American History 1 Final Exam 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

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

• gold
• Manifest Destiny
• Great Awakening
• Religious Freedom

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

What is the first 10 amendments called?

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

What was the first successful English colony?

• Roanoke
• Plymouth
• Pennsylvania
• Jamestown

This cash crop saved Jamestown and was a primary export of Southern Colonies during the 17th and 18th centuries.

• wheat
• corn
• cotton
• tobacco

Why were there more slaves in the southern colonies than in the other two regions?

• The southern Plantation system needed a large work force
• The northern colonies did not have any slaves
• The northern colonies used Native Americans for workers
• Slavery was illegal in the northern colonies

Maintaining balance between free and slave states was important because

• they wanted to maintain balance in Congress.
• Northern states threatened to declare war if balance wasn't maintained. 
• President Lincoln wanted to maintain balance.