US History Benchmark Review

Why did the three colonial regions develop different economies?

• each had different needs

• each had different climate and geography

• each had different types of workers

• each were told what to develop by England

Virginia established House of Burgesses and Plymouth adopted the Mayflower Compact- what American political tradition did these two examples create?

• mercantilism

• salutary neglect

• self-government

• direct democracy

Created bicameral (2 house) legislature with upper house having equal representation and lower house having representation based on population

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

Created the way for counting slaves for the purpose of representation

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

How did John Marshall's tenure on the Supreme Court impact the role of the federal government?

• decreased the importance of the judicial branch

• strengthened the power of the federal government over the states

• limited the ability of central government to regulate interstate trade

• gave more power to individual state governments

Forced removal of Indians to Oklahoma Territory (west of the Mississippi River)

• Trail of Tears

• Nullification Crisis

• Era of Good Feelings

• Dawes Act

How did land grants given to railroad companies impact Native Americans in the west?

• Encouraged assimilation

• provided money to Natives who sold their land

• provided high-paying jobs to Native Americans

• forced Native Americans on to reservations

What fear is illustrated in this poster?

• immigrants would illegally enter the US

• immigrants would take jobs from native-born Americans

• Native Americans would be given citizenship

• Native Americans needed to watched and contained

Concept illustrated in this engraving

• Manifest Destiny

• Monroe Doctrine

• Imperialism

• Great Awakening

Mercantilism is when

• Raw materials were bought cheaply by the colony and sold as refined materials to the 'Mother Country'

• Raw materials were bought cheaply by the 'Mother Country' and sold as refined materials to the colony

• When merchants sold their goods for high prices to working class citizens

• When working class citizens were forced to sell their products to make profits