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The main trend shown in the graph was most directly associated with which of the following processes occurring in the United States at the time?
The convergence of European and American cultures
The emergence of an industrialized economy
The displacement of American Indians from the Southeast
The resurgence of evangelical Protestantism
The excerpt was written in response to the
British government’s attempt to assert greater control over the North American colonies
British government’s failure to protect colonists from attacks by American Indians
colonial governments’ failures to implement mercantilist policies
colonial governments’ attempts to extend political rights to new groups
Which of the following groups would have been most likely to support Calhoun’s views expressed in the excerpt?
Southern landowners
Members of nativist political parties
Members of the Whig Party
Northern industrialists
The developments described in the excerpt most directly reflect which of the following changes in the first half of the 1800s?
The sharp increase in the number of workers making goods for distant markets
Women’s acquisition of new legal rights independent of their fathers and husbands
The emergence of a larger and more distinct middle class
Many women’s embrace of the idea of separate spheres
Refer to the following excerpt from a speech in the mid-18th century by Pontiac, an Ottawa chief. What consequences did the French & Indian War have for indigenous peoples?
After the French victory they won full citizenship.
Nothing changed because it was a stalemate.
The British victory meant they all received full citizenship.
The British victory resulted in renewed pressure on tribal lands.
How did Britain try to deal with the massive expenses they incurred during the French & Indian War?
The British crown began to more rigorously enforce imperial policies and taxes.
The British king sold the crown jewels and all the other royal treasures.
The British empire sold all the colonies in North America to France.
The British cabinet forced the North American colonies to loan money to the crown.
Refer to the following excerpt from a letter written by John Adams: Which of the following examples best supports Adams’ claim?
The Battle of Lexington & Concord because the Revolution only broke out after the colonies had won the war.
The Stamp Act because it helped unite the colonies.
Shay’s Rebellion because it helped inspired the Constitution.
The Boston Tea Party because it forced King George to sign the Declaration of Independence.
Refer to the following passage from Marbury v. Madison(1803): Which of the following statements accurately summarizes the concept of judicial review, as established by Marbury v. Madison?
The Supreme Court should review laws that conflict with the Constitution but cannot declare a law is unconstitutional.
When the law and Constitution conflict, it is impossible to know which takes precedent.
When the law and Constitution conflict, the Supreme Court will always rule in favor of the law.
The Supreme Court should review laws that conflict with the Constitution and can strike down a law as unconstitutional.
Refer to the following excerpt from a letter by Henry Clay in 1812: What impact did the War of 1812 have on American politics?
It ushered in the Era of Good Feelings.
It led to the birth of the Free Soil party.
It had no effect on American politics.
It caused many Americans to be abstain from voting.
refer to the following letter from 1846 written by Irishman William Dunne to his cousin John Curtis who immigrated to America: What consequences did Irish immigration have in America during the mid-19th century?
Irish immigrants forced the US government to adopt Catholicism as the nation’s official religion.
Irish immigrants used their political clout to enforce temperance laws.
Irish immigrants had no impact because they were few in number.
The influx of Irish immigrants caused a nativist backlash.
. . .We think the enforced separation of the races, as applied to the internal commerce of the State, neither abridges the privileges or immunities of the colored man, deprives him of his property without due process of law, nor denies him the equal protection of the laws within the meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment . . .
Which Supreme Court decision is reflected in this passage?
Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific R.R. v. Illinois (1886)
United States v. E. C. Knight Co. (1895)
In Re Debs (1895)
Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
A major impact of the trend shown on the chart was that
frontier trading posts became more prosperous
Plains Indians lost their main source of food, shelter, and clothing
reservations were relocated closer to buffalo migration routes
white settlers became dependent on buffalo products
One reason the decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) was so controversial is that it
strengthened the idea of popular sovereignty
gave enslaved persons full citizenship
ruled that Congress had no power to limit slavery in the territories
supported Harriet Beecher Stowe’s point of view in Uncle Tom’s Cabin
One reason abolitionists were unpopular with many Northerners from the 1830s to 1860 was because the abolitionists
favored the growth of slavery
encouraged the annexation of Texas
advocated views that increased tensions with the South
supported the Fugitive Slave Law
During the early 1800s, advances in democratic government included
giving states the right to secede from the Union
increasing education and religious requirements for voting
ending the role of the electoral college
eliminating property ownership as a voting requirement
Many New England citizens opposed United States participation in the War of 1812 because they
Many New England citizens opposed United States participation in the War of 1812 because they
worried that France might try to regain Canada
resisted the extension of slavery into western territories
resented disruption of their trade with England
Which statement describes an effect of the Louisiana Purchase (1803)?
