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Semester Exam review day 1 23-24

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Thomas Jeffererson favored an economic policy that involved

a)

minimal government regulation

b)

Protective tariffs

c)

Limited competition

d)

Taxes to fund roads

2.

Match the following court cases to their impact

a)

Courts can strike down unconstitutional laws (judicial review)

1.

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Congress can regulate interstate commerce

2.

Gibbons v. Ogden

c)

The state cannot tax the federal government

3.

McCulloch v. Maryland

3.

What human geographic factor most likely prompted this observation

a)

The number of Quakers living in British colonies

b)

The Carribean slave trade with British colonies

c)

The number of religious sects in the British colonies

d)

The Spanish land claims clsoe to the British colonies

4.

Which factor contributed to the creation of the documents on this list?

a)

The opportunity for trade with American Indians

b)

The distance of the colonies from Great Britain

c)

The doctrine of the Church of England

d)

The economic system of mercantilism

5.

How did the Embargo Act impact American trade?

a)

Imports grew while exports fell

b)

Imports fell while exports grew

c)

Both imports and exports grew

d)

Both imports and exports fell

6.

This list provides examples of-

a)

domestic issues faced by leaders of the new republic

b)

topics discussed during the second Constitutional Convention

c)

weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

d)

issues leading to the ratification of the Bill of Rights

7.

Which of the following had the greatest impcat on the outcome of the Great Compromise and Three-Fifths Compromise?

a)

Economic differences between large and small states

b)

The alignment of delegates with foreign allies

c)

Religious differences between large and small states

d)

The demand for manufactured goods

8.

During the colonial period, what was one difference between slave labor in the North and slave labor in the South?

a)

More slaves in the North worked in gold mines

b)

More slaves in the North worked in cash-crop production

c)

More slaves in the North worked in trade-related jobs

d)

More slaves in the North worked as craftsmen on plantations

9.

Why did many farmers, artisans, and former Anti-Federalists support the Democratic Republican party?

a)

The Democratic- Republicans favored the expansion of a strong national government

b)

The Democratic-Republicans supported strict restrictions on immigration

c)

The Democratic-Republicans suported the use of tariffs

d)

The Democratic-Republicans favored states' rights and the rights of the common man

10.

How did the provisions of the Northwest Ordinance affect U.S. expansion?

a)

By funding a transportation network in uninhabited regions

b)

By establishing a process for territories to govern themselves

c)

By promoting the growth of southern plantation economies

d)

By creating a national bank to loan money to investors

11.

Which statement describes one result of the War of 1812?

a)

Great Britain lost control of Canada

b)

The United States gained control of the Oregon Territory

c)

The United States stopped trading with Britain and France

d)

Great Britain stopped the practice of impressment

12.

How did the American colonists IMMEDIATELY respond to the 1774 laws described in these headlines?

a)

The First Continental Congress declared war on Britain

b)

The colonists adopted the Articles of Confederation

c)

The first Continental Congress sent a list of grievances to King George III

d)

The colonists adopted a bill of rights

13.

Which phrase shows that the 4th Amendment protects people from excessive surveillance by the government?

a)

The right of the people

b)

against unreasonable searches and seizure

c)

shall not be violated

d)

no Warrants shall issue

14.

What is the main reason English Puritans settled in North America during the 17th century

a)

to flee from warfare

b)

to discover precious metals

c)

to establish new businesses

d)

to escape religious persecution

15.

The excerpt provides one example of which constitutional principle

a)

Republicanism

b)

Checks and balances

c)

Popular sovereignty

d)

Individual Rights

16.

How was this grievance addressed by the Founding Fathers?

a)

By making the president the commander in chief of the armed forces

b)

By requiring the president and members of Congress to take the oath of office

c)

By giving the president and Congress the power to make treaties.

d)

By giving Congress the power to draft civilians into the armed forces

17.

In the early 1800s, Great Britain was in a conflict with France. Both countries tried to prevent the United States from trading with the other country. As a result of British impressment of U.S. Sailors, Congress passed the Embargo Act of 1807. This act closed U.S. ports to exports and placed restrictions on British imports. In 1809 Congress repealed this act and replaced it with a law that specifically prohibited trade with Britain and France.

17.

What was one effect of these actions on the United States?

a)

The signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

b)

International critcism of the Monroe Doctrine

c)

The expansion of manufacturing

d)

Increased profits from international commerce

18.

A central issue contributing to the development of political parties was -

a)

the power of the federal government

b)

the signing of the Treaty of Ghent

c)

violations of Washington's proclamation of neutrality

d)

debate over whether to change the Articles of Confederation

19.

The grievance is listed in a historic document presented to the British King

"For imposing taxes without our Consent."

How did the Founders address this grievance in the U.S. Constitution?

a)

Only Congress can pass taxes

b)

Only states can tax people

c)

Only the courts can decide if a tax is legal

d)

Only the President can tax citizens

20.

Which of the following prompted General Washington to write this letter?

a)

A shortage of Continental soldiers to maintain siege of Yorktown

b)

The high number of casualties suffered at the Battle of Bunker HIll

c)

Low morale for the army after the British captured New York City

d)

Concern for the Continetnal troops during the winter at Valley Forge

21.

Washington's foreign policy emphasized​ (a)   . He atempted to ​ (b)   U.S. involvement in the military affairs of other nations.

Choose from the below words
neutrality
limit
alliances
intervention
expand
maintain