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Which factor contributed to the founding of new religious groups in the United States?
Freedoms listed in the Bill of Rights
Which event occurred as a result of General Cornwallis's surrender at the Battle of Yorktown?
Great Britain and the United States signed the Treaty of Paris.
According to the Northwest Ordinance, which condition did a U.S. territory have to meet in order to apply for statehood?
Have a population of sixty thousand free settlers
What was one effect of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?
Tensions among the populations of northern and southern states increased.
As towns are established . . . along the rivers Savannah and Alatamaha, they will make such a barrier as will render the southern frontier of the British Colonies on the Continent of America, safe from Indian and other enemies. Which human geographic factor most likely prompted this observation
The Spanish lands came close to the British clonies
Which grievance from the Declaration of Independence is addressed by the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
"For depriving us in many cases, of the benefits of Trial by Jury . . ."
1. To convert American Indians in the Southwest to Catholicism 2. To cultivate cash crops in the Chesapeake Bay area 3. To extract precious metals from mines in present-day Mexico 4. To profit from fur trading in the Great Lakes region Which of these describes the primary reason for French colonization?
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Colonists were barred from producing finished goods. Colonists were to provide raw materials for England. Social Studies Page 11 Colonial imports had to be first shipped to England. How did opposition to this system affect the economy of the early republic?
A free enterprise system was adopted.
The great idea in Article V [of the Constitution] is that change requires two elements: . . . national agreement, as well as agreement in most of the states, that an urgent problem exists that cannot be remedied by the courts, legislatures or Congress. —Mary Frances Berry, The New York Times, September 13, 1987 This author is expressing her opinion about?
Amending the constitution
Which constitutional issue led to the Nullification Crisis of 1832?
Do states have the power to declare a federal law unconstitutional?
How did southern states respond to the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment?
By imposing requirements designed to deny African Americans the right to vote
Which outcome best completes this diagram Sectionalism States' rights Slavery
Civil War
Resolved, that the taxation of the people by themselves, or by persons chosen by themselves to represent them . . . is the only security against a burdensome taxation . . . —Virginia Stamp Act Resolutions, May 30, 1765 Social Studies Page 16 Which statement best explains why this resolution was adopted?
Colonists were opposed to colonial laws being created only by Parliament.
With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations. —President Abraham Lincoln, second inaugural address, March 4, 1865 24 Which leadership quality does President Lincoln best demonstrate in this address?
Compassion — He wants to help those who suffered during the Civil War.
1850 - 92,597 1860- 379,994 Which factor contributed most to the population change shown in this table
Discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill
Reasons for Building Up the U.S. Military American Indian attacks on the frontier Conflicts with Barbary pirates in North Africa Which reason best completes the diagram?
F Requirements of an alliance with France
Which chart correctly identifies reasons for and against ratification of the proposed U.S. Constitution?
For: The proposed document increases the power of the national government. Against: The proposed document lacks a bill of rights.
What was one result of the election of Andrew Jackson in 1828?
Increased levels of voter participation
What impact did this innovation have on daily life?
It became a major method of long-distance communication for many years.
Are you willing to . . . elect to all offices of Honor, Profit, or Trust, none but native born citizens of America, of this country to the exclusion of all foreigners . . . ? —Examiner's questions for admittance to the Know-Nothing Party, 1854 Which inference about the Know-Nothing Party is supported by the excerpt above?
Its members blamed Irish immigrants for taking away jobs.
Responsibility: Second President of the United States • Courage: Defending Redcoats at the Boston Massacre Trial • Perseverance: Negotiating the Treaty of Paris This list refers to the contributions of which Founding Father?
John Adams
Which action is one part of the official path to U.S. citizenship through the naturalization process?
