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Comprehensive SOL Review

Total questions: 142

Worksheet time: 2hrs 2mins

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Class
Date
1.
Why did the founding fathers want to create a weak government with the Articles of Confederation?
a)
They were fearful of another powerful government
b)
they did not trust each other and didn't want to give up their control
c)
they didn't know how to do any better
d)
they wanted King George to consider taking them back as a colony
2.
Which of the following is NOT credited to James Madison
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Constitution
c)
President of the United States
d)
Bill of Rights
3.
Which of the following is not in the Constitution of the United States?
a)
Legislative Branch
b)
Judicial Branch
c)
Executive Branch
d)
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
4.
The first "factions" or divide in the new country was the Federalist vs. the Anti-Federalists.  What was their main difference?
a)
powers of the federal government
b)
the need for a new government
5.
McCulloch v. Maryland
a)
Judicial Review; Supreme Court gets to decide constitutionality of the laws
b)
interstate commerce; Congress gets to regulate it
c)
implied powers; those not specifically listed in the Constitution
d)
Brown v. Board of Education; ends segregation
6.
Gibbons v. Ogden
a)
judicial review; Supreme Court decides Constitutionality of the laws
b)
Interstate Commerce; Congress gets to regulate it
c)
implied powers; powers for Congress not specifically stated
d)
Dred Scott; slaves and any decedents are not citizens 
7.
Marbury v. Madison 
a)
judicial review, constitutionality of laws
b)
interstate commerce, Congress has right to review
c)
Implied powers, powers not specifically listed in Constitution
d)
separate but equal, upholding Jim Crow Laws
8.
Dred Scott Decision
a)
said slaves and their decedents were not citizens, cause of the Civil War 
b)
upheld the "separate but equal" laws, allows Jim Crow to contine
c)
outlaws segregation; ends separate but equal
9.
Who wrote this book?
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Harriet Beech Stowe
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
William Lloyd Garrison
10.

Which region did the Puritans / Pilgrims settle in the New World as they were seeking religious freedom?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Western

11.

The first permanent English settlement in North America was

a)

Massachusetts Bay

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Jamestown

d)

Plymouth

12.

In 1619, the House of Burgesses became the first

a)

investment group in the New World.

b)

elected assembly in the New World.

c)

theologians in the New World.

d)

group of governors in the New World.

13.

English nobility that received large land grants from the King in the New World.

a)

Puritans

b)

Cavaliers

c)

Conquistadors

d)

Quakers

14.

What are TWO examples of the religious groups in the Middle Colonies that practiced religious tolerance?

a)

Pilgrims and Catholics

b)

Quakers and Huguenots

c)

Jews and Calvinist

d)

Methodists and Puritans

15.

The religious movement that led to the rapid growth of evangelistic religions throughout Europe and the colonies was known as the -

a)

Great Awakening.

b)

Glorious Revival.

c)

Enlightenment Revolution.

d)

Evangelical Uprising.

16.

In the Appalachian Foothills (Mountains) of the Southern Colonies, the economy was based on

a)

shipbuilding and trading

b)

cash crops

c)

hunting, small farms, and trading

d)

lumbering and shipbuilding

17.

The voyage that brought Africans to the West Indies and North America was referred to as the -

a)

Triangle Trade.

b)

Columbian Exchange.

c)

Human Trade.

d)

Middle Passage.

