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Why did some people believe Jefferson’s Louisiana Purchase was illegal?
A. The Constitution didn’t clearly allow it B. It was too expensive for the government and they did not have the money
C. France refused to sell the land legally and wanted a bribe
D. Congress voted against it so it was never legal in the first place
A. The Constitution didn’t clearly allow it ✅
What describes the Lowell Mill Girls?
A. Southern farm workers who wrote for the newspaper
B. Factory workers in Massachusetts who are not paid well
C. Teachers in cities that organized Women's Rights campaigns
D. Political leaders promising to raise the age of workers
B. Factory workers in Massachusetts ✅
Lincoln’s Second Inaugural mainly focused on:
A. Reuniting the nation
B. Punishing the South
C. Expanding land
D. Ending elections
A. Reuniting the nation ✅
What is a key difference between local and national governments?
A. Local government makes foreign policy
B. National government runs schools
C. Local government handles community issues; national government handles countrywide issues
D. They have the same responsibilities
C. Local government handles community issues; national government handles countrywide issues
2. Primary vs. Secondary Sources
What is the difference between a primary and a secondary source?
A. Primary sources are older than secondary sources
B. Primary sources are firsthand accounts; secondary sources analyze those accounts
C. Secondary sources are always more accurate
D. Primary sources are only written documents
B. Primary sources are firsthand accounts; secondary sources analyze those accounts ✅
Which best defines a primary source?
A. A modern textbook that is written very well
B. A summary written later from a different person
C. An original firsthand account
D. A historian’s opinion using "I"
C. An original firsthand account ✅
What issue was central at Seneca Falls?
A. Women’s rights
B. Ending taxes
C. Trade laws
D. Land ownership
A. Women’s rights✅
What was Lincoln trying to do in his First Inaugural Address?
A. Start a war
B. Free all enslaved people immediately
C. Save the Union
D. Raise taxes
C. Save the Union
What is an example of civic participation?
A. Ignoring elections
B. Only paying taxes you have made yourself aware of
C. Avoiding political discussions
D. Keeping track of local government and going to publicly held meetings.
D. Keeping track of local government and going to publicly held meetings.
How did the 1868 Florida Constitution differ from the 1838 Constitution?
A. It expanded rights to include formerly enslaved people
B.It removed all voting rights
C. It gave power to Spain
D. It ended state government
A. It expanded rights to include formerly enslaved people ✅
Federalism is best described as:
A. Power shared by national and state governments
B. State governments control all laws and cannot be overturned
C. A system without a central government
D. Citizens voting on every law no matter what
A. Power shared by national and state governments ✅
Harriet Tubman is known for:
A. Having a family
B. Writing laws to benefit former slaves
C. Helping enslaved people escape ✅
D. Creating railroads in New York
C. Helping enslaved people escape ✅
Patriots believed:
A. Britain should rule
B. Independence was needed
C. Taxes were fair
D. War should stop
B. Independence was needed ✅
Why was sectionalism important before the Civil War?
A. It united North and South
B. It created conflict over the balance of power between free and slave states
C. It ended slavery early
D. It supported foreign trade
B. It created conflict over the balance of power between free and slave states
Why was Florida’s Constitution rewritten in 1868?
A. To increase taxes
B. Because of Reconstruction after the Civil War
C. To remove all federal laws
D. Because Florida became a territory
B. Because of Reconstruction after the Civil War ✅
What was a cause of the War of 1812?
A. French invasion of Alaska
B. the British stopping boats
C. Western expansion conflict with Canada
D. Tax protests about the Louisiana Purchase
B. the British stopping boats ✅
Which is civic participation?
A. Ignoring laws
B. Staying uninformed
C. Avoiding meetings
D. Voting in elections
D. Voting in elections
What changed in Florida’s 1868 Constitution?
A. More rights were included
B. Voting was eliminated
C. Government ended
D. Land was divided
More rights were included ✅
Which is a primary source?
A. A diary entry
B. A textbook
C. A documentary
D. An article summary
A. A diary entry ✅
What was one result of the Louisiana Purchase?
A. U.S. land doubled
B. Taxes increased
C. War began
D. Britain gained land
A. U.S. land doubled ✅
Which task belongs mainly to local government?
A. Declaring war on other countries
B. Regulating trade between states
C. Making treaties between other countries
D. Running local schools
D. Running local schools ✅
What settled Nullification?
a. Andrew Jackson vetoed Nullification laws
b. Thomas Jefferson made Nullification a crime
c. The Civil War proved the national government outranks a state government
d. Nullification is still going strong today and is 100% legal
c. The Civil War proved the national government outranks a state government
Florida Constitution Redone (1868)
Why was it rewritten?
A. New taxes
B. Foreign invasion
C. Reconstruction rules
D. Statehood changes
C. Reconstruction rules ✅
What did the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments accomplish?
A. Expanded territory and admitted West Virginia, Nevada and Utah into the Union.
B. Created state governments that set the rules for who could vote
C. Ended slavery, granted citizenship, and protected voting rights
D. Allowed women to vote in elections if they owned land
C. Ended slavery, granted citizenship, and protected voting rights ✅
What did the Reconstruction Amendments do?
A. Reduced rights
B. Expanded freedoms
C. Created states
D. Ended voting
B. Expanded freedoms ✅