PERIOD III (1754-1800) EXAM: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS Dire!i"#$: Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by either four
suggested answers or completions. Select the one that is best in each case and then ll in the appropriate letter in the corresponding corresponding space on the answer sheet. Questions 1-3 refer to the following quote.
“And whereas it is just and reasonable, and essential to our Interest, and the Security of our Colonies, that the several Nations or Tribes Tribes of Indians with whom we are connected, and who liver under our Protection, Protection, should not be molested or disturbed in the Possession of such Parts of Our ominions an d Territories Territories as, not havin! been ceded to or "urchased by #s, are reserved to them, or do therefore, with the Advice of our o ur Pricy Council, declare it to be our $oyal %ill %ill and Pleasure, that no &overnor or Commander in Chief in any of our Colonies of 'uebec, (ast )lorida, )lorida, or %est %est )lorida, do d o "resume, u"on any Pretence whatever, to !rant %arrants %arrants of Survey, or "ass any Patents for *ands beyond the +ounds of their res"ective &overnments, as described in their Commissions-Proclamation of 17631. Following the Treaty of Paris in 1763, one of th e biggest concerns of the British regarding North merica was . creating a lasting !eace with the French still residing in their new land ac"#isitions B. settling the newly ac"#ired land to establish commerce with $ndians %. !re&enting westward e'!ansion to mend relations with nati&es !re&io#sly allied with the French (. establishing go&ernments that co#ld control French )#ebe c and *!anish Florida +. Following the French and $ndian ar, ar, the merican merican colonists were determined to . declare inde!endence from reat Britain B. settle lands in the hio /i&er 0alley 0alley %. create commercial relationshi!s with $ndians in the interior of the con tinent (. !ay British merchants for the debt they inc#rred d#ring war 3. (irect res#lt of colonial encroachment on nati&e lands in the reat a2es region led to . a renewed dis!#te between French-%anadian woodsmen and merican colonists B. an #!rising by an ttawa chief, Pontiac %. hostilities between British reg#lars and merican settlers wishing to &ent#re west (. ta'es on colonials to !re&ent their e'!ansion westward
Questions 4-6 refer to the following image.
The Bloody 4assacre,5 177 engra&ing by Pa#l /e&ere
. The e&ent de!icted in this engra&ing of 177 entitled The Bloody 4assacre5 . "#ic2ly led to the o#tbrea2 of war between the British and the merican colonists B. had relati&ely little immediate im!act beca#se it coincided with the re!eal of fo#r of the fi&e Townshend Townshend d#ties %. was strongly condemned by 8ohn dams, winning him the admiration of the Patriots (. ne&er act#ally occ#rred9 it was a !rod#ct of Pa#l /e&ere:s imagination ;. hen 8ohn dams dams described the &ictims of the massacre as a motley rabble of sa#cy boys, negroes, and m#lattoes, $rish teag#es and o#tlandish
Questions 7-10 refer to the following passage:
%ar Son!, .//0 1ar2, har2 the sound of war is heard, And we must all attend3 Ta2e u" our arms and !o with s"eed, Our country to defend4 Our "arent state has turned our foe, %hich fills our land with "ain3 1er !allant shi"s, manned out for war, war, Come thunderin! o5er the main4 There5s There5s Carleton, 1owe, and Clinton too4 And many thousands more, 6ay cross the sea, but all in vain, Our ri!hts we5ll ne5er !ive o5er4 Our "leasant homes they do invade, Our "ro"erty devour3 And all because we won5t submit To their des"otic "ower4
7. hat is the main !oint of the lyrics in the e'cer!t>
. The lyrics warn that mericans sho#ld be aware of an im!ending ?nglish in&asion of their homes. B. The words are meant to ins!ire ins!ire merican merican colonists to ta2e #! arms arms and fight against the des!otic des!otic mother co#ntry. %. There was a fear fear of a French attac2 attac2 and meric mericans ans needed to be ready ready to fight. fight. (. There was a contin#ed fear of an im!ending attac2 by Nati&e mericans and mericans m#st ta2e #! arms to !rotect their homes. @. Based on the !re&io#s lyrics, what were mericans fighting for> . mericans were fighting for their rights as ?ng lishmen. B. mericans were fighting for economic liberty and to be able to !rac tice free trade. %. mericans were fighting for the right to re!lace their des!otic royal go&ernors (. mericans were attem!ting to re!lace British ?nlightenment !hiloso!hy with their own ideas on go&ernment. A. (es!ite the strength of the !atriotic call to arms5 attit#de in the lyrics, which of the following e&en ts wo#ld disco#rage the merican s!irit in 1776> . The fact that Nati&e mericans mericans were attac2ing British colonists from from the west while the British na&y was attac2ing from the east. B. The fear of a massi&e sla&e sla&e rebellion. %. The lac2 of economic means to s#!!ort s#!!ort a war effort effort against ?ngland. (. The !resence of oyalists thro#gho#t the colonies. 