Unit 2 -US History

The United States declared war on Great Britain in 1812 because

• the British navy repeatedly seized American merchant ships.

• the British navy sank an American warship.

• the British claimed rights to the territory of California.

• British companies refused to pay debts to US banks.

The Virginia Plan would have granted more power to

• states with small population.

• industrial states.

• states with large population.

• agricultural states.

What was the significant impact of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?

• It led to the U.S. losing control over the Mississippi River.

• It caused the Spanish-American War.

• It nearly doubled the size of the U.S. and gave it control over the Mississippi River.

• It resulted in a major conflict between the U.S. and Spain.

Which statement BEST describes the power of government provided by the Articles of Confederation?

• The national government held most of the power.

• Government served to successfully unite the needs of all states.

• Congress enforced its power by taxing the states.

• The states had more power than the national government.

The Federalist Papers were written to encourage

• states to send delegates to the Philadelphia Convention.

• delegates in Philadelphia to write a new constitution.

• the ratification of the Constitution.

• the adoption of the Bill of Rights.

The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 is significant because it

• balanced the number of free and slave states in the Union.

• gave free land to all settlers.

• guaranteed universal suffrage.

• included provisions for territorial growth and the admission of new states.

According to the map, what area was purchased from France in 1803?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 1

The rebellions started by Daniel Shays in 1786 were a protest against

• the calling of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

• the war against Britain.

• a tax on whiskey.

• debts and businesses' refusal to accept paper currency.

The Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise both dealt with

• the territorial expansion of slavery.

• the representation of states in Congress.

• the admission of new western states.

• the regulation of interstate commerce.

Why was the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812 sometimes thought of as a "meaningless" American victory?

• The United States lost the War of 1812.

• It occurred after the end of the War of 1812.

• The U.S. surrendered the city to Britain after the war.

• Andrew Jackson was killed during it.