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TEST NAME: American 1 Pre-test 4th Period
TEST ID: 1177070
GRADE: 09 - Ninth Grade - 12 - Twelfth Grade
SUBJECT: Social Sciences and History
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08/30/16, American 1 Pre-test 4th Period
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1. [The Revolution was not] “the affair of a city, a country, a province, or a kingdom, but of a continent.”
Thomas Paine’s comments regarding the American Revolution indicate early support for what
19th century action?
A.
the protection of Native American tribal lands
B.
the westward migration of American ideals
C.
the abolition of slavery
D.
the secession of southern states
2. Use the table below to answer the question.
Foreign-Born Population
of the United States
1850 9.7%
1870 14.4%
1890 14.8%
Which factor best explains the change shown in this table?
A.
increased educational opportunities
B.
greater access to health care
C.
increased demand for industrial workers
D.
greater chances for social equality
3.
Tariff of 1824
• Wheat
• Imported textiles
• Iron
Based upon the items included in the Tariff of 1824, why did southerners object to the use of
tariffs in the United States?
A.
They primarily benefited northern and western regions of the country.
B.
They prohibited southern exports to European countries.
C.
They attempted to restrict trade between northern and southern states.
D.
They granted too much control to state governments.
4. In its 1857 Dred Scott v. Sandford decision, the Supreme Court ruled that African Americans were
not United States citizens. What action was taken after the Civil War in response to this Supreme
Court decision?
A.
Congress impeached the justices who made the ruling.
B.
The Supreme Court’s power of judicial review was limited.
C.
The 14th Amendment recognized the citizenship of African Americans.
D.
Justices considered court decisions made before the Civil War to be invalid.
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5. Look at the headline.
This headline reported the news about which government act?
A.
the Monroe Doctrine
B.
the Dred Scott decision
C.
the Missouri Compromise
D.
the Thirteenth Amendment
6. Use the passage to answer the question that follows.
The proposed Constitution, so far from implying an abolition of the State
governments, makes them constituent parts of the national sovereignty, by
allowing them a direct representation in the Senate, and leaves in their
possession certain exclusive and very important portions of sovereign power.
—Publius, The Independent Journal, November 21, 1787
The author of this passage wrote it in support of what political cause?
A.
declaring independence
B.
ratifying the Constitution
C.
adding states to the Union
D.
amending the Constitution
7. Use the text to answer the question that follows.
The House of Burgesses
In 1619, the Virginia Company agreed to create a legislative assembly. This
became the House of Burgesses, the first legislative assembly in the American
colonies. Its first meeting brought together 22 elected representatives in
Jamestown on July 30, 1619. Members met at least once a year with the royal
governor.
Why would members of the House of Burgesses most likely meet?
A.
to approve laws passed in England
B.
to choose a representative to Parliament
C.
to appoint governors of the other colonies
D.
to make decisions about local laws and taxes
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8. Why was President George Washington’s proclamation of neutrality in 1793 important for U.S.
foreign policy goals?
A.
It allowed the United States to secure colonies throughout Latin America.
B.
It kept the United States from becoming entangled in European wars.
C.
It allowed the United States to maintain troops throughout Europe.
D.
It secured an open trade policy between the United States and Asia.
9. Use the graphic organizer below to answer the question.
Which option completes the organizer?
A.
Texas’ Annexation into the United States
B.
Spain’s Abandoning of Catholic Missions in Texas
C.
Texas’ Population Decline after Independence
D.
France’s Sale of Texas to the United States
10. Use the table to answer the question that follows.
Coal Production in the United States (in thousands of
tons)
1829
1839
1849
1859
1869
240
1,560
6,448
15,633
32,904
What best explains the trend shown in this table?
A.
Government regulations made coal mining safer.
B.
Industrial factories and railroads used coal for fuel.
C.
Deforestation created demand for new energy sources.
D.
The United States acquired new territories rich in coal.
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11. Use the map to answer the question.
What conclusion can be drawn from the map regarding the growth of political parties in the
United States by 1800?
A.
Both parties shared widespread support in the southern states.
B.
