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This question is based on the following song.

“In excelsis gloria.

Within a lodge of broken bark

The tender babe was found

A ragged robe of rabbit skin

En-wrapped His beauty round

But as the hunter braves drew nigh

The angel song rang loud and high

[Refrain]

Jesus your King is born

Jesus is born

The earliest moon of wintertime

Is not so round and fair

As was the ring of glory

On the helpless Infant there

The chiefs from far before Him knelt

With gifts of fox and beaver pelt

[Refrain]”

Huron Carol or “Twas in the moon of wintertime," composed by Jean de Brébeuf in the Native American language of the Huron people in 1643, translated by Jesse Edgar Middleton

"Jesous Ahatonhia (The Huron Carol)" in Canadian Poetry in English, compiled by Bliss Carman, Lorne Pierce, and V.B. Rhodenizer (Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1954).

1. Which of the following is LEAST representative of 16th- and 17th-century European colonial practices?

|a. |A desire for new sources of wealth, increased power and status, and converts to Christianity |

|b. |Attempts to change American Indian beliefs and worldviews on basic social issues such as religion, gender roles, and the|

| |family |

|c. |Rapid and substantial growth of evangelical and fundamentalist Christian churches and organizations |

|d. |The embrace of different social and economic goals, cultural assumptions, and folkways, resulting in varied models of |

| |colonization |

This question is based on the following passage.

“And it is further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that…no sugars, tobacco, cotton-wool, indigo, ginger, fustic or other dying wood, of growth, production, or manufacture of any English plantations in America, Asia, or Africa, shall be shipped, carried conveyed or transported, from any of the said English plantations to any land, island, territory, dominion, port or place whatsoever, other than to such other English plantations as do belong to his Majesty…under the penalty of the forfeiture of said goods, or the full value thereof, and also the ship, with all her guns, tackle, apparel, ammunition and furniture.”

The Navigation Act of 1660

2. The policies stated in the above law can best be seen as an example of

|a. |Enlightenment thinking. |

|b. |capitalism. |

|c. |communism. |

|d. |mercantilism. |

3. What accounts most for the scant success of the above law in modifying English colonial behavior in North America?

|a. |Weak economic growth and the lack of external competition |

|b. |Decades of the British government’s relative indifference to colonial governance |

|c. |The presence of slavery and growing colonial wars |

|d. |The rejection of Anglicanism in the colonies |

This question is based on the following passage.

“Objection 5: But what warrant have we to take that land, which is and has been of long time possessed of others, the sons of Adam?

“Answer: That which is common to all is proper to none. This savage people rule over many lands without title or property; for they enclose no ground, neither have they cattle to maintain it, but remove their dwellings as they have occasion, or as they can prevail against their neighbors. And why may not Christians have liberty to go and dwell amongst them in their waste lands and woods….Secondly, there is more than enough for them and us. Thirdly, God has consumed the natives with a miraculous plague, whereby the greater part of the country is left void of inhabitants. Fourthly, we shall come in with good leave of the natives.”

John Winthrop, General Considerations for the Plantation in New England with an Answer to Several Objections…, 1629

4. The author of the excerpt above was most interested in

|a. |participating in the fur trade with the native communities. |

|b. |generating great wealth for the king in England. |

|c. |converting American Indians to Christianity. |

|d. |justifying the takeover of American Indian lands. |

This question refers to the following passage.

“It is proposed that humble application be made for an act of Parliament of Great Britain, by virtue of which one general government may be formed in America, including all the said colonies, within and under which government each colony may retain its present constitution, except in the particulars wherein a change may be directed by the said act as hereafter follows….That they make such laws as they judge necessary for regulating all Indian trade….That they raise and pay soldiers, and build forts for the defence of any of the Colonies, and equip vessels of force to guard the coasts and protect the trade on the oceans, lakes, or great rivers; but shall not impress men in any Colony, without the consent of the Legislature. That for these purposes they have power to make laws and lay and leavy such general duties, imposts, or taxes as to them shall appear most equal and just…and such as may be collected with the least inconvenience to the people…”

Albany Plan of Union, 1754

Documents Illustrative of the Formation of the Union of the American States, ed. Charles C. Tansill. (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1927) House Document No. 398.