The size of the United States was doubled.
The boundary with Mexico was finally established.
The Northwest Territory became part of the United States
The Mississippi River became the western boundary of the United States
A central issue in the debate between Federalists and Antifederalists over the ratification of the United States Constitution was the
power of judicial review being granted to the judicial branch
danger of unrestricted interstate commerce
role of the president as commander in chief of the armed forces
threat posed by a strong central government to the rights of citizens
Weaknesses in the central government under the Articles of Confederation exposed by Shays’ Rebellion contributed directly to the
signing of the Declaration of Independence
creation of the United States Constitution
development of a policy of neutrality
passage of the Northwest Ordinance
The slogan “no taxation without representation” was first used by Americans to protest Britain’s
policy of salutary neglect
issuance of the Proclamation of 1763
passage of the Coercive Acts
attempts to raise revenue through the Stamp Act
Which geographic features contributed to the economic development of the plantation system in the South?
rocky soil and deep harbors
short rivers and many waterfalls
rich soil and warm climate
high mountains and numerous rivers
Which of the following most directly addressed reservations about the process depicted in the image?
The rise of sectional unity in the new republic
The addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution
The establishment of the nation’s first political parties
The election of George Washington as the nation’s first president
The excerpt could best be used by historians studying which of the following?
The creation of the Monroe Doctrine
The approval of the Louisiana Purchase
The abolition of the international slave trade
The passage of the Missouri Compromise
Which of the following of Jackson’s policies undermined his position as described in the excerpt?
Allowing territories to determine whether slavery should be legal within their borders
Rejecting the Supreme Court’s power to determine constitutionality of laws
Using federal power to forcibly relocate American Indian groups
Encouraging individuals to settle west of the Mississippi River
The proclamation most clearly provides evidence for which of the following
The spreading of violence associated with the Kansas-Nebraska Act
The failure of the Compromise of 1850 to lessen sectional tensions
The abolitionist roots of the Republican Party
The absence of racism in antebellum New England
Ideas expressed by Douglass in the excerpt were most likely interpreted as supporting which of the following arguments?
The war would make African Americans feel free
The war was the product of years of injustice against African Americans.
The war would take enormous sacrifice of military combat to achieve victory.
The war was no longer just about preserving the union of the states.
The _______ connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean.
Erie Canal
Transcontinental Railroad
Cumberland Road
Hudson River
The growth of America's factory system was made possible by
limited liability investing
cheap, immigrant labor
protective gov't tariff
all of these are true!
He led the largest slave revolt in American history; ultimately led to more stringent laws
Tecumseh
Daniel Shays
Gabriel Prosser
Nat Turner
After ___________'s invention of the cotton gin, more Southerners tried to portray slavery as ___________.
Whitney, a positive good
Whitney, a necessary evil
McCormick, a positive good
Glidden, a necessary evil
The "Old Immigrants" of the 1840's came from
Italy and Poland
Germany and Ireland
China and Japan
Germany and France
Which of these is NOT a match?
Washington Irving - Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Horace Mann - Schools
Dorothea Dix - Mental Health reform
Joseph Smith - Methodism
Seneca Falls is remembered as the site of
the first American textile mill
Edison's workshop
the first women's rights convention
a key Civil War battle
Why did Jackson hate the Bank of the US?
He believed it favored the wealthy
He thought it was unconstitutional
Both of these are true
Neither of these are true
Which is TRUE of the election of 1828?
Universal white male suffrage
Landslide victory for the Whigs
Re-election of JQ Adams
First Republican President
Which of these was NOT included in Clay's American System?
Internal improvement likes roads and bridges
Strong tariff
Renewed national bank
Lowered Tariff
Why did Jefferson struggle internally with the Louisiana Purchase?
