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Total questions: 88
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1.
The colonies of New England were founded for what main reason?
a)
Religious groups wanted to be able to practice their religion freely & away from religious persecution.
b)
The settlers believed in Freedom of Religion & wanted a safe place for all people.
c)
The settlers came after hearing about the large diamond mines in the Pocono Mts.
d)
They found the Northwest Passage & planned on charging others to pass through.
2.
The southern climate allowed for what?
a)
The climate of hot summers & mild winters allowed for a long growing season.
b)
The climate of hot summers & long winters kept disease from becoming a problem.
c)
The climate of cool summers & short winters allowed for easy shrimp fishing.
d)
The climate of dry, long, summers allowed for brick masonry which became a valuable product.
3.
Why was slavery concentrated in the South?
a)
the North was morally opposed to slavery and wanted equality for all black Americans.
b)
The South's economy was based on agriculture and they wanted slaves to work in fields.
c)
People in the North could not afford to buy slaves.
d)
The South wasn't held to the same laws as the north and therefore could make slavery legal.
4.
The most common form of resistance to slavery by the slaves themselves was...
a)
group rebellion, similar to the Nat Turner insurrection
b)
escape by fleeing the slave owner
c)
sabotage
d)
individual acts of violence
5.
Why would African American slaves whip other African American slaves?
a)
The slaveowners gave perks to the slaves in charge
b)
African Americans slaves never whipped one another
c)
African American slaves wanted to hurt one another
d)
Only whites would whip African Americans
6.
According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power?
a)
From the King
b)
From the Supreme Court
c)
From God
d)
From the people
7.
When Thomas Jefferson copied John Locke's ideas about the social contract, what did he say the people had the right to do to a government who was not protecting the people's rights?
a)
Write a letter
b)
Suggest how it could be better
c)
Wait until they started to respect the people's rights
d)
Abolish it
8.
The House of Burgesses is important in history because it was the
a)
the first time a council advised the Virginia Company
b)
only legislative body in England
c)
first election of women as leaders
d)
first elective legislative body in America
9.
Which idea describes the Magna Carta of 1215?
a)
to increase the power of the monarchy
b)
to end taxation in England
c)
to force the monarchy to give up power
d)
to weaken the power of nobles
10.
The Magna Carta of 1215 started the path to which form of government in modern day England?
a)
communism
b)
absolute monarchy
c)
oligarchy
d)
parliamentary democracy
11.
Why is the Magna Carta an important document in British history?
a)
It was the first document to place limits on the king's power
b)
It outlawed feudalism and gave voting rights to all citizens
c)
It established Parliament as the nation's legislative body.
d)
It determined England's physical boundaries
12.
What is the name of the first written plan of government in America?
a)
Constitution
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Articles of Confederation
13.
Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?
a)
Legislative branch
b)
the president
c)
the states
d)
national government
14.
Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get when voting on a new law?
a)
Zero
b)
One
c)
Two
d)
Three
15.
Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Congress couldn't collect taxes
b)
Weak central government
c)
Provided for no common currency
d)
All of the these
16.
The Constitution replaced the ______ as the governing document of the country.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Articles of Confederation
17.
What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?
a)
Federalism
b)
Amendment
c)
Ratification
d)
Veto
18.
Political Parties began to form ____
a)
after WWII
b)
during G.Washington's term as president
c)
During the 20th century
d)
during the American Revolution
19.
Who was Jefferson's strongest political opponent?
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
Hamilton, Joe, Frank, and Reynolds
c)
Alexander the Great
d)
James Madison
20.
Who wanted the Federal government to have more power than the State governments?
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Jack Jack
d)
George Washington
21.
What branch is having its power checked when...
Congress overrides a President's veto?
Congress overrides a President's veto?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
none
22.
What branch is having its power checked when...
Congress impeaches a president?
Congress impeaches a president?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
none
23.
What branch is having its power checked when...
the President vetoes a bill?
the President vetoes a bill?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
none
24.
What branch is having its power checked when...
the Supreme Court declares an presidential act unconstitutional?
the Supreme Court declares an presidential act unconstitutional?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Executive Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
none
25.
