America
How did the introduction of barbed-wire fences benefit farmers?
A. By making irrigation of the land more effective
B. By helping to break up the soil before plowing
C. By making the harvesting of cotton more efficient
D. By protecting crops from damage caused by animals
D. By protecting crops from damage caused by animals
Which statement explains one of the motivations behind Manifest Destiny?
A. “These are the times that try men’s souls: the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country. . . .”
B. “I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and henceforward shall be free. . . .”
C. “And that claim is by the right . . . to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us. . . .”
D. “That it is the duty of the women of this country to secure to themselves their sacred right to the elective franchise.”
C. “And that claim is by the right . . . to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us. . . .”
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.
C More slaves in the North worked in trade-related jobs.
Why did President Thomas Jefferson approve the negotiations that led to the Louisiana Purchase?
A He wanted to settle boundary disputes with Great Britain.
B He wanted to take control of the Mississippi River.
C He wanted to obtain land to limit Russian colonization.
D He wanted to take control of the Appalachian Mountains
B He wanted to take control of the Mississippi River.
The Great Compromise addressed disagreements over federal representation by —
A creating a bicameral legislature
B enumerating the powers of the central government
C giving veto power to the executive
D establishing three branches of government
A creating a bicameral legislature
What was one way slow communication with the British government affected the American colonies?
A. The colonies united for trade and defense.
B. Self-government developed in the colonies.
C. Smuggling of goods in the colonies decreased.
D. The colonies petitioned the government to establish a navy.
B. Self-government developed in the colonies.
How did sharecropping affect farmers in the South during Reconstruction?
A. By introducing new technology for growing food
B. By expanding the region’s dependence on corn production
C. By making landowners buy supplies from the government
D. By keeping renters in debt to landlords
D. By keeping renters in debt to landlords
Why is John Paul Jones remembered as the “Father of the American Navy”?
A He won naval victories against the British during the Revolutionary War.
B. He led the naval assault against the Barbary States.
C He commanded the first steam-powered warship in the U.S. Navy.
D He served as the first Secretary of the Navy
A He won naval victories against the British during the Revolutionary War.
How did immigrants MOST contribute to the rapid industrialization of the United States during the early-to-mid 1800s?
F By serving as an inexpensive source of labor
G By raising the money needed for investment
H By introducing skilled craftsmanship in cottage industries
J By designing the methods used to mass produce goods
F By serving as an inexpensive source of labor
Which constitutional issue contributed to sectional conflict before the Civil War?
A Disagreement over the boundaries of the Oregon Territory
B Growing support for limiting female suffrage and immigration
C The limits on free speech and press included in the Alien and Sedition Acts
D Debate over the expansion of slavery into the West
D Debate over the expansion of slavery into the West
In which court case was the U.S. principle of judicial review established?
A. McCulloch v. Maryland
B. Gibbons v. Ogden
C. Marbury v. Madison
D. Dred Scott v. Sandford
C. Marbury v. Madison
Why did Alexander Hamilton think a national bank would strengthen the central government?
A. The bank would help provide stability for the U.S. economy.
B. The bank would create a monopoly that would eliminate state banks.
C. The bank would encourage foreign competition for manufactured goods.
D. The bank would have the power to regulate interstate commerce.
A. The bank would help provide stability for the U.S. economy.
Which statement describes BOTH the Free-Soil Party and the Republican Party in the mid-1800s?
A They supported actions to stop escaped slaves from entering the North.
B They supported enacting safety regulations to protect factory workers.
C They were against the expansion of slavery into the western territories.
D They were against the establishment of American Indian reservations
C They were against the expansion of slavery into the western territories.
Thomas Hooker’s Fundamental Orders of Connecticut is important in U.S. political history because it was an early colonial document that —
A outlawed protected tariffs
B extended suffrage to women
C provided for the election of representatives
D proposed the creation of an independent country
C provided for the election of representatives
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 —
F granted farmland to former indentured servants
G allowed men without property to vote in elections
H allowed all Christians to worship freely
J extended citizenship to all American Indians
H allowed all Christians to worship freely
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 supported the use of tariffs.
D. The Democratic-Republicans favored states’ rights and the rights of the common man
D. The Democratic-Republicans favored states’ rights and the rights of the common man
Boston, Massachusetts, and San Francisco, California, are geographically similar in that they BOTH —
F. have a Mediterranean climate
G. are located near active volcanoes
H. have a hot desert climate
J. are located on a coast
J. are located on a coast
What was one effect of the cotton gin in the United States?
A Improved soil fertility
B Expansion of mercantilism
C Increased efficiency of crop irrigation
D Expansion of the plantation system
D Expansion of the plantation system
Which statement BEST describes the importance of the Battle of Vicksburg?
F The Confederacy lost control of the Mississippi River.
G It was the opening engagement of the Civil War in the South.
H It was described as the bloodiest fighting of the Civil War.
J The Confederacy captured military supplies from the North
F The Confederacy lost control of the Mississippi River.
What was the INITIAL reason many European explorers sailed to the Americas?
A To find new trade routes to Asia
B To form military alliances
C To spread Christianity to Africa
D To find new sources of cheap labor
A To find new trade routes to Asia
Which statement explains how the work of Dorothea Dix benefited U.S. society?
F. Mental-health facilities were opened to treat patients.
G. Doctors were required to get federal licenses to practice medicine.
H. States passed laws giving harsher sentences to criminals.
J. The government distributed land to poor people
F. Mental-health facilities were opened to treat patients.
What is the significance of the Pilgrims’ arrival in America?
A. It led to an alliance between the British and the French.
B. It led to an early attempt at self-government in the English colonies.
C. It caused Puritans to separate from the Church of England.
D. It introduced the slave trade to the Atlantic colonies
B. It led to an early attempt at self-government in the English colonies.
What was the issue in Worcester v. Georgia?
F The taxation of Cherokee lands
G The use of subsistence farming by the Cherokee people
H The sovereignty of the Cherokee nation
J The abandonment of the Cherokee culture by its people
H The sovereignty of the Cherokee nation
Which description is an example of an unalienable right from the Declaration of Independence?
A Equality — People’s education should be equal in every state.
B Wealth — People’s salaries should be dependent on their skills.
C Happiness — People can do lawful things that they enjoy.
D Patriotism — People can choose to join any of the armed forces
C Happiness — People can do lawful things that they enjoy.
How did the free enterprise system MOST benefit industrial development in the first half of the 1800s?
A By allowing entrepreneurs to raise money and invest in companies
B By establishing quotas on immigrants
C By providing safe working conditions for factory workers
D By encouraging the government to put taxes on businesses
A By allowing entrepreneurs to raise money and invest in companies