TESTNAME: PCHS_AM_HistoryI_9weeks_Fall2014_Retake

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SUBJECT: SocialSciencesandHistory
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1. Usethetexttoanswerthequestionthatfollows.
We,whosenamesareunderwritten,...DobythesePresents,solemnlyand
mutually,inthePresenceofGodandoneanother,...covenantandcombine
ourselvestogetherintoacivilBodyPolitick,forourbetterOrderingand
Preservation,andFurtheranceoftheEndsaforesaid:AndbyVirtuehereofdo
enact,constitute,andframe,suchjustandequalLaws,Ordinances,Acts,
Constitutions,andOfficers,fromtimetotime,asshallbethoughtmostmeet
andconvenientforthegeneralGoodoftheColonyuntowhichwepromiseall
dueSubmissionandObedience.
MayflowerCompact,1620
Whatbestexplainswhythisdocumentisimportant?
A. ItwasanearlysteptowardsselfgovernmentintheAmericancolonies.
B. ItestablishedtheprincipleofreligioustolerationintheAmericancolonies.
C. ItpledgedrepresentativesofthethirteenAmericancoloniestoworktogether.
D. ItledtoconflictbetweentheAmericancolonistsandtheEnglishgovernment.

2. Usetheinformationbelowtoanswerthequestion.
Marburyv.Madison,1803
JudiciaryActof1801passedbyFederalistcontrolledCongressand
PresidentJohnAdams
JohnAdamsappointedWilliamMarburytonewjudgeshipposition
ThomasJeffersonandDemocraticRepublicansrepealedJudiciaryAct
of1801
MarburysoughtarulingfromtheSupremeCourttoforcethe
Jeffersonadministrationtoservehiscommission
SupremeCourtruledthatitdidnothavejurisdictiontoissuea
writofmandamus
WhatwasthesignificanceofthisSupremeCourtdecisionin1803?
A. TheSupremeCourtasserteditspowertodeterminetheconstitutionalityoflaws.
B. TheSupremeCourtincreasedthepoweroftheexecutivebranchoverCongress.
C. TheSupremeCourtmadeitmandatoryforbillstobereviewedforconstitutionalitypriortopassage.
D. TheSupremeCourtassumedgreaterpoweroverpresidentialappointments.

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3. Usetheexcerpttoanswerthequestionthatfollows.
TheNavigationActof1660
Fortheincreaseofshippingandencouragementofthenavigation
ofthisnation...,nosugars,tobacco,cottonwool,indigos,[or]ginger...,
ofthegrowth,productionormanufactureofanyEnglishplantationsin
America,...shallbeshipped,carried,conveyedortransportedfrom
any...Englishplantationstoanyland...otherthantosuchEnglish
plantationsasdobelongtohisMajesty...
Thislegislationwasintendedmostlyforthebenefitofwhichgroupofpeople?
A. colonialfarmers
B. NativeAmericans
C. Englishmerchants
D. indenturedservants

4. FromwhichcountrydidtheUnitedStateswinitsindependence?
A. France
B. Germany
C. GreatBritain
D. Spain

5. Whichearly19thcenturylandacquisitiondoubledtheterritoryoftheUnitedStates?
A. Alaska
B. Florida
C. OregonTerritory
D. LouisianaTerritory

6. AgroupoflocalteenagersareboycottingBolt,aclothingstore,becauseitisrumoredthattheyare
committinglaborabusesaroundtheworld.TheteenagersaregatheringalloftheirBoltapparelandburning
itinthetownsquareandrefusingtobuyBoltgoods.
Ofthefollowingchoices,whichhistoricaleventissimilartothefictionalsituationjustdescribed?
A. Shaysrebellion
B. Baconsrebellion
C. BostonTeaParty
D. TrailofTears

7. WhatwasColumbusseekingonhisfirstvoyageacrosstheAtlantic?
A. animalfurs
B. landforfarming
C. religiousfreedom
D. traderoutestoAsia

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8. Readthelistandanswerthequestion.
AllowedforthecreationofOhio,Indiana,Illinois,Michigan,andWisconsin
Determinedthatterritorieswouldbegovernedbyofficialsappointedby
Congress
Allowedresidentsoftheterritorytoelectlegislaturesonce5,000freemen
livedwithintheterritory.
Allowedtheterritorytopetitionforstatehoodoncethepopulationofthe
territoryreached60,000people.
Whatdoesthislistdescribe?
A. ManifestDestiny
B. MonroeDoctrine
C. NorthwestOrdinance
D. TownshendActs

9. InwhatwaydidtheNorthwestOrdinanceof1787contributetogrowingsectionalismwithintheUnited
States?
A. Itallowedstatesintheterritorytovoteonslavery.
B. Itoutlawedslaverywithinthenewterritories.
C. ItprotectedNativeAmericanlandclaimswithinterritorialboundaries.
D. Itgrantedwomenvotingrightswithintheterritories.

