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What name did Christopher Columbus give to the native inhabitants of the New World?
A. Occidentals B. Indians

Answer

C. Americans

D. Orientals

What name did Christopher Columbus give to the native inhabitants of the New World?
A. B. Indians

C.

D.

What was the main occupation in colonial America?

Answer

A. Farming

B. Shipbuilding

C. Manufacturing

D. Mining

What was the main occupation in colonial America?

A. Farming B.

C.

D.

What European nation fought alongside the United States during the revolution?
Answer

A. Portugal

B. Spain

C. France

D. Germany

What European nation fought alongside the United States during the revolution?
A. B. France

C.

D.

Where did the first clash between American Minutemen and British soldiers take place?
Answer

A. Boston

B. Concord and Lexington

C. Bunker Hill

D. Quebec

Where did the first clash between American Minutemen and British soldiers take place?
A. B. Concord and Lexington

C.

D.

What was an important reason that the Pilgrims settled in America?

Answer

A. To find gold

B. To get a better education

C. To secure religious freedom

D. To trade with the Indians

What was an important reason that the Pilgrims settled in America?

A. B.

C. To secure religious freedom

D.

What was the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

Answer

A. It planted the idea of self-government and majority rule in America C. It secured the friendship between the Pilgrims and Native Americans

B. It mapped the directions on how to find the new colony

D. It established the basis of religion in the New World

What was the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

A. It planted the idea of self-government and majority rule in America C. B.

D.

In 1774, England passed the Intolerable Acts in order to punish

Answer

A. Jamestown, for Patrick Henrys speech C. Boston, for dumping tea in the harbor

B. Philadelphia, for holding the first Continental Congress D. New York, for aiding Ethan Allen

In 1774, England passed the Intolerable Acts in order to punish

A. B.

C. Boston, for dumping tea in the harbor

D.

Why did the English colonists prefer slaves over indentured servants?
Answer

A. Slaves were better educated and exhibited greater skills C. Slaves were less expensive to train and support

B. Indentured servants moved more frequently to find better jobs D. Owners feared that indentured servants could later become competitors

Why did the English colonists prefer slaves over indentured servants?
A. B.

C.

D. Owners feared that indentured servants could later become competitors

What was the American viewpoint on British taxation of the colonies?

Answer

A. Taxation is best for Britain and the colonies

B. Taxation is the right of the British government D. Taxation without representation is tyranny

C. Taxation of the colonies is a means of running the government

What was the American viewpoint on British taxation of the colonies?

A. B.

C.

D. Taxation without representation is tyranny

Which of the following was included in the Declaration of Independence?

Answer

A. Blaming Britain for the Revolutionary War

B. A list of the ways the king denied American colonists rights D. A declaration that the rights of large and small states are equal

C. A plea asking for support from Parliament

Which of the following was included in the Declaration of Independence?

A. B. A list of the ways the king denied American colonists rights D.

C.

Where did most slaves work during the colonial period?

Answer

A. Southern plantations

B. Factories

C. Port cities

D. Trading ships

Where did most slaves work during the colonial period?

A. Southern plantations B.

C.

D.

The official beginning of the United States of America is said to be

50/50 Answer

A. Fighting at Lexington and Concord C. Adoption of the Declaration of Independence

B. Signing of the Treaty of Paris

D. Surrender of the British at Yorktown

The official beginning of the United States of America is said to be

A. B.

C. Adoption of the Declaration of Independence

D.

What was the first successful, permanent English settlement in North America?
Answer

A. Roanoke

B. Jamestown

C. Plymouth

D. Charleston

What was the first successful, permanent English settlement in North America?
A. B. Jamestown

C.

D.

During the Revolution, farmers who were ready to fight on a moments notice were called
A. Vigilantes B. Militia

Answer

C. Forty-niners

D. Minutemen

During the Revolution, farmers who were ready to fight on a moments notice were called
A. B.

C.

D. Minutemen

A basic idea stated by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence is that

Answer

A. Slavery must end in America

B. People should always follow their government

C. The power to govern a nation comes from the people

D. America must have a constitutional convention

A basic idea stated by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence is that

A. B.

C. The power to govern a nation comes from the people

D.

What name was given to the system of trade between New England, Africa and the West Indies?
Answer

A. Circular Economics

B. Triple Trade

C. Middle Passage

D. Triangle Trade

What name was given to the system of trade between New England, Africa and the West Indies?
A.
B.

C.

D. Triangle Trade

In what regions were tobacco, rice, and indigo grown on large plantations?
Answer

A. New England Colonies

B. Middle Colonies

C. Southern Colonies

D. All of the colonies

In what regions were tobacco, rice, and indigo grown on large plantations?
A. B.

C. Southern Colonies

D.

People who signed agreements to work for a period of 3-7 years were called
Answer

A. Indentured servants

B. Patroons

C. Slaves

D. Pioneers

People who signed agreements to work for a period of 3-7 years were called
A. Indentured servants B.

C.

D.

What Patriot leader challenged the British taxes on the colonies by saying give me liberty or give me death?
A. Nathan Hale

Answer

B. Patrick Henry

C. Benedict Arnold

D. John Hancock

What Patriot leader challenged the British taxes on the colonies by saying give me liberty or give me death?
A. B. Patrick Henry

C.

D.

According to the Declaration of Independence, what does inalienable right mean?

Answer

A. A right given only to non-citizens

B. A right awarded by the government

C. A right that belongs only to native-born citizens

D. A right that cannot be taken away by the government

According to the Declaration of Independence, what does inalienable right mean?

A. B.

C.

D. A right that cannot be taken away by the government

What did the Treaty of Paris of 1783 claim?

