Domain 2: Summative

George Washington's establishment of the Cabinet, his decision to step down after two terms, and his inaugural address are examples of (SSUSH6a)

• actions mandated by the Constitution.

• precedents set by him for future presidents.

• errors corrected by subsequent presidents.

• expansions of presidential authority beyond the Constitution.

What was the main goal of the Sedition Acts? (SSUSH6b)

• To prevent immigrants from voting in elections.

• To protect the United States from internal dissent.

• To strengthen the U.S. military against foreign threats.

• To silence and punish critics of President Adams and his policies.

Why did Thomas Jefferson prioritize the acquisition of New Orleans in the Louisiana Purchase? (SSUSH6c)

• New Orleans was essential for controlling access to the Mississippi River.

• Jefferson feared that New Orleans might be seized by Spain.

• New Orleans was crucial for maintaining a balance between free and slave states.

• Jefferson aimed to reduce Spanish influence in North America.

What was one of the main causes for the United States to engage in the War of 1812 against Great Britain?

• The British navy attacked American coastal cities.

• British forces occupied American territories.

• The British navy's practice of impressment of American sailors.

• British merchants imposed high tariffs on American goods.

What was the primary purpose of the Monroe Doctrine? (SSUSH6e)

• To establish a US alliance with European nations for mutual defense.

• To warn European powers against further colonization in the Western Hemisphere.

• To promote free trade agreements between the US and Latin American countries.

• To support European colonial efforts in Africa and Asia.

Which group saw an expansion of voting rights due to Jacksonian Democracy?

• women

• freed slaves

• native americans

• non-landholding white males

Which answer BEST completes the diagram? (SSUSH7b)

• Results of the Civil War

• Causes of the German Migration

• Key pieces of the American System

• Features of the Kansas-Nebraska Act

Which religious revival was instrumental in garnering support for the abolitionist cause in the Antebellum era? (SSUSH7c)

• The Counter-Reformation

• The Second Great Awakening

• The Protestant Reformation

• The New Evangelical Reformation

What was the primary job of most white men in the antebellum South? (SSUSH7d)

• plantation owners.

• seafaring traders.

• merchants or shopkeepers.

• non-slaveholding family farmers.

Frederick Douglass is best known for his work in (SSUSH7d)

• abolition.

• women's suffrage.

• labor rights.

• education reform.