10. WhatwasthepurposeofaddingtheBillofRightstotheU.S.Constitution?
A. toincreasefederalauthority
B. toadvanceuniversalsuffrage
C. toprotecttherightsofcitizens
D. todefinetherightsofstates

11. Usetheexcerptbelowtoanswerthequestionthatfollows.
Ineverexpecttoseeaperfectworkfromimperfectman.Theresultofthe
deliberationsofallcollectivebodiesmustnecessarilybeacompound,as
welloftheerrorsandprejudices,asofthegoodsenseandwisdom,ofthe
individualsofwhomtheyarecomposed.
AlexanderHamilton,TheFederalistPapers,No.85,August1788
AlexanderHamiltonwouldmostlikelyagreewithwhichstatement?
A. TheConstitutionshouldberejectedbecauseofitsflaws.
B. TheConstitutioncanbeamendedtoimproveitasneeded.
C. TheConstitutionshouldberatifiedonlyifallstatesacceptit.
D. TheConstitutioncanbereplacedifitprovestobeineffective.

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12. Usetheinformationintheboxestoanswerthequestionthatfollows.
ConstitutionalConvention,1787
NorthenStates SouthernStates
EnslavedpopulationSHOULDNOTbe
countedtodeterminerepresentationin
theHouseofRepresentatives
EnslavedpopulationSHOULDbe
countedfordeterminingtaxation
EnslavedpopulationSHOULDbe
countedtodeterminerepresentationin
theHouseofRepresentatives
EnslavedpopulationSHOULDNOTbe
countedfordeterminingtaxation
WhatsolutiondidthedelegatesattheConstitutionalConventiondesigntoresolvethisdebate?
A. theVirginiaPlan
B. theNewJerseyPlan
C. theGreatCompromise
D. theThreeFifthsCompromise

13. WhatdidtheBostonTeaPartycauseBritaintodo?
A. stopthetaxontea
B. setfairpricesforgoods
C. approvenewstrictlaws
D. banwesternsettlement

14. WhatwasthefunctionoftheDeclarationofIndependence?
A. toannouncetotheworldtheAmericancoloniesreasonsforseparationfromEngland
B. todemandrepresentationinParliamentfortheAmericancolonies
C. toestablishagovernmentfortheAmericancolonies
D. toclaimnewterritoryforAmericancolonists

15. DuringtheperiodfromtheConstitutionalConventionuntilthefinalratificationoftheConstitution,Federalists
andAntiFederalistsmadedifferentargumentsabouttheproperformofgovernmentfortheUnitedStates.
WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsrepresentsanargumentthatAntiFederalistsmade?
A. TheArticlesofConfederationneededtobereplaced.
B. TheConstitutionadequatelyprotectedindividualfreedoms.
C. Astrongnationalgovernmentthreatenedindividualfreedoms.
D. Thenationalgovernmentneededtobestrongerthanstategovernments.

16. WhatimpactdidtheNorthwestOrdinancehaveonthespreadofslaverythroughtheUnitedStates?
A. Itprovidedslaveholderswithadditionallandthatcouldbefarmedbyslaves.
B. IteliminatedthesaleofslavesnorthoftheVirginiaborder.
C. Itwasthefirstactionbythefederalgovernmenttoprohibitthespreadofslavery.
D. Itattemptedtomaintainabalancebetweenfreeandslavestates.

17. WhicheventshowedthatThomasJeffersonacceptedabroaderinterpretationoftheConstitutionthanhe
hadbefore?
A. theelectionsof1800
B. theEmbargoof1807
C. theWarof1812
D. theLouisianaPurchase

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18. Usetheexcerpttoanswerthequestionthatfollows.
Whenwearrivedatthewharf,therewerethreeofournumberwhoassumedanauthoritytodirectour
operations,towhichwereadilysubmitted....Wethenwereorderedbyourcommandertoopenthe
hatchesandtakeoutallthechestsofteaandthrowthemoverboard....Inaboutthreehoursfromthe
timewewentonboard,wehadthusbrokenandthrownoverboardeveryteachesttobefoundinthe
ship,whilethoseintheothershipsweredisposingoftheteainthesameway,atthesametime.We
weresurroundedbyBritisharmedships,butnoattemptwasmadetoresistus.
Whichstatementbestexplainsthereasonfortheeventdescribedinthisexcerpt?
A. Abolitionistswereobjectingtogoodsproducedbyslaves.
B. Colonistswereprotestingagainsttaxpoliciestheydisliked.
C. Unionmembersweredemonstratingagainstunfairlaborpractices.
D. Consumeradvocateswereraisingawarenessaboutunhealthyproducts.

