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Which principle allows the President to veto a law passed by Congress?
a) Federalism
b) Checks and balances
c) Popular sovereignty
d) Individual rights

The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in order to —
a) establish legal requirements for the education of former slaves
b) mandate fair labor contracts between African American workers and plantation owners
c) abolish the institution of slavery
d) protect the voting rights of African American men

How did Samuel Morse’s best-known innovation contribute to U.S. growth and development?
a) It enabled instantaneous long-distance transmission of information
b) It allowed manufactured goods to be produced at lower costs.
c) It boosted the speed of cross-country mail delivery.
d) It increased national unity by reducing sectional differences.

The movement west for cheap land led to which of the following?
a) The Kansas-Nebraska Act
b) Manifest Destiny
c) The American System
d) States’ Rights

Which quote shows the reason why the Irish migrated to America?
a) “I am exceedingly well pleased at coming to this land of plenty.”
b) “I would advise all my friends to quit Ireland. . . .”
c) “What you labour for is sweetened by contentment and happiness. . . .”
d) “There is no failure in the potato crop. . . .”

The distance from England, The Mayflower Compact and Town Hall Meetings all contributed to -
a) creation of alliances between British settlers and American Indians
b) election of British colonists to Parliament
c) growth of representative government in the British colonies
d) expansion of British trade in the Americas

Which of the following correctly describes the Three-Fifths Compromise?
a) A fraction of the slave population was counted for legislative representation.
b) A federal law enforcing the return of fugitive slaves was passed.
c) The census bureau was established to help apportion representation.
d) The election of senators was delegated to state legislatures.

Which of these freed all the slaves in the rebelling states?
a) President Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address
b) The Gettysburg Address
c) The Emancipation Proclamation
d) The Thirteenth Amendment

Which of these documents guarantees that no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place, or ministry whatsoever, nor shall
a) The Declaration of Independence
b) The Articles of Confederation
c) The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
d) The Bill of Rights

The Whiskey Rebellion and the Bank of the United States were -
a) topics discussed during the Second Constitutional Convention
b) domestic issues faced by the leaders of the new republic
c) weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation
d) issues leading to the ratification of the first constitutional amendments

What was another name for the back to nature movement?
a) Temperance
b) Abolitionism
c) The Second Great Awakening
d) Transcendentalism

Which U.S. document guarantees protection against injustices such as no cruel of unusual punishment and no illegal searches?
a) The Constitution
b) The Declaration of Independence
c) The Articles of Confederation
d) The Mayflower Compact

Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
a) Commanded the U.S. military in the West during the Indian Wars
b) Led the Radical Republicans in Congress during Reconstruction
c) Was appointed general in chief of the Union army during the Civil War
d) Became Andrew Johnson’s vice president after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination

Which factor most encouraged the growth of the Triangular Slave Trade?
a) The invention of the steam engine
b) The profitability of cash-crop agriculture
c) The development of the factory system
d) The establishment of protective tariffs

Which court case said that slaves were property and could be taken anywhere in the United States?
a) McCulloch v. Maryland
b) Gibbons v. Ogden
c) Dred Scott v. Sandford
d) Worcester v. Georgia

The Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Quartering Act contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by —
a) restricting colonial trade with American Indians
b) imposing regulations on colonial agriculture
c) angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated
d) punishing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament

The decision in Marbury v. Madison was significant in U.S. history because it —
a) reinforced federal authority over American Indian affairs
b) confirmed the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce
c) established the practice of judicial review by the Supreme Court
d) upheld the power of the Electoral College to choose the vice president

Disagreements between Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton led to -
a) the creation of reservations for American Indians
b) a struggle to ratify the Bill of Rights
c) the establishment of the first U.S. political parties
d) a compromise over slavery in western territories

A certain small town has many choices for people who want to attend religious services, including two churches, a synagogue, a cathedral, a mosque, and a temple. These choices are protected by the
a) First Amendment
b) Third Amendment
c) Sixth Amendment
d) Eighth Amendment

What was a major reason for the Federal Government to support the removal of the Cherokee Indians?
a) To persuade American Indians to become farmers
b) To gain access to important rivers
c) To punish American Indians who were allies of the British
d) To acquire valuable agricultural land and natural resources

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