Which factor was most influential in defeat of John Adams in presidential election of 1800?

Adam's refusal to take the US to war against France

Why did the US believe Manifest Destiny was considered to be "progress"?

settlers introduced new technology to the West

How did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention settle the slave issue, how they counted

with the adoption of the 3/5ths Compromise

How was the process in this section of the Articles of Confederation changed in the US Constit?

An amendment to US Constitution be approved by 3/4th states

Why might an upper-class Mexican citizen support the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?

Individual rights would be more feasible under US rule

What was the purpose of committees of correspondence?

to publicize colonial complaints against Britain

Which statement describes a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

Congress could not impose taxes.

Best compares how land/climate influenced colonial economies?

Middle-good soil/small farming, North-forest/shipbuilding

What consequences of the French/Indian War does the map illustrate

British policy banning colonists from living west of the App

Which statement describes life for women in a typical New England mill town during the 1800s?

worked for low wages in harsh conditions

What was one consequence of the French and Indian War?

Colonists-right to settle in the Ohio R T bc helped fight

Difference between the impact of the French and Spanish in the New World.

French greater role in fur trade w/natives

Main reason colonists opposed the laws that came from raising colonial $ for the crown.

colonists wanted to be represented in govt

Why did France sell the Louisiana Territory?

Napoleon needed money for war against Russia

In what way did the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 strengthen sectionalism?

It repealed the Missouri Compromise

Which of these events was a major factor leading to the French/Indian War?

a dispute over frontier territory

Which of the following is the major reason President Monroe issued 1823 statement Monroe Doc?

the intent of European nations to help Spain reclaim Am Colo

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1
Which factor was most influential in defeat of John Adams in presidential election of 1800?
Republican accusations that Adams was "godless"
Adam's role in the formation of the Federalist Party
Adam's opposition to the Alien/Sedition Acts
Adam's refusal to take the US to war against France
2
This case gave the courts the right to make decisions in future cases.
Gibbons v Ogden
Worcester v Georgia
McCulloch v Maryland
Marbury v Madison
3
Why did the US believe Manifest Destiny was considered to be "progress"?
settlers positive effect on Native American culture
settlers were welcomed into Native American tribes
settlers introduced new technology to the West
settlers positive effect on bison
4
How did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention settle the slave issue, how they counted
with the adoption of the 3/5ths Compromise
with the adoption of the Great Compromise of 1787
with the adoption of the New Jersey Plan
with the adoption of the Virginia Plan
5
How was the process in this section of the Articles of Confederation changed in the US Constit?
The Constitution was established as supreme law of the land
Congress is given the authority to raise an army
An amendment to US Constitution be approved by 3/4th states
Legislation is approved by a majority of both houses/executi
6
Which mode of transportation led to the creation of standard time zones to improve shipping?
railroads
ships
steamboats
stagecoaches
7
By the end of the 1600s, which of the following was true of women in the Middle Colonies?
They voted in local elections
They led most town meetings
They operated most small businesses
They ran many private schools
8
Why might an upper-class Mexican citizen support the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?
Slave owners would have more power under US rule
Religious freedom would have been more protected under US
Individual rights would be more feasible under US rule
Land investors would get richer under US rule
9
What was the purpose of committees of correspondence?
to keep Parliament informed of Patriot activity
to enforce the boycott of British goods
to publicize colonial complaints against Britain
to consolidate Loyalist support for Britain
10
Which statement describes a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
The executive branch had too much power.
Congress could not impose taxes.
The national courts had too much power.
Congress couldn't make treaties.
11
Best compares how land/climate influenced colonial economies?
Middle-forest/shipbuilding, S-warm climate/cash crops
Middle-mild winters/small farming, N-warm/cash crop farming
Middle-mild winters/small farming, South-long winters/shipbu
Middle-good soil/small farming, North-forest/shipbuilding
12
On the ideas of which Enlightenment thinker is this excerpt primarily based?
Thomas Hobbes
John Locke
Baron de Montesquieu
Adam Smith
13
What consequences of the French/Indian War does the map illustrate
British policy that kept colonists from trespassing on Span
British policy prohibiting mining, fur trading, etc.
British policy banning colonists from living west of the App
British policy allowing colonists to farm west of the Appala
14
Which American colonies are best represented in the Slave Trade?
Maryland/Delaware
North Carolina/South Carolina
NY/NJ
Massachusetts/CT
15
Who was named president of the Second Continental Congress of 1775?
John Hancock
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
16
Which statement describes life for women in a typical New England mill town during the 1800s?
worked for fair wages in skilled positions
worked for low wages in harsh conditions
they were able to earn enough money to buy their own homes
they were able to earn management positions
17
What was one consequence of the French and Indian War?
British Parliament lowered colonial taxes
French influence east of the Mississippi
Colonists-right to settle in the Ohio R T bc helped fight
relations improved btwn colonists and Natives
18
Difference between the impact of the French and Spanish in the New World.
French had bigger role in converting natives to Christianity
French greater role curbing expansion of Dutch in New World
French greater role in fur trade w/natives
French greater role securing religious freedom in New World
19
Main reason colonists opposed the laws that came from raising colonial $ for the crown.
colonists wanted power to defend themselves
colonists wanted to be represented in govt
colonists wanted to control how their taxes were spent
colonists wanted the monarchy to provide for their needs
20
Why did France sell the Louisiana Territory?
British threat of war
French wanted nothing in North America
Napoleon afraid US would invade France
Napoleon needed money for war against Russia
21
In what way did the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 strengthen sectionalism?
Congress could decide where slavery should/shouldn't exist
It repealed the Missouri Compromise
It weakened the Fugitive Slave Act
It admitted Kansas and Nebraska as free states
22
Which country helped American cause during Revolutionary War by defeating British in Pensacola?
Mexico
Portugal
Spain
France
23
This Supreme Court Case established the concept of implied powers?
Marbury v Madison
McCulloch v. Maryland
Gibbons v Ogden
Worcester v Georgia
24
Which of these events was a major factor leading to the French/Indian War?
the impact of a political revolution
the threat of colonial uprising
a dispute over frontier territory
a violation of trade agreement
25
Which issue was addressed by the Three-Fifths Compromise at the Consti Conv of 1787?
territorial expansion
slavery
supremacy doctrine
woman suffrage
26
Which of the following is the major reason President Monroe issued 1823 statement Monroe Doc?
increasing European immigration to the US
the rise of the number of free African Americans in South
growing hostility by Native Americans towards white settlers
the intent of European nations to help Spain reclaim Am Colo

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