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The purpose of The Federalist Papers was to make an argument for
a) Weaken the central government
b) Start a National Bank
c) Ratifying the U.S. Constitution
d) Deny the U.S. Constitution

Controversial legislation of John Adams' that restricted citizens from criticizing the government?
a) Tariff of 1836
b) Embargo Act of 1807
c) Indian Removal Act of 1830
d) The Alien and Sedition Acts

What was the Mayflower Compact?
a) Agree on new policies
b) Govern themselves using agreed upon laws
c) Allow settlement of Jamestown
d) Establishment of Plymouth

The central issue of the Three-Fifths Compromise was concerning the...
a) Count slaves for representations
b) Slaves could own property
c) Increase suffrage
d) Allow slaves voting rights

Where were the first shots of the Revolutionary War fired?
a) Invasion of Quebec
b) Lexington
c) Yorktown
d) Siege of Boston

According to the bias painting of the Boston Massacre who started the attack?
a) Patriots
b) Loyalist
c) Red coats
d) Colonist

Which of the following groups opposed the Declaration of Independence?
a) Americans
b) Patriots
c) Colonists
d) Loyalists

What was King George’s reason behind the Proclamation of 1763?
a) To protect English settlers from Native American attacks
b) Force Americans to expand
c) Allow English settlers to culturally assimilate
d) Expand English Mercantilism

Why did the Proclamation of 1763 contribute to tensions between colonists and Great Britain?
a) Stop European colonization
b) Create conflict with Native Americans
c) Set a trading post
d) Limit settlers going West of the Appalachian mountains

The Cherokee responded to the state of Georgia's attempts to remove them by
a) Attacked the supreme court
b) Voluntarily leaving their home lands
c) Pleading their case against Georgia to supreme court
d) Lead a force against Andrew Jackson and the US

Which issue did the Democratic Party support following the presidential campaign of Andrew Jackson?
a) Continue federal power
b) Elimination of the national bank
c) Allow states nullification
d) Stop the Whig party

Which constitutional principle was challenged during the Nullification Crisis?
a) Federalism
b) Succession
c) Neutrality
d) Independence

Two Major motivations for British Colonization?
a) Escape debt and start a national bank
b) Fishing and ship building
c) Seeking new government and escaping war
d) Religious freedom economic prosperity

What was Jackson’s response to the Supreme Court decision to protect the rights and land of the Cherokee?
a) Removed the act of 1830
b) Listened and followed their decision
c) He ignored the decision of the Supreme court
d) protected Cherokee rights

One way suffrage expanded during the Jackson presidency was by
a) Allowing Native Americans to vote
b) Allowing all white men to vote without being land owners
c) Allowing African Americans to vote
d) Allowing women to vote

Which reason motivated industrialists in northern states to favor tariffs during the early 1800s?
a) Tariffs made imports cheaper
b) Northern States relied on imported goods
c) Southern states began their trading culture
d) Tariffs increased price on imports and protected US manufactures

What was the economic cause of colonization?
a) Mercantilism
b) Free enterprise
c) Mixed
d) Market

What was Andrew Jackson’s issue with the Second Bank of the United States?
a) Bank did meet states interest
b) Bank was to weak to support the nation
c) It was unconstitutional
d) National bank used elected officials

Which of the following best characterize the Jackson presidency?
a) Fight for the common man
b) Fight for republicans
c) Fight for the wealthy
d) Fight for Land owners

Many historians consider Andrew Jackson's election as president to be a major shift in American politics that is sometimes referred to as the Revolution of 1828. Why would his election be considered a revolution?
a) Jackson respected Native American tribes
b) Jackson's shifted representation from elites to common people.
c) Jackson created a third national bank
d) Jackson's created the Whig Party

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