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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
Mercantilism
B
Nativism
C
Imperialism
D
Nationalism
2) Which statement does Not describe a part of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
A
Each state would be allowed to decide if it was free or slave
B
After the number of free adult men reached 60,000 the territory could become a state
C
When a territory's population reached 5,000 free adult men it could elect a legislature
D
A man with 50 acres of land could vote
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 Rocky Mts.
C
Mississippi River
D
The Great Lakes
4) The Compromise of 1850 created regional differences in the US based on which characteristics?
A
Free or Slave
B
Republican or Democrat
C
North or South
D
Industrial or Agricultural
5) Which statement describes one way that industrialization changed settlement patterns in the US?
A
People began to move freely from one region to another
B
People moved from rural to urban areas to find work in factories
C
People moved from urban to rural areas to escape crowded conditions
D
More people began to make their living by farming.
6) Which of the following statements would a member of Alexander Hamilton's political party most likely agree?
A
Individual States should be in charge of banking
B
The US should form a strong alliance with France
C
The Government has powers implied but not directly mentions in the Constitution (Strong Fed. Gvt)
D
The powers of the Federal Government should be limited
7) What was the significance of the Land Ordinance of 1785?
A
Encouraged westward expansion
B
Divided land into the Northwest Territory
C
It outlined a process by which a territory could become a state
D
Made it legal to settle in the Northwest territory
8) Which president is responsible for passing the Indian Removal Act?
A
Thomas Jefferson
B
Andrew Jackson
C
John Adams
D
George Washington
9) Which event demonstrates the principal of Manifest Destiny?
A
President Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from France
B
Spain closed the port of New Orleans
C
Britain controlled parts of the Oregon Country
D
The US gave up its claim to FL.
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
We hold these truths to be self-evident
C
The shot heard round the world
D
No taxation without representation
11) What was the VA company's main purpose for founding a settlement in Jamestown?
A
To establish good relationships with the Natives
B
To provide religious freedom
C
TO profit economically from trade and discovery
D
TO establish a base for westward expansion
12) Which good was NOT exported from the New England Colonies to England?
A
Fur
B
Spices
C
Fish
D
Lumber
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
We the people...
C
... all men are created equal
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 Sugar Act
B
The appointment of George Washington as general
C
The creation of the First Continental Congress
D
The Boston Tea Party
16) Which branch of government makes laws?
A
Executive
B
Judicial
C
Legislative
D
Presidential
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