5. U.S. Groups of the Late 1700s and Early 1800s
Women
Children
Indentured Servants
Native Americans
African American
Working Class
Which statement best summarizes the historical position of all groups listed above?
All people in the United States are free.
All people in the United States are citizens.
The United States has unequal economic opportunities.
The U.S. government represents everyone's needs. ***
6. Veena writes an essay about Native Americans in the 1800s:
Native Americans and U.S. settlers struggled for land during the early 1800s. U.S. citizens slowly pushed Native Americans off their traditional lands. They fought wars, such as the Seminole War, for control of Louisiana. Native Americans lost these struggles and were pushed farther and farther west.
Which statement corrects a mistake in Veena's essay?
Native Americans usually gave up their lands voluntarily
The Seminole War was fought over control of Florida ***
Most Native Americans moved south, rather than west
U.S citizens had little interest in Native American lands
7. Which event transferred Florida from British possession back to Spain in the late 1700s?
First Seminole War
Pinckney's Treaty
Adams-Onis Treaty
Treaty of Paris***
8. What event led to the U.S. purchase of the Louisiana Territory?
The burning of a U.S. Navy ship in the First Barbary War
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Marbury vs. Madison
The successful Haitian slave revolt ***
Napoleon losing money in his European wars
9. Which event during John Adam’s presidency was the main reason the Federalist party began to fall apart?
The XYZ Affair***
The Jay Treaty
The Alien and sedition Acts
The “Anti-federalist” speech by Thomas Jefferson
10. What was the main reason the Mississippi River was so important to the growing nation?
It offered a way to transport goods from the center of the continent. ***
It kept the dangerous migrating herds away from populated settlements.
It gave settlers a reason to explore farther to the west of their original settlements.
It helped maintain a rigid boundary between the colonies and Native American populations.
5 - no
6 - yes
7 - yes
8 - probably yes. Napoleon also needed money, so both are true.
9 - no
10- yes
5- The United States has unequal economic opportunities.
9- The Alien and sedition Acts
For question 5, the correct answer is: The United States has unequal economic opportunities.
For question 6, the correct answer is: The Seminole War was fought over control of Florida.
For question 7, the correct answer is: Treaty of Paris.
For question 8, the correct answer is: The successful Haitian slave revolt.
For question 9, the correct answer is: The XYZ Affair.
For question 10, the correct answer is: It offered a way to transport goods from the center of the continent.
To arrive at the answers to the questions, let's go through the explanations for each question:
5. The statement that best summarizes the historical position of all the groups listed is: The United States has unequal economic opportunities. This is because during the late 1700s and early 1800s, there were significant social and economic inequalities among these groups. Women, children, indentured servants, Native Americans, African Americans, and the working class all faced various forms of discrimination and limited opportunities for social and economic advancement.
6. The statement that corrects a mistake in Veena's essay is: The Seminole War was fought over control of Florida. This is because the Seminole War was indeed fought over control of Florida, not Louisiana.
7. The event that transferred Florida from British possession back to Spain in the late 1700s was the Treaty of Paris. The Treaty of Paris, signed in 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War and resulted in the return of Florida to Spanish control.
8. The event that led to the U.S. purchase of the Louisiana Territory was the successful Haitian slave revolt. The Haitian slave revolt, which resulted in the establishment of an independent Haiti, caused Napoleon Bonaparte to lose interest in establishing a French empire in the Americas. As a result, Napoleon decided to sell the Louisiana Territory to the United States in 1803.
9. The event during John Adams' presidency that was the main reason the Federalist party began to fall apart was the XYZ Affair. The XYZ Affair involved a diplomatic incident between the United States and France, where American diplomats were asked for bribes by French officials in order to conduct negotiations. This event led to a decline in support for the Federalists and ultimately contributed to the party's dissolution.
10. The main reason the Mississippi River was so important to the growing nation was that it offered a way to transport goods from the center of the continent. The Mississippi River served as a vital trade route for farmers and merchants who needed to transport their goods to markets in the east. The river facilitated economic growth and expansion in the early United States.