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HAYES, USA, MASH 323, Quiz, Circle the # of correct choice!
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1. At times, the United States Government has passed protective tariffs to
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encourage foreign trade
help the nation’s manufacturers
reduce the cost of consumer goods
improve the quality of goods
2.One way in which the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions (1798) and the South Carolina
Ordinance of Nullification (1832) are similar is that each
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claimed that individual states have the right to interpret federal laws
formed part of the unwritten constitution
supported the federal government’s power to declare war
provided a way for new states to enter the Union
3.During the early 1800s, which factor contributed the most to the start of the Industrial
Revolution in the United States?
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a restriction on European immigration
the end of the slave labor system
an abundance of natural resources
the availability of electricity
4.Compromise Enables Maine and Missouri To Enter Union" (1820)
"California Admitted to Union as Free State" (1850)
"Kansas-Nebraska Act Sets Up Popular Sovereignty" (1854)
Which issue is reflected in these headlines?
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enactment of protective tariffs
extension of slavery
voting rights for minorities
universal public education
5. As the United States acquired more land between 1803 and 1850, controversy over these
territories focused on the
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need for schools and colleges
failure to conserve natural resources
expansion of slavery
construction of transcontinental railroads
6.The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was mainly concerned with
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ending slavery in all the states
reducing consumption of alcoholic beverages
improving treatment of the mentally ill
expanding women’s rights
7. In the 1850s, the phrase “Bleeding Kansas” was used to describe clashes between
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proslavery and antislavery groups
Spanish landowners and new American settlers
Chinese and Irish railroad workers
Native American Indians and white settlers
8. The abolitionist movement, the women’s suffrage movement, and the 1960’s civil rights
movement are all examples of reform efforts that
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succeeded without causing major controversy
developed significant popular support
achieved their goals without government action
failed to affect the nation as a whole
9.Sectional differences developed in the United States largely because
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the Federal Government adopted a policy of neutrality
economic conditions and interests in each region varied
only northerners were represented at the Constitutional Convention
early Presidents favored urban areas over rural areas
10. By the 1850’s, the Constitution, originally framed as an instrument of national unity, had
become a source of sectional discord." This quotation suggests that
1. vast differences of opinion existed over the issue of States rights
2. the Federal Government had become more interested in foreign affairs than in domestic
problems
3. the Constitution had no provisions for governing new territories
4. the Southern States continued to import slaves
11Before the Civil War, slavery expanded in the South rather than in the North because
1. the Constitution contained a clause that outlawed the importation of slaves into the
Northern states
2. Congress passed a law forbidding slavery in the North
3. Northern states passed affirmative action legislation
4. geographic conditions in the South encouraged the development of large plantations