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Yankees vs
Rebs
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26) One reason why the Constitution was adopted over
the Articles of Confederation was
A)
the Articles gave too much power to the national
government.
B)
the states were not free to trade among themselves under
the Articles.
C)
small states were underrepresented under the Articles of
Confederation.
D)
Shay's Rebellion revealed the weaknesses of the Articles
of Confederation.
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d. One reason why the Constitution
was adopted over the Articles of
Confederation was that Shay’s
Rebellion revealed the weaknesses
of the Articles of Confederation.
The new government would have
greater national power to deal with
such disturbances.
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The Articles of Confederation represented the Americans'
distrust of
A)
the British.
B)
states rights.
C)
any governing authority.
D)
a strong central government.
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d. The very reason the Articles of Confederation
were made with a weak federal government was
because the framers of it feared a strong
central government. This enabled to states to
have so much authority that the safety of the
country was put at risk.
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Those who supported adoption of the Constitution were
called
A)
Abolitionists.
B)
Democrats.
C)
Federalists.
D)
Republicans.
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c. Those who supported adoption of the
Constitution were called Federalists,
because they supported the federal
(or central) government made possible by the
Constitution.
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Feds for 4
Which statement BEST describes the power of
government provided by the Articles of Confederation?
A)
The national government held most of the power.
B)
Congress enforced its power by taxing the states.
C)
The states had more power than the national government.
D)
Government served to successfully unite the needs of all
states.
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c. In an attempt to be unlike the British
government, the Second Continental Congress
created a government in which there was no
one person ‘in charge’ (no King or President).
This fear of a national government caused them
to create a nation in which the states had more
power than the national government. It was
doomed to fail.
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Feds for 5
Which statement BEST describes the government outlined in the
United States Constitution?
A)
The president is given unlimited power.
B)
National power is guaranteed by Article Four.
C)
The power of a one-house Congress is provided by a bill of rights.
D)
Power is divided among legislative, executive, and judicial
branches.
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d. Power is divided among legislative, executive,
and judicial branches. Each branch is able to
check the power of the other two branches. For
example, the legislative branch can override a
presidential veto.
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Turf for 1
Which area on the map was purchased from France in 1803?
A)
B)
C)
D)
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Turf for 1
Area C was the Louisiana Territory. Jefferson
negotiated it purchase, doubling the size of the
country.
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This cartoon refers to the Monroe Doctrine issued in 1823. The
Monroe Doctrine was intended to prevent European expansion in
A)
China.
B)
north Africa.
C)
South America.
D)
southeast Asia.
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c. President Monroe's doctrine was issued to discourage
European expansion South America, especially after the
independence movements in the early 19th century.
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"The Government of the United States has been desirous by this friendly
proceeding of manifesting the great value which they have invariably attached to
the friendship of the Emperor (of Russia) and their solicitude to cultivate the best
understanding with his Government. In the discussions to which this interest has
given rise and in the arrangements by which they may terminate the occasion has
been judged proper for asserting, as a principle in which the rights and interests of
the United States are involved, that the American continents, by the free and
independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not
to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European
powers...."This excerpt from a speech in 1823 was made by U.S. President
A)
John Adams.
B)
James Monroe.
C)
Andrew Jackson.
D)
Thomas Jefferson.
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b. These words were first spoken by
President James Monroe in his state of
the Union Address in 1823. Monroe
wanted to prevent European states from
moving in on the newly-independent
countries in the Central and South
America. This desire became known as
the Monroe Doctrine.
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The Monroe Doctrine can be viewed as a moral opposition
to
A)
racism.
B)
slavery.
C)
communism.
D)
colonialism.
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d. The Monroe Doctrine pledged the
U.S.'s support to help keep the newly
independent nations of South America
free. Since President Monroe pledged to
help defend any country threatened by
European power, it can easily be viewed
as an opposition to colonialism.
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Turf for 5
The United States declared war on Great Britain in 1812
because
A)
the British navy sank an American warship.
B)
British companies refused to pay debts to US banks.
C)
the British claimed rights to the territory of California.
D)
the British navy repeatedly seized American merchant
ships.
