11th Grd History Exam.
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Sorry this is a bit late, will post art exam soon! Some of them may be changed around, ex: A will be switched to B, but either way these are correct.
1. James Madison commented that, "A government composed of such extensive powers should be well organized and balanced." Which of the following helped to balance power between the large and small states?
B. The Great Compromise.
2. The phrase in the Declaration of Independence stating "that governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed" illustrates the principle of
D. The Social Contract Theory
3. Which of these areas in the colonial era would be likely to have the greatest number of large landowners and enslaved people? B. Southern Colonies
4. As the first president, George Washington's decisions regarding the inauguration ceremony and running two terms are examples of
A. precedents he made that future presidents followed.
5. Which of these statements BEST explains why the decision made in the “Dred Scott” case nullified the Compromise of 1850 and “popular sovereignty”?
C. Slaves were considered property and federal government could not disallow slavery in any state.
6. Which of the following are TRUE for both the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening?
B. Question traditional authority
7. Using the map, select the statement below that accurately describes how control changed after the French and Indian War.
D. The French lost all of their holdings on the North American mainland.
8.Use the information below to answer the question.
Acknowledged themselves as British subjects
Established a unit of government
Determined the right to create mutually beneficial laws
Agreed to abide by laws created
Which document does the information describe?
B. The Mayflower Compact
9. What followed the Boston Tea Party?
B. harsh restrictions on colonial liberties and trade
10. What effect did victory in the War of 1812 and the Treaty of Ghent have on Native Americans?
C. open lands in the Great Lakes region to U.S. settlement
11. Use the passage to answer the question below. From Andrew Jackson's Message to Congress "On Indian Removal" “It will separate the Indians from immediate contact with settlements of whites . . . and perhaps cause them gradually, under the protection of the Government and through the influence of good counsels, to cast off their savage habits and become an interesting, civilized, and Christian community.” -- Andrew Jackson, 1830
What was the impact of the Indian Removal policy discussed by Andrew Jackson?
C. the deaths of thousands along the Trail of Tears
12. Select all that apply. Why were southern states less industrialized than states in the North?
A and B: Agriculture was very profitable for the southern states, Climate conditions favored agricultural industries.
13. What argument did the Committees of Correspondence most likely make in response to British policies in 1774?
D. “This is a horrible abuse of justice and a threat to our liberty.”
14. Why was the Battle of Saratoga a major turning point in the Revolutionary War?
D. The patriots’ victory persuaded the French to form an alliance.
15. How did the Treaty of Paris 1783 change the political map of North America?
A. The United States claimed land that had been under British Control
16. Historians often cite Shays' Rebellion as a significant event in history because it
C. demonstrated the weakness of the federal government under the Articles of Confederation.
17. Which of the following women was the founder of the Hull House, a settlement house that helped immigrants of the late 19th century become acclimated to life in the United States, and was a pioneer in the field of social work?
D. Jane Addams
18. Which of the following could be considered a primary objective of the progressive reformers that began to rise in the early 1900s?
C. Put regulations in place to help ensure the American government and the American economy could benefit all and not just the wealthy elite.
19. This African American leader advocated for complete political and social equality for African Americans, founding the Niagara Movement which eventually became the NAACP.
B. W. E. B Dubois
20. Which of the following is the best example of "yellow journalism" as practiced in the late 1800's?
B. Maine Split by Enemy's Secret Infernal Machine
21. Which statement best articulates a noninterventionist argument against American Imperialism?
D. American expansion exploits the peoples of other nations
22. Which of the following best describes Roosevelt's beliefs about U.S. foreign policy in Latin America?
B. American interests benefited the rest of the Western Hemisphere.
23. Which of these best explains the stance of the Anti-Imperialist League?
B. Expansionism was antidemocratic and anticompetitive
24. Which of the following best describes Frederick Jackson Turner's frontier thesis?
A. The frontier developed American democracy by blending wilderness and European tradition
25. Which was a result of the Spanish-American War?
D. Puerto Rico and Guam were made U.S. territories
26. Which of the following was a major economic argument for expansion?
C. the United States needed new markets for its goods
27. Which of the following sentences best describes a sphere of influence in relation to China?
C. it gave a nation exclusive trade rights in a particular region of China
28. The purpose of the political reforms of initiative, recall and referendum was to provide opportunities for citizens to
B. gain greater control of their government
29. What event is best represented in the political cartoon below?
C. Roosevelt's use of the Sherman Anti-trust Act
30. This resulted from a group within China revolting against foreign interventions, missionaries and the threat against Chinese traditions.
A. The Boxer Rebellion
31. Which historic period was marked by the military occupation of a portion of the United States, attempts to remove the President from office, and major constitutional revisions?
A. Reconstruction
32. True or False. At the beginning of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln maintained that the war was being fought to preserve the Union.
True
33. In the South after the Civil War, which system of land usage was developed to replace the major system destroyed by the war?
D. Sharecropping
34. The data shown in the graphs best support the conclusion that the North:
A. was better prepared economically to fight the Civil War
35. The South won many battles and the Civil War lasted four years. These two facts support the conclusion that:
A. factors other than those in the given graphs were important
36. "The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition or servitude..."-15th Amendment, Section 1, United States Constitution,Which actions did Southern States take to keep African Americans from exercising the rights guaranteed in this amendment?
C. collecting poll taxes & requiring literacy
True or False: The Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments reflected the growing 19th century American trend of upholding rights of free speech and religion.
False
37. Why did business leaders begin the practice of vertical integration?
B. Large corporations could control the cycle of a product from creation to sale.
38. What made the American Federation of Labor (AFL) different from the Knights of Labor (KOL)?
A. The AFL only accepted skilled workers, while the KOL represented both skilled and unskilled laborers.
39. Use the Political Cartoon to answer the question below: What group do the large men at the back of the room represent?
C. Wealthy monopolists
40. "Whatever you wanted of me I have obeyed. The Great Father sent me word that whatever he had against me in the past had been forgiven and thrown aside, and I have accepted his promises and came in. And he told me not to step aside from the white man's path, and I am doing my best to travel in that path. I sit here and look around me now, and I see my people starving. We want cattle to butcher. That is the way you live, and we want to live the same way." --- Sitting Bull, 1883 Sitting Bull's point in this passage is that
B. his people are suffering because of the settlers
41. True or False. Chinese immigrants arrived in large numbers on the U.S. west coast for the primary purpose of working on the Transcontinental Railroad in the 19th century.
True
42. All of the following are push factors, which motivated people to relocate to American cities, EXCEPT
C. Religious Freedom
43. True or False. The Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court case further enforced the separation of black and white Americans.
True
44. What factor contributed to the population explosion in American cities?
A. Job Opportunities
45. Why did American business owners favor high tariffs on foreign goods?
B. People were more likely to buy goods from American business owners than foreign goods.
46. True or False: The Confederacy had the advantage of military leadership.
True.
47. European states did not aid the Confederacy long term in the Civil War because
C. all of the above
48. Black Codes were instituted to:
D. prevent African American from having certain jobs
49. Which of the following was NOT an advantage enjoyed by the Union?
B. the advantage of fighting a war of attrition
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