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American History SLO Review
Test Description: Review for the SLO
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which term describes the theory that colonies exist solely to increase the wealth of the Home Country?
A
Nationalism
B
Imperialism
C
Nativism
D
Mercantilism
2) Which statement does Not describe a part of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
A
When a territory's population reached 5,000 free adult men it could elect a legislature
B
A man with 50 acres of land could vote
C
After the number of free adult men reached 60,000 the territory could become a state
D
Each state would be allowed to decide if it was free or slave
3) In the late 1600's and early 1700's which of the following formed a physical barrier to westward expansion
A
The Appalachian Mts.
B
The Great Lakes
C
The Rocky Mts.
D
Mississippi River
4) The Compromise of 1850 created regional differences in the US based on which characteristics?
A
North or South
B
Industrial or Agricultural
C
Republican or Democrat
D
Free or Slave
5) Which statement describes one way that industrialization changed settlement patterns in the US?
A
More people began to make their living by farming.
B
People began to move freely from one region to another
C
People moved from rural to urban areas to find work in factories
D
People moved from urban to rural areas to escape crowded conditions
6) Which of the following statements would a member of Alexander Hamilton's political party most likely agree?
A
The powers of the Federal Government should be limited
B
The Government has powers implied but not directly mentions in the Constitution (Strong Fed. Gvt)
C
Individual States should be in charge of banking
D
The US should form a strong alliance with France
7) What was the significance of the Land Ordinance of 1785?
A
It outlined a process by which a territory could become a state
B
Made it legal to settle in the Northwest territory
C
Encouraged westward expansion
D
Divided land into the Northwest Territory
8) Which president is responsible for passing the Indian Removal Act?
A
Thomas Jefferson
B
Andrew Jackson
C
George Washington
D
John Adams
9) Which event demonstrates the principal of Manifest Destiny?
A
Britain controlled parts of the Oregon Country
B
The US gave up its claim to FL.
C
President Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from France
D
Spain closed the port of New Orleans
10) Which phrase best describes the main idea found in Thomas Pain's pamphlet Common Sense
A
Give me liberty or give me death
B
No taxation without representation
C
We hold these truths to be self-evident
D
The shot heard round the world
11) What was the VA company's main purpose for founding a settlement in Jamestown?
A
To provide religious freedom
B
TO establish a base for westward expansion
C
TO profit economically from trade and discovery
D
To establish good relationships with the Natives
12) Which good was NOT exported from the New England Colonies to England?
A
Fish
B
Lumber
C
Spices
D
Fur
13) Which of the following excerpts defends the enlightenment principals of natural rights?
A
I regret that I only have one life to lose for my country
B
... all men are created equal
C
We the people...
D
No taxation without representation
14) From the British perspective what was the major purpose of the Stamp Act?
A
To limit the import of expensive printed materials
B
TO prevent further conflict between the Colonists and the Natives
C
Made it easier for British to make money off of Colonial exports
D
Britain needed tax revenue to pay war debts form the French and Indian War
15) Imagine that you are a patriot living in Boston in the 1770's. Which of the following would anger you the most?
A
The Boston Tea Party
B
The creation of the First Continental Congress
C
The appointment of George Washington as general
D
The Sugar Act
16) Which branch of government makes laws?
A
Executive
B
Legislative
C
Judicial
D
Presidential
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