Practice Jan 2014 U.S. History 1-25

Base your answer to question 17 on the poster below and on your knowledge of social studies. What happened as a result of offers like the one shown on this 1872 poster? "millions of acres Iowa & Nebraska (1) More Native American Indians on the Great Plains were forced onto reservations. (2) The government began to restrict the number of acres that people could buy. (3) The Great Plains states became the new center for manufacturing. (4) Missouri and Nebraska became new territories.

(1) More Native American Indians on the Great Plains were forced onto reservations.

Many Antifederalists opposed ratification of the Constitution until they were guaranteed (1) better protection of individual liberties (2) increased presidential authority to wage war (3) stricter control over state spending (4) expanded police powers

(1) better protection of individual liberties

Judicial review allows the Supreme Court to (1) determine the constitutionality of federal laws (2) approve nominations to the president's cabinet (3) oversee the financing of the lower federal courts (4) remove elected officials from office

(1) determine the constitutionality of federal laws

In the 1890s, calls for limiting immigration were largely the result of (1) nativist reactions toward southern and eastern Europeans (2) a desire to achieve cultural pluralism (3) the influence of industrialists (4) the adoption of a constitutional amendment

(1) nativist reactions toward southern and eastern Europeans

• Publication of The Liberator • Kansas-Nebraska Act • Dred Scott decision The events listed above all contributed to the (1) outbreak of the Civil War (2) formation of the policy of Manifest Destiny (3) passage of the Missouri Compromise (4) annexation of Texas

(1) outbreak of the Civil War

Base your answer to question 16 on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. — 14th amendment, Section 1, United States Constitution This amendment was adopted in 1868 primarily to (1) protect the rights of formerly enslaved persons (2) make it easier for immigrants to become citizens (3) extend suffrage to settlers on the Great Plains (4) require the federal government to pay the costs of Reconstruction

(1) protect the rights of formerly enslaved persons

Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois agreed that African Americans should (1) use education to gain opportunities (2) support a "Back to Africa" movement (3) take part in boycotts to end segregation (4) adopt a gradual approach to gain the right to vote

(1) use education to gain opportunities

The results of the French and Indian War (1754-1763) led to the independence movement in the thirteen colonies because the British (1) lost control of Canada and Florida (2) began imposing new taxes on the colonists (3) removed the Spanish threat to the colonists (4) opened the area west of the Appalachian Mountains to colonial settlers

(2) began imposing new taxes on the colonists

Base your answers to questions 14 and 15 on the quotation below and on your knowledge of social studies. ... In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. You have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend it." ... — President Abraham Lincoln, First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1861 President Lincoln made this statement in an effort to (1) urge Congress to spend money to buy the freedom of slaves (2) convince Southerners that he posed no threat to their way of life (3) offer to compromise his position regarding territorial expansion of slavery (4) persuade Americans that war between the North and South was unavoidable

(2) convince Southerners that he posed no threat to their way of life

The establishment of the Open Door policy (1899-1900) and the response to the Boxer Rebellion (1900) showed that the United States wanted to (1) curb Russian expansion (2) gain access to Chinese markets (3) build factories in the Far East (4) limit Asian immigration to the United States

(2) gain access to Chinese markets

A major reason for Commodore Matthew Perry's 1854 visit to Japan was to (1) prevent Japanese domination of the Pacific region (2) open United States trade relations with Japan (3) encourage immigration from Japan (4) establish a naval base in Japan

(2) open United States trade relations with Japan

Base your answers to questions 22 and 23 on the headlines below and on your knowledge of social studies. Spanish Ships On Our Coast Died in Fold Old Glory Source: New York Evening Journal, May 12, 1898 (adapted) These 1898 headlines are best understood as an example of (1) political advertising (2) yellow journalism (3) public opinion polling (4) isolationist policies

(2) yellow journalism

Base your answer to question 4 on the passage below and on your knowledge of social studies. ... We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,—That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government,... — Thomas Jefferson The purpose of this statement was to (1) urge support for the Albany Plan of Union (2)provide for declaring independence (3) criticize the Articles of Confederation (4) advocate obedience to Great Britain

(2)provide for declaring independence

The term muckraker was used during the Progressive Era to describe (1) dissatisfied workers who went on strike (2) Northerners who went South following the Civil War (3) investigative journalists who exposed societal problems (4) women who supported the Prohibition movement

(3) investigative journalists who exposed societal problems

One feature common to the foreign policies of Presidents George Washington, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson was that each wanted to (1) favor France in its conflict with Great Britain (2) secure new territory west of the Mississippi River (3) maintain neutrality during European conflicts (4) seek military alliances with neighboring countries

(3) maintain neutrality during European conflicts

Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act (1887) and the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) in response to (1) foreign influences on the United States economy (2) public demand for better roads (3) monopolistic practices that were harmful to small businesses (4) the failure of federal banks to provide loans toindividuals

(3) monopolistic practices that were harmful to small businesses

Which document was issued primarily to prevent European nations from future colonization in Latin America? (1) Jay Treaty (1795) (2) Alien and Sedition Acts (1798) (3) Embargo Act (1807) (4) Monroe Doctrine (1823)

(4) Monroe Doctrine (1823)

When President Lincoln made this speech,which step toward civil war had already taken place? (1) The Emancipation Proclamation had been issued. (2) Union troops had invaded several Southern states. (3) General Robert E. Lee had led an attack on Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. (4) Several Southern states had seceded from the Union.

(4) Several Southern states had seceded from the Union.

1 The development of a farming culture among pre- Columbian Native American Indians helped ensure (1) safety from neighboring tribes (2) the establishment of a nomadic lifestyle (3) the continuation of hunting and gathering (4) a more stable food supply

(4) a more stable food supply

2 During the colonial period, the economic development of the South was most directly dependent on the labor of (1) factory workers (2) wheat farmers (3) Irish immigrants (4) enslaved Africans

(4) enslaved Africans

During the late 1800s, the principles of Social Darwinism and laissez-faire economics were most closely associated with the interests of (1) farmers (2) coal miners (3) organizers of labor unions (4) owners of big businesses

(4) owners of big businesses

The purpose of these headlines was to build public support for (1) efforts to defend the Panama Canal (2) the annexation of Cuba (3) an end to the policy of imperialism (4) the war against Spain

(4) the war against Spain

At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the Great Compromise and the Three-fifths Compromise both involved the issue of how (1) new states would be created (2) states would be represented in the national government (3) the armed forces would be controlled (4) presidential elections would be conducted

2) states would be represented in the national government

Which principle of government is found in both the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution of the United States? (1) The right to vote must be guaranteed to all Americans. (2) Supreme Court justices should be elected by the people. (3) Governing power should be divided between different levels of government. (4) States have the right to secede from the Union.

3) Governing power should be divided between different levels of government.

What is the first step in adding an amendment to the United States Constitution? (1) approval by the president (2) review by the Supreme Court (3) vote by the people in a national referendum (4) passage by a two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress

4) passage by a two-thirds majority in both houses of Congress