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1.
In the economies of the Spanish colonies, Indian labor, used in this system to support plantation-based agriculture and extract precious metals and other resources.
a)
mercantilism
b)
crop rotation
c)
capitalism
d)
encomienda
2.
Which European dissented from the views of most Europeans towards Native Americans and became an advocate for better treatment of Indians?
a)
Hernando de Soto
b)
Juan Ponce De Leon
c)
Bartolome de la Casas
d)
Henry Hudson
3.
Which of the following groups were the authors of the Maryland Act of Toleration trying to protect?
a)
Jews
b)
Puritans
c)
Quakers
d)
Roman Catholics
4.
Bacon's Rebellion was initiated by a group of farmers who felt most directly threatened by
a)
an increase in royal taxes
b)
the power of large planters
c)
conflicts with American Indians
d)
the growth of the slave trade
5.
Which of the following was a long-term effect of the jury's decision in the John Peter Zenger case?
a)
Zenger became a colonial leader
b)
The colonial press became more willing to criticize the British
c)
Restrictions on free press increased
d)
New York became the center of anti-British sentiments
6.
Which system, used by the Virginia Company to attract colonists, promised parcels of land to immigrate to America?
a)
mercantilism
b)
headright
c)
capitalism
d)
joint stock
7.
What was the first representative house in America and what colony was its home?
a)
Liberty Hall; Virginia
b)
House of Burgesses; Pennsylvania
c)
Plymouth House; Massachusetts
d)
House of Burgesses; Virginia
8.
Anne Hutchinson was tried and banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony because she
a)
led a group of farmers in revolt against the political leaders
b)
was teaching that salvation is attained through faith and divine grace
c)
was accused of being a witch
d)
refused to pray
9.
This administrative body was created by King James II in order to implement the Navigation Acts and help the colonies defend themselves against hostile French and Native American forces.
a)
House of Burgesses
b)
Dominion of New England
c)
Plymouth Company
d)
None of the above
10.
Which is NOT a part of the Three G's that were the main reasons for European exploration?
a)
God
b)
Greatness
c)
Glory
d)
Gold
11.
The most important export from the Virginia colony was
a)
Cotton
b)
Tobacco
c)
Rice
d)
Corn
12.
The colony that was founded on the principle of social equality and religious toleration was
a)
Plymouth
b)
New York
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Massachusetts Bay
13.
To encourage settlers to come to Jamestown, the headright system offered ___ to people who would pay for someone's passage.
a)
Land
b)
Employment
c)
Profit-sharing
d)
Passage to Virginia
14.
In the early years of the Virginia colony, a field laborer was most likely to be
a)
A slave
b)
A Powhatan
c)
A landholder
d)
An indentured servant or former indentured servant
15.
According to the theory of mercantilism, a country has a favorable balance of trade when
a)
It does not depend on products from other countries
b)
Other countries do not depend on its products
c)
The value of exports is less than the value of imports
d)
The value of exports is greater than the value of imports
16.
The purpose of the Navigation Acts was to
a)
Restrict colonial trade with other countries
b)
Expand colonial trade
c)
Strengthen England's Navy
d)
Make the colonies self-sufficient
17.
As a result of England's policy of salutary neglect, the colonies developed
a)
A desire for fine British goods
b)
A self-sufficient economy
c)
A desire for greater self-sufficiency
d)
A disloyal attitude toward Britain
18.
In the late 1600s, the number of enslaved Africans in the South increased dramatically, mainly due to a decline in...
a)
The availability of Native American workers
b)
The prices paid for African slaves
c)
The availability of indentured servants from Europe
d)
The need for unskilled labor in the North
19.
Which of the following was NOT a result of the First Great Awakening?
a)
A number of colleges were founded
b)
More Christian denominations were formed
c)
The Old Lights split from churches
d)
A greater allegiance to the king of England
20.
This region featured a few powerful Elite planters, many poor farmers, and slaves made up 40% of the overall population.
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
21.
This region featured farming villages where everyone lived close together, there was a Common which was the center of the town, and a Meeting House where town meetings and church services were held.
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
22.
A Puritan leader concerned with maintaining a high level of church membership in New England despite the growing influence of the nonreligious world on Puritan youth would have been MOST supportive of the...
a)
Salem Witch Trials
b)
Halfway Covenant
c)
3/5 Compromise
d)
Bacon's Rebellion
23.