18.
Name the 3 cash crops grown in the Southern region?
a)
tobacco, indigo, rice
b)
corn, wheat, rice
c)
tobacco, wheat, corn
d)
soy, beans, rice
19.
The Puritans had a strong belief in 
a)
religious tolerance
b)
hard work and thrift
c)
owning land
d)
education for all
20.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was
a)
Werowocomoco
b)
Yorktown
c)
Richmond
d)
Jamestown
21.
The trade system developed by the colonies between Europe, the West Indies and Africa was called...
a)
Salutary or Benign Neglect
b)
Mercantilism 
c)
Triangular Trade
d)
Navigation Acts
22.
What is mercantilism?
a)
A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.
b)
where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.
c)
Wars that start over money.
d)
Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.
23.
Which colony did the Virginia Company of London establish in 1607?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Jamestown
c)
Richmond
d)
Maryland
24.
What Enlightenment philosopher believed in social contract and natural rights?
a)
John Locke
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
25.
John Locke believed in a relationship between a government and its people. This concept is called ---
a)
a democracy
b)
an Enlightenment
c)
a social contract
d)
town meeting
26.
Thomas Paine authored what pamphlet?
a)
Common Sense
b)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
c)
The Liberator
d)
Declaration of Independence
27.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
John Locke
c)
James MAdison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
28.
What conflict led to the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
French and Indian War
b)
American Revolution
c)
Civil War
d)
World War II
29.
Stamp Act, Sugar Tax, Townshend Act , Tea Tax are ?
a)
Actions of the French against the British
b)
taxes placed on the American colonies
c)
taxes on imports
d)
a list of grievances
30.
Patriots ?- 
a)
fought for freedom from England
b)
were loyal to England
c)
took no side in the war
d)
are a New England football team
31.
Loyalists?-
a)
fought for freedom from England
b)
a type of tea from England
c)
loyal to England and the king
d)
took no side in the war
32.
Who won the French and Indian War?
a)
England
b)
French
c)
Indians
d)
Colonists
33.
"we hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal" is from which document?
a)
Common Sense
b)
Constitution
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Proclamation of 1763
34.
The Declaration of Independence includes a -
a)
list of grievances to the King of England
b)
a wish list
c)
new laws that the colonists wanted
d)
 language that is hard to understand
35.
What event ended with British soldiers killing 5 colonists?
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Boston Tea Party
d)
French and Indian War
36.
The first battle of the American Revolution?
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Yorktown
d)
Appomattox
37.
The colonists gained an ally when Benjamin Franklin negotiated a treaty with which country?
a)
Haiti
b)
England
c)
France
d)
China
38.
George Washington led the colonists to victory at which final battle?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Saratoga
c)
Lexington and Concord
d)
Boston Massacre
39.
"We hold these truths to be self evident that are men are created equal and they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights. . . Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. . . "
What are the undeniable rights of men?
a)
Life Liberty and Truth
b)
Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Power
c)
Life, Liberty and pursuit of Happiness
d)
Life, Wealth and Power
40.
The statement in the Declaration - "All men are created equal" challenged the fairness of which legal institution
a)
indentured servants
b)
Slavery
c)
Womens' Suffrage
d)
African Americans' right to vote
41.
Which writers influenced Thomas Jefferson as he wrote the Declaration of Indpendence
a)
Ben Franklin and James MAdison
b)
John Adams and Thomas Paine
c)
John Locke and Thomas Painie
d)
John Locke and Greek philosophers
42.
The Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Townshend Acts were designed to 
a)
punish the colonists for not participating in the French and Indian War
b)
to annoy the colonists
c)
to raise money to help pay for the French and Indian War
d)
invoke a system of mercantilism in the colonies
43.
What was the name of the FIRST government of an independent United States after 1776?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
2nd Continental Congress
d)
House of Burgesses
44.

Who wrote the Virginia Declaration of Rights?

a)

George Mason

b)

George Washington

c)

James Madison

d)

Thomas Jefferson

45.

Who wrote the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom?

a)

George Mason

b)

George Washington

c)

James Madison

d)

Thomas Jefferson

46.
What was the role of George Washington at the Constitutional Convention?
a)
Chairman of the Convention
b)
Father of the Constitution
c)
Argued for a new government
d)
Argued to keep the Articles of Confederation
47.
What was the name of the plan shown?
a)
Virginia Plan
b)
New Jersey Plan
c)
Pennsylvania Plan
d)
Connecticut Plan
48.
Who wrote the plan shown?
a)
James Madison
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
49.
What was the name of the plan shown?
a)
Virginia Plan
b)
New Jersey Plan
c)
Pennsylvania Plan
d)
Connecticut Plan
50.
The Great Compromise solved the problem of representation in the national legislature. Which answer is the solution the framers came up with?
a)
House of Representatives = based on population; Senate = equal
b)
Senate = based on population; House of Representatives = equal
c)
It created a unicameral legislature based on population
d)
It created a unicameral legislature based where each state had EQUAL representation
51.
How did the framers solve the problem of how to count slaves for the House of Representatives?
a)
3/5 Compromise
b)
1/2 Compromise
c)
2/3 Compromise
d)
1/4 Compromise
52.
How many branches of government did the new constitution create?
a)
3
b)
1
c)
2
d)
4
53.
Which group favored the new government?
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
c)
Republicans
d)
Democrats
54.
Who were the Federalists from Virginia?
a)
George Washington & James Madison
b)
Patrick Henry & George Mason
c)
John Adams & Sam Adams
d)
Benjamin Franklin & Paul Revere
55.
Who were the Anti-Federalists from Virginia?
a)
George Washington & James Madison
b)
Patrick Henry & George Mason
c)
John Adams & Sam Adams
d)
Benjamin Franklin & Paul Revere
56.
Most Anti-Federalists voted "yes" to the constitution after Federalists agreed to add what to the constitution?
a)
a Bill of Rights
b)
another branch of government
c)
more state powers
d)
a strong president
57.
the first political parties of 1790 were--
a)
federalists and democratic -republicans
b)
independents and democrats
c)
federalists and farmers
d)
bankers and farmers
58.
This president purchased the Louisiana Purchase from France
a)
George Washington
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
59.
the presidency of Andrew Jackson became known as the 
a)
era of his ways
b)
era of mistakes
c)
era of the Common Man
d)
Era of doing good
60.
The "spoils system" refers to Andrew Jackson's policy of --
a)
rewarding campaign supporters with gold
b)
rewarding his supporters with spoiled food
c)
rewarding campaign supporters with government jobs
d)
allowing evil people into the government
61.
"popular sovereignty" refers to 
a)
a famous King
b)
a states right to choose whether to be free or slave
c)
a popular system of money
d)
the choice of whether to be popular or not
62.