What power was given to the Supreme Court in the court case Marbury v. Madison?
a)
Judicial Review
b)
Make Laws
c)
Supremacy Clause
d)
Execute Laws
26.
The decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) was important because it -
a)
upheld the constitutionality of the National Bank
b)
restricted Congress's power to use the "elastic clause"
c)
established the Supreme Court's power to judge the constitutionality of laws
27.
1819 ruling claims a state law cannot interfere with federal la. confirms right of Congress to set up National Bank under the elastic clause.
a)
Schenck v. U.S.
b)
Marbury v. Madison
c)
McCulloch v. Maryland
d)
Texas v. Johnson
28.
What does the yellow shade on the map represent?
a)
Louisiana Territory
b)
Great Britain
c)
Spain
d)
United States
29.
The Emperor of France that sold the Louisiana Territory to the USA?
a)
Toussaint Louverture
b)
Napoleon Bonaparte
c)
Simon Bolivar
d)
Jacques Rosseau
30.
How much did the United States pay for the Louisiana Territory?
a)
$100,000
b)
$1 million
c)
$15 million
d)
$100 million
31.
What was the impact of the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Doubled the size of the United States
b)
New land and area with rich soil to farm
c)
Mississippi River was a faster route for trade and travel
d)
All of the above
32.
Why was Thomas Jefferson against Alexander Hamilton's National Bank plan
a)
He did not like the increase in taxes the National Bank would bring
b)
He thought the National bank would give the states too much power
c)
He believed it was unconstitutional
d)
He had his own idea for a National Bank and wanted his own plan to work
33.
What does the Indian Removal Act do?
a)
Pushes all Native Americans into Florida
b)
Allows Georgia to use Native Americans as slaves
c)
Enacts the policy of assimilation
d)
Moves Native Americans west beyond the Mississippi River
34.
All of the following are true of Alexander Hamilton's financial plan except
a)
The Federal Government would create a Bank of the United States
b)
The Federal Government would assume the debt of each of the states
c)
Hamilton did not want any taxes on the general population
d)
There would be tariffs on imports
35.
Which group was most hurt by Jackson's removal policy?
a)
the rich and well-born
b)
Native Americans
c)
the common people
d)
states' rights supporters
36.
The Trail of Tears refers to
a)
Jackson’s angry negotiations with the Five Civilized Tribes.
b)
the movement of Seminole Indians from the West to Florida.
c)
government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.
d)
the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory.
37.
What is Manifest Destiny?
a)
The belief that it was America's destiny to control and civilize all of North America
b)
The belief that their destiny was to manifest
c)
A religious term used to explain how to be saved
38.
A tariff is when a _______ is put on an imported good
a)
Tax
b)
Limit
c)
Block
39.
What is the purpose of a tariff?
a)
To encourage people to buy goods made in their own country.
b)
To increase trade between other countries.
c)
To stop trade completely.
d)
To encourage democracy.
40.
What was one of the reasons many Americans wanted to annex Texas?
a)
Northern States wanted another slave state
b)
Oil production
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
none of the above
41.
Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?
a)
All of these answers are correct
b)
The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary
c)
America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny
d)
The U.S. recently annexed Texas
42.
What river did Mexico feel was the boundary to Texas?
a)
The Nueces River
b)
The Mississippi River
c)
The Rio Grande
d)
The Nile River
43.
What river did the United States feel was the boundary to Texas?
a)
The Nueces River
b)
The Mississippi River
c)
The Rio Grande
d)
The Nile River
44.
Why did Southern states want to expand westward?
a)
To find more land for industry
b)
To expand slavery
c)
To find more land for freedmen to work
d)
To find Waldo
45.
The Monroe Doctrine said __________________.
a)
no more European colonies could be started in the Americas
b)
Europe must leave the Americas alone
c)
the United States would stay out of Europe's business
d)
all of the above
46.
Because of the Monroe Doctrine, the United States became a powerful leader in the ____________ hemisphere.
a)
northern
b)
southern
c)
western
d)
eastern
47.
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.
48.
Which heading best completes the partial outline provided?
