CLEP History of the United States I –
Questions and Answers
1.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'
Answer acceptance of the traditional belief that social order depended
on a system of ranks
2.The French and Indian War led Great Britain to
Answer impose revenue taxes on its North American colonies
3.All of the following were common characteristics of many colonial
New England families EXCEPT
Answer a place that sheltered men from the workplace
4.Which of the following is a correct statement about the use of slave labor
in colonial Virginia?
Answer it spread rapidly in the late-seventeenth century, as African
slaves replaced European indentured servants in the tobacco fields.
5.Roger Williams defended liberty of conscience on the grounds that
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,Answer the state should not interfere in church matters
6.Which of the following is true of White women in the British North
American colonies
Answer they were restricted in holding property and making legal
contracts after marriage.
7.Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the Great
Awakening in the American colonies during the mid-eighteenth century?
Answer the renewed persecution of people for
witchcraft because of the heightened
interest in the supernatural
8."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
Answer the principles the colonists believed had traditionally regulated
British government
9.The protest that the king had "combined with others to subject us to a
jurisdiction foreign to our constitution" referred to George III's
Answer approval of parliamentary laws impinging on
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, colonial self-government
10.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
Answer a small, limited government responsible to the people
11.All state constitutions drafted during the American Revolutionary era
were significant because they
Answer were the first efforts to establish a
government by and of the people
12.Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania were written to
Answer argue against the power of Parliament to tax
the colonists without representation
13.Under the Articles of Confederation, which of the following was true
about the national government?
Answer it had the power to conduct foreign affairs.
14.The concept that the ultimate sovereignty of the federal government
rests with the people is most explicitly stated in
Answer the preamble to the United States Constitution
15."There is an opinion that parties in free countries are useful checks upon
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Questions and Answers
1.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'
Answer acceptance of the traditional belief that social order depended
on a system of ranks
2.The French and Indian War led Great Britain to
Answer impose revenue taxes on its North American colonies
3.All of the following were common characteristics of many colonial
New England families EXCEPT
Answer a place that sheltered men from the workplace
4.Which of the following is a correct statement about the use of slave labor
in colonial Virginia?
Answer it spread rapidly in the late-seventeenth century, as African
slaves replaced European indentured servants in the tobacco fields.
5.Roger Williams defended liberty of conscience on the grounds that
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,Answer the state should not interfere in church matters
6.Which of the following is true of White women in the British North
American colonies
Answer they were restricted in holding property and making legal
contracts after marriage.
7.Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the Great
Awakening in the American colonies during the mid-eighteenth century?
Answer the renewed persecution of people for
witchcraft because of the heightened
interest in the supernatural
8."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
Answer the principles the colonists believed had traditionally regulated
British government
9.The protest that the king had "combined with others to subject us to a
jurisdiction foreign to our constitution" referred to George III's
Answer approval of parliamentary laws impinging on
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, colonial self-government
10.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
Answer a small, limited government responsible to the people
11.All state constitutions drafted during the American Revolutionary era
were significant because they
Answer were the first efforts to establish a
government by and of the people
12.Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania were written to
Answer argue against the power of Parliament to tax
the colonists without representation
13.Under the Articles of Confederation, which of the following was true
about the national government?
Answer it had the power to conduct foreign affairs.
14.The concept that the ultimate sovereignty of the federal government
rests with the people is most explicitly stated in
Answer the preamble to the United States Constitution
15."There is an opinion that parties in free countries are useful checks upon
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