US I History Final

The Authors of the Declaration of Independence used the phrases "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness" to identify

• natural rights
• states rights
• legal rights
• economic rights 

The French-Indian War was a continuous struggle for power between which two nations? 

• France and Spain
• France and Portugal 
• France and India
• France and Britain 

The nations first two political parties were the Federalists and

• Independents 
• Anti-Federalists 
• Jeffersonians 
• Democratic-Republicans 

The Connecticut Compromise, or Great Compromise, resulted in the

• Formation of the Supreme Court
• creation of the bi-cameral legislature
• development of the two party system
• ban of slavery and their importation 

Federalism is best defined as the principle of government that

• Divides power between central and state governments 
• Establishes a system of checks and balances
• Allows states to nullify law
• Places most power in the hands of the legislature 

The proposal to admit Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state in 1820 became known as 

• the Maine Compromise
• the Gradualism Pact
• the Missouri Compromise 
• the Clay Compromise 

The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 marked the beginning of the

• women's rights movement
• abolitionist movement 
• nativist movement
• temperance movement 

The Louisiana Purchase of 1803 was considered a success because it 

• secured control of Florida from the Spanish
• ended French control of the Mississippi 
• ended British occupation of forts on American soil
• eliminated Russian influence in North America 

Supporters of Manifest Destiny believed that 

• white men were meant to civilize Native Americans
• The US was meant to be the most powerful nation in the world
• the nation was meant to spread from coast to coast, across North America
• Christianity was to be the primary religion of North America 

Dispute over land in the Ohio River Valley, as well as parts of Canada between the French and British (1754-63) led to which war?

• The American Revolution
• The Civil War 
• The War of 1812
• The French and Indian War