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Multiple Choice:
What does free-enterprise mean?
A) Everything is made free for customers
B) Businesses have freedom to make decisions
C) Companies lower prices to steal customers
What was a major cause for settlers, including Germans, to leave their country?
Economic opportunities
Multiple Choice:
What was the famous quote from Americans regarding the Oregon Territory?
A) "Oregon is Ours!"
B) "Line drawn in the sand, this is our land!"
C) "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!"
What were the three rights that John Locke believed in?
Life, Liberty, _________
Property
What was a major occupation in France?
Trading furs
What type of art was the Hudson River School focused on?
Nature/Natural Landscapes
Multiple Choice:
The act passed to capture and return slaves trying to escape was called?
A) Fugitive Slave Act
B) Stamp Act
C) Townshend Act
The massive territory bought from France that led to new views on powers was called?
The Louisiana Purchase
What was an occupation in the New England colonies?
Shipbuilding
Fur trading
Fishing
Which of the 7 principles is stating the abilities that each branch of government has?
Separation of Powers
Why was slavery so valuable in the Southern states?
Slave labor was needed due to the increase in cash crops.
What is the spoils system?
Granting government jobs to individuals who have the same views and beliefs.
Multiple Choice:
Where was the Battle of Gettysburg located?
A) Maryland
B) Pennsylvania
C) Georgia
Multiple Choice:
What was the main focus of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
A) Money
B) Government Power
C) Slavery
What was Andrew Jacksons views on the National Bank?
He was against it because he felt it favored only the wealthy
Multiple Choice:
What was one of the main causes of the Civil War?
A) Slavery
B) Taxes
C) Government Power
What was the American protest against taxes and British rule?
Hint: You can drink this.
The Boston Tea Party
Multiple Choice:
What was seen as a necessity for things to run properly in the Northwest Ordinance?
A) National Banks
B) Higher taxes
C) Education
Multiple Choice:
What were the Federalist Party arguing against?
A) Taxes taken from government
B) The size of our miliary force
C) The type of currency used
Multiple Choice:
What did the Freedman's Bureau help enslaved people with?
A) Voting Rights
B) Ability to own land
C) Education opportunities
Multiple Choice:
What did the Dred Scott v. Sanford case rule?
A) Allowed slaves to vote in the US
B) Abolished slavery for good
C) Claimed slaves weren't citizens
The Navigations Act was the process of British controlling the trade between them and the American colonies. What was this term called?
Mercantilism
Multiple choice:
What was Frederick Douglass fighting against?
A) Taxes
B) Voting Rights
C) Slavery
Which court case revolved around steamboats and stated that federal laws can overpower state laws?
Gibbons v. Ogden
What was the biggest outcome from the Marbury v. Madison case that is still used in our government today?
Judicial Review