19. DuringtheperiodfromtheConstitutionalConventionuntilthefinalratificationoftheConstitution,Federalists
andAntiFederalistsmadedifferentargumentsabouttheproperformofgovernmentfortheUnitedStates.
WhichoneofthefollowingstatementsrepresentsanargumentthatFederalistsmade?
A. TheArticlesofConfederationneededonlyminorrevision.
B. TheratificationoftheConstitutionneededtobeunanimous.
C. TheConstitutionneededaBillofRightstoprotectindividualfreedoms.
D. Thenationalgovernmentneededtobestrongerinordertoworkeffectively.

20. WhatwasamajorreasonfortheriseoftheFederalistandtheDemocraticRepublicanpartiesduring
GeorgeWashingtonspresidency?
A. differencesregardingpoliticalandeconomicissues
B. differencesregardingIndianremoval
C. differencesregardingtherightsofwomen
D. differencesregardingthestatusoffreeblacksandslaves

21. Usethetablebelowtoanswerthequestion.
Federalists DemocraticRepublicans
StrongestsupportinNewEngland
Favoredastrongcentralgovernment
Supportedbybankersandbig
businessowners
LedbyAlexanderHamiltonand
JohnAdams
StrongestsupportintheSouth
Favoredstatesrights
Supportedbyfarmersandshopkeepers
LedbyThomasJeffersonandJames
Madison
WhichofthefollowingindividualswouldhavebeenmostsupportiveoftheFederalistPartyin1800?
A. alargeplantationownerinVirginia
B. asmallgrocerystoreownerinGeorgia
C. asmallfarmerinruralPennsylvania
D. alargeshippingcompanyownerinMassachusetts

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22. Usetheinformationtoanswerthequestion.
Weholdthesetruthstobeselfevident,thatallmenarecreatedequal....
WhichgroupinrevolutionaryeraAmericawasexcludedfromthisideal?
A. Britishimmigrants
B. wealthylandowners
C. indigenouspeoples
D. Europeanleaders

23. Usethetabletoanswerthequestionthatfollows.
CongregationsinNewJersey,1765
Congregation Number
Presbyterian 55
Quaker 39
ChurchofEngland 21
DutchReformed 21
Baptist 19
DutchLutheran 4
SeventhDayBaptist 2
GermanReformed 2
ThisinformationreflectswhatcharacteristicofcolonialAmericansociety?
A. thedominantinfluenceofearlyPuritansettlers
B. thecloserelationshipbetweenchurchandstate
C. thereligiousconformityrequiredbyBritishlaw
D. thereligiousdiversitytypicaloftheMiddleColonies

24. Usetheexcerptbelowtoanswerthequestion.
AllpersonsbornornaturalizedintheUnitedStates...arecitizensoftheUnitedStates...Nostateshallmake
orenforcealawwhichshallabridgetheprivilegesorimmunitiesofcitizens....
14thAmendment,U.S.Constitution
WhywasthisamendmentaddedtotheU.S.Constitution?
A. toguaranteedueprocessoflawtoformerlyenslavedpeople
B. toguaranteethatimmigrantshadaprocessbywhichtheycouldbecomecitizens
C. toguaranteestategovernmentsthepowertomakeandenactlawsregardingthecitizenshipofformerly
enslavedpeople
D. toguaranteeequalrepresentationinCongressforformerlyenslavedpeople

25. WhichactionbyJohnLockebestexplainshisinfluenceonthefoundingoftheUnitedStates?
A. popularizingtheconceptofnaturalrights
B. accusingthemonarchyofexcessivetaxation
C. developingtheideaoffederalism
D. championingthecauseofnationalindependence

