Quiz #4: November 2

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 churches

• 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

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

• paying off all government debts

• gaining the respect of foreign nations

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.

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

• wished states to retain their absolute sovereignty

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

• hoped to weaken the power of Congress

• wanted to create an independent judiciary elected by the people

During the 1790s, which factor best explains why the United States was able to stay out of foreign conflicts?

• Europe depended on farm products from the United States.

• The United States had announced the Monroe Doctrine.

• France and Great Britain agreed to end colonialism.

• The Atlantic Ocean helped the United States remain isolated from foreign threats.

Which statement describes an effect of the Louisiana Purchase (1803)?

• The size of the United States was doubled.

• The boundary with Mexico was finally established.

• The Northwest Territory became part of the United States.

• The Mississippi River became the western boundary of the United States.

The purchase of the Louisiana Territory in 1803 was supported by farmers in Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee primarily because they wanted to

• end conflicts with Mexico on the western frontier

• gain unrestricted access to the Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans

• end the practice of slavery

• secure an easier route for transporting their products to the Pacific Coast

Many New England citizens opposed United States participation in the War of 1812 because they

• feared a Russian invasion in the Northwest

• worried that France might try to regain Canada

• resented disruption of their trade with England

• resisted the extension of slavery into western territories