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