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- 1. Multiple Choice
Which date on the this timeline represents the beginning of a permanent British presence in North America1565158716071620 - 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich Colony was established as a business venture?ConnecticutMassachusettsGeorgiaVirginia
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThe Treaty of Alliance of 1778 was signed by the U.S. and ________.SpainPortugalRussiaFrance
- 4. Multiple ChoiceWhich document directly influenced the first ten amendments to the Constitution of the U.S.?Mayflower CompactVirginia Declaration of RightsArticles of ConfederationEmancipation Proclamation
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe statement was issued by the Continental Congress because the British government did not allowcolonial business to support royal taxespowers of the colonial legislatures to increasecolonists to have representation in Parliamentlaws passed by Parliament to govern the colonies
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe initial French exploration of North America Resulted ineconomic opportunities in Floridacompetition with Spanish settlersplantations using slave laborcooperation with native groups
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich factor contributed to colonial victory in the American Revolution?Shortages of British troopsDisloyalty of British generalsLack of British popular supportWeakness of the British Navy
- 8. Multiple ChoiceWhich issue led to the development of the first political parties in the U.S.?abolition of slaveryWomen's suffrageExpansion of western territoryNational government powers
- 9. Multiple ChoiceCritics of Andrew Jackson's stand on the Second Bank of the United States accused him of abusing executive powers byignoring the contributions of political supportersusing the military against the Cherokee Nationusing the presidential veto to overrule Congressopposing federal funding of internal improvements
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich effect of the Civil War on the South is illustrated by this photographIndustrial pollutionEconomic devastationPolitical corruptionAgricultural destruction
- 11. Multiple ChoiceUprisings led by Nat Turner and Gabriel Prosser contributed to the Southern states' decision topass harsh fugitive slave lawsaccept the Missouri Compromiseenact Jim Crow legislationsupport the passing of higher tariffs
- 12. Multiple ChoiceIn the Gettysburg Address, President Abraham Lincoln rejected the idea that the country wasa federation of sovereign statesa society based on equalitycommitted to unity at any costfounded on democratic ideals
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe Battle of Gettysburg was a significant event of the Civil War because itcaused states to secede from the Unionwas the opening conflict of the warforced the surrender of the Southwas the turning point of the war
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich group helped Andrew Jackson become President the first time they could participate in an election?people allowed to vote without a poll taxNewly freed slaves from West Africapeople allowed to vote without owning propertyNaturalized immigrants from Eastern Europe
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhich man was a U.S. Senator who became the leader of the ConfederacyRobert E. LeeJefferson DavisNat TurnerStonewall Jackson
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThis statement expressed President Lincoln's plan forcreating a strategy for a Union victoryeliminating Jim Crow lawsconvincing Congress to abolish slaveryreadmitting the Confederate states
- 17. Multiple ChoiceOne major economic impact of the Civil War was theemergence of the South as a manufacturing centerincrease in the number of laborers relocating to the southstrengthening of the North and Midwestincrease in tariffs imposed on French and British
- 18. Multiple ChoiceThe Great Migration of the early 20th century refers to the movement ofEuropean immigrants to western citiesEuropean immigrants to northeastern citiesAfrican American from the south to northern citiesAfrican Americans from the midwest to eastern cities
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWhich individual helped found the Nation Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)?James MeredithW.E.B. DuBoisThurgood MarshallBooker T. Washington
- 20. Multiple ChoiceDuring World War II, the purpose of posters such as this was tomotivate American women to enter the work force in defense factoriesencourage civilians to become members of the armed forcesshow how Americans on the home front could contribute to the war effortpressure industries to dedicate their resources to war manufacturing
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