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WorksheetsAmerican History ADV Fall 2022
Total questions: 188
Worksheet time: 2hrs 21mins
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1.
What did the government of Great Britain have in common with most colonial governments?
a)
Thomas Paine.
b)
by digging in and outlasting the North
c)
stated that Congress could not ban slavery in territories.
d)
a two-house legislature
2.
The main objection the colonists had to British taxation was that
a)
executive branch
b)
to gain the support of Antifederalists during the ratification process
c)
It was a political agreement based on the principle of self-government.
d)
they were not represented in the British Parliament.
3.
The colonists used John Locke's idea that a "social contract" exists between a government and its citizens to justify
a)
to increase factory efficiency
b)
help enslaved people escape to freedom in the North.
c)
hope that either Britain or France would lift trade restrictions.
d)
protesting the British government's tax policies.
4.
The Townshend Acts were passed in 1767 in order to
a)
through the use of physical force.
b)
Only Western Europe had a centralized government with one or few people in power.
c)
the Boston Tea Party.
d)
raise revenue after the repeal of the Stamp Act.
5.
The British Parliament passed the Coercive Acts in response to
a)
Thomas Paine.
b)
a legislature with two houses
c)
regaining power in Congress for the South.
d)
the Boston Tea Party.
6.
The creation of a Continental Army was to support
a)
farmers would reject a government that catered only to the wealthy.
b)
He won the presidency without a single electoral vote from the South.
c)
several key rivers that ran through the region.
d)
New England's struggle against British troops.
7.
The purpose of the Second Continental Congress's "Olive Branch Petition" was to
a)
representation
b)
It left the British with little reason to continue fighting an expensive war.
c)
Congress' inability to levy taxes or regulate interstate commerce
d)
confirm their loyalty to the king.
8.
On which issue did many Patriots and Loyalists agree?
a)
limited government
b)
British kidnapped American ambassador
c)
Americans could not obtain imported products.
d)
The new taxes levied on the colonies were unjust.
9.
The greatest shift in colonial opinion towards independence and a republican government came after the publication of a book by
a)
a legislature with two houses
b)
the difference in population between the North and South.
c)
hope that either Britain or France would lift trade restrictions.
d)
Thomas Paine.
10.
July 4, 1776 was the date that
a)
They banned American ships from trading with the West Indies.
b)
to gain the support of Antifederalists during the ratification process
c)
separation of powers
d)
the Declaration of Independence was approved.
11.
What was the significance of the Battle of Bunker Hill?
a)
loose construction
b)
the judicial branch should be able to check the power of the legislative and executive branches.
c)
levy taxes.
d)
The Patriots showed they could fight British troops on their own terms.
12.
What was the significance of the Battle of Trenton?
a)
contain elements of monarchy and aristocracy as well as republicanism.
b)
the Declaration of Independence was approved.
c)
Only Western Europe had a centralized government with one or few people in power.
d)
It was the Continental Army's first major victory.
13.
What effect did the outcome of the Revolutionary War have on American Indians?
a)
federalism
b)
amend rather than completely replace the Articles of Confederation.
c)
slavery in the southern states
d)
Treaties between Patriots and American Indians following the war resulted in loss of land for many groups of Indians.
14.
What was the significance of the Battle of Yorktown?
a)
Native Americans developed ways of life that made the most of their physical environment.
b)
take a loyalty oath to the Union.
c)
the Declaration of Independence was approved.
d)
It left the British with little reason to continue fighting an expensive war.
15.
Which of the following factors contributed to the Patriots' success in winning the Revolutionary War?
a)
to prevent African Americans from voting
b)
Three-Fifths Compromise
c)
New England's struggle against British troops.
d)
Some British actions, such as hiring Hessian soldiers, cost them support among the colonists.
16.
Why did many states choose to create governments with bicameral legislatures?
a)
tenant farming
b)
It was a political agreement based on the principle of self-government.
c)
They had support from most American Indian groups.
d)
They feared giving the common people too much power.
17.
What did the British do to harm the United States' economy in the years following the Revolution?
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
confirm their loyalty to the king.
c)
Fort McHenry
d)
They banned American ships from trading with the West Indies.
18.
What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
a)
electoral college
b)
keep blacks and whites separated.
c)
Native Americans developed ways of life that made the most of their physical environment.
d)
to address the government and settlement of new territories
19.
The national government under the Articles of Confederation was weak mainly because it lacked the ability to
a)
to determine how the representatives of Southern states would return to Congress
b)
Different attitudes to land use and disagreements over trade.
c)
several key rivers that ran through the region.
d)
levy taxes.
20.
What was Shays' Rebellion?
a)
It redefined the war as being about slavery.
b)
He thought that he had overstepped his constitutional authority.
c)
Great Compromise
d)
a group of farmers who tried to shut down the courts to stop foreclosure hearings
21.
What best describes the type of government proposed in the New Jersey Plan?
a)
the Declaration of Independence was approved.
b)
preserve their culture and resist U.S. expansion.
c)
Americans could not obtain imported products.
d)
a loose confederation based largely on the Articles of Confederation
22.
The Three-Fifths Compromise was created to address
a)
they both practiced polytheism and believed that the natural world had spirits.
b)
an increase in domestic manufacturing.
c)
It was the Continental Army's first major victory.
d)
the difference in population between the North and South.
23.
Which of these points did supporters of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan both agree on?
a)
the abundance of cheap land.
b)
West Africa stood at the center of trade routes connecting Africa, Europe, and Asia.
c)
a legislature with two houses
d)
Congress should have the ability to impose taxes.
24.
