APUSH UNIT 2 Review

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APUSH UNIT 2 Review

• Revolution the Birth of a Nation

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What prompted Britain to pass the Intolerable
Acts?

• The Boston Tea Party

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The British were inconsistent in their
enforcement of maritime trade laws. What was
this approach known as?

• Salutary Neglect

4
This group was known for organizing mob protests
and enforcing boycotts of British goods.

• The Sons of Liberty

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What type of taxation was the Stamp Act?

• An internal or direct tax

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Which individual responded to colonial charges of
taxation without representation by explaining
that the colonies had virtual representation?

• George Grenville

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According to the colonists, what was most
objectionable about the Townshend Act?

• It raised revenue that would be used to
  circumvent the colonial power of the purse.

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He convinced Americans to take on the burden of
fighting the French and Indian War by promising
to finance the war.

• William Pitt

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This was the first proposed plan of unification
of the colonies.

• The Albany Plan of Union

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Leader of the troops who built Fort Necessity.

• George Washington

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In the French and Indian War, who had the
population advantage?

• The British (201)

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This Act created a direct tax on goods consumed
in the colonies. It was objectionable because
the colonies insisted that the power to tax
internally lay with them.

• The Stamp Act

13
What did the Proclamation of 1763 and the Quebec
Act of 1774 have in common?

• Both were acts that interfered with colonial
  claims to western lands

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Parliament passed this face-saving measure after
buckling to colonial demands for the repeal of
the Stamp Act.

• The Declaratory Act

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What method of protest was most effective against
British taxation policies?

• Boycotts

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For Americans, what was the primary result of the
doubling of the British national debt?

• A change in British trade policy for the purpose
  of raising revenue

17
This was issued, often without probable cause, to
authorize a search for smuggled goods.

• A Writ of Assistance

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What two factions were most at odds at the
Constitutional Convention?

• Large and Small States

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Roger Sherman put forth a proposal to solve the
representation issue at the Const. Convention.
By what name was it known?

• The Connecticut or Great Compromise

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There was no real resolution of this issue
because the framers believed the issue would
eventually go away.

• Slavery

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Which legislative act created a process for the
formation of new states?

• The Northwest Ordinance

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In what year and in what city did the
Constitutional Convention take place?

• 1787
• Philadelphia

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What state failed to send delegates to the
Constitutional Convention?

• Rhode Island

24
Under the Articles of Confederation, how long was
the term of office for the president?

• There wasnt a president under the A of C.

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Which Enlightenment philosophers ideas are most
prominent in the Declaration of Independence?

• John Locke

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What issue delayed ratification of the Articles
of Confederation?

• Ownership of the western territories

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Spain controlled this vital port city following
the Peace of Paris (Treaty of Paris) of 1783.

• New Orleans

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What was supposed to happen but failed with the
British loss at Saratoga?

• A 3-pronged assault on New York to divide the
  colonies in two.

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Which battle was considered the turning point of
the Revolutionary War for what reason?

• Saratoga
• It prompted the French to recognize U.S.
  independence and form a military alliance.

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Name two peace terms that the Americans did not
honor after the signing of the Treaty of Paris of
1783.

• Collection of debts by British creditors
• Restoration of property to loyalists

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He was known as the Drillmaster of the
Revolution

• Fredrick von Steuben

32
During the American Revolution, who was King of
England and who was the Prime Minister of
Parliament?

• George III
• Lord North

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Why were Tories so opposed to British rule of the
colonies?

• Being Loyalists, the Tories preferred British
  rule and considered talk of independence to be
  treasonous.

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Which of the following did not take place during
the time of the Second Continental Congress?

• Battle of Breeds Hill
• Olive Branch Petition
• Publishing of Common Sense
• Fighting at Lexington and Concord

Lexington Concord
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In U.S. political philosophy, from where does
political power come?

• The People

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This was actually a compromise between election
and selection of a President.

• The Electoral College

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Eight of the ten amendments of the Bill of Rights
were written by him.

• James Madison

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What fraction of states is necessary for
ratification of amendments to the Constitution?

• 3/4

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What type of interpretation of the Constitution
was used to justify the formation of the Bank of
the U.S.?

• A broad or loose interpretation (implied powers)

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What is Article 1, Section 8, clause 18 of the
U.S. Constitution better known as?

• The Elastic or Necessary and Proper clause

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What was Washingtons official policy toward the
war between Britain and France?

• Neutrality

42
This foreign diplomat was expelled from the
country for recruiting American privateers
despite U.S. neutrality in the Napoleonic Wars.

• Citizen Genet

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During whose administration did the XYZ Affair
take place?

• John Adams

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To what were the Virginia and Kentucky
Resolutions a response?

• The Alien and Sedition Acts

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What was the unintended effect of Hamiltons
financial proposals?

• The formation of political parties

46
Spains agreement to allow Americans to use the
Port of New Orleans (right of deposit) was part
of what treaty during the Washington
Administration?

• Pinckneys Treaty

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What prompted the first mention of nullification
theory in the U.S.?

• The Alien and Sedition Acts