He feared the land was worthless
He worried it would anger Britain
He wasn't sure it was constitutional
He feared a Napoleonic doublecross
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 said that people within the territory had all of the following rights EXCEPT...
To own slaves
Religious freedom
Right to a trial by a jury
To have a say in the government (if you were a free white landowning male)
The Bill of Rights was created at the Constitutional Convention
True
False
What is the historical situation (context) for the broadside?
The Gold Rush in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California
California statehood
The invention of the steamship
The completion of the Erie Canal
What is the purpose of the article?
To promote women's suffrage
To get men to vote against women's suffrage
To inform its readers about efforts of women to vote illegally and to sell newspapers
To show people the effort that women were making to vote
What was the historical situation for the article?
Women's Suffrage Movement
Abolitionist Movement
Temperance Movement
American History
What is the central argument of the 10th Amendment?
Powers not delegated to the federal government belong to the states
The U.S. Constitution created a federalist system that divides powers between the federal government, state governments, and the citizens
The federal government can do whatever it wants
Checks and balances separates certain governmental responsibilities between the judicial, executive, and legislative branches
Which one of the following examples of contextualization would be least valuable to use on an essay about immigration in the years between 1860 and 1925?
No Irish Need Apply policies
The Know Nothing Political Party
The California Gold Rush
Native-Americans forced onto Reservations
What is the point of view of the 10th Amendment?
A Federalist
An Anti-Federalist
A Founding Father
A Patriot
All of the following are acceptable historical situations for the 10th Amendment EXCEPT?
Debates between Federalists and Anti-Federalists during the Constitutional Convention
The War between Britain and France during the Presidential administration of George Washington
Debates between Federalists and Democratic-Republicans during the first Presidential administrations
Fears of government tyranny in the wake of the American Revolution
In an essay about the Civil War which of the following would be the worst piece of information to use as contextualization?
Bleeding Kansas
The Mexican-American War
The creation of the Republican Party
The creation of the Know-Nothing Party
Which was a goal of Thomas Jefferson?
to declare war on Britain
to add a Bill of Rights to the Constitution
to reduce the size of the federal government
to reduce the powers of the state government
“SECTION 1…If any persons shall unlawfully combine or conspire together, with intent to oppose any measure or measures of the government of the United States…, or to impede the operation of any law of the United States, or to intimidate or prevent any person holding…office in or under the government of the United States, from undertaking, performing or executing his trust or duty, and if any person or persons, with intent as aforesaid, shall counsel, advise or attempt to procure any insurrection, riot, unlawful assembly, or combination…, he or they shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor, and on conviction...shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, and by imprisonment during a term not less than six months nor exceeding five years…
SECTION 2…If any person shall write, print, utter or publish, or shall cause or procure to be written, printed, uttered or published…, any false, scandalous and malicious writing or writings against the government of the United States, or either house of the Congress of the United States, or the President of the United States, with intent to defame the said government…or to bring them...into contempt or disrepute; or to excite against them...the hatred of the good people of the United States…, or to aid, encourage or abet any hostile designs of any foreign nation against the United States…, then such person, being thereof convicted…shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two thousand dollars, and by imprisonment not exceeding two years.”
The Sedition Act, 1798
Excerpted text from congressional bill, July 14, 1798.
The legislation above was passed in response to which of the following challenges?
The constant fear of Indian attacks along the border
he limitations of the Articles of Confederation
The potential for loyalist criticism and sabotage
The threat posed by foreign alliances and entanglement
“We, therefore, the people of the State of South Carolina in Convention assembled, do declare and ordain…That the several acts and parts of acts of the Congress of the United States, purporting to be laws for the imposing of duties and imposts on the importation of foreign commodities…and, more especially…[the tariff acts of 1828 and 1832]…are unauthorized by the Constitution of the United States, and violate the true meaning and intent thereof, and are null, void, and no law, nor binding upon this State, its officers or citizens.…And we, the People of South Carolina…Do further Declare that we will not submit to the application of force, on the part of the Federal Government, to reduce this State to obedience; but that we will consider the passage, by Congress, of any act…to coerce the State…to be null and void, inconsistent with the longer continuance of South Carolina in the Union…”
South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification, 1832
Paul Leicester Ford, The Federalist: A Commentary on the Constitution of the United States (New York: Henry Holt, 1898).
