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During the "starving time
" the Jamestown colony depended on which of the following form of chater for its support?, Joint-stock company
Which of the following phrases from the excerpt indicates the feature of Pennsylvania that was most attractive to settlers?
"He will compel no man to belong to his particular society"
Which of the following ideas is Douglas appealing to when eh says
"Whether the people of the territories shall be allowed to do as they please upon the question of slavery"?, Popular sovereignty
Mayhew would probably apply his warning
"not use our liberty for a cloak of maliciousness" to, Bacon's Rebellion
Which period was the peak of manifest destiny?
1842 to 1853
What is the the "geographical line"
36 30 N
Which of the following best represents the "new man" described by Crevecoeur?
A native-born Pennsylvania merchant
Jay's Treaty contained all of the following provisions except
A promise by the British to stop selling arms to the Indians
Which of the following resulted most directly from the debate described in the passage above?
A solution to the slave issue was postponed, setting the stage for recurring conflicts
Probably the most alarming characteristic of the new Constitution to those who opposed it was the
Absence of a bill of rights
The long-range purpose of the Albany Congress in 1754 was to
Achieve colonial unity and common defense against the French threat
Which of the following parts of the Compromise of 1850 was the most appealing to the North?
Admitting California as a free state
The cartoon above was published in 1754 specifically to
Advocate colonial unity in aiding Great Britain to defeat the French and Indians in North America
Locke believed that political society was based on
Agreement of the majority
Locke's writings had the most direct influence on the
American Revolution
Support for the bill would have been consistent with support for which of the following?
American System
Which of following reinforced the message tat Burleigh was sending to people who wanted to move to America?
American System
which of the following was the immediate cause of the publication of the statement in this excerpt?
An increase in the tariff passed by congress
The passage above best serves as evidence of
An increased awareness of the inequalities in society
The image above best serves as evidence of
Arguments over the rights of British subjects
Which of the following events in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries represents a continuation of the processes described in the excerpt above?
Attempts by the US government to gain dominance over the North American continent through military and other means
Monroe counted on which of the following European nations to be an ally if any nation challenged the Monroe Doctrine?
Britain because it opposed the strengthening of its european rivals
The Union was most disturbed because they believed that Britain was supporting the Confederates by doing which of the following?
Building warships
Common Sense
Called for a democratic republic
President Lincoln delayed issing an Emancipation Proclamation because of his concern that it would
Cause the border states to secede
Which of the following best summarizes the attitude toward religious beliefs expressed in this document?
Christians should be able to practice their faith without fear of persecution
Which of the following documents most forcefully disagreed with the views king George expressed in this excerpt
Common sense by Thomas Paine
How did the natives surprise Coronado?
Coronado was enamoured by stories the natives told about cities of gold, and was shocked that the natives had tricked Coronado and his men to save themselves
Jay's 1794 treaty with Britain
Created deeper splits between Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
Which of the following was a direct British response to the colonial views expressed by the Stamp Act Congress?
Declaratory Act stating the right to tax
Which political party felt that the "Missouri question" violated the principles of the NW Ordinance?
Democratic Republicans
Which individual or group among the following would be the strongest supporter of the Kentucky Resolution?
Democratic-Republicans.
Strong's statement that the British feared "diminishing the supply of breadstuffs on which her operatives depend" explains why he thinks the British
Depended as much on trade with the Union as with the Confederacy
To encourage African-Americans to fight Hamilton suggested in the excerpt that they should be promised
Emancipation from slavery
The dispute involving the KY Resolutions demonstrated that some people had rejected GW's warning against
Encouraging sectional differences
The primary market for the Virginia tobacco crop during this period was
England
Which of the following European nations would be the least likely to share the characteristics Stannard uses in describing Columbus?
England
Which of the following factors that affected Native Americans is directly implied but not stated in this excerpt?
European diseases were killing millions of Native Americans
Shays' Rebellion was provoked by
Foreclosures on the mortgages of backcountry farmers
Which of the following did Washington believe was very important for the United States to avoid?
Foreign alliances.
Tecumseh believed that which of the following would be the best way for the American Indians to respond to the desire of white settlers for land?
Forming a confederacy among all American Indians
By the mid-18th century the largest group of non-English people to come to America were
Germans
What goals did Coronado have in his travels?
Glory and gold
King George's rejection of the Olive Branch Petition demonstrates that he believed that most colonists
Had always planned to revolt
Which of the following describes a policy of Jefferson's that reflects the attitude toward Federalists expressed in this speech?
