U.S. History: Review Test #1

1. Granted a charter in 1628, the Massachusetts Bay Colony became a haven for which of the following interest groups?

2. Which of the following were factors leading the colonists to revolt against England?

I. the use of slave labor in the Southern colonies

II. taxing the colonists without allowing them representation in England's Parliament.

III. taxes levied on tea, sugar, and paper

IV. the growing cost of living in the colonies

3. The United States Constitution retained which of the following features in the Articles of Confederation?

4. Which of the following was an agricultural invention that affected the economy of the South in the first half of the nineteenth century?

5. During the time preceding the Civil War, many people determined whether a new state would have slavery or not by popular sovereignty. Popular sovereignty means that..

6. From 1800-1850, the idea of "Manifest Destiny" became popular. This idea proclaimed that the United States must stretch to the Pacific Ocean. Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the Manifest Destiny?

7. During the election of 1860, the country was very divided on who should be president. In fact, Lincoln, a Republican, won with only 40% of the vote. How was Lincoln able to win in this election?

8. In the early twentieth century, the United States emerged as a world power by gaining formerly held Spanish territory in the Spanish-American War. To keep the Philippines from becoming independent, 4,200 United States soldiers and an estimated 220,000 Filipinos died fighting each other from 1899 to 1902. What problem of foreign policy does this passage address?

9. In 1904, New York City constructed the first subway providing rapid travel for the public. Why was the subway an advantage over other means of public transportation?

10. Passed in 1935, the Social Security Act (SSA) was legislation that provided income and medical care for the elderly. The act also compensated unemployed workers. The money was primarily derived from the paychecks of all employees and employers.

What was important about the passing of the Social Security Act (SSA)?

11. On August 6, 1945, Harry S. Truman made the decision to drop the first of two atomic V bombs on Japan. This led to Japan's immediate surrender and the end of World War II. Why did President Truman decide to use the atomic bomb?

12. Which of the following issues led to the development of a Cold War policy between the United States and the Soviet Union?

13. In international trade, a tariff is usually defined as

14. Free speech is a right all citizens enjoy by the First Amendment. However, no citizen is allowed to use the right of free speech to threaten someone else's life or property. Why is this law part of the Constitution?

15. Read newspaper reports I-IV which describe the reconstruction efforts of President Andrew Johnson to enforce new Constitutional Amendments during August, 1868. Then answer the next 2 questions.

I. The laws may be permanently engraved into the Constitution, but we intend to make them dead words on a printed page. Lee Collins The Southern Times

II. This is an important age for all of us in our country. Now the Negro and the white man can stand on equal footing. Each man possesses the same legal rights. -Fred Blake The New York Gazette

III. Reconstruction initiatives are now underway. Federal troops have been sent in and the South divided into federal districts to ensure that colored people retain their new rights. Peter Holcomb The Nation

IV. Reconstruction is benefiting our fellow Negroes in the South. Their new schools and free ties are being protected from Ku Klux Klan attacks. The new armies of federal troops are doing great work in the South. -John Maye Northern Evening Journal

Which of the reports clearly demonstrate(s) fact rather than opinion?

16. Which of the following is an example of an implied Constitutional power in Congress?

17. Recent development in law in the United States has been legislation written that regulates and controls the issuing of licenses in the fields of law, business, and medicine. Which type of law was written to regulate these licenses?

18. In the Declaration of Independence (1776), Thomas Jefferson declared: We hold these truths to be self -evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it…

The thirteen original colonies were part of destructive government. What is the "destructive government" Jefferson refers to?

19. Jefferson writes about the equality and freedom of all persons, a political philosophy called:

20. Jefferson says that the government and the people must agree on their rights, their relationship becomes a

21. On the Great Plains of the United States, Native Americans created teepees out of buffalo hide. The hides were stretched and sewn together. Long wooden poles supported the hides and created a portable home. Given the above information, why did Native Americans choose to live in teepees?

22. Brazil is a nation with a small amount of economic and military might in comparison with the United States, yet the United States is very concerned with Brazil's natural resources. What makes Brazil so important to the United States?

23. What part of the United States did the mound-building tribes live?

24. One of the fundamental premises of the Declaration of Independence was

25. According to the Bill of Rights, why can't police enter citizens' residences at random and search the houses for contraband materials?