A Native American uprising in Mass. led by Metacom who joined several Native tribes together but was defeated by English settlers is better known as...
a)
Bacon's Rebellion
b)
King Philip's War
c)
Popés Rebellion
d)
Pequot War
24.
All of the following were effects of the French and Indian War on the colonists EXCEPT:
a)
It was a socializing experience for American men
b)
Impressment caused resentment among colonists
c)
Colonists began to view English authority as illigitimate
d)
It resolved tensions between colonists and Native Americans
25.
Which was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation
a)
No chief executive
b)
all states needed to approve amendments
c)
Congress could not tax or regulate trade
d)
Survey, organize, and set up a process for the development of new states.
26.
What was the outcome of Pickney's Treaty?
a)
Canada and the US agreed to a mutual disarmament
b)
The United States could now trade at New Orleans
c)
British left the forts in the Northwest
d)
Native Americans were banned from the Midwest
27.
The Judiciary Act of 1789-
a)
created the federal court system
b)
established the principal of judicial review
c)
Designated the Supreme Court to hear issues w/fed gov't
d)
Established the Attorney General
28.
What was not part of Hamilton's Financial Plan?
a)
Established the National Bank
b)
Put the capital in Washington DC
c)
Levying of excise taxes and tariffs
d)
Assumption of state debts
29.
What did the Northwest ordinance do?
a)
prohibited the extension of slavery in the NW territory
b)
settled the land dispute between Canada and US
c)
Ended British control over the Ohio Valley
d)
Prevented slavery north of 36-30 north latitude
30.
Washington's actions in the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794 demonstrated what?
a)
the federal gov't could enforce the laws of the land
b)
the federal gov't control of the production of whiskey
c)
the federal gov't prohibition of liqour
d)
suspension of habeas corpus
31.
The Great Compromise-
a)
established the executive branch
b)
established the judicial branch
c)
established two houses in the legislative branch
d)
stated slaves would be counted as 3/5 of the population
32.
According to the Proclamation of 1763-
a)
colonial militiamen were required to put down rebellion
b)
Colonial paper could not be printed
c)
Contact between colonists and Indians were illegal
d)
settlers could not cross the Appalachian Mountains
33.
What was a consequence of the French and Indian War?
a)
American colonists began to resist control from England
b)
colonists feared yet another involvement in a war
c)
Britain gave up Canda
d)
Iroquois Confederacy fell apart
34.
The Stamp Act Congress was significant because it-
a)
demonstrated the colonists were loyal to England
b)
Repealed the Stamp Act
c)
Led directly to the 1st Continental Congress
d)
Marked an important step toward the unity of the colonies
35.
Alexander Hamilton believe in a-
a)
Loose interpretation of the Constitution
b)
Strict interpretation of the Constitution
36.
Which is NOT a part of Washington's Farewell Address?
a)
Warning against political parties
b)
Warning against making Native American treaties
c)
Warning against permanent alliances
d)
Warning against getting involved in European affairs
37.
85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in support of the ratification of the Constitution-
a)
The Federalist Papers
b)
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
c)
Common Sense
d)
The Constitutional Papers
38.
Which event shows the economic issues with the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Shay's Rebellion
b)
Whiskey Rebellion
c)
Stono Uprising
d)
The United States could now trade at New Orleans
39.
Disagreements between Hamilton and Jefferson led to what?
a)
first American Political Parties
b)
Supreme Court
c)
Bicameral legislature
d)
Cabinet
40.
The Stamp Act Congress was significant because it-
a)
demonstrated the colonists were loyal to England
b)
Repealed the Stamp Act
c)
Led directly to the 1st Continental Congress
d)
Marked an important step toward the unity of the colonies
41.
The Stamp Act created great fury in the colonies because
a)
this was the first time that Parliament imposed a direct tax on the colonies
b)
it imposed massive duties on the colonies
c)
it took badly needed revenue away from colonial legislatures
d)
colonial legislatures had expressed opposition to it in advance
42.
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
Paxton Boys
Sugar Act
"No Taxation Without Representation"
Stamp Act
Paxton Boys
Sugar Act
"No Taxation Without Representation"
a)
1750s
b)
1760s
c)
1770s
d)
1780s
43.