Answer

A. The United States was a free and independent nation.

B. The United States was to become a colony of France.

C. Americans were permitted to choose which British taxes were fair.

D. The United States would remain a British colony.

What did the Treaty of Paris of 1783 claim?

A. The United States was a free and independent nation. B.

C.

D.

What incident in 1770 involved a clash between Boston colonists and British soldiers?
Answer

A. The march on Lexington and Concord

B. Boston Massacre

C. Pontiacs Rebellion

D. Boston Tea Party

What incident in 1770 involved a clash between Boston colonists and British soldiers?
A. B. Boston Massacre

C.

D.

What term best describes a colonist who supported American independence?

Answer

A. Patriot

B. Tory

C. Whig

D. Loyalist

What term best describes a colonist who supported American independence?

A. Patriot B.

C.

D.

Which of the following was a main concept stated in the Declaration of Independence?
A. Equal employment opportunity B. Right to vote

Answer

C. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

D. Right to a trial by jury

Which of the following was a main concept stated in the Declaration of Independence?
A. B.

C. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness

D.

Which colonial leader was the chief author of the Declaration of Independence?
Answer

A. Benjamin Franklin

B. Thomas Jefferson

C. James Madison

D. Thomas Paine

Which colonial leader was the chief author of the Declaration of Independence?
A. B. Thomas Jefferson

C.

D.

After what Revolutionary War battle did General Cornwallis surrender to the Continental Army?
A. New York City B. Saratoga

Answer

C. Trenton

D. Yorktown

After what Revolutionary War battle did General Cornwallis surrender to the Continental Army?
A. B.

C.

D. Yorktown

Which river make up the longest river system in the United States?
Answer

A. Mississippi

B. Rio Grande

C. Missouri

D. Amazon

Which rivers make up the longest river system in the United States?
A. Mississippi and Missouri B.

C.

D.

What document limited the power of the English king following the Glorious Revolution?
Answer

A. Declaration of Independence

B. Magna Carta

C. English Bill of Rights

D. Petition of Rights

What document limited the power of the English king following the Glorious Revolution?
A. B.

C. English Bill of Rights

D.

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Why did Americans seek help from the French government during the Revolutionary War?

Answer

A. Americans needed war materials and money to fight the British. C. The French had experience winning the French-Indian War.

B. Americans had a culture and language connection with France. D. Americans preferred to be ruled by the French king.

Why did Americans seek help from the French government during the Revolutionary War?
A. Americans needed war materials and money to fight the British. C. B.

D.

What was the first written plan of government for the United States?
50/50 Answer

A. Albany Plan of Union

B. Constitution

C. Articles of Confederation

D. Magna Carta

What was the first written plan of government for the United States?
A. B.

C. Articles of Confederation

D.

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Why did Americans establish a weak national government in the Articles of Confederation?

Answer

A. They wanted all the states to work together. C. They did not really want a democratic government.

B. They feared a strong and powerful government.

D. They hoped to create a new monarchy.

Why did Americans establish a weak national government in the Articles of Confederation?
A. B. They feared a strong and powerful government.

C.

D.

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What power was lacking in the Articles of Confederation that is necessary to the functioning of a government?
B. To grant patents

Answer

A. To build roads

C. To set minimum wages

D. To collect taxes

What power was lacking in the Articles of Confederation that is necessary to the functioning of a government?
A. B.

C.

D. To collect taxes

Why was the Land Ordinance of 1785 passed by Congress?

50/50 Answer

A. To prohibit movement into the Northwest

B. To regulate trade with the West

C. To survey new lands acquired as a result of the Revolution

D. To approve land claims made by the original thirteen colonies

Why was the Land Ordinance of 1785 passed by Congress?

A. B.

C. To survey new lands acquired as a result of the Revolution

D.

Why was the Constitutional Convention of 1787 assembled?

50/50 Answer

A. To write the Declaration of Independence.

B. To write the Bill of Rights.

C. To revise the Articles of Confederation.

D. To write the Northwest Ordinance

Why was the Constitutional Convention of 1787 assembled?

A. B.

C. To revise the Articles of Confederation.

D.

In what city did the Constitutional Convention of 1787 meet?

50/50 Answer

A. New York

B. Boston

C. Providence

D. Philadelphia

In what city did the Constitutional Convention of 1787 meet?

A. B.

C.

D. Philadelphia

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What was one of the major issues that the Constitutional Convention of 1787 addressed?

Answer

A. How to meet the demands of eastern and western states C. How to resolve the conflicts between France and the United States

B. How to balance the powers of the national and state governments D. How to meet the demands of business and labor

What was one of the major issues that the Constitutional Convention of 1787 addressed?
A. B. How to balance the powers of the national and state governments D.

C.

What was agreed to in the Three-Fifths compromise?

50/50 Answer

A. Three-fifths of a vote in Congress was needed to override a presidential veto C. Three-fifths of a congressional vote was required to ratify a treaty

B. Three-fifths of the slaves population would be counted for representation in Congress D. Three-fifths of a vote of the Supreme Court was needed to override a judicial ruling

What was agreed to in the Three-Fifths compromise?

A. B. Three-fifths of the slaves population would be counted for representation in Congress

C.

D.

How many branches in the government does the United States Constitution establish?
50/50 Answer

A. five

B. four

C. three

D. two

How many branches in the government does the United States Constitution establish?
A. B.

C. three

D.

Where does the Preamble of the Constitution say the power of government come from?
50/50 Answer

A. The fifty states

B. The judicial branch

C. The executive branch

D. The people

Where does the Preamble of the Constitution say the power of government come from?
A. B.

D. The people

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What branch of government is responsible for making laws?

B. Executive

Answer

A. Legislative

C. Regulatory

D. Judicial

What branch of government is responsible for making laws?

A. Legislative B.

C.

D.

