U.S. History: EOC Review

What was the Stamp Act?

• The Stamp Act was a 1765 law that imposed a direct tax on American colonies requiring the use of stamped paper for documents.
• A regulation that mandated the use of British currency for all transactions.
• A tax on tea and other imported goods.
• A law that required colonists to house British soldiers.

What does Taxation without representation mean?

• It refers to the right to vote on tax laws only.
• It means having representatives but not being taxed.
• It means being taxed by a government without having any representatives in that government.
• It means being taxed by a government with full representation.

How did Paul Revere's engraving of the Boston Massacre

make the Britsh soldiers look?

• The engraving portrayed the British soldiers as heroic and noble.
• The engraving made the British soldiers look aggressive and brutal.
• The engraving made the British soldiers look confused and disoriented.
• The engraving depicted the British soldiers as peaceful and friendly.

How did King George of England view the colonists after the

Declaration of Independence?

• King George III supported the colonists' independence.
• King George III ignored the colonists completely.
• King George III welcomed the colonists back into the empire.
• King George III viewed the colonists as traitors and rebels.

Why did the Constitution not abolish/ban slavery in America?

• The Constitution aimed to promote equality for all citizens.
• The Constitution did not abolish slavery to ensure compromise between Northern and Southern states.
• Slavery was already illegal in all states at the time of the Constitution's drafting.
• The framers believed slavery would naturally end without intervention.

What was the Great Compromise?

• The Great Compromise was an agreement to end the Revolutionary War.
• The Great Compromise created a unicameral legislature with equal representation in both houses.
• The Great Compromise abolished the Senate and established a parliamentary system.
• The Great Compromise established a bicameral legislature with proportional representation in the House and equal representation in the Senate.

What was the 3/5 Compromise?

• The 3/5 Compromise abolished slavery in the United States.
• The 3/5 Compromise granted full citizenship to enslaved individuals.
• The 3/5 Compromise established a tax on enslaved individuals.
• The 3/5 Compromise counted enslaved individuals as three-fifths of a person for representation in Congress.

What was the goal of the Federalist Papers?

• To outline the Bill of Rights.
• To establish a national bank.
• To declare independence from Britain.
• To promote the ratification of the United States Constitution.

Separation of Powers means...

• a method of electing government officials.
• a system where all power is held by a single entity.
• a model of government that divides government responsibilities into 3 branches.

• a principle that promotes complete government control over citizens.

Why did the Anti-Federalists not immediately accept the Constitution?

• due to concerns over a strong central government and the absence of a Bill of Rights.

• They thought it was too focused on state rights.
• They believed the Constitution would lead to a monarchy.
• They were in favor of a stronger central government.