slave revolts were led by

a)

Nat Turner

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Susan B. Anthony

d)

Post Malone

63.
Abolitionists believed 
a)
slavery was a good thing
b)
slavery was immoral
c)
in women's suffrage
d)
in going to war
64.
Women's Suffrage Movement refers to 
a)
Women's Moving Company
b)
women fighting for the right to vote
c)
Women wanting to suffer 
d)
Women's right to choose
65.
The name given to the forced removal of American Indians to reservations in Oklahoma
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Open Door Policy
d)
the Alamo
66.
This war began during James Madison's presidency due to British interference in American shipping
a)
Mexican American War
b)
War of 1812
c)
Civil War
d)
Louisiana Purchase
67.
The Oregon territory ("A" on the map) was annexed after _________?
a)
War of 1812
b)
Civil War
c)
Mexican American War
d)
American Revolution
68.
Why was the issue of whether a new state was  "free" or "slave" so important in Congress? 
a)
to keep the balance of power equal
b)
to keep the Senators happy
c)
so that Congress could decide where to travel 
d)
all of the above
69.
two issues that led to growing tensions between the North and South
a)
states rights and wealth
b)
states rights and plantations
c)
states rights and spoils system
d)
states rights and slavery
70.

Allowing the people of a state or territory to rule for themselves.

a)

popular sovereignty

b)

states's rights

c)

suffrage

d)

spoils system

71.

The right to vote

a)

popular sovereignty

b)

states's rights

c)

suffrage

d)

spoils system

72.

Extreme loyalty to one's own region, based on differences in economic, social, and political beliefs - often causes a division.

a)

nullification

b)

glasnost

c)

perestroika

d)

sectionalism

73.

What political party was created after the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 to oppose the spread of slavery?

a)

Know-Nothing

b)

Whig

c)

Democratic

d)

Republican

74.

What was the name of William Lloyd Garrison's abolitionist newspaper?

a)

Divider

b)

Abolitionist Paper

c)

The Liberator

d)

Abolitionist Times

75.

What territorial acquisition doubled the size of the United States in 1803?

a)

Texas Annexation

b)

Alamo Victory

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Louisiana Purchase

76.

Which event resulted in strict slave codes being passed to keep slaves from rising up against the establishment?

a)

Nat Turner's Rebellion

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Dred Scott Decision

77.

What allowed California to enter as a free state while SW territories from Mexico got to vote?

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)

Missouri Compromise

78.

What drew east-west line through Louisiana Purchase regarding slavery in the west?

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Missouri Compromise

79.

Regional self interests divided the nation during the war of 1812 against who?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

Italy

d)

Mexico

80.

What election was one of the causes of the Civil War, causing the Southern States to secede?

a)

1860

b)

1088

c)

1800

81.

What was the opening confrontation of the Civil War?

a)

Appomattox

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Fort McHenry

d)

Gettysburg

82.

The Emancipation Proclamation was given after what battle?

a)

Appomattox

b)

Saratoga

c)

Antietam

d)

Gettysburg

83.

Which battle was the turning point of the Civil War?

a)

Yorktown

b)

Antietam

c)

Appomattox

d)

Gettysburg

84.

Where was the site of General Lee's Surrender to General Grant?

a)

Appomattox

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Antietam

d)

Gettysburg

85.

Who was the President of the United States (Union) during the Civil War?

a)

George Washington

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Andrew Johnson

86.

Who was the President of the Confederacy?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Frederick Douglas

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Abraham Lincoln

87.

Who was Union military commander who won several victories after several union commanders failed?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Frederick Douglas

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

88.