The Federalist Party obtained most of its support from northern merchants.
C.
The Democratic Republican Party achieved its greatest support in the New England region.
D.
Neither political party had overwhelming support in the primary agricultural regions.
12. Use the information in the table to answer the question that follows.
Decisions of the Marshall Court
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Established the principle of judicial review
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
Recognized implied powers under the
Constitution’s “necessary and proper”
clause
Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
Broadly interpreted the Constitution’s
Commerce Clause
Which statement best describes the effect of these decisions?
A.
They upheld the arguments of states’ rights advocates.
B.
They strengthened the powers of the federal government.
C.
They limited what Congress could do to regulate the economy.
D.
They reduced the powers of the executive and legislative branches.
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13. Use the list below to answer the question that follows.
Legislation of the
Radical Reconstruction Congress
• Civil Rights Act of 1866
• Reconstruction Act of 1867
• Habeas Corpus Act of 1867
• Fourteenth Amendment
What was the main purpose of this legislation?
A.
to make it easy for former states of the Confederacy to rejoin the Union
B.
to ensure that former states of the Confederacy protected rights of all citizens
C.
to pass measures that would satisfy Southern demands for stronger states’ rights
D.
to weaken Southern influence by accepting some Western territories as new states
14. In March 1776, Abigail Adams wrote to her husband John Adams:
“I long to hear that you have declared an independency — and by the way in the new Code of
Laws which I suppose it will be necessary for you to make I desire you would Remember the
Ladies. . .”
According to the excerpt, which goal did Abigail Adams have?
A.
a presidential democracy
B.
a federal form of government
C.
more equality for women
D.
freedom for enslaved people
15. Use the excerpt to answer the question that follows.
Few nations can have stronger inducements [incentives] than the U[nited] States to cultivate peace.
Their infant state in general . . . would render war in an extreme degree a calamity. It would not only
arrest our present rapid progress to strength and prosperity, but would probably throw us back into a
state of debility [weakness] and impoverishment [poverty] from which it would require years to emerge.
Our trade, navigation, and mercantile capital would be essentially destroyed.
—Alexander Hamilton, “The Defence, No. 2,” July 25, 1795
Alexander Hamilton wrote this article to defend what agreement?
A.
Jay’s Treaty
B.
Embargo Act
C.
Monroe Doctrine
D.
Louisiana Purchase
16. How did Eli Whitney’s introduction of interchangeable parts contribute to industrialization in the
United States?
A.
It sped up the rate of production.
B.
It used steam power to run machinery.
C.
It required a more highly trained workforce.
D.
It needed more workers than previous production methods.
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17. Use the information in the table to answer the question that follows.
The Coercive Acts, 1774
Boston Port Act
Closed Boston Harbor to trade
Massachusetts
Government Act
Extended British control over the Massachusetts
government
Administration of
Justice Act
Gave the colonial governor the power to move trials of
royal officials accused of crimes in Massachusetts to
another colony or to Great Britain
Quartering Act
Established new provisions in all the colonies for
lodging British soldiers
Why did American colonists object to these measures?
A.
They reduced the number of British troops that protected the colonists.
B.
They expanded the rights of colonists everywhere except in Massachusetts.
C.
They required colonists to make and carry out laws without British support.
D.
They eliminated the power of Massachusetts colonists to govern themselves.
18. Use the information below to answer the question.
• Gold is discovered at Sutter’s Mill, 1848.
• Mexico cedes territory to the United States at the end of the Mexican War in 1848.
• The California population increases dramatically by 1850.
• California achieves statehood in 1850.
What conclusion can be drawn from the information regarding the statehood of California in
1850?
A.
The spread of slavery into California made it difficult to negotiate for its statehood.
B.
The state was forced to go through a long period as a recognized U.S. territory.
C.
The United States went to war with Britain to retain control of the gold in California.
D.
The gold rush accelerated the process for California to become a state.
19. Read the passage.
“I urge you to remain peaceful and keep out of this war between England and the colonies. We
must not abandon our beliefs.”
To which group did the author of this passage most likely belong?
A.
Federalists
B.
