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2 IRETIONS Read each question and choose the best answer. Then fill in the correct answer on your answer document. SMPLE Who served as president of the United States during the ivil War? Thomas efferson ndrew ackson ames K. Polk braham Lincoln Page 105

3 Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. So you re the little woman who wrote the book that made this great war! braham Lincoln to arriet eecher Stowe, 1862 I have as much muscle as any man and can do as much work as any man. I have plowed and reaped and husked and chopped and mowed, and can any man do more than that? Sojourner Truth, speech at kron, Ohio, To which book is President Lincoln referring in the excerpt above? Uncle Tom s abin The Wealth of Nations emocracy in merica Mcuffey s Eclectic Reader 3 ccording to the excerpt above, with which of the following statements would the speaker most likely agree? Prisons should be reformed. Women should have equal rights. Men should work in agricultural jobs. Women should pursue traditional occupations. 2 mong the rights guaranteed by the irst mendment is the right to the free exercise of religion keep and bear arms due process of law a speedy and public trial Page 106

4 Use the time line and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question Louisiana Purchase, 1803 Zebulon Pike s expedition to the Rocky Mountains, Santa e Trail opens, Texas revolts against Mexico, ohn. rémont maps trails to Oregon and alifornia, United States annexes Texas, 1845 alifornia old Rush, Which of these is the best title for the time line above? The ommon Man in acksonian merica Events Leading to the Rise of an Industrial United States The reation of Middle-lass merica Events Leading to the Territorial rowth of the United States 5 The 13 original colonies were primarily located along the tlantic Ocean ulf of Mexico Mississippi River reat Lakes Page 107

5 Use the graph and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. U.S. Immigration, Immigrants (thousands) Year KEY ermany reat ritain Ireland Other countries Source: U.S. ensus ureau 6 Which of the following best explains one of the changes in immigration shown on this graph? ree housing was offered to immigrants arriving after famine plagued Ireland between 1845 and The erman National ssembly passed a constitution in Labor strikes occurred in reat ritain between 1840 and Page 108

6 Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. The Louisiana Purchase Sierra Nevada Rocky Mountains Mississippi River reat Lakes ppalachian Mountains Rio rande W N S E Legend United States Louisiana Purchase 7 Which conclusion can best be made by examining the map above? The Louisiana Purchase almost doubled the size of the United States. rance gained control of much of the North merican continent. The Louisiana Purchase was designated for Native merican ownership. oth Spain and the United States would share control of the Louisiana Purchase. Page 109

7 Use the graph and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Number of Soldiers (thousands) Wounded ivil War asualties ied of wounds ied of disease Key Union onfederate Source: U.S. epartment of Veterans ffairs 8 Which of these is a correct interpretation of the information shown above? Total onfederate casualties were greater than total Union casualties. More onfederate soldiers died of wounds than of disease. More than twice as many Union soldiers died of disease than of wounds. ewer soldiers fought for the Union than for the onfederacy. Page 110

8 Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. 10 elief in the idea of Manifest estiny was one reason that Excerpt from the eclaration of Independence [King eorge III] has obstructed the administration of justice, by refusing his assent [approval] to laws for establishing judiciary powers. the United States went to war with Mexico transcendentalists established utopian societies the ank of the United States was established women organized the Seneca alls onvention 9 Which of the following was included in the U.S. onstitution in order to deal with the grievance expressed above? The process for amendment The establishment of a chief executive The process for territorial statehood The establishment of the Supreme ourt Page 111

9 Use the diagram and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. ause Effect Steel plow onstruction of roads and canals onstruction of railroads Invention of the Mcormick reaper? 11 Which of the following best completes the diagram above? Increase in agricultural production ecrease in the slave population Enactment of protective tariffs rowth of immigration 12 The Nullification risis concerned South arolina s dissatisfaction with federal policy on transportation tariffs banking immigration Page 112

10 Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. rancis abot Lowell s Textile Mills Machine production Large facilities Effective management Use the diagram and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Provisions of the Northwest Ordinance of ongress will appoint a resident governor, a secretary, and three judges to rule the territory. ired many workers 13 The factors listed above most directly contributed to the increase of industrialization subsistence farming public education homesteading 2. When the territory has 5,000 free adult males, it may elect a legislature and send a nonvoting delegate to ongress. 3. When the territory has a total free population of 60,000, it may write a constitution and submit it to ongress for approval. 14 rom 1607 to 1609, only 60 of more than 900 amestown colonists survived. One reason for the low survival rate was that 4.? the colonists were frequently attacked by Spanish explorers the swampy location caused disease to spread the colonists endured unexpected flooding the punishment for all criminal offenses was execution 15 Which step best completes the process above? The territory may decide to legalize slavery within its borders. The territory may be admitted as a state. The territory must allow women the right to vote. The territory will be required to pay export tariffs. Page 113

