Unit Test — Cumulative exam Answers

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State governments have the power to

A
regulate interstate trade.
B
establish local governments.
C
declare war.
D
negotiate treaties.
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Under the leadership of William Pitt the Elder,

A
France won the French and Indian War.
B
Britain won the French and Indian War.
C
Britain gained control of the Louisiana Territory.
D
France gained control of the Louisiana Territory.
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Which best defines the concept of popular sovereignty?

A
US citizens giving the government power
B
US citizens serving on juries
C
US citizens providing checks and balances
D
US citizens revising the Constitution
4

Which action is an example of discrimination against Jewish people?

A
governments requiring Jewish business owners to pay taxes
B
Jewish immigrants forming close-knit communities
C
parents enrolling their children in Jewish schools
D
Germans moving Jewish people to ghettos after invading Poland
5

What ability did Alexander Hamilton want the national bank to have?

A
the ability to loan money to private citizens
B
the ability to issue foreign currency
C
the ability to issue different types of money for businesses
D
the ability to lend money to the federal government
6

One of the reasons Henry Clay believed that a national bank was needed was to

A
levy an import tax.
B
improve urban markets.
C
connect the nation’s regions.
D
stabilize prices.
7

Prior to the development of slavery in the American colonies, what type of conditions would indentured servants agree to?

A
They had to pay for their room and board.
B
They agreed to find their replacement when finished.
C
They worked until their debt was paid off.
D
They paid a high price to be transported to the colonies.
8

Which of the following best states Thomas Jefferson’s attitude toward the conflict between Great Britain and France?

A
He refused to support either side.
B
He supported military action against both sides.
C
He supported the British.
D
He supported the French.
9

What put the United States in the middle of tensions between Britain and France in the early 1800s?

A
land disputes
B
trade disputes
C
border disputes
D
tax disputes
10

Which of the following colonial leaders helped form a Franco-American alliance in 1778?

A
General Burgoyne
B
Benjamin Franklin
C
Lord Dunmore
D
General Washington
11

Who commissioned the Lewis and Clark expedition in 1804?

A
Alexander Hamilton
B
Chief Little Turtle
C
Thomas Jefferson
D
Arthur St. Clair
12

According to the Fourth Amendment, what must the government do to legally search a person’s property?

A
have a search warrant
B
call the police
C
tell the person first
D
have a guilty verdict
13

How do the three branches of the US government limit each other’s powers?

A
through popular sovereignty and federalism
B
through the House and Senate
C
through amendments and articles
D
through checks and balances
14

Which group worked to improve labor conditions in the early 1800s?

A
the Shakers
B
the Perfectionists
C
the abolitionists
D
the Lowell Mill girls
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In the 1820s, the United States was concerned about European ambitions in the Americas because it feared Europe wanted to

A
conquer the United States.
B
conquer new Latin American republics.
C
become allies with Russia.
D
become allies with Mexico.
17

How did immigration to the United States from Europe change between 1840 and 1850?

A
It decreased by half.
B
It decreased by a third.
C
It more than tripled.
D
It increased tenfold.
18

Which of the following best describes how enslaved people were treated on ships during the Middle Passage?

A
They were chained together and unable to move.
B
They were given duties and long work hours.
C
They were well fed to get stronger.
D
They were given limited access to the upper deck.
19

Which of the following allowed the United States and Spain to divide the remainder of North America in 1819?

A
the Treaty of Ghent
B
the Monroe Doctrine
C
the Adams-Onís Treaty
D
the Louisiana Purchase
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The Supreme Court’s ruling in McCulloch v. Maryland, that federal law is superior to state law, directly influenced which case?

A
Marbury v. Madison
B
United States v. Stevens
C
United States v. Simms
D
Gibbons v. Ogden

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