Loyalists
C.
Patriots
D.
Quakers
20. What effect did the Emancipation Proclamation have on foreign involvement in the Civil War?
A.
It encouraged Mexico to become a safe haven for freed slaves.
B.
It brought the Spanish in on the side of the Union.
C.
It convinced Canada to participate in the Underground Railroad.
D.
It kept the British from providing aid to the Confederacy.
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21. Use the information below to answer the question.
Economic Activities in the United States Between 1833 and 1837
• National Bank Charter expired
• State banks issued many loans
• Speculation in western lands increased
• President Jackson announced that the government would only accept hard
currency for land payments
• British banks called in American loans
What effect did these activities have on the American economy?
A.
The United States experienced a devastating economic panic.
B.
The United States began establishing a sphere of influence in Asia.
C.
The United States began favoring paper money over gold.
D.
The United States economy became dependent on Europe for loans.
22. Use the information below to answer the question that follows.
The American System
• a high tariff to protect American industries and raise revenue for
the federal government
• high public land prices to increase federal revenue
• formation of a national bank to stabilize the economy
• an improved system of roads and canals to make shipping and
communication easier and cheaper
This plan was introduced in response to what change in the United States economy after the
War of 1812?
A.
declining agricultural production
B.
increased government involvement
C.
expanded manufacturing for the domestic market
D.
growing reliance on agricultural imports from Europe
23. Use the information to answer the question that follows.
Created in 1865, the Freedmen’s Bureau aided African Americans by
providing food and medical care, helping with resettlement, ensuring justice
with contracts and in courts, managing abandoned and confiscated property,
regulating labor, and establishing schools. The Freedmen’s Bureau stopped
its work in 1872.
What best explains the reason why the Freedmen’s Bureau was established?
A.
to organize African Americans into a national political party
B.
to encourage African Americans from the South to get jobs in the North
C.
to segregate African Americans through separate but equal opportunities
D.
to help African Americans in the South in making the change from slavery
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24. Use the information below to answer the question that follows.
In 1830, Senator Daniel Webster of Massachusetts debated Senator Robert
Hayne of South Carolina on the topic of tariffs and the relationship between
the states and the federal government. In one speech, Webster said that the
federal government “is as popular, just as truly emanating from the people, as
the State governments. It is created for one purpose; the State governments
for another. It has its own powers; they have theirs. There is no more
authority with them to arrest [prevent] the operation of a law of Congress,
than with Congress to arrest the operation of their laws.”
Which statement best describes Daniel Webster’s position?
A.
He was for secession.
B.
He was for a command economy.
C.
He was against nullification.
D.
He was against judicial review.
25. Use the excerpt to answer the question that follows.
Sometime during the spring or summer a firm in a neighboring city consigned to a merchant of
Clarksville a considerable quantity of salt . . . . [T]he consignees . . . proceeded to re-ship the very
scarce and necessary article in question, and succeeded in sending off by the train . . . fifty sacks.
There still remained sixty-nine sacks, and Mr. Henry Wood, the President of the Roanoke Valley
Railroad, positively interdicted [prohibited] its transportation over his road. The reasons by which he
was governed were that there was no supply of salt in Clarksville to meet the necessities of the
people, and that, when once in the city market, it could never be gotten out of the hands of
speculators at any price, if the object is . . . to monopolize the pork-packing business, and thus
compel the country people to submit to enormous prices for bacon during the coming year.
—The Richmond [Virginia] Times Dispatch, November 12, 1861
This excerpt describes an effort to prevent what practice?
A.
union organization
B.
wartime profiteering
C.
a foreign trade embargo
D.
protectionist tariff policies
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26. Use the excerpt to answer the question that follows.
[T]he establishment of a productive system of revenue, expressly appropriated for the discharge of the
national debt, would, we trust, give success to negociations for making the future annual payments
more adequate to the resources of the union, than they are at present . . . . By the union of the
several states they have rescued themselves from the tyranny of a powerful nation, and established
constitutions on the free consent of the people . . . . But these constitutions cannot long outlive the
fate of the general union; and this union cannot exist without adequate funds to defray the expences
of the government, and to discharge those engagements which have been entered into with the
concurrence of the citizens of all these states, for their common benefit.