11 16 One reason that the Mayflower ompact was written was to establish principles of government for the new colony a charter for a joint-stock company strict military control over the colonists a system of trade with other colonies 18 Which of these was a factor that led to the development of plantation agriculture in the South? The climate allowed planters to raise profitable cash crops. Tariffs permitted planters to make a greater profit. The federal government paid a bonus to cotton producers. anals carried crops to western markets. Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. We think they [people of frican ancestry] are... not included, and were not intended to be included, under the word citizens in the onstitution, and can therefore claim none of the rights and privileges which that instrument provides for and secures to citizens of the United States. 17 This excerpt is taken from the landmark U.S. Supreme ourt case artmouth ollege v. Woodward harles River ridge v. Warren ridge Marbury v. Madison red Scott v. Sandford Page 114

12 Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Events of the merican Revolution 1776 Washington and his troops flee New York. Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Without freedom of thought, there can be no such thing as wisdom; and no such thing as public liberty without freedom of speech. enjamin ranklin, mericans win the battle at Saratoga The ritish capture harleston. 1781??? 1783 mericans and the ritish sign the Treaty of Paris. 19 Which of the following events completes the time line? ritish surrender at Yorktown. mericans hold Stamp ct ongress. ritish occupy ort Ticonderoga. mericans issue the eclaration of Independence. 21 Which statement best summarizes the ideas expressed above by ranklin? The government must inform the people of its laws. The government can make treaties with other nations. itizens can impeach government officials. itizens must be allowed to discuss ideas with one another. 20 Why did Elizabeth ady Stanton oppose the 15th mendment to the U.S. onstitution? Public education was not addressed. Women were still excluded from voting. Slavery was still allowed in the territories. Native mericans gained citizenship. 22 Which 1620 document was signed by male members of the community to establish a government for settlers at Plymouth? The rticles of onfederation The Mayflower ompact The undamental Orders of onnecticut The lbany Plan Page 115

13 Use the diagram and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. The people will elect officeholders. Officeholders will make laws. Officeholders will conduct government on behalf of the people. 23 What would be the best title for the diagram above? The Policy of Mercantilism The Importance of the ivine Right of Kings onstitutional Monarchy in the United States Plan for Representative overnment Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Purchase of the Louisiana Territory Rapid population growth in the West dvances in transportation Strong sense of nationalism 24 Which of the following does this list best describe? The temperance movement Manifest estiny The plantation system Monroe octrine Page 116

14 25 uring the mid-1800s the expanding U.S. economy required better methods of communication. ommunications were improved significantly by Samuel Morse s invention of the typewriter telephone telegraph phonograph Page 117

15 Use the diagram and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Slaves should count when determining a state s population and its number of representatives. Slavery Slaves should count in deciding a state s share of federal taxes. 26 ow did the delegates to the onstitutional onvention settle the issue described above? Three-ifths ompromise New ersey Plan Virginia Plan Mason-ixon Line 27 President ndrew ackson s policy toward Native mericans primarily consisted of 28 The attle of Vicksburg was important in the ivil War because it reaching agreement with the courts concerning Native merican territory allowed the onfederate army to seize Washington,.. removing and relocating Native mericans broke the Union blockade along the ulf of Mexico paying fair market value for Native merican lands enabled the onfederate army to seek rench assistance building schools and creating employment opportunities for Native mericans gave the Union army control of the Mississippi River Page 118

16 Use the diagram and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. ongress ouse of Representatives Number of representatives based on state population Senate Two members from each state 29 The diagram above shows the compromise that helped guarantee the ratification of the U.S. onstitution by providing a plan for representation of both large and small states taking power away from the national government creating new boundaries for both large and small states allowing local governments to determine matters of representation 30 Patrick enry, an nti-ederalist, opposed ratification of the U.S. onstitution mainly because he thought it did not sufficiently support freedom for slaves criticize abuses of the monarchy encourage trade with foreign powers guarantee individual rights Page 119

17 Use the diagram and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Proposed by ongress with a two-thirds vote in both houses Ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the states + =??? 31 Which of the following best completes the diagram? mendment of the U.S. onstitution urisdiction of the U.S. Supreme ourt Regulation of interstate commerce Election of the president 32 The most important result of the attle of Saratoga was that merican leaders were forced to surrender and were arrested for treason Spain entered the war and provided supplies to reat ritain ritain released captured merican sailors and returned merican merchant ships rance officially recognized and formed an alliance with the U.S. government Page 120

18 Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. raduated from the U.S. Military cademy at West Point ought in the Mexican War Served as leader of onfederate troops efeated Union troops at the battles of hancellorsville and redericksburg Surrendered at ppomattox ourt ouse Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Excerpt from Washington s arewell ddress The great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is in extending our commercial relations, to have with them as little political connection as possible.... It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world Which ivil War leader is described in the box above? Robert E. Lee Ulysses S. rant braham Lincoln efferson avis 34 Which of the following best reflects the point of view expressed by President eorge Washington in the excerpt above? oreign nations are a military threat. Permanent alliances are part of a nation s foreign policy. oreign nations profit from importing goods. Permanent alliances with foreign nations should be avoided. Page 121

