Which of the following best explains a result of the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War)?
Great Britain gained a claim to land extending to the Mississippi River.
Britain’s victory in the Seven Years’ War (French and Indian War) had which of the following economic consequences for its American colonies?
The British government increased taxation of colonial goods to help pay off the debt created by the war.
The conclusion of the Seven Years’ War (French and Indian War) had which of the following effects on Native American societies?
The British government attempted to restrict western settlement to reduce tensions between colonists and Native Americans.
In the excerpt, Otis was responding to which of the following developments?
The British government’s attempts to pay for the costs of the Seven Years’ War (French and Indian War)
Which of the following was a major purpose of Otis’ pamphlet?
To encourage opposition to Parliament’s regulation of colonial commerce
By the 1770s, to which of the following groups would Otis’ argument that the colonies “must obey” Parliament most appeal?
Loyalists in New York
The ideas in the excerpt were most likely interpreted by American colonists in the 1770s as a call to reject which of the following?
The acceptance of the divine right of kings
During the period of the American Revolution, Locke’s purpose in the excerpt would most likely have been interpreted as promoting a form of government based on
natural rights
Interpretations of Locke’s assertions regarding a “state of freedom” and a “state also of equality” most directly influenced which of the following?
The political rhetoric of Patriots during the American Revolution
The excerpt from Locke’s Two Treatises of Government could best be used as evidence by historians studying which of the following topics?
The impact of the Enlightenment on Revolutionary political thought
The first paragraph of the excerpt makes the claim that
all people should have the same inherent liberties
The second paragraph of the excerpt proposes that the Massachusetts legislature should
abolish slavery and release enslaved African Americans upon adulthood
Which of the following describes an overall argument of the excerpt?
Slavery is contrary to the ideals of the American Revolution.
Which of the following does the author use to support his argument about the power of the states under the Confederation?
Foundational political documents written during the American Revolution
Which of the following evidence is used by the author to support his argument about state independence?
The inability of the central government to carry out many laws
The failure of the Articles of Confederation resulted in which of the following changes in the government of the United States?
The ratification of a constitution that established a stronger central government
Which of the following claims did Hamilton make in the excerpt about the powers of the United States under the Articles of Confederation?
The United States was not empowered to raise sufficient money for the government.
Hamilton claimed in the excerpt that state sovereignty
allowed states to ignore the requests of the central government
Which of the following overall arguments did Hamilton make about the Articles of Confederation?
The United States should abandon the Articles to form a stronger central government.
Which of the following was a piece of evidence Hamilton used to support his argument in the excerpt?
Earlier attempts to form associations of states in Europe had failed.
Dickinson’s concern for the “mischiefs” in the states is best understood in the context of which of the following?
The threat to state governments from popular uprisings
The principle of federalism embodied in the United States Constitution had most in common with which of the following earlier aspects of British colonial government?
The autonomy of colonial legislatures from Great Britain
The framers of the United States Constitution initially responded to abuses of executive authority by the British monarch in which of the following ways?
They established the separation of powers between the president and Congress.
Dickinson’s desire to preserve “a certain degree of agency” for states is best explained by which of the following developments in the early United States?
The retention of regional cultural identity in conjunction with national unity
Washington most likely wrote about political parties for which of the following purposes?
To warn the public that political parties result in national divisions
Which of the following best explains why Washington warned against foreign alliances?
Britain and France were at war with each other, and both threatened United States interests.
Supporters of Washington’s comments would most likely have agreed with which of the following foreign policies?
Maintaining economic relationships
George Washington’s suggestions about United States foreign relations reflect which of the following situations?
The continued European colonial presence along United States borders
Which of the following best explains the depiction of George Washington in the painting?
The development of a sense of American identity among Patriots
Which of the following best explains the spread of images of George Washington in the United States after the American Revolution?
The desire of Americans to develop a new national culture
The trend in the population percent increase from 1790 to 1800 most likely indicates which of the following?
The rapid movement of migrants to newly settled states such as Kentucky and Tennessee
The share of White and African American populations in the various states shown in the table most strongly suggests which of the following?
Newly settled states such as Kentucky and Tennessee relied less on enslaved labor than did regions elsewhere in the South.
The percentages of White and African American populations in South Carolina shown in the table most directly suggest the
expansion of slavery in the Deep South