Mock EOC

Which statement best describes the changing relationship between most individuals in the American colonies and their governments between 1763 and 1800?

• Government taxes and regulations significantly reduced the rights of individuals.

• Individuals became less reliant on government programs and more self-sufficient.

• Government became less important as individuals settled across the western frontier.

• Individuals accepted a larger role for both their state government and the new federal government.

Answer explanation

Between 1763 and 1800, individuals in the American colonies accepted a larger role for both their state government and the new federal government.

The true intent and meaning of this act [is] not to legislate slavery into any Territory or State, nor to exclude it therefrom, but to leave the people thereof perfectly free to form and regulate their domestic institutions in their own way. —An Act to Organize the Territories of Nebraska and Kansas, Section 14, 1854 How did many abolitionists hope to use this act to further their cause?

• by utilizing popular sovereignty to outlaw slavery when Nebraska became a state

• by using the separation of powers to make slavery illegal when Nebraska became a state

• by invoking the rule of law to make slavery illegal and to free the slaves when Nebraska became a state

• by demanding respect for individual rights through the courts to free the slaves when Nebraska became a state

Answer explanation

Abolitionists hoped to use popular sovereignty to outlaw slavery when Nebraska became a state.

The text is an excerpt from a document issued by Mississippi's secession convention in 1861. Hostility to the institution of slavery increased, until, in 1819–20, it deprived the South of more than half the vast territory acquired from France in the Louisiana Purchase. The same hostility divided Texas and seized upon all the territory acquired from Mexico. It refuses the admission of new slave States into the Union, and seeks to extinguish slavery by confining it within its present limits, denying the power of expansion. 'A Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of the State of Mississippi from the Federal Union'. The text best supports which effect of Manifest Destiny?

• Manifest Destiny contributed to regional conflicts that resulted in the Civil War.

• Manifest Destiny was responsible for an interruption in diplomacy with European powers.

• Manifest Destiny encouraged U.S. citizens to identify themselves by their country over their states.

• Manifest Destiny united U.S. citizens around the cause of expanding the nation to the Pacific Ocean.

Answer explanation

The text supports the effect of Manifest Destiny contributing to regional conflicts that resulted in the Civil War.

Use the letter written to President Abraham Lincoln to answer the question. Office of the Union Pacific Rail Road Company, New York 23. Nov. 1863. Sir: If the Engineers are ready, it is proposed to break ground on the Pacific Rail Road, on the 1st or 2nd day of next month, at some point in Nebraska . . . In view of the vastness of the enterprise, and its probable influence upon the political and commercial prosperity of the country, it would be gratifying to receive a communication from you to be read on the occasion. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, Your obedient Servant. John A. Dix President of the Union Pacific Rail Road Company Which characteristic of the era is exemplified in this letter?

• the spread of nativist ideologies

• the conditions that led to the creation of labor unions

• the tensions between Native Americans and the U.S. government

• the growing relationship between the U.S. government and businesses

Answer explanation

The letter exemplifies the growing relationship between the U.S. government and businesses during the era.

Read the excerpt. Until the latest of our world conflicts, the United States had no armaments industry. American makers of plowshares could, with time and as required, make swords as well. But now we can no longer risk emergency improvisation of national defense; we have been compelled to create a permanent armaments industry of vast proportions. Added to this, three and a half million men and women are directly engaged in the defense establishment. We annually spend on military security more than the net income of all United State corporations. —President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Farewell Address, 1961 The excerpt supports which statement about the Cold War–era history of the United States?

• The development of new weapons began a new era of peace and prosperity

• Foreign crises and conflicts expanded the size and role of the federal government.

• The country increased its involvement in the domestic affairs of other nations.

• Many citizens feared the presence of communists in social and cultural institutions.

Answer explanation

The excerpt supports the statement that foreign crises and conflicts expanded the size and role of the federal government.

Use the information in the table to answer the question.

• The southern colonies had better access to ocean resources.

• The northern colonies had less capital to invest in new technology.

• The northern colonies had a smaller percentage of highly skilled workers.

• The southern colonies had more land suitable for agricultural development.

Answer explanation

The southern colonies had more land suitable for agriculture.

How did these events represent a continuation of earlier interactions between Native Americans and the United States?

• Native Americans won battles, and the United States lost territory.

• Native Americans were forced off their lands, and the United States violated treaties.

• Native Americans migrated west, and the United States banned religious ceremonies.

• Native Americans discovered gold on their lands, and the United States bought the mineral rights to these lands.

Answer explanation

The correct choice states that Native Americans were forced off their lands and the United States violated treaties, which is a continuation of earlier interactions between them.

The perceived weakening of moral traditions in the 1920's led to the rise of .........

• feminism

• fundamentalism

• socialism

Answer explanation

The weakening of moral traditions in the 1920's led to the rise of fundamentalism, as people sought a return to traditional values and beliefs.

Which famous court case highlights early efforts (1920's) of religious conservatives to influence what is taught in schools?

• the Scopes Trial

• the Darwin Trial

• Tennessee vs Bryant

• Tennessee vs Department of Education

Answer explanation

The famous court case that highlights early efforts of religious conservatives to influence what is taught in schools is the Scopes Trial.

• The posters used propaganda to show the strength of the U.S. military
• The posters showed the strongest branch of the U.S. military at that time.
• The posters used propaganda to gain support for the war effort and to recruit service members.
• The posters reflected the financial benefits of supporting the war effort and joining the armed forces.