Native Americans
Which of the following is a Native American belief that people are tied to the land?
A) The Creation of Mayan City States
B) The Iroquois Creation Myth
C) Aztec creation of pyramids
D) The creation of the Great Law of Peace
B) The Iroquois Creation Myth
After leaving Spain in 1492, Christopher Columbus first sailed to
A) the west coast of North America
B) the Hudson River
C) India
D) the Caribbean islands
D) the Caribbean islands
The first ten amendments to the Constitution were added to
A) Provide a strong judiciary
B) protect the rights of individuals
C) assure citizens of fair elections
D) maintain a powerful army
B) protect the rights of individuals
The French and Indian War was fought to gain control of which area in North America?
A) Ohio River Valley
B) Florida
C) New Orleans
D) St. Lawrence River
A) Ohio River Valley
The major American export in the period from 1840 to 1860 was
A) wheat
B) timber
C) tobacco
D) cotton
D) cotton
The Iroquois (Haudenosaunee) joined together in order to
A) stop settlement of the west
B) keep Europeans out of the Americas
C) stop the settlement of Norsemen
D) have peace and protection
D) have peace and protection
The invention of the compass contributed most to the science of
A) astronomy
B) geology
C) astrology
D) navigation
D) navigation
At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the differences about representation were settled by creating which of the following?
A) A judicial system
B) An executive branch
C) Three branches of government
D) A bicameral legislature
D) A bicameral legislature
The French and Indian War created a great deal of debt for Great Britain. In order to reduce its debt, what did the British do?
A) They taxed the French.
B) They enslaved the Native Americans.
C) They raised taxes in Great Britain.
D) They taxed the colonists.
D) They taxed the colonists.
As a result of Abraham Lincoln’s election as President in 1860, several Southern states called for
A) another vote by the electoral college
B) the House of Representatives to choose a President
C) secession from the Union
D) a constitutional amendment ending slavery
C) secession from the Union
What caused Native Americans to migrate to North America?
A) They were taken as slaves.
B) There was better farm land.
C) They were following their prey.
D) They were forced out of Asia.
C) They were following their prey.
A basic cause of the Age of Exploration was
A) Europe's growing demand for goods from Asia
B) the need to find room for the surplus population
C) the desire to return to feudalism
D) the attempt to prove the Earth was round
A) Europe's growing demand for goods from Asia
Which plan did both large and small states agree upon when creating the Great Compromise?
A) The Rhode Island and California Plan
B) The Connecticut and Alaska Plan
C) The Delaware and Georgia Plan
D) The Virginia and New Jersey Plan
D) The Virginia and New Jersey Plan
Captain Thomas Preston and Paul Revere have different accounts of the Boston Massacre because they
A) describe two different events
B) were written during different time periods
C) appeared in rival newspapers
D) have different perspectives or bias
D) have different perspectives or bias
William Lloyd Garrison launched a drive for
A) gradual emancipation of the slaves
B) the extension of slavery into the northern states
C) immediate abolition of slavery
D) the colonization of slaves back to Africa
C) immediate abolition of slavery
The Bering Straight Land Bridge Theory is used to explain how
A) Native Americans traveled to the Americas
B) Columbus traveled to the New World
C) France settled the New World
D) The Norseman discovered the America
A) Native Americans traveled to the Americas
During the 15th and 16th centuries, European nations explored the world chiefly
A) for science, art and adventure
B) for wealth, religion and glory
C) because of war, peace and curiosity
D) because of inventions, alliances and faith
B) for wealth, religion and glory
The United States Constitution established a government based on the basic concepts of separation of powers and checks and balances. The authors of the Constitution included these two concepts because they
A) give most of the power to the executive branch
B) continue concepts from the Articles of Confederation
C) ensure that government branches would operate without disagreement
D) prevent any one branch of government from becoming too powerful
D) prevent any one branch of government from becoming too powerful
What was the main reason for the protest of taxes and laws imposed on the American colonists?
A) The colonists wanted Parliament to meet in the colonies.
B) The colonists felt it was their duty to pay taxes to the Crown.
C) The colonists were not represented in Parliament.
D) The colonists felt that the taxes and laws were fair.
C) The colonists were not represented in Parliament.
The Declaration of Sentiments, adopted during the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, is most closely associated with the rights of
A) immigrants
B) Native American Indians
C) enslaved persons
D) women
D) women
One reason why groups of Native American often developed different cultures was that each group
A) came to America from other parts of the world
B) adapted to its environment in a different way
C) had to follow written traditions
D) wanted to be distinct from other groups
B) adapted to its environment in a different way
The Columbian Exchange created a system of trade between
A) Europe and Africa
B) Europe and Asia
C) Europe and the Americas
D) Asia and Africa
C) Europe and the Americas
"History has taught us that the concentration of political power leads to the abuse of that power. Therefore, power should be divided among national, state, and local governments."
Which of the following principles of United States government can be considered an example of this statement?
A) Federalism
B) Representation
C) Checks and balances
D) A two house legislature
C) Checks and balances
General search warrants for colonial homes and businesses were called
A) Quartering Acts
B) Writs of Assistance
C) Townshends Acts
D) None of the above
B) Writs of Assistance
Which president is most closely associated with the removal of Native Americans from the Southeast in the 1830s?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) Benjamin Franklin
C) William Henry Harrison
D) Andrew Jackson
D) Andrew Jackson