CLEP History of the United States I -
sample questions
John Winthrop told the Puritans that their society would be regarded as "a city upon a hill." But
first he explained that there would always be inequalities of wealth and power, that some people
would always be in positions of authority, and that others would be dependent. His statements
best illustrate the Puritans' - ANS acceptance of the traditional belief that social order depended
on a system of ranks
The French and Indian War led Great Britain to - ANS impose revenue taxes on its North
American colonies
All of the following were common characteristics of many colonial New England families
EXCEPT - ANS a place that sheltered men from the workplace
Which of the following is a correct statement about the use of slave labor in colonial Virginia? -
ANS it spread rapidly in the late-seventeenth century, as African slaves replaced European
indentured servants in the tobacco fields.
Roger Williams defended liberty of conscience on the grounds that - ANS the state should not
interfere in church matters
Which of the following is true of White women in the British North American colonies - ANS they
were restricted in holding property and making legal contracts after marriage.
Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the Great Awakening in the American
colonies during the mid-eighteenth century? - ANS the renewed persecution of people for
witchcraft because of the heightened interest
in the supernatural
"The present King of Great Britain . . . has combined
with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to
our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws."
The "constitution" referred to in the quotation
above from the Declaration of Independence was - ANS the principles the colonists believed
had traditionally regulated British government
, The protest that the king had "combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our
constitution" referred to George III's - ANS approval of parliamentary laws impinging on
colonial self-government
By the time of the American Revolution, many American colonists had generally come to believe
that the creation of a republic would solve the problems of monarchical rule because a republic
would establish - ANS a small, limited government responsible to the people
All state constitutions drafted during the American Revolutionary era were significant because
they - ANS were the first efforts to establish a
government by and of the people
Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania were written to - ANS argue against the power of
Parliament to tax
the colonists without representation
Under the Articles of Confederation, which of the following was true about the national
government? - ANS it had the power to conduct foreign affairs.
The concept that the ultimate sovereignty of the federal government rests with the people is
most explicitly stated in - ANS the preamble to the United States Constitution
"There is an opinion that parties in free countries are useful checks upon the administration of
the government and serve to keep alive the spirit of liberty. This within certain limits is probably
true, and in governments of a monarchical cast patriotism may look with indulgence, if not with
favor, upon the spirit of party. But in those of the
popular character, in governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged."
The passage above is from a speech by which of the following presidents? - ANS George
Washington
Thomas Jefferson opposed some of Alexander Hamilton's programs because Jefferson believed
that - ANS Hamilton's programs favored manufacturing
and commercial interests
The Embargo Act of 1807 had which of the following effects on the United States? - ANS It
severely damaged American shipping.
Henry Clay's American System was a plan to - ANS foster the economic integration of the
North, the West, and the South
Deists of the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries believed that - ANS natural laws,
designed by the Creator, govern the operation of the universe
sample questions
John Winthrop told the Puritans that their society would be regarded as "a city upon a hill." But
first he explained that there would always be inequalities of wealth and power, that some people
would always be in positions of authority, and that others would be dependent. His statements
best illustrate the Puritans' - ANS acceptance of the traditional belief that social order depended
on a system of ranks
The French and Indian War led Great Britain to - ANS impose revenue taxes on its North
American colonies
All of the following were common characteristics of many colonial New England families
EXCEPT - ANS a place that sheltered men from the workplace
Which of the following is a correct statement about the use of slave labor in colonial Virginia? -
ANS it spread rapidly in the late-seventeenth century, as African slaves replaced European
indentured servants in the tobacco fields.
Roger Williams defended liberty of conscience on the grounds that - ANS the state should not
interfere in church matters
Which of the following is true of White women in the British North American colonies - ANS they
were restricted in holding property and making legal contracts after marriage.
Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the Great Awakening in the American
colonies during the mid-eighteenth century? - ANS the renewed persecution of people for
witchcraft because of the heightened interest
in the supernatural
"The present King of Great Britain . . . has combined
with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to
our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws."
The "constitution" referred to in the quotation
above from the Declaration of Independence was - ANS the principles the colonists believed
had traditionally regulated British government
, The protest that the king had "combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our
constitution" referred to George III's - ANS approval of parliamentary laws impinging on
colonial self-government
By the time of the American Revolution, many American colonists had generally come to believe
that the creation of a republic would solve the problems of monarchical rule because a republic
would establish - ANS a small, limited government responsible to the people
All state constitutions drafted during the American Revolutionary era were significant because
they - ANS were the first efforts to establish a
government by and of the people
Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania were written to - ANS argue against the power of
Parliament to tax
the colonists without representation
Under the Articles of Confederation, which of the following was true about the national
government? - ANS it had the power to conduct foreign affairs.
The concept that the ultimate sovereignty of the federal government rests with the people is
most explicitly stated in - ANS the preamble to the United States Constitution
"There is an opinion that parties in free countries are useful checks upon the administration of
the government and serve to keep alive the spirit of liberty. This within certain limits is probably
true, and in governments of a monarchical cast patriotism may look with indulgence, if not with
favor, upon the spirit of party. But in those of the
popular character, in governments purely elective, it is a spirit not to be encouraged."
The passage above is from a speech by which of the following presidents? - ANS George
Washington
Thomas Jefferson opposed some of Alexander Hamilton's programs because Jefferson believed
that - ANS Hamilton's programs favored manufacturing
and commercial interests
The Embargo Act of 1807 had which of the following effects on the United States? - ANS It
severely damaged American shipping.
Henry Clay's American System was a plan to - ANS foster the economic integration of the
North, the West, and the South
Deists of the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries believed that - ANS natural laws,
designed by the Creator, govern the operation of the universe
