US History Comprehensive Final Exam

Under the Articles of Confederation, each state's power in Congress was based on:

• One vote per state.

• The state's size.

• The state's total population.

• The state's voting population.

Sojourner Truth once stated: "We hear the words of the Declaration of Independence say that all men are created equal and are given rights by their Creator. Yet millions of enslaved people are denied those rights every day. If the Constitution and Bill of Rights are meant to protect liberty and justice, then those freedoms must belong to Black Americans as well." Which Foundational American ideal is she most arguing the United States failed to uphold?

• Separation of powers

• Equal rights and liberty for all people

• Expansion of voting rights only for landowners

• Protection from foreign governments

What do people have the right to do if their government is destructive and does not protect their rights?

• Petition the government to make better laws

• People do not have more power than their government and must obey all laws

• People can change or abolish their government

• People can ask another country to invade.

Which is NOT a reason that Anti-Federalists wanted more rights for states?

• The flexibility to make their own local laws.

• To restrain power from being too centralized.

• To be able to keep slavery, even if other states did not like it.

• To make the nation more unified under a central leader.

What was one major disagreement between the first political parties in the United States?

• The Federalists wanted a strong national government, while the Democratic-Republicans wanted more power for the states.

• The Federalists and Democratic-Republicans agreed on most issues.

• Both parties wanted to end the Constitution.

• Both parties supported the same foreign countries.

Which statement best describes a major difference between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists during the debate over the ratification of the Constitution?

• Federalists wanted a stronger national government, while Anti-Federalists feared it would limit individual freedoms.

• Federalists supported the Articles of Confederation, while Anti-Federalists wanted a new Constitution.

• Federalists believed states should have more power, while Anti-Federalists wanted a monarchy.

• Federalists opposed the Bill of Rights, while Anti-Federalists wanted to eliminate state governments.

All of the following were causes of the War of 1812 except:

• The French were taking over Florida

• The British were impressing American sailors

• American merchant ships were being seized (captured)

• The British were urging the Native Americans to go to war against America

Which candidate did John Quincy Adams defeat in the controversial election of 1824?

• Henry Clay

• James Monroe

• Daniel Webster

• Andrew Jackson

With which of the following were the people known as "forty-niners" associated?

• The California gold rush

• The American landing at Veracruz

• The controversy over California's application for statehood

• The settlement of Oregon and establishment of its northern border

Which group was forcibly relocated by means of the "Trail of Tears"?

• Mexicans

• Shoshone

• African slaves

• Cherokee