5. The excerpt above is best understood in the context of the

|a. |increasing economic exchanges within the “Atlantic World.” |

|b. |Anglicization of the British colonies. |

|c. |resistance to imperial control in the British colonies. |

|d. |spread of European conflicts to North America. |

6. The authors of the excerpt above were most likely motivated by

|a. |resistance to imperial control. |

|b. |the British government’s relative indifference to colonial governance. |

|c. |the political thought of the Enlightenment. |

|d. |Britain’s desire to maintain a viable North American empire. |

This question refers to the following quotation.

“The Negroes are very numerous, some gentlemen having hundreds of them of all sorts, to whom they bring great profit…though some masters, careless of their own interest or reputation, are too cruel and negligent….Several of them are taught to be sawyers, carpenters, smiths, coopers, etc…yet they are by nature cut out for hard labour and fatigue, and will perform tolerably well…and those Negroes make the best servants, that have been slaves in their own country; for they that have been kings and great men are generally lazy, haughty, and obstinate; whereas the others are sharper, better humored, and more laborious…[indentured] servants are but an insignificant number, when compared with the vast shoals of Negroes who are employed as slaves…with only this difference, that the Negroes eat wholesomer bread and better pork with more plenty and ease; and when they are sick, their owners interest and purse are deeply engaged in their recovery, who likewise are obligated to take all the care imaginable of their slaves for their own great profit; so that the Negroes, though they work moderately, yet can live plentifully, have no families to provide for, no danger of beggary, no care for the morrow.”

Hugh Jones, The Present State of Virginia, 1724

7. The ideas expressed in the passage above most clearly show the influence of which of the following?

|a. |A strong belief in British cultural superiority |

|b. |The growth of an Atlantic economy with a shared labor market |

|c. |Altered African gender and kinship relationships in the colonies |

|d. |The pursuit of mercantilist aims within the British Empire |

This question refers to the following quotation.

“These colonies ought to regard the act with abhorrence. For who are a free people? Not those over whom government is reasonably and equitably exercised but those who live under a government, so constitutionally checked and controlled, that proper provision is made against its being otherwise exercised. The late act is founded on the destruction of constitutional security.… In short, if they have a right to levy a tax of one penny upon us, they have a right to levy a million upon us. For where does that right stop?...To use the words of Mr. Locke, ‘What property have we in that, which another may, by rights take, when he pleases, to himself?’…We are therefore—I speak it with grief—I speak with indignation—we are slaves.”

John Dickinson, Letter from a Farmer, 1768

John Dickinson, Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies (New York: The Outlook Company, 1903), 75–78.

8. Which group would most likely have supported the sentiments expressed in the passage above?

|a. |Loyalists in the 1770s and 1780s |

|b. |Backcountry rebels in the 1780s and 1790s |

|c. |Whigs in the 1830s and 1840s |

|d. |Republicans in the 1850s and 1860s |

This question refers to the following quotation.

“The Comanche tribe is equally pacific and maintains an attitude of unexampled good faith since I punished them with the rigor of the armed forces. I have observed them with the greatest equity and kindness and have made them understand the authority of our arms, which they did not believe in, for they were excessively arrogant from dominating the rest of the tribes. Thus the encounters which they had had in the past with us had always left their vanity and pride confident of overcoming our arms. Because of this attitude, they frequently attacked these settlements and committed robberies in the province. But, having been decisively defeated in a pitched battle I had with them, they are entirely persuaded and have maintained up to now perfect and faithful friendship with complete confidence in us. This is what your grace must try to maintain….Your grace ought to conduct yourself with the greatest energy and precaution to prevent this tribe from withdrawing from its dependence upon us. Out of such an action would originate the most pernicious evils.”

Letter from New Mexico Governor Tomás Cachupín to his successor, 1754

Alfred Barnaby Thomas, ed., The Plains Indians and New Mexico, 1751–1778: A Collection of Documents Illustrative of the History of the Eastern Frontier of New Mexico (Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1940), 132–37.

9. The methods described in the passage above were most similar to those of which European colonial power in the Americas during the 16th and 17th centuries?

|a. |The Portuguese |

|b. |The English |

|c. |The French |

|d. |The Spanish |

This question is based on the following British political cartoon.

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Library of Congress

10. Which of the following turning points set the stage for the controversy depicted in the cartoon above?

|a. |Britain’s victory over France in North America |

|b. |The spread of French revolutionary ideas throughout Europe |

|c. |The signing of the Declaration of Independence |

|d. |The American Revolutionary War |

11. The American independence movement was least fueled by

|a. |the impact of revivals and evangelical ideas. |

|b. |Enlightenment political thought. |

|c. |colonial economic concerns. |

|d. |the fear of attack from other European powers. |

This question is based on the excerpt below.

