Between 1650 and 1673, England’s government implemented a mercantilist policy with a series of Navigation Acts. Which of the following was not one of the rules set for colonial trade?

Tobacco and various other goods were ordered to be shipped solely to Spanish lands, where British ports would home and sell the product for a large profit

Trade to and from the colonies could be carried only by English or colonial-built ships, which could be operated only by English or colonial-built ships, which could be operated only by British or colonial crew

All goods imported to the colonies, except for some perishables, had to pass through ports in England

Certain goods were only allowed to be exported to the mother country of England only

King Philip's War represented the:

Last Indian effort to stop European settlers from taking their land

Minor conflict in terms of fighting and casualties

First conflict between the religious refugees and the King

The growing resentment from slaves that were taken from Africa to the New World

During the development of colonial democracy, what was one of the challenges that the colonists faced?

Governors abused their political powers and rarely answered to anyone but the King and other England officials

Various females held some political power that contested the men

Non-property owners held the majority of power that was used to gain economic advantages

Many colonies lacked the financial support and desire needed to develop a successful democracy

What was the major significance of the New England Federation?

It established that the colonies could unify to fight for a common purpose

It showed that colonies were codependent of their mother country

It marked the ending of colonial rivalries that once set them apart

It weakened the fight the colonies and made them vulnerable to Indian attack

How did European settlers in North America legally justify seizing areas of land from the Native American people who first settled on it?

Treaties were negotiated between the two parties

The French and British claimed the land after defeating the Natives in battle

The lifestyle of the natives led the British to believe that the land belonged to the farmers and wasn’t as important to the hunters and gathers than it was the farmers

Indian were not Christian which meant that they didn’t have the right to settle on the land and it was only meant for the Christians

In 1681, William Penn was repaid a large debt that the royal family owed and was given a in the form of a grant of American land for a colony that he called Pennsylvania. What was the goal for William Penn’s new colony of Pennsylvania?

Provide religious refuge for quakers and other persecuted people

Buy land from the natives for a very low price

Use the land for non-profitable charity that solely aided the persecuted

Which of the following changes was a direct result of Bacon’s Rebellion?

Transition of labor from indentured servants to African slaves

Pennsylvania was established as a royal colony

The decrease of colonial resistance towards royal control

A decline in class differences between the poor farmers and wealthy planters

What piece of information is true about the Valladolid Debate from 1550-1551?

Las Casas was able to establish the basic arguments on behalf of justice for Indians

Bartolome de Las Casas was able to gain equal treatment for Native Americans

Priest, Juan Gines de Sepulveda helped in Las Casas’ fight for equal treatment for Natives

The opposing side that was against the equal treatment of slaves clearly won the debate by popular demand

All of the following is true about the Great Awakening EXCEPT:

Ministers gained a greater amount of authority over the among those who began to study the Bible at home

George Whitefield stressed that God was all-powerful and would save only those who openly professed belief in Jesus Christ

It caused a division between churches, between those who supported its teachings and those who condemned them

It had a democratizing effect by changing the way people viewed authority

Following a confederate victory at Bull Run, Lee led his army into Union territory in Maryland on September 17, 1862 which soon became the single bloodiest day of the entire war. Why was the battle of Antietam significant for both the Confederacy and the Union?

The confederacy was forced to retreat and failed to gain foreign aid and Lincoln used this partial win to announce plans to ban slavery.

It was a major win for the Union which restored faith in the North after they had suffered the loss at Bull Run and the confederacy was forced to change their war strategy.

Confederate General Robert E. Lee was crushed by the failure of their plan and resigned. The Union used this victory as a way to announce the Emancipation Proclamation.

The Union army suffered a loss resulting in Union commander McClellan being removed and the South having increased support nation wide proving they were a force to be reckoned with.

The Emancipation Proclamation declared all slaves freed except-

Slaves vital to production of military supplies

William Harrison died 4 weeks into his presidency leaving John Tyler to take his place. What conflict caused the entire cabinet to resign soon after Tyler became president?

Tyler was a strong state’s rights advocate who rejected the proposition of a national bank in opposition to the Whig dominated cabinet rooting for it.

The cabinet did not feel Tyler was educated enough to be president.

A primarily democratic cabinet clashed with Tyler’s pro-federal government philosophies.

The cabinet was loyal to Harrison did not want to work under another president.

The Free Soil Party formed in 1848. Which of the following statements best sums up their views on slavery?

