VUS SOL review #1

Which date on this timeline represents the beginning of a permanent British presence in North America?

• 1565

• 1587

• 1607

• 1620

Which colony was established as a business venture?

• Connecticut

• Massachusetts

• Georgia

• Virginia

The initial French exploration of North America resulted in —

• Economic Colonies in Florida

• Competition with Spanish Settlers

• Plantations using slave labor

• cooperation with native groups

Which factor contributed to colonial victory in the American Revolution?

• Shortages of British troops

• Disloyalty of British generals

• Lack of British popular support

• Weakness of the British Navy

Which document directly influenced the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the United States?

• Mayflower Compact

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Emancipation Proclamation

This statement was issued by the Continental Congress because the British government did not allow —

• colonial businesses to support royal taxes

• powers of the colonial legislatures to increase

• colonists to have representation in Parliament

• laws passed by Parliament to govern the colonies

Which issue led to the development of the first political parties in the United States?

• Abolition of slavery

• Women’s suffrage

• Expansion of western territories

• National government’s powers

Critics of Andrew Jackson’s stand on the Second Bank of the United States accused him of abusing executive powers by —

• ignoring the contributions of political supporters

• using the military against the Cherokee Nation

• using the presidential veto to overrule Congress

• opposing federal funding of internal improvements

Which effect of the Civil War on the South is illustrated by this photograph?

• Industrial pollution

• Economic devastation

• Political corruption

• Agricultural destruction

Uprisings led by Nat Turner and Gabriel Prosser contributed to the Southern states’ decisions to —

• pass harsh fugitive slave laws

• accept the Missouri Compromise

• enact Jim Crow legislation

• support the passing of higher tariffs