Final

Which event demonstrated that citizens sometimes disobey government policies when they feel they are being treated unfairly?

• Boston Tea Party

• Ratification of the Constritution

• Annexation of Texas

• War of 1812

What advice did President George Washington give to the nation in his Farewell address of 1796?

• A new and weak nation should ally itself with stronger nations

• European countries should not try to establish new colonies in the Western Hemisphere

• The United States has the right to intervene in Latin America if necessary

• Americans should avoid permanent alliances with other nations

Which historic document granted freedom to enslaved peoples living in the Confederacy?

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights of 1791

• Monroe Doctrine

• Emancipation Proclamation

How are prices determined in a free enterprise system?

• By government officials

• by tradition

• by the interaction of producers and consumers

• by military leaders

According to the Declaration of independence, which of the following is an "unalienable right" to which all Americans are entitled

• the right to personal liberty

• the right to vote in elections

• the right to own your own home

• the right to a public education

Americans sought to obtain control of New Orleans in 1803 so that-

• Western farmers could ship goods through the Erie Canal

• Western ranchers could drive cattle to railroad stops

• Western farmers could ship goods down the Mississippi River

• Miners could reach California more easily

A group of American citizens attends a public meeting concerning tariff rates. At the meeting, everyone has a chance to express an opinion on the matter. Which two freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights apply to this situation?

• Freedom of speech and freedom of religion

• freedom of religion and the right to petition

• freedom of assembly and freedom of speech

• freedom of assembly and freedom of the press

Which development most encouraged Irish immigration to the United States in the mid-nineteenth century?

• religious persecution against Irish Protestants

• a famine in Ireland from the failure of the potato crop

• the failure of a series of political revolutions aimed at unifying the country

• the need for a workforce to work on the Transcontinental Railroad

What was the main goal of the Women's rights Movement after the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848

• To allow women to join labor unions

• to gain the right to vote for women

• to expand the number of women managers

• to increase the pay of women workers

What motivated British colonists to come to North and South Carolina and Georgia?

• to find gold and silver

• to escape religious persecution

• to escape poverty and obtain land

• to trade furs with the natives