The excerpt above best exemplifies which of the following historical developments or processes in the first half of American history?
The support or resistance of various American groups or individuals to the expansion of territory
The reemergence of a two-party political system as various constituencies and interest groups coalesced and defined their agendas
The assertion of Southern regional pride in slavery and the insistence of many whites in the South that the federal government defend slavery
Resistance from state governments in the North and the South at different times to federal attempts to assert authority over them
“Thomas J. Ross agrees to employ the Freedmen to plant and raise a crop on his Rosstown Plantation…on the following Rules, Regulations and Remunerations. The said Ross agrees to furnish the land to cultivate,…and to give unto said Freedmen…one half of all the cotton, corn and wheat that is raised on said place for the year 1866 after all the necessary expenses are deducted out that accrues on said crop. Outside of the Freedmen’s labor in harvesting, carrying to market and selling the same the said Freedmen…agrees to and with said Thomas J. Ross that for and in consideration of one half of the crop before mentioned that they will plant, cultivate, and raise under the management control and Superintendence of said Ross, in good faith, a cotton, corn and oat crop under his management for the year 1866.…We furthermore bind ourselves to and with said Ross that we will do good work and labor ten hours a day on an average, winter and summer.…We furthermore bind ourselves that we will obey the orders of said Ross in all things in carrying out and managing said crop for said year and be docked for disobedience. All is responsible for all farming utensils that is on hand or may be placed in care of said Freedmen for the year 1866 to said Ross and are also responsible to said Ross if we carelessly, maliciously maltreat any of his stock for said year to said Ross for damages to be assessed out of our wages.”
Labor Contract, Shelby County, Tennessee, 1866
Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Tennessee, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1869, No. M-999.
The practices described in the excerpt above most directly led to
the judicial principles of the Civil War Amendments.
the abolition of slavery.
freed blacks’ development of cultures that reflected their interests and experiences.
the progressive stripping away of the rights of African Americans.
“And it is further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that…no sugars, tobacco, cotton-wool, indigo, ginger, fustic or other dying wood, of growth, production, or manufacture of any English plantations in America, Asia, or Africa, shall be shipped, carried conveyed or transported, from any of the said English plantations to any land, island, territory, dominion, port or place whatsoever, other than to such other English plantations as do belong to his Majesty…under the penalty of the forfeiture of said goods, or the full value thereof, and also the ship, with all her guns, tackle, apparel, ammunition and furniture.”
The Navigation Act of 1660
The policies stated in the above law can best be seen as an example of
Enlightenment thinking.
capitalism.
communism.
mercantilism.
“These colonies ought to regard the act with abhorrence. For who are a free people? Not those over whom government is reasonably and equitably exercised but those who live under a government, so constitutionally checked and controlled, that proper provision is made against its being otherwise exercised. The late act is founded on the destruction of constitutional security.… In short, if they have a right to levy a tax of one penny upon us, they have a right to levy a million upon us. For where does that right stop?...To use the words of Mr. Locke, ‘What property have we in that, which another may, by rights take, when he pleases, to himself?’…We are therefore—I speak it with grief—I speak with indignation—we are slaves.”
John Dickinson, Letter from a Farmer, 1768
John Dickinson, Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania to the Inhabitants of the British Colonies (New York: The Outlook Company, 1903), 75–78.
The passage above was written in response to
calls for a stronger central government.
British efforts to tax the colonies.
debates over the issue of slavery.
the perceived corruption of the British government.
“This momentous question like a fire-bell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror. I considered it at once as the knell of the Union. It is hushed, indeed, for the moment. But this is a reprieve only, not a final sentence. A geographical line, coinciding with a marked principle, moral and political, once conceived and held up to the angry passions of men, will never be obliterated; and every new irritation will mark it deeper and deeper.…But as it is, we have the wolf by the ears, and we can neither hold him, nor safely let him go. Justice is in one scale, and self-preservation in the other.”
