Civics, Unit 2 (Michigan Virtual)

A decrease in the value of a currency as compared with other currencies is best explained by the following term:

• Depreciation.

• Divestment.

• Insolvency.

• Reduction.

• Retraction.

All of the following were reasons why the Great Awakening was a long term cause of the American Revolution EXCEPT for this:

• The British tried to crush the Great Awakening, causing Americans to become angry.

• The challenge to established religions extended to a challenge against monarchy.

• The democratic impulse in churches began to spread into political spheres.

• The Great Awakening helped reduce differences between the colonies.

• The Great Awakening was one of the first national experiences.

At the time of independence, most American political power rested with the following group:

• Merchants and bankers.

• Military leaders.

• Wealthy people, regardless of color.

• White males who owned property.

• White men and white women.

Colonists of the American revolutionary period who supported the British cause were known as:

• Federalists.

• Loyalists.

• Patriots.

• Republicans.

• Whigs.

New Light ministers:

• Came well after what became known as the Great Awakening.

• Had no known opinions on what became known as the Great Awakening.

• Lived long before what became known as the Great Awakening.

• Opposed what became known as the Great Awakening.

• Supported what became known as the Great Wakening.

Prices for consumer goods during the Revolutionary period:

• Fell sharply.

• Fell slightly.

• Remained stagnant.

• Rose sharply.

• Rose slightly.

Property or money given as a guarantee that a person released from custody will return to court is known as:

• Bail.

• Due process.

• Extradition.

• Jurisdiction.

• Social contract.

Republicans in the early Revolutionary era:

• Campaigned for political dominance in Southern states.

• Favored more power in the hands of individual states.

• Sought the creation of a constitutional monarchy.

• Wanted a powerful central government.

• Were closely associated with the Loyalist cause.

The Americans benefited greatly from financial and military aid from the following European nation during the Revolutionary War:

• France.

• Russia.

• Spain.

• Switzerland.

• The Holy Roman Empire.

The following assembly was called in response to the Coercive Acts:

• The Articles of Confederation.

• The Confederation Congress.

• The First Continental Congress.

• The Second Continental Congress.

• The Third Continental Congress.