Alexander Hamilton believed that the new government should
a)
West Africa stood at the center of trade routes connecting Africa, Europe, and Asia.
b)
farmers would reject a government that catered only to the wealthy.
c)
help enslaved people escape to freedom in the North.
d)
contain elements of monarchy and aristocracy as well as republicanism.
25.
What major problems with the Articles of Confederation was the Constitutional Convention meant to address?
a)
removal of all remaining federal troops in the South
b)
Who is included as a citizen of the United States?
c)
cutting off Confederate supply lines by taking control of the Mississippi River
d)
Congress' inability to levy taxes or regulate interstate commerce
26.
The Federalist Papers were
a)
Republic
b)
Columbian Exchange
c)
cutting off Confederate supply lines by taking control of the Mississippi River
d)
a series of essays written in support of the new Constitution.
27.
What best describes the Antifederalists' view of the new Constitution?
a)
provide assistance to African American and white refugees in the South
b)
they both practiced polytheism and believed that the natural world had spirits.
c)
the Missouri Compromise.
d)
They feared it would give the central government too much power.
28.
Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?
a)
separation of powers
b)
slavery in the southern states
c)
Embargo of 1807
d)
to gain the support of Antifederalists during the ratification process
29.
What best summarizes the Constitution's underlying principle of popular sovereignty?
a)
provided safe havens for runaway slaves.
b)
It was a political agreement based on the principle of self-government.
c)
Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson
d)
The government derives its political authority from the people.
30.
Which principle of the Constitution divides power between the state and federal governments?
a)
farmers would reject a government that catered only to the wealthy.
b)
they were not represented in the British Parliament.
c)
the Middle Passage.
d)
federalism
31.
How did Jefferson's support of the French Revolution reflect his philosophy of government?
a)
Congress should have the ability to impose taxes.
b)
popular sovereignty
c)
increasingly strong feelings of nationalism around the country.
d)
He believed in republican, representative government.
32.
How did Alexander Hamilton convince southern states to agree to the federal assumption of state debts?
a)
Mississippi River.
b)
The federal government took legal action against many members of the Ku Klux Klan.
c)
the Middle Passage.
d)
The national capital was moved to a southern location.
33.
The Whiskey Rebellion was significant because it
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
Three-Fifths Compromise
c)
loose constitutional interpretation.
d)
showed that the federal government could enforce its own laws.
34.
How did the British respond to Washington's 1793 proclamation of American neutrality during the war between Britain and France?
a)
states and territories in rebellion against the Union.
b)
Antifederalists
c)
devastating human casualties
d)
by seizing American ships in the West Indies
35.
The Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions, written in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, were part of a larger philosophical debate over
a)
assume northern anti-slavery advocates had little concern for southerners' public safety.
b)
to gain the support of Antifederalists during the ratification process
c)
They banned American ships from trading with the West Indies.
d)
the rights of states to nullify federal laws.
36.
The concept of judicial review was based on the principle that
a)
to increase factory efficiency
b)
They banned American ships from trading with the West Indies.
c)
He thought that he had overstepped his constitutional authority.
d)
the judicial branch should be able to check the power of the legislative and executive branches.
37.
Jefferson hoped that declaring an embargo would
a)
People of many ethnicities and religions lived in the Middle Colonies.
b)
a loose confederation based largely on the Articles of Confederation
c)
It redefined the war as being about slavery.
d)
help close British factories by depriving British manufacturers of trade with American markets.
38.
How did Jefferson overstep his presidential principles by purchasing the Louisiana Territory?
a)
Treaties between Patriots and American Indians following the war resulted in loss of land for many groups of Indians.
b)
land use and trade.
c)
they both practiced polytheism and believed that the natural world had spirits.
d)
The Constitution did not allow the federal government to buy land from a foreign nation.
39.
Why did the British policy of impressment strain relations with the United States?
a)
tenant farming
b)
reduce regional tension by promoting national expansion.
c)
They were considered goods and cargo rather than human beings.
d)
American sailors were forced to serve on British ships.
40.
The principle of "sanctity of contracts" formed the basis for many of Chief Justice Marshall's decisions that
a)
cutting off Confederate supply lines by taking control of the Mississippi River
b)
Political and religious conflicts in England diminished.
c)
They believed the legislative balance would be tipped in favor of free states.
d)
limited the power of state governments to interfere with business.
41.
The reasoning behind the Nonintercourse Act was to
a)
judicial branch
b)
British kidnapped American ambassador
c)
They banned American ships from trading with the West Indies.
d)
hope that either Britain or France would lift trade restrictions.
42.
American Indians began to unite in order to
a)
It created a religious and ethnic pluralism that attracted immigrants from all over Europe.
b)
One could start without any cash up front.
c)
loose construction
d)
preserve their culture and resist U.S. expansion.
43.
Which event removed many of the issues that had brought Britain to war with the United States?
a)
regaining power in Congress for the South.
b)
It created a religious and ethnic pluralism that attracted immigrants from all over Europe.
c)
The British government had a large war debt to pay off.
d)
Napoleon's defeat
44.
Why did popular support for the Federalists decline after the Hartford Convention?
a)
stated that Congress could not ban slavery in territories.
b)
Some British actions, such as hiring Hessian soldiers, cost them support among the colonists.
c)
a series of essays written in support of the new Constitution.
d)
They proposed a separate peace with Britain.
45.
The War Hawks believed the United States' war with Britain would ultimately serve as a way to
a)
It was a political agreement based on the principle of self-government.
b)
judicial branch
c)
the proposal that the Nebraska Territory would decide for itself whether to allow slavery.
d)
restore national honor with a military victory.
46.
Proceeds from the tolls collected at turnpikes
a)
a legislature with two houses
b)
The new taxes levied on the colonies were unjust.
c)
They feared giving the common people too much power.
d)
were used for road maintenance
47.
