Standard 2 EOC Review

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Standard 2 EOC Review
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• 1. SEQUENCING put the following events in order
  that they occurred
• Treaty of Paris (1783)
• Declaration of Independence
• Stamp Act
• Boston Massacre
• Boston Tea Party
• Lexington and Concord
• Yorktown
• Saratoga
• 2nd Continental Congress
• Intolerable Acts

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• 2. During Washingtons presidency the issue of
  ___________________ helped to bring about
  Americas first political parties.
• a. taxes
• b. the national bank
• c. slavery
• d. the succession of George Washington

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• 3. Whose concepts did Jefferson draw upon as he
  drafted the Declaration of Independence?
• a. John Lockes
• b. Benjamin Franklins
• c. Samuel Adams
• d. Marquis de Lafayettes

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• 4. Which European country supported the American
  colonies during the Revolutionary War?
• a. Italy
• b. France
• c. Germany
• d. Spain

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• 5. Samuel Adams called April 19, 1775, "a
  glorious day for America" because
• a. the Stamp Act had been repealed.
• b. the Declaration of Independence had been
  adopted.
• c. the fight for independence had begun at
  Lexington and Concord.
• d. the Treaty of Paris had been signed,
  acknowledging U.S. independence

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• 6. In order to ready the colonies for war and to
  also try for peace with England the
  _____________________ gathered in Philadelphia in
  May of 1775.
• a. 1st Continental Congress
• b. Committees of Correspondence
• c. 2nd Continental Congress
• d. Constitutional Convention

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• 7. In which event did angry colonists harass and
  provoke British soldiers to shoot and kill five
  colonists (including Crispus Attucks)?
• a. the Boston Massacre
• b. the Boston Tea Party
• c. the Battle of Bunker Hill
• d. the seizure of the ship Liberty

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• 8. These two documents are the basis for the
  United States Constitution and the Bill of
  Rights.
• a. French Bill of Rights and Constitution
• b. English Bill of Rights and Royal Charter
• c. Magna Carta and French Bill of Rights
• d. Magna Carta and English Bill of Rights

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• 9. The document that was crucial in changing
  public opinion to support independence was
• a. an account of the Battle of Lexington.
• b. the Olive Branch Petition.
• c. John Locke's Two Treatises on Government.
• d. Thomas Paines Common Sense.

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• 10. After Shays Rebellion, people realized the
  need for
• a. stronger state governments
• b. a stronger national government
• c. more jails
• d. more police officers

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• 11. Under the Articles of Confederation, each
  state's power in Congress was based on
• a. one vote per state.
• b. the state's size.
• c. the state's total population.
• d. the state's voting population.

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• 12. This compromise established a two house
  Congress with representation based on population
  in the House, and equal representation in the
  Senate.
• a. Virginia Compromise
• b. Great Compromise
• c. 3/5 Compromise
• d. New Jersey Compromise

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• 13. Our nations first attempt at government was
• a. the Constitution
• b. the Declaration of Independence
• c. the Royal Government
• d. the Articles of Confederation

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• 14. The Articles of Confederation was
  unsuccessful as a government system because
• a. It established a common currency.
• b. It established a balance of power between
  national and state governments.
• c. It established a weak national government.
• d. It established a strong national government.

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• 15. This portion of the Constitution allows it to
  be changed
• a. the Amendments
• b. Bill of Rights
• c. the Articles
• d. the Preamble

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• 16. Thomas Jefferson and the Antifederalists
  believed
• a. in a strong central government.
• b. that a Bill of Rights should be added to the
  Constitution.
• c. in creating and economy based on industry.
• d. a two-house legislature.

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• 17. All of the following were problems under the
  Articles of Confederation except
• a. states did not show support for national
  issues, such as foreign relations.
• b. Congress lacked the power to tax, to help pay
  down the national debt.
• c. representation in Congress was not
  proportional to state population.
• d. there was no way to divide western lands into
  territories.

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• 18. The case of Marbury vs. Madison was important
  to increasing the Supreme Courts powers by
  giving it the authority of
• a. the veto.
• b. judicial review.
• c. impeachment.
• d. overriding the presidents veto.

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• 19. The system of checks and balances is designed
  to prevent the dominance of
• a. Federalists over Antifederalists.
• b. one house of Congress over the other.
• c. one branch of the national government over the
  other two.
• d. northern states over southern states.

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• 20. The Bill of Rights was added to the
  Constitution in order to
• a. protect personal liberties
• b. make ALL citizen equal
• c. limit power of judicial branch
• d. make the Constitution flexible

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• 21. All of the following are Enlightenment
  thinkers that helped to influence Americas
  Independence EXCEPT
• a. Rousseau
• b. John Locke
• c. John Adams
• d. Thomas Hobbes

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• 22. Which of the following statements WAS NOT an
  Enlightenment idea used in the Declaration of
  Independence.
• a. Government protects the rights of the people
• b. People can overthrow an unjust government
• c. Government is ruled by the people.
• d. Kings have absolute power

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• 23. Which of the following was an Antifederalist?
• a. George Washington
• b. Thomas Jefferson
• c. Alexander Hamilton
• d. James Madison

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• 24. Which of the following was a Federalist?
• a. Thomas Jefferson
• b. Patrick Henry
• c. Alexander Hamilton
• d. Sam Adams

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• 25. The 3/5 Compromise counted slaves as 3/5 of a
  person for the purpose of
• a. taxation
• b. representation
• c. taxation and representation
• d. voting

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• Standard 2 Answer Key
• Stamp Act, Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party,
  Intolerable Acts, Lexington and concord, 2nd
  Continental Congress, Dec. of Independence,
  Saratoga, Yorktown, Treaty of Paris
• b 18. b
• a 19. c
• b 20. a
• c 21. c
• c 22. d
• a 23. b
• d 24. c
• d 25. c
• b
• a
• b
• d
• c
• a
• b
• d