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1 S U.S. HISTORY GRE 11 ENHMRK 1 TEST FORM 1 The movement known as the Enlightenment encouraged religious traditions. government control. government programs. scientific inquiry. Standard(s): US (11) 2 What effect did the Enlightenment have on political thought in the colonies? olonial leaders began extending voting rights to all citizens. The First ontinental ongress determined a need for a federal bill of rights. olonial leaders began advocating the adoption of a state-supported church. olonists began to question the authority of the ritish monarchy. Standard(s): US (11) 3 The belief held by Enlightenment philosophers, advocating a social contract, currently found in the United States onstitution is judicial review. checks and balances. sovereignty of the people. separation of powers. Standard(s): US (11) 4 n influential Enlightenment thinker who inspired Jefferson in his writing of the eclaration of Independence was Voltaire. John Locke. escartes. Thomas Hobbes. Standard(s): US (11) 5 The eclaration of Independence elaborates on the Enlightenment idea of natural rights. collective ownership. religious freedom. political equality. Standard(s): US (11) 6 The Founding Fathers created the system of checks and balances in order to balance the powers between the state and national governments. Senate and House of Representatives. large and small states. branches of government. Standard(s): US (11) S U.S. History Grade 11S enchmark 1 Test Form 2009 Evans Newton Incorporated Page 1

2 7 The Sugar and Stamp cts were designed mainly to raise funds for the defense of the colonies. provide the right of Parliament to tax the colonies. enrich the ritish upper class. reduce colonial consumption of sugar and paper. Standard(s): US (11) 8 ll of the following were main arguments of the nti-federalists against the ratification of the new onstitution except that it was primarily by and for the wealthy and aristocracy. the states would be wholly subordinate to the national government. it could lead to tyranny and despotism. the national government would need a judicial branch. Standard(s): US (11) 9 Which of the following is a provision in the onstitution, as first adopted, responded to concerns about potential abuse of presidential power? direct election of the president by the people establishment of the office of vice president override of presidential veto by the legislature appointment of the president by the judiciary Standard(s): US (11) 10 One reason colonists opposed the Stamp ct was because it banned colonial newspapers. increased the cost of merican goods. disrupted trading patterns. taxed them without their consent. Standard(s): US (11) 11 The Fifteenth mendment to the onstitution guaranteed frican merican males the right to vote; however, many of them still did not vote because the amendment was not officially ratified by a majority of the states. the amendment had the power to be enforced only during federal elections. some states passed laws that made frican mericans pay poll taxes and pass literacy tests. some states required frican mericans to prove their legal age before they could vote. Standard(s): US (11) 12 Key decisions of the Supreme ourt under the leadership of John Marshall solidified the power of the Supreme ourt to try cases between states. accept appeals from lower federal courts. try cases involving foreign diplomats. review the constitutionality of state and federal laws. Standard(s): US (11) S U.S. History Grade 11S enchmark 1 Test Form 2009 Evans Newton Incorporated Page 2

3 13 What does the U.S. onstitution suggest is the most important role of the states? to make treaties with other nations to produce a moral society that obeys the law to regulate matters affecting the welfare of citizens to financially support programs run by the national government Standard(s): US (11) 14 ccording to the authors of The Federalist, the onstitution has two main purposes: to defend minority rights against majority tyranny and to prevent a single faction (party) from dominating politics. prevent a minority from blocking measures necessary for the national interest. diversify the nation s economic interests and foreign trading partners. develop a new and separate merican identity. Standard(s): US (11) 15 One of the major effects of Reconstruction during the late Nineteenth entury was the executive branch emerged as the most powerful branch of the federal government. the power of the national government was strengthened. states could not legally secede from the union. the Republican party won elections in the South continuously until World War I. Standard(s): US (11) 16 n effect of the merican Industrial Revolution was an increase in merican imperialism. better working conditions. an increase in human rights. a strong demand for agricultural workers. Standard(s): US (11) 17 Which of the following is a result of the second Industrial Revolution ( )? farm production decreased the number of female factory workers decreased people moved from urban to rural areas entrepreneurs operated sweatshops in tenements Standard(s): US (11) S U.S. History Grade 11S enchmark 1 Test Form 2009 Evans Newton Incorporated Page 3

