Standard 2 EOC Review

1. SEQUENCING put the following events in order that they occurred

• Treaty of Paris (1783)• Declaration of Independence• Stamp Act• Boston Massacre• Boston Tea Party• Lexington and Concord• Yorktown• Saratoga• 2nd Continental Congress• Intolerable Acts

2. During Washington’s presidency the issue of ___________________ helped to bring about America’s first political parties.

a. taxes

b. the national bank

c. slavery

d. the succession of George Washington

3. Whose concepts did Jefferson draw upon as he drafted the Declaration of Independence?

a. John Locke’s

b. Benjamin Franklin’s

c. Samuel Adams’

d. Marquis de Lafayette’s

4. Which European country supported the American colonies during the Revolutionary War?

a. Italy

b. France

c. Germany

d. Spain

5. Samuel Adams called April 19, 1775, "a glorious day for America" because

a. the Stamp Act had been repealed.b. the Declaration of Independence had

been adopted.c. the fight for independence had begun at

Lexington and Concord.d. the Treaty of Paris had been signed,

acknowledging U.S. independence

6. In order to ready the colonies for war and to also try for peace with England the _____________________ gathered in Philadelphia in May of 1775.

a. 1st Continental Congress

b. Committees of Correspondence

c. 2nd Continental Congress

d. Constitutional Convention

7. In which event did angry colonists harass and provoke British soldiers to shoot and kill five colonists (including Crispus Attucks)?

a. the Boston Massacre

b. the Boston Tea Party

c. the Battle of Bunker Hill

d. the seizure of the ship Liberty

8. These two documents are the basis for the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

a. French Bill of Rights and Constitution

b. English Bill of Rights and Royal Charter

c. Magna Carta and French Bill of Rights

d. Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights

9. The document that was crucial in changing public opinion to support independence was

a. an account of the Battle of Lexington.

b. the Olive Branch Petition.

c. John Locke's Two Treatises on Government.

d. Thomas Paine’s Common Sense.

10. After Shays Rebellion, people realized the need for

a. stronger state governments

b. a stronger national government

c. more jails

d. more police officers

11. Under the Articles of Confederation, each state's power in Congress was based on

a. one vote per state.

b. the state's size.

c. the state's total population.

d. the state's voting population.

12. This compromise established a two house Congress with representation based on population in the House, and equal representation in the Senate.

a. Virginia Compromise

b. Great Compromise

c. 3/5 Compromise

d. New Jersey Compromise

13. Our nation’s first attempt at government was

a. the Constitution

b. the Declaration of Independence

c. the Royal Government

d. the Articles of Confederation

14. The Articles of Confederation was unsuccessful as a government system because

a. It established a common currency.

b. It established a balance of power between national and state governments.

c. It established a weak national government.

d. It established a strong national government.

15. This portion of the Constitution allows it to be “changed”

a. the Amendments

b. Bill of Rights

c. the Articles

d. the Preamble

16. Thomas Jefferson and the Antifederalists believed

a. in a strong central government.

b. that a Bill of Rights should be added to the Constitution.

c. in creating and economy based on industry.

d. a two-house legislature.

17. All of the following were problems under the Articles of Confederation except

a. states did not show support for national issues, such as foreign relations.

b. Congress lacked the power to tax, to help pay down the national debt.

c. representation in Congress was not proportional to state population.

d. there was no way to divide western lands into territories.

18. The case of Marbury vs. Madison was important to increasing the Supreme Court’s powers by giving it the authority of

a. the veto.

b. judicial review.

c. impeachment.

d. overriding the president’s veto.

19. The system of checks and balances is designed to prevent the dominance of

a. Federalists over Antifederalists.

b. one house of Congress over the other.

c. one branch of the national government over the other two.

d. northern states over southern states.

20. The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution in order to

a. protect personal liberties

b. make ALL citizen equal

c. limit power of judicial branch

d. make the Constitution flexible

21. All of the following are Enlightenment thinkers that helped to influence America’s Independence EXCEPT:

a. Rousseau

b. John Locke

c. John Adams

d. Thomas Hobbes

22. Which of the following statements WAS NOT an Enlightenment idea used in the Declaration of Independence.

a. Government protects the rights of the people

b. People can overthrow an unjust government

c. Government is ruled by the people.d. Kings have absolute power

23. Which of the following was an Antifederalist?

a. George Washington

b. Thomas Jefferson

c. Alexander Hamilton

d. James Madison

24. Which of the following was a Federalist?

a. Thomas Jefferson

b. Patrick Henry

c. Alexander Hamilton

d. Sam Adams

25. The 3/5 Compromise counted slaves as 3/5 of a person for the purpose of

a. taxation

b. representation

c. taxation and representation

d. voting