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What part of the government has the power to declare war?

B. Supreme Court

Answer

A. President

C. Congress

D. Secretary of Defense

What part of the government has the power to declare war?

A. B.

C. Congress

D.

In the United States, what is the main responsibility of the executive branch?
50/50 Answer

A. To enforce laws

B. To make laws

C. To review laws

D. To interpret laws

In the United States, what is the main responsibility of the executive branch?
A. To enforce laws B.

C.

D.

What is the rejection of a bill by the president called?

50/50 Answer

A. override

B. veto

C. ratification

D. repeal

What is the rejection of a bill by the president called?

A. B. veto

C.

D.

What determines how many members each state is allowed in the House of Representatives?
50/50

Answer

A. Wealth

B. Size

C. Location

D. Population

What determines how many members each state is allowed in the House of Representatives?
A. B.

C.

D. Population

Who is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces?

50/50 Answer

A. President Pro-Tem of the Senate

B. Secretary of Defense

C. President

D. Speaker of the House

Who is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces?

A. B.

C. President

D.

What is the main function of the judicial branch of our government?

50/50 Answer

A. To interpret laws

B. To make laws

C. To advise lawyers

D. To appoint judges

What is the main function of the judicial branch of our government?

A. To interpret laws B.

C.

D.

If the president becomes unable to fulfill his duties, who would take over?
50/50 Answer

A. Chief Justice

B. Secretary of State

C. Speaker of the House

D. Vice President

If the president becomes unable to fulfill his duties, who would take over?
A. B.

C.

D. Vice President

Whose vote officially elects the president?

50/50 Answer

A. Electoral College

B. Registered Voters

C. State Legislatures

D. Supreme Court

Whose vote officially elects the president?

A. Electoral College B.

C.

D.

50/50

What term is defined as the power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional?
B. Implied Power

Answer

A. Reserved Power

C. Veto

D. Judicial Review

What term is defined as the power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional?
A. B.

C.

D. Judicial Review

What were The Federalist Papers?

50/50 Answer

A. pamphlet by Thomas Paine promoting the idea of independence. C. The first plan of government in the United States.

B. A series of articles urging adoption of the Constitution.

D. A newspaper of colonial Massachusetts

What were The Federalist Papers?

A. B. A series of articles urging adoption of the Constitution

C.

D.

Which of the following was a main argument against ratification of the U.S. Constitution?
50/50 Answer

A. The constitution was too similar to the Articles of Confederation. C. Many people feared the creation of a strong central government.

B. The Constitution was written by inexperienced politicians. D. Most people did not want a president.

Which of the following was a main argument against ratification of the U.S. Constitution?
A. B.

C. Many people feared the creation of a strong central government.

D.

50/50

What term is defined as a system in which powers are divided between the central government and the states?
Answer

A. Checks and balances

B. Fascism

C. Federalism

D. Separation of powers

What term is defined as a system in which powers are divided between the central government and the states?
A. B.

C. Federalism

D.

Why is the federal government divided into three branches?

50/50 Answer

A. To make it run more smoothly and efficiently. C. To make the passing of laws easier.

B. To prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful. D. To simplify the procedure of electing government officials.

Why is the federal government divided into three branches?

A. B. To prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful. D.

C.

Why are the first ten amendments to the Constitution so important?

50/50 Answer

A. They grant African Americans the right to vote.

B. They list the powers of Congress.

C. They guarantee basic individual rights.

D. They provide for the abolition of slavery.

Why are the first ten amendments to the Constitution so important?

A. B.

C. They guarantee basic individual rights.

D.

What process is used to change the Constitution?

50/50 Answer

A. Due process

B. Ratification

C. Election

D. Amendment

What process is used to change the Constitution?

A. B.

C.

D. Amendment

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What amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly and petition?
B. Eighth

Answer

A. First

C. Fifth

D. Tenth

What amendment protects freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly and petition?
A. First B.

C.

D.

Which of the following is a requirement for voting in the United States?

50/50 Answer

A. Belonging to a political party

B. Owning property

C. Registering to vote

D. Being a high school graduate

Which of the following is a requirement for voting in the United States?

A. B.

C. Registering to vote

D.

What is the main purpose of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo signed with Mexico in 1848?
50/50 Answer

A. It assured that Arizona would remain under U.S. control.

B. It ended the war with Mexico and gave the Mexican Cession to the United States.

C. It settled war debts between Mexico and the United States.

D. It provided protection for the new country of Texas.

What is the main purpose of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo signed with Mexico in 1848?
A.
B. It ended the war with Mexico and gave the Mexican Cession to the United States.

C.

D.

Which of the following was an important precedent set by George Washington?

50/50 Answer

A. Serving two terms as president.

B. Asking the Supreme Court to rule on the constitutionality of a law. D. Choosing a Virginian as Secretary of State.

C. Refusing to select a cabinet.

Which of the following was an important precedent set by George Washington?

A. Serving two terms as president. B.

C.

D.

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Which of the following did George Washington warn against in his farewell address?

Answer

A. Trading with South American nations.

B. Extending freedom for slaves.

C. Forming political alliances.

D. Expanding westward.

Which of the following did George Washington warn against in his farewell address?
A. B.

C. Forming political alliances.

D.

Which of the following best describes the Whiskey Rebellion?

50/50 Answer

A. A prison uprising in Massachusetts.

B. The refusal of Western Pennsylvania farmers to pay a tax. D. Native American assaulting settlers.

C. Attacks by the British after the revolution.

Which of the following best describes the Whiskey Rebellion?

A. B. The refusal of Western Pennsylvania farmers to pay a tax.

C.

D.

Who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

50/50 Answer

A. France

B. Spain

C. Mexico

D. England

Who sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States?