-Disputes over tariffs rates
-Introduction of slavery into territories
-demands of abolitionists
-disagreement over states' rights
-Disputes over tariffs rates
-Introduction of slavery into territories
-demands of abolitionists
-disagreement over states' rights
a)
Causes of Sectionalism
b)
Successes of Third Political Parties
c)
Reasons for the American System
d)
Justifications for Economic Reform
49.
In what way did the Compromise of 1850 appease the South?
a)
It created new taxes for railroad construction.
b)
It provided an end to the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
c)
It included a law requiring the return of escaped slaves
d)
It added California as a slave state
50.
How did the Kansas- Nebraska Act nullify the Missouri Compromise?
a)
It changed the borders of Missouri
b)
It required that all Missouri be free.
c)
It allowed slavery in Kansas and Nebraska Territories
d)
It established new interstate trade rules.
51.
Why was the South against California entering the union?
a)
California would upset the delicate balance of the Senate
b)
California wanted to be a slave state
c)
California was the scene of violence and bloodshed
d)
I don't have the foggiest idea
52.
What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?
a)
That slavery diminished the national character.
b)
That African American rights were protected by the Constitution.
c)
That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens
d)
That slavery should be abolished by executive order
53.
What did John Brown hope to achieve by his raid at Harpers Ferry?
a)
to create a slave rebellion that would bring an end to slavery
b)
to bring attention to the conflict between the North and the South
c)
to bring the two sides together to form a new compromise
d)
to create a revolution that would lead to a war between the states
54.
After the election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency, the Southern states debated the question of __, or withdrawing from the Union.
a)
secession
b)
populous
c)
slavery
d)
federalist
55.
The election of 1860 prompted SC to ___ from the Union because Abraham Lincoln supported "free soil".
a)
join
b)
repeal
c)
nullify
d)
seceed
56.
What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?
a)
That slavery diminished the national character.
b)
That African American rights were protected by the Constitution.
c)
That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens
d)
That slavery should be abolished by executive order
57.
1) Which of the following did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
a)
Freed all slaves in the Confederate states that were not currently under Union control.
b)
Laid the groundwork for a future constitutional amendment to outlaw slavery.
c)
Allowed for African American men to fight in the Union army.
d)
All the Above
58.
2) True or False: The Emancipation Proclamation immediately set all the slaves in the United States free?
a)
True
b)
False
59.
According to the Emancipation Proclamation slaves would only be set free in what parts of the country?
a)
Only the states still at war with the Union
b)
In the four loyal slave states
c)
Confederate lands already captured by the Union
d)
Kansas
60.
Which constitutional amendment banned slavery?
a)
13th amendment
b)
14th amendment
c)
15th amendment
d)
16th amendment
61.
What was the purpose of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
a)
to protect the political and social rights of African Americans
b)
to officially ban the institution of slavery on American soil
c)
to ensure the right of all male American citizens to vote
d)
to allow Congress to collect income taxes to pay for the cost of the Civil War
62.
Lincoln's plan to quickly re-admit the Southern states once the war ended...rejected by Congress
a)
10% Plan
b)
20% Plan
c)
30% Plan
d)
40% Plan
63.
All male citizens have the right to vote regardless of race. Which amendment is this?
a)
15th
b)
3rd
c)
26th
d)
14th
64.
The period of re-building the nation, after the Civil War, was known as...
a)
Restoration
b)
Reclamation
c)
Retribution
d)
Reconstruction
65.
Lincoln wanted amnesty for Confederate leaders after the war ended. This meant he wanted Confederate leaders to be...
a)
Shot
b)
Forgiven
c)
Hanged
d)
Imprisoned
66.
This group called for harsh treatment of former Confederate leaders and tougher requirements for Southern States to re-join the Union.
a)
Moderate Republicans
b)
Moderate Democrats
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Radical Democrats
67.
Shortly after the end of the war, southern states began to pass Black Codes. Which is not an example of a black code?
a)
Employment was required of all freedmen: violators could face criminal charges.
b)
Freedmen could not assemble without the presence of a white person.
c)
Public schools were opened for the children of freedmen.
d)
Freedmen were not to be taught to read and write.
