1. FINAL EXAM TEST REVIEW EXAM DATE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2015

2. What was the cause of the Boston Tea Party? ANSWER: The East India Company could sell tea for less than colonial merchants

3. Why did the colonists get angry about the Stamp Act? ANSWER: They thought they should have a voice in decisions that affected them.

4. How did the colonists take the Tea Act? ANSWER: They viewed the law as illegal taxation that might lead to future tax abuses.

5. Why was the Proclamation of 1763 such a big deal to the Americans? Why did they get so mad at Britain about it? ANSWER: Colonists felt that Great Britain was interfering in colonial matters.

6. What did the colonists think about Britain making up new taxes and forcing Americans to pay them in 1760? Answer: Because the colonies had no say; this was taxation without representation

7. What was one of the actions that the Sons and Daughters of Liberty took against the British? Answer: They protested British taxation in the colonies

8. Why did the British create new taxes and force them on the Americans in the 1760s? Answer: They wanted them to pay for the cost of fighting the French and Indian war

9. What did Americans have to do according to the Quartering Act? Answer: Provide food, shelter, and transportation to British soldiers stationed in the towns

10. Why did England force a series of taxes on the American colonies after the French and Indian War? Answer: to pay off war debt and to pay for the cost of governing its territories

11. How were Britain’s Coercive Acts a direct response to the Boston Tea Party? Answer: It shut down Boston’s port until the city paid for all the tea that was destroyed.

12. Which Parliamentary act forcefully stated that the colonies were under British rule and that the British government had the power to tell the colonies what to do? Answer: the Declaratory Act

13. What does "unalienable rights" mean? Answer: rights that cannot be taken away.

14. The Declaration of Independence was based on what belief? Answer: people possess natural rights.

15. What statement by John Locke is echoed in the Declaration of Independence? Answer: No one can be subjected to the political power of another without his own consent.

16. Where does this come from? “All men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights.” Answer: the Declaration of Independence.

17. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence Answer: Thomas Jefferson.

18. When talking about the Declaration of Independence, what are the rights that cannot be taken away are called? Answer: unalienable rights.

19. Which quote from the American Revolution most likely inspired the French revolutionary slogan Liberty, Equality, Fraternity ? Answer: All men are created equal. Declaration of Independence

20. The belief stated in the Declaration of Independence that creates a government to protect natural rights is Answer: social contract.

21. What statement BEST describes the relationship between British taxes in the 1760s and 1770s and the Declaration of Independence? Answer: The British taxes angered the colonists, which led them to declare their independence from Britain.

22. Which complaint is raised in the Declaration of Independence? Answer: the quartering of British soldiers

23. What was the key drive of the Declaration of Independence? Answer: To declare freedom from England

24. In the Declaration of Independence, what can people do if their government fails in its responsibilities to them? Answer: alter or abolish the government

25. In the Declaration of Independence, what is a crucial duty of government? Answer: to protect citizens' natural rights

26. What was the written justification for the separation of the American colonies from England called? Answer: Declaration of Independence.

27. In the Preamble of the Constitution, who does the final power of the government rest with? Answer: the people.

28. How did Shay's Rebellion affect the United States? Answer: It made the need for a stronger national government clear.

29. Federalism divides power between what? Answer: the states and federal government.

30. Articles I, II, and III of the Constitution created the three branches of government. Which principle was used by the framers? Answer: separation of powers

31. Under the Articles of Confederation which of the following held the most power ? Answer: states

32. What are the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution called? Answer: Bill of Rights.

33. What was a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation? Answer: It provided greater powers to states rather than to a strong central government.

34. The powers set forth in the Constitution for the government were to levy taxes, declare war, and coin money. They DID NOT have the power to Answer: build roads

35. What identifies the viewpoint of the Antifederalists? Answer: The Constitution gives too much power to the central government.

36. Why were the Federalist Party and the Democratic- Republican Party were formed? Answer: Hamilton and Jefferson disagreed over an interpretation of the Constitution.

37. What geographical feature delayed westward expansion in the early nineteenth century? Answer: The Appalachian Mountains

38. Which provision of the U.S. Constitution makes it possible for computers manufactured in Texas to be sold without a state-imposed tariff at the same price in every state? Answer: The first ten amendments, the Bill of Rights

39. According to Montesquieu's opinion of separation of power, political authority should be divided into how many branches to best promote liberty? Answer: three

40. which power belongs to the national government and not to the states under the Constitution? Answer: Making treaties

41. What types of issues are decided by the Supreme Court? Answer: Whether a law violates the United States Constitution.

42. Can the laws that are passed by Congress be unmade by the national government? Answer: Yes, when the Supreme Court decides a law is unconstitutional

43. Which region of the United States benefited most from Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin in 1794? Answer: The South

44. The Declaration of Independence states that government receives its power "from the consent of the governed." How does this statement describe how the colonists felt about the British government? Answer: The colonists believed that they had been treated poorly; specifically, that they had been burdened with unfair laws and taxes without their consent. The statement implies that the colonists' treatment was so poor that they no longer consented to be ruled by the British government. They rejected its power over them.

45. What is the purpose of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution? Answer: The Preamble outlines, in broadly stated principles, the goals of the national government and why the government was created.

46. What were two weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, and how did it motivate Americans to call for a new constitution. Answer: Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation included: more power held by the states no executive branch Congress had little power no national court system no system of checks and balances Shays' Rebellion vividly demonstrated the weakness of the national government. When Massachusetts asked the national government for help in putting down the rebellion, Congress could do little. This display of weakness led many leaders to call for a new fundamental law that would create a stronger national government.