He attempted to gain the trust of Federalists by continuing the national bank.
How is the topic of Locke's writing similar to most writing in the colonies in the 18th century?
He wrote about politics, and most writing was about politics or religion
which of the following individuals would be most critical of Van Buren's economic policy as presented in this excerpt?
Henry Clay
This image best serves as evidence of which of the following?
How native peoples adapted to and transformed their diverse environments
Hamilton's constitutional argument was based on which of the following types of powers?
Implied.
Which of the following groups made up most of the servants referred to in the passage?
Indentured servants from Europe
Benjamin Franklin's plan for colonial home rule was rejected by the individual colonies because
It did not seem to give enough individual independence to the colonies
Which of the following is a reason historians are most likely to criticize the view of Columbus expressed in this excerpt?
It uses highly charged language
The major opposition to the Mexican War was based on the belief that
It would expand slavery
Who of the following provided the strongest influence President Monroe in the writing of the Monroe Doctrine?
John Quincy Adams
Which of the following did Locke see as the original limit on human freedom?
Law of nature
Which of the following groups or individuals would have been most likely to agree with King George
Loyalists
Which of the following benefited most directly from the bank that Hamilton strongly supported?
Manufacturers.
President Polk was motivated to reject eh treaty with Mexico because of which of the following?
Many Southerners wanted the United States to get larger gains in territory
Who was the following would be most likely to agree with German's position on the war?
Merchants from New England
Which of these was a common reaction by Indians to Europeans and represented a rejection of Chief Johnson's suggestions?
Migrating westward
Which of the following acts of Congress was declared unconstitutional in the Dred Scott decision?
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Which of the following leaders from an earlier period represented a group in a similar situation as cited in this excerpt?
Nathaniel Bacon
All of the following provided motives for English colonization except
Need a place to exploit slave labor
Tecumseh objected to the treaty selling Indian land because he thought
No individual or single tribe had the right to sell the land
Which of the following political groups had its efforts to find a compromise over slavery effectively ended by Taney's decision in the Dred Scott case?
Northern Democrats
Which of the following describes a reason not mentioned by Strong in this except that ultimately stopped Britain from recognizing the Confederacy?
Opposition form the British working class
Which of the following parts of the compromise of 1850 was the most appealing to the South?
Passing a new FSL
The activities undertaken in the image above had their most direct origins in
Perceived constraints on the colonial economy
Winthrop suggests that Polk's slogan of "Fifty-four Forty or Fight!" was based mainly on which of the following attitudes?
Polk hoped to get political benefit
An increase in which of the following was the kew part of the Kansas- Nebraska Act to attract Southern support?
Popular sovereignty
To issue and emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln felt that he needed which of the following?, A military victory
n July of 1861
President Lincoln was particularly concerned about how his policies on slavery would affect which areas?, The states in white because they were slave states that remained in the Union
According to this diary entry
President Polk felt pressure to accept the treaty with Mexico for which of the following reasons?, He believed the Whigs would not support more aggressive expansion
Pres Adams sought a peaceful solution to the undeclared naval war with France in order to
Prevent the outbreak of a full-scale war
The concern expressed in this excerpt helps explain why the British passed the
Proclamation of 1763
Which of the following best explains the underlying cause of the Spanish actions described by Las Casas?
Racism
Mayhew considers the greatest threat to liberty is
Radical positions
Both the Virginia and Plymouth colonists shared a commitment to
Representative government
Which group would most strongly support Zenger's position on the press?
Residents of cities
Which of the following religious groups were the authors of the Maryland Act of Toleration trying to protect?
Roman Catholics
In the context of the various disputes between the colonists and Britain which of the following would be the most important right sided
Section 2: all power comes from the people
Which of the rights in the excerpt is expressed in a way that would today be considered a limitation of individual rights
Section 6: right to vote
The protests by the Paxton Boys occurred during a period when many colonists were objecting to British policies that were a result of the
Seven Years' War
Chief Justice Taney's basic ruling in the Dred Scott case was based on which of the following principles?
Since slaves were property, they could not sue
Which of the following groups in the colonies in the late 17th century would be most critical of Locke's ideas?
Slave owners
To which politicians is Clay directing the last line of the excerpt?
Southerners who were threatening to secede
The VA and KY Resolutions presented the argument that
States could nullify acts of Congress
Which of the followin most accurately identifies the author's beliefs?
