Origins of the United States
Which European groups primarily explored and settled in North and South America?
A. England, France, Italy
B. England, France, Spain
C. England, the Netherlands, Portugal
D. Spain, England, Russia
B. England, France, Spain
Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison tried to argue through the Federalist Papers that
What was the cost of the Louisiana Purchase?
A) 15 Million
B) 7.2 Million
C) 500,000
D) 19 Million
15 Million
The Election of this President caused the first southern states to secede from the United States
John Tyler
James K Polk
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
What were some of the common demands made to city leaders during the Gilded Age?
A) Higher Wages, better housing, more jobs, and improved healthcare
B) Lower taxes, more entertainment, better weather, and improved communication
C) More parks, better roads, new libraries, and improved public saftey
D) Better sewers, clean water, new bridges, more efficent transit, improved school, and aid to the sick and needy
D) Better sewers, clean water, new bridges, more efficent transit, improved school, and aid to the sick and needy
Where did the first enslaved Africans arrive in Virginia?
A. Jamestown
B. Old Point Comfort
C. Richmond
D. Roanoke
B. Old Point Comfort
By limiting the power of the National Government, the Bill of Rights ultimately serves as
John Adams and Alexander Hamilton were both members of this early American political party.
A) Federalist
B) Anti-Federalist
C) Semi-Federalist
D) Non-Federalist
Federalist
The attack on this fort is considered the start of the Civil War
Fort Sumter
Fort Monroe
Fort McHenry
Fort Brown
Fort Sumter
How did political bosses maintain their power during the Gilded Age?
A) Keeping constituents happy, placating big business, and engaging in illegal activities
B) Imporving public transportation
C) Organizing community events and providing free health information
D) Reducing taxes and increasing wages
A) Keeping constituents happy, placating big business, and engaging in illegal activities
What was the biggest killer of American Indians following the arrival of Europeans in the New World?
A. Disease
B. Plantations
C. Slavery
D. Violence
A. Disease
The separation of powers and checks and balances are all a part of the promise of good government that lies behind the creation of our U.S. Constitution. Which of the following provides an example of this promise in action?
This American President was not from Virginia
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Adams
This Amendment outlawed slavery in the United States for all time
13th
14th
15th
16th
13th
What major change in the American economy occurred during the Gilded Age?
A) The decline of small businesses
B) The decrease in manufacturing
C) the invention of the automobile
D) The dramitc growth of railroads
D) The dramitc growth of railroads
French settlers in North America were generally
A. Fur trappers and traders who cooperated with American Indians for economic advantage.
B. indentured servants who agreed to work in return for their passage.
C. Puritans seeking freedom from religious persecution.
D. Seeking land to build large plantations and used American Indians for labor.
A. Fur trappers and traders who cooperated with American Indians for economic advantage.
In the Declaration of Independence Jefferson wrote, “That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government…” In this revolutionary statement, Jefferson was advocating
Which of the following groups supported the Democratic-Republican Party?
Farmers, artisans & frontier settlers
Bankers & businessmen
Indentured servants
Indigenous peoples
Farmers, artisans & frontier settlers
This President ascended to the presidency following the assignation of his predecessor and began the process of reconstruction, he later became the first president to be impeached
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Jackson
Alexander Hamilton
George Bush
Andrew Johnson
What was the main purpose of the Sherman Antitrust Act
A) to limit the power of monopolies and regulate business
B) to suppot the expansion of railways
C) encourage vertical integration in industry
D) to promote the growth of small business
A) to limit the power of monopolies and regulate business
Which European country colonized areas that included modern day Mexico as well as parts of Central and South America?
A) England
B) Spain
C) France
D) Germany
B) Spain
Which of the following would be a primary source for studying the influences of the US Constitution?
The Election of 1800 represented
Reelection of John Adams to a second term
Election of George Washington to a third term
The first peaceful transfer of power from one political party to another
The election of the first Black President
The first peaceful transfer of power from one political party to another
This group of legislators challenged the President's plan for reconstruction with their own plan causing conflict between the legislative and executive branches of government
Calm Republicans
Moody Republicans
Radical Republicans
Angry Republicans
Radical Republicans
Who was Madam CJ Walker
A) The first African American to become a millionaire
B) started the Montgomery bus boycotts
C) a conductor on the Underground Railroad
D) A janitor who painted in her spare time
A) The first African American to become a millionaire