US History Fall Final [2023]

What contributed to the spread of slavery in the thirteen colonies?

• Cash crops

• Religious persecution

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• General James Oglethorpe

English Puritans settled in North America to escape what?

• Trade routes to Asia

• Mayflower Compact

• Trade-related jobs

• Religious persecution

The initial reason European explorers were sailing to the Americas was because they were searching for?

• Cash crops

• Religious persecution

• Trade routes to Asia

• Mayflower Compact

Who founded Georgia as a barrier between Spanish Florida and the British colonies?

• Cash crops

• Religious persecution

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• General James Oglethorpe

Slaves in the north did work in what type of jobs?

• Cash crops

• Religious persecution

• Trade-related jobs

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

Distance from Great Britain led to the creation of which documents? (3 answers)

• Mayflower Compact

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• English Bill of Rights

How did the Founding Fathers address the following grievance “he has affected to render the military independent of and superior to the Civil power"?

• Economic differences between large and small states

• A bicameral legislature would have equal representation AND representation based on population

• Congress approving a treaty made by the President

• The President is the commander in chief of the armed forces

How did the Founding Fathers address the following grievance "imposing taxes without our consent"?

• Economic differences between large and small states

• A bicameral legislature would have equal representation AND representation based on population

• Congress approving a treaty made by the President

• Only Congress can pass laws on taxation

Answer explanation

Congress is chosen by the citizens. When the citizens choose their representative, it is a way of giving Congress permission to tax.

The Sixth Amendment states that you have the right to a...

• Trial by jury

• Unreasonable search and seizures

• The President is the commander in chief of the armed forces

• Only Congress can pass laws on taxation

What affected the outcome of the Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise the most?

• Citizens electing House of Representatives

• Unreasonable search and seizures

• Economic differences between large and small states

• A bicameral legislature would have equal representation AND representation based on population