AP Review 1607-1789

Early settlement through

The Constitution

1607-1789

The Navigation Act Acts were part of the British policy known as

(A)Isolationism(B)Capitalism(C)Mercantilism(D)Monopolism(E)Imperialism

C

1607-1789

The major purpose of England’s mercantilist policy was to

(A)Protect the infant industries of England’s young colonies

(B)Increase England’s prosperity(C)Discourage other European powers from

colonizing North America(D)Reduce the need for an overseas empire(E)Open the Atlantic to free trade

B

1607-1789

The Dutch settled New Netherland primarily to

(A)Secure a refuge for the persecuted(B)Check the growth of English colonies in

North America(C)Expand their commercial and mercantile

network(D)Gain colonies to produce agricultural

surpluses (E)Secure naval supplies

C

1607-1789Which of the following statements about Africans brought

as slaves to the British North American colonies is true?

(A) They had a much lower life expectancy in the Chesapeake than in South Carolina or the West Indies.

(B) They greatly outnumbered Europeans in every colony south of the Mason-Dixon Line by 1776.

(C) They maintained cultural practices brought from Africa.

(D) They were the primary source of labor in Pennsylvania until 1720.

(E) They were the primary labor source for plantations in the Chesapeake by 1630.

D

1607-1789

By the 1750’s, the British colonies on the North American mainland were characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

(A)disdain for British constitutional monarchy(B) many religious denominations(C) a society without a hereditary aristocracy(D) a growing number of non-English settlers(E) acceptance of slavery as a labor system

A

1607-1789

The primary purpose of the Proclamation of 1763 was to

(A)Encourage westward colonial migration(B) avoid conflict with the trans-Appalachian

Indians(C) gain much-needed revenue(D) drive out French colonists(E) provide a haven for Catholics

B

1607-1789

France negotiated a treaty of alliance with the new American nation in 1778 following

(A)the defeat of the British General Burgoyne at Saratoga

(B) American naval victories on the Great Lakes

(C)the dispatch of an American peace mission to Britain

(D) an ultimatum by American diplomats(E) a personal plea by George WashingtonA

1607-1789A major weakness of the Articles of

Confederation was that they

(A)created a too-powerful chief executive(B) did not include a mechanism for their own

amendment(C) made it too difficult for the government to

raise money through taxes and duties(D) denied the federal government the power

to mediate disputes between states(E) required the ratification of only a simple

majority of states

C

1607-1789

The Puritans believed that the freedom to practice religion should be extended to

(A)Puritans only(B) all Protestants only(C) all Christians only(D) all Jews and Christians only(E) all inhabitants of the New World, including

Africans and Native Americans

A

1607-1789The Sugar Act of 1764 represented a major shift

in British policy toward the colonies in that, for the first time, the British

(A)Allowed all proceeds from a tax to stay in the colonial economy

(B) attempted to control colonial exports(C) offered the colonists the opportunity to

address Parliament with grievances(D) required the colonies to import English

goods exclusively(E) levied taxes aimed at raising revenue rather

than regulating trade E

1607-1789

Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts Bay in 1636 for advocating

(A)the separation of church and state(B) women’s suffrage(C) bigamy(D) the export of tobacco(E) independence from England

A

1607-1789

The “First Great Awakening” can be seen as response to which of the following?

(A)Puritanism(B) the Enlightenment(C) transcendentalism(D) existentialism(E) post-modernism

B

1607-1789Which of the following states the principle of “virtual

representation?”

(A)Paper money has value even though it is inherently worth very little

(B) Slave populations must be counted when figuring Congressional apportionment

(C) American property-holding colonists may, if they desire, join their state legislatures

(D) All English subjects, including those who are not allowed to vote, are represented in Parliament

(E) All English subjects are entitled to a trial before a jury of their peers

D

1607-1789Which of the following most accurately describes the

system of indentured service in the Chesapeake settlement during the 17th century?

(A) Indentured servants were slaves for life; however their children were born free and could own property.

(B) Most indentured servants were lured by the promise of freedom and property upon completion of their service.

(C) Most indentured servants were convicted criminals sentenced to servitude in the New World.

(D) The vast majority of indentured servants died within two years of arriving in the New World.