States' rights
The antifederalist camp included all of the following groups except
Supporters of a strong central authority
Which of the following actions by the colonists is most similar to the one recommended in the excerpt above?
The Boston Tea Party
Which of the following was the primary reason for Hamiltons call for African-American soldiers
The British were recruiting African-Americans
Which of the following possible influences on Mayhew is most clearly reflected in his statement?
The Great Awakening
Which of the following provides the best explanation for why Radical Republicans opposed Lincoln in 1864?
The Radical Republicans wanted immediate emancipation of slaves, but Linc refused to cooperate
President Polk accepted a compromise with Britain on the Oregon dispute because
The United States was facing problems with Mexico
The immediate cause of the undeclared naval war between the US and France was
The XYZ affair
Which of the following was a long-term effect of the jury's decision in the Zenger case?
The colonial press became more willing to criticize the British
Which of the following resulted most directly from events such as those described in the passage above?
The development of the encomienda system as a means of resource extraction
Thispassage best serves as evidence of which of the following?
The forces that fueled European exploration and conquest
The resolution of the Stamp Act Congress expressed respect for which person or group?
The king
According to the compact theory advocated by Jefferson and Madison
The national government was the creation of the thirteen sovereign states
Which of the following was the primary reason for charging J Peter Zenger with libel?
The prosecutor wanted to defend the royal government
What was the outcome of the request made in the quote?
The request went largely unheeded, and women were treated as second class
The excerpt quoted above would be most useful to historians analyzing
The series of compromises worked through to form a national government
Which of the following had an effect on attitudes toward traditional authority similar to the effect of the Zenger case?
The spread of the great awakening
Which of the following did Winthrop offer as a final way to settle the Oregon question?
The two countries should submit their claims to arbitration
Which of the following statements best describes the states in dark gray?
They had strong military tradition
Which of the following statements best describes the states in medium gray?
They included most of the country's population
Who of the following would be most critical of Hamilton's position on the bank?
Thomas Jefferson.
In his pamphlet Common Sense
Thomas Paine defended the idea of American Independence on the grounds that, people should not pledge allegiance to to a king and corrupt government
Why was this statement made in 1776?
To remind the men who could shape the future of the nation that woman were an integral part of its development
This image would have been used for which of the following purposes?
To warn colonists of the repercussions of disloyalty
For some the revolutionary was also a civil war because of the role played in the war by
Tories
Which of the following groups would most likely have supported the point of view expressed in the image above?
Tories or Loyalists
The group most likely to oppose the ideas expressed in this excerpt would have been
Tories such as william franklin
Commercial farming expanded rapidly in the NW by mid-centruy primarily bc of
Transportation improvements
Which of the following factors best explains why Native American efforts to unite were rare?
Tribes had traditions of independence
Jefferson's call to avoid entangling alliances is similar to advice found in
Washington's Farewell address
One attempt to prevent slavery int eh territories was the
Wilmot Proviso
Which of the following is the underlying goal of the colonists in the excerpt?
Win political representation
A major part of the Confederate strategy for winning independence was based on
Winning recognition and support from Great Britain
Andrew Hamilton
Zenger's lawyer, argued that any printed statement could not be libel if it was, True
President Jackson's veto of the bank bit would contribute most significantly to
a financial panic
Sojourner truth saw connection between the women rights
antislavery movement
Bacon's Rebellion was initiated by a group of farmers who felt most directly threatened by
conflicts with American Indians
the crop that best fits Downing'd description as one of "the great staples" in the mid-19th century america was
cotton
Urban workers such as the Philadelphia Mechanics union of trade associations believed they could improve their conditions through labor unions and
courts
One of the strong reasons Washington and others warned against political parties as concern about...
divisive sectionalism.
workers in the 1820s faced difficulty because of the problems with
ethnic rivalries
van buren believed that the strength of the American economy was based on
farmers and planters
the opposition to foreigners is most similar to the view that many had toward which of the following in America at this time?
free africans americans
Thoreau believed that a just man should be prepared to do which of the following?
go to jail for his beliefs
Which phrase by Burleigh best addresses the motives of the largest number of immigrants coming to the united states during the years from 1816 to 1848?
good pay for labor
thoreau challenged the government because
he opposed war in all cases
Based on Columbus' log
how did columbus view the native peoples he encountered?, As kind but naive people who were willing to give what they had freely
which of the following caused the movement described in the excerpt?