Who was the general of the Confederacy?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Robert E. Lee

89.

Who urged Southerners to accept defeat and join the Union after Appomattox?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Abraham Lincoln

90.

What is the quote "of the people, by the people, for the people" from?

a)

The Constitution

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Gettysburg Address

d)

The Emancipation Proclamation

91.

What freed slaves in rebelling states and made abolition of slavery a northern war aim?

a)

The Gettysburg Address

b)

Presidential Decree #9

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

The Emancipation Proclamation

92.

Who came into power after Lincoln was assassinated and punished the South during Reconstruction?

a)

Radical Republicans

b)

Angry Advocates

c)

Deadly Democrats

d)

Hillary Clinton

93.

Which Amendment abolished slavery?

a)

16th

b)

13th

c)

14th

d)

15th

94.

Which Amendment prohibited states from denying equal rights to an American?

a)

27th

b)

10th

c)

14th

d)

2nd

95.

Which Amendment guaranteed voting rights to everyone?

a)

16th

b)

19th

c)

8th

d)

15th

96.

The completion of the ________________ after the Civil War intensified movement westward.

a)

Transcontinental Railroad

b)

Brooklyn Bridge

c)

Golden Gate Bridge

d)

Eerie Canal

97.

After Reconstruction, the long period in which African Americans were denied rights in South was referred to as what?

a)

The Jim Crow Era

b)

Second Civil War

c)

The Holocaust

d)

The Great Depression

98.

After Reconstruction, the long period in which African Americans were denied rights in South was referred to as what?

a)

The Jim Crow Era

b)

Second Civil War

c)

The Holocaust

d)

The Great Depression

99.

Who served as president of Washington College after the Civil War?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Thomas Jackson

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Jefferson Davis

100.

After Reconstruction, the long period in which African Americans were denied rights in South was referred to as what?

a)

The Jim Crow Era

b)

Second Civil War

c)

The Holocaust

d)

The Great Depression

101.
I helped form the NAACP to provide equality for African Americans.
a)
W.E.B. DuBois
b)
Booker T. Washington
c)
Ida B. Wells
d)
Samuel Gompers
102.
I amassed my fortune from the steel industry. Later as a philanthropist, I provide funds for libraries, education and scientific research.
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Thomas Edison
c)
Andrew Carnegie
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
103.
What did I invent/improve?
a)
Light bulb
b)
Steel Process
c)
Telephone
d)
Assembly-line manufacturing
104.
This event was the movement of African American from the South, Northward in search of a better life
a)
Great Migration
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Reconstruction
d)
Homestead Act
105.
The Transcontinental Railroad was mainly built with the help of which minority group?
a)
Hispanics
b)
African Americans
c)
Native American
d)
Chinese
106.
In State governments, all the following are used except:
a)
Referendum
b)
Initiative
c)
Recall
d)
Urbanization
107.
This invention made travel much quicker and was refined in North Carolina by the Wright Brothers.
a)
Airplane
b)
Automobile
c)
Plow
d)
Locomotive
108.
This court case ruled segregation was legal as long as both parties have equal services. 
a)
 McCulloch v. Maryland,
b)
Marbury v. Madison
c)
Plessy v. Ferguson
d)
Gibbons v. Ogden 
109.
In what industry did this man make his fortune?
a)
Steel
b)
Oil
c)
Railroads
d)
Finance
110.
During the half-century from 1871 until 1921, most immigrants came from southern and eastern Europe, all the following areas, execpt:
a)
Italy
b)
Greece
c)
Poland
d)
China
111.
Mounting resentment led ________ to limit immigration through the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the Immigration Restriction Act of 1921. 
a)
Executive 
b)
Supreme Court
c)
President
d)
Congress
112.
________ was the first city to begin construction of a subway system around the turn of the twentieth century, and many cities built trolley or streetcar lines. 
a)
Boston
b)
New York City
c)
Richmond
d)
Washington
113.
Women’s suffrage –
-Was a forerunner of modern protest movement
– Benefited from strong leadership Encouraged women to enter the labor force during World War I
 – Resulted in the ____ Amendment to the Constitution 
a)
13th
b)
15th
c)
17th
d)
19th
114.
Ida B. Wells led an anti-lynching crusade and called on the federal government to take action. Define Lynching. 
a)
to put to death, as by hanging
b)
removing of one's garments
c)
stealing of property
d)
loss of job due to race
115.

What compromise ended Reconstruction?

a)

Compromise of 1777

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Compromise of 1877

d)

Compromise of 1900

116.

