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The Federalist Party headed by Alexander Hamilton
1,2,4
The international incident known as the XYZ Affair involved
A French foreign minister's demand for a bride before he would meet with an American delegation
During the antebellum era, which of the following groups shared the most similar experience with that described in the excerpt above
American Indians
Which of the following best explains why the many state governments in the north continue to restrict African American citizenship during the antebellum era
Anti-black is sentiments persisted in popular politics and culture
The sentiments expressed by Columbus in the excerpt above best support which future Spanish goal
Attempting to change American Indians beliefs and worldviews
In the passage above Columbus most likely mentioned American Indians interest in glass beads and weapons
Because it exemplified the very different world view of American Indians
What was the most effective long-term response of African slaves to the treatment depicted in the image above?
Cultural and linguistic adaptations to achieve a degree of cultural preservation and autonomy
In which of the following areas did regional interests and perspectives have the LEAST impact on national policy?
D) American Indian policy
This excerpt above best exemplifies which of the following historical developments or processes in the first half of American history?
D) Resistance from state governments in the North and the South at different times to federal attempts to assert authority over them
the passage above was most likely written in response to
Ethnic and religious diversity of Maryland
The passage above from a 16th-century British source best demonstrates
European belief in white superiority to justify subjugation of Africans.
The opening of canals and new roads in the United States, as depicted in the map above, had the LEAST impact on which of the following
European immigration to the United States
which of the following most directly resulted from the arrival of american crops in the old world
European population growth
Which of the following groups would most likely have supported the arguments in the excerpt above?
Federalists in the 1790s
In the peace arrangements that ended the Seven Years' War,
France surrendered all of it's territorial claims to North America
the ideas expressed in the passage above most clearly show the influence of which of the following
Greater religious independence in the colonies
The beliefs and concerns expressed in the excerpt above most immediately resulted in which of the following?
Increased intensity and destructiveness in European-American Indian warfare
The immediate reason for Bacon's Rebellion was
Indian attacks on frontier settlements
Which of the following was NOT a provision of the Paris Peace Treaty ending the American Revolution?
Louisiana was returned to French control
The concerns articulated by Dorothea Dix in the excerpt above were most similar to those of
Progressives in the early 1900s
The maps above are best seen as evidence of the
Regional basis of early American political parties
One of the purposes of the 1773 Tea Act was to
Save the British East India Company from financial ruin
During the 1790s disagreements in which area were least responsible for the emergence of political parties
Slavery
The proposals outlined in the excerpt above are most similar to the prior approach of which European country toward American Indians in the 1600s and 1700s?
Spain
Some of the concerns expressed in the passage above were best echoed in the legislative reforms supported by which of the following political parties?
The Democratic-Republicans
As shown in the map above, the national system of roads and canals most closely linked which regions' economies together
The East and the Midwest
The excerpt above was most likely a response to which of the following?
The abolitionist criticism of the treatment of slaves in the South
All of the following contributed to the coming of the War of 1812 EXCEPT
The armed confrontation between U.S. and British forces along the Maine-Canada border
The sentiments expressed in the excerpt above were most directly a result of which of the following?
The development of strict racial categories among British colonists
The excerpt above is most clearly a response to
The failure of the Constitution to define the relationship between American Indian tribes and the federal government
The ideas expressed in the passage above most clearly show the influence of which of the following?
The growth of an Atlantic economy with a shared labor market
What contributed most to the process illustrated in the maps above?
The over cultivation of land in the Southeast
Which of the following antebellum-era historical developments was least likely to have spurred efforts such as those described in the excerpt above?
The progress toward a unified new national culture
The ideas expressed in the excerpt above can best be understood in the context of debates over
The relationship between the federal government and state governments
By the eve of the Civil War sentiments such as those express in the proslavery argument most clearly form the basis for
The southern defense of slavery as a positive good
The most devastating impact of the Spanish conquest and exploration was
The subjugation of American Indians
During the late 1700s which of the following was the most difficult challenge for most American Indian groups
Treaty disputes and the seizure of Indian lands
The Whisky Rebellion among the frontier farmers of western Pennsylvania ended when
Washington sent an army to put down the revolt
the founding fathers failed to eliminate slavery because
a fight over slavery might
The arguments expressed in the passage above most clearly warn against the perceived dangers of
a strong central government
The first Great Awakening
all of the above.
The disunity that existed in the colonies before the French and Indian War can be attributed to
all of this
The author's sentiments in the excerpt above can best be understood as
an expression of Southern pride in the institution of slavery.
