REA Practice Test 1 CLEP US History I

In the impeachment process against the president, the __________ determines the guilt or innocence of the president.

Senate

The right to a speedy trial is guaranteed Americans by

the Sixth Amendment.

According to Article II of the U.S. Constitution, the sole authority to suspend the writ of habeas corpus resides in

the Congress.

In James Madison's "Federalist Paper Number Ten," the most dangerous threat to the U.S. Constitution was presented by

factions

The Dutch colony at New Netherland was categorized by all of the following EXCEPT

friendly relations with neighboring Amerindians.

North American Indian cultures were characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

the lack of the presence of warfare.

Spanish colonization of the New World was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

reliance upon large families as settlers.

The Puritans left England to settle in America in order to

create a perfect religious utopia.

Seventeenth-century English settlers of New England differed from those in Virginia by

living in tightly clustered communities.

King Philip's War of 1675-1676 was fought to

establish English control over the Indians in New England.

The only eighteenth century North American British colony with a black population majority was

South Carolina

From 1689 until 1763, England fought a series of wars with France for control of North America. Which of the following wars was not part of this series?

King Philip's War

Colonial government in British North America did NOT allow

universal manhood suffrage.

James Otis earned fame for his defense of American political freedom in

the Writs of Assistance case.

The Boston Massacre occurred after which of the following events?

The Townshend Duties

I am directly opposed to any purpose of secession. The Constitution was made, not merely for the generation which then existed, but for posterity, undefined, unlimited, permanent, and perpetual . . . and for every subsequent state which might come into the Union, binding themselves by that indissoluble bond.

The passage most nearly represents the views of

I.Henry Clay.

III.Daniel Webster.

the only debate in which William Seward, Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, Daniel Webster, Stephen A. Douglas, Salmon Chase, and Jefferson Davis all took part. This debate resulted in

the Compromise of 1850.

The battle of Saratoga in 1777 was best known for

securing America an alliance with France

In 1632, England allowed its first proprietary colony as a refuge for Catholics in

Maryland

Prior to 1763, the British policy of mercantilism encouraged the American colonies to

supply England with raw materials.

At the Philadelphia Convention of 1788, the author of the Great Compromise to the U.S. Constitution was

Roger Sherman.

During the ratification contest, the Antifederalist critique of the proposed U.S. Constitution contained all of the following arguments EXCEPT

the location of the new government in Washington, D.C.

Opposition to the Jay Treaty in the U.S. Senate centered around

its inability to stop the practice of British impressment.

"Millions for defense, not one cent for tribute" became the nation's rallying cry during

the Jay Treaty.

In the election of 1800, the House of Representatives selected the president because of the deadlocked election between

Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.

Women emerged from the American Revolution with the prescribed new responsibility of

raising sons and daughters as good republican citizens.

The Lewis and Clark expedition occurred AFTER which event?

Louisiana Purchase

The "Burr Conspiracy" refers to

Burr's scheme to create a new nation from the Southern territory of the United States.

During the War of 1812, the battle waged AFTER the signing of the peace treaty at Ghent was the

Battle of New Orleans.

The principle that "American continents [were not]...subjects for future colonizations by any European power" is expressed directly in

the Monroe Doctrine.

"John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it," refers to which Supreme Court decision scorned by President Andrew Jackson?

Cherokee Nation v. Georgia

Place the following events from the Revolutionary War in correct chronological order. Place the earliest event first. Treaty of Paris Cornwallis surrenders Battle of Camden, South Carolinas Winter at Valley Forge

1. Winter at Valley Forge

2. Battle of Camden, South Carolinas

3.Cornwallis Surrenders

4. Treaty of Paris

All of the following were major reform movements during the 1830s EXCEPT

Labor Unions.

Andrew Jackson referred to the Election of 1824 as "the corrupt bargain" because of

the selection of Henry Clay as President John Quincy Adams' secretary of state.

Andrew Jackson's impact on the office of the presidency is characterized by a reliance on

the veto as a political weapon.

a "kitchen cabinet."

the spoils system.

public opinion.

Jackson's reasons for his veto of the Second Bank of the United States included

the Bank of the United States was a monopoly.

fear of foreign control of the United States through the Bank.

the Bank's political uses of its funding. the Bank was unconstitutional.

The historian most associated with the view of slavery as crushing African-Americans into a "sambo personality" is

Stanley Elkins

The slavery as a "positive good" argument was presented by

George Fitzhugh.

Although Texas claimed its independence from Mexico in 1837, it was not admitted as an American state until 1845 because

the North's fear of a growing slave power in the United States.

Select the statement which BEST represents Abraham Lincoln's public position on slavery in the Election of 1860.

"If I can maintain the Union with slavery I shall; if I can maintain the Union without slavery I shall."

The Mexican-American War resulted in Mexico ceding all of the following territories to the United States EXCEPT

Washington.

Which of the following events occurred last?

Homestead Act

Northern denunciation of the Compromise of 1850 was directed primarily toward

the Fugitive Slave Law.

The Dred Scott decision in 1857 by Chief Justice Roger Taney declared

the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.

In the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln's total of the popular vote was

40 percent.

The Emancipation Proclamation immediately freed the slaves

(A) throughout the United States. (B) only in the border states. (C) throughout the South only. (D) in Maryland and Tennessee.

(E) None of the above.

Because of its acceptance of the states' rights doctrine, the Confederacy most closely resembled

the Articles of Confederation.

During the Civil War, President Lincoln gave evidence of his democratic beliefs by

sponsoring the Homestead Act.

