Benchmark Exam 1 Practice
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- 1.How did the Great Awakening contribute to the American Revolution?
- A.
It spread the idea that people must work hard.
- B.
It spread the idea that all people are equal before God.
- C.
It encouraged people to spend more time reading.
- D.
It encouraged people to take up arms against others.
- 2.What was the Declartion of Independence written to explain?
- A.
Why the colonist thought "taxation without representation" was unfair
- B.
What Britain needed to do to win back the loyalty of the colonists
- C.
Why it was time for the colonies to separate from Great Britain
- D.
What other nations could do to help the colonies win their freedom
- 3.What English lawmaking body, established in 1265, was similar to the United States Congress?
- A.
Parliament
- B.
Magna Carta
- C.
Electoral College
- D.
Supreme Court
- 4.Which country's people followed the example fo the American colonists, rebelling against their king in 1789?
- A.
France
- B.
Britain
- C.
Holland
- D.
Spain
- 5.What did the English Bill of Rights provide?
- A.
It guaranteed religious freedom to English citizens.
- B.
It gave English citizens the right to refuse to pay taxes.
- C.
It gave English citizens representation in their government.
- D.
It guaranteed equal rights for English men and women.
- 6.Which of the following did the Aritcles of Confederation emphasize?
- A.
Giving the federal government the power to tax
- B.
Giving the president the power to declare war
- C.
Placing strict limits on the federal government's power
- D.
Placing strict limits on citizen's travel between the states
- 7.What did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention need to find a way to balance?
- A.
The needs of eastern and western states
- B.
The interests of large and small states
- C.
The rights of slaves and slave holders
- D.
The demands of farmers and workers
- 8.Why was James Madison known as the aFather of the Constitutiona?
- A.
He was oldest and wisest of the delegates to the convention.
- B.
He took notes on everything said during the convention.
- C.
He studied modern and ancient governments to see what worked.
- D.
He influenced the Continental Congress more than anyone else.
- 9.Which amendment to the Constitution protects religious rights?
- A.
First Amendment
- B.
Second Amendment
- C.
Fifth Amendment
- D.
Sixth Amendment
- 10.What did the Ordinanaces of 1785 and 1787 do?
- A.
Granted statehood to territories
- B.
Divided government land for sale to settlers
- C.
Gave the government power to declare war
- D.
Allowed states to print their own money
- 11.Shay's Rebellion revealed a weakness in the new American government. What was it?
- A.
The federal government was too weak.
- B.
The state governments were undemocratic.
- C.
The Bill of Rights did not apply to everyone.
- D.
The Constitution was to complicated.
- 12.A bill cannot become a law until it is.
- A.
Approved by Congress and approved by the Supreme Court.
- B.
Proposed by the president and approved by Congress.
- C.
Approved by Congress and signed by the president.
- D.
Proposed by Congress and ratified by the states.
- 13.What is the most important function of a free press in a democracy?
- A.
To describe the country's strengths
- B.
To debate local political issues
- C.
To support the federal government
- D.
To check the power of the government
- 14.According to Alexander Hamilton, a prominent Federalist, who was best suited to make decision?
- A.
A royal monarch
- B.
The common people
- C.
A popular dictator
- D.
The wealthy and well-educated
- 15.In his farewell address, what did George Wahsington warn could split the nation apart?
- A.
Slavery
- B.
Taxation
- C.
Party loyalties
- D.
Regional differences
- 16.
According to the data in the map below, what problem might the United States have faced in 1796?- A.
It would be difficult to make peace with the Native Americans.
- B.
It would be difficult to expand beyond the nation's current borders.
- C.
The United States did not have control of the Mississippi River.
- D.
The United States did not have enough land to support its population.
- 17.The proposal for the National Bank had more support amoung northern states than among southern states. Why?
- A.
The National Bank would strengthen manufacturing and trade.
- B.
The National Bank would be run by experts from New York.
- C.
Northern states favored an economy based on agriculture.
- D.
Northern states favored an economy bases on states' rights.
- 18.Where were western War Hawks so eager for war with Britain in 1812?
- A.
They hoped to drive the British out of Canada.
- B.
They wanted to control the Mississippi River.
- C.
They wanted to turn Native Americans against Britain.
- D.
They wanted to end Britain's blockade of American ports.
- 19.The Monroe Doctrine seemed to conflict with what United States foreign policy?
- A.
Expansionism
- B.
Interventionism
- C.
Extremism
- D.
Isolationism
- 20.Which even resulted in the following changes? *new job opportunities *increased production of goods *improved efficiency of agriculture
- A.
The American Revolution
- B.
The Industrial Revolution
- C.
Immigration
- D.
Slavery
- 21.In the 1840s and the 1850s, the potato famine led people to immigrate to the northern United States from what country?
- A.
Britain
- B.
Germany
- C.
Ireland
- D.
Russia
- 22.Which of the following was true for free blacks living in the North in the first part of the 1800's?
- A.
They were welcomed into white schools.
- B.
Black men became skilled craftspeople.
- C.
They developed their own churches.
- D.
Black women won the right to vote.
- 23.Which of the following groups benefited most from early efforts to establish public schools?
- A.
African American boys
- B.
African American girls
- C.
European American boys
- D.
European American girls
- 24.What was the main effect of Eli Whitney's cotton gin on the south?
- A.
Cotton mills moved to the South.
- B.
Cotton became the South's main crop.
- C.
Cotton farmers no longer needed slaves.
- D.
Cotton exports to Europe fell sharply.
- 25.
Which of the following conclusions can you draw based on the information in the graph below?
- A.
Immigration was a common part of northern life.
- B.
Slavery was a common part of southern life.
- C.
The northern economy was based on industry.
- D.
The southern economy was based on agriculture.
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