2021 US History Final

Which geographic feature did the British government use in 1763 as a boundary to restrict the westward settlement of American colonists?

• St. Lawrence River

• Rocky Mountains

• Appalachian Mountains

• Mississippi River

Which fundamental political idea is expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

• The government should guarantee every citizen land security.

• The central government and state governments should have equal power.

• If the government denies its people certain basic rights, that government can be overthrown.

• Rulers derive their right to govern from God and are therefore bound to govern in the nation’s best interest.

One of the main principles stated in the Declaration of Independence is that government should

• equality among citizens

• have unlimited power to rule the people

• be based upon the consent (permission) of the governed

• be led by educated citizens

What was added to the U.S.Constitution to guarantee that people's individual freedoms would be protected under the law?

• Bill of Rights
• Petition of Right
• Habeas Corpus
• Preamble

Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

I.___________________________________

A. Brought to colonies against their will

B. Endured brutal conditions

C. Provided labor for a successful agricultural economy D. Resisted attempts to eliminate their culture

• Chinese Immigrants on the West Coast

• Enslaved Africans in the South

• Indentured Servants in New England

• Mexican Farmers in the Southwest

What founding document includes the words, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..."

• Mayflower Compact

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation

• the Constitution

What was the biggest issue with the Articles of Confederation?

• runaway inflation

• no state militia

• no strong central government

• no taxation without representation

At the Constitutional Convention, the "Virginia Plan," which had two houses of Congress, both depended upon population, was supported by who?

• Large States

• Small States

• Free States

• Slave States

What government institution did Andrew Jackson seek to destroy?

• Federal Reserve

• Social Security Administration

• Department of Commerce

• Bank of the United States

John Brown, Harriet Tubman, and Frederick Douglass were all....

• Former Slaves

• Civil War Generals

• Abolitionists