19 Use the cartoon and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. The Tariff of In the cartoon above, which regional group is represented by the man with the tattered clothes on the left? Eastern bankers Southern planters Northern merchants Western miners Page 122

20 Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Speaker 1: The government must give accused persons the right to a quick and public trial. Speaker 2: The government should not force citizens to house soldiers in their homes. Speaker 3: People should be allowed to peacefully protest actions of the government. Speaker 4: People should not be deprived of their property without fair payment. 36 Which speaker is voicing a right guaranteed by the irst mendment to the U.S. onstitution? Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Speaker 3 Speaker 4 Page 123

21 Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Spanish and English Exploration in the mericas England North merica Spain Pacific Ocean W N S E Key English Spanish South merica tlantic Ocean 37 Which statement is best supported by this map of 16th-century European exploration? England was the first European power to navigate the reat Lakes. Spain financed numerous journeys to anada. England sent the first European settlers to the Southwest. Spain sent more expeditions than England to the interior regions of the mericas. Page 124

22 Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. 39 The 13th, 14th, and 15th mendments to the U.S. onstitution national debt if it is not excessive will be to us a national blessing: it will be a powerful cement of our union. lexander amilton, ow does the excerpt above show amilton s bias in favor of a national debt? brought immediate equality to Native mericans established a process for the admission of western states into the Union created new congressional districts granted civil rights primarily to frican mericans y calling on states to assume the debt y supporting taxation without representation y describing the debt as a strengthening force y promoting western land sales Page 125

23 Use the diagram and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question.??? Labor shortage in colonies Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Excerpt from braham Lincoln s Second Inaugural ddress With malice [hatred] toward none, with charity for all,... let us strive on to... bind up the nation s wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and... to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves.... rowth of slavery 41 The speech above shows that Lincoln believed that the South should Invention of the cotton gin Increased cotton production be allowed to continue the practice of slavery pay for the damages suffered by the Union receive fair treatment after the war be punished for seceding from the Union 40 Which of these is the best title for the diagram above? The evelopment of Triangular Trade The evelopment of the Plantation System The evelopment of Protective Tariffs The evelopment of Steel Mills Page 126

24 Use the map and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Economic Products of the olonies Key Tobacco Rice Wheat ides ish orn Indigo Rum Lumber W N S E Shipbuilding Naval stores 42 Which of these statements is best supported by the map? Rice was a more profitable crop for the New England colonies than wheat. The economy of the middle colonies was based on rice farming. The economy of the New England colonies was based on indigo production. Indigo production was more important to the economy of the southern colonies than lumber. Page 127

25 Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Use the information in the box and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Quakers Religious tolerance Pacifism bolitionism Temperance Women s rights Immigrated to North merica ecame a Revolutionary writer and philosopher Wrote the influential pamphlet ommon Sense Wrote a series of essays titled risis Supported the rench Revolution 43 ased on the information in the list above, which statement can be made about the Quakers? Most Quakers were southern slaveholders. Many Quakers made significant contributions to reform movements. Many Quakers supported the U.S. entry into the Mexican War. Most Quakers supported the use of alcohol. 44 Which prominent Revolutionary figure is described above? Samuel dams Thomas Paine Patrick enry enjamin ranklin Page 128

26 Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Use the excerpt and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Education, then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is the great equalizer of the conditions of men, the balance-wheel of the social machinery. orace Mann, Twelfth nnual Report of the Massachusetts State oard of Education, In the excerpt above, Mann shows his support for women s suffrage prison reform public schools improved sanitation [My work in the mills] is very hard indeed and sometimes I think I shall not be able to endure it. I never worked so hard in my life but perhaps I shall get used to it. I shall try hard to do so for there is no other work that I can do unless I spin and that I shall not undertake on any account. Mary Paul, Lowell, Massachusetts, November 5, This portrayal of factory life is considered a primary source because it is from a description in a textbook an account by a mill worker a description of a mill town an article in a newspaper Page 129

27 Use the time line and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Use the illustration and your knowledge of social studies to answer the following question. Important Events, Size of minimum land purchase reduced to 160 acres by Land ct 1816 Second ank of the United States chartered by ongress 1819 eginning of Panic of merican System developed by enry lay 1828 ongress passes the Tariff of bominations ourtesy of the harleston Museum, harleston, S.. ll Rights Reserved. 48 The artifact above is an example of a badge most likely worn by a 47 The information above shows that during the years , the United States faced many issues related to conflicts over religion presidential elections problems in foreign relations economic development plantation owner former slave colonial governor recent immigrant Page 130 E SURE YOU VE REORE LL O YOUR NSWERS ON TE NSWER OUMENT.

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