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Mock Test

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1. Alexander Hamiltons economic program was designed primarily to

(A) prepare the United States for war in the event Britain failed to vacate its
posts in the Northwest

(B) provide a platform for the fledgling Federalist Partys 1792 campaign

(C) establish the financial stability and credit of the new government.

(D) ensure northern dominance over the southern states in order to abolish
slavery

(E) win broad political support for his own candidacy for the presidency in
1792

14. The First Great Awakening led to all of the following EXCEPT

(A) separatism and secession from established churches

(B) the renewed persecution of witches.

(C) the growth of institutions of higher learning

(D) a flourishing of the missionary spirit

(E) a greater appreciation for the emotional experiences of faith

15. The Embargo Act of 1807 had which of the following effects on
the United States?

(A) It severely damaged American manufacturing.

(B) It enriched many cotton plantation owners.


(C) It disrupted American shipping.

(D) It was ruinous to subsistence farmers.

(E) It had little economic impact.

30. At the beginning of the Civil War, Southerners expressed all of the
following expectations EXCEPT:

(A) The materialism of the North would prevent Northerners from fighting
an idealistic war.

(B) Great Britain would intervene on the side of the South in order to
preserve its source of cotton.

(C) Northern unity in the struggle against the Southern states would
eventually break.

(D) The economic and military resources of the South would outlast those
of the North.

(E) The justice of the Souths cause would prevail.

The legislative assembly established in the 1640's in Virginia, now known


as the General Assembly of Virginia, was the

A Parliament

B House of Burgesses

C Continental Congress

D House of Representatives

In 1619, African slavery was introduced to the Southern colonies and in the
Caribbean because:

A the tobacco plantations required a large labor force

B these areas needed to have new markets opened in Africa


C raw materials and natural resources were scarce in the Americas

D eighty-five percent of European settlers returned to England within


one year

The PRIMARY purpose of the Sugar, Stamp, and Tea Acts was to help
Parliaments to

A control smuggling in the West Indies by the colonists

B hinder colonial self-government in Massachusetts and Virginia

C pay for the French and Indian War debts as well as British troops
sent to protect the colonists

D work with the colonial legislatures in governing the thirteen American


colonies

The British Act which prohibited colonial settlement west of the


Appalachian Mountains because the region was too costly for the British to
protect was the

A Quebec Act

B Declaratory Act

C Navigation Act

D Proclamation Act

The French Alliance provided the Continental Army with the aid of its army
and navy in the Battle of:

A Bunker Hill

B Trenton

C Saratoga

D Yorktown
Here is an excerpt from a speech made at St. John's Church, Richmond,
Virginia in March of 1775.

"The war is inevitable-and let it come! I repeat it, sir let it come!

It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentleman may cry, Peace,


peace; but there is no peace. The war is actually begun. The next gale that
sweeps from the north will bring it our ears the clash of resounding arms.
Our brethren are already in the field. Why stand we hare idle? What would
they have? If life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the
price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what
course other may take, but as for me-give me liberty, or give me death!"

Who was the author of this speech?

A Patrick Henry

B Thomas Jefferson

C Richard Henry Lee

D George Washington

The purpose of the Proclamation of 1763 was to


A end the use of paper money as currency
B give colonists control of the fur trade in the Ohio River Valley
C enforce the Sugar Act
D prevent conflict between the colonists and Indians west of the Appalachians

All of the following are accurate statements concerning Andrew Jackson and the Bank of the United States
EXCEPT
A Jackson's reelection in 1832 brought an end to the bank
B Jackson believed the Bank of the united States to be an undemocratic institution
C Jackson established "pet banks" in several states after withdrawing federal funds form the Bank of the
United States
D Jackson succeeding in stabilizing the US economy by making federal fund available to all Americans

Which of the following statement is NOT accurate concerning the Monroe Doctrine?
A The American continents were not to be considered as open to future colonization by any European
powers
B Nations in the Western Hemisphere were the same as Europes due to their shared republicanism
C The United States would consider an European attempt to impose their system of Government on any
independent state in the Western Hemisphere as a threat to United States Security
D The United States pledged not to interfere in European affairs.
The Northern states developed an economic system based on all of the following EXCEPT
A industrial economy based on manufacturing
B strict governmental laws protecting consumer rights
C high protective tariffs to protect Northern manufacturers from foreign competition
D use of federal funds to improve transportation and to construct factories and mills

The practice by which men were forced to serve as British sailors was known as
A slavery
B embargo
C impressments
D enlisting

Short answers:

What is this political cartoon about

Compare the two cartoons below


Whats the point behind the cartoon
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