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1
What is federalism?
government in which national, state, and local governments share power
government in which decisions must be approved by a simple majority
idea that each branch of government should have equal but unique authority
when citizens elect officials to represent them
2
What is dual sovereignty?
allowing people to have citizenship in more than one country
dividing the legislative branch into two houses of Congress
giving state government powers that the national government cannot overrule
bestowing power to two officials, such as a president and vice president
3
Which of the following correctly pairs an inventor with his invention?
Samuel F. B. Morse—single operator power loom
John Deere—cotton gin
Eli Whitney—telegraph
Cyrus Hall McCormick—mechanical reaper
4
Who was Atahualpa?
Aztec emperor conquered by Hernán Cortés
Algonquian chief who sold land to the Dutch in 1640
Incan emperor conquered by Francisco Pizarro
Portuguese explorer who mapped the Atlantic coast of America
5
What groups formed the Free-Soil Party?
abolitionists and free African Americans
Whigs and antislavery Democrats
states’ rights advocates and secessionists
northern and southern Democrats
6
Which of the following best demonstrates that the North and South depended on each other?
Southern farmers supplied textile mills in Nth with cotton during the C War
Union army would not enlist AA until Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proc
Both Union and Confederate generals attended West Point.
Both hoped to capture the other’s capital and end the war quickly
7
Who was James Oglethorpe?
a Scots-Irish farmer who led others to settle in the Appalachian Mountains
the politician who established Maryland as a haven for Roman Catholics
an English settler who introduced a new, less bitter variety of tobacco
a reformer who sought to found a colony that gave a new start to the poor
8
How did the Union’s strategy change after Ulysses S. Grant became commander general?
destroying civilian property than on hitting military targets.
shifted from capturing Richmond to destroying the Confederate Army.
each one of the other answers starts with the Union changes how?
supply lines, so Union soldiers received better food and weapons.
9
Which president doubled the size of the United States?
James Madison
George Washington
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
10
What was the first successful English colony in America?
Hudson Bay
Newfoundland
Roanoke
Jamestown
11
What was the reaction to David Walker's sewing of antislavery pamphlets into the clothes he sold?
Walker was chosen to lead the Anti-Slavery Society.
Southern states prohibited the circulation of abolitionist literature.
Walker was arrested and sent to prison.
The Grimké sisters were inspired to give speeches for abolition.
12
What are “natural rights”?
rights that would be granted to American citizens under the new government
right that were the point of disagreement b/t the Americans and the British
rights colonists had as British citizens & continue to have as Americans
rights that everyone is born with and that cannot be taken away
13
According to the Northwest Ordinance, when could a state apply to enter the union?
once it adopted a state constitution
once it outlawed slavery
when its population reached 60,000
after schools were established in every township
14
How was the colony of Delaware established?
It was founded by the Dutch West India Company as a base for trade.
Quaker settlers were granted a charter by King Charles II.
Settlers in southern Pennsylvania broke away from William Penn’s colony.
It was part of New Jersey until that colony was divided.
15
Why did Spain begin establishing missions and communities in California?
to adopt the ways of Native Americans
to mine gold
to establish law and order
to stake claims before competitors
16
How did the Second Great Awakening affect religious groups?
They supported reforms that would help people who lacked power.
They trusted wealthy factory owners to treat workers fairly.
They believed poor people deserved their fates.
They concentrated on reforms that brought people out into nature.
17
Which early battle of the Civil War was fought in a border state?
Shiloh
Antietam
First Bull Run
Second Bull Run
18
Which is a reason the U.S. president wanted to pass the Embargo Act of 1807?
to punish U.S. merchants who sold goods to France
to help the French fight against the British
to help the British fight against the French
to punish the British practice of impressment
19
Which of the following can you infer about the Underground Railroad?
Most white northerners must have been abolitionists.
It was mostly created by the efforts of Harriet Tubman.
Free African Americans felt a sense of commitment to those still enslaved.
Most enslaved African Americans had tried at least once to escape.