A. France B.

C.

D.

What resulted from the Louisiana Purchase of 1803?

50/50 Answer

A. The United States lost control of Santa Fe to Mexico.

B The United States went to war with France.

D. The United States C. The United States gained land from the acquired the territories Mississippi River to of Washington and the Rocky Oregon. Mountains.

What resulted from the Louisiana Purchase of 1803?

A.

B.

D. The United States gained land from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains.

Which states admission into the Union led to a war?

50/50 Answer

A. California

B. Texas

C. Oregon

D. Florida

Which states admission into the Union led to a war?

A. B. Texas

C.

D.

Remember the Alamo became the battle cry for which event?
50/50 Answer

A. Annexation of Texas

B. Annexation of California

C. Mexican War

D. Texas Revolution

Remember the Alamo became the battle cry for which event?
A. B.

C. Mexican War

D.

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Which of the following statements describes Alexander Hamiltons political opinion?

Answer

A. The United States should support France as an ally.

B. The federal government has no power to establish a national bank. D. The federal government must have greater power than the state governments.

C. Political power should be given to the common people.

Which of the following statements describes Alexander Hamiltons political opinion?

A.
B.

C.

D. The federal government must have greater power than the state governments.

What was an accomplishment of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark?

50/50 Answer

A. They explored the region of the Louisiana Purchase.

B. They convinced France to sell New Orleans.

C. They helped defeat the French in Haiti.

D. They forced Native Americans to move to Oklahoma.

What was an accomplishment of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark?

A. They explored the region of the Louisiana Purchase. B.

C.

D.

Who served as a guide for Lewis and Clark on their expedition to the Pacific?
50/50 Answer

A. Hiawatha

B. Sacajawea

C. Pocahantas

D. Squanto

Who served as a guide for Lewis and Clark on their expedition to the Pacific?
A. B. Sacajawea

C.

D.

Which territorial acquisition in 1803 doubled the size of the United States?
50/50 Answer

A. Alaska Purchase

B. Gadsden Purchase

C. Mexican Cession

D. Louisiana Purchase

Which territorial acquisition in 1803 doubled the size of the United States?
A. B.

C.

D. Louisiana Purchase

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Why was the right to use the port of New Orleans and navigate the Mississippi River important?
Answer

A. The Mississippi region was more heavily settled than the eastern United States. C. New Orleans was the northern-most city on the Mississippi.

B. The port of New Orleans was closer to the European and African markets than other American ports. D. Use of the port and river provided inexpensive transportation for Western farmers.

Why was the right to use the port of New Orleans and navigate the Mississippi River important?
A.
B.

C.

D. Use of the port and river provided inexpensive transportation for Western farmers.

What was known as the Second War for American Independence?

50/50 Answer

A. War of 1812

B. American Revolution

C. Civil War

D. Mexican War

What was known as the Second War for American Independence?

A. War of 1812 B.

C.

D.

What was the main cause of the War of 1812?

50/50 Answer

A. British burning of Washington, D.C.

B. Success of the Embargo Act

C. Capture of American ships and impressments of sailors

D. Alliances with France and Spain expired

What was the main cause of the War of 1812?

A. B.

C. Capture of American ships and impressments of sailors

D.

Who wrote The Star Spangled Banner during the War of 1812?
50/50 Answer

A. Andrew Jackson

B. Francis Scott Key

C. James Madison

D. Thomas Jefferson

Who wrote The Star Spangled Banner during the War of 1812?
A. B. Francis Scott Key

C.

D.

The Monroe Doctrine was issued by President James Monroe as a means to

50/50 Answer

A. Keep European powers from establishing new colonies in the Western Hemisphere. C. Strengthen Spains empire in Latin America.

B. Acquire Texas from Mexico.

D. Encourage European revolutions against monarchies.

The Monroe Doctrine was issued by President James Monroe as a means to

A. Keep European powers from establishing new colonies in the Western Hemisphere

B.

C.

D.

What was Andrew Jacksons policy toward Native Americans?

50/50 Answer

A. To force them to stay on the lands where they currently lived. C. To relocate them onto lands west of the Mississippi.

B. To allow no more land to be taken from them. D. To make them full citizens and integrate them with the American population.

What was Andrew Jacksons policy toward Native Americans?

A. B.

C. To relocate them onto lands west of the Mississippi.

D.

The Trail of Tears was a result of which government action?

50/50 Answer

A. Panic of 1837

B. Indian Removal Act

C. Tariff of Abominations

D. Second Bank of the United States

The Trail of Tears was a result of which government action?

A.

B. Indian Removal Act

C.

D.

What is the meaning of Manifest Destiny?

50/50 Answer

A. The belief that all Natives should be placed on federal reservations. C. The belief that slavery was immoral and should be abolished.

B. The belief that the United States was to control all of the land reaching the Pacific. D. The belief that Natives must relinquish all guns and ammunition to the government.

What is the meaning of Manifest Destiny?

A.
B. The belief that the United States was to control all of the land reaching the Pacific. D.

C.

Why were Americans interested in moving to Mexican-owned Texas?

50/50 Answer

A. Available grazing and farming lands

B. Missionary work

C. Religious freedom

D. Gold discovered in 1848

Why were Americans interested in moving to Mexican-owned Texas?

A. Available grazing and farming lands B.

C.

D.

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What trail, traveled by the Whitmans in 1836, was also the route of the Great Migration in 1843?
B. Oregon Trail

Answer

A. National Road

C. California Trail

D. Santa Fe Trail

What trail, traveled by the Whitmans in 1836, was also the route of the Great Migration in 1843?
A. B. Oregon Trail

C.

D.

What was discovered in the mid-1800s that caused a large increase in migration to California?
50/50 Answer

A. Diamonds

B. Iron

C. Oil

D. Gold

What was discovered in the mid-1800s that caused a large increase in migration to California?
A. B.