Stamp Act Congress
Sons of Liberty
Non-importation agreements
Pontiac's Rebellion
Townshend Acts
Sons of Liberty
Non-importation agreements
Pontiac's Rebellion
Townshend Acts
a)
1740s
b)
1750s
c)
1760s
d)
1770s
44.
The Stamp Act
a)
required colonists to pay a tax on paper goods
b)
required all imported goods to carry a stamp
c)
required all postal service to be carried by English ships
d)
required colonists to pay a tax on sugar importations
45.
The British responded to the Boston Tea Party with
a)
the Coercive Acts or Intolerable Acts
b)
the Quebec Act
c)
the repeal of the Stamp Act
d)
removal of troops from Boston
46.
Which of the following philosophers would have the greatest influence on the American Revolution?
a)
John Locke
b)
Cicero
c)
Socrates
d)
James Madison
47.
During the French and Indian War Benjamin Franklin proposed a united colonial government called
a)
the Albany Plan of Union
b)
the Articles of Confederation
c)
the Confederate States of America
d)
the Ohio Company
48.
In an attempt to end disputes over land between colonists and natives, the British passed
a)
the Proclamation of 1763
b)
the Stamp Act
c)
the Navigation Acts
d)
the Townshend Acts
49.
Critics of Andrew Jackson would make all of the following claims except
a)
he lacked experience in governmental affairs
b)
he was a very common man and not fit to be president
c)
he gave political offices to his friends
d)
he gave too much power to the presidency
50.
The concept nullification became an issue during Period 4 when
a)
South Carolina nullified congressional tariff bills
b)
Southern representatives to the Electoral College switched their votes in the 1824 election
c)
Virginia nullified congressional legislation concerning slavery
d)
South Carolina nullified congressional legislation concerning the removal of Native Americans
51.
The American System of Henry Clay
a)
favored strong economic growth and a Second National Bank
b)
wanted to make the United States the military equivalent of Great Britain or France
c)
favored lowering tariffs so more goods could be purchased from abroad
d)
wanted to place a ceiling on the national debt
52.
The Marbury v. Madison decision
a)
gave powers to the president that the Republicans of Thomas Jefferson claimed he didn't have
b)
gave broad judicial power to the state courts
c)
declared that the Alien and Sedition Acts were constitutional
d)
established the principle of judicial review
53.
The Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans presented themselves as all of the following EXCEPT
a)
believers in a strong central government.
b)
strict constructionists.
c)
protectors of agrarian purity.
d)
strong supporters of state's rights.
54.
Thomas Jefferson received the bulk of his support from the
a)
South and West.
b)
North.
c)
large cities.
d)
East.
55.
Though Jefferson won the popular and electoral vote, a strange deadlock led to the election being decided
a)
in the Senate.
b)
by the Electoral College.
c)
in the House of Representatives.
d)
by the Supreme Court.
56.
Thomas Jefferson's "Revolution of 1800" was remarkable in that it
a)
moved the United States away from its democratic ideals.
b)
marked the peaceful and orderly transfer of power on the basis of election results accepted by all parties.
c)
occurred after he left the presidency.
d)
was in no way a revolution.
57.
The chief justice who carried out, more than any other federal official, the ideas of Alexander Hamilton concerning a powerful federal government was
a)
James Madison.
b)
William Marbury.
c)
John Marshall.
d)
John Jay.
58.
Thomas Jefferson was conscience-stricken about the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France because
a)
the Federalists supported his action.
b)
he believed that the purchase was unconstitutional.
c)
he felt that the purchase was not a fair deal for France.
d)
war with Spain might occur.
59.
Lewis and Clark's expedition through the Louisiana Purchase territory yielded all of the following EXCEPT
a)
a rich harvest of scientific observations.
b)
treaties with several Indian nations.
c)
a plausible American claim to the Oregon region.
d)
opening of the West to future exploration and trade.
60.
To deal with British and French violations of America's neutrality, Thomas Jefferson
a)
declared war on Britain.
b)
enacted an economic embargo.
c)
declared war on France.
d)
did nothing.
61.