The party was not against slavery in the South however, they were against the expansion of slavery into new lands in the West in order to reserve new economic opportunity for whites only.

The party supported slavery as they believed only whites should have access to new economic opportunities provided by new land in the West.

The party was a huge supporter of the abolitionist movement and not only banishing slavery in the southern states, but also preventing its expansion.

The party was pro-slavery and believed banning slavery in the West was a violation of constitutional rights.

What was the Ostend Manifesto?

A document that warned Spain that it must sell Cuba to the United States or risk having it taken by force.

An attempt of southerns to extend slavery into new land on the west coast.

A document issued by the US government to Mexico requesting to buy a strip of land for $10 million in order to extend the railroad.

A settlement of a border dispute between New Mexico and Texas that granted Texas possession of the disputed land.

Why were the border states of such importance to Lincoln during the civil war?

The Ohio and Mississippi River were vital transportation vessels located in border state territory

Maryland was the only state standing between confederate territory and the union capital in Washington DC

Border states had immense manufacturing capacity

“With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.” -Second Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln. Which description best matches Lincoln’s plan to heal the nation’s wounds going into his second term?

Lincoln was lenient on the South and declared that a southern state could be readmitted into the Union once 10% of its voters swore an oath of allegiance to the Union.

Lincoln had a desire to punish the South for the widespread destruction by limiting their control in government by reducing the number of representatives southern states had in the federal government.

In order to ensure that equal rights for African Americans would be upheld, Lincoln planned to split the South into 4 military districts with union soldiers stationed in all of them.

Lincoln declared that a state must have a majority within its borders take the oath of loyalty, a state must formally abolish slavery, and no Confederate officials could participate in the new governments in order to be readmitted into the Union.

Booker T Washington and WEB Du Bois were two African American rights activists in the late 19th century. Although they had a common goal of securing equal rights for blacks, they had differing views on how to achieve this goal. What were the key differences between their views?

Washington urged blacks to accept discrimination for the time being and concentrate on elevating themselves through hard work while Du Bois advocated for immediate political and social change and the education of African Americans.

Web Du Bois believed Blacks should just accept discrimination for the time being until African Americans worked their way up in society while Washington thought this would encourage discrimination and called for immediate resistance to oppression.

Washington was a firm democrat who felt that it was up to the state governments to enforce equality for all people while Du Bois was a republican in favor of a strong central government enforcing equal rights.

Du Bois felt that blacks should do whatever they felt they needed to do in order to secure their rights even if it involved violence while Washington was firm in his beliefs that the only way to gain equality was to use peaceful tactics.

The majority of immigrants coming to America in the 1800’s were considered “New Immigrants” because they were coming from different countries than the “Old Immigrants” had come from. What were some of the distinguishing features that set new immigrants apart from the old immigrants?

A) Old immigrants were Protestant and came from countries that had democratic governments while New immigrants tended to have more radical political ideas and were a variety of different religions.

B) New immigrants were mostly educated Protestants while a majority of the Old immigrants were illiterate and Catholic.

C) New immigrants tended to be poor unskilled workers, reluctant to assimilate to American culture while old immigrants were quick to assimilate and were often skilled laborers.

In his article, The Gospel of Wealth , Andrew Carnegie stated, “The contrast between the palace of the millionaire and the cottage of the laborer with us to-day…is not to be deplored, but welcomed as highly beneficial. It is…essential for the progress of the race.” Andrew Carnegie believed that-

The rich had a responsibility to use their money for the greater good of society.

More restrictions should be placed on big corporations in order to protect smaller businesses and laborers.

Large corporation owners should raise the wages of their workers.

The strongest competitors will survive economically and the poor should work hard to fight for themselves.

Which of the following statements best describes the status of Native American tribes in the late 19th century?

The US government no longer treated the tribes as sovereign units and forced them onto modest reservations.

They were strong military, and cultural forces that successfully resisted any attempts of the federal government to interfere with their affairs.

The US government treated tribes as sovereign units and allowed them to keep large amounts of land.

The Natives were very separate from the rest of America and the federal government had no interest in assimilating them in order to avoid conflict.

In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the U.S. Supreme Court established the general principle that

States could require separate accommodations in places such as on trains, and in schools for blacks and whites as long as the accommodations were equal.

Local governments could use zoning and building codes to enforce racial segregation by neighborhood

Segregation is unconstitutional in any and all cases.

