USHC 1 Review

Which of these colonial regions had the greatest religious diversity by 1750?  (1.1)

• Southern Colonies
• Mid Atlantic Colonies
• New England Colonies
• Chesapeake Region

What was the main reason for the difference in economic development in the Southern, Mid Atlantic, and New England colonies? (1.1)

• Extent of education in the colonies
• Methods of governing the colonies
• Religious convictions of the colonists
• Geographic conditions

Which of the following events resulted in the passage of the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts? (1.2)

• The Stamp Act Congress

• The Boston Massacre

• The Boston Tea Party

• Adoption of the Olive Branch Petition

In the Colonial Era, what did developments such as the New England town meetings and the establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses represent?  (1.2)

• Colonial attempts to build a strong national government
• Efforts by the British to extend control over the colonies
• Steps in the growth of representative democracy
• Early social reform movements

In writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was influenced most which idea of John Locke? (1.3)

• Due process of law
• Natural rights
• The rights to the accused
• The right to privacy

Why did the Articles of Confederation establish a weak central government? (1.4)

• To promote Western Migration
• To allow colonies to pay off their debts
• To protect the power of the states
• To help contain nationalism

Which of the following is the best description of a republican form of government? (1.5)

• There is a two-party system
• representatives are elected by the people
• elected officials have limited terms
• government power is limited by checks and balances

As Secretary of the Treasury, what was Alexander Hamilton most noted for? (1.6)

• Devising a plan to pay off the nation’s debt
• Beginning a system to tax exports
• Arranging necessary loans from European powers
• Raising revenue for the sale of Western lands

As a strict constructionist, what constitutional action did Thomas Jefferson question? (1.6)

• Veto Power

• Implied Powers (Elastic Clause)

• Judicial Review

• States’ Rights

The central point in John Marshall’s decision in the case of Marbury v. Madison concerned the power of (1.7)

• the Federal Government to regulate interstate commerce
• the Supreme Court to declare federal laws unconstitutional
• the States to tax the Bank of the United States
• the states to change private contracts