C.

D. Gold

What term best defines people who sought riches in California in the mid1800s?
50/50 Answer

A. Secessionists

B. Forty-niners

C. Mormons

D. Vigilantes

What term best defines people who sought riches in California in the mid1800s?
A. B. Forty-niners

C.

D.

The area that became the states of California, Arizona, and Utah was obtained by the U.S. as a result of
50/50 Answer

A. The Mexican War

B. The Compromise of 1820

C. The War of 1812

D. The Louisiana Purchase

The area that became the states of California, Arizona, and Utah was obtained by the U.S. as a result of
A. The Mexican War B.

C.

D.

50/50

What document limited the power of the English king following the Glorious Revolution?
Answer

A. Declaration of Independence

B. English Bill of Rights

C. Magna Carta

D. Petition of Rights

What document limited the power of the English king following the Glorious Revolution?
A. B. English Bill of Rights

C.

D.

What was the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

50/50 Answer

A. It secured the friendship between the Native Americans and Pilgrims. C. It planted the idea of self-government and majority rule in America.

B. It established the basis of religion in the New World.

D. It mapped directions on how to find the new colony.

What was the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

A.

B.

C. It planted the idea of self-government and majority rule in America.

D.

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Why was the Virginia House of Burgesses important to the history of the United States?

Answer

A. It established the right to vote for all citizens.

B. It established the right to a fair trial which set the standard for treatment of all Americans. D. It was an early form of representative government that helped shape American democracy.

C. It set the example for complete religious freedom which all of the colonies followed.

Why was the Virginia House of Burgesses important to the history of the United States?
A.
B.

C.

D. It was an early form of representative government that helped shape American democracy.

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, the Mayflower Compact and the Virginia House of Burgesses all help to create a foundation for
50/50 Answer

A. Support for the Emancipation Proclamation C. The right of Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional

B. Adoption of the Three-fifths Compromise D. Writing of the U.S. Constitution

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, the Mayflower Compact and the Virginia House of Burgesses all help to create a foundation for
A. B.

C.

D. Writing of the U.S. Constitution

A sampling of newspaper and magazine articles in the U.S. would probably indicate
50/50 Answer

A. Recent Supreme Court decisions have limited press criticism of government officials. C. There is tight censorship by the government.

B. There is freedom of the press.

D. There is little evidence of different viewpoints being expressed.

A sampling of newspaper and magazine articles in the U.S. would probably indicate
A.
B. There is freedom of the press.

C.

D.

Capitalism is based on the idea of

50/50 Answer

A. State planning

B. Socialism

C. Collective Ownership

D. Free enterprise

Capitalism is based on the idea of

A. B.

C.

D. Free enterprise

What was an important reason for starting the Second National Bank after the War of 1812?
50/50 Answer

A. To make the economy secure and restore economic order. C. To regulate state banks more efficiently.

B. To create a new system based only on a gold and silver standard. D. To create a common currency throughout the country.

What was an important reason for starting the Second National Bank after the War of 1812?
A. To make the economy secure and restore economic order. C. B.

D.

Which characteristics were often described by 19th century writers such as Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper? 50/50 Answer
A. Pride in a life of leisure B. Dignity and resourcefulness of the common people

C. Participation in the democratic process

D. Good taste and manners of wealthy noblemen

Which characteristics were often described by 19th century writers such as Washington Irving and James Fenimore Cooper?
A. B. Dignity and resourcefulness of the common people

C.

D.

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How did American settlers in the Northwest Territory create problems after the American Revolution?

Answer

A. The settlers disregarded the treaties made with the Native Americans. C. Southerners wanted to expand slavery into the territory.

B. The settlers wanted to secede from the U.S. and become part of Canada.

D. Too much land was taken and developed too quickly.

How did American settlers in the Northwest Territory create problems after the American Revolution?
A. The settlers disregarded the treaties made with the Native Americans. B.

C.

D.

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Which of the following did not result from the discovery of gold at Sutters Mill in 1848?
Answer

A. Many new businesses arose.

B. The transcontinental railroad was rushed to completion. D. Women discovered new freedoms and opportunities.

C. The population of California increased significantly.

Which of the following did not result from the discovery of gold at Sutters Mill in 1848?
A. B. The transcontinental railroad was rushed to completion. D.

C.

What conflicting ideas of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton influenced American political parties?
50/50 Answer

A. Western expansion

B. slavery

C. role of women

D. Powers of government

What conflicting ideas of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton influenced American political parties?
A. B.

C.

D. Powers of government

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Which of the following would Jefferson have supported to show disagreement with Hamiltons plans for government?
Answer

A. A strong alliance with England

B. Government by the upper class

C. Government by the people

D. A strong central government

Which of the following would Jefferson have supported to show disagreement with Hamiltons plans for government?
A. B.

C. Government by the people

D.

What did Shays Rebellion prove about the government?

50/50 Answer

A. Rebels in the army were overthrowing the federal government. C. The French were putting demands on the new government.

B. The Articles of Confederation did not work to solve the problems of the new nation. D. Massachusetts had a system to reward veterans of the Revolutionary War.

What did Shays Rebellion prove about the government?

A. B. The Articles of Confederation did not work to solve the problems of the new nation. D.

C.

What was the result of Nat Turners revolt in 1831?

50/50 Answer

A. Less stringent slave codes

B. Growing fear of problems in the South

C. Freeing slaves to avoid more bloody confrontations

D. Increased slave uprisings in the South

What was the result of Nat Turners revolt in 1831?

A. B. Growing fear of problems in the South

C.

D.

