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10. The militant Boston leader of resistance against the Tea Act was (a) James Otis (b) Patrick Henry (c) John Bernard (d) Sam Adams 11. The author of the Tract, COMMON SENSE, was (a) Thomas Paine (b) \John Adams (c) Thomas Jefferson (d) George Washington 12. The United States most valuable allie during the American Revolution was (a) Prussia (b) Spain (c) Holland (d) france . 13 The American government raised over $200 million and much of the cost of the Revolutionary War by (a) borrowing from Spain (b) taxing American citizens directly (c) printing paper money (d) requesting money from the states 1 14. How did the Revolution affect attitudes toward the education of women? (a) Women were told their place was at home, not schools. (b) Having acquired the vote, they needed education (c) The idea of female education began to be accepted as important in a republic (d) none of the above 1 15. As president, George Washington was careful not to exceed the powers given him by the Constitution (a) true (b) false 1 16. The Bill of Rights guaranteed that Congress would not interfere with the rights to (a) freedom of speech, press and religion (b) vote for all adults (c) both a and b are true (d) neither a nor b is true 1 17. Alexander Hamilton believed the United States needed a completely unregulated economy (b) a fresh start by writing off the Confederation’s debt (c) strong national government (d) an unrestricted political democracy 1 18. When confronted by the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794. Washington (a) lacked the power to suppress it (b) suppressed it peacefully with a show of force (c) ignored it until it died out (d) none of the above 19. The politician who sought to preserve it with a minimum of government was (a) John Adams (b) Alexander Hamilton (c) Thomas Jefferson (d) Henry Clay 2 20. The Federalist judge on the Supreme Court at the time of the Marbury V Madison (1803) was (a) John Marshall (b) Olliver Ellsworth (c) Samuel Chase (d)William Hubard 2 21. For Jefferson, one of the most important reasons for the Louisiana Purchase was to open a new territory for the expansion of slavery (a) true (b) false 2 22. The Federalists who organized a scheme to form a ‘northern confederacy the (a) Constitutionalists (b) War Hawks (c) Essex Junto (d) Hartford Convention 23. The Battle of New Orleans in 1815 resulted in (a) a final victory and the end of the War of 1812 (b) emergence of Andrew Jackson as a military hero (c) both a and b are true (d) neither a nor b is true 24. For a generation after 1815, the most expansive force in the American economy was (a) cotton (b) banking (c) commerce (d) iron 25. The natural highway of western commerce and communication in the early 19th Century was the ____ River (a) Missouri (b) Colorado (c) Hudson (d) Tennessee 26 The American Enlightenment advocated scientific achievement (a) True (b) False 27 loyalists in the American Revolution tended to be (a) from all walks of life (b) merchants (c) legislatures (d) laborers 28 The Erie Canal was built with (a) federal government money (b) mostly state government money (c) both a and b are true (d) neither a nor b is true 29 The Monroe Doctrine was primarily involved in (a) arms build up (b) creating a powerful navy (c) expanding U S domestic power (d) foreign policy 30 The property confiscated from loyalists was mostly turned over to yeoman farmers (a) True (b) False 31 An important consequence of the Erie Canal was the establishment of New York City as a major commercial port (a) True (b) False 32. For most African Americans arriving in the colonies in the 17th century there was very little prejudice against them (a) True(b) False 33 The phrase “the folly of England and the ruin of America’ is correctly identified with the Stamp Act (a0 True (b) False 34.Sacajawea was hired by Lewis and Clark to be an Indian scout and trailblazer (a) True (b) False 35. Which individual had the least involvement in the Aaron Burr trial (a) Thomas Jefferson (b) General Wilkerson (c) John Marshall (d) James Monroe 36. At the heart of the protests against the Stamp Act of 1765 was (a) a demand for independence (b) a demand for a bill of rights (c) a demand to boycott British products (d) a demand that the stamps not be sold in the colonies

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1. My God, are you mad? Or just an optimist? 10. The militant Boston leader of resistance against the Tea Act was: d) Whig leader, Samuel Adams 11. The author of the Tract, COMMON SENSE: a) Thomas Paine 12. The United States most valuable ally during the American Revolution was: d) France 13. The American government raised over $200 million and much of the cost of the Revolutionary War by: d) More than 110 million came from the states. 14. How did the Revolution affect attitudes toward the education of women? d) None of the above 15. As President, George Washington was careful not to exceed the powers given him by the Constitution: b) False (it wasn't even written then!) 16. The Bill of Rights guaranteed that Congress would not interfere with the rights to c) Both a and b are true 17. Alexander Hamilton believed The United States needed: c) A strong national government. 18. When confronted by the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794. Washington b) Suppressed it peacefully with a show of force 19. The politician who sought to preserve it with a minimum of government was: Preserve what? 20. The Federalist judge on the Supreme Court at the time of the Marbury V Madison (1803) was: a) John Marshall 21. For Jefferson, one of the most important reasons for the Louisiana Purchase was to open a new territory for the expansion of slavery: b) False (it was all about trade access to the port of New Orleans) 22. The Federalists who organized a scheme to form a ‘Northern Confederacy the: c) Essex Junto You will have to repost the rest, I'm off to bed. Maybe you should try posting in the History or the Homework Slave category! Tip #1: Post just one or two questions at a time. Nobody, but nobody is going to answer 30 Questions at at time.