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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Which of the following best describes Deism? | C. The belief that God had created the world but allowed it to operate through the laws of nature |
| A majority of the early English migrants to the Chesapeake Bay area were | B. indentured servants |
| The Embargo Act of 1807 had which of the following effects on the U.S. | C. It disrupted American shipping |
| The "three-fifths compromise"originally contained in the Constitution referred to the | B. rate at which one slave counted toward congressional representation |
| Which of the following best explains why Massachusetts Bay officials banished Anne Hutchinson? | A. She challenged gender roles and Puritan orthodoxy |
| Parliament enacted the Stamp Act (1765) primarily to | C. raise revenue to pay for British troops in the colonies |
| France decided to air the NOrth American Colonies in thier war for independence primarily because France | C. wanted to weaken the British empire |
| British colonits in NOrth America objected to the Stamp Act primarily because it | E. taxed them without their consent |
| The Navigation Acts were part of the British policy known as | C. Mercantilism |
| Shays' Rebellion frightened many Americans when | B. debt-ridden farmers attacked courts in western MAssachusetts |
| Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the New World, was founded by | B. a joint stock company anxious to return a profit to investors |
| Which of the following is true of the case of Marbury v. Madison? | D. it affirmed the principle of judicial review |
| PResident George Washinton's Farewell address set a course for the nation by | B. discouraging permanent alliances with foreign nations |
| Thomas Paine's pamphlet Common Sense attacked which of the following? | D. The king of England and the principle of monarchy |
| Following the initial failures during the early 1600s prosperity finally came to the English settlers at the Jamestown colony as a result of | A. the introduction of tobacco farming |
| Which of the following most accurately describes the attitudes of seventeenth-century Puritans towards religious liberty? | B. they tolerated no one whose expressed religious views varied from their own views |
| Under the Articles of Confederation the U.S. central government had no power to | A. levy taxes |
| In which of the following British North American colonies was slavery legally established by the early 1700s? | E. all of the colonies |
| The constitutional convention of 1787 did all of the following EXCEPT | E. determine provisions to be included in the Bill of Rights |
| After the French and Indian War, British political leaders were determined to | A. Require the North American colonies to pay a greater share of the empires administrative expenses |
| Thomas Jefferson believed all of the following EXCEPT: | A. A strong national army is essential to keep order in the U.S. |
| The constitutional convention designed the electoral college to | E. Insulate the presidency from the popular will |
| The government of the Articles of COnfederation was successful in resolving the problem of how to | D. provide for statehood for western territories |
| Which of the following happened as a result of Bacon's Rebellion on 1676? | C. Tensions between backcountry farmers and the tidewater gentry were exposed |
| Alexander Hamilton's domestic and foreign policies were directed primarily toward strengthening the federal government by | D. Favoring the interests of the propertied and moneyed classes |
| The great awakening of the 1740s led to | D. Splits among existing religious denominations and the rise of churches |
| What was the primary intention of the Adams Administration in enforcing the Sedition Act? | B. to intimidate critics of Adams' foreign policy toward France and England |
| The slaves who participated in the Stono rebellion in South Carolina in 1739 hoped to | C. Flee to Florida where the Spanish offered freedom |
| The Northwest Ordinances did which of the following? | D. established the terms for settlement and admission of new states |
| The federalist papers challenged the conventional political wisdom of the eighteenth century when they asserted that | D. A large republic offered the best protection of minority rights |
| The primary purpose of the Proclomation of 1763 was to | B. avoid conflict with the trans-Appalachian Indians |
| The halfway convenant provided for which of the following? | A. the baptism of children of baptized but unconverted Puritans |
| The north american colonies took advantage of great britain's policy of salutary neglect to | B. work out trade arrangements to acquire needed products from other countries |
| The encomienda system implemented by the Spanish empire in the New World was intended to serve which purpose? | C. a system of large manors and estates with Indian slaves managed for the benefits of the conquistadores |
| The "city upon a hill" in the Massachusetts Bay colony represents the idea that the colony would be | B. a religious and moral model of an ideal city for those in England |
| A significant demographic development in the two decades following the Second World War was a | B. rapid growth of suburbs |
| the 1962 book that helped launch the nation environmental movements was | E. rachel Carson's Silent Spring |
| During the 1968 the deep divisions within the American public were demonstrated by all of the following except | D. the refusal of most Republicans to support richard nixon as their presidential candidate |
| Which of the following resulted from the Cuban missile crisis? | D. the soviets withdrew their missiles from cuba in exchange for a promise from the u.s. not to attack fidel castro |
| which of the following did the black panthers and the nation of islam have in common in the late 1960s? | C. they emphasized developing a greater sense of black nationalism and solidarity |
| the presidency of jimmy carter was plagued by which of the following foreign policy issues? | A. the taking of american hostages in iran |
| which of the following led a campaign to block the ratification of the equal rights amendment? | B. Phyllis Schlafly |
| a major consequence of the 1973 yom kippur war in the middle east was that it led immediately to | D. an energy crisis sparked by opec's embargo of oil to the western world |
| a key diplomatic achievement of richard nixon's presidency was | E. a visit to china in 1972 |
| the rock' n' roll of elvis preselym jerry lee lewish and the rolling stones derived primarily from | D. african american rhythm and blues |
| one of the goals of reagonomics was to | A. encourage private investment through tax cuts for businesses and the wealthy |
| betty friedan is best known for her | C. criticism of traditional gender roles |
| the gulf of tonkin resolution is significant because it | B. authorize the presicnet to take any measures necessary to repel attacks against u.s. forces and allies in southeast asia |
| during the 1960s sit-in demonstrtation were first effectively used by | A. college students working with the SNCC |
| how did eisenhower react to the decision in Brown v. BOE? | A. he opposed the decision but he sent in the armed forces to enforce the decision |
| immideately following rosa park's arrest | A. the montgomery bus boycott began |
| william levitt's levittown development on long island represented | A. a new way to mass produce housing |
| the 1968 tet offensive was significant bc | E. led to increased antiwar sentiment in the U.s. |
| all of the following have been cited as reasons the for dropping of th atomic bombs on japan in 1945 except the need to | A. block a planned Japanese invasion of the US |
| the watergate scandal led to richard nixon's downfall primarily because | D. of his role in directing the cover up of the watergate affair |
| which of the following was the most important factor in kennedy;s 1960 presidential election victory over nixon? | C. kennedy's better showing in nationally televised debates |
| what was LBJs plans of social and economic programs known as? | B. great society |
| during his presidency, nixon did which of the followingf | D. ended american participation in the war in vietname |
| what was a major reason LBJ decided not to run for reelection in 1968? | C. his vietnam war policies had reduced his popularity with voters |
| president nixon's policy of detente is best characterized by his | B. attempt to reduce tensions with the Soviet Union |
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