1. Based on the lyrics, which of the following is the most !la#sible reason for the reaction described in the song> . The !assage of restricti&e reg#lations reg#lations on the British British North merican colonies by Parliament B. The contin#ed contin#ed &iolation &iolation of meric merican an freedom of the the seas and free free trade %. The fear of in&asion of merican !orts !orts by the ?nglish Na&y in order to sto! sto! merican merican trade with with the *!anish and French %aribbean colonies (. The contin#o#s attac2 by Nati&e mericans mericans on frontier frontier settlements west of the the !!alachian !!alachian 4o#ntains
Questions 11-13 refer to the following quote.
“Commotions of this sort, li2e snow balls, !ather stren!th as they roll, if there is no o""osition in the way to divide and crumble them4 o write me fully, I beseech you, on these matters3 not only with res"ect to to facts, but as to o"inions of their tendency and issue4 I am mortified beyond e7"ression e7"ression that in in the moment of our ac2nowled!ed inde"endence we should by our conduct verify the "redictions of our transatlantic foe, and render ourselves ridiculous and contem"tible in the eyes of all (uro"e4-etter from eorge ashington ashington to (a&id #m!hreys, ctober ++, 17@611. The ma
#ncontrollably e&ent#ally led to . a renewed renewed debate debate o&er a strong stronger er central central go&ernmen go&ernmentt B. amendment amendment of the rticles rticles of %onfedera %onfederation tion %. emergence emergence of !ro-Brit !ro-British ish sentiment sentimentss thro#gh merica merica (. alliances alliances with foreign foreign nations to im!ro&e im!ro&e merica: merica:ss military military forces forces
Questions 14-16 refer to the following quote.
Article 8 “1is 6ajesty will withdraw all 1is Troo"s Troo"s and &arrisons from all Posts and Places within the +oundary *ines assi!ned by the Treaty of Peace to the #nited States4 This (vacuation shall ta2e "lace on or before the first ay of 9une One thousand seven hundred and ninety si7, and all the "ro"er 6easures 6easures shall in the interval be ta2en by concert between the &overnment of the #nited States, and 1is 6ajesty5s 6ajesty5s &overnor &eneral in America, for settlin! the "revious arran!ements which may be necessary res"ectin! the delivery of the said Posts: The #nited States in the mean Time at Their discretion e7tendin! their settlements to any "art within the said boundary line, e7ce"t within the "recincts or 9urisdiction 9urisdiction of any of the said Posts4 Article 0 “%hereas it is alle!ed by divers +ritish 6erchants and others 1is 6ajesty5s Subjects, that ebts to a considerable amount which were bona fide contracted before the Peace, still remain owin! to them by Citi;ens or Inhabitants of the #nited States, and that by the o"eration of various lawful Im"ediments since the Peace, not only the full recovery of the said ebts has been delayed, but also the
1. The significance of rticle + was that it #rged the British to . remo&e troo!s and garrisons from merican homes and b#ildings B. hand o&er merican !osts that had been occ#!ied by the British d#ring the /e&ol#tion %. remo&e British soldiers from forts in merican territories according to the Treaty of Paris (. e&ac#ate its citi=ens from the territory as merican settlers began mo&ing west 1;. s a sti!#lation of the treaty, according to rticle 6, merica . co#ld not g#arantee that British debts that e'isted before the war wo#ld be ! aid B. agreed to cons#me the debts of its citi=ens and !ay the British for com!liance with terms of the treaty %. belie&ed that the British merchants were falsifying claims and ref#se to ac2n owledge them (. wo#ld only agree to the terms of the treaty if British merchants relin"#ished all debt claims held with mericans 16. s a res#lt of the treaty . the British immediately began e&ac#ating their forts and !osts in the ld Northwest B. citi=en ?dm#nd enet, a French minister, began ad&ocating war against the British %. many mericans were angry beca#se they saw the treaty as a sign of wea2ness against their former enemy (. 8ohn 8ay was hailed as a hero in merica beca#se of his efforts to !re&ent another war Questions 17-20 refer to the following excerpt.
