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Smythe 8th Grade History
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1) What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine (1823)?
A
to prevent European expansion in the Americas
B
to acquire Florida for the United States
C
to open Canada to American settlers
D
to end the United States’ alliance with Great Britain
2) Which of the following acquisitions secured control of North America’s longest river and and essentially doubled the size of the United States?
A
purchase of Florida
B
Gadsden Purchase
C
purchase of Alaska
D
Louisiana Purchase
3) Which of these parts of the United States Constitution contains fundamental liberties of American citizens?
A
Preamble
B
Amendments 1–10 — Bill of Rights
C
Article III — Judicial Branch
D
Article I, Section 8 — Enumerated Powers
4) The Mayflower Compact (1620) was significant in the political development of the American colonies because it introduced the principle of
A
federalism
B
freedom of expression
C
self-government
D
separation of powers
5) In designing the legislative branch, the writers of the Constitution mainly based their ideas on the
A
English Parliament
B
French Estates General
C
Congress of Vienna
D
Council of Trent
6) What were both the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights designed to do?
A
limit the power of the monarch
B
give commoners the right to vote
C
accept the theory of divine right
D
provide for religious freedom
7) One goal of the Declaration of Independence was to
A
convince the British Parliament to prevent the start of war
B
establish a new monarchy for the independent states
C
explain why the colonists felt the need to be free from British rule
D
outline an economic system to raise money for the revolution
8) By the mid-1800s, California was being settled mostly by people in search of
A
wealth from the discovery of gold
B
trade with American Indians
C
jobs in industrial cities
D
animal pelts for the fur trade
9) The main goal of abolitionists like William Lloyd Garrison was to
A
stop individuals from drinking alcoholic beverages
B
end slavery immediately
C
allow all women the right to vote
D
establish tax-supported schools
10) One goal of post–Civil War Congressional Reconstruction was to
A
preserve the plantation system
B
ensure civil rights for former slaves
C
repay Confederate war debts
D
rebuild the Southern naval system
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