In which court case did the Supreme Court rule that "separate but equal" did not violate the 14th amendment, upholding the "Jim Crow" Laws?

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

McCulloch v. Maryland

c)

Gibbons v. Ogden

d)

Plessy v. Ferguson

117.

Prior to 1871, where did immigrants come from?

a)

Northern and Western Europe

b)

Southern and Eastern Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Latin America

118.

After 1871, where did immigrants come from?

a)

Northern and Western Europe

b)

Southern and Eastern Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Latin America

119.
Which law expanded competition and eliminated trusts and monopolies?
a)
Interstate Commerce Act 
b)
Homestead Act
c)
Sherman AntiTrust Act
d)
Dawes Act
120.
Which of the following believed equality could be achieved through vocational education and accepted social segregation?
a)
W.E.B. DuBois
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
Booker T. Washington
d)
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
121.

From this image, who is in control of the US lawmakers.

a)

Large monopolies

b)

small private business

c)

political machines

d)

labor unions

122.

What does this image say about the control of Stand Oil?

a)

Standard Oil is a monster trying to control the entire USA

b)

Standard Oil is trying to save government from political bosses

c)

Standard Oil is trying to keep government on the right track to benefit laborers

d)

Stand Oil had control over many aspects of government

123.

A 19th century innovation that allowed for the mass production of steel

a)

Steam Engine

b)

Automoble

c)

Assembly Line

d)

The Bessemer Process

124.
With Industrialization, many Americans moved to
a)
Farms
b)
Cities
c)
The South
d)
Europe
125.
 what is the name for the laws that limited the rights of African Americans in the South
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Voting Rights Act
c)
Civil Rights Act
d)
Anti Trust Laws
126.
A large number of workers on the Transcontinental Railroad came from
a)
France
b)
Germany
c)
China
d)
Japan
127.
 based on differences Immigrants arriving in the United States in the early 1900s
a)
had an opportunity to earn high wages
b)
were welcomed by Americans
c)
immediately assimilated into society 
d)
faced prejudice
128.
Which inventor perfected the light bulb and electricity as a source of power? 
a)
Edision
b)
Wright Brothers
c)
Carnegie
d)
Morgan
129.
This man used the Bessemer Process
a)
Carnagie
b)
Morgan
c)
Rockefeller
d)
Vanderbilt
130.
What is the policy that would give all nations equal trading rights in China?
a)
Dollar Diplomacy
b)
Panama Treaty
c)
Spheres of Influence
d)
Open Door Policy
131.
Dollar Diplomacy is the policy that urged American banks and businesses to invest in this part of the world
a)
Northern Europe
b)
Northern Africa
c)
Southeast Asia
d)
Latin America
132.
What country in Asia was annexed after the Spanish American War?
a)
Philippines
b)
Hawaii
c)
Midway Islands
d)
Taiwan
133.

After the Spanish American War ......

a)

Konohagakure was annexed by the US

b)

Panama was annexed by the US

c)

Puerto Rico was annexed by the US

d)

Ecuador was annexed by the US

134.
What President is considered responsible for building the Panama Canal?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
William H. Taft
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
William McKinley
135.
Which region had a monarchy deposed and was annexed by the US?
a)
Philippines
b)
Hawaii
c)
Guam
d)
Cuba
136.
The Open Door Policy encouraged all foreigners to
a)
take parts of China make improvements
b)
observe fair competition in China
c)
invest in banks and businesses
d)
help depose the Hawaiian monarch
137.

A reporting technique that uses exaggerated claims untrustworthy claims are referred to as -

a)

red journalism

b)

yellow journalism

c)

jingoism

d)

trumpism

138.
Who was Secretary of State during the Open Door Policy?
a)
William Taft
b)
John Hay
c)
William Stanton
d)
Bernard Sever
139.

Expansion into overseas territories is known as -

a)

imperialism

b)

annexations

c)

corronation

d)

colonization

140.
Which of the following is an example of Yellow Journalism?
a)
Reporting details of a bill passed by congress
b)
Reporting the outcome of a recent presidential election
c)
Reporting the number of casualties during a Spanish American War battle
d)
Reprting about a recent event, but with false and exaggerated information
141.
Which lands did the United States acquire as a result of the Spanish - American War?
a)
Alaska and Hawaii
b)
Guam, the Philippines and Puerto Rico
c)
Louisiana Territory and the Old Northwest
d)
Texas and New Mexico
142.
What was the MAIN cause of the Spanish American War?
a)
The assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand
b)
The belief in Manifest Destiny
c)
The sinking of the American ship the USS Maine
d)
The Zimmerman Note