68.
What replaced slavery in the south after the Civil War
a)
Tenant Farming
b)
Sharecropping
c)
Slavery
69.
Most slaves became what after the Civil War
a)
Sharecroppers
b)
Lawyers
c)
Welders
70.
Sharecropping involved former slaves working on land owned by...
a)
White People
b)
Former Slaves
c)
Mexicans
71.
Segregation in the South was mainly based on
a)
hair color
b)
religion
c)
race (color of the skin)
d)
economic status
72.
Jim Crow laws were mainly directed at this group
a)
Latinos
b)
African-Americans
c)
Native Americans
d)
Asians
73.
What best describes Jim Crow laws?
a)
better opportunities for women
b)
African Americans gaining full civil and political rights
c)
discrimination laws focused on Native Americans
d)
unequal opportunities for African Americans in housing, jobs, and education
74.
What year did Reconstruction end
a)
1876
b)
1877
c)
1887
d)
1977
75.
A result of the Compromise of 1877 was:
a)
Reconstruction came to end
b)
southern states received federal aid
c)
southern states passed "Jim Crow" laws
d)
all of these
76.
Practice where a single company controls every step of the process, from the raw materials to distribution.
a)
Vertical Integration
b)
Horizontal integration
c)
Laissez-Faire
d)
Agrarian
77.
To buy out a competitor to grow a company is a process known as
a)
horizontal integration
b)
vertical integration
c)
Social Darwinism
d)
The business cycle
78.
The rise of American Industry after the Civil War was because of the rapid rise of the ___________ in the U.S.
a)
Steel Industry
b)
automobile industry
c)
clothing industry
d)
railroad industry
79.
What congressional law allowed the federal government to dissolve monopolies in order to promote competition?
a)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
b)
Hepburn Act
c)
Mann-Elkins Act
d)
Payne-Aldrich Tariff
80.
What was an entity that runs several companies as one large corporation? (Standard Oil)
a)
Trust
b)
Merger
c)
Corporation
d)
Monopoly
81.
Though third parties rarely win big elections, they do:
a)
Protect the environment
b)
have their ideas absorbed by the other two political parties
c)
influence immigrants to vote for the best candidate
d)
give money to the poor
82.
William Jennings Bryan famous speech against the gold standard in the 1896 election was
a)
The "Cross of Gold" speech
b)
"Bimettalism Now!" speech
c)
"Gold Standard Forever" speech
d)
"Wizard of Oz" speech
83.
Who stated "having behind us the producign masses of this nation and the world, supported by the commerical intersests, the laboring interests, and the toilers everywhere, we will answer their demand for a gold standard by saying to them; you shall not press down upon the brow of labor this crown of thorns, you shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of gold speech
a)
William Jennings McKinley and Cross of Gold Speech
b)
William Jennings Bryan
Cross of Gold Speech
Cross of Gold Speech
c)
William McKiney and Cross of Gold Speech
d)
Williams McKinley and Cross of Bimetallism
84.
Nativists believed ..
a)
Immigrants threatened the American way of Life and Democracy.
b)
Anglo-Saxons (German ancestors of British) were superior to other ethnic groups.
c)
Immigrants stole jobs from natives.
d)
All of the above.
85.
Beginning in the 1870's, Irish and Germans were joined by "new" immigrants from:
a)
Northern and Western Europe
b)
Northern and Eastern Europe
c)
Southern and Eastern Europe
d)
Southern and Western Europe
86.
Muckrakers were
a)
progressive reformers who sought legal changes to problems
b)
politicians who passed laws cleaning up the "muck" in society
c)
governors who wanted to get rid of monopolies
d)
journalists who wrote about the problems in society
87.
Which Muckraker exposed problems with the meat-packing industry in the book 'The Jungle'?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Ida B. Wells
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
Ida Tarbell
88.
What did the Meat Inspection Act accomplish?
a)
Banned the use of assembly lines
b)
Allowed the government to have unlimited power
c)
Cleaned up food producing factories
d)
Advocated for minority groups
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