Even though the victory in the Battle of New Orleans provided a large boost to American morale, it proved essentially meaningless because
a)
General Jackson was unable to pursue and destroy the British army after his victory
b)
The British continued their guerrilla attacks on the Mississippi Valley region
c)
the peace treaty had been signed several weeks before
d)
the British navy retained control of the shipping lanes around New Orleans
62.
The terms of the Treaty of Ghent ending the War of 1812 provided that
a)
there would be a buffer Indian state between the United States and Canada
b)
Britain would stop the impressment of American sailors
c)
the two sides would stop fighting and return to the status quo before the war
d)
both the United States and Britain would guarantee the independence of Canada
63.
Besides admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state, the Missouri Compromise provided that
a)
slavery would not be premitted anywhere in the Louisiana Purchase territory north of the southern boundary of Missouri, except Missouri
b)
the number of proslavery and antislavery members fo the House of Representatives would be kept permanently equal
c)
the international slave trade would be permanently ended
d)
slavery would be gradually ended in the District of Columbia
64.
As proclaimed by Monroe in his message of 1823, the Monroe Doctrine asserted that
a)
only the United States had a right to intervene to promote democracy in Latin America
b)
the British and Americans would act together to prevent further Russian expansion on the Pacific coast
c)
the United States would not tolerate further European intervention or colonization in the Americas
d)
the United States would support the Greeks in their fight for independence against Turkey
65.
The immediate effect of the Monroe Doctrine at the time it was issued was
a)
a rise in tension between the United States and the major European powers
b)
very small
c)
a close alliance between the United States and the Latin American republics
d)
a declaration by Russia that it would not attempt to colonize Oregon and California
66.
The Jacksonian charge that John Quincy Adams won the presidency through a corrupt bargain arouse because
a)
members of the House of Representatives claimed that they had been bribed to vote for Adams
b)
Adams ended his previous opposition to Henry Clay's American System
c)
Jackson discovered that there had been vote fraud in several pro-Adams states
d)
after Henry Clay threw his support to Adams, he was appointed secretary of state
67.
One political development that demonstrated the power of the new popular democratic movements in politics was
a)
the rise of the caucus system for presidential nominations
b)
the use of party loyalty as the primary qualifications for appointing people to public office
c)
extensive public speaking tours by presidential candidates
d)
the vigorous campaign to abolish the electoral college
68.
In the immediate aftermath of the successful Texas Revolution
a)
Texas petitioned to join the United States but was refused admission
b)
Texas joined the United States as a slave state
c)
Mexico and the United States agreed to joint protectorate over Texas
d)
Britain threatened the United States with war over Texas
69.
Jackson's veto of the Bank of the United States recharter bill represented a(n)
a)
attempts to assure bankers and creditors that the federal government had their interests at heart
b)
concession to Henry Clay and his National Republican followers
c)
gain for sound banking and a financially stable currency system
d)
bold assertion of presidential power on behalf of western farmers and other debtors
70.
The Panic of 1837 and the subsequent severe depression were caused primarily by
a)
the stock market collapse and a sharp decline in grain prices
b)
a lack of new investment in industry and technology
c)
the threat of war with Mexico over Texas
d)
over-speculation and Jackson's hard-money financial policies
71.
One important result of President Jackson's destruction of the Bank of the United States was
a)
a successful economy to hand on to his successor, Van Buren
b)
a sounder financial system founded upon thousands of locally controlled banks
c)
the American banking system's dependence on the European investment and control
d)
the lack of a stable banking system to finance an era of rapid industrialization
72.
This amendment outlawed slavery.
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
73.
Which naval officer helped open ties with Japan?
a)
Commodore Matthew Perry
b)
General Millard Fillmore
c)
Captain Perry Ellis
d)
Commander Matthew Forbes
74.
Which party is also known as the "Know-Nothing" Party?
a)
Whigs
b)
Democrats
c)
Republican
d)
American
75.
Which Amendment guaranteed federal protection of citizenship and equal rights under the law?
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
76.
Which Amendment prohibited voting restrictions based on race, color, or previous conditions of servitude?
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
77.
Who became president upon Lincoln's assassination?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Andrew Johnson
d)
George McClellan
78.
Who won the election of 1868?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Andrew Johnson
d)
George McClellan
79.
