HIS Midterm

Which of the follow is one characteristic of a democracy?

Citizens participate in the fair election of government officials.

Then following excerpt was written on July 4, 1776

“When int eh Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political band which have connected them with another…”

Thomas Jefferson

Which of the following rights is most characteristic of a democracy?

the right to worship in a government church

which of the following objectives is expressly stated in the preamble to the Constitution?

providing for the common defense and estabiling justice

“…a Firm League of Friendship with each other, against al force offered to, or attacks made upon them…” (1781)

Which of the following documents outlines the objectives referred to in this excerpt?

the articles of Confederation

Which of the following best protects the security of citizens in a democracy?

Ensurng that voters are well informed about elections

which of the following officials is the chief executive at the state level of government?

Governor

“The Covention of a number of States having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent miscontuction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be adde.” (1789)

Which of the following documents resolved the issue described by this excerpt?

the bill of rights

the following narratives is from “The Interesting Narraive of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa” (1789)

Chattel Slavery

sixteenth-century European exploiters sought to discover alternative trade routes to which of the following?

Asia

Which of the following describes one outcome of the Battle of Saratoga?

The American victory convinced France to form a military alignment with the colonists

The following excerpt is a portion of a letter from George Washington to Henry Knox, 1787.

“If three years ago, any person had of told me at this day, I should see such a formiadable rebellion against the laws and constitution of our own making as now appears, I should have thought him a bedlamite (insane person) — fit subject for a madhouse…”

Shay’s Rebellion

Which of the following statements best describes the historical settlement of the present day US?

The area was primarily populated from the East Coast to West Coast

Which of the following actions is considered primarily a duty of local governments?

Organizing school systems

• rich soil

• Abundant fishing grounds

• Access to freshwater

Which of the following actions by European colonists was most affected not these factors?

founding of settlement

Which TWO factors contributed to the failure of the article of confederation?

states printed local currencies, the federal government was unable to enforce laws

Which TWo of the following natural resources were European explorers truism to acquire during the early exploration of North America?

Gold, Silver

Which of the conflicts contributed to an agreement between British bulbous known as teh Albany Plan?

French and Indian War

Which of the following is a responsibility of a citizen of the US?

Volunteering in a community

Which of the following statements is consistent with ideas of Thomas Hobbes and helped influence the writing of the US Constitution?

No order exists in a state of nature, and therefore people need to surender some of their power and form a government to craete order

Which of the following colonies was established as a haven to English Catholics?

Maryland

Which of the following physical features provided a natural barrier against the growth of British colonies in North America?

the Appalachian Montains

Which of the following is considered a right of US citizenship?

The right to worship

Which of the following describes an action performed by the federal government?

Esablishing trade agreements with other nations

The correspondence between which of the following couples, in which the wife urged her husband, “Remember the ladies”, is viewed by historians as an early illustration of the interest and activism of women in national policy?

John and Abigail Adams

Which of the following issues did the Three-Fifths Compromise at the Constitutional Convection of 1787 resolve?

How to account for slaves for both the purposes of representation of states in teh House of Representatives and of taxation of states by the national government

Which of the following exemplifies the Constituions fedaerlist structure?

the Tenth Amendment’s division of power between national and state government

Which of the following is required for an individual to cast a ballot in any federal election in the US?

Voter registration

Which of the following characteristics best describes the New England colonies?

rocky terrain and cold winters

Which of the following is most associated with Boston Tea Party?

increased taxes on commodities

Which of the following is one governmental power established by the Articles of Confederation?

The ability to negotiate with foreign governments

which of the following most contributed to the growth of factory production in the US during the early 1800s?

Introduction of new technologies

which of the following factors most increased cultural diversity within the during the early nineteenth century?

the relocation of American Indians in western territories

Which of the following is associated with the relocation of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma?

the trail of tears

• was founded by people who escaped relgious persecution in England

• Engaged in farming fishing, and whaling

• Was led by john Winthrop

Which of the folowing American colonies does the information describe?

Massechusetts

which of the following best explains why the expansion of the American colonies was polities under British rule?

The Proclamation of 1763 percents colonists from migrating west

which of the following events of the American revolution occured last?

The battle of Yorktown

Which of the following events must contributed to the start of the American Revolution?

The commissioning of George Washington as commander of the Contintntal Army

Which of the following statements best describes Indentured servants during the Ameican colonial period?

they obtained their freedom once their contract was completed

Which of the following forms of government consists of a union of several countries wth some of the most power shared between them?

Confederation

Which of the following actions contained a controversial fugitive salve provision?

the Compromise of 1850

which of the following documents was the initial survey by the American colonists to establish an independent government?

The articles of confederation

Which of the following events took place as a result of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

Members of teh Cherokee Nation were forced to move to the western US

Which of the following in a shared petty between state and federal government?

Making treaties with nations

Which of the following events had the greatest impact of the size of the US?

The Lousianna Purchase

Which of the following rights did Thomas Jefferson believe John Adams had violated when he signed the Alien Sedition Acts into law?

Freedom of press

Which of the following is a responsibility of the executive branch?

Signing peoples bills into law

which of the following describes the compromise over slavery that the delegates agree upon during Constitutional Convention?

delegates agreed on how ensalved people would be counted in the census

Which of the following elements is contained in the US constitution but not in the Article of Confederation?

the esablishment of the executive branch

differences between branches of government

Legislative: makes and writes laws

Executive: enforces and carries out the law

Judicial: interprets the alws and evaluates legal cases

Louisianna Purchase

in 1803 when US bought over 800,000 miles of territory from France

Oregon treaty

between US and G.B. Ended 28 years of joint occupation of the Pacific Northwest

Missouri Compromise

36degrees 30’ line across Louisianan Purchase, north is banned slavery and south kept slavery

Which of the following is a shared power between state and federal governments?

Raising taxes