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Which supplies did Sacagawea help Lewis and Clark acquire in the early 1800s?

A
guns
B
maps
C
food
D
horses
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During the First Great Awakening, several universities were founded to

A
train more ministers.
B
disprove scientific findings.
C
counteract religious teachings.
D
train missionaries to convert others.
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Whose defeat at the 1755 Battle of Fort Duquesne sparked the French and Indian War?

A
the Huron
B
the Spanish
C
the French
D
the British
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Which best describes the outcome of the XYZ Affair in the late 1790s?

A
The US and France entered into a trade agreement.
B
The US provided millions of dollars in loans to France.
C
The US officially declared war on France.
D
The US and France engaged in an undeclared naval war.
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In colonial America, who were the Sons of Liberty?

A
a group of workers and shopkeepers who organized to protest British taxes
B
a group of politicians who drafted a petition to protest British taxes
C
a group of protesters in Boston who were killed by British soldiers
D
a group of delegates who represented the colonists in Parliament
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Because of Britain’s economic policy of mercantilism, the thirteen American colonies were

A
permitted to sell raw materials and finished goods.
B
not permitted to find and sell raw materials.
C
not permitted to manufacture many finished goods.
D
permitted to buy raw materials and finished goods
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What type of work did enslaved people in the New England colonies most likely perform?

A
labor on plantations
B
labor for Quaker landowners
C
labor in coal or mineral mines
D
labor as artisans or dockhands
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A political motive for the Alien and Sedition Acts was to

A
increase the number of immigrants who voted.
B
elect a Republican president.
C
keep the Federalists in power.
D
motivate the country to support France.
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A provision of the Treaty of 1818 that expanded the United States also

A
gave the US sole control of the Oregon Country.
B
gave the US sole control of West Florida.
C
set the US-Canada border at the 49th parallel.
D
set the US-Spain border in Cuba.
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Which of the following best describes the status of the Virginia Company by 1624?

A
It was a financial success and it expanded.
B
It could not make steady profits and faced bankruptcy.
C
It had more settlers than it could transport to Jamestown.
D
It made a lasting peace with Powhatan American Indians.
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Which option correctly lists North America’s first Paleo-Indian cultures in the order in which they developed?

A
Plano, Folsom, Clovis
B
Folsom, Clovis, Plano
C
Clovis, Folsom, Plano
D
Plano, Clovis, Folsom
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In England during the 1600s, the Society of Friends was persecuted for beliefs that included

A
opposition to religion.
B
support of France.
C
opposition to war.
D
support of slavery.
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The Monroe Doctrine stated that the United States would not get involved in

A
revolutions in Spain.
B
Russian conflicts in Europe.
C
European conflicts in Latin America.
D
revolutions in Mexico.
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The Marquis de Lafayette helped George Washington during the American Revolution by

A
capturing British forts along the Mississippi River.
B
refusing to participate in the siege of Yorktown.
C
convincing France to send 6,000 soldiers to help the colonists.
D
volunteering to join the British Army as a spy.
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The First Continental Congress suggested that colonists boycott British goods in 1774 to protest

A
the Stamp Act.
B
elections held in England.
C
unfair treatment of their representatives.
D
unfair taxes and the Intolerable Acts.
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The Tenth Amendment protects the powers of

A
the judicial system.
B
the legislative branch.
C
the federal government.
D
state governments.
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Which did the Treaty of Paris recognize?

A
French control of Canada
B
American independence from Great Britain
C
the American right to imprison British loyalists
D
Spanish control of the Mississippi River
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