In the 1800s, which of the following required Northerners to help return runaway slaves?
50/50 Answer

A. Compromise of 1850

B. Compromise of 1820

C. Fugitive Slave Law

D. Dred Scott Decision

In the 1800s, which of the following required Northerners to help return runaway slaves?
A. B.

C. Fugitive Slave Law

D.

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Which of the following was an important argument against slavery in the U.S. during the 1800s?

Answer

A. Slavery was prohibited in the Constitution. C. Slavery did not fit with the ideals of the Declaration of Independence.

B. The Supreme Court banned slavery in the Dred Scott decision. D. Many slave owners could no longer financially afford their slaves.

Which of the following was an important argument against slavery in the U.S. during the 1800s?
A. B.

C. Slavery did not fit with the ideals of the Declaration of Independence.

D.

In the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the principle of popular sovereignty allowed

50/50 Answer

A. Kansas to be admitted as a slave state and Nebraska admitted as a free state. C. The population of each territory to vote on the slave issue.

B. The slavery issue to be decided by Congress.

D. No voting by border ruffians.

In the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the principle of popular sovereignty allowed

A. B.

C. The population of each territory to vote on the slave issue.

D.

What event signaled the beginning of the Civil War?

50/50 Answer

A. Union troops fired on Confederates stationed at Fort Sumter.

B. Union troops sank a Confederate ship.

C. Confederate troops fired on Union troops stationed at Fort Sumter.

D. Confederate troops sank a Union ship.

What event signaled the beginning of the Civil War?

A.
B.

C. Confederate troops fired on Union troops stationed at Fort Sumter.

D.

What was one of the main conflicts that led to the Civil War?
50/50 Answer

A. Doctrine of states rights

B. Admission of Kansas and Nebraska to the Union

C. Taxation without representation

D. Impressments of American sailors

What was one of the main conflicts that led to the Civil War?
A. Doctrine of states rights B.

C.

D.

How did the cotton gin make growing cotton more profitable?
50/50 Answer

A. It increased the speed of cleaning cotton.

B. It made the cotton fibers stronger.

C. It allowed cotton to be picked faster.

D. It improved the quality of the soil.

How did the cotton gin make growing cotton more profitable?
A. B.

C. It allowed cotton to be picked faster.

D.

Which of the following events encouraged the Southern states to secede?

50/50 Answer

A. John Browns raid on Harpers Ferry.

B. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln

C. The election of Abraham Lincoln.

D. The Dred Scott decision

Which of the following events encouraged the Southern states to secede?

A. B.

C. The election of Abraham Lincoln.

D.

What black abolitionist authored and published the North Star?

50/50 Answer

A. Frederick Douglass

B. John Brown

C. Harriet Tubman

D. William Lloyd Garrison

What black abolitionist authored and published the North Star?

A. Frederick Douglass B.

C.

D.

What battle was the turning point of the Civil War?

50/50 Answer

A. Bull Run

B. Appomattox

C. Gettysburg

D. Shiloh

What battle was the turning point of the Civil War?

A. B.

C. Gettysburg

D.

Which of the following literary works supported the abolitionist movement before the Civil War?
50/50 Answer

A. Booker T. Washingtons

Up From Slavery

B. Harriet Beecher Stowes

Uncle Toms Cabin

C. Margaret Mitchells

Gone With the Wind

D. Upton Sinclairs

The Jungle

Which of the following literary works supported the abolitionist movement before the Civil War? A. B. Harriet Beecher Stowes

Uncle Toms Cabin

C.

D.

What was the decision of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott trial?
50/50 Answer

A. Congress could not attempt to ban slavery in the territories. C. African Americans were not citizens and could not bring a lawsuit.

B. States and territories could make their own laws concerning slavery. D. Citizenship was granted to all free blacks.

What was the decision of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott trial?
A. B. States and territories could make their own laws concerning slavery. D.

C.

Why was the abolitionist cause successful in the North?

50/50

Answer

A. The North did not use or need slave labor.

B. Northerners followed Quaker teachings on equality. D. Northerners feared slave revolts.

C. All Northerners believed slavery was wrong.

Why was the abolitionist cause successful in the North?

A. The North did not use or need slave labor. C. B.

D.

What document contains the quote government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from this earth?
50/50 Answer

A. Gettysburg Address

B. Atlantic Charter

C. Declaration of Independence

D. Monroe Doctrine

What document contains the quote government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from this earth?
A. Gettysburg Address B.

C.

D.

What was the major reason for the shift in cotton production from 1800 to 1860?
50/50 Answer

A. The Norths trade with foreign countries decreased. C. The building of the transcontinental railroad.

B. The invention of the cotton gin.

D. The South found tobacco to be more profitable than cotton.

What was the major reason for the shift in cotton production from 1800 to 1860?
A. B. The invention of the cotton gin.

C.

D.

What became an important issue when a territory applied for statehood during the pre-Civil War period?
A. B.

C. Whether it would allow slavery.

D.

What was Abraham Lincolns main goal throughout the Civil War?
50/50 Answer

A. To abolish slavery throughout the nation.

B. To make a profit selling war supplies.

C. To preserve the Union.

D. To end British control of the Western territories.

What was Abraham Lincolns main goal throughout the Civil War?
A. B.

C. To preserve the Union.

D.

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What was the major goal of the Confederacy at the onset of the Civil War?
Answer

A. To overthrow the democratic government and set up a monarchy. C. To eliminate slavery in the border states.

B. To spread slavery to the North.

D. To become independent.

What was the major goal of the Confederacy at the onset of the Civil War?
A. B.

C.

D. To become independent.

What was a major advantage of the South during the Civil War?
50/50 Answer

A. An alliance with Britain and France.

B. Superior military leadership.

C. Heavy industrial development.

D. A network of railway lines to transport supplies and troops.

What was a major advantage of the South during the Civil War?
A. B. Superior military leadership.

