APUSH Period 3 (1754-1800): Review (Practice Test)

Which of the following most directly contributed to the trends seen the the graph between 1740 and 1765?

Intensifying rivalries in North America between European powers seeking to expand

The graph would be most useful as a source of information about which of the following?

British attempts to consolidate control over its American colonies

Which of the following pieces of evidence would best support the graph’s depiction of economic changes during this era?

Parliamentary records detailing the cost of stationing troops in the colonies

The activities of the colonists in the 1760s depicted in the engravings could best be used as evidence to support which of the following arguments?

British efforts to raise revenue from the colonies sparked major resistance

Political protests of the 1760s, such as the one depicted in the engraving, flourished for all of the following reasons except

Parliament’s adoption of a policy of salutary neglect after the Seven Year’s War

In response to events in the 1760s, American colonists most commonly

Argued for natural rights and republicanism

Which of the following most likely resulted in the period from 1754 to 1766 from the trend described in the excerpt?

The American Revolution was energized by laborers, and women, as well as elites and intellectuals

The passage would be most useful as a source of information about which of the following?

The impact of Enlightenment ideas on colonial society

Which of the following best explains the challenge faced by patriots as described in the excerpt?

Criticisms levied in Parliament by those who opposed to the colonial war

The sentiments expressed in the excerpt are most similar to sentiments expressed by which of the following groups?

Antifederalists opposed to ratification of the Constitution

Which of the following contributed most directly to the conflicts addressed in the passage?

The passage of the legislation in this excerpt most directly resulted in which of the following?

The map could be best used to support a characterization of the dominant national attitude regarding slavery in the United States in the 1780s as

In the years immediately following the Revolutionary War, the regional differences depicted in the map posed the greatest threat to

Which of the following most directly contributed to the status of the Indiana and Ohio Territories as shown in the map?