What were those slave states that did not secede during the fighting called?
a)
Traitor States
b)
Border States
c)
Free States
d)
Ideal States
80.
This was the system set in place after the Civil War to employ freed slaves.
a)
Tenet Farming
b)
Manufacturing
c)
Head-right System
d)
Sharecropping
81.
Which compromise brought California into the Union?
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
3/5ths Compromise
c)
Compromise of 1840
d)
Compromise of 1850
82.
Which compromise ended the slave trade in Washington, DC?
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
3/5ths Compromise
c)
Compromise of 1840
d)
Compromise of 1850
83.
Which law was passed in 1793, making it harder for slaves to successfully escape the bondage of slavery?
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Interstate Commerce Act
c)
Bleeding Kansas
d)
Personal Liberty Laws
84.
Which of the following was the most immediate result of Lincoln's election?
a)
Civil War began
b)
South Carolina seceded
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Attempts at compromise abandoned
85.
The GREATEST strength of the North was
a)
its military leadership
b)
its navy
c)
its moral high ground
d)
its economy
86.
After which battle did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Shiloh
c)
Antietam
d)
Vicksburg
87.
What strategy did Sherman use to destroy the South?
a)
Attrition
b)
Guerrilla War
c)
Siege War
d)
Total War
88.
The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves
a)
in the Border States
b)
in the South
c)
in the entire US
d)
in the West
89.
During Reconstruction, the Freedmen’s Bureau was able to
a)
distribute 40-acre plots to all ex slaves who wanted land.
b)
greatly increase the number of former slaves who could read (literate).
c)
convince many Southern whites to join the Republican Party.
d)
repress much of the violence committed against ex-slaves.
90.
Under the Missouri Compromise of 1820:
a)
the remaining Louisiana Purchase territory was divided into slave and free zones.
b)
Congress banned slavery in any new territory that might ever be added to the United States.
c)
Missouri agreed to gradual emancipation of slavery in exchange for admission to the Union.
d)
Ohio became a free state to balance the admission of Missouri as a slave state.
91.
The slogan “Manifest Destiny” referred to the conviction of Americans in the 1840s that the United States had a(n)
a)
God-Given right to exist as a nation.
b)
opportunity to replace greed with benevolence
c)
obligation to spread across the continent.
d)
mission to free slaves.
92.
The Free Soil Party, like many northerners:
a)
feared the expansion of slavery in the west would be competition for white labor.
b)
cost Henry Clay the presidency by siphoning off votes from him in New York.
c)
was powerful enough to convince James Polk not to seek reelection.
d)
strongly opposed the Wilmot Proviso but agreed to let it pass as part of a compromise.
93.
An increase in which of the following was the key part of the Kansas-Nebraska Act to attract Southern support?
a)
Transportation in the South
b)
Popular sovereignty
c)
Fugitive Slave Act
d)
Representation in Congress
94.
Northerners were most upset by the Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision because
a)
the Court included no Republican Justices
b)
the decision allowed slavery in the territories
c)
several justices were slave owners
d)
blacks and whites were not treated equally
95.
Lincoln was hesitant to support abolition early in the war because he:
a)
did not believe slaves could be productive American citizens.
b)
promised during his 1860 campaign that he was against abolition.
c)
feared losing the support of the slaveholding border states within the Union.
d)
did not want to support the policies of the Radical Republicans.
96.
Why did slavery become more central to American politics in the 1840s?
a)
Territorial expansion raised the question of whether new lands should be free or slave.
b)
Members of the abolitionist Republican Party, formed in 1844, insisted on debating slavery.
c)
President John Tyler’s antislavery policies cause a major proslavery backlash led by John C. Calhoun.
d)
As the 1848 Constitutional deadline for ending the African slave trade drew near, Americans became obsessed with s
97.
The South relied on which cash crop for almost all of its economic production?
a)
wheat
b)
corn
c)
cotton
d)
marijuana
98.
What is Manifest Destiny?
a)
The belief that it was America's destiny to conquer and civilize all of North America
b)
The belief that their destiny was to manifest
c)
A religious term used to explain Christ's second coming
d)
A belief that if someone prayed for a certain destiny that they would have it
99.
True or False: Lincoln's main goal at the beginning of the Civil War was to end slavery.
a)
True
b)
False
100.
