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- Fugitive Slaves | 1 of 3The excerpt best reflects which of the following characteristics of enslaved people in the 18th century?AThey generally accepted the institution of slavery.BThey were taught to read and write.CThey were highly skilled workers in many different areas.DThey only lived in urban areas.
- Fugitive Slaves | 2 of 3The actions of the enslaved man in the excerpt above differ MOST strongly from the beliefs of which of the following 19th century figures?AFrederick Douglass.BNat Turner.CBooker T. Washington.DWilliam Lloyd Garrison.
- Foundations of Pennsylvania | 2 of 3How did the principles laid out in the charter affect the demographic makeup of Pennsylvania in the 17th and 18th centuries?APennsylvania became more disproportionately male than any of the other English colonies.BPennsylvania imported more enslaved Africans than any other colony.CPennsylvania became one of England's most diverse North American colonies.DBackcountry farmers came into conflict with American Indians.
- Intellectual Influences on Colonies | 4 of 4Which of the following aspects of the future U.S. Constitution most clearly represents an abuse of the principles Hamilton emphasizes in the essay?AThe necessary and proper ("elastic") clause.BThe commerce clause.CThe equal protection clause.DThe three-fifths clause.
- Intellectual Influences on Colonies | 3 of 4Based on the principles stressed in the passage, which of the following colonial institutions would Hamilton MOST value?AFreely-practicing Protestant churches.BLocally elected colonial assemblies.CColonial trading customs houses.DOffice of royal governor.
- Albany Impact | 1 of 4Which of the following BEST describes the colonial reaction to the Albany Plan?AColonists immediately began calling for colonial independence from British governance.BColonists started settling westward in defiance of the Proclamation Line of 1763.CColonists started creating numerous peace treaties with Native Americans.DColonists generally renewed their commitment to British control of the colonies.
- Foundations of Pennsylvania | 3 of 3Which of the following colonies was established for religious reasons that were most similar to those that motivated the settlement of Pennsylvania?AMassachusetts Bay Colony.BJamestown.CSouth Carolina.DMaryland.
- Intellectual Influences on Colonies | 2 of 4The ideas found in the excerpt can be most directly compared to those found in which of the following documents?ACommon Sense.BThe Declaratory Act.CThe United States Constitution.DThe Declaration of Independence.
- The Olive Branch Petition | 4 of 4The excerpt best supports which of the following arguments?AIn spite of repeated violence and claimed violations of natural rights, colonists wanted to remain a part of the British empire.BColonists were eager to separate from Britain in order to advance their economic standing.CColonists respected the authority of the king and Parliament even in the midst of increased taxation.DThe majority of colonists were prepared to declare independence following the battles of Lexington and Concord.
- Runaway Advertisement | 3 of 3Which group was MOST likely the intended audience of the advertisement above?ACurrent enslaved people who feared the retribution of their masters for the actions of freedom seekers.BQuakers in Pennsylvania who were active in helping enslaved people escape to freedom.CMembers of the colonial government charged with apprehending runaway enslaved people.DWhite citizens of the immediate area of the newspaper's circulation.
- General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant in which of the following?
- The Middle Passage | 1 of 3Which of the following was a major consequence of the situation shown in the illustration above?AThe deaths of approximately one-third of the enslaved people, on average, who were transported in this fashion.BThe discontinuation of the African slave trade by most European merchants by 1750.CDiscontinuation of such "tight packing" of enslaved people to increase survivability among the cargo.DFrequent and successful rebellions on slave ships which ultimately ended the practice.
- Colonial Changes after the French and Indian War | 1 of 5The situation depicted in the map above was most likely the result of which of the following?AThe smuggling of sugar and molasses by merchants and shippers.BThe dumping of tea by the Sons of Liberty.CAttacks on Native Americans by the Paxton Boys.DViolent uprising by Native Americans in the Ohio River Valley.
- Colonist Viewpoints on British Taxation | 3 of 5New complaints of colonists directed towards the Townshend Acts were most likely the result of which of the following?AThe Townshend Acts imposed a direct tax, as opposed to previous measures such as the Stamp Act and Sugar Act which were indirect taxes.BThe colonists felt they should not be responsible for paying off the British war debt as they were not at all involved in the conflict and did not benefit.CThe revenue from the Townshend Acts was being used to pay British Royal Governors, taking that authority and power away from the colonial assemblies.DColonists were already being restricted from the production of many goods, and now were being further discriminated against.
- Colonial Changes after the French and Indian War | 5 of 5Colonists support of the French and Indian (Seven Years) War was most likely the result of which of the following?ANationalist loyalty to King and Country.BMotivation to spread Protestantism into the Great Lakes.CA desire to control the Ohio River Valley, allowing westward expansion.DA hatred of and fear of the French military.
- The Olive Branch Petition | 3 of 4What was the short term effect of the King's rejection of the Olive Branch petition?AThe creation of the Stamp Act Congress.BAn immediate vote in favor of colonial independence.CThomas Paine published his pamphlet Common Sense.DThe writing of the first letters of the Committees of Correspondence .
- Colonist Viewpoints on British Taxation | 5 of 5During the same year this letter was written (1767), all of the following forms of resistance had occurred EXCEPTAnon-importation boycotts.Bdiplomatic committees.Cthe formation of Sons and Daughters of Liberty.Dcitizen attacks on British soldiers.
- French and British North America | 1 of 3The excerpt best reflects which of the following historical developments?AEuropean nations sought trade relations of mutual economic benefit.BEuropean colonial powers expressed rival claims over territory and channels of navigation.CEuropean colonial powers were plagued by Catholic and Protestant fears of one another.DEuropean colonial powers fortified their territory in the face of American Indian threats.
- The Navigation Acts of 1660 | 2 of 3Which of the following processes in American colonial history is MOST consistent with the excerpt above?AThe continued Anglicanization of British North America.BIncreasing levels of free trade and exchange of New World products.CGrowing demand for colonial goods in countries all around the world.DBritish attempts to strengthen imperial control over its North American colonies.
- The Middle Passage | 2 of 3Which of the following groups would MOST likely have financially benefited from the shipping practice illustrated above?ANew England merchantsBNon-slaveholding SouthernersCThe founders of PennsylvaniaDFormer indentured servants