Period 3 Test- Multiple Choice Answer the following questions on the answer sheet provided. Use the map below to answer the questions that follow.

1. Which group lost influence due to the changes depicted in this map? a. The English b. The Spanish c. Native Americans d. African slaves

2. What became the new east-west border between English and Spanish North American land claims in 1763? a. The Appalachian Mountains b. The Ohio River c. The Rocky Mountains d. The Mississippi River

3. What event is most responsible for the change in European land claims depicted in this map? a. The French and Indian War b. The Revolutionary War c. Bacon’s Rebellion d. The Haitian Slave Revolt

Use the image below called “The Bostonians Paying the Excise-man” by Philip Dawe in 1774 to answer the questions that follow.

4. Which statement best demonstrates an accurate historical context for the illustration? a. Colonists from Boston had recently participated in a rebellious “Tea Party” b. Spanish ambition in North America threatened colonial financial stability. c. Angry farmers on the frontier were raiding urban government buildings. d. Shortages of money infuriated colonial merchants in urban trade centers.

5. This image depicts the people of Boston as a. a lawless mob. b. bravely resisting unjust laws. c. freedom fighters. d. reluctantly paying their tax on tea.

6. Which of the following efforts most directly resulted from this propaganda? a. British Parliament passed the Coercive Acts to close the Port of Boston. b. Ben Franklin was sent to Paris to negotiate a Franco-American alliance. c. George Washington offered his military leadership to the Continental Congress. d. British Loyalists fled to Canada for safety from Bostonian mob rule.

Use the excerpts below to answer the questions that follow. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights,that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence, 1776

By the way…in the new code of laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make, I desire you would remember the ladies and be more generous and favorable to them than your ancestors. Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams, 1776

7. The ideas expressed by Jefferson are most consistent with which of the following? a. The concept of Divine Right b. The ideas of the Enlightenment c. The petition of the Olive Branch d. The belief in tyranny

8. The new code of laws Abigail Adams spoke of eventually led to the adoption of a. the Declaration of the Rights of Man. b. a national constitution. c. the . d. Common Sense.

9. In what way did the revolution change the expected role of women? a. Women were expected to have jobs outside of the home b. Women were granted equal legal status under law c. Women were to assume the leadership roles in marriage and direct the lives of their husbands d. Women were expected to teach children the virtues of being a citizen of a republic

Use the excerpts below to answer the questions that follow. “Thirty or forty persons, mostly lads, being by this means gathered in King Street, Captain Preston with a party of men with charged bayonets, came from the main guard to the commissioner’s house, the soldiers pushing their bayonets, crying, make way! They took place by the custom house and, continuing to push to drive the people off, pricked some in several places, on which they were clamorous and, it is said, threw snow balls. On this, the Captain commanded them to fire; and more snow balls coming, he again said, damn you, fire, be the consequence what it will! One soldier then fired, and a townsman with a cudgel struck him over the hands with such force that he dropped his firelock; and, rushing forward, aimed a blow at the Captain's head which grazed his hat and fell pretty heavy upon his arm. However, the soldiers continued the fire successively till seven or eight or, as some say, eleven guns were discharged.” Boston Gazette Article, 1770

10. The event being described above was caused, in part, by a. the refusal of Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act b. a letter circulating around Virginia renouncing British rule in the colonies c. the passage of the Quartering Act d. heavy amounts of snowfall in Boston that left few with food and resentment towards the British

11. The result of the event described above was a. a trial that acquitted the British troops of their actions b. the passage of the Tea Act to generate revenue for British troops in New England c. the Olive Branch petition as an attempt at peace between the Colonies and England d. an end to admiralty courts in New England

12. Tensions, such as the one above, were created because of a. new taxes against the colony aimed at decreasing British debt b. the restrictions forced on the colonist by the practice of mercantilism c. a new theory of virtual representation in the British Parliament d. the inability of the colonies to support their own colonial governments

Use the following excerpts to answer the questions that follow. "Wherefore, security being the true design and end of government, it unanswerably follows that whatever form thereof appears most likely to ensure it to us, with the least expense and greatest benefit, is preferable to all others .... Here too is the design and end of government, Freedom and Security." Thomas Paine, Common Sense, 1776

"[G]overnments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying is foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to affect their Safety and Happiness." Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence, 1776

13. The excerpts were written in response to the a. British government's attempt to assert greater control over the North American colonies. b. British government's failure to protect colonists from attacks by American Indians. c. colonial governments' failures to implement mercantilist policies. d. colonial governments' attempts to extend political rights to new groups.

14. The ideas about government expressed by Paine and Jefferson are most consistent with which of the following? a. The concept of hereditary rights and privileges b. The belief in Manifest Destiny c. The principle of religious freedom d. The ideas of the Enlightenment 15. The principles expressed by Paine and Jefferson best account for which of the following features of the United States during the ? a. The development of political parties. b. The rapid expansion of frontier settlements c. The relatively limited powers of the Articles of Confederation d. The growth of conflict between wealthy elites and poor farmers and laborers

Use the excerpt below to answer the questions that follow. We hold these truths to be self-evident: That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that, to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed; that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles, and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to affect their safety and happiness. Declaration of Independence, 1776

16. One purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to a. warn other nations to stay out of the Revolution. b. appeal for fairer treatment by Parliament. c. explain why the colonies had revolted. d. condemn Parliament for its actions.

