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The differences between these two maps resulted from the —

• Missouri Compromise

• Treaty of Ghent

• Louisiana Purchase

• Adams-Onís Treaty

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8.29(C)

8.6(B)

Which government principle is illustrated in this diagram?

• Federalism

• Popular sovereignty

• Republicanism

• Separation of powers

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8.29(C)

8.15(D)

This table shows the population of enslaved people in two regions

of the United States in 1840.

Which statement describes a factor that MOST contributed to the population difference shown in the table?

• The South had a society that relied on wage labor.

• The South had an economy that relied on cotton.

• The South had a variety of natural resources.

• The South had an abundance of large cities.

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8.29(B)

8.12(C)

How did the American colonies react to enforcement of the

Intolerable Acts?

• By collecting funds to pay for the tea destroyed in Boston Harbor

• By sending ambassadors to France to request military aid

• By placing a tax on all goods imported from Great Britain

• By holding the First Continental Congress to discuss unified resistance

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8.29(B)

8.4(A)

Which idea correctly replaces the question mark in this diagram?

• Due Process

• Eminent Domain

• Free Speech

• Federalism

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8.29(B)

8.19(B)

Which historic document had the greatest influence on the first ten

amendments to the U.S. Constitution?

• The English Bill of Rights

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• The Articles of Confederation

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8.29(B)

8.15(A)

Why did the Constitutional Convention agree to the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• To settle debates over the issue of counting the enslaved

  population for representation

• To settle debates over the issue of abolishing the importation of

  enslaved people

• To create a government based on the principle of federalism

• To create a government with a bicameral legislature

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8.29(B)

8.4(D)

What were two effects of this canal on the United States during the

early-to-mid 1800s?

• The Northeast gained access to new trade networks, and the

  Midwest opened for more settlement.

• The South became less dependent on slave labor, while the

  North became more dependent on indentured servants.

• The West became the commercial center of the nation, while the

  Northeast increased dependence on agricultural production.

• The South experienced lower shipping costs, and the West

  expanded international trade.

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8.29(C)

8.27(C)

This diagram shows a sequence of events in colonial history.

Why is this sequence of events important?

• Colonists created a legislature with two houses.

• Colonists declared independence from English rule.

• Colonists defended the concept of unalienable rights.

• Colonists established a tradition of self-government.

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8.29(C)

8.3(B)

Why was the Third Amendment prohibiting the quartering of troops added to the U.S. Constitution?

• To address colonial treatment by the British military

• To maintain control over members of the British military

• To ensure the national government could pay for the U.S.

  military

• To reinforce the need for state militias in the United States

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8.29(B)

8.20(A)