Robert Fulton helped revolutionize transportation in the United States by
a)
Bodies of water were strategically important for transporting goods and people, including soldiers.
b)
land use and trade.
c)
It was the Continental Army's first major victory.
d)
designing the first commercially successful steamboat.
48.
The term Industrial Revolution best refers to
a)
ensure poor African Americans could not afford to vote.
b)
the abundance of cheap land.
c)
Treaties between Patriots and American Indians following the war resulted in loss of land for many groups of Indians.
d)
A series of technological developments that transformed manufacturing
49.
Samuel Slater helped launch the Industrial Revolution in the United States by
a)
The Patriots showed they could fight British troops on their own terms.
b)
the Missouri Compromise.
c)
upset the balance of power in the government.
d)
building the first water-powered textile mill.
50.
Why did designers first begin manufacturing products with interchangeable parts?
a)
states and territories in rebellion against the Union.
b)
loose construction
c)
He declared the Confederacy's actions to be an insurrection and asked for volunteers to fight.
d)
to increase factory efficiency
51.
The Embargo of 1807 and the War of 1812 encouraged the development of American factories in the Northeast because
a)
to address the government and settlement of new territories
b)
Pro- and antislavery forces each sent settlers to compete for control.
c)
a two-house legislature
d)
Americans could not obtain imported products.
52.
The Tariff of 1816 increased the price of imported goods, which in turn led to
a)
salutary neglect.
b)
Slavery
c)
to increase factory efficiency
d)
an increase in domestic manufacturing.
53.
Many Irish immigrants left their home country as a result of
a)
Americans gained territory along the western frontier.
b)
to determine how the representatives of Southern states would return to Congress
c)
checks and balances
d)
starvation related to a famine.
54.
Economic factors limited the South's population growth and helped create a largely agricultural, slave-based society because
a)
competition for territory
b)
white northerners' refusal to obey the new Fugitive Slave Act
c)
the abundance of cheap land.
d)
most new immigrants were drawn to wage work in northern factories.
55.
The Industrial Revolution saw the rise of labor unions, groups of workers who united to
a)
encouraging the colonists' cultivation of tobacco.
b)
by digging in and outlasting the North
c)
they were not represented in the British Parliament.
d)
seek better pay and working conditions from their employers.
56.
A significant effect of the War of 1812 on the nation was
a)
they were not represented in the British Parliament.
b)
New England's struggle against British troops.
c)
Lexington and Concord
d)
increasingly strong feelings of nationalism around the country.
57.
The Adams-Onís Treaty is an example of the Monroe administration's desire to
a)
limited government
b)
It left the British with little reason to continue fighting an expensive war.
c)
African American soldiers joined the Union Army.
d)
reduce regional tension by promoting national expansion.
58.
The themes of James Fenimore Cooper's work about the American frontier were based on
a)
Congress should have the ability to impose taxes.
b)
several key rivers that ran through the region.
c)
the number of representatives in Congress each state would have
d)
his desire to show America's nationalistic spirit in the West.
59.
Many settlers in Florida and Georgia were upset with the Seminoles because they
a)
He insisted he had no intention of abolishing slavery.
b)
The Constitution did not contain many rules to guide the administration.
c)
popular sovereignty
d)
provided safe havens for runaway slaves.
60.
Denmark Vesey's slave revolt prompted many southerners to
a)
checks and balances
b)
the Middle Passage.
c)
Saratoga
d)
assume northern anti-slavery advocates had little concern for southerners' public safety.
61.
The enactment of the Jim Crow laws sought to
a)
It created a religious and ethnic pluralism that attracted immigrants from all over Europe.
b)
The government derives its political authority from the people.
c)
slavery in the southern states
d)
keep blacks and whites separated.
62.
What happened after 1872 that led to a decline in violence against African Americans?
a)
They believed the legislative balance would be tipped in favor of free states.
b)
to gain the support of Antifederalists during the ratification process
c)
The new taxes levied on the colonies were unjust.
d)
The federal government took legal action against many members of the Ku Klux Klan.
63.
Which method of farming in the South offered poor white and African American farmers the most control of their labor and harvest?
a)
It was a political agreement based on the principle of self-government.
b)
several key rivers that ran through the region.
c)
competition for territory
d)
tenant farming
64.
What did the Freedmen's Bureau do?
a)
the rights of states to nullify federal laws.
b)
War Hawks
c)
Republic
d)
provide assistance to African American and white refugees in the South
65.
What was one of the most important issues of Reconstruction?
a)
slavery in the southern states
b)
loose constitutional interpretation.
c)
Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson
d)
to determine how the representatives of Southern states would return to Congress
66.
Why was sharecropping so appealing to blacks and poor whites in the South?
a)
the Declaration of Independence was approved.
b)
the policy of segregation practiced in the South
c)
Individual states should decide for themselves whether or not to support slavery.
d)
One could start without any cash up front.
67.
What was one main achievement of the Freedmen's Bureau?
a)
seek better pay and working conditions from their employers.
b)
Both worked as indentured servants who were freed after a period of time.
c)
The new taxes levied on the colonies were unjust.
d)
encouraging literacy in the South
68.
Why did the Republican Party refuse to support women's suffrage?
a)
Thomas Paine.
b)
Native Americans developed ways of life that made the most of their physical environment.
c)
Enslaved people could not sue in court because they were not recognized as citizens.
d)
They felt it would hinder their goal of attaining African American suffrage.
69.
Why did Andrew Johnson refuse to grant additional rights to African Americans?
a)
Some British actions, such as hiring Hessian soldiers, cost them support among the colonists.
b)
loose constitutional interpretation.
c)
to determine how the representatives of Southern states would return to Congress
d)
He believed Reconstruction measures were not constitutional.
70.