17. Which of the following is true of the Declaration of Independence? a. It invoked the natural rights of humankind to justify revolt. b. It offered the British one last chance at reconciliation. c. It was overwhelmingly supported by all colonists. d. It spoke on behalf of all people, regardless of race or gender.

18. Whose concepts did Jefferson draw upon as he drafted the Declaration of Independence? a. ’s b. Samuel Adams’s c. Marquis de Lafayette’s d. ’s

Use the following excerpt to answer the questions that follow. “If you complain of neglect of Education in sons, What shall I say with regard to daughters, who every day experience the want of it. With regard to the Education of my own children, I find myself soon out of my depth, and destitute and deficient in every part of Education.” Abigail Adams in a letter to her husband, John Adams, August 14, 1776 19. The sentiments expressed by Abigail Adams will most directly lead to a. women’s work to support the American Revolution, including weaving textiles and nursing soldiers. b. women’s formal transition from British subjects to active American citizens c. the idea of Republican Motherhood and increased educational opportunities for women d. increasing subjugation [over-powering] of women by men in the Revolutionary period

20. The ideas expressed in this excerpt stem from which concern among the founders of the United States? a. That women will attempt to achieve political equality in the new nation b. That citizens will not know enough about moral virtues and civic duty to participate in a republican form of government c. That the republican form of government will challenge the social, political, and economic power of the upper class in colonial cities d. That the republican form of government will favor farmers over New England merchants

Use the following excerpt to answer the questions that follow. If they have any right to tax us---then, whether our own money shall continue in our own pockets or not, depends no longer on us, but on them. In the words of Mr. Locke, “What property have we in that, which another may, by right, take when he pleases, to himself. These duties, which will inevitably be levied upon us---which are now levying upon us---are expressly laid FOR THE SOLE PURPOSES OF TAKING MONEY. This is the true definition of “taxes.” They are therefore taxes. This money is to be taken from us. We are taxed without our own consent, expressed by ourselves or our representatives. We are therefore---I speak it with grief---I speak it with indignation---We are SLAVES.

Letter from a Farmer, , Pennsylvania Chronicle and Universal Advertiser, January 11, 1768 21. The farmer above argued that slavery a. should never be allowed in Pennsylvania as it will increase competition with native whites b. should be abolished throughout the land c. is wrong for Africans as well as farmers d. is the condition many Americans live in under the current system of British taxations

22. Great Britain’s increasing taxation on the colonists, like the farmer above, was a response to a. The colonists’ increasing protests which required a heavy military presence b. increasing conflicts with Native Americans on the frontier c. the ’s actions d. the debts they had incurred during and after the Seven Years’ War

23. According to the excerpt above, John Dickinson was influenced by which of the following developments in the 1700s? a. ideas from the First Great Awakening b. the Enlightenment ideas of John Locke c. expansion of the abolitionist movement in Pennsylvania d. the emergence of Protestant evangelism in the colonies

Use the following political cartoon to answer the questions that follow

24. This political cartoon was intended to a. persuade Americans to ratify the U.S. Constitution. b. encourage colonial unity against British rule in North America. c. increase European colonization efforts in North America. d. promote colonial unity prior to the French and Indian War.

25. The political cartoon most directly reflects a. George Washington’s warnings against the dangers of political parties b. Federalists’ calls for a strong central government. c. conflicts between competing colonial powers in North America. d. the division amongst the colonies regarding slavery and slave trade. Use the following image of the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794 to answer the questions that follow.

26. The protest above most closely resembles American reaction to the a. Sugar Act b. Declaratory Act c. Quebec Act d. Stamp Act

27. The response by the government may have confirmed Anti-Federalist fear of a. the inability of states to create their own taxes b. the president having too much power over the legislative branch c. rights being taken away from individuals in favor of a strong federal government d. states not being able to protest federal laws

Use the following excerpt to answer the questions that follow. “And whereas, by a law of the United States entitled "An act to provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections, and repel invasions," it is enacted that whenever the laws of the United States shall be opposed or the execution thereof obstructed in any state, … it shall be lawful for the President of the United States to call forth the militia of such state to suppress such combinations and to cause the laws to be duly executed. And if the militia of a state, when such combinations may happen, shall refuse or be insufficient to suppress the same, it shall be lawful for the President, if the legislature of the United States shall not be in session, to call forth and employ such numbers of the militia of any other state or states most convenient thereto as may be necessary; …if necessary, until the expiration of thirty days after the commencement of the of the ensuing session”

George Washington, Proclamation Regarding the Whiskey Rebellion 1794 28. The above proclamation by George Washington showed the a. power of the state governments under the Articles of Confederation b. limits of the federal government in handling uprisings c. unwillingness of people to give up their unalienable rights d. strength of the federal government under the Constitution

29. Why would George Washington not have the power to make this proclamation under the previous government? a. Only the king could call the militia to arms. b. There was no executive branch under the previous government. c. Generals, such as Washington, had power only over federal troops, not militias. d. The Constitution did not give the president control over the military.

30. Under what authority did George Washington issue the above proclamation? a. Chief Legislator b. Commander-in-Chief c. Chief Executive d. Chief Diplomat

The next questions refer to the following image.

31. The creator of the illustration above would most likely have supported which of the following? a. The ideal of “republican motherhood” b. The antebellum women’s movement c. The rise of Gilded Age women’s clubs d. The efforts of women to gain the right to vote 32. Women’s status during the late 1700s changed as they a. began to earn the right to vote in some places. b. gained new standing in American political culture. c. developed cultures reflecting their interests and experiences. d. became involved in various reform efforts outside the home.