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d. There were many factors connected to the
US declaration of war on Great Britain in 1812,
but the fact that the British navy repeatedly
seized American merchant ships, also known as
"impressment", is the only one listed here. .
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Which is an example of the concept of Manifest Destiny in
action?
A)
the Compromise of 1850
B)
the Missouri Compromise
C)
the Transatlantic Slave Trade
D)
the annexation of Mexican territory
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d. Since "Manifest Destiny" was the belief that the U.S.
was ordained by God to spread to the Pacific Ocean, the
annexation of Mexican territory is the best answer here.
The other issues deal with slavery or slavery in the
territories of the United States.
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Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton organized a
national meeting at Seneca Falls in 1848. The primary
purpose of this convention was to organize the
A)
abolition movement.
B)
temperance movement.
C)
women's suffrage movement.
D)
Native American assistance movement.
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c. While they did have decidedly anti-slavery
opinions, Mott and Stanton were key figures in
the women’s suffrage movement.. The Seneca
Falls Convention was meant to unify the
women’s movement, and though this was
successful it would take roughly another
seventy years to accomplish their ultimate goal
of women’s suffrage.
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Antebellum for 3
Which technological development led to an increased demand for slaves in
the United States during the early- to mid-1800s?
A)
the steel plow
B)
the cotton gin
C)
the mechanical reaper
D)
the combine harvester
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b. The technological breakthrough that led to an
increased demand for slaves in the early to mid
1800's was the cotton gin. Since the gin quickly
and easily separated the cotton fibers from the
seeds, plantation owners were able to increase
their rate of production which resulted in
greater demand for slaves to work in the fields.
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Antebellum for 4
In the early 1800s, many people in the United States migrated
westwards because
A)
of the growing timber industry.
B)
of the availability of farmland.
C)
transportation was easy thanks to the Transcontinental
Railroad.
D)
they wanted to escape slavery, which was illegal in western
territories.
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b. Though the journey west was dangerous and
long, many people went. Farmland in the east
was scarce an expensive: relatively few people
owned most of it. The lure of the availability of
farmland out west was attractive to a still
predominantly agrarian population. The settling
of western lands was part of the U.S.'s
"Manifest Destiny."
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Antebellum for 5
Which event is the BEST example of a conflict over
states' rights?
A)
Trail of Tears
B)
The War of 1812
C)
Nullification Crisis
D)
Election of Andrew Jackson
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c. From the choices provided, the Nullification
Crisis is the best example of a conflict over
states' rights. Southerners were impacted
negatively by the protective tariffs while the
North benefited economically. John C. Calhoun's
nullitication theory questioned the legality of
applying some federal laws in soverign states.
South Carolina nullified the tariff and threatened
to secede from the Union.
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House for 1
· Frederick Douglass
· William Lloyd Garrison
· Sojourner TruthAll of these were prominent names were
figures in WHICH social movement?
A)
abolition
B)
prohibition
C)
states rights
D)
prison reform
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a. All of these people were major figures in the abolition
movement. Douglass and Truth were both former slaves
who spoke of the evil's of slavery. Garrison was a
journalist who founded the abolitionist newspaper The
Liberator.
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House for 2
Which of these BEST describes the efforts of William
Lloyd Garrison?
A)
organized an unsuccessful slave revolt in 1826.
B)
advocated the settling of Liberia by freed slaves.
C)
advocated for educational reform in rural areas of the
U.S.
D)
urged immediate emancipation of slaves in the United
States.
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d. Garrison founded The Liberator in 1831, with
an anti-slavery message. Rather than suggest a
gradual elimination of of slavery, he urged
immediate emancipation of slaves in the United
States. His fiery abolitionist sentiments were
somewhat unusual for the day, especially given
the fact that he was not an African-American
.
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Which BEST describes the social and political philosophy
of the Underground Railroad “conductor” Harriet
Tubman?
A)
Slavery should be tolerated until legal abolition.
B)
Slavery should only be allowed in states with economic
need.
C)
Slaves should be given the opportunity to purchase their
own freedom.