What was unprecedented about the Civil Rights Act of 1866?
a)
the judicial branch should be able to check the power of the legislative and executive branches.
b)
by seizing American ships in the West Indies
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
It was the first time Congress passed a law that had been vetoed by the President.
71.
The Compromise of 1877 granted Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency in exchange for what?
a)
a legislature with two houses
b)
Enslaved people could not sue in court because they were not recognized as citizens.
c)
They felt it would hinder their goal of attaining African American suffrage.
d)
removal of all remaining federal troops in the South
72.
Which of the following enabled poor white voters in the South to vote despite new monetary restrictions?
a)
the rights of states to nullify federal laws.
b)
The new taxes levied on the colonies were unjust.
c)
He won the presidency without a single electoral vote from the South.
d)
grandfather clauses
73.
Which factor best explains the advantages many northern carpetbaggers had in pursuing new careers in the South?
a)
keep blacks and whites separated.
b)
provide assistance to African American and white refugees in the South
c)
to increase factory efficiency
d)
low literacy rates in the South
74.
What significant question would passage of the Fourteenth Amendment address?
a)
It was a political agreement based on the principle of self-government.
b)
It created a religious and ethnic pluralism that attracted immigrants from all over Europe.
c)
Great Compromise
d)
Who is included as a citizen of the United States?
75.
What was the main reason why it was more expensive to operate a school system in the South than in the North?
a)
Congress' inability to levy taxes or regulate interstate commerce
b)
Calhoun believed that the South should secede if the two sides could not agree.
c)
keep blacks and whites separated.
d)
the policy of segregation practiced in the South
76.
Several moderate Republicans refused to impeach Andrew Johnson because they thought such a decision would
a)
African American soldiers joined the Union Army.
b)
trade caravans traveling throughout North Africa.
c)
raise revenue after the repeal of the Stamp Act.
d)
upset the balance of power in the government.
77.
After Reconstruction, many southern states enacted a poll tax, which was used to
a)
to increase factory efficiency
b)
removal of all remaining federal troops in the South
c)
Booker T. Washington.
d)
ensure poor African Americans could not afford to vote.
78.
The idea that African Americans ought to accommodate segregation and focus their energy on education and economic advancement was a belief held by
a)
He won the presidency without a single electoral vote from the South.
b)
Fort McHenry
c)
legislative branch
d)
Booker T. Washington.
79.
The group of politicians known as the "Redeemers" had the main goal of
a)
People of many ethnicities and religions lived in the Middle Colonies.
b)
starvation related to a famine.
c)
Some British actions, such as hiring Hessian soldiers, cost them support among the colonists.
d)
regaining power in Congress for the South.
80.
What was an immediate goal of the Ku Klux Klan?
a)
Pro- and antislavery forces each sent settlers to compete for control.
b)
established Judicial Review
c)
Only Western Europe had a centralized government with one or few people in power.
d)
to prevent African Americans from voting
81.
Before allowing them to set up a new state government, Lincoln required ten percent of southern voters in each state to
a)
the proposal that the Nebraska Territory would decide for itself whether to allow slavery.
b)
West Africa stood at the center of trade routes connecting Africa, Europe, and Asia.
c)
his desire to show America's nationalistic spirit in the West.
d)
take a loyalty oath to the Union.
82.
Why were southern leaders agitated by California's request to join the Union?
a)
Bacon was the leader of the armed rebellion against Virginia Governor William Berkeley in 1676.
b)
the rights of states to nullify federal laws.
c)
the Battle of Antietam
d)
They believed the legislative balance would be tipped in favor of free states.
83.
How did John Calhoun's response to the Clay Compromise differ from Daniel Webster's?
a)
They had support from most American Indian groups.
b)
encouraging the colonists' cultivation of tobacco.
c)
to prevent African Americans from voting
d)
Calhoun believed that the South should secede if the two sides could not agree.
84.
The "Christiana Riot" was one of many events to reflect what point of view?
a)
devastating human casualties
b)
building the first water-powered textile mill.
c)
a series of essays written in support of the new Constitution.
d)
white northerners' refusal to obey the new Fugitive Slave Act
85.
Which statement best explains the reasoning behind the decision of some northern states to pass "personal liberty laws"?
a)
War Hawks
b)
trade caravans traveling throughout North Africa.
c)
through the use of physical force.
d)
Individual states should decide for themselves whether or not to support slavery.
86.
The loosely organized system referred to as the Underground Railroad was used to
a)
the spread of disease
b)
help close British factories by depriving British manufacturers of trade with American markets.
c)
Republic
d)
help enslaved people escape to freedom in the North.
87.
The principle of popular sovereignty is best demonstrated in
a)
forbade the colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains.
b)
The new taxes levied on the colonies were unjust.
c)
restore national honor with a military victory.
d)
the proposal that the Nebraska Territory would decide for itself whether to allow slavery.
88.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed slavery to spread to areas that had been free for over 30 years, which effectively nullified
a)
Congress' inability to levy taxes or regulate interstate commerce
b)
the rights of states to nullify federal laws.
c)
encouraging the colonists' cultivation of tobacco.
d)
the Missouri Compromise.
89.
A primary factor in the growth of the new Republican Party was its
a)
protesting the British government's tax policies.
b)
limited the power of state governments to interfere with business.
c)
grandfather clauses
d)
opposition to slavery.
90.
How did the Supreme Court rule in the case of Dred Scott v. Sandford?
a)
help close British factories by depriving British manufacturers of trade with American markets.
b)
It was the Continental Army's first major victory.
c)
the Missouri Compromise.
d)
Enslaved people could not sue in court because they were not recognized as citizens.
91.