C.

D.

What group controlled Southern culture and politics in the mid-1800s?

50/50 Answer

A. Plantation owners

B. Manufacturers

C. Freed slaves

D. Women

What group controlled Southern culture and politics in the mid-1800s?

A. Plantation owners B.

C.

D.

How was the Underground Railroad helpful to the abolitionist cause?

50/50 Answer

A. It was an organization that purchased railroad tickets for the escaped slaves. C. It was an organization that provided hiding places and travel for runaway slaves to the North.

B. It was an organization that taught slaves to rebel.

D. It was an organization that taught slaves the skills to do railroad work for when they were freed.

How was the Underground Railroad helpful to the abolitionist cause?

A. B.

C. It was an organization that provided hiding places and travel for runaway slaves to the North.

D.

What was the occupation of the majority of Southern whites before the Civil War?
50/50 Answer

A. Slave holders

B. Small farmers

C. Factory laborers

D. Plantation owners

What was the occupation of the majority of Southern whites before the Civil War?
A. B. Small farmers

C.

D.

What is the definition of a border state?

50/50 Answer

A. A slave state that did not secede from the Union.

B. A state that had no slaves yet seceded from the Union.

C. A state that participated in no battles during the Civil War.

D. A state that allowed no armies to cross its borders.

What is the definition of a border state?

A. A slave state that did not secede from the Union. B.

C.

D.

Which of the following was a basis for secession of the Southern states?
50/50 Answer

A. emancipation

B. suffrage

C. states rights

D. abolition

Which of the following was a basis for secession of the Southern states?
A. B.

C. states rights

D.

50/50

In addition to cotton, the South was known for producing what other products?

Answer

A. Manufactured goods

B. Rice, tobacco, and sugarcane

C. Wheat and grains

D. Whiskey and rum

In addition to cotton, the South was known for producing what other products?
A. B. Rice, tobacco, and sugarcane

C.

D.

50/50

What did Abraham Lincoln mean when he said a house divided against itself cannot stand?
Answer

A. Secession should be allowed.

B. The House of Representative was divided on secession.

C. The nation was divided over the issue of slavery.

D. The political parties were divided into smaller factions.

What did Abraham Lincoln mean when he said a house divided against itself cannot stand?
A. B.

C. The nation was divided over the issue of slavery.

D.

The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was called to focus attention on

50/50 Answer

A. Womens Rights

B. Public Education

C. Alcohol Abuse

D. Slavery

The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was called to focus attention on

A. Womens Rights B.

C.

D.

Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were leaders in the fight for
50/50 Answer

A. Child Labor rights

B. Prohibition

C. Womens Suffrage

D. Abolition

Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were leaders in the fight for

A.

B.

C. Womens Suffrage

D.

What did Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau emphasize in their writings?
50/50 Answer

A. The individual

B. Nationalism

C. Realism

D. The environment

What did Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau emphasize in their writings?
A. The individual B.

C.

D.

50/50

What was the major reason for the development of public education in America?

Answer

A. An educated populace is needed for effective democracy. C. Religious schools are necessary for society.

B. All education should be controlled by the federal government.

D. Advanced education should be provided for government leaders.

What was the major reason for the development of public education in America?
A. Americans needed war materials and money to fight the British. C. B.

D.

Who was the founder of the American Red Cross?

50/50 Answer

A. Clara Barton

B. Elizabeth Cady Stanton

C. Dorothea Dix

D. Betsy Ross

Who was the founder of the American Red Cross?

A. Clara Barton B.

C.

D.

How did the Union attempt to convince the Confederacy to surrender in 1865?
50/50 Answer

A. By assuring the slavery would freely continue in the South. C. By promising that the Confederate states could form their own republic.

B. By threatening to free all the slaves.

D. By waging total war.

How did the Union attempt to convince the Confederacy to surrender in 1865?
A. B.

C.

D. By waging total war.

Which of the following best describes the South at the end of the Civil War?
50/50 Answer

A. Great wealth

B. Destroyed plantations and cities

C. Flourishing cotton plantations

D. Highly developed industry

Which of the following best describes the South at the end of the Civil War?
A. B. Destroyed plantations and cities

C.

D.

What strategy did Abraham Lincoln use to weaken the Confederate cause?
50/50 Answer

A. Buying slaves from Confederate owners

B. Freeing the slaves in the rebelling states

C. Abolishing slavery in the United States

D. Creating an army of free blacks and freed slaves

What strategy did Abraham Lincoln use to weaken the Confederate cause?
A. B. Freeing the slaves in the rebelling states

C.

D.

What key concept is addressed by the Thirteenth Amendment?

50/50 Answer

A. Abolishing slavery

B. Establishing public schools

C. Prohibiting alcohol

D. Lowering voting age to 18

What key concept is addressed by the Thirteenth Amendment?

A. Abolishing slavery B.

C.

D.

What did the Fourteenth Amendment enact?

50/50 Answer

A. Right to vote to former slaves

B. Repayment of war debt by Confederate states

C. Abolition of slavery

D. Citizenship to former slaves

What did the Fourteenth Amendment enact?

A. B.

C.

D. Citizenship to former slaves

What right was granted by the Fifteenth Amendment?

50/50 Answer

A. Right to trial by jury

B. Citizenship for all immigrants

C. Right to vote regardless of ethnicity

D. Freedom from slavery

What right was granted by the Fifteenth Amendment?

A. B.

C. Right to vote regardless of ethnicity

D.

What congressional law divided the former Confederacy into five military districts?
50/50 Answer

A. Civil Rights Act

B. Emancipation Proclamation

C. Reconstruction Act

D. Black Codes

What congressional law divided the former Confederacy into five military districts?
A. B.

