1. What ocean is on the West Coast of the United States?

1. Name one state that borders Canada.

1. Name one state that borders Mexico.

1. What is the capital of the United States?

1. Which example best defines a historical era? 

Why did European explorers search for the Northwest Passage?

1. What was the INITIAL reason many European explorers sailed to the Americas? 

Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?

1. An immigrant sails to North America in the early 1700s hoping to start a tobacco farm. He has done some research on the best environment for tobacco farming. Where is the immigrant most likely to settle? 

1. The Virginia Company authorized a general assembly in Virginia so that colonists could — 

1. Which of the following was an argument made against slavery in the Thirteen Colonies? 

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

1. Which of the following contributed most to the expansion of the transatlantic slave trade during the 1700s? 

What is the significance of the Pilgrims’ arrival in America?

1. Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact? 

1. In the 1630s, Thomas Hooker and Roger Williams disagreed with the religious leaders of Massachusetts. These disagreements were resolved when Hooker and Williams — 

1. Thomas Hooker’s Fundamental Orders of Connecticut is important in U.S. political history because it was an early colonial document that — 

1. Which American colony’s economy was based primarily on shipbuilding and fishing? 

1. Which geographic feature allowed the Mid-Atlantic colonies to have a longer growing season than the New England colonies? 

1. Which group helped establish the colony of Maryland in the 1630s? 

1. Settlers in Maryland struggled to resolve various disputes in the early days of the colony. The Maryland Assembly resolved many of those disputes in 1649 by passing a law that — 

1. Catholics immigrated to the Maryland colony in the seventeenth century primarily to — 

1. How did geography influence the early economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston? 

1. How did mercantilist policies create tension between Great Britain and the colonies? 

1. What was one way slow communication with the British government affected the American colonies? 

1. From 1690 to 1760, Parliament and the king of England allowed colonists in America to exercise a great deal of control over local and regional matters. Historians have described this practice as “salutary neglect.” Which of the following happened as a direct result of this policy? 

1. The British government issued the Proclamation of 1763 to limit the area where British colonists were allowed to settle. Which geographic feature did the British use as the boundary of approved settlement? 

1. British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they — 

1. How did the American colonies react to the enforcement of the Intolerable Acts?

1. Why is Thomas Jefferson’s writing of the Declaration of Independence considered to be one of his greatest contributions to American history? 

1. Which description is an example of an unalienable right from the Declaration of Independence? 

1. Which of these is a grievance from the Declaration of Independence? 

1. Why is John Paul Jones remembered as the “Father of the American Navy”? 

1. Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered a turning point in the Revolutionary War? 

1. Which event occurred as a result of General Cornwallis’s surrender at the Battle of Yorktown? 

1. What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783? 

1. The Articles of Confederation allowed each state only one vote in Congress. Which question reflects a major concern states had about this arrangement? 

1. Why was it difficult for Congress to fulfill its duties under the Articles of Confederation? 

1. In 1787 the United States was at a crossroads. Farmers in western Massachusetts had rebelled the year before over property taxes. The state struggled to end the rebellion. Events such as this one contributed to the decision to — 

1. The Great Compromise addressed disagreements over federal representation by — 

1. Why did the Constitutional Convention agree to the Three-Fifths Compromise? 

1. Why were Southern delegates to the Constitutional Convention willing to accept the Three-Fifths Compromise? 

1. Patrick Henry opposed ratifying the U.S. Constitution because he believed that under it — 

1. During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, George Mason argued — 

1. George Mason refused to sign the Constitution and opposed its ratification because he believed that it — 

1. With which of the following arguments would the authors of The Federalist Papers most likely have agreed? 

1. What does the Constitution do?

1. What is an amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

1. What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitution?

1. What is the “rule of law”?

1. What stops one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

1. Who is in charge of the executive branch?

1. Who makes federal laws?

1. What are the two parts of the U.S. Congress?

1. We elect a U.S. Senator for how many years?

1. We elect a U.S. Representative for how many years?

1. We elect a President for how many years?

1. Who signs bills to become laws?

1. Who vetoes bills?

1. What does the judicial branch do?

1. What is the highest court in the United States?

1. Which excerpt from the U.S. Constitution best illustrates the principle of popular sovereignty? 

1. Which phrase best represents the U.S. principle of republicanism? 

1. After the end of the Revolutionary War, states were eager to expand into newly available territory. The states of New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Virginia argued over competing claims to land west of the Appalachian Mountains. This conflict was addressed by the — 

1. According to the Northwest Ordinance, which condition did a U.S. territory have to meet in order to apply for statehood? 

1. The Northwest Ordinance established guidelines for the orderly expansion of the United States by instituting a — 

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

1. The Northwest Ordinance is considered a historical milestone because it — 

1. Why did the Anti-Federalists demand that a bill of rights be added to the U.S. Constitution? 

1. Which historic document had the greatest influence on the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution?

1. Which law would be considered unconstitutional based on First Amendment guarantees? 

1. Which of these is a guarantee in the First Amendment? 

1. Why was the Third Amendment prohibiting the quartering of troops added to the U.S. Constitution? 

1. Which grievance from the Declaration of Independence is addressed by the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution? 

1. Which situation violates the Eighth Amendment protections regarding criminal punishment? 

1. Which of the following is the best example of an early U.S. struggle to define the domestic authority of the central government? 

1. The Whiskey Rebellion challenged the idea that — 

1. The first political parties in the United States were established in the 1790s largely because of political differences between — 

1. The first political parties in the United States were formed mainly in response to disagreements over — 

1. The organization of the first U.S. political parties resulted in large part from disagreements over which issue? 

1. According to Alexander Hamilton, which action was necessary to ensure the stability of the nation’s economy? 

1. Why did Alexander Hamilton think a national bank would strengthen the central government? 

1. The Twelfth Amendment established a new process for choosing a president and a vice president. The purpose of this amendment was to — 

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

1. Which precedent was established by the Supreme Court ruling in Marbury v. Madison? 

1. Why did President Thomas Jefferson approve the negotiations that led to the Louisiana Purchase? 

1. How did the War of 1812 most affect the U.S. economy? 

1. Which statement describes one result of the War of 1812? 

1. Which of the following was a defining characteristic of the Era of Good Feelings? 

1. Which of these best summarizes the Monroe Doctrine? 

1. Which issue was debated in Gibbons v. Ogden? 

1. Which of the following is most associated with the formation of the modern Democratic Party? 

1. Why did President Andrew Jackson oppose the Second Bank of the United States? 

1. During the 1830s public servants and officials were widely perceived to be unqualified. What practice reinforced that perception? 

1. What was the issue in Worcester v. Georgia? 

1. How did the Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia affect American Indians? 

1. In 1832 the Supreme Court ruled that Georgia did not have legal authority over the Cherokees living in the state. President Andrew Jackson responded to this decision by — 

1. Which constitutional issue led to the Nullification Crisis of 1832? 

1. What was the primary question surrounding the 1832 Nullification Crisis?