Which government action most directly prompted the publication of this poster?

  • Q1

    What was a main reason large plantations developed in the South during the colonial period?

    Cotton could only be grown in wetlands.

    Southern mountains led to the development of isolated, self-sufficient farms

    British laws promoted the growth of slavery in the South.

    The climate in the South provided longer growing seasons.

  • Q2

    In the 1780s, the national government under the Articles of Confederation established its authority in the Northwest Territory by

    rejecting Native American Indian claims of sovereignty

    providing a system for the formation of new states

    extending the nation's border to the Rocky Mountains

    settling the border dispute with Mexico

  • Q3

    A fundamental principle of a republican form of government is that

    governments are not responsible for protecting individual rights

    legislation must be passed by the elected representatives of the people

    hereditary rulers are the legitimate possessors of political power

    laws should be created directly by the citizens

  • Q4

    What was a major argument used by the Antifederalists to oppose ratifying the Constitution?

    Congress was given the power to tax exports.

    The executive branch lacked the power to maintain order.

    The proposed Constitution contained no bill of rights.

    Only the national government could coin money.

  • Q5

    The judicial branch of government can check the legislative branch of government by

    vetoing bills passed by Congress

    calling special sessions of Congress

    declaring laws unconstitutional

    reducing congressional budgets

  • Q6

    The belief expressed in this statement was put into law by the

    creation of the Articles of Confederation

    signing of the Mayflower Compact

    establishment of a federal system of government

    addition of the first amendment to the United States Constitution

  • Q7

    This clause was used by Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton to justify

    imposing an embargo on trade with Great Britain

    establishing the Bank of the United States

    sending troops to end the Whiskey Rebellion

    creating a federal postal system

  • Q8

    Which two areas of the map made up the United States in 1803 as a result of the Louisiana Purchase?

    A and D

    A and B

    B and D

    E and G

  • Q9

    Which of these areas was acquired as a result of the Mexican-American War?

  • Q10

    Which development in transportation is Governor Clinton describing?

    Erie Canal

    railroads

    National Road

    steamboats

  • Q11

    An example of the use of the unwritten constitution is the

    bicameral legislature

    electoral college

    amendment process

    president's cabinet

  • Q12

    Which generalization is supported by the information in the chart?

    The South exported more manufactured goods than the North.

    The North had greater economic strength than the South.

    The South would be better able to transport an army than the North.

    The North would have more difficulty supplying an army than the South.

  • Q13

    Which government action most directly prompted the publication of this poster?

    issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation

    rejection of the Wilmot Proviso

    adoption of the Missouri Compromise

    passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act

  • Q14

    At the start of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln stated that the major reason for fighting the war was to

    enforce the terms of the Compromise of 1850

    punish the Confederate states for leaving the Union

    break the South's economic ties to Great Britain

    uphold the Constitution by preserving the Union

  • Q15

    Passage of the Homestead Act in 1862 encouraged settlement of the Great Plains by

    placing Native American Indians on reservations

    providing free land to farmers

    supplying land to build transcontinental railroads

    removing barriers to Asian immigration

  • Q16

    Which heading best completes the partial outline below?

    Elements of Reconstruction

    Development of States Rights

    Limits on Civil Rights

    Results of Manifest Destiny

  • Q17

    Between 1865 and 1900, how did the growth of industry affect American society?

    The urban population increased.

    Corporations supported the growth of labor unions

    Business leaders called for lower tariffs.

    Trade with other nations declined.

  • Q18

    The federal government reacted to the Supreme Court's ruling in 'Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co. v. Illinois' (1886) by

    passing the Interstate Commerce Act

    weakening the influence of banks over big business

    encouraging railroad employees to form unions

    abandoning the government's attempts to break up monopolies

  • Q19

    In the late 1800s, the corporation became an important form of business organization primarily because it

    called for conservation of natural resources

    made better quality products

    had closer ties with its employees

    could raise large amounts of investment capital

  • Q20

    In this 1896 decision, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of

    the Three-fifths Compromise

    affirmative action programs

    Jim Crow laws

    racial integration

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