The vast majority of settlers who traveled to the Far West because of the Homestead Act's grant of a free 160-acre farm

returned East after failing as farmers.

According to most historians, the major failure of Northern Reconstruction was its inability to

provide economic independence to ex-slaves.

The president associated with the Sellout of 1876 was

William Howard Taft.

The cartoon above by Benjamin Franklin (1754) offered a warning to the 13 colonies if they

continued to follow the British policy of mercantilism.

The major problems of this country today are the result of too many immigrants and the corrupt influence of Papists (Roman Catholics). The immigrants are stealing jobs that belong to the native-born American citizens. Their low moral values threaten the very fabric of our society. The Papists serve Rome, not the United States. They would turn governmental power over to the Pope in a second, if given the chance. Therefore we believe that Papists should not be allowed to hold political office in the United States. Immigrants should be required to live in the United States for at least 21 years before being eligible to vote.

The passage most closely represents

Know-Nothing party

The major problems of this country today are the result of too many immigrants and the corrupt influence of Papists (Roman Catholics). The immigrants are stealing jobs that belong to the native-born American citizens. Their low moral values threaten the very fabric of our society. The Papists serve Rome, not the United States. They would turn governmental power over to the Pope in a second, if given the chance. Therefore we believe that Papists should not be allowed to hold political office in the United States. Immigrants should be required to live in the United States for at least 21 years before being eligible to vote.

The political philosophy represented in this passage achieved its peak in popularity around

1855

Which of the following led to European discovery and exploration of the Americas?

Development of new navigational instruments

Roger Williams came into conflict with the Puritan authorities for advocating that

political leaders could have no authority over religious matters.

Which of the following was NOT one of the Middle Colonies?

Connecticut

Which of the following did NOT characterize French settlement in the New World?

The French developed widespread settlement in the interior of the continent.

The key British victory in the French and Indian War was at

Louisburg.

Which of the following prevented the entrance of Texas into the Union after it gained independence in 1836?

Texas wanted to permit slavery

The "Middle Passage" refers to

the voyage between Africa and the Americas taken by the slave traders.

All of the following were advocates of religious toleration EXCEPT

John Winthrop.

According to British mercantilist policy, the colonies would perform all of the following functions EXCEPT

produce manufactured goods.

The Intolerable Acts of 1774 were passed in response to

the Boston Tea Party.

Which of the following served as an American commander during the American Revolution?

Nathaniel Greene

The Constitutional Convention took place in 1787 in what city?

Philadelphia

Alexander Hamilton's "Report on Public Credit" proposed which of the following?

Assume the state debts

Under Thomas Jefferson, the Republicans

enlarged the United States Army.

The Adams-Onis Treaty (1819) gave the United States

Florida

Which of the following is NOT associated with the "American System"?

Bonuses to new industries

The Bill of Rights

is the first ten amendments to the Constitution.

The most important difference between the South and other sections of the United States prior to 1860 was which of the following?

Slavery

The Jacksonian era was notable for its

rhetorical egalitarianism.

What group of immigrants prior to the Civil War helped stimulate formation of the American, or "Know-Nothing," party?

Irish

The term "scalawag" was used during Reconstruction to describe

native-born Southerners who cooperated with the Northerners.

The "Crime of '73" refers to

.

the removal of silver coins from the list of standard coins.

Which of the following acts was NOT passed during the Civil War (1861-1865)?

Tenure of Office Act

The map above represents European powers in North America as of

1763.

By 1860 approximately how many slaves lived in the South?

4 million

Andrew Jackson contributed to the depression of 1837 by doing which of the following?

Issuing the Specie Circular

The Twelfth Amendment (1804) to the Constitution

required the electoral college to vote separately for president and vice president.

The Federalist Papers

were written anonymously by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison.

The Ostend Manifesto of 1854 concerned which of the following?

Cuba

The Declaratory Act of 1766

stated that Parliament had the power to make laws binding on the colonies.

Which of the following writers was NOT a part of the "American Renaissance" of the mid-nineteenth century?

Henry James

Secessionist feeling during the War of 1812 was strong in

New England.

Which of the following is associated with early English settlement in the New World?

Joint-stock companies

After 1840, the Northeast's primary economic concern was

manufacturing of finished products.

By the middle 1760s the most influential citizens in the New England towns were the

merchants.

Which of the following was NOT a Union strategy in the Civil War?

Fight a defensive war

Place the following causes/events of the Mexican War in correct chronological order. Place the earliest event first.

Declaration of war on Mexico

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

Annexation of Texas by the U.S.

Texas wins independence from Mexico

1.Texas wins independence from Mexico

2. Annexation of Texas by the U.S.

3.Declaration of war on Mexico

4.Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

The ordinances of 1785 and 1787 established all of the following EXCEPT

protection of slavery.

Which of the following was NOT originally a proprietary colony?

Virginia

Which of the following contributed significantly to the growth of antislavery sentiment in the 1850s?

Publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin

The panic of 1857 fundamentally resulted from

excessive investments in railroads

Which of the following was NOT characteristic of Spanish civilization in the New World?

Republican government

All of the following are associated with the Pilgrims EXCEPT

Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Which of the following colonies was established so that debtors freed from English prisons could start a new life?

Georgia

The French and Indian War or Seven Years' War resulted in which of the following after the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763?

The Spanish obtained New Orleans and Louisiana.

Which of the following does NOT correctly describe the Southern colonies?

They were largely urban.