4 18 The United States emerged as a world power in the late 1890s by acquiring territory in the Pacific. in the tlantic. for the Panama anal. from Mexico. Standard(s): US (11) 19 etween 1890 and 1910, why did many frican mericans move from the rural South to cities like hicago and etroit in the North? frican mericans had vast knowledge about agriculture from working the fields in the South and were needed to help farmers in rural areas near these northern cities. The government paid large groups of frican mericans to relocate to major cities in the North to racially integrate the country. Northern cities were free from racial prejudice and economic hardship, so former slaves felt safe moving to these cities. Farming technology replaced many of the agricultural jobs done by frican mericans in the South, so they sought job opportunities in the industrialized cities in the North. 20 Which of the following contributed to the rapid growth of cities between 1820 and the 1860s? the rise of unions. the rise of manufacturing. the demand for foreign products. the inequality between rich and poor. Standard(s): US (11) 21 The transportation revolution was a factor that contributed to the growth of cottage industries. rapid growth of cities. improvement in conditions in factories. widening gap between rich and poor. Standard(s): US (11) 22 The development of large cities between 1820 and 1860 occurred mainly along the West oast. in the eep South. along interior waterways. in the Great Plains area. Standard(s): US (11) Standard(s): US (11) S U.S. History Grade 11S enchmark 1 Test Form 2009 Evans Newton Incorporated Page 4

5 23 The above political cartoon was making reference to which political scandal? Watergate Teapot ome Standard Oil Trust Tammany Hall Standard(s): US (11) 24 The muckraking journalists associated with the Progressive Era were known primarily for their willingness to expose the corruption of U.S. society. articles supporting the economic benefits of laissez-faire economics. use of the media to advocate the passage of the Equal Rights mendment. support the formation of U.S. military alliances with European countries. Standard(s): US (11) 25 Which statement best explains how political machines were able to gain the support of immigrants? Immigrants feared the power of the political machines and supported them to prevent being harassed by local politicians. ity leaders threatened to deport immigrants if they refused to support the dominant political machine of the city. Political machines were sympathetic to the immigrants, helping them to find places to live, become naturalized citizens, and get jobs. The city bosses of the political machines made sure the immigrants were treated fairly by police and the court system. Standard(s): US (11) 26 uring the late 1800s, political machines became a powerful force in large U.S. cities because newly arrived immigrants were easily exploited in overcrowded cities by corrupt local leaders. workers in the factories believed the labor unions were not doing enough to protect them. the local city governments were given federal funding to create political machines for the benefit of the citizens. completion of an effective railroad system made it easier for politicians to travel between cities to gain political support. Standard(s): US (11) S U.S. History Grade 11S enchmark 1 Test Form 2009 Evans Newton Incorporated Page 5

6 27 Which of the following was a method used by John. Rockefeller to affect market competition? helping small business owners sharing new business ideas supporting fair business practices granting rebates to some customers Standard(s): US (11) 28 Industrial leaders of the late 1800s, used the theory of laissez-faire capitalism to petition the government for assistance during a crisis. oppose colonial expansion in frica and sia. argue against government regulation of business. defend limits on immigrants working in factories. Standard(s): US (11) 29 Read the list of names below. ollis P. Huntington Jay Gould James J. Hill Which of the following areas applies to all the people listed above? railroad mergers coal miners banking oil refining 30 In the late Nineteenth entury, trusts were formed mainly to lower consumer prices. increase factory production. educate the labor force. eliminate business competition. Standard(s): US (11) 31 Which of the following was one of President Theodore Roosevelt s domestic programs? the Roosevelt orollary establishing the Federal Reserve System supporting Prohibition regulation of food and drug purity Standard(s): US (11) 32 One of President Theodore Roosevelt s main goals was railroad regulation. The passage of legislation that empowered the Interstate ommerce ommission to set maximum rates and standardize bookkeeping for inspection purposes was the Mann-Elkins ct. Hepburn ct. Payne-ldrich ct. Sherman ntitrust ct. Standard(s): US (11) Standard(s): US (11) S U.S. History Grade 11S enchmark 1 Test Form 2009 Evans Newton Incorporated Page 6

