American History 1 Review

What is one reason people wanted change to the Articles of Confederation?

• They opposed the Land Ordinance of 1785.
• They didn't want the government to have only 1 branch. 
• Central government was weak and ineffective.
• State government was weak and ineffective.

In the early 19th Century, what was the US government's Indian policy and what was the primary impact of this policy?

• removal of Indians to land in the east; population growth
• removal of Indians to land in the west; population growth
• removal of Indians to land in the east; thousands of Indians died
• removal of Indians to land in the west; thousands of Indians dies

From 1800 to 1860, what had the greatest economic impact on the South?

• Tobacco
• Cotton
• Rice
• Slavery

To what 19th century reform movement would Horace Mann be most closely associated with?

• Prison Reform
• Asylum Reform
• Military Reform
• School Reform

What was the primary justification for the Mexican War (and other US territorial expansion)?

• gold
• Manifest Destiny
• Great Awakening
• Religious Freedom

What constitutional principles were involved in Scott v. Sanford?

• slaves were citizens and not considered property which violated their 5th amendment
• slaves were not citizens and were considered property and by outlawing slavery this violated whites 5th amendment
• slaves were not citizens and were considered property by outlawing slavery this violated the slaves 5th amendment
• slaves were citizens and not considered property and by outlawing slavery this violated the whites 5th amendment

What was the immediate cause of South Carolina's secession?

• election of Andrew Johnson
• election of Andrew Jackson
• election of Abraham Lincoln
• election of George Washington

In their plan for Reconstruction, both President Abraham Lincoln and President Andrew Johnson sought to...

• punish the South for starting the Civil War
• force the Southern states to pay reparations to the Federal Government
• allow the Southern states to re-enter the nation as quickly as possible
• establish the Republican Party as the only political party in the South

In the period from 1865 to 1900, the United States government aided the development of the West by...

• Maintaining free and unlimited coinage of silver
• Offering low-interest loans to businesses
• Granting land to railroad companies
• Providing price supports for farm products

What is the first 10 amendments called?

• Articles of Confederation
• Consitution
• Bill of Rights
• Declaration of Independence