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APUSH Test #2
Test Description: APUSH Test #2
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1) Which of the revolutionaries was the instigator and rabble rouser?
A
John Hancock
B
Samuel Adams
C
Patrick Henry
D
John Adams
2) General Edward Braddock was significant because ...
A
He was the General in charge of the British forces during the F and I War
B
He was the General in charge of all British soldiers in North America
C
He was the General in charge of all British soldiers in the American colonies
D
He was the General in charge of the British army in the colonies
3) William Penn recruited his potential Pennsylvania settlers from which European country?
A
England
B
Spain
C
Holland
D
France
4) The Administration of Justice Act did what
A
Allowed the British to control the colonia courts
B
Prevented British soldiers and officials from being prosecuted for felonies
C
Came to be known as the Intloerable Act
D
Closed down trade in the Boston port
5) The Committees of Correspondence did what?
A
Readied the Minutemen for battle
B
Connected the colonial leaders of each colony to the network of Patriots
C
Called upon the Second Continental Congress
D
Networked colonial resources during the Revolutionary War
6) Philanthropy refers to ...
A
Giving government subsidies to the poor
B
Charitable giving and civic good works
C
The study of human behavior
D
The study of human actions
7) German settlers in the western parts of Virginia and Pennsylvania were largely what?
A
Helpful to their neighbors
B
Eager to become Americans
C
Peaceful
D
Possessive and aggressive, often violent
8) Popular sovereignty refers to which of these?
A
The concept that popularly elected legislatures are superior to monarchies
B
The concept that popular rule is better than authoritarian rule
C
The concept that the power of a government is derived from the majority
D
The concept that the power of a government is derived from the people
9) The Regulator Rebellion in North Carolina happened because
A
The people of North Carolina were combative and hated King George II
B
The farmers and independent workers in NC didn't want to pay taxes for the public good
C
The Governor of North Carolina wa abusive to his people
D
The farmers and independent workers of NC were being taxed into bankruptcy
10) According to Thomas Hobbes, life (and subsequently human nature) is what?
A
Horrible, Nasty, Brutish, and Short
B
Unfair, shor, and nasty
C
Fleeting, horrible, violent
D
Violent, horrible, and short
11) Jean Jacques Rousseau believed that ...
A
Human nature is neither good nor evil
B
Human nature was primarily evil
C
Human nature was primarily good
D
Human nature is positive until it is corrupted by society
12) Each of the following was a reason for the colonists to enjoy their membership in the British Empire in the 1750s EXCEPT
A
opportunity for university education in England.
B
British subsidies for colonial industry.
C
military protection from the Indians and the French.
D
opportunity for trade.
13) During the fifty years after the Glorious Revolution, the British policy of neglect of the colonial economy
A
was lessened by the capabilities of royal officials in America.
B
was sustained by some Parliamentary leaders who believed relaxation of restrictions would spur commerce.
C
was lessened as officials in London learned more about the colonial economies.
D
caused the colonists to feel more American than English.
14) By the 1750s colonial legislatures had come to see themselves as
A
little parliaments.
B
powerless.
C
agents for democratic reform.
D
agents of the royal governor.
15) A conference of colonial leaders gathered in Albany, New York in 1754 to discuss a proposal by Benjamin Franklin to
A
extend the operation of the colonial postal service.
B
negotiate a treaty with the French.
C
establish one general government for all the colonies.
D
declare war on the French and Indians.
16) Both the French and the English were well aware that the battle for control of North America would be determined in part by
A
who had the Dutch on their side.
B
whose king was the best military commander.
C
which group could win the allegiance of native tribes.
D
whose armies could best fight Indian fashion.
17) The British victory in the Great War for the Empire
A
expelled France and Spain from North America.
B
resulted in less contact between Britain and America.
C
gave England control of most the settled regions of North America.
D
resulted in the defeat of all North American Indian tribes.
18) Prior to the Great War for the Empire, the Iroquois Confederacy
A
maintained their autonomy by avoiding a close relationship with both the French and the English.
B
traded exclusively with the French.
C
traded only with the five tribes that made up the Confederacy.
D
traded exclusively with the English.
19) Which of the following did NOT occur during the prime ministry of William Pitt?
A
The French lost the city of Quebec.
B
Americans were reimbursed for supplies requisitioned in their British colonies.
C
Most of the fighting was done by colonial militia.
D
Colonial assemblies were in charge of recruitment in their respective colonies.
20) The English decision to reorganize the British Empire after 1763 was the result of
A
colonial unrest, which the British government planned to put down before it became serious.
B
enormous war debts and large increases in territory.
C
colonial demands for more efficient government.
D
the accession of George III to the English throne.
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