was ratification of the new constitution made easier?
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by seeking approval from fewer states
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Why was the Articles of Confederation discarded?
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It failed to create a functional national government.
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How did women in American colonies significantly contribute to upholding the boycott on British goods during the American Revolution?
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Women spun cloth at home to enable their families to forsake imported British cloth.
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What was expected of the colonists in the new Quartering Act passed as part of the Coercive (intolerable) Acts in 1774?
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Colonists would have to provide living quarters to British soldiers, even in private homes.
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What happened at the Battle of Bunker Hill?
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American rebels hid in trenches and attached the British soldiers when they got very close, resulting in over 1,000 British fatalities, while the rebels lost 400.
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Who established the first committee of correspondence in Boston in 1772 and why?
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Samuel Adams established the first committee of correspondence in Boston because he recognized the importance of spreading colonial resistance through communication.
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What event constituted the Boston Tea Party?
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Colonists, dressed as Mohawk Indians, boarded a docked British ship carrying tea and dumped the tea into the sea.
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Why did several American Indian tribes support the British during the American Revolution?
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They supported the British because they hoped that a British victory would keep colonists off their land.
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Which advantages did Britain have against America during the American War for Independence?
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They had a well-trained army and had access to funds to recruit foreign soldiers.
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What was the function of the colonists' committees of correspondence?
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The committees of correspondence helped spread the rebellion by facilitating the exchange of ideas and information within and across colonies.
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Whole ideas inspired Thomas Jefferson as he drafted the American Declaration of Independence?
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John Locke's political theories about an elected government that was not based on heredity.
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Why was America's victory at Yorktown among the most significant battles of the American Revolution?
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It made the British realize they were fighting a lost cause and soon after, they conceded the war.
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What was the first act that the Parliament passed in an attempt to raise revenue by taxing the American colonists?
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The Sugar Act: increased the duties on sugar imported from the West Indies.
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During the American Revolution, why did many African-American slaves fight for the British and against the colonists?
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The British guaranteed African-American slaves that they would be liberated if they fought on the side of the British during the Revolution.
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Why did Parliament believe the colonists would accept the Tea Act of 1773?
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This act substantially lowered the price of tea sold in the colonies.
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Which statement best describes the situation in the Untied States after the Holocaust?
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The United States provided some refuge, but discrimination guided the laws and prevented thousands of Jews from immigrating.
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Who formed the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and faced discrimination as a result?
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Joseph Smith
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Washington Gladden's ideas would most closely be tied to which period in US history?
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Progressive movement
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The Ku Klux Klan resurfaced in the 1920s with a deep hatred for which group?
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Catholics
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What was integral to the spread of Enlightenment from Europe to America?
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The high literacy rates in New England colonies that enabled the settlers to read books and newspapers.