C. Reconstruction Act

D.

Which of the following groups were forbidden to work in the restored Southern government?
50/50 Answer

A. Former Confederate officers C. scalawags

B. carpetbaggers

D. freedmen

Which of the following groups were forbidden to work in the restored Southern government?
A. Former Confederate officers C. B.

D.

Why did the election of 1876 bring an end to Reconstruction?

50/50 Answer

A. Southerner Samuel J. Tilden won the election.

B. Rutherford B. Hayes agreed to end Reconstruction. D. Many Northerners lost interest in the South.

C. Samuel J. Tilden asked the Supreme Court to declare Reconstruction unconstitutional.

Why did the election of 1876 bring an end to Reconstruction?

A. B. Rutherford B. Hayes agreed to end Reconstruction. D.

C.

How did many poor Black Americans manage to earn a living in the South after the Civil War?
50/50 Answer

A. Sharecropping

B. Logging

C. Factory work

D. Shipbuilding

How did many poor Black Americans manage to earn a living in the South after the Civil War?
A. Sharecropping B.

C.

D.

50/50

Violence as a means of achieving goals has usually been associated with which organization?

Answer

A. Veterans of Foreign Wars

B. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People D. National Rifle Association

C. Ku Klux Klan

Violence as a means of achieving goals has usually been associated with which organization?
A. B.

C. Ku Klux Klan

D.

How did the Freedmens Bureau help the newly freed slaves?
50/50 Answer

A. By creating schools for them

B. By declaring them citizens

C. By providing passage back to Africa

D. By securing the right to vote for them

How did the Freedmens Bureau help the newly freed slaves?
A. By creating schools for them B.

C.

D.

Many Southern states segregated freed blacks in public facilities by passing the
50/50 Answer

A. Civil Rights Act

B. Jim Crow Laws

C. Ku Klux Klan Act

D. Wade-Davis Bill

Many Southern states segregated freed blacks in public facilities by passing the

A.

B. Jim Crow Laws

C.

D.

Which of the following was not used to limit Blacks from voting in the South?
50/50 Answer

A. Fifteenth Amendment

B. Literacy tests

C. Residency requirements

D. Poll taxes

Which of the following was not used to limit Blacks from voting in the South?
A. Fifteenth Amendment B.

C.

D.

Why did some Northern workers fear the abolitionist movement?

50/50 Answer

A. Southern companies might threaten to boycott Northern products C. The abolitionists reckless behavior caused many businesses to lose money.

B. Freed slaves might compete for the jobs held by white workers.

D. Southerners could become competitors and build their own factories using former slaves.

Why did some Northern workers fear the abolitionist movement?

A. B. Freed slaves might compete for the jobs held by white workers.

C.

D.

Why did many Southern states believe slavery was necessary?

50/50 Answer

A. To follow a religious doctrine that stated Whites had to take care of Blacks.

B. To provide inexpensive labor on large plantations.

C. To support the United States tradition of democracy.

D. To continue the European tradition of slavery.

Why did many Southern states believe slavery was necessary?

A. B. To provide inexpensive labor on large plantations.

C.

D.

What occurred as a result of the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

50/50 Answer

A. All abolitionist groups and freed slaves left Kansas. C. Kansas became a slave state.

B. Bloody conflicts broke out in Kansas between pro-slavery and abolitionist groups. D. Border ruffians invaded and took control of Kansas.

What occurred as a result of the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

A. B. Bloody conflicts broke out in Kansas between pro-slavery and abolitionist groups. D.

C.

Why was there little resistance in ending slavery in the North?

50/50 Answer

A. Northern state governments forbade slavery. C. Slavery went against the religious beliefs of most Northerners.

B. Many slaves had difficulty adjusting to the harsh weather of the Northern climates. D. The North had no real use or need for slaves.

Why was there little resistance in ending slavery in the North?

A. B.

C.

D. The North had no real use or need for slaves.

What best describes the North and South in the early 1800s?
50/50 Answer

A. Both regions experienced an increase in immigration from Europe. C. Both regions had identical cultures.

B. Both depended on what the other produced.

D. Both regions built increased numbers of factories and businesses.

What best describes the North and South in the early 1800s?
A. B. Both depended on what the other produced.

C.

D.

What theory claims that states should have the right to cancel a federal law?
50/50 Answer

A. Right of repeal

B. Right of nullification

C. Right of judicial review

D. Right of veto

What theory claims that states should have the right to cancel a federal law?
A. B. Right of nullification

C.

D.

From 1800 to 1850, which regions of the United States supported internal improvements and protective tariffs?
50/50 Answer

A. Southern only

B. Southern and Western

C. Northern and Western

D. Northern only

From 1800 to 1850, which regions of the United States supported internal improvements and protective tariffs?
A. B.

C. Northern and Western

D.

Which region of the United States was known for industry and manufacturing in the mid-1800s?
50/50 Answer

A. Middle Atlantic

B. Western Frontier

C. New England

D. Pacific Coast

Which region of the United States was known for industry and manufacturing in the mid-1800s? A. B.

C. New England

D.

Why did reformers in the 1800s believe that improvements in public education were important?
50/50 Answer

A. To prove that a free nation could prosper C. Educated workers could accomplish more.

B. Educated citizenry raised the level of the entire country. D. Children needed to learn a trade.

Why did reformers in the 1800s believe that improvements in public education were important?
A. B. Educated citizenry raised the level of the entire country. D.

C.

50/50

What piece of legislation allowed California to join the Union as a free state?

Answer

A. Wilmot Proviso

B. Kansas-Nebraska Act

C. Compromise of 1820

D. Compromise of 1850

What piece of legislation allowed California to join the Union as a free state?
A. B.

C.

D. Compromise of 1850