U.S. History End of Course Practice#1

What was a significant aspect of the Mayflower Compact?

• It was the first treaty between the American colonies and the British.

• It was the first attempt to set up a framework for government in America.

• It established the Church of England as the official religion of the American colonies.

• It established a peaceful relationship between the Pilgrims and the Native Americans.

In colonial America, geography most directly influenced

• religious practices.

• voter eligibility.

• economic activities.

• family structure.

European Enlightenment writers of the 17th and 18th Centuries, such as John Locke, influenced America's colonial development by providing

• justification for state-supported teachers.

• a defense of the slave trade.

• arguments for monarchy and rule by divine right.

• ideas about self-government and political rights.

Which document encouraged public support for declaring independence from Great Britain?

• Albany Plan of Union

• Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

• Alien and Sedition Acts

• Common Sense

In colonial America, which industry flourished in New England?

• shipbuilding

• textile manufacturing

• tobacco farming

• wheat farming

What was one result of the trade illustrated on the map?

• It contributed to an increase of Asian immigration to the Americas.

• It contributed to the spread of Catholicism in the Americas.

• It provided a market for American manufactured goods.

• It provided an inexpensive labor force in North America.

The environmental characteristics of the Southern Colonies caused that region's economy to be based on what activity?

• cash crop agriculture

• fur trading

• shipbuilding

• textile manufacturing

Which statement best illustrates the meaning of federalism?

• All citizens enjoy the basic rights of freedom of speech, press, religion, and assembly.

• The Constitution delegates certain powers to the national government but reserves other powers for the states.

• The Constitution can be changed by amendments ratified by Congress.

• The House of Representatives has the power to impeach the president, and the Senate has the power to conduct an impeachment trial.

What was a major success of the national government under the Articles of Confederation (1781-1788)?

• developing a plan for the admission of new states

• establishing the first national export tax

• gaining the respect of foreign nations

• paying off all government debts

The authors of the United States Constitution established a bicameral legislature primarily because they

• hoped to weaken the power of Congress.

• reached a compromise between the large states and the small states over representation.

• wanted to create an independent judiciary elected by the people.

• wished states to retain their absolute sovereignty.