Unit 1: Reading Quiz 2 Name:______

Sentence Completion, Part 1: Write the letter of the word from the word bank that best completes each sentence.

The most important consequence of the Boston Tea Party was Parliament’s passage of the Coercive Acts, also known as the (1)_Intolerable Acts__, which shut down Boston Harbor and placed Boston under martial law; these Acts also contained a new Quartering Act giving British authorities the power to house soldiers anywhere, even in private homes; and lastly these Acts placed General Thomas Gage as governor of Massachusetts and put restrictions on town meetings.

A very influential pamphlet, (2)_Thomas Paine’s Common Sense_ blamed King George III for the colonies’ problems and urged Americans to declare their independence,

The Battle of (3)_Saratoga_ resulted in France entering the war on the side of the colonies, while (4)_Yorktown_ was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War.

British recognition of American independence; establishment of the boundaries of the US from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River between the Great Lakes and Spanish Florida; and the stipulation that Americans honor all British collection of prewar debts from colonists were all part of (5)_Treaty of Paris_, which ended the American war for independence.

John Jay believed the Articles of Confederation needed changes that would “Let Congress legislate. Let others execute. Let others judge.” Jay’s words express the constitutional principle of (6)_Separation of Powers_.

Two accomplishments of the American government under the Articles of Confederation were the (7)_Land Ordinance of 1785_- the plan for surveying and selling land of the “Old Northwest” in order to pay off national debt, and the (8)_Northwest Ordinance of 1787__- the procedure for dividing the of the “Old Northwest” into 3-5 states and which set requirements for admission of new states.

Word Bank A. Land Ordinance of 1785 B. Yorktown C. Northwest Ordinance of 1787 D. Judiciary Act (1789) E. Saratoga F. Jay’s Treaty G. Thomas Paine’s Common Sense H. the Treaty of Paris I. Intolerable Acts J. Declaratory Act K. implied Powers L. Pinkney’s Treaty M. separation of powers N. Federalism O. nullification

Multiple Choice, Part 2: Circe the letter of the best answer to each question

9. During the 1760’s and 1770’s the most effective 11. During the Revolutionary War the American victory over American tactic in gaining the repeal of the superior British military power was most attributable to: Stamp and Townshend Acts was _____? (B.1.g) (B.1.g) a. tarring and feather British tax agents. a. Overconfident British generals’ inability to b. sending petitions to the king and Parliament. effectively counter French aid to the colonists. c. boycotting British goods. b. Vast numbers of British soldiers being deployed d. destroying private property, such as tea, on to the western front to counter the threat from which a tax was levied. French and Indian forces. c. The British government’s preoccupation with 10. Given that only five people died in the Boston Massacre, managing domestic unrest due to the influence why was it labeled a “massacre”? (B.1.g) of French revolutionary ideals. a. British commanders ordered troops to shoot d. Napoleon’s troops posing a much greater into rioting crowd in an effort to restore order. threat to British imperial sovereignty than the b. The victims were innocent bystanders who loss of the North American colonies. were caught in the barrage of gunfire. c. The victims had done little to provoke the confrontational and hostile British troops. d. Boston radicals sensationalized the incident to take advantage of heightened tensions.

12. Which Enlightenment views on government are most 17. Which of the following conclusions can most reasonably reflected in the Declaration of Independence? (B.1.h) be drawn from the events and outcome of the Whiskey a. Separation of powers Rebellion? (B.1.j) b. Natural rights a. Social reformers who favored prohibition c. Co-equal branches of government realized that rebellion would reduce public d. Republicanism support for their cause. b. The new government’s ability to suppress the 13. Under the Articles of Confederation, what was the rebellion demonstrated its power and major revenue source for the federal government? authority. (B.1.h) c. Pennsylvania’s inability to avoid rebellion a. Import duties revealed a significant weakness of the b. Land sales (See Q. 7) Confederation government. c. Taxes d. The landed aristocracy demonstrated its d. Trade strength by asserting its unyielding support for the rebellion. 14. What was the main significance of Shays’ Rebellion? (B.1.h) 18. All of the following were aspects of Secretary of the a. It exemplified the adverse impact of currency Treasury Alexander Hamilton’s economic plan EXCEPT laws on the independence of small farmers. (B.1.j) b. It revealed the inability of the weak central a. Assumption of all states debt incurred during government to maintain order. the Revolutionary War c. It established paper currency as a solution to b. Paying off (funding) the national debt to economic problems caused by unfair trade. encourage foreign investment in America d. It suggested merchants’ interests were less c. Establishing a national bank to print money significant than those of the agricultural class. and handle the nation’s finances d. A low tariff and excise tax as a source of 15. To prevent power from becoming too concentrated in revenue one branch of government, the delegates of the e. Creating the Federal Reserve System (This is Constitutional Convention incorporated which feature the answer. On an “all are true EXCEPT” into the U.S. plan of government? (B.1.i) question, we need to identify the TRUE a. Due process answers and mark them out. b. Bill of Rights 19. Based on Alexander Hamilton’s proposal for a national c. Executive privilege bank, which of the following can most reasonable be d. Checks and balances inferred about his interpretation of the U.S. Constitution? (B.1.j) 16. President Washington urged ratification of the Bill of a. He adhered to a strict conception of the Rights to strengthen the rights of individuals. Why did supreme law. other politicians support ratification of the Bill of b. He preferred a decentralized system of strong Rights? (B.1.j) state governments. a. It reaffirmed the supremacy of federal laws c. He believed in the concept of implied powers over state laws. and a loose interpretation of the Constitution. b. It established a system of checks and balances d. He supported a system of checks and balances. among the three branches of government. c. It calmed the fears of people who believed the 20. Many critics of the Alien and Sedition Acts held the federal government had been given too much viewpoint that states should retain the power to: (B.1.j) power. a. Nullify federal laws that threatened their d. It provided a means by which corrupt sovereignty. government officials could be removed from b. Nullify federal laws that violated the Bill of office. Rights. c. Regulate immigration. d. Regulate interstate commerce.