Review

Which statement about the British colonial policy of mercantilism is most accurate?

• Raw materials from the colonies were shipped to England.

• England encouraged the colonies to seek independence.

• The colonies were required to send manufactured goods to Europe.

• The British opposed the use of slave labor in the colonies.

The Monroe Doctrine (1823) established the United States foreign policy that

• provided foreign aid to developing nations

• opposed the creation of new colonies in Latin America

• led directly to the Civil War

• encouraged expansion into East Asia

At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the Great Compromise and the Three-fifths Compromise both involved the issue of how

• new states would be created

• sates would be represented in the national government

• the armed forces would be controlled

• presidential elections would be conducted

Which protection in the Bill of Rights is most directly related to the 1735 trial of John Peter Zenger?

• freedom of the press

• right to bear arms

• ban on unreasonable searches

• freedom from double jeopardy

The principles of government that Thomas Jefferson included in the Declaration of Independence were most influenced by

• John Locke’s social contract theory

• Adam Smith’s ideas of free enterprise

• Louis XIV’s belief in divine right

• William Penn’s views on religious toleration

What economic change resulted from the transportation revolution before the Civil War?

• The federal government began to regulate new businesses.

• Trade between the United States and Europe was sharply reduced.

• The system of slavery on southern plantations began to disappear.

• The Northeast became better connected to the western section of the country.