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1) During the colonial period, the economic development of the South was most directly dependent on the labor of:
a. Factory workers
b. Enslaved Africans
c. Wheat farmers
d. Irish immigrants
My Answer~ b
2) What was the American colonists' primary objection to the taxes imposed by the Stamp Act?
a. It was the first time the British tried to control the colonies
b. It set the rate so high that it harmed the colonial economy
c. It had not been approved by colonial representatives
d. It interfered with merchants' right to free trade.
My Answer~C
3) To pay for this war England began taxing the colonies:
a. The Revolutionary War
b. The War of Roses
c. The Nine Years War
d. The French and Indian War
My Answer~D
4) Forcing troops to stay in civilians homes was known as the:
a. Boston Port Act
b. The Quartering Act
c. The Stamp Act
d. The Intolerable Acts
My Answer~B
5) The primary goal of the people who instigated the American Revolution was:
a. To establish a new economic elite in North America.
b. To establish the world’s first democratic government.
c. To achieve the rights they felt the British had been denying them.
d. To make legally binding the concepts of equality and liberty for all in the colonies.
My Answer~C
6) Both John Locke and Thomas Jefferson wrote about the natural rights of man. In what document are these "unalienable rights" specifically mentioned?
a. The Bill of Rights
b. The Mayflower Compact
c. The Preamble to the Constitution
d. The Declaration of Independence
My Answer~ D
7) When the Articles of the Confederation were written they showed Americans early distrust of:
a. The British
b. States having too much power
c. Strong national government
d. The President
My Answer~A
8) In the US Constitution power is divided up between:
a. Three branches of government
b. Five branches of government
c. Two houses
d. The President and the Supreme Court
My Answer~ A or D I’m not quite sure
9) The first ten amendments to the US Constitution are called:
a. The Great Compromises
b. The Articles of the Confederation
c. The Wilmot Proviso
d. The Bill of Rights
My Answer~D
10) The establishment of judicial review in Marbury v. Madison (1803) gave federal courts the authority to:
a. Decide whether a law is constitutional
b. Create lower courts
c. Approve foreign treaties
d. Appoint judges to lifetime terms
My Answer~ A
11) The Louisiana Purchase of 1803:
a. Was a major cause of the Spanish-American War
b. Pushed the Spanish below the Rio Grande in North America
c. Resulted in increased conflict between the U.S. and France
d. Almost doubled the area of the U.S. and gave it control of the Mississippi River
My Answer~D
12) During the 1800s, what was frequently cited as a justification for U.S. expansionist policies in clashes with other nations?
a. Bill of Rights
b. Social Contract
c. Manifest Destiny
d. Gospel of Wealth
My Answer~C
13) President Abraham Lincoln’s plan for Reconstruction after the Civil War included:
a. Restoring the social conditions that existed before the war began
b. Conducting trials for former Confederate leaders
c. Destroying the economic and social power of the Southern planters
d. Reuniting the nation as quickly as possible
My Answer~D
14) Starting in the 1870s, Jim Crow laws were enacted in Southern states as a means to:
a. Provide an education for formerly enslaved persons
b. Protect the voting rights of formerly enslaved persons
c. Enforce racial segregation
d. Ensure equal protection under the law
My Answer~A or B I’m not sure
15) In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the Supreme Court ruled that:
a. States may not secede from the Union
b. Racial segregation was constitutional
c. Slaves are property and may not be taken from their owners
d. All western territories should be open to slavery
My Answer~C
16) After the Civil War, one way business leaders tried to eliminate competition was by:
a. Increasing the prices of their products
b. Forming monopolies or trusts
c. Developing overseas markets
d. Paying high wages to their workers
My Answer~B
17) Between 1865 and 1900, the U.S. government helped develop the West by:
a. Financing canal networks
b. Making unsettled territories safe
c. Granting land to railroad companies
d. Banning railroad routes through farmland in the Western plains
My Answer~C
18) Many wealthy American industrialists of the late 19th century used the theory of Social Darwinism to:
a. Support the labor union movement
b. Justify monopolistic actions
c. Promote legislation establishing a minimum wage
d. Encourage charitable organizations to help the poor
19) "Yellow Journalism" during the late 19th century was marked by:
a. Sensational headlines
b. Exaggeration
c. Not relying on acts
d. All of the above
My Answer~D
20) Which country did America support during the Spanish American war?
a. The Philippines
b. Cuba
c. Hawaii
d. Puerto Rico
My Answer~B
21) The Roosevelt Corollary says:
a. That Europe could no longer expand and colonize North America
b. That America would support Latin American countries economically
c. That America could intervene in Latin American countries to prevent further European involvement
d. America would send troops to help in the Boxer Rebellion
My Answer~C
22) The Roosevelt Corollary expanded what previous document?
a. The Teller Amendment
b. The Monroe Doctrine
c. The Open Door Policy
d. Washington’s Farewell Address
My Answer~B
23) What was the stick in Roosevelt’s “Speak softly carry a big stick” policy?
