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Chapter 2 - The Constitution
1. The first colony established by England in North America was
a. the Plymouth Company.
b. the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
c. in what is now Connecticut.
d. in Jamestown, in what is now Virginia.
e. founded in Pennsylvania.
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 23
TOPICS: 2–1a The First English Settlements
2. The Mayflower Compact
a. established the Articles of Confederation.
b. was the first of a series of social contracts that established the fundamental rules of government.
c. provided for the popular election of a governor and judges in an early settlement of Connecticut.
d. was America’s first written constitution.
e. was essentially a bill of rights.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 23
TOPICS: 2–1a The First English Settlements
3. America’s first written constitution, the _____, called for the laws to be made by an assembly of elected
representatives from each town.
a. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
b. Massachusetts Body of Liberties
c. Mayflower Compact
d. Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges
e. Pennsylvania Frame of Government
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 23
TOPICS: 2–1a The First English Settlements
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4. The earliest colonial legislature was established in _____.
a. Virginia
b. Massachusetts
c. Connecticut
d. New York
e. Pennsylvania
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 24
TOPICS: 2–1b Colonial Legislatures
5. Which authority ruled the British colonies?
a. Merchants and traders of the Virginia Company and Massachusetts Bay Colony
b. Colonial legislatures
c. The British monarchy
d. Colonial charters
e. The Continental Congress
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 24
TOPICS: 2–1b Colonial Legislatures
6. In 1764, the British Parliament passed _____, which prompted a “nonimportation” movement that soon spread to
several colonies.
a. the Sugar Act
b. the Stamp Act
c. the “Intolerable Acts”
d. the Coercive Acts
e. taxes on glass, paint, and lead
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 25
TOPICS: 2–2a “Taxation without Representation”
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Chapter 2 - The Constitution
7. Before the mid-1700s, the majority of American colonists
a. were anxious to break free of British colonial rule.
b. despised the British monarchy.
c. were loyal to the British monarch and viewed Britain as their homeland.
d. were loyal to France.
e. were secretly planning to declare their independence from Britain.
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 24
TOPICS: 2–2 The Rebellion of the Colonists
8. Following the British victory in the Seven Years’ War, the
a. British relinquished their authority over the American colonies.
b. relationship between Britain and its American colonies was permanently altered.
c. British government repealed the taxes it had imposed on the American colonies.
d. French expanded their control over several southern colonies.
e. British government decided to fight on the side of the French in the French and Indian War.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 24
TOPICS: 2–2 The Rebellion of the Colonists
9. The colonists began using the word American to describe themselves
a. when the Pilgrims arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
b. when Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, was founded.
c. after writing the Articles of Confederation.
d. after adopting the Declaration of Independence.
e. in the aftermath of the Seven Years’ War.
ANSWER: e
REFERENCES: 24, 25
TOPICS: 2–2 The Rebellion of the Colonists
10. The 1765 Stamp Act imposed a direct tax on
a. sugar.
b. British imports.
c. colonial exports.
d. food.
e. legal documents, playing cards, and dice.
ANSWER: e
REFERENCES: 25
TOPICS: 2–2a “Taxation without Representation”
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11. In 1764, the residents of this colony proposed a boycott of certain British imports that spread throughout the other
colonies.
a. Virginia
b. Massachusetts
c. Pennsylvania
d. New York
e. Connecticut
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 25
TOPICS: 2–2a “Taxation without Representation”
12. After the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, James Otis, Jr.
a. declared that there could be “no taxation without war.”
b. wrote Common Sense.
c. proposed that the colonies impose a sugar tax on Britain.
d. declared that there could be “no taxation without representation.”
e. wrote A Handbook for Dumping Tea.
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 25
TOPICS: 2–2a “Taxation without Representation”
13. The first time a majority of colonists joined together to oppose British rule was
a. during the Stamp Act Congress.
b. during the First Continental Congress.
c. during the Boston Tea Party.
d. the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
e. upon ratification of the Articles of Confederation.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 25
TOPICS: 2–2a “Taxation without Representation”
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Chapter 2 - The Constitution
1. The first colony established by England in North America was
a. the Plymouth Company.
b. the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
c. in what is now Connecticut.
d. in Jamestown, in what is now Virginia.
e. founded in Pennsylvania.
