Colonial Era
Constitutional Foundations
Geography and Climate
Internal and External Conflicts
Miscellaneous
100
The main purpose for writing the Declaration of Independence was to (1) declare war on Great Britain (2) force France to support the Revolutionary War (3) convince Great Britain to abolish slavery (4) state the colonists’ reasons for separating from Great Britain
What is (4) state the colonists' reasons for separating from Great Britain
100
The main reason the Articles of Confederation were replaced as the basis of the United States government was that they (1) lacked provision for a national congress (2) declared that political protests were unconstitutional (3) placed too many restrictions on the activities of state governments (4) failed to give the central government enough power to govern effectively
What is (4) failed to give the central government enough power to govern effectively
100
The presence of which pair of geographic conditions discouraged the development of a plantation economy in the New England colonies? (1) wide coastal plain and absence of good harbors (2) rocky soil and short growing season (3) numerous rivers and humid climate (4) flatlands and lack of forests
What is (2) rocky soil and short growing season
100
Poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses were adopted in Southern States primarily to (1) enforce the terms of the 15th amendment (2) keep African Americans from exercising their right to vote (3) stop criminals and immigrants from voting (4) eliminate bribery and corruption at polling places
What is (2) keep African Americans from exercising their right to vote
100
The “clear and present danger” doctrine established in Schenck v. United States (1919) concerned the issue of (1) freedom of speech (2) the right to bear arms (3) the right to an attorney (4) separation of church and state
What is (1) freedom of speech
200
Shays’ Rebellion of 1786 was significant because it (1) showed that the English still had influence after the American Revolution (2) convinced many Americans of the need for a stronger national government (3) revealed the increased threat from rebellious Native American Indians (4) endangered the lives of many recent immigrants
What is (2) convinced many Americans of the need for a stronger national government
200
Which two groups debated the ratification of the new Constitution? (1) loyalists and revolutionaries (2) Federalists and Antifederalists (3) Democratic Party and Whig Party (4) executive branch and judicial branch
What is (2) Federalists and Antifederalists
200
Climatic conditions in the southern colonies most directly influenced the development of (1) democratic institutions (2) a canal system (3) the plantation system (4) the coal industry
What is (3) the plantation system
200
A major reason the United States entered World War I was to (1) maintain freedom of the seas (2) stop impressment of United States sailors (3) protect United States cities from foreign attacks (4) counter a German invasion of Latin America
What is (1) maintain freedom of the seas
200
The Neutrality Acts of 1935 and 1937 were intended to (1) enforce the policies of the League of Nations (2) stimulate economic growth in the United States (3) avoid the policies that drew the nation into World War I (4) support the use of peacekeeping troops in Europe
What is (3) avoid the policies that drew the nation into World War I
300
The Mayflower Compact and the Virginia House of Burgesses are most closely associated with (1) abuses by absolute monarchs (2) establishment of religious toleration (3) steps toward colonial self-government (4) adoption of universal suffrage
What is (3) steps toward colonial self-government.
300
The amendment process was included in the Constitution to (1) allow for change over time (2) expand the powers of the president (3) increase citizen participation in government (4) limit the authority of the United States Supreme Court
What is (1) allow for change over time
300
In which area did good harbors, abundant forests, rocky soil, and a short growing season most influence the colonial economy? (1) Southern colonies (2) Middle Atlantic region (3) Northwest Territory (4) New England colonies
What is (4) New England colonies
300
Isolationists in the Senate objected to the United States joining the League of Nations because they opposed (1) creation of the Security Council (2) colonialism in Africa and Asia (3) membership in the League by Germany (4) involvement in future foreign wars
What is (4) involvement in future foreign wars
300
The United States Congress can check the executive branch of government by (1) appointing ambassadors (2) overriding vetoes (3) nominating judges (4) declaring laws unconstitutional
What is (2) overriding vetoes
400
The British benefited from their mercantilist relationship with the American colonies primarily by (1) supporting the growth of colonial industries (2) prohibiting colonists from fishing and fur trading (3) taking large amounts of gold and silver from the southern colonies (4) buying raw materials from the colonies and selling them finished products
What is (4) buying raw materials from the colonies and selling them finished products
400
In the United States Constitution, the power to impeach a federal government official is given to the (1) House of Representatives (2) president (3) state legislatures (4) Supreme Court
What is (1) House of Representatives
400
Since the late 1700s, the Mississippi River has been a vital waterway because it (1) divided the northern territories from the southern territories (2) allowed American farmers direct access to Canadian markets (3) connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean (4) provided farmers and merchants an outlet to the Gulf of Mexico
What is (4) provided farmers and merchants an outlet to the Gulf of Mexico
400
Which factor is most closely associated with the decision of the United States to declare war on Spain in 1898? (1) isolationist policy (2) labor union pressure (3) yellow journalism (4) unrestricted submarine warfare
What is (3) yellow journalism
400
Society advances when its fittest members are allowed to assert themselves with the least hindrance. The idea expressed in this statement is most consistent with the (1) principles of Social Darwinism (2) concept of assimilation (3) goals of the Progressive movement (4) melting pot theory of American culture
What is (1) principles of Social Darwinism
500
This British policy of salutary neglect toward its American colonies was based on the desire of Great Britain to...
What is benefit from the economic prosperity of the American colonies
500
In order to win ratification of the United States Constitution, supporters agreed to
What is add a bill of rights
500
This geographic feature served as the western boundary for British colonial settlements prior to the Revolutionary War...
What are the Appalachian Mountains
500
A major purpose of President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points (1918) was to...
What is set goals for achieving peace after World War I
500
One accomplishment of the national government under the Articles of Confederation was the Northwest Ordinance, legislation establishing...
What is a process for admitting new states to the Union
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