Holiday Break Review Quiz

What would be the best title for this map?

• British Domination of the Americas

• Triangular or Transatlantic Trade Routes

• Spanish Colonies in the New World

• The United States in 1750

Why did the British attempt to raise taxes in the colonies during the second half of the 1700s?

• To pay for the French and Indian War.

• To fight the threat from Napoleon.

• To finance colonial social programs.

• To pay for Native American territory.

What role did geography play in the Battle of Yorktown?

• Due to Yorktown’s lack of a fresh water source, the British were forced to surrender.

• The location of surrounding mountains cut off the British supplies, ensuring a Colonial victory.

• Due to Yorktown’s location on the coast, the ocean served as another line of defense.

• The area was flooded during the battle, confusing the British foot soldiers.

Which of the following was NOT a precedent set during the presidency of George Washington?

• The formation of a Cabinet.

• Taking residence in the White House.

• Retiring after two terms in office.

• The constitutional authority to enforce laws.

In 1832 South Carolina’s state legislature passed the Nullification Act, declaring that South Carolina would:

• nullify the Constitution

• not pay tariffs

• nullify the Bill of Rights

• not pay any of its debts

Why was the Missouri Compromise so important?

• it put an end to future slave rebellions

• it kept the balance of free states and slave states in Congress

• it gave the slave states more power than the free states

• It gave the free states more power than the slave states

The slogan ‘Fifty-four forty or fight!’, the annexation of Texas, and the Mexican War all relate to the:

• theory of nullification

• practice of secession

• belief in Manifest Destiny

• idea of due process

The most significant aspect of the Mexican-American War on the United States during the 20 years following the war was that it:

• led to the development of the idea of “passive resistance” among those who opposed the war

• ended years of hostility between the United States and Mexico

• reignited the slavery conflict in regards to all the territories newly acquired from Mexico

• gave America undisputed control over Mexican foreign policy for the next 20 years

The Kansas-Nebraska Act that was established in 1854 created a firestorm of opposition because it:

• prohibited slavery in Kansas and Nebraska as well as confirming the rights of New Mexico and Arizona settlers to prohibit slavery

• allowed slavery north of the line agreed upon in the Missouri Compromise, effectively repealing it

• mandated the extension of slavery in all Western territories except California in return for the creation of the Nebraska and Kansas territories

• legally repealed the doctrine of popular sovereignty in the Western territories

At the beginning of the Civil War, 92% of the United States’ industrial output was

• Produced in the North, supplying Union troops with generous resources and weapons.

• Established in the South giving it a major advantage.

• Established in the North giving it a major disadvantage.

• Produced in the South, supplying Confederate troops with limited weapons & resources.