(E) Indentured servants were not protected under colonial law. B

1607-1789The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was a significant

achievement because it

(A)laid claim to all of the North America east of the Mississippi River

(B) represented one of the rare successes of diplomacy between the U.S. government and American Indians

(C) defined the process by which the territories could become states

(D) opened all territories west of the states to slavery(E) was the only piece of legislation to pass through

Congress under the Articles of Confederation

C

1607-1789All of the following statements about indentured servitude in colonial America are true EXCEPT:

A)Indentured servants were primarily young men

B) indentured servants provided most of the labor in tobacco cultivation in the 17th century

C)Indentured servants could not be sold as property

D)Indentured servants came primarily from the unemployed and lower classes

E) Indentured servants were replaced by black slaves in the southern colonies by the early 18th century

C

1607-1789The Virginia Resolves

A)Declared Virginia’s secession from the Union

B) Created the House of Burgesses

C)Protested the Stamp Act of 1765

D)Put forward Virginia’s claim to western lands

E) Stated the Loyalist position during the American Revolution

C

1607-1789The first proprietary colony was

A)Jamestown

B) Carolina

C)Massachusetts Bay

D)New Amsterdam

E) Maryland

E

1607-1789Which of the following is a direct social change brought about by the American Revolution?

A)The emancipation of slaves who fought against the British

B) The elimination of property qualifications for voting

C)An end to religious requirements for holding political office

D)Recognition of the right of women to inherit property

E) Complete separation of church and state

A

1607-1789The most important consequence of the Boston Tea Party was the

A)Repeal of the tax on tea

B) Failure of other colonies to support Boston’s action

C)Opening of negotiations between Britain and Massachusetts

D)Enactment by Parliament of the Coercive Acts

E) Reopening of the Port of Boston to foreign trade

D

1607-1789Ratification of the Constitution

A)Required unanimous approval of the states

B) Was put to a nationwide referendum

C)Was agreed to by the delegates to the Constitutional Convention

D)Was determined by electors from each state

E) Needed the approval of nine states

E

1607-1789The Molasses Act was intended to enforce England’s

mercantilist policies by

A) forcing the colonists to export solely to Great Britain

B) forcing the colonists to buy sugar from other British colonies rather than from foreign producers

C) forbidding the colonists to engage in manufacturing activity in competition with British industries

D) providing a favorable market for the products of the British East India Company

E) creating an economic situation in which gold tended to flow from the colonies to the mother country

B

1607-1789The British government imposed the Townsend Acts

on the American colonies in the belief that

A)the American position regarding British taxation had changed

B) it was necessary to provoke a military confrontation in order to teach the colonists a lesson

C) its provisions were designed solely to enforce mercantilism

D) it had been approved by the colonial legislatures

E) the Americans would accept it as external rather than internal taxation E

1607-1789The primary issue in dispute in Shay’s Rebellion was

A) the jailing of individuals or seizure of their property for failure to pay taxes during a time of economic hardship

B) the under representation of western Massachusetts in the state legislature leading to accusations of “taxation without representation.”

C) the failure of Massachusetts to pay a promised postwar bonus to soldiers who had served in its forces during the Revolution

D) the failure of Massachusetts authorities to take adequate steps to protect the western part of the state from the depredations of raiding Indians

E) economic oppression practiced by the banking interests of eastern Massachusetts

A

1607-1789

Congress’s most successful and effective method of financing the War of Independence was

A) printing large amounts of paper money

B) obtaining grants and loans from France and the Netherlands

C) levying heavy direct taxes

D) issuing paper securities backed by the promise of western land grants

E) appealing to the states for voluntary contributions

B

1607-1789In which of the following British North American colonies

was slavery legally established by the early 1700’s?

(A) The southern colonies only(B) The middle and southern colonies only(C) The tobacco- and rice-growing colonies only(D) All the colonies except Pennsylvania and the New

England colonies(E) All the colonies

E

1607-1789Which of the following was true of most Puritans who

emigrated to seventeenth-century New England?

(A) They had renounced the Church of England(B) They rejected the authority of the English king(C) They considered themselves non-Separatists(D) They approved of the Crown’s religious policy(E) They intended to return eventually to England

C

1607-1789The guarantee that English settlers in the New World

would retain the “rights of Englishmen” proved to be

(A) an empty promise

(B) unpopular among the settlers

(C) the cause of revolution in Spain and France

(D) the foundation of American liberties

D

1607-1789By 1700, the most populous colony in English America was

(A) Massachusetts

(B) Virginia

(C) New York

(D) Pennsylvania

B

1607-1789

Among the Puritans, it was understood that

(A) they would establish democratic government in America

(B) clergymen would hold the most powerful political office

(C) the purpose of government was to enforce God’s laws

(D) all adult white male landowners could vote for political leaders

C