7 33 ccording to Progressives, political corruption would lessen if 36 result of the Open oor policy was that political machines became more powerful. state legislatures became stronger. there was a direct election of Senators. the power of ongress was increased. Standard(s): US (11) dmiral Mahan built up the United States Navy. merica instituted the Good Neighbor policy. merica supported Russian expansion into Japan. merica depended on new markets to strengthen the economy. 34 Which of the following Progressives prosecuted the mayor of San Francisco and his cronies and then went on to become the governor and a United States Senator? Hiram Johnson be Reuf Lincoln Steffens Fremont Older Standard(s): US (11) Standard(s): US (11) 37 The United States adopted the Open oor Policy in order to protect merican investments in Japan. gain equal trading rights in hina. restrict Japanese immigration. prevent Russian colonization of Manchuria. Standard(s): US (11) 35 The Sixteenth mendment (1913) gave ongress the authority to directly elect senators. tax income. ban alcohol. allow women to vote. Standard(s): US (11) S U.S. History Grade 11S enchmark 1 Test Form 2009 Evans Newton Incorporated Page 7

8 38 The Open oor policy reflected the merican belief that closing an area of the world to merican products, citizens, or ideas is a threat to the economic survival of the United States. the growth of the economy in the United States is dependent on expanding imports from foreign countries. intervening in the political matters of other countries is not in the best interest of the United States. the key to controlling the world market is placing limits on the imports and exports of competing nations. Standard(s): US (11) 39 How did Puerto Rico become a commonwealth of the United States? The United States gained control of Puerto Rico as a result of the Spanish-merican-uban War. The United States purchased Puerto Rico from Spain in an effort to expand its trading ports. The United States gained control of Puerto Rico through a World War I treaty between the European nations. The United States established an agreement to protect the people of Puerto Rico in exchange for control over the country. 40 s a result of the Spanish-merican War, Hawaii became a territory strongly influenced by ollar iplomacy. the Monroe octrine no longer influenced merican foreign policy. uba was a political protectorate influenced by the Platt mendment. United States expansion was prohibited in sia and Latin merica. Standard(s): US (11) 41 Read the list below. sugar plantations naval station overthrow of the Queen The factors listed above all played a role in the desire of the United States to annex uba. Hawaii. Puerto Rico. Samoa. Standard(s): US (11) Standard(s): US (11) S U.S. History Grade 11S enchmark 1 Test Form 2009 Evans Newton Incorporated Page 8

9 42 Pushing the Spanish out of the Philippines improved U.S. claims to the Panama anal. allowed U.S. businesses to protect their sian interests. pleased the Protestant missionaries on the island. helped the U.S. acquire Hawaii as a territory. Standard(s): US (11) 43 Read the list below. yellow journalism Jose Marti USS Maine Which event occurred as a result of the items listed above? the Spanish-merican War expansion into hina Puerto Rico became a protectorate construction of the Panama anal Standard(s): US (11) 44 negative effect of the Panama anal upon foreign policy was that the United States lost economic support from Europe. Secretary of State Hay resigned. imports exceeded exports. relations were strained with Latin merica. 45 What role did the United States play in Panama s independence from olombia? The United States provided Panama s military with guns and other supplies to win the war of independence from olombia. The United States purchased Panama from olombia and then granted Panama independence in exchange for canal rights. The United States defeated the olombian navy, which allowed Panama s army to drive the olombians out of Panama. The United States sent warships to intimidate the government of olombia and then negotiated a treaty to guarantee Panama s independence. Standard(s): US (11) 46 The Panama Revolution was an example of which of Theodore Roosevelt s policies? Roosevelt orollary and ollar iplomacy Roosevelt orollary and Gunboat iplomacy Open oor Policy and the Monroe octrine ollar iplomacy and the Monroe octrine Standard(s): US (11) Standard(s): US (11) S U.S. History Grade 11S enchmark 1 Test Form 2009 Evans Newton Incorporated Page 9

10 47 s a result of the building of the Panama anal, what factors stimulated merican industrialization and science? introduction of large earth moving machines and medicine to end smallpox building of interlocking gates and understanding the causes of yellow fever and malaria large movement of workers and the discovery of new insects new technology for working underwater and tunneling Standard(s): US (11) 48 Why is the construction of the Panama anal viewed as one of the great achievements of Theodore Roosevelt s administration? It illustrates the success of the Roosevelt orollary. It led to building a strong naval force and opening of a Pacific byway. It showed the public desire to have a strong navy and marines. It portrayed Roosevelt as a strong man willing to use resources. Standard(s): US (11) S U.S. History Grade 11S enchmark 1 Test Form 2009 Evans Newton Incorporated Page 10