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IncorrectQuestion 9 0 / 1 pts Which of the following items does not belong on the list below? (Hint: The answer is based on Benjamin Franklin). the Philadelphia Volunteer Fire Department the American Philosophical Society the United States Post Office the Colonial Post Office IncorrectQuestion 10 0 / 1 pts The Intolerable, or Coercive Acts, were intended to: restrict the meetings of the Continental Congress to once per year. reduce the tariff on foreign molasses from 6 cents to 3. force Bostonians into making restitution for damaged tea. prohibit the printing of paper money within the colonies. coerce the colonials into sharing the cost of the French and Indian War IncorrectQuestion 11 0 / 1 pts The last thing you saw in your life was Aaron Burr's face. What is your name? George Washington Alexander Hamilton Thomas Jefferson John Jay IncorrectQuestion 12 0 / 1 pts An indentured servant was just another name for African slave. False True IncorrectQuestion 16 0 / 1 pts Three of the following helped secure victory for the Americans at Yorktown. Which is the EXCEPTION? Yorktown was situated on a peninsula An epidemic of malaria swept through the Redcoat camp. French artillery had a superior firing range to that of the British cannon. The French navy prevented Lord Cornwallis to escape by sea. IncorrectQuestion 20 0 / 1 pts Aaron Burr challenged Alexander Hamilton to a duel because Hamilton had poisoned Jefferson's mind against Burr. replaced Burr with John Jay as America's ambassador to England. engineered Burr's defeat during the 1804 campaign for Governor of New York. brought about Burr's defeat in the presidential election of 1800. IncorrectQuestion 24 0 / 1 pts Ratification of the Articles of Confederation was held up for several years while the states fought over establishment of a common navy. the abolition of slavery. ownership of western lands. the need to give the federal government strong taxing powers. IncorrectQuestion 26 0 / 1 pts Antiwar Federalists in New England manifested their opposition to the War of 1812 in three of the following ways. Which is the EXCEPTION? continuing to trade with the British while the war was being fought. refusing to allow their state militias to join in the common defense. raising a small militia to aid the British ground troops. refusing to support the war financially. IncorrectQuestion 27 0 / 1 pts The Great Awakening can best be described as: a rationalist religious movement that had its greatest impact among the well-educated in eastern seaboard cities. an emotional, revivalist religious movement. a multifaceted intellectual movement based primarily on new discoveries in science. a secular humanitarian movement that sought to improve the quality of life for the poor. Question 31 0 / 1 pts All of the following EXCEPT ONE were unifying forces which helped to create a feeling of "Americanism" within the British colonies. Which is the EXCEPTION? warfare against the French and Indians the unique experience of the Great Awakening the universal debt of British merchants to the American suppliers of raw material intercolonial trade IncorrectQuestion 32 0 / 1 pts Three of the following helped secure victory for the Americans at Yorktown. Which is the EXCEPTION? Although they took the hill, British casualties were much greater than American. French artillery had a superior firing range to that of the British cannon. The French navy prevented Cornwallis' escape by sea. The British had their backs to the sea. IncorrectQuestion 36 0 / 1 pts George Washington was so revered during his presidency that his autobiography was read by nearly everyone. the French and British governments gave in to most of his demands. most Americans knelt while in his presence. to criticize him was seen as unpatriotic. IncorrectQuestion 38 0 / 1 pts In his acquiring and managing the territory of Louisiana, Thomas Jefferson violated his previous governmental views in all of the following ways EXCEPT ONE. Which of the following is the EXCEPTION? taxation without representation violating his loose interpretation of the Constitution financing the Lewis and Clark Expedition with federal money increasing the power and profile of the central government IncorrectQuestion 41 0 / 1 pts The Navigation Acts did all of the following EXCEPT ONE. Which provision below was NOT part of the Navigation Acts? Certain enumerated colonial products could only be exported to England. Cotton grown in the southern colonies was required to be manufactured into cloth in New England. European goods shipped to the colonies had to pass through British middlemen. Foreign trade with the colonies had to be carried by British-built ships. IncorrectQuestion 43 0 / 1 pts James Oglethorpe founded the colony of Georgia: to grow wheat and corn with slave labor. to increase trade with the Southern Indian tribes. to develop an alliance with the Spanish in Florida. as a military buffer zone and a place of resettlement for British debtors. IncorrectQuestion 45 0 / 1 pts The "natural rights of man" concept was primarily developed by: English “Whig” philosophers, such as John Locke. Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Paine. Ben Franklin. IncorrectQuestion 48 0 / 1 pts The legacy of the French and Indian War includes all of the following EXCEPT: the utilization of the Albany Plan of Union for common defense. the training of colonial soldiers and officers. the expulsion of the French from North America. the realization by Americans that the British soldiers were not militarily invincible. IncorrectQuestion 50 0 / 1 pts Arguments against the proposed Constitution included all of the following EXCEPT: Such a government would attract overly large numbers of European immigrants. The individual states would lose some powers that they currently held. Citizens would be subject to two layers of taxation. A permanent, “standing” army could be used by the government to oppress the people. IncorrectQuestion 54 0 / 1 pts Early European explorers tended to think of Native Americans as a single, undifferentiated people because these "Indians": engaged in common governmental and economic patterns. practiced similar religious and cultural ceremonies. shared certain basic physical features. spoke essentially the same general language. IncorrectQuestion 55 0 / 1 pts The Articles of Confederation government provided for a strong executive branch. taxation on the basis of population. unanimous agreement of all states for constitutional amendments. representation on the basis of population. IncorrectQuestion 56 0 / 1 pts The Intolerable, or Coercive Acts, were intended to: prohibit the printing of paper money within the colonies. reduce the tariff on foreign molasses from 6 cents to 3. force Bostonians into making restitution for damaged tea. restrict the meetings of the Continental Congress to once per year. IncorrectQuestion 58 0 / 1 pts All of the following are influences from colonial Massachusetts on modern society EXCEPT: the concept of tax-supported public schools. widespread freedom of religion. a desire for a high percentage of literacy. the Protestant work ethic. IncorrectQuestion 59 0 / 1 pts For the most part, the American Continental Army consisted of: French and Indian volunteers. the lower classes. well-equipped, experienced, disciplined soldiers. middle class farmer-soldiers. IncorrectQuestion 60 0 / 1 pts The law allowing members of the Electoral College to cast separate votes for the president and vice-president was the Bill of Rights Executive Act of 1801 Hartford Decree 12th Amendment IncorrectQuestion 61 0 / 1 pts As a result of the Battle of New Orleans, the U.S. had a new hero. Who was he? Edmund Genet Andrew Jackson William Henry Harrison Thomas Pinckney IncorrectQuestion 62 0 / 1 pts The expression, "midnight appointments," refers to Washington's habit of selecting his cabinet members at cocktail parties. Jefferson's attempt to remove Federalist influence in the judiciary. Adams' appointment of federal judges during his last days in office. secret meetings in Paris with agents X, Y, and Z. IncorrectQuestion 64 0 / 1 pts Christopher Columbus's plan of 1492 was: based on miscalculations, including an underestimation of the actual size of the world. to sail for the Orient by going east rather than west. allowable under the terms of the Treaty of Tordesillas. rejected by several European monarchs who asserted that the world was flat. IncorrectQuestion 67 0 / 1 pts All of the following were serious problems for the government under the Articles of Confederation EXCEPT ONE. Which is the EXCEPTION? Congress could not make good on promises to those who served in the war. Having no absolute power to tax, the government was always short of funds. Spain refused to abandon her forts on the American side of the Great Lakes. Congress could do nothing to halt Shay's Rebellion. IncorrectQuestion 68 0 / 1 pts All of the following characterize the European method of warfare EXCEPT: fighting in orderly formations in large open fields. established rules of war. no fighting at night or during inclement weather. extensive use of cutting-edge military technology. IncorrectQuestion 69 0 / 1 pts Three of the following statements describe Spanish activities in the New World during the Sixteenth Century. Which is the EXCEPTION? Native Americans were often used as forced labor. Conquistadores procured gold and silver in huge amounts. Relationships among Spanish men and Native American women were quite rare. The missionary impulse to spread Catholicism was very strong. IncorrectQuestion 70 0 / 1 pts Which of the following was NOT a power given to Congress in the Constitution? the power to make treaties the power to tax the power to regulate commerce an “elastic clause” IncorrectQuestion 71 0 / 1 pts Hamilton won the support of southern Congressmen for his plan for the federal government to assume all state debts when he promised to locate the national capital in the South. divide new bonds between the original purchasers and the speculators. lift all excise taxes at the end of twenty years. levy taxes on states in proportion to their debt burden. IncorrectQuestion 72 0 / 1 pts Colonial Pennsylvania laws and policies included all BUT ONE. What is the EXCEPTION? religious toleration due process of law Debt collection would not be enforced. No taxation without representation. IncorrectQuestion 73 0 / 1 pts The judgment of the Court in Aaron Burr's trial for treason was significant in that it made it very easy to obtain witnesses for testimony at treason trials. held that a sitting vice-president could not be tried for treason until after he had been removed from office. established a very narrow definition of treason. established death by hanging as the penalty for treason. IncorrectQuestion 74 0 / 1 pts All of the following were Quaker beliefs during colonial times, EXCEPT: a life of simplicity and humility. Christ is present in the soul of every man. ministers were called by God, and they alone could interpret the Bible. pacifism: a refusal to fight. IncorrectQuestion 76 0 / 1 pts The basic premise of the Mercantilist System was that: an increase in supply leads to a decrease in demand. colonies served as both a source of raw materials and a market for finished goods. colonial manufacturing would be stimulated. raw materials were evenly exchanged between England and her colonies.