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Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 37mins
Federalism
Checks and balances
Popular sovereignty
Individual rights
To promote settlement in the West
To protect industry in the Northeast
To improve transportation in the South
To transport manufactured goods to the East
the defeat of British troops at the Battle of Saratoga
the exploration of new territory acquired from France
the defeat of British invaders at the Battle of Fort McHenry
the settlement of territory previously claimed by the Dutch
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
Treaty of Paris
Declaration of Independence
The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in order to —
establish legal requirements for the education of former slaves
mandate fair labor contracts between African American workers and plantation owners
abolish the institution of slavery
protect the voting rights of African American men
Votes were cast by secret ballot
Property qualifications for voting were strengthened.
Poll taxes were reduced.
Voter participation increased.
Which of these prompted Congress to propose the Fourteenth Amendment?
The popular sovereignty provision in the Kansas-Nebraska Act
The positions taken in the Know-Nothing Party platform
The Black Codes enacted by southern states after the Civil War
The opposition by southern states to the Emancipation Proclamation
Parliament repeals the Stamp and Sugar Acts.
King George III allows colonists to petition Parliament for tax relief.
Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts
King George III appoints colonial representatives to Parliament.
Which group was among the first to call for an end to slavery?
American Indians, because they viewed the plight of slaves as similar to their own
Quakers, because slavery contradicted their religious beliefs
British loyalists, because Great Britain had ended the slave trade
Puritans, because the New England economy did not rely on slavery
In the debate over the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, which point would have been made by a Federalist?
“The existing national government lacks the ability to add new states to the union.”
“The states are in danger of losing the ability to raise revenue.”
“The existing national government lacks the power to perform essential functions.”
“The states are unable to protect the rights of the people.”
Boston and New Orleans were both founded as —
port cities
farming communities
industrial centers
military outposts
The United States acquired the Oregon Territory when —
a treaty divided U.S. and British claims to the land
Mexico sold the territory to the United States for $10 million
the territory’s settlers voted for annexation by the United States
Russia sold the land to the United States for $7.2 million
The abolitionist movement achieved its goal with the passage of which amendment?
Twelfth Amendment
Thirteenth Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Fifteenth Amendment
Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?
Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders.
Plymouth’s founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown’s founders expected to discover gold.
Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires.
Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit.
Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in the British parliament?
“He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people.”
“For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.”
“He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.”
“For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences.”
-Big States, Small States
-For the purpose of legislative representation
During the presidency of Andrew Jackson, a problem arose between South Carolina and the federal government about the issue of states' rights and whether the states can reject a law
Nullification Crisis
Monroe Doctrine
Manifest Destiny
Kansas-Nebraska Act
What was one major effect of the opening of the Erie Canal?
The volume of trade passing through southern ports increased.
The cost of shipping goods from the Midwest decreased.
The number of ships passing through northern ports decreased.
The cost of shipping goods on eastern roads increased.
In the 1840s, thousands of Irish immigrants came to the United States seeking to escape —
a civil war between Protestants and Catholics
a famine caused by the failure of a staple food crop
a series of violent conflicts between the British and Irish governments
a series of smallpox epidemics
What is "No taxation without representation" mean?
Colonists were upset they were being taxed by the Parliament without their consent
colonists were represented in the British Parliament and enjoyed being taxed
Shipbuilding
New England
Middle
Southern
-A speech to make the country united again (after Civil War)
-"...to bind up the nation’s wounds;”
Lincoln's First Inaugural Address
Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
Southern states needed to rebuild their economies and be re-admitted to the Union.
Reconstruction Era
Revolutionary Era
Federalist Era
Era of Good Feelings
-Settled issues of slavery in territories after the Mexican Cession (U.S.-Mex War)
-Included the Fugitive Slave Act
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
Three-Fifths Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Maine = Free state, after Louisiana Purchase, kept the balance between slave and free states at 14
California = Free state, after Mexican Cession, Fugitive Slave Act
Granted land to education create agricultural universities
Homestead Act
Dawes Act
Morrill Act
Which of the following inventions was used for transportation of goods in the northeast?
Which of the following describes popular sovereignty?
First African American to be awarded Congressional Medal of Honor
William Carney
Phillip Bazaar
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Frederick Douglass
First Hispanic to be awarded Congressional Medal of Honor
Phillip Bazaar
Bernardo De Galvez
William Carney
Hiram Rhodes Revels
First African American to be elected to U.S. Congress
Frederick Douglass
Hiram Rhodes Revels
Kevin Hart
Lebron James
The National Road was--
the first road built by the U.S. in the Northwest Territory
a steam boat used to transport goods to the south
used to transport supplies overseas
located in New York
Which of the following is NOT part of the American Revolution?
Articles I, II, and III of the U.S. Constitution deal with-- (Legislative, Executive, Judicial)
the 3 branches of government
federalism
"The national and state government share power..."
Federalism
Checks and Balances
Where did the delegates fix the Articles of Confederation and create the U.S. Constitution?
Constitutional Convention of 1787
Massachusetts Meeting of 1676
The ________________ government was weak under the Articles of Confederation.
national
state
Shays rebellion proved that--
the national government needed to be fixed
slaves in the south needed to be represented in Congress