“One of the e7"edients of "arty to ac=uire influence within "articular districts is to misre"resent the o"inions and aims of other districtsThe inhabitants of our %estern %estern country have lately had a useful lesson on this head3 they have seen, in the ne!otiation by the (7ecutive, and an d in the unanimous ratification by the Senate, Sen ate, of the treaty with S"ain, decisive "roof how unfounded were the sus"icions "ro"a!ated amon! them of a "olicy in the &eneral &overnment and in the Atlantic States unfriendly to their interests in re!ard re!ard to the 6ississi""i3 thetwo treaties, that with &reat +ritain, and that with S"ain, secure to them everythin! e verythin! they could desire, in res"ect to our forei!n relations, towards confirmin! their "ros"erity4-ddress of eneral ashington to the Peo!le of the Cnited *tates, *e!tember 1A, 17A617. The e'cer!t from President P resident eorge ashington:s ashington:s Farewell ddress ddress ma2es reference to both 8ay:s 8a y:s treaty and Pinc2ney:s Treaty, Treaty, in !art for the !#r!ose of . increasing the !resident:s !o!#larity with the merican !eo!le B. enco#raging the de&elo!ment of a stronger national identity %. discrediting criticisms of the !resident made by Thomas Paine (. disco#raging radical New ?nglanders from seceding from the Cnion 1@. President ashington:s ashington:s references to the e'!edients of !arty5 and to the inhabitants of o#r estern estern co#ntry5 indicate that he feared that . the Federalist Federalist Party Party might might lose seats seats in %ongress %ongress in the ne't electio election n B. !eo!le li&ing li&ing in the the es estt might form form a new !olitica !oliticall !arty %. attac2s attac2s by Nati&e merica mericans ns might de&astate de&astate frontier frontier settleme settlements nts (. e esterns: sterns: regional identity might might be e'!loited for for !artisan !olitical !olitical !#r!oses 1A. President ashington ashington was aware that, d#ring the !re&io#s decade, 8ohn 8ay, a tr#sted collaborator and negotiator of the Treaty of ondon D8ay:s TreatyE TreatyE of 17A, had gi&en the inhabitants of o#r estern estern co#ntry ca#se to s#s!ect that he was #nfriendly to their their interests interests in regard regard to the 4ississi!!i5 4ississi!!i5 when he negotiated the the 8ay-ardo"#i 8ay-ardo"#i Treaty in 17@6. Therefore, in the the !re&io#s !assage from from his Farewell ddress, that !resident !resident was caref#l to to all#de to the fact that Pinc2ney:s Treaty . g#aranteed g#aranteed Cnited Cnited *tates na&igati na&igation on rights rights on the 4ississi! 4ississi!!i !i B. contained contained se&eral se&eral !ro&isi !ro&isions ons #nfriendl #nfriendly y to ?ngland ?ngland %. sto!!ed sto!!ed the tlantic tlantic *tates from discriminatin discriminating g against estern esterners ers (. !rotected !rotected the Cnited Cnited *tates from from the threat threat of a French in&asion in&asion +. The !artisan conflict President ashington ashington was all#ding to in his Farewell ddress was between merican s#!!orters of which two com!eting ?#ro!ean !owers> . Brit Britai ain n and Fra Franc ncee B. *!ai *!ain n and and Fran France ce %. /#ss /#ssia ia and and 8a!a 8a!an n (. Brit Britai ain n and /#ss /#ssia ia