The constitution is color-blind and neither knows nor tolerates classes among citizens

Which of the statements below was not an effect that the expansion of railroads had on America during the 1800’s?

Advertising and new marketing techniques were developed.

Opened up new markets for farmers, industrialists, and bankers.

Brought a dramatic reduction in the time and money it took to move heavy goods.

24 time zones were created, 4 in the United States.

Why was the election of 1876 between Rutherford B. Hayes and Samuel Tilden was one of the most controversial elections in American history?

Tilden won the popular vote but 20 votes from three Republican-controlled states remained disputed due to allegations of widespread voter fraud which forced Congress to set up a special electoral commission to determine the winner.

The electoral college had Hayes as a winner but Tilden clearly won the popular vote leading to public outcry against the electoral college.

Many discriminatory laws were in place at this time preventing people of color from voting which lead to a very swayed and disputed final verdict in the election.

Shortly before election day, Tilden sabotaged Hayes’ campaign illegally swaying the people in his favor.

Two aggressive Wall Street speculators, manipulated the gold market and because of the manipulations, the price of gold plummeted on the New York Gold Exchange on September 24, 1869. Many people were financially ruined and the infamous day was referred to as Black Friday. The two rebel speculators were named-

William Tweed and George G. Barnard

John Jacob Astor and Leland Stanford

Cornelius Vanderbilt and John D. Rockefeller

“The abolitionism which I advocate is as absolute as the law of God, and as unyielding as his throne. It admits of no compromise. Every slave is a stolen man; every slaveholder is a man stealer. By no precedent, no example, no law, no compact, no purchase, no bequest, no inheritance, no combination of circumstances, is slaveholding right or justifiable.” What was an important consequence of the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

It temporarily silenced debate but ultimately failed to resolve the controversy over slavery.

It overturned the Dred Scott decision by banning slavery in all parts of the newly acquired Louisiana territory.

It caused the Civil War by permitting slavery in all parts of the Louisiana territory.

It permanently resolved the debate over slavery by counting slaves as the three-fifths of a person.

“But when the laws undertake to add to these natural and just advantages artificial distinctions, to grant titles, gratuities, and exclusive privileges, to make the rich richer and the potent more powerful, the humble members of society the farmers, mechanics, and laborers who have neither the time nor the means of securing like favors to themselves, have a right to complain of the injustice of their Government.”Why did Jacksonian Democrats oppose the Market Revolution and industrialization?

The economic changes created inequality and wage-dependency.

The economic changes benefited the South and impoverished the North.

The economic changes reinforced support for slavery.

Jacksonian Democrats favored socialism over capitalism.

What was the significance of the Battle of Saratoga?

The French took the American Revolution as a serious act of independence and joined forces with the Patriots.

The British decided to retreat and surrender at the end of the war.

The French took the American Revolution to be a serious act of rebellion and joined British forces.

The French saw the strength of the American Revolution and decided to have their own war.

“To present a picture of it was desirable in every point of view. The map so constructed, shows at a glance the whole extent of the United States territory from sea to sea; and in tracing the probable expansion of the human race from east to west, the mind finds an agreeable resting place on its western limits. The view is complete, and leaves nothing to be wished for. It also adds to the beauty and symmetry [balance] of the map; which will, it is confidently believed, be found one of the most useful and ornamental [decorative] works ever executed [created] in this country.”John Melish, 1816.According to Melish, why did he decide to draw the map of the United States this way?

The map made expansion of the United States seem probable.

The map made citizens aware of how large the country was with the addition of the Louisiana Territory.

The map showed the distinct topographies and terrain of the country.

The map had great aesthetic value and symmetry.

“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. Europe has a set of primary interests which to us have none, or a very remote relation. Hence she must be engaged in frequent controversies, the causes of which are essentially foreign to our concerns.” George Washington, Farewell Address, 1796. The concerns expressed by Washington were a response to the

controversy regarding support for the revolutionary government of France.

debate over the proper treatment of American Indian tribes in the trans-Appalachian West.

dispute over the possibility of annexing Canada from Great Britain.

conflict with Great Britain over the treatment of American Loyalists.

Which of the following was a major difference in economic development between the Northeast and the South in the first half of the 1800s?

The South relied much less on wage labor than the Northeast.

Southern exports had a far lower value than exports from the Northeast.

Banking and shipping grew more rapidly in the South than in other regions.

