Question 1

Which of the following is a reason that contributed to the resentment British colonists in America began to feel toward their motherland after the Seven Years' War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many colonists were held prisoners in Britain under false allegations of treason during the war. 
B)  The British attributed their victory in the Seven Years' War solely to their own effort. 
C)  The British Parliament refused to allow the colonists to trade with other countries. 
D)  The colonists were not being given enough protection by the British government. 
E)  The British government used American colonists as slaves in Britain. 
A)  Many colonists were held prisoners in Britain under false allegations of treason during the war. 
B)  The British attributed their victory in the Seven Years' War solely to their own effort. 
C)  The British Parliament refused to allow the colonists to trade with other countries. 
D)  The colonists were not being given enough protection by the British government. 
E)  The British government used American colonists as slaves in Britain.

Question 2

In response to the Boston Tea Party,the British Parliament:

Accepted Answer

A)  passed new laws designed to give the colonists more right to govern themselves. 
B)  repealed the Stamp Act and allowed greater representation for the colonists in the parliament. 
C)  closed Boston Harbor and placed the government of Massachusetts under direct British control. 
D)  imposed additional taxes on glass, paint, and lead that was imported by the colonists. 
E)  wrote the Articles of Confederation to limit the freedom of American colonists. 
A)  passed new laws designed to give the colonists more right to govern themselves. 
B)  repealed the Stamp Act and allowed greater representation for the colonists in the parliament. 
C)  closed Boston Harbor and placed the government of Massachusetts under direct British control. 
D)  imposed additional taxes on glass, paint, and lead that was imported by the colonists. 
E)  wrote the Articles of Confederation to limit the freedom of American colonists.

Question 3

Which of the following is one of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation that was addressed by making the president the commander in chief of the army and navy and of the state militias when called into national service?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lack of regulation of interstate commerce 
B)  Lack of capability of the Congress to force the states to meet military quotas 
C)  Lack of an independent executive authority 
D)  Lack of a judiciary that was independent of the state courts 
E)  Lack of voting powers of the common people to choose their president 
A)  Lack of regulation of interstate commerce 
B)  Lack of capability of the Congress to force the states to meet military quotas 
C)  Lack of an independent executive authority 
D)  Lack of a judiciary that was independent of the state courts 
E)  Lack of voting powers of the common people to choose their president

Question 4

Which of the following is true of the provisions of the Articles of Confederation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Congress was established as a unicameral assembly of representatives. 
B)  Civil officers were appointed by the president to manage general affairs. 
C)  States were deprived of their independent political authority. 
D)  Congress needed the consent of at least five states to amend the Articles. 
E)  Each state could send only one representative to Congress. 
A)  Congress was established as a unicameral assembly of representatives. 
B)  Civil officers were appointed by the president to manage general affairs. 
C)  States were deprived of their independent political authority. 
D)  Congress needed the consent of at least five states to amend the Articles. 
E)  Each state could send only one representative to Congress.

Question 5

Which of the following is a consequence of Shays' Rebellion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Banks started refusing to issue new loans. 
B)  States started printing their own money at dizzying rates leading to inflation. 
C)  The process of change was catalyzed by similar protests in many areas. 
D)  The government imprisoned poor farmers who could not pay their debts. 
E)  States increasingly taxed each other's imports and at times even prevented trade altogether. 
A)  Banks started refusing to issue new loans. 
B)  States started printing their own money at dizzying rates leading to inflation. 
C)  The process of change was catalyzed by similar protests in many areas. 
D)  The government imprisoned poor farmers who could not pay their debts. 
E)  States increasingly taxed each other's imports and at times even prevented trade altogether.

Which of the following is a reason that contributed to the resentment British colonists in America began to feel toward their motherland after the Seven Years' War?

In response to the Boston Tea Party,the British Parliament:

Which of the following is one of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation that was addressed by making the president the commander in chief of the army and navy and of the state militias when called into national service?

Which of the following is true of the provisions of the Articles of Confederation?

Which of the following is a consequence of Shays' Rebellion?

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Exam 2: The Constitution

Which of the following is a reason that contributed to the resentment British colonists in America began to feel toward their motherland after the Seven Years' War?

In response to the Boston Tea Party,the British Parliament:

Which of the following is one of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation that was addressed by making the president the commander in chief of the army and navy and of the state militias when called into national service?

Which of the following is true of the provisions of the Articles of Confederation?

Which of the following is a consequence of Shays' Rebellion?

America in the Twenty-First Century

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Public Opinion and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

Politics and the Media

The Congress

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Judiciary

Domestic Policy

Foreign Policy

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