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 23
TOPICS: 2–1a The First English Settlements
2. The Mayflower Compact
a. established the Articles of Confederation.
b. was the first of a series of social contracts that established the fundamental rules of government.
c. provided for the popular election of a governor and judges in an early settlement of Connecticut.
d. was America’s first written constitution.
e. was essentially a bill of rights.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 23
TOPICS: 2–1a The First English Settlements
3. America’s first written constitution, the _____, called for the laws to be made by an assembly of elected
representatives from each town.
a. Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
b. Massachusetts Body of Liberties
c. Mayflower Compact
d. Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges
e. Pennsylvania Frame of Government
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 23
TOPICS: 2–1a The First English Settlements
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4. The earliest colonial legislature was established in _____.
a. Virginia
b. Massachusetts
c. Connecticut
d. New York
e. Pennsylvania
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 24
TOPICS: 2–1b Colonial Legislatures
5. Which authority ruled the British colonies?
a. Merchants and traders of the Virginia Company and Massachusetts Bay Colony
b. Colonial legislatures
c. The British monarchy
d. Colonial charters
e. The Continental Congress
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 24
TOPICS: 2–1b Colonial Legislatures
6. In 1764, the British Parliament passed _____, which prompted a “nonimportation” movement that soon spread to
several colonies.
a. the Sugar Act
b. the Stamp Act
c. the “Intolerable Acts”
d. the Coercive Acts
e. taxes on glass, paint, and lead
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 25
TOPICS: 2–2a “Taxation without Representation”
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Chapter 2 - The Constitution
7. Before the mid-1700s, the majority of American colonists
a. were anxious to break free of British colonial rule.
b. despised the British monarchy.
c. were loyal to the British monarch and viewed Britain as their homeland.
d. were loyal to France.
e. were secretly planning to declare their independence from Britain.
ANSWER: c
REFERENCES: 24
TOPICS: 2–2 The Rebellion of the Colonists
8. Following the British victory in the Seven Years’ War, the
a. British relinquished their authority over the American colonies.
b. relationship between Britain and its American colonies was permanently altered.
c. British government repealed the taxes it had imposed on the American colonies.
d. French expanded their control over several southern colonies.
e. British government decided to fight on the side of the French in the French and Indian War.
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 24
TOPICS: 2–2 The Rebellion of the Colonists
9. The colonists began using the word American to describe themselves
a. when the Pilgrims arrived in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
b. when Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, was founded.
c. after writing the Articles of Confederation.
d. after adopting the Declaration of Independence.
e. in the aftermath of the Seven Years’ War.
ANSWER: e
REFERENCES: 24, 25
TOPICS: 2–2 The Rebellion of the Colonists
10. The 1765 Stamp Act imposed a direct tax on
a. sugar.
b. British imports.
c. colonial exports.
d. food.
e. legal documents, playing cards, and dice.
ANSWER: e
REFERENCES: 25
TOPICS: 2–2a “Taxation without Representation”
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Chapter 2 - The Constitution
11. In 1764, the residents of this colony proposed a boycott of certain British imports that spread throughout the other
colonies.
a. Virginia
b. Massachusetts
c. Pennsylvania
d. New York
e. Connecticut
ANSWER: b
REFERENCES: 25
TOPICS: 2–2a “Taxation without Representation”
12. After the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act, James Otis, Jr.
a. declared that there could be “no taxation without war.”
b. wrote Common Sense.
c. proposed that the colonies impose a sugar tax on Britain.
d. declared that there could be “no taxation without representation.”
e. wrote A Handbook for Dumping Tea.
ANSWER: d
REFERENCES: 25
TOPICS: 2–2a “Taxation without Representation”
13. The first time a majority of colonists joined together to oppose British rule was
a. during the Stamp Act Congress.
b. during the First Continental Congress.
c. during the Boston Tea Party.
d. the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
e. upon ratification of the Articles of Confederation.
ANSWER: a
REFERENCES: 25
TOPICS: 2–2a “Taxation without Representation”
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