immigration
Stevens disagrees with those who oppose free public education because
it will result in increased taxes
which of the following is or are most similar to the statement in the excerpt?
kentucky and virginia resolutions
president Jackson's guiding principle to check "the injustices of government" was
limited government
the first free public education system in the united states began in which of the following colonies
masssachusets
which of the best explains why the American people were so supportive of the Monroe Doctrine?
nationalism
What was the context in which Mayhew was writing?
opposition to British rule of the colonies was increasing
In addition to his Farewell Address
part of Washington's legacy was that he , Established the precedent of a two-term limit
The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions were issued in reaction to the...
passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts.
the development of which of the following best demonstrates the growing power of the nativist movement in the mid-19th century?
political party
The development of commercial farming in the Old Northwest by the time this excerpt was written gave support
population growth in eastern cities
which of these groups would most strongly agree with stevens on this view of education?
protestant churches
Thomas Paine argued that all government officials
should derive their authority from popular consent
Under the Barbados slave code of 1661
slaves were, Denied the most fundamental rights
In the United States
support for the War of 1812 was the strongest from, frontier settlers who wanted land and protection from American Indians
Based on the voting patterns shown in the chart
support for the federal funding for internal improvements was strongest in, undeveloped regions
For the first time
the Stamp Act placed on the colonies a tax that was, direct
By going to war
the United States gained the territory labeled as the, Mexican Cession
Which of the following led the opposition to Bacon's Rebellion?
the colonial governor
Despite the success of tobacco in Virginia
the colony still faced problems and eventually became a, royal colony
Northerners were most upset by the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision because
the decision allowed slavery in the territories
According to Dickinson
the distinction between the Stamp Act and other previous laws Parliament passed was, Parliament had the power to pass taxes that were designed to regulate trade, not raise revenue
According to the passage
the final decision on whether a federal law or action was legal should be made by..., each state.
Which of the following is the best support for German's claim that the United States has "abundant cause for war"?
the impressment of US sailors
The activities of Coronado and other Spanish and Portuguese explorers in the Americas in the 16th century primarily depended on the support of
the monarchs
The primary audience that Las Casas hoped to influence by his writing was
the monarchs of Spain
According to Mayhew
the people should be willing to challenge abuses by the, king
In the two decades following Burleigh's comments
the portions of the United States most affected by immigration were the, lands west of the Appalachian Mountains
According to Mayhew
the power of the people to oppose the government comes from, God
Sojourner Truth strongly rejects criticisms of women that are based on which of the following
the teachings of religion
while calhoun and many other southerners disagreed with president jacksons opposition to nullification
they agreed with him on, his opposition to anti-slavery movement
John Dickinson defended the idea of no taxation without representation by arguing that
to tax people without their consent violated British law
which of the ifllowing groups held views most similar to the ideas expressed in this excerpt
transcendentalists
Which person would most strongly disagree with "We are all republicans
we are all federalists", Alex Hamilton
which of the following groups provided the greatest support for the Jackson's veto of the bank?
westerners
Based upon the excerpt and your knowledge
what conclusion can be drawn about the time period?, The goal of obtaining wealth and power was tantamount to exploration
Based on the information in this excerpt
what is Samuel Kercheval 's point of view toward Bacon and his followers?, They were frustrated men who were taking action because the government did not
Settlers of Connecticut River colony developed a document known as the Fundamental Orders
which Established a regime democratically controlled by "substantial" citizens
Jefferson's statement "that the minority possesses their equal rights
which equal law must protect" was supported by his actions with regard to, the alien and sedition acts
As described in the excerpt
which individual or body makes the final decision on whether a law is valid in a state?, states
Based on Coronado's observations
which of the following best describes Spanish efforts in Mexico in the mid-16th century?, Exploring lands new to them
According to the excerpt
which of the following does King George hold primarily responsible for the American revolt?, The traitorous views of some colonial leaders
According to Jefferson's address
which of the following should be relied on to protect equal rights for all people?, Laws
Based on the excerpt
which of the following would Tecumseh most likely have objected to?, The Louisiana Purchase
BAsed on the tone of the excerpt
which of the statements below best expresses German's position on declaring war in June 1812?, He opposed going to war because he did not believe the country was prepared for one
In the excerpt above
which quote best explains why Jackson chose to veto the re-charter of the Second Bank?, "Interests are identified with those of foreign stockholders"