John Brown believed that the slavery crisis in the United States could only be resolved
a)
The Federalist
b)
most new immigrants were drawn to wage work in northern factories.
c)
He believed in republican, representative government.
d)
through the use of physical force.
92.
The Republican Party chose Abraham Lincoln as its presidential candidate over William H. Seward mainly because Lincoln was
a)
to gain the support of Antifederalists during the ratification process
b)
They feared it would give the central government too much power.
c)
to weaken British control in the Great Lakes and Ohio River valley areas
d)
the more moderate candidate.
93.
How might the Crittenden Compromise have eased tensions between the North and South?
a)
Americans could not obtain imported products.
b)
provide assistance to African American and white refugees in the South
c)
Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson
d)
It would have been a constitutional amendment that would allow slavery south of the Missouri Compromise line in all territories.
94.
How did President Lincoln respond to the Confederacy's attack on Fort Sumter?
a)
Great Compromise
b)
established Judicial Review
c)
Fort McHenry
d)
He declared the Confederacy's actions to be an insurrection and asked for volunteers to fight.
95.
How did President Lincoln keep the border states loyal to the Union?
a)
preserve their culture and resist U.S. expansion.
b)
The Patriots showed they could fight British troops on their own terms.
c)
Booker T. Washington.
d)
He insisted he had no intention of abolishing slavery.
96.
What did General Winfield Scott's "Anaconda Plan" entail?
a)
They felt it would hinder their goal of attaining African American suffrage.
b)
assume northern anti-slavery advocates had little concern for southerners' public safety.
c)
the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter
d)
cutting off Confederate supply lines by taking control of the Mississippi River
97.
Why did the Kansas-Nebraska Act end in bloodshed?
a)
salutary neglect.
b)
federalism
c)
to stop Americans from publicly criticizing the federal government
d)
Pro- and antislavery forces each sent settlers to compete for control.
98.
The principal cause of the American Civil War was
a)
He insisted he had no intention of abolishing slavery.
b)
keep blacks and whites separated.
c)
Both worked as indentured servants who were freed after a period of time.
d)
Slavery
99.
How did the Confederacy hope to win the war?
a)
Federalists
b)
It left the British with little reason to continue fighting an expensive war.
c)
the policy of segregation practiced in the South
d)
by digging in and outlasting the North
100.
In the Dred Scott case, the U.S. Supreme Court
a)
to determine how the representatives of Southern states would return to Congress
b)
the spread of disease
c)
building the first water-powered textile mill.
d)
stated that Congress could not ban slavery in territories.
101.
What event encouraged Lincoln to move forward with his plan for emancipation?
a)
an increase in domestic manufacturing.
b)
the Middle Passage.
c)
Congress should have the ability to impose taxes.
d)
the Battle of Antietam
102.
How did the Emancipation Proclamation affect the North's attitude toward the war?
a)
levy taxes.
b)
Three-Fifths Compromise
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
It redefined the war as being about slavery.
103.
Which event was seen, by the North, as the first act of war?
a)
West Africa stood at the center of trade routes connecting Africa, Europe, and Asia.
b)
They felt it would hinder their goal of attaining African American suffrage.
c)
most new immigrants were drawn to wage work in northern factories.
d)
the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter
104.
The Emancipation Proclamation declared free all enslaved persons in
a)
It left the British with little reason to continue fighting an expensive war.
b)
New England's struggle against British troops.
c)
Strong Military Leaders
d)
states and territories in rebellion against the Union.
105.
Many northerners objected to the Fugitive Slave Act because it
a)
encouraging the colonists' cultivation of tobacco.
b)
They were considered goods and cargo rather than human beings.
c)
through the use of physical force.
d)
required citizens to help capture runaway slaves.
106.
Which of the following was not one of the advantages the North had over the South?
a)
protesting the British government's tax policies.
b)
Who is included as a citizen of the United States?
c)
It created a religious and ethnic pluralism that attracted immigrants from all over Europe.
d)
Strong Military Leaders
107.
Which of the following was an effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
the difference in population between the North and South.
b)
farmers would reject a government that catered only to the wealthy.
c)
building the first water-powered textile mill.
d)
African American soldiers joined the Union Army.
108.
What made Lincoln a "northern" president?
a)
grandfather clauses
b)
British kidnapped American ambassador
c)
One could start without any cash up front.
d)
He won the presidency without a single electoral vote from the South.
109.
What significant loss did both the North and the South suffer as a result of the war?
a)
showed that the federal government could enforce its own laws.
b)
It created a religious and ethnic pluralism that attracted immigrants from all over Europe.
c)
Fort McHenry
d)
devastating human casualties
110.
In what way did the region of the Middle Colonies help establish one of the defining characteristics of our nation?
a)
Calhoun believed that the South should secede if the two sides could not agree.
b)
Antifederalists
c)
Calhoun believed that the South should secede if the two sides could not agree.
d)
It created a religious and ethnic pluralism that attracted immigrants from all over Europe.
111.
Why was Nathaniel Bacon a significant figure in the Virginia colony?
a)
It was the Continental Army's first major victory.
b)
land use and trade.
c)
showed that the federal government could enforce its own laws.
d)
Bacon was the leader of the armed rebellion against Virginia Governor William Berkeley in 1676.
112.
Britain's Sugar, Quartering, and Stamp Acts went against the British government's earlier colonial policy of
a)
American sailors were forced to serve on British ships.
b)
Republic
c)
The national capital was moved to a southern location.
d)
salutary neglect.
113.
Bacon's Rebellion showed that
a)
Columbian Exchange
b)
they both practiced polytheism and believed that the natural world had spirits.
c)
It redefined the war as being about slavery.
d)
farmers would reject a government that catered only to the wealthy.
114.
