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What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinace?
To describe how the Northwest Territory would be governed.
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All these were part of Hamilton's 1790 financial plan EXCEPT (A) paying off war debts (B) issuing state currencies (C) raising government revenues (D) creating a national bank
(B) issuing state currencies
100
Thomas Jefferson focused his presidency on changing Federalist policies
Federalist policies
100
By 1848, the key issue in U.S. politics had become
slavery
100
All of these were Northern advantages EXCEPT
foreign support
200
Why did the Antifederalists want a bill of rights to be added to the constitution?
To ensure the safety and rights of the people.
200
In a strict interpretation of the Constitution, the federal government has only
the powers stated in the Constitution
200
The Supreme Court having the final say in interpreting the Constitution is known as
the principle of judicial review
200
The Kansas-Nebraska Act did?
overturned the Missouri Compromise
200
The most accurate statement about the First Battle of Bull Run is
The North was shocked by its loss there.
300
What weakness of the Articles of Confederation led to money problems for the new nation?
The Government could not levy taxes.
300
In 1794-1795, Native Americans in the Northwest Territory lost their land
in the Treaty of Greenville
300
The physical size of the United States was doubled by
the Louisiana Purchase
300
The Dred Scott decision did what?
upheld slaveholders' property rights
300
A large percentage of Civil War soldiers were all of these EXCEPT (A) farmers (B) volunteers (C) between ages 18 and 30 (D) immigrants
immigrants
400
Why did the framers of the Constitution base the new plan of government on federalism? To share the power between states and the national government.
To share the power between states and the national government.
400
The importance of crushing the Whiskey Rebellion was to uphold
federal authority
400
All these caused the War of 1812 EXCEPT (A) impressment at sea (B) interference with American shipping (C) British support of Native Americans (D) disputes over the port of New Orleans
disputes over the port of New Orleans
400
John Brown did all the following except (A) act outside the law (B) increase sectional tensions (C) attack a U.S. arsenal (D) free slaves
free slaves
400
The general who gained important victories in Tennessee was
Ulysses S. Grant
500
Why did the Smaller states oppose the Virginia Plan? They would have less representation.
They would have less representation.
500
All these issues led to the growth of political parties EXCEPT (A) the French Revolution (B) interpreting the Constitution (C) the nation's financial structure (D) the division of the Northwest Territory
(D) the division of the Northwest Territory
500
It is most accurate to say that the War of 1812 (A) had no clear winner (B) strengthened the British Empire (C) decreased American patriotism (D) destroyed Andrew Jackson's career
had no clear winner
500
The event that most directly led to Southern states withdrawing from the Union was
Lincoln's election
500
The general who gained important victories in the east was
Robert E. Lee