SAT II US History : U.S. Political History
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Example Question #341 : U.S. Political History
"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!"
The above quote is attributed to which Founding Father and post-colonial Governor of Virginia?
John Jay
James Madison
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry is credited with having delivered these words to the Virginia Convention in his successful effort to commit Virginia troops to the Revolutionary War effort.
Example Question #342 : U.S. Political History
The Great Compromise of 1787 resulted in what?
Two houses of Congress
A balance between newly admitted slave and free states
The final peace treaty between the U.S. and Britain
A boundary between Canada and the U.S.
A solution for the tensions between Native Americans and settlers west of the Appalachian Mountains
Two houses of Congress
The Great Compromise of 1787 resulted in the formation of two houses of Congress (The House of Representatives and the Senate): one based on population, the other giving equal representation to all states.
Example Question #343 : U.S. Political History
Which of the following colonies was among those governed directly by the people?
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Maryland
New York
Georgia
Rhode Island
Rhode Island and Connecticut were the only two self-governing colonies. They were both founded by dissenters from the Massachusetts Bay colony and directly elected the governor and representatives to the upper and lower houses. Maryland, Pennsylvania, Georgia, and New York were all governed by a proprietor.
Example Question #344 : U.S. Political History
The Treaty of Fontainebleau (1762) .
ceded control of the Louisiana territory to Spain
was an attempt to end the French-Indian Wars that quickly failed
ceded control of Florida to Great Britain
ended the French-Indian Wars
ceded control of French colonial possessions in North America to Great Britain
ceded control of the Louisiana territory to Spain
The Treaty of Fontainebleau was a secret agreement made between Spain and France towards the end of the French-Indian Wars. Realizing that they were likely to lose the Seven Years’ War with Great Britain, the French government desired that the territory of Louisiana should fall into the hands of the Spanish before Great Britain could get a hold of it. The stated reason at the time was to ensure that the citizens living there would remain under Catholicism; however, most historians believe the geopolitical situation with Britain was of greater significance. The Treaty of Paris (1763) ended the French-Indian Wars and gave Britain control of the Eastern portion of the Louisiana territory and ensured that Spain would control the Western portion and the major port city of New Orleans.
Example Question #345 : U.S. Political History
Which Founding Father is also considered the "Father of the Constitution?"
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Alexander Hamilton
Benjamin Franklin
James Madison
James Madison
James Madison, the fourth President of the United States, is considered the "Father of the Constitution" for his role in drafting it and the Bill of Rights.
Example Question #345 : U.S. Political History
What was the name of the agreement signed in 1620 in Plymouth, Massachusetts by the Pilgrims wherein they promised to cooperate and to consult one another about laws for the colony?
The Pilgrim Accord
The Magna Carta
The Mayflower Compact
The Plymouth Compact
The Mayflower Charter
The Mayflower Compact
On November 11th, 1620, while still aboard the Mayflower, most adult Pilgrim men signed the Mayflower Compact.
Example Question #346 : U.S. Political History
What was the famous 1787 compromise between slave and free states, in which 3/5ths of a state's slave population would be counted toward that state's congressional representation, called?
The 1787 Resolution
The Compromise of 1787
The Wilson and Sherman Pact
The Three-Fifths Compromise
Sherman's Law
The Three-Fifths Compromise
Conceived by Roger Sherman and James Wilson, both delegates to the Philadelphia Convention of 1787, the Three-Fifths Compromise established the weight of a state's slave population toward the number of its members to the House of Representatives.
Example Question #347 : U.S. Political History
What was the name given to the 1773 action of colonial patriots who, angered by British tea taxes, dressed as Mohawk indians, boarded ships in Boston Harbor, and dumped hundreds of crates of tea into the water?
The Boston Massacre
The Boston Tea Party
The Militia Uprising
The Boston Insurrection
The Intolerable Act
The Boston Tea Party
The name given to the 1773 action of colonial patriots who, angered by British tea taxes, dressed as Mohawk indians, boarded ships in Boston Harbor, and dumped hundreds of crates of tea into the water was the Boston Tea Party. The British Parliament responded to the Boston Tea Party with the Intolerable Acts, which led to the Revolutionary War.
Example Question #349 : U.S. Political History
In 1664, the British seized New Amsterdam from the Dutch. What did they rename it?
Boston
Philadelphia
Nassau
Providence
New York
New York
In 1664, the British seized New Amsterdam from the Dutch and renamed it New York.
Example Question #348 : U.S. Political History
Meeting in 1619, what was the name of the first representative assembly in America?
The Committee of Safety
The House of Burgesses
The Continental Congress
The Virginia Convention
The Philadelphia Convention
The House of Burgesses
Meeting in Virginia in 1619, the House of Burgesses was the first representative assembly in America. It was dissolved in 1774, by Royal Governor Lord Dunmore.
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