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1
What did the Proclamation of 1763 set as the western boundary for colonists?
Appalachian Mountains
Sierra-Nevada Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Texas
2
What was a major cause of the War of 1812?
impressment of U.S. sailors
tariffs
debt
attack of Washington D.C.
3
What art school focused on natural landscapes?
UCLA
Georgetown Academy
Hudson River School
Julliard
4
What was the name of the joint stock company that funded Jamestown?
British East India Company
Sears
Virginia Company
Dutch East India Company
5
Why did Parliament pass the Sugar, Stamp and Townshend Acts?
buy the King a new crown
fund a war with the Italy
recover costs of the French and Indian War
raise money for charity
6
cWhat was the purpose of the 10th Amendment?
freedom of religion
limit the authority of the federal government
no quartering troops
freedom of speech
7
Who believed that the Bill of Rights were UNNECESSARY?
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
Democrats
Republicans
8
How is a Constitutional amendment proposed?
2/3 vote by BOTH houses of Congress
3/4 vote by Both houses of Congress
1/2 vote by the House of Representatives
1/3 vote by Sentate
9
Which is NOT a New England colony?
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Georgia
10
What economic activity was popular in the West?
factories
mining
cotton farming
fur trade
11
What was the impact of the railway system on the economy of the U.S.?
connected markets
slower movement of goods
British investment in corn farms
sectionalism
12
Which colonial region would have an economy based on shipbuilding and fishing?
Middle
New England
New Spain
Southern
13
Why did Spain colonize North America?
Missions
Water
potato famine
Fur
14
What domestic affair showed a struggle to define the power of the central government?
Cold War
XYZ Affair
Whiskey Rebellion
Louisiana Purchase
15
Compromises made during the 1800s often decided what issue?
where slavery would and would not be allowed
where the capitol would be located
who would be President
suffrage
16
What territory was acquired from Spain through the Adams-Onis Treaty in 1819?
Florida
Texas
Oregon
Viginia
17
How did the cotton gin impact slavery?
decreased slavery
ended slavery
no impact on the growth of slavery
increased slavery
18
What were colonists protesting by dumping British tea into the Boston Harbor?
new shipping policies
passage of the Quartering Act
British taxation policies
Intolerable Acts
19
What did the Virginia Company authorize to allow the colonists to self-govern?
churches
free land
governing body
Proclamation of 1763
20
Why was the Great Compromise necessary?
supported the South
more people were allowed to vote
made both large and small states happy
supported the North
21
What economic activities were prevalent in the Southeast?
agriculture- use of slave labor
fishing
factories
mining
22
What helped spark the Industrial Revolution?
Trancendentalism
art
new technology
Vibranium
23
What reform movement did Dorthea Dix support?
freedom of speech
abolition of slavery
prison reform and better facilities for the mentally ill
voting
24
What were some of the reasons for the U.S. to expand west?
more land to sell to foreign investors
gold, cheap land, new markets
potato farms
to support American Indian culture
25
What was the impact of the U.S.-Mexican War?
Mexican Cession-U.S. acquires new territory
U.S. lost California
Treaty of Velasco
Texas became an independent nation
26
What caused major cities (urban areas) to grow in population during the 1800s?
agriculture
mining
industrialization
cottage industry
27
Why did the authors of the Articles of Confederation have so many protections from government?
to gain favor with the King
to support the new President
fear of a strong central government
to scare the British
28
What was the Nullification Crisis?
South Carolina nullified tariffs from the government
Andrew Jackson eliminated the Navy
Spain attacked the city of Nullification
Georgia threatened to secede
29
How did Irish and Chinese immigrants contribute to westward expansion?
built canals
constructed the Roanoke Expressway
expanded Loop 1604
built railroads
30
What system allowed production levels to increase in the 1800s?
factory system
plantation system
Federalism
communism
31
How is a Constitutional amendment RATIFIED?
3/4 Vote by Senate
3/4 vote by state legislatures
50% of states agreeing
2/3 vote by both houses of Congress
32
What economic system consists of entrepreneurship, competition, private property, and choice?
free enterprise
totalitarianism
communism
socialism
33
When judges (Supreme Court) decide on the constitutionality of a law, they are exercising what?
elastic clause
Judicial Review
Federalism
separation of powers
34
Who colonized Massachusetts?
Quakers-for land
Catholics- for missions
Lutherans- for religious tolerance
Puritans- for religious freedom
35
Where did the Civil War end?
Washington, D.C.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia
San Antonio, Texas
36
You should be fair and impartial when exercising this civic duty....
jury duty
protesting
voting
fire fighting
37
What did Washington warn against in his Farewell Address?
Putting President's on money would be a bad idea
don't move the capitol
Don't vote for John Adams
don't form political parties or foreign alliances
38
How did Jackson respond to the Cherokee Nation v. Georgia Supreme Court decision?
resigned from office
ignored the ruling- Trail of Tears
obeyed and allowed the Cherokee to stay
declared war on France
39
Which amendment protects religious freedom?
1st
3rd
12th
2nd
40
What reform movement did Susan B. Antony support?
women's suffrage
temperance
prison reform
labor reform
41
What anti-slavery newspaper did Frederick Douglass publish?
The Underground Railroad
The Liberator
The North Star
The Express News
42
What act of legislation set up a process for admitting new states into the U.S.?
Mexican Cession
Northwest Ordinance
Southwest Proviso
Stamp Act
43
What party did Andrew Jackson belong to?
Democrats
Republicans
Whigs
Free Soil
44
Why did France colonize North America?
potato famine
shorter route to China
Missions
Fur and Trade
45
What were the first shots of the American Revolution?
Saratoga
Lexington and Concord
Gettysburg
Yorktown