—An addres[s] from the United States in Congress assembled to the legislatures of the several
states, 1786
This excerpt reflects concern with what national issue?
A.
the constitutionality of establishing a national bank
B.
the consequences of government intervention to promote employment
C.
the costs and benefits of raising tariffs to protect the domestic economy
D.
the difficulties of paying the national debt under the Articles of Confederation
27. Use the passage to answer the question.
In the first draft of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson criticized the
King for allowing the slave trade to continue. He wrote:
He has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of
life and liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating
and carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or to incur miserable death in
their transportation thither.
The Continental Congress eliminated the statement before signing the Declaration.
Which reason best explains the Congress’s decision to eliminate the statement?
A.
The Congress knew that some colonies profited in the slave trade.
B.
The Congress worried that the passage would inflame tensions with American Indians.
C.
The Congress knew that Jefferson owned slaves and found the passage contradictory.
D.
The Congress thought that the passage would make it hard to win support from France.
28. The United States acquired the Oregon Territory in 1846, and after a war with Mexico, the United
States acquired the Mexican Cession in 1848. Which concept relates to the expansion of the U.S.
from coast to coast?
A.
The Monroe Doctrine
B.
Federalism
C.
Manifest Destiny
D.
Free Soil
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29. Use the information to answer the question that follows.
Beginning in the 1820s, industrial ports in the Midwest like Madison, Indiana, grew. Madison
became an important trading center for wool, cotton, flour, and lumber. Many other businesses
grew to support the town and its population as it prospered. Crops and goods from other parts of
Indiana made their way to Madison and were then shipped to bigger markets along the Ohio and
Mississippi Rivers, including Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Louisville, and New Orleans.
What technology introduced in the early 1800s was most important for the growth of towns like
Madison, Indiana?
A.
the telegraph
B.
the steamboat
C.
the spinning jenny
D.
the mechanical reaper
30. Use the table below to answer the question.
Immigration Statistics, 1821–1860
Country of Origin
Immigration Totals
Ireland
1,953,000
German States
1,546,000
Great Britain
792,000
France
207,000
What was one result of the arrival of large numbers of immigrants during the 19th century?
A.
Businesses had access to large pools of cheap labor.
B.
Rural areas saw dramatic population growth.
C.
The government initiated strict immigration quotas.
D.
The number of slaves began to decline in the South.
31. In colonial America, which industry flourished in New England?
A.
textile manufacturing
B.
shipbuilding
C.
wheat farming
D.
tobacco farming
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32. Use the excerpt below to answer the question.
The consequences of a speedy removal will be important to the United States,
to individual States, and to the Indians themselves . . . It will relieve the whole
State of Mississippi and the western part of Alabama of Indian occupancy,
and enable those states to advance rapidly in population, wealth, and power.
—Andrew Jackson, Message to Congress, December 1830
Based upon the comments of President Andrew Jackson, what was the primary purpose of the
Indian Removal Act of 1830?
A.
to secure land in southern states for white settlement
B.
to eliminate the possibility of Native Americans uniting with the French
C.
to relocate tribes to more prosperous land settlements in the West
D.
to place tribes under the control of southern states
33. Which action did the first Congress take to satisfy anti-Federalist concerns regarding
constitutional reform?
A.
revising the Articles of Confederation
B.
approving the Connecticut Compromise
C.
ratifying the Virginia Plan
D.
adding the Bill of Rights
34. Which event most directly influenced the passage of this amendment?
The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and
Vice-President. . . .
—12th Amendment
A.
the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln
B.
the appointment of John Marshall as Chief Justice
C.
the election of 1800 between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
D.
the election of 1824 between Andrew Jackson and Henry Clay
35. What was one significant factor that contributed to the election of Andrew Jackson as president
in 1828?
A.
the removal of property qualifications for voting
B.
the extension of voting rights to free blacks
C.
the passage of woman suffrage laws in numerous states
D.
the collapse of the two party political system
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