U.S. History Worksheet Extraction

What was the primary purpose of the Navigation Acts of 1660s?

• to stimulate trade between the colonies and France

• to encourage the colonists to buy goods from countries other than England

• to regulate trade within the British empire

• to regulate the amount of cotton to be exported to Europe

Use the excerpt to answer the question that follows. “To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend [break] the Union even by war, while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it.” —Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address, 1865 Based on this excerpt, what did Abraham Lincoln believe could have prevented the Civil War?

• a national policy to acquire more land in the West

• an amendment that made it illegal for states to secede

• a guarantee by the federal government not to abolish slavery

• an agreement by Southerners to limit the expansion of slavery

South Carolina, along with other southern states, favored the United States' participation in the War of 1812. What did they hope to gain from winning the war?

• an end to impressment and increased freedom of the seas

• the acquisition of the territory of Florida and Louisiana

• a return to the legalization of the slave trade

• the secession of northern states from the Union

Which aspect of Henry Clay's American System supported western expansion?

• the enactment of a protective tariff

• the creation of the Second Bank of the United States

• the removal of the Cherokee from Georgia

• the funding for internal improvements

Why did the Republican Party support the concept of free soil in the debate over the expansion of slavery?

• They did not want non-slaveholding whites to compete with slave labor in new territories.

• They believed that growing too much cotton would ruin the soil in the new territories.

• They were afraid of fighting between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in new territories.

• They wanted free black laborers to have exclusive rights to the land in the new territories.

Which statement would most likely have been made by a supporter of the Federalist Party?

• A national bank will strengthen the country's economy.

• The nation must support France in its revolution.

• Agriculture must remain the backbone of America’s economy.

• Congress should follow a strict interpretation of the Constitution.

In the United States Constitution, which provision is the best example of the idea of “We the people” in the preamble?

• The House of Representatives has the power to impeach a president.

• The Electoral College casts votes to choose a president.

• Members of the House of Representatives are elected by voters directly.

• Supreme Court justices are approved by the Senate.

Use the description to answer the question that follows: "Protests in western Massachusetts grew more tumultuous in August 1786 after the convening of the state legislature failed to address any of the numerous petitions it had received concerning debt relief. Daniel Shays quickly rose among the ranks of the dissidents.… After the state legislature failed to address the group’s petitions, Shays led organized protests at county court hearings, effectively blocking the work of debt collectors". Which provision of the Constitution was adopted to prevent an event like the one in this description from happening again?

• Amendments required ratification by three-fourths of the states.

• Senators were elected by state legislatures.

• The federal government was given power to maintain an army.

• The Electoral College was established as a process for electing the president.

How did the passage of the Stamp Act contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War?

• It raised the price of French goods shipped into the colonies.

• It influenced the colonists rebel against British taxation.

• It restricted colonial trade with foreign countries.

• It limited the power of colonial legislatures.

In what way did passage of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 deepen the sectional differences between the North and South?

• It provided acres of land that were specifically for industry.

• It prohibited the spread of slavery into the new territory.

• It protected new territories from federal taxation.

• It limited access to prime agricultural lands.