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Davis Crenshaw
c)
David Clark
d)
Stephen Douglas
101.
Which statement best explains what was accomplished by the “Missouri Compromise”?
a)
required captured slaves to be returned
b)
allowed slavery in Maine but not in Missouri.
c)
maintained balance between slave states and free states
d)
It made Missouri the U.S. Capital.
102.
This forbid slavery above the 38030' except for Missouri
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Missouri Compromise of 1820
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
The Underground Railroad
103.
Enforced a strict law saying runaway slaves in the North must be captured and returned to their masters.
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Slave Codes
d)
Black Codes
104.
An abolitionists is
a)
Someone who believes in slavery
b)
Someone who does not like slavery, but minds their own business.
c)
Someone who was an activist worked to end slavery
d)
Someone who believes wage slavery in the north was wrong
105.
What did the Dred Scott decision say?
a)
It considered slaves to be property without rights.
b)
It outlawed slavery in all U.S. states
c)
It required that slavery not be allowed in all new states
d)
It gave slaves all the rights of U.S. citizens
106.
During Reconstruction the South was under Military rule
a)
True
b)
False
107.
Northerners who went south after the Civil War to make large profits from the destruction in the south were called
a)
Scalawags
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Sharecroppers
108.
What group in Congress felt that Lincoln's plan was too lenient?
a)
Deciduous Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Wistful Whigs
d)
Fancy Federalists
109.
These were laws that made it illegal for African Americans to live or work in certain areas and allowed whites to arrest African Americans who were not working. Once arrested they would be forced to work for white landowners.
a)
Freedman's Bureau
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
110.
The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War.
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Freedman's Bureau
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
111.
The organization put in place after the Civil War to provide food, clothing, health care and education in the South was known as:
a)
The Civil Rights Committee
b)
The Freedmen's Bureau
c)
The Welfare Committee
d)
The Salvation Army
112.
The South had an advantage over the North in
a)
a larger population
b)
better military commanders
c)
more industry
d)
more transportation
113.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
b)
It increased the demand for slaves to produce more cotton.
c)
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
d)
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.
114.
Who was Nat Turner?
a)
The inventor of the cotton gin
b)
The man who led hundreds of slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad
c)
The man who led one of the bloodiest slave revolts
d)
The man who introduced Christianity to the slaves
115.
How did Southern states respond to slave rebellions?
a)
They gave slaves some freedom.
b)
They passed even stricter slave codes.
c)
They began to udnerstand that slavery was wrong.
d)
They refused to take slaves back when they were captured.
116.
Which cause of the War of 1812 is this image showing?
a)
War Hawks
b)
Impressment
c)
British inciting Native Americans
d)
Justin Bieber
117.
Which of the following Presidents introduced the Spoils System hiring out friends to political offices:
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
James Polk
d)
William Henry Harrison
118.
Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?
a)
the north
b)
the south
c)
the west
119.
The purpose of the Seneca Falls Declaration was what?
a)
women's rights
b)
westward expansion
c)
tariffs
d)
abolitionist
120.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest destiny
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Great Awakening
d)
Louisiana Purchase
121.
What is one important result of the Eire Canal?
a)
It decreased the number of roads being built in America.
b)
It helped link the nation together east to west and decreased transportation costs
c)
It allowed the last of the Indians to be removed.
d)
a. It drained an entire Great Lake of its water.
122.
A conflict with Britain caused by: British violations of US neutrality rights, British support for Indians on frontier and impressment of US sailors was the__
a)
War of 1812
b)
Embargo Act of 1807
c)
Revolutionary War
d)
XYZ Affair
123.
How did President George Washington’s Farewell Address influence the foreign policy of the United States?
a)
It signaled that American Presidents should reduce the importation of European goods.
b)
It cautioned American Presidents to halt the colonization of the Western Hemisphere by European powers.
c)
It advised later American Presidents to follow a policy of neutrality in dealing with European nations.
d)
suggested American leaders place restrictions on the number of immigrants entering the United States.
European powers.
European powers.
124.
What was the law requiring immigrants to extend waiting period from 5 to 15 years to become citizen and prohibited writing or saying anything hurtful about the government?
a)
Alien Sedition Act
b)
Federal Judiciary Act
c)
Whiskey Rebellion
d)
Tariff
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