Passing a U.S. civics exam
The] ? consisted of several kinds of activity, distinguished by locale and expression of religious commitment. In New England, the renewed interest in religion inspired a wave of social activism. In western New York, the spirit of revival encouraged the emergence of new denominations. In the Appalachian region of Kentucky and Tennessee, the revival strengthened the Methodists and the Baptists, and spawned a new form of religious expression—the camp meeting. Which term best completes this excerpt?
Second Great Awakening
All men are created equal, says the great Declaration and now a great act attests this verity. Today we make the Declaration a reality. . . . The Declaration was only half established by Independence. The greatest duty remained behind. In assuring the equal rights of all we complete the work. —Senator Charles Sumner, 1870 Social Studies Page 14 What is the "great act" referred to by Senator Sumner in this excerpt?
The addition of Hiram Rhodes Revels to the U.S. Senate
Which phrase best represents the U.S. principle of republicanism?
The creation of a Congress to carry out the will of the people
What is one reason the star spangled banner has endured for so many years?
The song celebrates a patriotic act from the past.
How did the Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia affect American Indians?
The state ignored the ruling and distributed Cherokee lands to white settlers.
How were former Confederate leaders treated under the Radical Reconstruction plan?
They were denied the ability to obtain political positions.
Brook Farm community members practiced plain living according to transcendentalist philosophy. • The Amana Colonies established a network of villages with an agricultural base. • Shakers practiced communal living, pacifism, and gender equality. The communities in this list were established in America during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. What did they have in common?
They were devoted to creating ideal societies.
Who contributed to the development of political parties in the United States?
Thomas Jefferson And Alexander Hamilton
We whose names are underwritten . . . do by these presents solemnly and mutually in the presence of God, and one of another, covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick, for our better Ordering and Preservation, and Furtherance of the Ends aforesaid: And by Virtue hereof do enact, constitute and frame, such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions, and Officers, from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general Good of the Colony; unto which we promise all due Submission and Obedience. —Mayflower Compact, 1620 For what reason did a group of colonists agree to this compact?
To form a social contract for themselves
The American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European Power What was the main reason President Monroe made this statement?
To prevent European intervention in countries near the United States
What reason did President James K. Polk give when he asked Congress to declare war against Mexico
To stop Mexican attacks against U.S. territory
With [Lucretia] Mott and three other women, Elizabeth [Cady Stanton] spearheaded the first women's rights convention in Seneca Falls in July 1848. At this gathering, she presented their Declaration of Rights and Sentiments, a document she composed. The Declaration and its 11 resolutions demanded social and political equality for all women, including its most controversial claim, the right to ? . —Judith E. Harper, "Biography," from Resources for the Film Not for Ourselves Alone, PBS Which of the following best completes this excerpt?
Vote
Why did slavery become a widespread practice in the United States during the early nineteenth century?
Why did slavery become a widespread practice in the United States during the early nineteenth century?
The geographic factors in this table led primarily to the —
development of different economies in the two region
In the 1630s, Thomas Hooker and Roger Williams disagreed with the religious leaders of Massachusetts. These disagreements were resolved when Hooker and Williams
left Massachusetts and established new colonies
That instrument [the Constitution] meant that its co-ordinate branches should be checks on each other. But the opinion which gives to the judges the right to decide what laws are constitutional, and what not, not only for themselves in their own sphere of action, but for the legislature & executive also in their spheres, would make the judiciary a despotic branch. —Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Abigail Adams, September 11, 1804 14 This excerpt supports the conclusion that Jefferson disagreed with —
the Supreme Court's power of judicial review
We can give employment to from 50 to 100 girls, at the usual wages paid in this place. Our custom is to pay to new hands one dollar per week, & board in the Weaving & Dressing Rooms, & one dollar & a half & board, in the Carding & Spinning Rooms, until they can tend the Machines without assistance. After that they are paid for all the work they can get off. . . . The economic growth demonstrated by this recruitment letter was primarily a result of —
the new production methods of industrialization
Which box lists three factors that contributed most to the rapid industrialization and urbanization of the United States?
•Investment capital • New means of transport • Large labor force
