2019 - 18 Questions - Part 2

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.

—President Abraham Lincoln, second inaugural address, March 4, 1865

Which leadership quality does President Lincoln best demonstrate in this address?

• Inspiration — He wants the Union to be a model of democracy for all nations.

• Compassion — He wants to help those who suffered during the Civil War.

• Confidence — He believes history would prove him correct to fight in the Civil War.

Resolved, that the taxation of the people by themselves, or by persons chosen by themselves to represent them . . . is the only security against a burdensome taxation . . .

—Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions, May 30, 1765

Which statement best explains why this resolution was adopted?

• Colonists were opposed to colonial laws being created only by Parliament.

• Colonists were upset by the punishment imposed after the Boston Tea Party.

• Colonists created this in order to address the causes of the Boston Massacre

According to the Northwest Ordinance, which condition did a U.S. territory have to meet in order to apply for statehood?

• Have a population of sixty thousand free settlers

• Hold a vote on whether to become a free or slave territory

• Establish one public school per district

• Have a territorial governor appointed by the president

Which factor contributed to the founding of new religious groups in the United States?

• Freedoms listed in the Bill of Rights

• Expansion of individual voting rights

• Beliefs expressed by Transcendentalists

Which constitutional issue led to the Nullification Crisis of 1832?

• Do courts have the power to rule on the constitutionality of state law

• Do states have the power to declare a federal law unconstitutional?

• Does the federal government have the authority to enact laws regarding slavery?

The communities in this list below were established in America during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. What did they have in common?

*Brook Farm community members practiced plain living according to transcendentalist philosophy.

*The Amana Colonies established a network of villages with an agricultural base.

*Shakers practiced communal living, pacifism, and gender equality.

• They were dedicated to improving working conditions in factories.

• They attempted to expand suffrage.

• They were devoted to creating ideal societies.

Which grievance from the Declaration of Independence is addressed by the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

• “For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us . . .”

• “For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury . . .”

• “He has obstructed the . . . Laws for establishing Judiciary powers.”

What reason did President James K. Polk give when he asked Congress to declare war against Mexico?

• To stop Mexican attacks against U.S. territory

• To preserve religious freedom within Texas

• To ensure slavery would continue in Texas

The American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European Power.

—President James Monroe, message to Congress, 1823

What was the main reason President Monroe made this statement?

• to strengthen political alliances with European allies

• to address European competition for natural resources

• to prevent European intervention in countries near the United States

Which pair contributed to the development of political parties in the United States?

• George Washington and Paul Revere

• Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton

• Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan