1. Revolution & the Birth of a Nation
APUSH UNIT 2 Review
Revolution & the Birth of a Nation

2. What prompted Britain to pass the Intolerable Acts?
The Boston Tea Party

3. The British were inconsistent in their enforcement of maritime trade laws. What was this approach known as?
Salutary Neglect

4. This group was known for organizing mob protests and enforcing boycotts of British goods.
The Sons of Liberty

5. What type of taxation was the Stamp Act?
An internal or direct tax

6. Which individual responded to colonial charges of taxation without representation by explaining that the colonies had “virtual representation”?
George Grenville

7. According to the colonists, what was most objectionable about the Townshend Act?
It raised revenue that would be used to circumvent the colonial “power of the purse”.

8. He convinced Americans to take on the burden of fighting the French and Indian War by promising to finance the war.
William Pitt

9. This was the first proposed plan of unification of the colonies.
The Albany Plan of Union

10. Leader of the troops who built Fort Necessity.
George Washington

11. In the French and Indian War, who had the population advantage?
The British (20:1)

12. This Act created a direct tax on goods consumed in the colonies
This Act created a direct tax on goods consumed in the colonies. It was objectionable because the colonies insisted that the power to tax internally lay with them.
The Stamp Act

13. What did the Proclamation of 1763 and the Quebec Act of 1774 have in common?
Both were acts that interfered with colonial claims to western lands

14. Parliament passed this face-saving measure after buckling to colonial demands for the repeal of the Stamp Act.
The Declaratory Act

15. What method of protest was most effective against British taxation policies?
Boycotts

16. For Americans, what was the primary result of the doubling of the British national debt?
A change in British trade policy for the purpose of raising revenue

17. This was issued, often without probable cause, to authorize a search for smuggled goods.
A Writ of Assistance

18. What two factions were most at odds at the Constitutional Convention?
Large and Small States

19. Roger Sherman put forth a proposal to solve the representation issue at the Const. Convention. By what name was it known?
The Connecticut or Great Compromise

20. There was no real resolution of this issue because the framers believed the issue would eventually go away.
Slavery

21. Which legislative act created a process for the formation of new states?
The Northwest Ordinance

22. In what year and in what city did the Constitutional Convention take place?
1787
Philadelphia

23. What state failed to send delegates to the Constitutional Convention?
Rhode Island

24. Under the Articles of Confederation, how long was the term of office for the president?
There wasn’t a president under the A of C.

25. Which Enlightenment philosopher’s ideas are most prominent in the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke

26. What issue delayed ratification of the Articles of Confederation?
Ownership of the western territories

27. Spain controlled this vital port city following the Peace of Paris (Treaty of Paris) of 1783.
New Orleans

28. What was supposed to happen but failed with the British loss at Saratoga?
A 3-pronged assault on New York to divide the colonies in two.

29. Which battle was considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War & for what reason?
Saratoga
It prompted the French to recognize U.S. independence and form a military alliance.

30. Name two peace terms that the Americans did not honor after the signing of the Treaty of Paris of 1783.
Collection of debts by British creditors
Restoration of property to loyalists

31. He was known as the “Drillmaster of the Revolution”
Fredrick von Steuben

32. During the American Revolution, who was King of England and who was the Prime Minister of Parliament?
George III
Lord North

33. Why were Tories so opposed to British rule of the colonies?
Being Loyalists, the Tories preferred British rule and considered talk of independence to be treasonous.

34. Which of the following did not take place during the time of the Second Continental Congress?
Battle of Breeds Hill
Olive Branch Petition
Publishing of Common Sense
Fighting at Lexington and Concord
Lexington & Concord

35. In U.S. political philosophy, from where does political power come?
The People

36. This was actually a compromise between election and selection of a President.
The Electoral College

37. Eight of the ten amendments of the Bill of Rights were written by him.
James Madison

38. What fraction of states is necessary for ratification of amendments to the Constitution?
3/4

39. What type of interpretation of the Constitution was used to justify the formation of the Bank of the U.S.?
A broad or loose interpretation (implied powers)

40. What is Article 1, Section 8, clause 18 of the U. S
What is Article 1, Section 8, clause 18 of the U.S. Constitution better known as?
The “Elastic” or “Necessary and Proper” clause

41. What was Washington’s official policy toward the war between Britain and France?
Neutrality

42. This foreign diplomat was expelled from the country for recruiting American privateers despite U.S. neutrality in the Napoleonic Wars.
Citizen Genet

43. During whose administration did the XYZ Affair take place?
John Adams

44. To what were the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions a response?
The Alien and Sedition Acts

45. What was the unintended effect of Hamilton’s financial proposals?
The formation of political parties

46. Spain’s agreement to allow Americans to use the Port of New Orleans (right of deposit) was part of what treaty during the Washington Administration?
Pinckney’s Treaty

47. What prompted the first mention of nullification theory in the U.S.?
The Alien and Sedition Acts