Thomas Jefferson, Letter to John Holmes, 1820
Thomas Jefferson Randolph, ed., Memoirs, Correspondence, and Private Papers of Thomas Jefferson (London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1829), 4:332.
Which of the following events or processes in the 1840s or 1850s most directly contributed to the “irritations” that Jefferson warned about in the letter above?
. The acquisition of new territory in the West and the U.S. victory in the Mexican-American War
The growth of violent nativist movements aimed at limiting immigrants’ influence and power
The movement of African Americans and Asians to the West
The increased settlement in areas forcibly taken from American Indians
Which was a failure of the Articles of Confederation?
It was unable to form alliances
It was unable to declarewar
It was unable to claim new land for the country
It was unable to enforce tax collection
James Monroe believed that this nation would assist the United States of the Monroe Doctrine was challenged:
Mexico
Spain
Great Britain
Russia
The Proclamation of 1763 was intended to:
Prevent further conflict between colonists and Native Americans
Respect the sovereignty of Native American land
Ease the anger of the French at the end of the war
Open the west for further exploration by colonists
The outcome of Marbury v Madison established:
the restrictions on the executive branch of the government
judicial review of the Supreme Court
veto power for the Senate
impeachment powers of the House of Representatives
Which of the following founding fathers would agree with a large government, national bank, and equal representation from all states:
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
James Monroe
Alexander Hamilton
Which of the following was not a warning by Washington in his Farewell Address?
Sectionalism
Party loyalty and partisanship
Permanent Alliances
International cooperative bank
According to the Declaration of Independence, the American people have the right to overthrow their government for which of the following
the government violates their natural rights
the government becomes a monarchy
the government increases taxes
the government enacts martial law
The Revolution of 1800 was called such because:
It established a new ruler in England
It established a peaceful transfer of power in the government
It allowed the United States to gain territory in a victory against France
It demonstrated America's ability to be superior in war against military powers.
Which of the following were ideals that aligned with members of the Democratic-Republicans? (select all that apply)
Large Federal Government
States Rights over Federal Laws
Small Government
A National Bank
An electoral college to balance states votes
The concept of 'natural rights' brought forth by Jefferson and Paine were most consistent with:
The principle of religious toleration
The pursuit of American Exceptionalism
The ideas of the Enlightenment
The concept of hereditary rights and privileges
The Monroe Doctrine established that:
No other country had the right to declare war on the United States
Europe was no longer able to trade with the United States without paying a tax first
Europe was no longer able to colonize land in the Americas
A multi-national alliance was necessary to ensure peace in the Atlantic
Which of the following were aspects of the Missouri Compromise? (select all that apply)
Missouri would be entered into the Union as a slave state
All further territories admitted to the union would be slave states
Territories admitted below the 36"30' line would be slave states; above that line would be free states
It allowed Florida to enter as a free state
It was created to keep a balance between free and slave states
The Trail of Tears was:
a code name for America's victory over the British in the war of 1812
The collection of essays by Federalists who were upset about losing the election of 1800
The genocide of Native Americans who were forcibly moved by the US government west
The collection of uprisings by Americans during the tenure of the Articles of Confederation
The McCullough case and other Supreme Court rulings in the early 1800s directly contributed to which of the following?
The growth of governmental regulation of the economy
The promotion of regional interests over national concerns
The primacy of the courts in interpreting the Constitution
The expansion of individual rights and civil liberties
Which of the following antebellum era historical developments most directly contradicted the Jeffersonian goals expressed in the excerpt?
The transition towards a more participatory democracy
The emergence of a new national culture
The developments of new transportation systems
The growth of Northern manufacturing
The arguments expressed by Walker in the excerpt best serve as evidence of which of the following?
The emergence of African American abolitionist movements
The increased sectional tensions over the institution of slavery
The efforts of Northern reformers to improve the treatment of slaves
The growth of the internal slave trade in the United States
The expansion of transportation networks depicted in the map most directly contributed to which of the following?
The continued importation of slaves from Africa
The growth of industrial manufacturing
The decline of regional economic differences
The rise of large vertically integrated corporations
The change depicted on the maps most directly contributed to which of the following?
The Second Great Awakening
The Market Revolution
The issuance of the Monroe Doctrine
The re-emergence of a two-party system