The Proclamation of 1763
a)
building the first water-powered textile mill.
b)
One could start without any cash up front.
c)
through the use of physical force.
d)
forbade the colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains.
115.
The first battles of the Revolution were at
a)
take a loyalty oath to the Union.
b)
they were not represented in the British Parliament.
c)
British kidnapped American ambassador
d)
Lexington and Concord
116.
What was one goal of Pontiac's Rebellion?
a)
Federalism
b)
loose construction
c)
It was the first time Congress passed a law that had been vetoed by the President.
d)
to weaken British control in the Great Lakes and Ohio River valley areas
117.
What was the greatest advantage the French had over the British in the late seventeenth century in North America?
a)
a group of farmers who tried to shut down the courts to stop foreclosure hearings
b)
Americans could not obtain imported products.
c)
checks and balances
d)
They had support from most American Indian groups.
118.
Which statement is true about European life in the 1400s?
a)
War Hawks
b)
a two-house legislature
c)
Embargo of 1807
d)
Most people were poor.
119.
How did the Middle Colonies reflect the American future?
a)
representation
b)
limited government
c)
Three-Fifths Compromise
d)
People of many ethnicities and religions lived in the Middle Colonies.
120.
Which event occurred as the direct result of the British Crown sending troops to occupy Boston?
a)
a loose confederation based largely on the Articles of Confederation
b)
limited the power of state governments to interfere with business.
c)
Individual states should decide for themselves whether or not to support slavery.
d)
the Boston Massacre
121.
The people of West Africa were able to build strong trade networks due to
a)
Treaties between Patriots and American Indians following the war resulted in loss of land for many groups of Indians.
b)
amend rather than completely replace the Articles of Confederation.
c)
the abundance of cheap land.
d)
several key rivers that ran through the region.
122.
The westward spread of Islam across the Sahara to the Atlantic Ocean was encouraged by
a)
African American soldiers joined the Union Army.
b)
A series of technological developments that transformed manufacturing
c)
farmers would reject a government that catered only to the wealthy.
d)
trade caravans traveling throughout North Africa.
123.
Which factor shaped the economy of all three colonial regions?
a)
He insisted he had no intention of abolishing slavery.
b)
limited the power of state governments to interfere with business.
c)
the spread of disease
d)
physical geography
124.
Why did English emigration to the American colonies shrink beginning in the 1660s?
a)
He believed in republican, representative government.
b)
the rights of states to nullify federal laws.
c)
Individual states should decide for themselves whether or not to support slavery.
d)
Political and religious conflicts in England diminished.
125.
As a result of the French and Indian War, British land claims in North America expanded to the
a)
the Boston Massacre
b)
Native Americans developed ways of life that made the most of their physical environment.
c)
Embargo of 1807
d)
Mississippi River.
126.
Which event was the "turning point" in the American Revolution
a)
separation of powers
b)
to address the government and settlement of new territories
c)
Federalism
d)
Stamp Act
127.
John Rolfe contributed to the success of Jamestown by
a)
They banned American ships from trading with the West Indies.
b)
checks and balances
c)
the Missouri Compromise.
d)
encouraging the colonists' cultivation of tobacco.
128.
Before laws supporting permanent enslavement in the mid-1600s, what did many African workers have in common with some white workers?
a)
contain elements of monarchy and aristocracy as well as republicanism.
b)
Americans gained territory along the western frontier.
c)
hope that either Britain or France would lift trade restrictions.
d)
Both worked as indentured servants who were freed after a period of time.
129.
The seventeenth century wars between English colonists and American Indians were largely disputes over
a)
through the use of physical force.
b)
Antifederalists
c)
to weaken British control in the Great Lakes and Ohio River valley areas
d)
land use and trade.
130.
What was significant about the Mayflower Compact?
a)
the difference in population between the North and South.
b)
They believed the legislative balance would be tipped in favor of free states.
c)
Republic
d)
It was a political agreement based on the principle of self-government.
131.
For German immigrants, the economic attraction of the colonies was
a)
Fort McHenry
b)
Saratoga
c)
statehood for territories.
d)
the abundance of cheap land.
132.
What was the relationship between the physical environment and the ways of life of Native American peoples?
a)
forbade the colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains.
b)
Fort McHenry
c)
the more moderate candidate.
d)
Native Americans developed ways of life that made the most of their physical environment.
133.
What was the main source of conflict between the British and the French during the 1600s and 1700s?
a)
War Hawks
b)
separation of powers
c)
It left the British with little reason to continue fighting an expensive war.
d)
competition for territory
134.
In response to the Intolerable Acts, every colony except Georgia sent delegates to
a)
levy taxes.
b)
Federalism
c)
West Africa stood at the center of trade routes connecting Africa, Europe, and Asia.
d)
the First Continental Congress.
135.
The part of the voyage during which shippers carried enslaved Africans across the Atlantic to the American colonies was called
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
his desire to show America's nationalistic spirit in the West.
c)
designing the first commercially successful steamboat.
d)
the Middle Passage.
136.
Which of the following explains why building the federal government was a challenge for President Washington's administration?
a)
The British government had a large war debt to pay off.
b)
a two-house legislature
c)
They were considered goods and cargo rather than human beings.
d)
The Constitution did not contain many rules to guide the administration.
137.
Important leaders of the Federalists and the Democratic Republicans, respectively, were
a)
opposition to slavery.
b)
were used for road maintenance
c)
American sailors were forced to serve on British ships.
d)
Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson
138.
During his tenure as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Marshall interpreted the Constitution using which philosophy?
a)
African American soldiers joined the Union Army.
b)
statehood for territories.
c)
It created a religious and ethnic pluralism that attracted immigrants from all over Europe.
d)
loose construction
139.
