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Which of the following developments from the British colonial era is the above excerpt most directly responding to?
The British king barred colonists from expanding further westward.
Which of the following best describes U.S.–American Indian relations during the 1800s, which can best be seen as an extension of views as reflected in the above letter?
Americans showed a willingness to ignore treaties with American Indians to gain control of valuable land.
The above letter best demonstrates which of the following regarding American colonial relations with the British Crown by the mid-1700s?
The colonists had little interest in following British laws that opposed their own interests.
Which of the following best describes the British government’s reasoning for its actions referenced in Washington’s letter above?
For reasons of military expense and preservation of trade and land speculation for itself, it wanted to control westward expansion instead of allowing the provincial colonial governments to have control
Which of the following best describes the effect of laws such as that above on how a broad number of American colonists’ came to view themselves in relation to the British?
They moved many colonists to define themselves in opposition to the British government.
Which of the following developments in British-American colonial relations most immediately led to the writing of the above document?
Many American colonists sought to directly resist British political authority.
Which of the following ideals most justified in many American colonists’ view their general political response to laws such as those above?
Rule by the people, under a republican government
Which of the following best describes the British perspective in its relations with the American colonies by the latter half of the eighteenth century?
Britain saw the American colonies as a typical part of its empire, and the colonists had gotten too used to provincial self-government
Laws like that above were long-term consequences of events related to which of the following?
Britain needed Americans to help pay the debts of the Seven Years’ War as well as military expenses for defending the colonists against American Indians.
Based on the above excerpt, with which of the following statements would Thomas Jefferson most likely agree?
American democratic ideals should be spread as an inspiration for people around the world.
According to the above excerpt, the American Declaration of Independence and subsequent victory in the war of independence most directly led to
a movement towards political self-determination in several other nations
Which of the following visions from colonial America is most echoed in Jefferson’s expression of his vision of America in the above excerpt?
The Puritans’ view of establishing a commonwealth of holiness to serve as a model for the world
Which of the following best describes the effect of European events and actions on political life in the newly established United States?
The conflicts and actions of Europe created deep political divisions in America regarding foreign policy, further entrenching the opposing political parties.
The above graphic best reflects which of the following groups’ economic goals for the newly formed United States?
Those who argued for a centralized national economic policy
Enactment of the financial construct represented in the above graphic reflects which viewpoint in the debates within the newly formed United States over interpretation of the Constitution?
Those who argued that the Constitution allowed for broader powers of Congress by implication
Which of the following best describes the reasoning behind the financial construct adopted by the early U.S. government shown in the above graphic?
The wealthy lenders who would fund the national debt would have a direct interest in a strong and successful national government.
Which of the following was a significant political development which can be most attributed to the enactment of the full financial program partly represented in the above graphic?
Formal political parties organized in opposition emerged.
Which of the following best explains why the special assignment of Section 16 of each township in the Ordinance of 1785 could be viewed as a turning point in American history?
It set a precedent for U.S. federal support for public education.
Which of the following best expresses a continuing dilemma from the colonial times, which was not addressed by the plan represented in the above graphic?
Westward expansion v. tribal land rights
Which of the following best describes a continuing pattern from colonial times well into the midnineteenth century regarding U.S.-American Indian relations?
After a series of violent battles, the American Indians eventually ceded substantial new lands
Which of the following competing aspects in American political ideology immediately following the war for independence is best reflected by the plan in the above graphic?
A citizenry consisting of independent property owners
Which of the following mid-nineteenth century American conceptions of womanhood is a direct derivative of ideals like those summarized in the above excerpt?
Emphasis among the middle class on the role of women as guardians of benevolence and moral instruction
The ideal of womanhood promoted after the war for independence in America and as echoed in the above excerpt can be seen as a turning point in women’s history in which of the following ways?
Women gained some political influence
Which of the following most contributed to the rise of the ideals as expressed in the above excerpt?
The Enlightenment ideal of natural rights
Which of the following best expresses the rationale for ideals such as that expressed in the above excerpt during the late 1700s and early 1800s in America?
Educated women were necessary to raising an informed and self-reliant citizenry imbued with the civic virtue upon which the envisioned republican form of American democracy relied
The excerpt is most directly responding to which political development in America in the late 18th century?
Partisan rivalries between parties based on geographic and ideological differences
The excerpt most extends support for which political ideology being debated in the U.S. in the late 18th century?
Strong national government
The geographic rivalries referred to in the excerpt most closely resemble which development in the mid-19th century?
Regional conflicts over slavery in the western territories
The above excerpt most directly reflects which dominate goal of Native Americans during the colonial war for independence?
Forge advantageous alliances in hopes of protecting their own interest
The nature of the relationships amongst the various Native American tribes revealed in the excerpt best supports which statement?
Divisions among the tribes contributed to the Native American loss in their fight to limit migration of white settlers.
What motivation would Native American tribes have had for forging alliances with the British during the colonial war for independence?
American colonists often destroyed tribal settlements in retaliation for the tribe’s support for the British
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