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26. Usetheinformationtoanswerthequestionthatfollows.
InJuly1798,CongresspassedtheSeditionAct.Thislawpunishedwithfinesorimprisonmentanyone
convictedofpublishingorsayingpubliclyanythingjudgedtobefalseorhostileaboutthegovernmentor
publicofficials.TenpeoplewereconvictedundertheSeditionAct,butCongressdidnotrenewthelaw
whenitexpiredin1801.
WhatbestexplainsonereasonwhymanypeoplecriticizedtheSeditionAct?
A. Limitingfreedomofthespeechandofthepressthreateneddemocracy.
B. Thepunishmentsforconvictionwereconsideredtobecruelandunusual.
C. Itsfocusonspeechandthepressmeantthatotherdisloyalactswentunpunished.
D. OnlytheSupremeCourthadpowertoconvictpeopleforspeechandpressviolations.

27. Usetheinformationintheboxtoanswerthequestionthatfollows.
ArticleI,Section8oftheUnitedStatesConstitutionliststhespecificpowersgrantedtoCongress.
Theseincludethepowertocoinmoney,declarewar,andestablishpostoffices,amongothers.Italso
includesaclausethatallowsCongresstomakeanylawsnecessaryandproperforcarryingoutits
functions.
WhichstatementbestexplainshowtheTenthAmendmentrelatestothispartoftheConstitution?
A. ItexpandsthelistofspecificpowersgrantedtoCongress.
B. ItallowsthestatestohavethesamepowersgrantedtoCongress.
C. Itreservestothestatesanypowersnotgrantedtothefederalgovernment.
D. Itappliesthenecessaryandproperclausetootherbranchesofgovernment.

28. WhatwastheprimaryforeignpolicygoaloftheUnitedStatesduringtheWarof1812?
A. ToremoveBritishinfluenceinNorthAmerica
B. ToterminateamilitaryalliancewithFrance
C. ToincreasetransAtlantictradewithSpain
D. TogainaccesstoportsinSouthAmerica

29. WhatactiondidtheBritishtakeasaresultoftheFrenchandIndianWartomakeiteasiertomanagethe
Americancolonies?
A. TheyseizedcontrolovershippinginBostonHarbor.
B. TheytookcontrolovertheMassachusettscolonialgovernment.
C. TheybannedthespreadofslaveryintotheNorthwestTerritories.
D. TheyprohibitedcolonistsfromsettlingwestoftheAppalachianMountains.

30. WhatimpactdidtheXYZAffairhaveonAmericanpolitics?
A. ItledtheFederaliststocallforawaragainstFrance.
B. ItledtotheestablishmentofalongtermtradeagreementwithFrance.
C. ItcontributedtothereelectionofPresidentJohnAdams.
D. ItcontributedtothepopularityoftheDemocraticRepublicParty.

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31. Usetheexcerpttoanswerthequestionthatfollows.
YetthehattersofEnglandhaveprevailedtoobtainanactintheirownfavorrestraining[preventing]that
manufactureinAmerica....Inthesamemannerhaveafewnailmakersandastillsmallerbodyof
steelmakers(perhapstherearenothalfadozenoftheseinEngland),prevailedtotallytoforbidbyan
actofParliamenttheerectingofslittingmills,orsteelfurnacesinAmericathattheAmericansmaybe
obligedtotakealltheirnailsfortheirbuildings,andsteelfortheirtools,fromtheseartificers
[manufacturers]...
BenjaminFranklin,CausesoftheAmericanDiscontents(1768)
Basedonthisexcerpt,BenjaminFranklinwouldmostlikelyagreewithwhichstatement?
A. MercantilistpoliciesharmedAmericanmanufacturersandconsumers.
B. Parliamentshouldbecomemoreinvolvedinregulatingthecolonialeconomy.
C. EnglishmanufacturersmadebetterqualitygoodsthanAmericanmanufacturers.
D. RapidindustrialexpansioninEnglandmadeitdifficultforAmericanstocompete.

32. Usetheinformationinthetabletoanswerthequestionthatfollows.
TheTriangularTrade
Where
BritishNorthAmerican
Colonies
GreatBritain Africa
Imported
slavesand
manufacturedgoods
agriculturalproductsandraw
materials
manufactured
goods
Exported
agriculturalproductsandraw
materials
manufacturedgoods slaves
WhichgroupintheAmericancoloniesbenefitedthemostasaresultofthistradingsystem?
A. NativeAmericanswhosoldlandathighpricestocolonialfarmers
B. womenwhofoundmoreeconomicopportunitiesthantheyhadinEurope
C. AfricanlaborerswhohadsteadyworkathighwagesintheAmericancolonies
D. entrepreneurswhoconductedbusinessintheportcitiesoftheAmericancolonies

33. HowdidtheBritishdefeatintheWarof1812affectAmericanIndianpopulationsintheUnitedStates?
A. ManyAmericanIndiantribeslosttheirtriballands.
B. TheU.S.governmentextendedvotingrightstotribalmembers.
C. AmericanIndiansbecamecitizensoftheUnitedStates.
D. AmericanIndiansgainedthelandthattheBritishsurrendered.