Those who favored loose construction and those who supported strict construction most strongly differed on which of the following issues?
a)
the Middle Passage.
b)
provide assistance to African American and white refugees in the South
c)
One could start without any cash up front.
d)
extent of federal power
140.
John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay were two prominent congressmen among a group of politicians calling for war against Britain. This group of politicians was known as the
a)
People of many ethnicities and religions lived in the Middle Colonies.
b)
It was the first time Congress passed a law that had been vetoed by the President.
c)
the Battle of Antietam
d)
War Hawks
141.
Which of the following resolved the dispute between the Virginia and New Jersey plans?
a)
loose construction
b)
He insisted he had no intention of abolishing slavery.
c)
It organized the Continental Army under the leadership of George Washington.
d)
Great Compromise
142.
Why was Jefferson conflicted about his decision to purchase the Louisiana Territory?
a)
Three-Fifths Compromise
b)
the difference in population between the North and South.
c)
executive branch
d)
He thought that he had overstepped his constitutional authority.
143.
What was the purpose of the Sedition Act?
a)
to gain the support of Antifederalists during the ratification process
b)
representation
c)
One could start without any cash up front.
d)
to stop Americans from publicly criticizing the federal government
144.
Francis Scott Key wrote the poem that eventually became the national anthem as he observed the British attack on
a)
keep blacks and whites separated.
b)
Some British actions, such as hiring Hessian soldiers, cost them support among the colonists.
c)
representation
d)
Fort McHenry
145.
What is a bicameral legislature?
a)
War Hawks
b)
legislative branch
c)
War Hawks
d)
a legislature with two houses
146.
What major issue did the Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise both address?
a)
the Missouri Compromise.
b)
He won the presidency without a single electoral vote from the South.
c)
Federalists
d)
representation
147.
Why were so many important battles in the War of 1812 fought on or near water?
a)
federalism
b)
It signaled a shift away from Federalist policy and ideology.
c)
Strong Military Leaders
d)
Bodies of water were strategically important for transporting goods and people, including soldiers.
148.
What caused conflict between the English settlers and the American Indians?
a)
by digging in and outlasting the North
b)
Enslaved people could not sue in court because they were not recognized as citizens.
c)
They proposed a separate peace with Britain.
d)
Different attitudes to land use and disagreements over trade.
149.
What was one provision of the Treaty of Paris?
a)
the abundance of cheap land.
b)
competition for territory
c)
judicial branch
d)
Americans gained territory along the western frontier.
150.
Which of the following can best be generalized from this table, which describes Loyalists?
a)
Pro- and antislavery forces each sent settlers to compete for control.
b)
The British government had a large war debt to pay off.
c)
Three-Fifths Compromise
d)
Loyalists believed they would benefit from continuing to support British rule.
151.
the global exchange of goods and ideas between Europe, Africa, and the Americas after Columbus made his first transatlantic voyage in 1492
a)
provide assistance to African American and white refugees in the South
b)
by digging in and outlasting the North
c)
building the first water-powered textile mill.
d)
Columbian Exchange
152.
What does this image reveal about slave traders' attitudes toward enslaved Africans?
a)
a series of essays written in support of the new Constitution.
b)
Enslaved people could not sue in court because they were not recognized as citizens.
c)
opposition to slavery.
d)
They were considered goods and cargo rather than human beings.
153.
Which of the following is NOT a cause of the American Revolutionary War?
a)
separation of powers
b)
farmers would reject a government that catered only to the wealthy.
c)
Federalism
d)
The Albany Plan.
154.
Based on the map, which statement best explains the relationship between the location of West African kingdoms and their economic success?
a)
Americans gained territory along the western frontier.
b)
People of many ethnicities and religions lived in the Middle Colonies.
c)
opposition to slavery.
d)
West Africa stood at the center of trade routes connecting Africa, Europe, and Asia.
155.
How did the Second Continental Congress respond to the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
a)
increasingly strong feelings of nationalism around the country.
b)
Strong Military Leaders
c)
The federal government took legal action against many members of the Ku Klux Klan.
d)
It organized the Continental Army under the leadership of George Washington.
156.
Which of the following developments was responsible for the decline in American Indian populations after contact with Europeans?
a)
the Middle Passage.
b)
provide assistance to African American and white refugees in the South
c)
they were not represented in the British Parliament.
d)
the spread of disease
157.
Which of the following is an outcome of the French and Indian War that contributed to future tensions between the British and the American colonists?
a)
They feared it would give the central government too much power.
b)
Antifederalists
c)
to prevent African Americans from voting
d)
The British government had a large war debt to pay off.
158.
North America and Western Europe were different in which of the following ways?
a)
amend rather than completely replace the Articles of Confederation.
b)
most new immigrants were drawn to wage work in northern factories.
c)
The new taxes levied on the colonies were unjust.
d)
Only Western Europe had a centralized government with one or few people in power.
159.
Which battle signalled a turning point by drawing in France as an official ally?
a)
Enslaved people could not sue in court because they were not recognized as citizens.
b)
Federalists
c)
Embargo of 1807
d)
Saratoga
160.
The North American and West African societies were similiar in that
a)
the number of representatives in Congress each state would have
b)
Bacon was the leader of the armed rebellion against Virginia Governor William Berkeley in 1676.
c)
Federalism
d)
they both practiced polytheism and believed that the natural world had spirits.
161.
In what way did the region of the Middle Colonies help establish one of the defining characteristics of our nation?
a)
It signaled a shift away from Federalist policy and ideology.
b)
A series of technological developments that transformed manufacturing
c)
salutary neglect.
d)
It created a religious and ethnic pluralism that attracted immigrants from all over Europe.
