Spring Benchmark Review

The Virginia House of Burgesses created a representative government in which they were able to hold the government accountable. Which principle of government does this best represent?

• Separation of Powers

• Federalism

• Checks and Balances

If the Spanish came to spread religion and find gold, the English came to escape religious persecution why did the French come?

• Establish trading ports to participate in the fur trade

• To map the coast of Texas

• To fight the Native Americans

• To participate in the American Revolution

During the American Revolution mercantilism was part of the causes of the American Revolution, which two were examples of mercantilist acts or responses

• Navigation Acts

• Boston Massacre

• Boston Tea Party

• Intolerable Acts

• Quartering Act

During the American Revolution Thomas Paine wrote common sense encouraging people to fight, John Locke wrote unalienable rights such as what?

• The British are coming

• Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness

• That all men are created equal

• Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Property

What two conclusions were determined when creating the 3/5ths compromises? Choose two

• Slaves were not equal to white people

• Population of the south will increase

• It allowed for larger states to have slavery

• It admitted California as a free state

The bill of rights is composed of individual liberties due to limited government, what does the 8th Amendment protect? choose two

• Prevents the courts from passing excessive bails (Fines)

• Allows for freedom of Religion

• It allows the federal government and state government to share power

• Prevents the courts from passing cruel and unusual punishments

The first amendment can pass laws to establish a national religion

• True

• False

When it comes down to the Louisiana Purchase who had more power the President (Thomas Jefferson) or congress

• The President

• Congress

Hamilton and the federalist wanted to maintain credit by paying off national debt using a national bank. What did Jefferson and the anti-federalist want? select two

• Believed the national bank was bad and it ignored the agriculture industry

• Believed the national bank was constitutional

• Believed that the national bank was good and favored agriculture

• Believed the National Bank was against the Constitution

What did the Monroe Doctrine do?

• Protected the Eastern hemisphere from European Colonization

• Protected the Eastern hemisphere from Latin Colonization

• Protected the Western hemisphere from European colonization

• Protected the Western hemisphere from Latin Colonization