US History I: Short Practice CLEP Exam

New Jersey and Virginia

Define salutary neglect

Rice and tobacco

Washington’s Farewell Address

Define mercantilism

Why did the U.S. experience a sharp decline in birth rates during the period of the early republic?

the red circle is the answer

to do what

Federalists

Connecticut

Jonathan Edwards

What was America’s main advantage in the leadup to the American Revolution?

Their knowledge of the terrain allowed them to organize guerilla warfare tactics.

Where did General Robert E. Lee surrender his forces in 1865, effectively ending the war?

Appomattox, Virginia

What was the name of the Thomas Paine pamphlet that gave reasons for the American split with Great Britain?

Common Sense

What was the greatest problem of the Washington administration?

Economic turmoil

Which of the following crops was most important to the early development of the Chesapeake Bay colonies?

Tobacco

Which of the following most characterized the First Great Awakening?

spread of religious evangelicalism

The Proclamation of 1763 was intended to do which of the following?

Increase fur trading between British and French colonists

Herrera saw Mexico as a victim of aggression primarily because

while Mexico abided by all treaties, the United States did not