20
According to the New England Way, who was allowed to vote?
men who owned land and paid poll taxes
men who were members of the church
any property-owning adult, male or female
any member of the church, male or female
21
What innovation did the Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands use to prepare land for planting crops?
slash-and-burn to clear land for planting
building earthen dams to collect water
digging canals to bring water to crops
reservoirs and terraces to control water flow
22
How did General George Meade win the Battle of Gettysburg?
by waiting for reinforcements and using higher ground
by charging uphill directly into enemy lines
by secretly ferrying troops into the city
by surrounding the enemy and depriving them of food
23
Which religious leader taught that people had to answer directly to God for their actions, not to the church?
Roger Williams
Anne Hutchinson
John Calvin
Thomas Hooker
24
Why did slaveholders in the American South not want news of Haiti’s independence to spread?
They did not want any news to disrupt the Louisiana Purchase.
A successful revolt might encourage their slaves to rebel against them.
Haiti’s independence might encourage their slaves to run away to Haiti.
They hoped that Napoleon would overthrow the United States.
25
Which branch of government is able to initiate spending bills?
Treasury Department
Senate
House of Representatives
President
26
Why did Mexico end immigration from the U.S. to Tejas after encouraging it for several years?
Immigrants wanted independence from Mexico.
Mexico was afraid of damaging trade.
Mexico was afraid of destabilizing the territory.
Immigrants were bringing slaves.
27
What did
Dred Scott
v.
Sandford
establish?
Slaves were not allowed in free territory.
Slaveholders could bring slaves to free territories for short time periods.
African Americans were not citizens.
Slaves were free once in free territory.
28
Which of the following best compares President Polk's and President Jefferson's methods of expanding the United States?
Jefson offered money France wanted to sell land Polk threatend Mex with war
Jefferson worried about the constitutionality Polk worried about the costs.
Jefferson wanted to expand to the Pacific; Polk wanted to expand into S.A.
Both presidents wanted to use the territories to expand scient knowledge.
29
Articles of Confed were important for the war effort during the Revolution because gave Congress the power to do what
draft men into the military
levy taxes
overrule state laws
make military decisions
30
What did the Proclamation of 1763 decree?
Tea prices in the colonies will be set by the British government.
There will be no colonial settlements west of the Appalachians.
Massachusetts will no longer be allowed to govern itself.
There will be taxes on all printed materials sold in the colonies.
31
What did “states’ rights” mean in regard to the 1954 Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Voters in new states decide whether slavery would be allowed in that state
New states like Kans and braska were not bound by the Fugitive Slave Act.
State laws superseded federal laws on the issue of slavery.
All the states, including free northern states, should allow slavery.
32
For what offense was John Peter Zenger put on trial?
plagiarism
sedition
libel
theft
33
Why did the Emancipation Proclamation not free slaves in the border states?
border states had already decided on their own to emancipate their slaves.
Lincoln was afraid the border states would secede and join the Confederacy.
Lincoln wanted to maintain the power to force enslaved African Americans
Lincoln knew that most slave in those states had already escaped to freedom
34
What key victory helped the Continental Army earn an alliance with France?
Saratoga
Lexington
Fort Ticonderoga
Yorktown
35
What were the biggest threats to pioneers moving west?
competition from other pioneers
getting sick or running out of supplies
religious persecution from Mormons
raids from Native Americans
36
Why was Andrew Jackson able to run for president as a champion of the “common man”?
He campaigned on reducing the newly created tax on incomes.
It was the 1st presidential election men who had no property could vote.
convinced voters that a wealthy lawyer and plantation owner cared
Female voters sympathized with the fact that he was raised by a mother.
37
Which of the following did the Radical Republicans require former Confederate states to do?
provide freedman with land and educations
take loyalty oaths to the Union
write new state constitutions that recognized the 14th Amendment
vote to impeach President Andrew Johnson
38
What innovation enabled sailors to determine the location of their ships at sea based on the position of the stars?
astrolabe
telescope
caravel
compass
39
Why was suffrage the highest priority for women’s rights advocates?
Their base believed it was the most important issue.
They were following abolitionist methods.
Women would be able to vote for other rights.
It had strong support from men who supported women's rights.