The colony of Georgia was founded
as a defensive buffer for the valuable Carolinas
The efforts described in the excerpt above can best be understood in the context of
attempts to match democratic political ideals with social realities.
the map above indicated the encomienda system was least developed in which if the following areas
california
early Pennsylvania was also referred to as
city upon a hill
passage of the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act
convinced many colonists that the British were trying to take away their historic liberty
the most divisive portion of alexander hamilton
creation of Bank of US
The excerpt above was most clearly written in response to
debates over the ratification of the United States Constitution
Spain's dreams of empire began to fade with the
defeat of the Spanish Armada by the British
The first textile workers in America were primarily
farmers' daughters from Lowell Mills
the excerpt above most clearly reflects the
fears many people had of centralized federal power
the primary economic pursuit of early settlers in new france was
fur trapping
In the new continental economy, each region specialized in a particular economic activity: the South _________ for export; the West grew grains and livestock to feed _________; and the East _________ for the other two regions.
grew cotton, eastern factory workers, made machines and textiles
One feature of the American economy that strained the relationship between the colonies and Britain was the
growing desire of Americans to trade with other nations in addition to Britain
Which of the following did NOT result from the Supreme Court ruling above or similar rulings by the Supreme Court in the early 1800s?
he promotion of regional interests over national concerns
A major strength of the Articles of Confederation was its
ideal to create united nations
based on the map above, what was the primary reason for the growth of the Columbian exchange
improvements in technology and more organized methods for conducting international trade
Most immigrants to the Chesapeake colonies in the seventeenth century came as
indentured servants
as a result of the process illustrated above, what major shift occurred in the spanish colonies' encomienda system
indian labor was gradually replaced with african slavery
in his farewell address of 1796 George Washington
indicated his belief
andrew jackson quote
john c calhoun
The reason slavery flourished in the Southern English colonies and not in New England is
most New England farms were too small for slaves to be economically necessary or viable, whereas in the South the cultivation of staple crops such as rice and tobacco on large plantations necessitated the use of large numbers of indentured servants or slaves
according to anne hutchinson, a dissenter in Massachusetts Bay
need not bother to obey the laws of God or man.
most early railroads in the United States were built in the
north
the great Irish immigration of the 1840s was predominantly stimulated by
potato famine
The Proclataion of 1763
prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains
In the British North American colonies at the end of the 17th century, the ideas expressed in the passage above led to the emergence of significant
racial stereotyping and the development of strict racial categories.
the debate between the supporters and critics of the Articles of confederation
reconcile states' rights with strong national government
Unlike Separatists, the Puritans
remained members of the church of england
the Connecticut compromise settled the Constitutional convention deadlocked over
repesentation in congress
after his first voyage, and as demonstrated by the name he called the Native American believed that he had
sailed to the outskirts of the East Indies
the early years at jamestown were mainly characterized by
starvation, disease, and frequent Indian raids
European contact with Native Americans led to
the deaths of millions of Native Americans, who had little resistance to European diseases.
Parliament claimed the right to tax and legislate England's American colonies whenever it desired, without direct American representation in Parliament through the passage of
the declaratory act
The arguments in the excerpt above are best understood in the context of
the emergence of African American abolitionist movements
For those Africans who were sold into slavery, the "middle passage" can be best described as
the gruesome ocean voyage to America
The most ethnically diverse region of colonial America was ____, whereas ____ was the least ethnically diverse.
the middle colonies, New England
The canal building period of the 1820s resulted primarily from.
the need for an economical method of shipping farm goods from the Western states and territories directly to .
The ideas expressed in the passage above most directly led to political controversies over (Maryland Act Concerning Religion)
the spread of European Enlightenment ideas
The expansion of the U.S. transportation network by 1837, as shown in the map above, benefitted MOST from which of the following technological advances
the steam engine
By 1810, the most insistent demand for a declaration of war against Britain came from.
the west and south
As a consequence of the new European crops and livestock brought to America as part of the Colombian Exchange illustrated below,
there were far-reaching effects on native settlement patterns as well as on economic, social, and political developments
the purpose of the spoil system under Andrew Jackson was
to reward political supporters with public office
the process illustrated in the map above
triggered extensive demographic and social change
In Puritan doctrine the elect were also referred to as
visible saints
the treaty of ghent signaled the end of the
war of 1812
The Spanish and other European powers frequently justified the approach depicted in the image above on the basis of
white superiority