Readthepassage'Revolution'andanswerthequestionbelow:
Revolution
Weholdthesetruthstobeselfevident,thatallmenarecreatedequal,thattheyareendowedbytheirCreatorwith
certainunalienableRights,thatamongtheseareLife,LibertyandthepursuitofHappiness.Thattosecuretheserights,
GovernmentsareinstitutedamongMen,derivingtheirjustpowersfromtheconsentofthegoverned,Thatwhenever
anyFormofGovernmentbecomesdestructiveoftheseends,itistheRightofthePeopletoalterortoabolishit,andto
institutenewGovernment,layingitsfoundationonsuchprinciplesandorganizingitspowersinsuchform,astothem
shallseemmostlikelytoeffecttheirSafetyandHappiness.Prudence,indeed,willdictatethatGovernmentslong
establishedshouldnotbechangedforlightandtransientcausesandaccordinglyallexperiencehathshewn,that
mankindaremoredisposedtosuffer,whileevilsaresufferable,thantorightthemselvesbyabolishingtheformsto
whichtheyareaccustomed.Butwhenalongtrainofabusesandusurpations,pursuinginvariablythesameObject
evincesadesigntoreducethemunderabsoluteDespotism,itistheirright,itistheirduty,tothrowoffsuch
Government,andtoprovidenewGuardsfortheirfuturesecurity.Suchhasbeenthepatientsufferanceofthese

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ColoniesandsuchisnowthenecessitywhichconstrainsthemtoaltertheirformerSystemsofGovernment.Thehistory
ofthepresentKingofGreatBritainisahistoryofrepeatedinjuriesandusurpations,allhavingindirectobjectthe
establishmentofanabsoluteTyrannyovertheseStates.Toprovethis,letFactsbesubmittedtoacandidworld.
34. WhatdoesJeffersonmeanby"unalienablerights?"
A. Theycannotcomefromaliens
B. theycannotbetakenaway
C. theyaredevelopedbypeopleoutsideyourcountry
D. theycannotbegivetothepeople

35. Usethetablebelowtoanswerthequestion.
TheGreatCompromise

Senate HouseofRepresentatives
Oneofficialper
state
Numberofofficialsdeterminedbased
onpopulation

Whichphrasebestexplainsthecauseoftheresultsinthistable?
A. theissueofslavery
B. theconcernsofcolonialloyalists
C. theconflictbetweenlargeandsmallstates
D. theneedofthefederalgovernmenttolevytaxes

36. Whatinventionhelpedcolonistsbecomeawareofwhatwasgoingoninothercoloniesduringthe
RevolutionaryWarperiod?
A. thetelegraph
B. theprintingpress
C. thecaravel
D. thephonograph

37. WhichBritishactionmotivatedenslavedmentofightwiththeBritishintheAmericanRevolution?
A. TheBritishParliamentoutlawedtheslavetrade.
B. TheBritishpeoplevotedtofreeallenslavedpeople.
C. TheBritishkingpromisedtoabolishslaveryiftheywonthewar.
D. TheBritishmilitarypromisedfreedomtoenslavedmenwhofoughtforthem.

38. WhatdidtheProclamationLineof1763declare?
A. Colonistsstayontheeastsideoftheline,Indiansstaytothewestoftheline.
B. Colonistscouldnothuntbeyondtheline.
C. Indiansandcolonistscouldnottradewithoneanother.
D. ThelandwouldbecontrolledbyIndians.

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39. Whicheconomicpolicyrequiredacolonysnaturalresourcestobeusedtobenefittherulingcountry?
A. feudalism
B. laissezfaire
C. mercantilism
D. salutaryneglect

40. TheUnitedStatesConstitutionwaswrittenin1787.WhatwasthereasonforwritingtheConstitution?
A. toarguefortheabolitionofslavery
B. todescribetheorganizationofthegovernment
C. toexplainthereasonsforseparatingfromBritain
D. tolistspecificrightsguaranteedtocitizens

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