a. The Navy
b. The Army
c. The Marines
d. The Calvary
My Answer~A
24) A main purpose of President Theodore Roosevelt’s trustbusting policies was to:
a. Reduce corruption in government
b. Save the nation’s banks
c. Encourage competition in business
d. End strikes by labor unions
My Answer~C
25) Which long-awaited goal of the women’s rights movement was achieved during the Progressive Era?
a. Right to vote
b. Right to own property
c. Equal pay for equal work
d. Equal access to employment and education
My Answer~A
7 - no
8 - A is correct
14 - neither of your choices is correct
15 - no
18 - you made no choice
All others are correct
Ok Thank you sooo much!!!
blue waffle
1) To check your answer for question 1, look at the options and think about the economic development of the South during the colonial period. Which labor force was most directly dependent on this development? The correct answer is b) Enslaved Africans.
2) To check your answer for question 2, read the question carefully and think about the primary objection of the American colonists to the taxes imposed by the Stamp Act. Which option aligns with their objection? The correct answer is c) It had not been approved by colonial representatives.
3) To check your answer for question 3, think about the war mentioned in the question and the consequences it had on England. Which option reflects the taxation on the colonies that resulted from this war? The correct answer is d) The French and Indian War.
4) To check your answer for question 4, consider the concept mentioned in the question and the options provided. Which option specifically refers to troops staying in civilians' homes? The correct answer is b) The Quartering Act.
5) To check your answer for question 5, think about the primary goal of the people who instigated the American Revolution. Which option aligns with their goal? The correct answer is c) To achieve the rights they felt the British had been denying them.
6) To check your answer for question 6, think about the famous document that mentions "unalienable rights" written by both John Locke and Thomas Jefferson. Which option specifically refers to this document? The correct answer is d) The Declaration of Independence.
7) To check your answer for question 7, consider the distrust mentioned in the question and the options provided. Which option best reflects Americans' early distrust when the Articles of Confederation were written? The correct answer is c) Strong national government.
8) To check your answer for question 8, think about the power division in the US Constitution. Which option aligns with this division? The correct answer is a) Three branches of government.
9) To check your answer for question 9, think about the first ten amendments to the US Constitution. Which option specifically refers to these amendments? The correct answer is d) The Bill of Rights.
10) To check your answer for question 10, think about the Supreme Court case mentioned and what it established. Which option reflects the authority given to federal courts in this case? The correct answer is a) Decide whether a law is constitutional.
11) To check your answer for question 11, consider the event mentioned and its outcome. Which option aligns with the result of the Louisiana Purchase? The correct answer is d) Almost doubled the area of the U.S. and gave it control of the Mississippi River.
12) To check your answer for question 12, think about the justification for U.S. expansionist policies in clashes with other nations during the 1800s. Which option specifically reflects this justification? The correct answer is c) Manifest Destiny.
13) To check your answer for question 13, consider President Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction after the Civil War. Which option aligns with his goal? The correct answer is d) Reuniting the nation as quickly as possible.
14) To check your answer for question 14, think about Jim Crow laws and their purpose. Which option specifically reflects this purpose? The correct answer is c) Enforce racial segregation.
15) To check your answer for question 15, think about the Supreme Court case mentioned and its ruling. Which option reflects the ruling in Plessy v. Ferguson? The correct answer is b) Racial segregation was constitutional.
16) To check your answer for question 16, think about the post-Civil War era and the elimination of competition. Which option reflects the strategy business leaders used? The correct answer is b) Forming monopolies or trusts.
17) To check your answer for question 17, consider the period between 1865 and 1900 and the development of the West by the U.S. government. Which option aligns with this development? The correct answer is c) Granting land to railroad companies.
18) To check your answer for question 18, think about the theory mentioned and its application by wealthy American industrialists. Which option reflects this application? The correct answer is b) Justify monopolistic actions.
19) To check your answer for question 19, think about the characteristics of "Yellow Journalism" during the late 19th century. Which option reflects these characteristics? The correct answer is d) All of the above.
20) To check your answer for question 20, think about America's support during the Spanish American war. Which country did America support? The correct answer is b) Cuba.
21) To check your answer for question 21, think about the concept mentioned in the Roosevelt Corollary. Which option reflects this concept? The correct answer is c) That America could intervene in Latin American countries to prevent further European involvement.
22) To check your answer for question 22, think about the previous document mentioned in the question. Which option specifically expands this document? The correct answer is b) The Monroe Doctrine.
23) To check your answer for question 23, consider Roosevelt's policy and the component mentioned as the "stick." Which option reflects this component? The correct answer is a) The Navy.
24) To check your answer for question 24, think about President Theodore Roosevelt's trustbusting policies and their purpose. Which option aligns with this purpose? The correct answer is c) Encourage competition in business.
25) To check your answer for question 25, think about the long-awaited goal of the women's rights movement during the Progressive Era. Which option reflects this achievement? The correct answer is a) Right to vote.