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How did the Judiciary Act of 1789 change the Supreme Court?

A
It created the power of judicial review.
B
It gave it the power to hear special cases.
C
It increased the original number of justices.
D
It set up a new way to appoint justices.
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Which of the following arguments did Thomas Paine include in Common Sense?

A
Colonists should not have to pay taxes to the British.
B
All types of government are unreasonable.
C
A monarchy is a dangerous form of government.
D
The British should overthrow their king.
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In the 1800s, Charles Grandison Finney spoke out

A
against the role of religion in American society.
B
in favor of using excitement to promote religion.
C
against the spread of the revival movement.
D
in favor of improving conditions for women workers.
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People who journeyed to the West moved quickly through mountain passes to avoid traveling

A
through rainstorms, which made trails slick and wet.
B
in the dark, which made it difficult to follow the trail.
C
in large groups, which could attract attacks by Indigenous people.
D
through the first snows of winter, which could trap a party.
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How did the timing of General Washington’s attack on Trenton help ensure a colonial victory?

A
He attacked in the winter, when armies usually did not fight.
B
He chose a day when the British army was marching on a nearby town.
C
He attacked when French officials were supplying the Continental army.
D
He chose a day when the British would not be expecting to fight.
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Under the Articles of Confederation, what was needed in order to pass an amendment?

A
the votes of all thirteen states
B
the votes of nine states
C
the votes of half of the states
D
the votes of three states
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Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress was unable to improve the economy because it did not have the

A
power to regulate inflation.
B
power to stop foreign goods.
C
backing of the executive branch..
D
ability to create new states.
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What effect did Zebulon Pike’s explorations have on the settlement of the American West?

A
Pike helped establish the Wilderness Road.
B
Pike’s explorations established the Oregon Trail.
C
Pike’s findings encouraged settlers to move to the Southwest.
D
Pike led settlers into what is now the Pacific Northwest.
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Which of the following occurred before the Second Continental Congress met in May of 1775?

A
The colonies began fighting against Britain.
B
The colonies declared their independence.
C
George Washington forced the British to leave Boston.
D
George Washington was put in charge of the Continental army.
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Ministers drew crowds during the First Great Awakening by

A
preaching that America should revolt against England.
B
declaring that people did not need to belong to a formal church.
C
giving emotionally powerful sermons that evoked strong images.
D
promising that everyone who had faith would become rich.
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What did the Supreme Court case Gibbons v. Ogden demonstrate?

A
States have no power to issue business licenses.
B
Federal laws can override state laws.
C
States cannot regulate local commerce.
D
Federal laws cannot interfere with business competition.
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Which of the following describes sectionalism?

A
the idea that a state could refuse to follow a federal law it disagreed with
B
a strong loyalty to a state or region, sometimes at the expense of a nation
C
the idea that states have powers separate from the federal government
D
a system that divides power between national and state governments
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What happened at the Stamp Act Congress in 1765?

A
Delegates passed the Stamp Act.
B
Delegates ended the Stamp Act.
C
Delegates wrote a petition to the king.
D
Delegates boycotted stamps.
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The Hudson River School was a style of painting that portrayed

A
Enlightenment culture in Europe.
B
scientific diagrams of machines.
C
American people in towns and cities.
D
wilderness and landscapes.
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How did the US coastline provide an advantage for the South during the Civil War?

A
It allowed the South easy access to inland cities in the North.
B
It allowed a quick escape from most cities in the South.
C
It allowed Southern factories to ship goods to Europe.
D
It was long, which was difficult for the Union to blockade.
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Which was a reaction to the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?

A
the formation of the Democratic Party
B
the passage of the Missouri Compromise
C
the election of Senator Stephen Douglas
D
the formation of the Republican Party
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What problem occurred during the presidential election of 1800?

A
Candidates from the same party tied in electoral votes.
B
Candidates from two different parties tied in electoral votes..
C
The electoral college was unable to vote.
D
The House of Representatives was unable to break a tie.
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Spain and France wanted a colonial victory in the American Revolution because they

A
sought access to the Continental navy.
B
wanted each other out of the colonies.
C
saw Britain as a rival to be weakened.
D
wanted the American colonies for themselves.
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After the signing of the Adams-Onis Treaty, Spain and the US agreed to a dividing line. Spain’s claims were to

A
the Pacific Ocean and North of the line.
B
the Atlantic Ocean and South of the line.
C
the Pacific Ocean and South of the line.
D
the Pacific Ocean and North to Canada.
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What did President Lincoln risk if he chose not to resupply Fort Sumter?

A
abandonment of the fort by Confederate soldiers
B
a takeover of the fort by Union soldiers
C
the appearance of giving in to the Confederacy
D
armed conflict with the Southern soldiers

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