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100
During the colonial period (1700’s), goods were most commonly transported on (1) rivers (3) railroads (2) canals (4) turnpikes
What is rivers
100
The Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s most enhanced American culture by (1) pressuring southern states to extend voting rights (2) denied African American access to education (3) popularizing African American contributions to the arts, music, and literature (4) convincing the Supreme Court to allow affirmative action
What is popularizing African American contributions to the arts, music, and literature
100
Which information on the writing of the Constitution is considered a primary source? (1) a newspaper editorial written in 1887 (2) an encyclopedia article on the Constitution (3) the book, An Economic Interpretation of the Constitution, by Charles Beard (4) notes from the Constitutional Convention taken by James Madison
What is notes from the Constitutional Convention taken by James Madison
100
The Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott vs. Sanford was significant because it (1) allowed slavery in California (2) outlawed slavery in the Southern States (3) upheld the actions of the Underground Railroad (4) ruled slaves were considered property
What is ruled slaves were considered property
100
An example of a primary source of information about the War of 1812 would be a (1) battle plan for the attack on Fort McHenry (2) historical novel on the Battle of New Orleans (3) movie on the life of President James Madison (4) textbook passage on the naval engagements of the war
What is a battle plan for the attack on Fort McHenry
200
A major foreign policy success that doubled the size of the U.S. under President Thomas Jefferson was the (1) purchase of the Louisiana Territory (2) support for the Alien and Sedition Acts (3) victory in the war of 1812 (4) passage of the Embargo Ac
What is purchase of the Louisiana Territory
200
The purpose of the policy of containment after World War II was to (1) provide economic aid to the Soviet Union (2) prevent the spread of communism (3) make the United States more isolated (4) establish better economic ties between the United States and Southeast Asia
What is prevent the spread of communism
200
The purpose of adding the Bill of Rights to the U.S. Constitution was to (1) assure the end of slavery (2) strengthen the power of the Federal government (3) allow the adoption of new amendments (4) provide a written guarantee of individual rights
provide a written guarantee of individual rights
200
Which power did the United States Supreme Court gain through the Court’s decision in Marbury v. Madison? (1) judicial review (2) hearing appeals from lower federal courts (3) deciding cases involving two or more states (4) judicial independence through lifetime appointments
What is judicial review
200
The publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, contributed to the start of the Civil War by (1) highlight the dangers of cotton manufacturing (2) exposing the horrors of slavery and intensifying Northern dislike of slavery (3) pressuring the president to support emancipation (4) convincing Congress to ban the importation of slaves
What is exposing the horrors of slavery and intensifying Northern dislike of slavery
300
A primary goal of the Monroe Doctrine (1) prevent European intervention in North and South America (2) create an opportunity for the annexation of Canada (3) expand the U.S. to the Pacific Ocean (4) help European nations establish new colonies in the Western He
What is prevent European intervention in North and South America
300
Which factor contributed the most to urbanization in the late 1800s? (1) assimilation (2) imperialism (3) industrialization (4) nullification
What is industrialization
300
What was the main reason the Federalists wanted to replace the Articles of Confederation? (1) The president did not have the power to veto legislation. (2) The legislative branch enacted an unfair tax program. (3) The Supreme Court refused to pay Revolutionary War debts. (4) The national government was too weak to solve the nation’s problems
What is the national government was too weak to solve the nation’s problems
300
What is a major result of the Supreme Court decisions in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) and Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)? (1) Abuses of power by the president were prevented. (2) The powers of the federal government were expanded. (3) The powers of Congress over the territories were reduced. (4) Freedoms guaranteed in the Bill of Rights were restricted.
What is the powers of the federal government were expanded.
300
• Establishment of naval blockades • Impressment of American sailors • Interference with U.S. foreign trade The above actions led the United States to (1) announce the Missouri Compromise (2) declare war against Great Britain in 1812 (3) seize control of Louisiana (4) revoke the Constitution
What is declare war against Great Britain in 1812
400
What was the primary reason that slavery became more widespread in the South than in the North? (1) the abolitionist movement was based in the North (2) the textile industry was controlled by Southern merchants (3) opposition by the Anglican Church was stronger in the North (4) geographic factors such as higher temperatures and a longer growing season contributed to the growth of the plantation system
What is geographic factors such as higher temperatures and a longer growing season contributed to the growth of the plantation system
400
The basic purpose of checks and balances is to (1) protect state’s rights (2) prevent one branch of government from becoming too powerful (3) enable the federal government to run as efficiently as possible (4) protect the people form abuses by the Federal government
What is prevent one branch of government from becoming too powerful
400
According to the United States Constitution, the federal census is used to determine the (1) size of the United States Supreme Court (2) maximum number of cabinet members (3) apportionment of members in the House of Representatives (4) number of senators allotted to each state
What is apportionment of members in the House of Representatives
400
Under the leadership of Chief Justice John Marshall (1801–1835), the Supreme Court expanded the influence of the national government by (1) forcing states to grant relief from personal debt (2) authorizing the president to use troops without congressional approval (3) ending the importation of enslaved Africans (4) strengthening federal powers over interstate commerce and banking
What is strengthening federal powers over interstate commerce and banking
400
“. . . Everything that is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature cries, ’TIS TIME TO PART. . . .” — Thomas Paine, Common Sense 2.) In the quotation above, Thomas Paine is trying to convince the colonists to (1) accept the Proclamation of 1763 (2) sign a treaty with Spain (3) declare their independence from England (4) dissolve their alliance with Portugal
What is declare their independence from England
500
An important result of the Spanish-American War of 1898 was that the United States (1) acquired territories in Africa (2) became a world power with an overseas empire (3) improved its relations with Germany (4) lost interest in Latin American affairs
What is became a world power with an overseas empire
500
The United States established the Open Door policy toward China as a way to (1) promote democracy in Asia (2) secure military bases in East Asia (3) protect United States economic interests (4) end the Boxer Rebellion
What is protect United States economic interests
500
The years between the end of the American Revolution and the ratification of the Constitution are sometimes called the “critical period” because (1) the western territories were left ungoverned (2) the United States fought a war with France (3) Spain refused to sell Florida to the United States (4) the central government failed to solve many economic problems
What is the central government failed to solve many economic problems
500
The Supreme Court in Korematsu v. United States (1944) upheld Executive Order 9066, which had authorized the (1) placement of women in combat roles (2) exclusion of Japanese Americans from the West Coast (3) limiting of freedom of speech during wartime (4) adoption of the military draft
What is exclusion of Japanese Americans from the West Coast
500
In the 1830s, President Andrew Jackson supported the Indian removal policy because (1) white settlers desired the land on which Native American Indians lived (2) Native American Indians were attacking southern cities (3) he wanted to punish Native American Indians for their political opposition (4) he sought complete control of Texas by the United States
What is white settlers desired the land on which Native American Indians lived