162.
a system in which each branch of the government has the power to monitor and limit the actions of the other two
a)
tenant farming
b)
New England's struggle against British troops.
c)
Fort McHenry
d)
checks and balances
163.
a principle that divides power among the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government
a)
Slavery
b)
were used for road maintenance
c)
the abundance of cheap land.
d)
separation of powers
164.
a principle stating that the government has only as much authority as the people give it and, therefore, its power is limited
a)
tenant farming
b)
Federalism
c)
limited the power of state governments to interfere with business.
d)
limited government
165.
the support of a government where power is shared between the central, national government and that of states or provinces
a)
Slavery
b)
competition for territory
c)
limited government
d)
Federalism
166.
a principle in which the people are the only source of government power
a)
by seizing American ships in the West Indies
b)
trade caravans traveling throughout North Africa.
c)
farmers would reject a government that catered only to the wealthy.
d)
popular sovereignty
167.
Which of the following is the best example of a cause of the War of 1812
a)
to prevent African Americans from voting
b)
farmers would reject a government that catered only to the wealthy.
c)
trade caravans traveling throughout North Africa.
d)
Embargo of 1807
168.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provided a plan for
a)
Who is included as a citizen of the United States?
b)
help enslaved people escape to freedom in the North.
c)
to increase factory efficiency
d)
statehood for territories.
169.
Which of the following was a not cause of the War of 1812
a)
encouraging the colonists' cultivation of tobacco.
b)
several key rivers that ran through the region.
c)
They were considered goods and cargo rather than human beings.
d)
British kidnapped American ambassador
170.
Which of the following issues led delegates to the Constitutional Convention to agree to the Three-Fifths Compromise?
a)
They feared it would give the central government too much power.
b)
Columbian Exchange
c)
the Declaration of Independence was approved.
d)
slavery in the southern states
171.
The outcome of the Constitutional Convention differed from the original purpose of the meeting because the meeting was originally intended to
a)
help close British factories by depriving British manufacturers of trade with American markets.
b)
Americans could not obtain imported products.
c)
It created a religious and ethnic pluralism that attracted immigrants from all over Europe.
d)
amend rather than completely replace the Articles of Confederation.
172.
Members of the Federalist Party most likely supported
a)
the Declaration of Independence was approved.
b)
Only Western Europe had a centralized government with one or few people in power.
c)
increasingly strong feelings of nationalism around the country.
d)
loose constitutional interpretation.
173.
What was the main difference between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?
a)
Three-Fifths Compromise
b)
British kidnapped American ambassador
c)
Political and religious conflicts in England diminished.
d)
the number of representatives in Congress each state would have
174.
In what sense was Thomas Jefferson's election in 1800 a revolution?
a)
It created a religious and ethnic pluralism that attracted immigrants from all over Europe.
b)
an increase in domestic manufacturing.
c)
They had support from most American Indian groups.
d)
It signaled a shift away from Federalist policy and ideology.
175.
Which of the following was NOT an impact of the War of 1812
a)
British kidnapped American ambassador
b)
seek better pay and working conditions from their employers.
c)
Congress should have the ability to impose taxes.
d)
America took British lands in Canada
176.
What was the significance of the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison?
a)
American sailors were forced to serve on British ships.
b)
Some British actions, such as hiring Hessian soldiers, cost them support among the colonists.
c)
the difference in population between the North and South.
d)
established Judicial Review
177.
a group of persons chosen from each state to indirectly elect the president and the vice president
a)
He believed Reconstruction measures were not constitutional.
b)
Embargo of 1807
c)
Antifederalists
d)
electoral college
178.
A government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
a)
judicial branch
b)
the abundance of cheap land.
c)
limited government
d)
Republic
179.
the first ten amendments to the Constitution, protecting freedoms guaranteed to citizens by the government
a)
starvation related to a famine.
b)
Strong Military Leaders
c)
The national capital was moved to a southern location.
d)
Bill of Rights
180.
a series of 85 essays, written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay, that explained and defended the Constitution
a)
executive branch
b)
New England's struggle against British troops.
c)
provided safe havens for runaway slaves.
d)
The Federalist
181.
one who favored ratification of the Constitution
a)
Napoleon's defeat
b)
a legislature with two houses
c)
Booker T. Washington.
d)
Federalists
182.
one who opposed ratification of the Constitution
a)
checks and balances
b)
They were considered goods and cargo rather than human beings.
c)
It was a political agreement based on the principle of self-government.
d)
Antifederalists
183.
the system established by the U.S. Constitution that gives each of the branches of government the power to limit the power of the other two
a)
Americans could not obtain imported products.
b)
He believed in republican, representative government.
c)
Federalism
d)
checks and balances
184.
the division of governmental power among the three branches of U.S. government: the executive branch, the judicial branch, and the legislative branch
a)
encouraging literacy in the South
b)
Loyalists believed they would benefit from continuing to support British rule.
c)
One could start without any cash up front.
d)
separation of powers
185.
the agreement that determined that only three-fifths of the total population of enslaved persons in a state would be counted for purposes of taxation and representation
a)
Some British actions, such as hiring Hessian soldiers, cost them support among the colonists.
b)
loose constitutional interpretation.
c)
Bodies of water were strategically important for transporting goods and people, including soldiers.
d)
Three-Fifths Compromise
186.
the section of the U.S. government that includes the courts and legal system, led by the Supreme Court; responsible for interpreting the law
a)
upset the balance of power in the government.
b)
legislative branch
c)
executive branch
d)
judicial branch
187.
the section of the U.S. government headed by the president; responsible for enforcing the law
a)
Napoleon's defeat
b)
judicial branch
c)
legislative branch
d)
executive branch
188.
the section of the U.S. government led by Congress; responsible for making the law
a)
the abundance of cheap land.
b)
executive branch
c)
judicial branch
d)
legislative branch
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