D)
Slaves should escape slavery using whatever means were
available to them.
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D) Harriet Tubman was a conductor on the Underground
Railroad, which means that she thought slaves should escape
slavery using whatever means were available to them. She
helped more than seventy African Americans escape slavery
using the same rural pathways and chain of hiding places that
she herself had used to escape to the North.
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House for 4
Who was the most vocal opponent of the Tariff of 1828 and
advocated "State's Rights" and "Nullification" in the growing
sectional conflicts between North and South?
A)
Henry Clay of Kentucky
B)
Andrew Jackson of Tennessee
C)
Daniel Webster of Massachusetts
D)
John C. Calhoun of South Carolina
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d. The most vocal opponent of the Tariff of 1828
was John C. Calhoun of South Carolina. In
1832, Calhoun resigned as Vice President in
order to become South Carolina's
representative in the Senate, a position from
which he could argue and advocate for
slavery, "State's Rights" and "Nullification."
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House for 5
Angelina and Sarah Grimke were sisters from South
Carolina and are MOST notable as being 19th century
A)
abolitionists.
B)
businesswomen.
C)
politicians.
D)
suffragettes.
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a. The Grimke sisters were unique not merely
because they were abolitionists but because
they were from South Carolina. Despite their
good intentions, many in the north criticized
them because they spoke to men AND women
during their abolitionist speeches, which was
considered inappropriate for that era.
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Yanks 1
In 1860, the southern states highlighted in red would have
been LEAST likely to
A)
use forced labor in its agricultural production.
B)
vote for Abraham Lincoln for President of the United
States.
C)
push for expansion of slavery in
western states and territories.
D)
support the notion of
"popular sovereignty" in the
debate over slavery.
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b. The areas in red are the Confederate States of
America, so they would NOT have voted for Abraham
Lincoln for President of the United States in 1860. In fact,
he did not even appear on the ballot in many southern
states.
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Yanks for 2
Which Civil War battle was significant in that the Union
army was able to halt Robert E. Lee's invasion of the
north?
A)
Fredericksburg
B)
Gettysburg
C)
Shiloh
D)
Trenton
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b. The Battle of Gettysburg in the summer of 1863 was a
major victory for the Union forces commanded by General
George Meade. It is viewed by many historians as "the
turning point of the war," and it is significant because the
three day battle ended in a resounding victory for the
Union army. Robert E. Lee's forces suffered staggering
casualties and the Confederate army was driven out of
Pennsylvania- and the North- as a result of the battle.
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Yanks for 3
Union General Winfield Scott's plan to defeat the
Confederacy included a naval blockade of southern ports,
gaining naval control of the Mississippi River, and
invading the rebellious southern states. By what name
was General Scott's strategy known?
A)
Total War
B)
the Anaconda Plan
C)
Divide and Conquer
D)
the Cottonmouth Plan
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b. General Winfield Scott's strategy was known
as the Anaconda Plan. This name was derived
from the fact that it resembled the coils of an
anaconda suffocating its victim. The snake
image caught on, giving the proposal its popular
name.
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Yanks for 4
Early in his Presidency, Abraham Lincoln declared that his
primary goal as President was to
A)
preserve the Union.
B)
encourage sectionalism.
C)
enforce the Emancipation Proclamation.
D)
end slavery throughout the entire country.
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a. After the Election of 1860, states in the southern portion of
the country withdrew from the United States. Lincoln
attempted to preserve the Union by invading the South,
starting what became known as the Civil War.
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Yanks for 5
General William T. Sherman's "March to the Sea" was
important to the Union war effort because A)
it placed the Mississippi River under Union control.
B)
it convinced Great Britain to stop supporting the
Confederacy.
C)
important railroad tracks were destroyed, severing supply
lines for Confederate forces.
D)
Robert E. Lee was forced to surrender his forces as a
direct result of Sherman's victory.
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c. Sherman’s destruction of Atlanta was not
only devastating to Southern morale but also
critical in dashing the hopes of the south
because important railroad tracks were
destroyed, severing supply lines for Confederate
forces. While the war dragged on to the north, it
would be over within months.
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