US GOV HIST SOL Review

Which date on the 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 Treaty of Alliance of 1778 was signed by the U.S. and ________.

• Spain

• Portugal

• Russia

• France

Which document directly influenced the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the U.S.?

• Mayflower Compact

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Emancipation Proclamation

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

• colonial business 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

The initial French exploration of North America Resulted in

• economic opportunities 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 issue led to the development of the first political parties in the U.S.?

• abolition of slavery

• Women's suffrage

• Expansion of western territory

• National government 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