The South had few commercial connections with other regions of the United States.

The developments described in the excerpt most directly reflect which of the following changes in the first half of the 1800s?

The sharp increase in the number of workers making goods for distant markets.

Women’s acquisition of new legal rights independent of their fathers and husbands.

The emergence of a larger and more distinct middle class.

Many women’s embrace of the idea of separate spheres.

Many supporters of the declaration in 1848 broke ranks with which of the following groups by the 1870s?

Supporters of the Fifteenth Amendment

Supporters of Southern secession and states’ rights

“Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.” Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence, 1776The excerpt was written in response to the

British government’s attempt to assert greater control over the North American colonies.

British government’s failure to protect colonists from attacks by American Indians.

colonial governments’ failures to implement mercantilist policies.

colonial governments’ attempts to extend political rights to new groups.

“Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.” Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence, 1776. The ideas about government expressed by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence are most consistent with which of the following?

The concept of hereditary rights and privileges

The principle of religious freedom

“Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.” Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence, 1776. Most historians would argue that the recommendations of Washington’s address ceased to have a significant influence on United States foreign policy as a result of

involvement in the Second World War.

westward expansion in the nineteenth century.

support for Cuban revolutionaries in the Spanish-American War.

Woodrow Wilson’s support for international democratic principles during the First World War.

“To present a picture of it was desirable in every point of view. The map so constructed, shows at a glance the whole extent of the United States territory from sea to sea; and in tracing the probable expansion of the human race from east to west, the mind finds an agreeable resting place on its western limits. The view is complete, and leaves nothing to be wished for. It also adds to the beauty and symmetry [balance] of the map; which will, it is confidently believed, be found one of the most useful and ornamental [decorative] works ever executed [created] in this country.”John Melish, 1816. This map most accurately depicts Manifest Destiny by

Suggesting that expansion from coast to coast was inevitable.

Showing the various terrain of the United States.

Outlining the place of the United States in the world.

Giving a geography lesson of where states currently existed.

Which of the following statements accurately summarizes the concept of judicial review , as established by Marbury v. Madison ?

The Supreme Court should review laws that conflict with the Constitution and can strike down a law as unconstitutional.

When the law and Constitution conflict, it is impossible to know which takes precedence.

When the law and Constitution conflict, the Supreme Court will always rule in favor of the law.

The government is a system of checks and balances and a jury needs to review every decision made within the supreme court.

What consequences did the French & Indian War have for indigenous peoples?

The British victory resulted in renewed pressure on tribal lands.

Divides were created between the people of the Native population

After the French victory they won full citizenship.

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In Europe, a rebirth of classical learning prompted an outburst of artistic and scientific activity in the 15th and 16th centuries known as the Renaissance. What group of people were responsible for the creation of the sailing compass?

Arabs

Chinese

Japanese

Europeans

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In Europe, a rebirth of classical learning prompted an outburst of artistic and scientific activity in the 15th and 16th centuries known as the Renaissance. What group of people were responsible for the creation of the sailing compass?

Arabs

Chinese

Japanese

Europeans

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What regional settlement housed groups such as the Hokokam, Anasazi, and Pueblos, evolving multifaceted societies supported by farming with irrigation systems?

Northwest Settlement

Midwest Settlement

Atlantic Seaboard Settlement

Southwest Settlement

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The Spanish settled in many different areas in Latin America and developed a rigid class system developed in the Spanish colonies, dominated by pure-blooded Spaniards. How was this social development brought about?

Families were brought to these settlements, causing a melting pot of culture and assimilation

Since many natives weren’t as educated as the Spaniards, the level of education they had created the social divide

Few families from Spain settled in the colonies, creating more intermarriage with the natives and blacks

Natives and slaves had similar social ideologies that were strongly opposed by the Spanish settlers, creating a divide between them and the pure-blooded

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Which of these statements do NOT describe the Mestizos?

They were the offspring of Spanish conquistadors and Indians

They formed a cultural bridge between the Europeans and Indians

They were considered a new race

They were regarded higher than the Creoles in the social hierarchy

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The financial means for England's first permanent colonization in America were provided by:

A joint-stock company

A royal proprietar

Queen Elizabeth II

A religious movement

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The early years of the settlement of Jamestown could be characterized by what?

A peaceful series of Native American encounters

Frequent Indian raids

Economic prosperity

Fear of Spanish invasions

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