Colonial America
Which geographic feature was most important for the development of commerce in the New England and middle colonies?
(1) limited rainfall
(2) natural harbors
(3) long growing season
(4)mountainous terrain
What is natural harbors?
The primary aim of the writers of the United States Constitution was to
(1) eliminate the bicameral legislature
(2)strengthen the power of the central
government
(3) preserve the supremacy of the states
(4) weaken the independence of the judiciary
What is strengthen the power of the central
government?
In the 1830s, President Andrew Jackson supported the Indian removal policy because
(1) white settlers desired the land on which Native American Indians lived
(2) Native American Indians were attacking southern cities
(3) he wanted to punish Native American Indians for their political opposition
(4) he sought complete control of Texas by the United States
What is white settlers desired the land on which Native American Indians lived ?
During the colonial period in British North America, the major geographic barrier to westward expansion was the
(1) Ohio River
(2) Great Plains
(3) Rocky Mountains
(4) Appalachian Mountains
What is the Appalachian Mountains?
The tallest president
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Which geographic factor most directly influenced the location of the first English settlements in North America?
(1) rivers along the Atlantic coast
(2) availability of flat land in the Midwest
(3) mild climate along the Gulf coast
(4) forests throughout the Middle Colonies
What is rivers along the Atlantic coast ?
The judicial branch of government can check the legislative branch of government by
(1) vetoing bills passed by Congress
(2) declaring laws unconstitutional
(3) calling special sessions of Congress
(4) reducing congressional budgets
What is declaring laws unconstitutional ?
The power of the president to veto laws and the power of the House of Representatives to impeach are examples of
(1) federalism
(2) the unwritten constitution
(3) executive privilege
(4) checks and balances
What is checks and balances?
The Lewis and Clark expedition (1803–1806) was important because it
(1) determined the route of the first transcontinental railroad
(2) opened an all-water route to the Gulf of Mexico
(3) removed the British threat from the Northwest Territory
(4) increased understanding of the area included in the Louisiana Purchase
What is increased understanding of the area included in the Louisiana Purchase?
The original capitol of the US
What is Philadelphia?
What was a main reason large plantations developed in the South during the colonial period?
(1) British laws promoted the growth of slavery in the South.
(2) Cotton could only be grown in wetlands.
(3) Southern mountains led to the development of isolated, self-sufficient farms.
(4) The climate in the South provided longer growing seasons.
What is The climate in the South provided longer growing seasons ?
Most of the amendments to the United States Constitution have dealt with
(1) expanding the powers of the presidency
(2) setting immigration restrictions
(3) strengthening the authority of state governments
(4) guaranteeing civil and political rights
What is guaranteeing civil and political rights?
According to the Constitution, the president is required to
(1) sign or veto bills passed by Congress
(2) establish income tax rates
(3) review Supreme Court decisions
(4) raise money for political parties
What is sign or veto bills passed by Congress?
A major goal of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to
(1) encourage immigration from Latin American nations
(2) strengthen the national commitment to Manifest Destiny
(3) prevent further European colonization in the Western Hemisphere
(4) improve trade opportunities with Asian nations
What is prevent further European colonization in the Western Hemisphere?
Which action is an example of the use of checks and balances?
(1) impeachment of President Bill Clinton
(2) choosing a vice presidential running mate by
a presidential candidate
(3) election of the Speaker of the House by the
majority party
(4) starting negotiations for a treaty by President
George Washington
What is impeachment of President Bill Clinton?
Between 1865 and 1900, how did the growth of industry affect American society?
(1) Trade with other nations declined.
(2) Business leaders called for lower tariffs.
(3) The urban population increased.
(4) Corporations supported the growth of labor unions.
What is the urban population increased?
The term federalism is best defined as
(1) the process of amending a constitution
(2) the power of the courts to determine the
constitutionality of laws
(3) a republican form of government with no
hereditary ruler
(4) the division of power between the states and
the national government
What is
the division of power between the states and
the national government?
President George Washington’s leadership during the Whiskey Rebellion (1794) was important because it
(1) showed the ability of the new government to enforce federal law
(2) helped assure his reelection to a third term
(3) forced frontier farmers to limit grain production
(4) halted British fort construction in the Northwest
What is showed the ability of the new government to enforce federal law ?
A major reason for President Thomas Jefferson’s purchase of the Louisiana Territory was to
(1) eliminate Spanish control of California
(2) take possession of all of Florida
(3) give the United States control of the
Mississippi River
(4) provide access to areas east of the Appalachian
Mountains
What is give the United States control of the
Mississippi River?
How many versions of the American Flag are there ?
What is 27
As stated in the United States Constitution, which group is directly elected by the people?
(1) Supreme Court justices
(2) presidential cabinet members
(3) members of the House of Representatives
(4) political party leaders
what is members of the House of Representatives
What was a major argument used by the Antifederalists to oppose ratifying the Constitution?
(1) Congress was given the power to tax exports.
(2) The executive branch lacked the power to maintain order.
(3) The proposed Constitution contained no bill of rights.
(4) Only the national government could coin money.
What is The proposed Constitution contained no bill of rights. ?
Which presidential action was most consistent with the ideas presented by President George Washington in his Farewell Address?
(1) President James Monroe’s proclamation of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823
(2) President James Polk’s policy toward Mexico in 1846
(3) President William McKinley’s request for a declaration of war against Spain in 1898
(4) President George H. W. Bush’s decision to engage in the Persian Gulf War in 1990
What is President James Monroe’s proclamation of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 ?
The purchase of the Louisiana Territory in 1803 was supported by farmers in Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee primarily because they wanted to
(1) end conflicts with Mexico on the western frontier
(2) gain unrestricted access to the Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans
(3) end the practice of slavery
(4) secure an easier route for transporting their
products to the Pacific Coast
What is gain unrestricted access to the Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans?
This president created the secret service the day of his assassination
Who is Abraham Lincoln?