2025 SS Practice TCAP

What was an important purpose of the Albany Congress meeting?

• to encourage unity for colonial defense

• to argue for reduced tariffs on foreign imports

• to encourage the creation of a military draft

• to argue for an end to the use of slave labor in the colonies

The Albany Congress was a meeting of representatives from how many British American colonies?

• Five

• Six

• Seven

• Eight

The Albany Congress proposed the ______ Plan of Union.

• New York

• Albany

• Colonial

• British

Based on the source, which two issues are the colonists asking the British king to address?

• restricting freedom of religion in the colonies

• refusing to support the adoption of local taxes

• violating the rights and privileges of citizens

• ending slavery in the colonies

• paying taxes without colonial consent

Fill in the blank: The Resolutions of the Continental Congress, 1765, emphasize that no taxes should be imposed on the colonies without their own _______.

• approval

• consent

• knowledge

• representation

Which phrase best completes the diagram about the Northwest Ordinance?

• Prohibited the use of slaves

• Created new private schools

• Used the income tax system

• Prohibited private land ownership

Which development most directly led to the growth of the industrial economy of the North?

• adoption of the factory system

• regulation of the railroad industry

• adoption of modern farming methods

• regulation of commercial steamships

In 1832, more than how many German immigrants arrived in the U.S.?

• 5,000

• 10,000

• 15,000

• 20,000

Fill in the blank: Land seizures, unemployment, and the German Revolution of 1848 influenced the desire to leave ______.

• France

• Italy

• Germany

• Spain

What was the most likely goal for the building of the Erie Canal?

• to increase the power of the federal government

• to prevent westward expansion

• to reduce military conflicts with native peoples

• to promote increased trade