What are unalienable rights? (pg 22)

Rights that government cannot take away

Rights that government takes away

Government is needed to promote equality

The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of ____________ between the Old World and the New World.

products, ideas, plants, animals and diseases

The French and Indian War was was fought between the

The French and Indians against the British and the colonists.

French and British against the Indians

What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?

Colonists were banned from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

Colonists were encouraged to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.

The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War.

The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists.

Why did Parliament create the Stamp Act?

The British Parliament wanted the colonists to pay for the costs of the French and Indian War

The British Parliament wanted to build new cities and thought the colonists would like to help pay.

The British Parliament was mad at the colonists for drinking too much tea.

· Common Sense was a pamphlet Thomas Paine published to distribute in the colonies to...

influence more people to join the independence movement.

explain to Britain why they should end the quartering act

How did technological innovations like the telephone and railroads contribute to economic development?

they helped create a national market

they reinforced the theory of laissez-faire

they attracted more immigrants to the United States

they led to the rise of labor unions

Which of these statements about the Bill of Rights is TRUE?

It was added to the Constitution after ratification.

It is part of the Declaration of Independence.

It was added to the Constitution before ratification.

How does a system of checks and balances protect against abuse of power?

It gives each branch powers over other branches.

It divides government responsibilities into three branches.

It creates separate governments for countries and states/provinces.

In order to get a consensus between anti-federalists and federalist to be able to forward on the Constitution, James Madison advocated for a Bill of Rights. What was the purpose of the Bill of Rights for citizens of the United States?

Protects individuals from the government.

Gives a path to citizenship for immigrants.

Gives civil rights to minorities.

One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________.

The inability of Congress to tax.

The inability of Congress to create a postal service

The ability of Congress to declare war.

The ability of Congress to create courts.

How did the French and Indian War lead to the American Revolution?

The British taxes colonists to repay war debt

The British lost their colonies to France

Native Americans were given citizenship

What did the First Continental Congress decide to do?

boycott trade with Britain and start training troops for war

Which was not an issue that the Continental Army had under General Washington?

unfamiliar with geography and terrain

soldiers only enlisted for short periods of time

What was the purpose of this image?

convince American colonists to unite against England

convince England that the colonists were weak

convince Spain that they should help the colonists

convince France that they should help the colonists

Which is true about the Constitutional Convention?

Smaller states favored equal representation

Bigger states favored equal representation

Smaller states favored representation based on population

Bigger states favored federalism

Why did colonists use "no taxation without representation" as a slogan?

to have a voice in government about taxes

the make Native Americans pay taxes too

to encourage others to pay the taxes enforced by Parliament

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 required

All Native Americans to move to the west of the Mississippi River

Universities to be established to educate Native Americans

All Native Americans to leave the Oklahoma territory and move to Texas

“Jacksonian Democracy” can BEST be described as

a system of government in which even poorer white men have a voice in their government.

government that favors an elite few.

representative government in which property owners are the only ones that vote.

democracy based on equality, regardless of social standing, gender or race.

Which of the following statements MOST accurately describes Lewis and Clark’s contribution to westward expansion?

“Their brave journey opened our eyes and gave U.S. leaders vision for occupying the Pacific Northwest.”

“While it may have cost them their lives, their brave stand at the Alamo helped secure the freedom of Texas and eventually open the entire southwest to U.S. expansion.”

"Thanks to their gold discovery, California did not have to wait as long as it would have for statehood."

"Their defeat of the Cherokee eliminated the threat of Native Americans attacking white settlers thereby opening up the 'West.'"

The Monroe Doctrine was meant to

protect U.S. interests in the Americas from European threats.

invite European nations to establish settlements in the Louisiana Territory.

end negotiations with the French over western territories.

invited European nations to establish settlements in the LA Territory.

“The position of the United States is quite clear. If any foreign power attempts to claim territory in the Americas, this nation will view such action as an act of aggression. No longer is this hemisphere a land to be conquered by European tyrants.” U.S. Public Official, 1820 The above quote is MOST LIKELY referring to

the Declaration of Independence

What impact did the cotton gin have on the South's economy?

it increased the South's dependence on slave labor

It decreased the South's dependence on foreign trade.

It led to the end of the plantation system.

It made the South more industrialized than the North.

Which of the following best describes a typical complaint that a South Carolinian might have about the federal government during the Nullification Crisis of the 1830s?

The federal government is trying to infringe on the laws and rights of the individual states.

The federal government is trying to stop individual states from trading with one another.

The federal government is trying to deny South Carolina representation in the Senate.

The federal government is trying to put an end to the plantation system in South Carolina.

What did Jackson do that ended the nullification crisis?

threatened to use the Army to enforce the law

burned down every home in South Carolina

Semester 1 Review

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

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.
--Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence, 1776
What is the purpose of the document?

Guarantee rights to the people

Establish a new government

Proclaim colonial independence from Britain

Abolish slavery in the United States

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Based on evidence from the map, which best describes the southern economy in colonial America?

large manufacturing and industrial centers

agriculturally based

totally self sufficient

dependent on trade from France

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The system of trade seen in the image is often referred to as

Manifest Destiny

Columbian Exchange

Transcendentalism

Middle Passage

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The colonies in yellow belong to what region? (pg 15)

New England Colonies

Middle Colonies

Southern Colonies

France

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The colonies in green belong to what region? (pg 15)

New England Colonies

Middle Colonies

Southern Colonies

France

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The colonies in red belong to what region? (pg 15)

New England Colonies

Middle Colonies

Southern Colonies

France

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the Stamp Act tax? (pg 20)

paper and documents

houses

farm animals

imports

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90 questions

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.
--Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence, 1776
What is the purpose of the document?

Based on evidence from the map, which best describes the southern economy in colonial America?

The system of trade seen in the image is often referred to as

The colonies in yellow belong to what region? (pg 15)

The colonies in green belong to what region? (pg 15)

The colonies in red belong to what region? (pg 15)

What did the Stamp Act tax? (pg 20)

The Townshend Acts put taxes on _________. (pg 20)

What are unalienable rights? (pg 22)

What are the three inalienable rights that all people have? (pg 22)

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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.--Thomas Jefferson, Declaration of Independence, 1776What is the purpose of the document?

Based on evidence from the map, which best describes the southern economy in colonial America?

The system of trade seen in the image is often referred to as

The colonies in yellow belong to what region? (pg 15)

The colonies in green belong to what region? (pg 15)

The colonies in red belong to what region? (pg 15)

What did the Stamp Act tax? (pg 20)

The Townshend Acts put taxes on _________. (pg 20)

What are unalienable rights? (pg 22)

What are the three inalienable rights that all people have? (pg 22)

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