US Honors Final Review Game

Which of the following was NOT one of the causes of the War of 1812?

• The British encouraging Native American attacks on US settlements

• War Hawks looking for territorial Expansion

• Federalists’ commercial hostility towards Great Britain

• The imprisonment of US sailors into the British Navy

Which of the following contributed most directly to the convening of the Hartford Convention in 1814?

• 1. the War Hawks’ objections to the War of 1812, which failed to annex Canada

• Federalist objections to the War of 1812, which devastated New England shipping

• Democratic-Republicans’ objections to the War of 1812, which enlarged the national government

• Tecumseh’s objections to the War of 1812, which failed to protect Indian claims to land

One direct effect of the War of 1812 was....

• 1. the increased wealth of the U.S. government and the Bank of the United States.

• 1. the stimulus of domestic manufacturing and increased American self-sufficiency.

• 1. the bitter defeat of General Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans and his damaged reputation.

• the French revolt against the British government in Canada.

Which of the following best describes the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of McCulloch v. Maryland?

• States could not interfere with the workings of the national government.

• The national government could not interfere with the workings of states.

• States have incidental and implied powers to employ for their citizens’ welfare.

• 1. States retain their sovereignty in deciding the legitimacy of a federal law.

In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court upheld which type of constitutional interpretation?

• 1. broad construction and implied powers

• 1. strict construction and enumerated powers

• moderate construction and reserved powers

• common construction and inherent powers

The McCulloch v. Maryland decision did which of the following?

• 1. It denied that the operation of the national government requires a bank.

• It legitimized Congress’ power to charter a bank.

• It required states to tax a national bank’s branches.

• It disallowed Congress’ power to establish corporations.

The map most directly reflects which of the following?

• By 1830, the United States was linked by a system of railroads.

• 1. By 1830, the United States was linked by a network of canals and roads.

• 1. By 1830, there was more of a transportation network in the south than in the northeast.

• By 1830, the transportation network extended west of the Mississippi River.

Which of the following promoted the national government’s funding of roads and canals?

• the Waltham System

• the Commonwealth System

• the Benevolent Empire

• the American System

The Transportation Revolution contributed most directly to which of the following changes?

• By connecting conservative organizations of social reform, it launched the Benevolent Empire.

• By linking industries, consumers, and natural resources, it fueled the market revolution.

• By linking wage earners in different factory towns, it launched the union movement.

• 1. By connecting suffrage activists in various regions, it promoted the Democratic Revolution.

Which of the following political figures was most directly involved in crafting the Missouri Compromise?

• John Quincy Adams

• Henry Clay

• Thomas Jefferson

• Charles Sumner