Monday, February 13, 2012

PLease Help me With U.S. History Test?

Look guys i have been sick with the flu and i've been trying catch up on my work and it's been really hard to study up on things. So PLease oh Please help me out!!!


1. One British principle of government valued by the American colonists was the (1 point)custom of having a ruling king or queen.


right to pay no tax unless it was levied by their own representatives.


freedom to wage violent protest if they thought it was necessary.


potential to have an aristocratic house in the legislature.





2. Which of the following describes Loyalists? (1 point)They decided to fight against the British.


They supported British taxation.


They thought Patriots were too radical.


They wanted to return to Britain.





3. The United States Constitution provides for (1 point)checks and balances, separation of powers, and a unicameral legislature.


federalism, abolition of slavery, and reserved powers.


checks and balances, federalism, and separation of powers.


delegated powers, federalism, and voting rights for all men over 21.





4. Which of the following arguments would have been used by a Federalist? (1 point)A strong, central government will be able to handle the problems that face the new nation.


Without a bill of rights, the Constitution will not provide basic liberties.


The Constitution will strengthen the democratic state governments and decrease the powers of the central government.


The Constitution will provide a more elitist government by concentrating power in relatively few hands at a great distance from voters.





5. The goal of William Lloyd Garrison’s The Liberator was to (1 point)convince the public that slavery was necessary for the South.


build public support for the abolition of slavery.


pressure the government to decrease taxes on Southern farmers.


win for women the same rights that men held.





Use the quotation to answer the following question.





“That old ship, the institution of slavery, is dead, and I am glad of it. Shall I employ its captain or its manager to bear me through the ocean again?”





—African American minister’s post-slavery response





6. The speaker in the quotation above uses a metaphor to describe the situation African Americans faced after slavery. What issue is the minister addressing? (1 point)what method of transportation African Americans should use to escape slavery


Abraham Lincoln’s emancipation policy


whom freedmen should look to for leadership


whether freedmen should return to Africa or remain in the United States





7. The 1850 Fugitive Slave Act increased tensions between the North and the South because (1 point)Northerners were no longer able to ignore slavery and its effects.


Southerners were angry that Northerners were capturing slaves to work in factories.


the act encouraged enslaved persons to move north to escape bondage in the South.


the act was a significant victory for Northern abolitionists.





8. What was one effect of Reconstruction? (1 point)It gave African American men the right to vote.


It eliminated all racial barriers in the South.


It healed the bitterness between the North and South.


It resulted in the ratification of the Twelfth Amendment.





9. The following were some accomplishments of Reconstruction EXCEPT


(1 point)the Freedmen’s Bureau.





the Jim Crow laws.





the Fifteenth Amendment.





the Fourteenth Amendment.








10. The Dawes Act


(1 point)allowed Native Americans to go back to their nomadic lifestyles.





helped Native Americans open businesses.





granted each Indian family a 160-acre farmstead.





restocked the Great Plains with buffalo.








11. Where did the Union and Central Pacific railroad meet to create the transcontinental railroad?


(1 point)New York, New York





Dayton, Ohio





Chicago, Illinois





Promontory, Utah








12. To maximize profits, early corporations (1 point)bought few raw materials.


moved to countries where labor was less expensive.


paid their workers the lowest possible wage.


expanded into foreign markets.





13. Thomas Edison was best known for his invention of the


(1 point)light bulb.





automobile.





assembly line.





telephone.








14. Which of the following characterized the spoils system? (1 point)Elected officials rewarded their supporters with jobs.


Government workers received their jobs due to their expertise.


Presidential candidates participated in elaborate rallies to get out the vote.


Political participation and partisanship declined.





15. The following were causes of industrialization EXCEPT


(1 point)raw resources.





immigration.





inventions.





business regulation.








16. When rural Americans moved to urban areas in the late 1800s, which one of the following conditions did they face? (1 point)higher costs of living


clean city streets


difficult access to supplies


fewer cultural opportunities





17. To combat high costs, the Populist Party demanded (1 point)the coinage of gold.


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16. government ownership of the railroads.

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