“SECTION 1…If any persons shall unlawfully combine or conspire together, with intent to oppose any measure or measures of the government of the United States…, or to impede the operation of any law of the United States, or to intimidate or prevent any person holding…office in or under the government of the United States, from undertaking, performing or executing his trust or duty, and if any person or persons, with intent as aforesaid, shall counsel, advise or attempt to procure any insurrection, riot, unlawful assembly, or combination…, he or they shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and on conviction...shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, and by imprisonment during a term not less than six months nor exceeding five years…

SECTION 2…If any person shall write, print, utter or publish, or shall cause or procure to be written, printed, uttered or published…, any false, scandalous and malicious writing or writings against the government of the United States, or either house of the Congress of the United States, or the President of the United States, with intent to defame the said government…or to bring them...into contempt or disrepute; or to excite against them...the hatred of the good people of the United States…, or to aid, encourage or abet any hostile designs of any foreign nation against the United States…, then such person, being thereof convicted…shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars, and by imprisonment not exceeding two years.”

The Sedition Act, 1798

Excerpted text from congressional bill, July 14, 1798.

12. The legislation above was passed in response to which of the following challenges?

|a. |The constant fear of Indian attacks along the border |

|b. |The limitations of the Articles of Confederation |

|c. |The potential for loyalist criticism and sabotage |

|d. |The threat posed by foreign alliances and entanglements |

13. Which of the following continuities in United States history is best demonstrated by the excerpt above?

|a. |The debate over voting rights and citizenship |

|b. |The debate between federal and states’ rights |

|c. |The debate over the balance of liberty and order |

|d. |The debate between executive and legislative power |

This question refers to the following image.

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Courtesy, Winterthur Museum.

14. Women’s status during the late 1700s changed as they

|a. |began to earn the right to vote in some places. |

|b. |gained new standing in American political culture. |

|c. |developed cultures reflecting their interests and experiences. |

|d. |became involved in various reform efforts outside the home. |

This question refers to the following quotation.

“The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is, in extending our commercial relations to have with them as little political connection as possible. So far as we have already formed engagements let them be fulfilled with perfect good faith. Here let us stop.…The Unity of Government which constitutes you one people…is a main Pillar in the Edifice of your real independence…your tranquility at home; your peace abroad.…I have already intimated to you the danger of parties in the State, with particular reference to founding them on geographical discriminations.…The Spirit of Party…is inseparable from our nature, having its root in the strongest passions of the human mind. It exists under different shapes, in all governments, more or less stifled, controlled or repressed; but in those of the popular form, it is seen in its greatest rankness, and is truly their worst enemy. The alternate dominion of one faction over another, sharpened by the spirit of revenge…is itself a frightful despotism; but this leads at length to a more formal and permanent despotism.”

George Washington, Farewell Address, 1796

From James D. Richardson, ed., A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1896–1899), 1:205–216 passim.

15. The speech above best reflects which of the following continuities in United States history?

|a. |Debates over the relationship between the executive and legislative branches |

|b. |Debates over the relationship between federal and state governments |

|c. |Debates over how to properly interpret the Constitution |

|d. |Debates over the proper role of political parties |

16. Which of the following most directly prompted the arguments in the speech above?

|a. |The French withdrawal from North America and renewed Indian attacks |

|b. |Disagreements over the French Revolution and foreign policy |

|c. |Internal unrest and backcountry rebellions against federal taxation |

|d. |Debates over calls to abolish slavery and expand democracy |

This question refers to the following maps.

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1796 Presidential Election Map 1800 Presidential Election Map

Henretta et al., America’s History, Seventh Edition, Bedford/St. Martin's, p. 211. Reprinted by permission.

17. The maps above are best seen as evidence of the

|a. |expansion of voting rights to greater numbers of white men. |

|b. |continued influx of immigrants to the United States. |

|c. |bitter nature of partisan politics in the 1790s. |

|d. |regional basis of early American political parties. |

18. During the 1790s, disagreements in which area were LEAST responsible for the emergence of political parties?

|a. |Economics |

|b. |Politics |

|c. |Slavery |

|d. |Foreign Policy |

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