American Revolutionary Events Quiz
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What term was used to describe the weak national government created by the Articles?

  • Federal Union
  • Federation of States
  • League of Friendship (correct)
  • United Alliance
  • What was the primary concern of members of the Whig Party in the 1830s?

  • Endorsement of nullification doctrine
  • Expansion of slavery into western territories
  • Elimination of protective tariffs
  • Disapproval of the 'corrupt bargain' under John Quincy Adams (correct)
  • Which issue was most prominently debated in relation to the First Bank of the United States?

  • Tariff of 1789
  • Excise tax on whiskey
  • Assumption of state debts
  • Funding of the national debt (correct)
  • During the 1830s, what did members of the Whig Party agree on regarding Andrew Jackson?

    <p>Disapproval of his policies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term best describes how the Articles viewed the relationship among States?

    <p>Loose League</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event is commonly known as the 'Incident on King Street' by the British?

    <p>Boston Massacre</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What political protest took place in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773?

    <p>Boston Tea Party</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which series of laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774 were referred to as the Coercive Acts in Great Britain?

    <p>Intolerable Acts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What development had the greatest impact on the institution of slavery in the US in the first quarter of the nineteenth century?

    <p>Expanded use of the cotton gin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the 'putting out system' refer to in antebellum America?

    <p>Production of finished goods in individual households</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which event led to British Army soldiers shooting people while under attack by a mob on March 5, 1770?

    <p>Boston Massacre</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a major focus of antebellum reform?

    <p>Prison reform</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Dorothea Dix crusade for during the antebellum period?

    <p>Humane hospitals for the insane</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which community in the antebellum US reflected a belief in perfectionism?

    <p>Perfectionist communities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was an advocate of education for women in the antebellum period?

    <p>Education for women advocate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where did the Mormon pioneers settle primarily due to their prophet's vision and fleeing persecution?

    <p>Utah</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which battle victory convinced the French to aid the colonists in the Revolutionary War?

    <p>Saratoga</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Ralph Waldo Emerson known as during his time?

    <p>A transcendentalist</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'The said States hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other...' Which document does this quote belong to?

    <p>'Articles of Confederation'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Checks and balances' refers to what concept in government?

    <p>'Checks and balances'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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