Practice 2023

The list provides reasons for the establishment of European colonies in the New World:

*to spread the Catholic faith through religious missions

*to find gold, silver, and other riches

*to gain control of large parts of North and South America

Which European country was motivated to colonize the New World for these reasons?

• France

• Germany

• Great Britain

• Spain

Answer explanation

key word: CATHOLIC FAITH

the Spanish were of Catholic faith

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8.2A

This excerpt is from the U.S. Constitution.

The Congress shall have Power . . .

To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States.

--U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3

How did the U.S. Supreme Court interpret this article in Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)?

• States may control commerce within their borders that involves foreign countries

• states may be subject to federal regulation in matters of commerce

• states may pass legislation that restricts interstate commerce

• states may posses the power to regulate interstate commerce

• states may regulate commerce within their own borders

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8.18B

the list provides reasons for growth of representative government during the Colonial Era.

• -- geographic distance from England

• -- need for lawmaking structure

• -- __?__

Which reason correctly replaces the question mark in the list?

• influence of John Locke and other Enlightenment philosophers

• ideas of John Smith and English soldiers

• need to establish trading forts

• interest in growing cash crops

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8.3A

Choose the correct answer from the drop down menu to complete the sentences.

The First Great Awakening of the 1730s and the 1740s focused on the ​ (a)   . This movement contributed to the spread of ​ (b)   throughout the colonies.

• experiences of individuals

• democratic feelings

• enlightenment philosophies of Locke

• Catholic faith

• reform culture

• self-government

• manual labor

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8.3C

this map shows an eastern section of North America during the early 1600s.

Which numbered arrow represents the area where the Pilgrims landed in 1620?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

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8.10A

this map shows the population distribution of the United States in 1790.

Which statement explains how physical geography affected the population distribution of the United States in 1790?

• the southern states offered fertile farmland, allowing for the development of larger cities

• the Proclamation Line of 1763 prevented settlers from moving away from the East Coast

• the Appalachian Mountains served as a barrier that slowed westward expansion

• the Rocky Mountains posed risks to explorers, leading most people to remain East

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8.11A

How did these characteristics influence life in the colonies?

• the New England colonies supported financial growth through high-paying industrial work

• the Southern colonies supported the plantation production of cash crops because of long growing seasons

• the Southern colonies developed large urban centers in order to support increasing manufacturing businesses

• the New England colonies developed large rural populations in order to support increasing agricultural production

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8.12B

This excerpt is from the U.S. Constitution.

All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives.

--U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 1

Based on the excerpt, how did the Great Compromise help create this governmental structure?

• by settling the issue over voting rights in the North

• by settling the issues between Federalists and Anti-Federalists

• by settling the issues over taxation

• by settling the issues between large states and small states

Answer explanation

-Virginia Plan (large states): representation based on population

-New Jersey Plan (small states): equal representation

Virginia Plan + New Jersey Plan = Great Compromise

Great Compromise --> Congress (legislature-make laws) becomes bicameral meaning TWO

Congress (2)---> House of Representatives (based on population) + Senate (equal representation)

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8.4D

--people protested the passage of the Intolerable Acts

--civilians were forced to house soldiers

--people tried to expand self-government

Which era in U.S. History is this?

• Reconstruction

• Sectionalism

• American Revolution

• The Early Republic

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8.1A

which weaknesses are associated with the Article of Confederation?

Select 2 correct answers.

• all states had to approve amendments

• the one-house legislature was based on population

• the central government held too much power

• slavery was banned in the North West Territory

• states coined there own money

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8.15B