Question 1

What led to the conflict referred to in this excerpt?

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The adoption of Indian removal policies

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The Battle of Tippecanoe

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The passage of the Dawes Act

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The Louisiana Purchase

Question 2

This painting of a Missouri scene was completed in 1852. Such scenes would look dramatically different after the —

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ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment

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expansion of the factory system into the South

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emergence of Manifest Destiny

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Second Great Awakening

Question 3

The New York City riots of 1863 were partly a result of —

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the economic uncertainty faced by the working class

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strong local opposition to federal taxes

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the meager wages paid to military recruits

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housing shortages affecting recent immigrants

Question 4

The speaker quoted above was a supporter of the movement to —

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discourage the consumption of alcoholic beverages

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end the international slave trade

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establish strict limits on immigration

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expose corruption in the federal government

Question 5

Which headline provides the best example of a First Amendment guarantee in action?

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“Mormons Hold State Convention Downtown”

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“Protesters Arrested at Antiwar Rally”

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“Congress Declares a National Day of Remembrance”

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“Religious University Forced to Close by State”

Question 6

Which pull factor accounted for much of Chinese immigration to the United States in the mid-1800s?

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An economic boom in the West

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The possibility of a free education

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The prospect of religious freedom

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An opportunity for free land in the Midwest

Question 7

What was one result of the law described above?

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Northerners who believed the law was unfair began to support the abolitionist movement.

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Religious groups left the abolitionist movement to avoid political controversy.

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Abolitionist societies began to focus their efforts on promoting women’s suffrage.

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Southerners used the law to challenge the constitutionality of abolitionist goals.

Question 8

Which group was responsible for these contributions to American culture?

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German Americans

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Chinese Americans

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African Americans

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Italian Americans

Question 9

A certain small town has many choices for people who want to attend religious services, including two churches, a synagogue, a cathedral, a mosque, and a temple. These choices are protected by the —

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First Amendment

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Third Amendment

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Sixth Amendment

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Eighth Amendment

Question 10

Which movement did Emerson lead?

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Transcendentalism

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The Second Great Awakening

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Abolitionism

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Temperance

Question 11

Which document was most influenced by this statute?

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The Bill of Rights

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The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

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The Articles of Confederation

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The Declaration of Independence

Question 12

This painting was completed in 1864, just before the end of the Civil War. At that time, what idea did the western frontier represent to many Americans?

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The promise of a new beginning for the nation

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The abundance of wildlife

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The threat of industrial pollution

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The need to establish national parks

Question 13

Which quotation from this letter reveals the main reason for the surge in Irish immigration to the United States in the mid-nineteenth century?

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“There is no failure in the potato crop. . . .”

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“I would advise all my friends to quit Ireland. . . .”

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“What you labour for is sweetened by contentment and happiness. . . .”

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“I am exceedingly well pleased at coming to this land of plenty.”

Question 14

Which group was among the first to call for an end to slavery?

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Quakers, because slavery contradicted their religious beliefs

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Puritans, because the New England economy did not rely on slavery

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American Indians, because they viewed the plight of slaves as similar to their own

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British loyalists, because Great Britain had ended the slave trade

Question 15

What was one major effect of the Second Great Awakening?

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People were inspired to join reform movements to address social problems.

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Politicians were encouraged to promote states’ rights rather than federal unity.

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Religious leaders petitioned legislatures to extend suffrage to women.

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Churches turned away from public politics and focused on internal religious issues.

Question 16

The abolitionist movement achieved its goal with the passage of which amendment?

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Thirteenth Amendment

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Fifteenth Amendment

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Fourteenth Amendment

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Twelfth Amendment

Question 17

Which sentence best completes this diagram?

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Cities grew rapidly.

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Government regulation of factories increased.

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Demand for artisans increased.

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Farms experienced a shortage of labor.

Question 18

The colonies in this list were founded primarily to offer settlers a greater degree of —

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religious freedom

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freedom of speech

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freedom from debts

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economic freedom

Question 19

Which of these was a primary reason Chinese immigrants came to the United States in the early 1850s?

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To seek gold

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To purchase inexpensive farmland

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To escape religious persecution

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To avoid a plague

Question 20

Which amendment prohibits federal and state governments from carrying out these actions?

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The First Amendment

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The Tenth Amendment

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The Second Amendment

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The Fifth Amendment

Question 21

Which phrase correctly completes the excerpt?

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we agreed to leave

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we asked the federal government for aid

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we sued our tormenters

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we joined the local congregation

Question 22

The names on this map best reflect which of the following?

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The influence of Spanish colonial heritage on the United States

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Family names of early pioneers in the West

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Religious beliefs brought by immigrants to the United States

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The impact of American Indian culture on southwestern states

Question 23

During the early 1800s many young women in New England were employed outside their homes as —

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cloth weavers in textile mills

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legal counselors in state courts

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staff reporters for local newspapers

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crew members on cargo ships

Question 24

What was one major impact of this novel?

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Support grew for the abolitionist movement.

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The profits from book sales funded early labor organizations.

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Congress was inspired to pass laws outlawing the abuse of slaves.

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The Supreme Court overturned fugitive slave laws.

Question 25

One attempt to resolve this issue without violence involved which action?

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The Cherokee Nation challenged Georgia’s anti-Cherokee laws before the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Georgia asked the federal government for funds to purchase Cherokee land.

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Georgia offered to grant U.S. citizenship to the Cherokees.

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The Cherokee Nation asked President Andrew Jackson to negotiate with Georgia.

Question 26

This diagram describes events in colonial America that are related to —

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the establishment of the principle of religious freedom

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the formation of a government controlled by religious officials

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the creation of a national system of checks and balances

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the eventual adoption of the U.S. Constitution

Question 27

Catholics immigrated to the Maryland colony in the seventeenth century primarily to —

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escape persecution

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profit from natural resources

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produce cash crops to pay off debts

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avoid crop failures and famine

Question 28

In the 1840s, thousands of Irish immigrants came to the United States seeking to escape —

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a famine caused by the failure of a staple food crop

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a civil war between Protestants and Catholics

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a series of smallpox epidemics

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a series of violent conflicts between the British and Irish governments

Question 29

The primary goal of the American Temperance Society was to —

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decrease the consumption of alcohol

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gain the release of mentally ill people from prisons

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ban the spread of slavery to new territories

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create a self-sufficient utopian society

Question 30

This event best demonstrates which feature of the American way of life?

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The First Amendment guarantees personal freedoms.

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The Declaration of Independence asserts the principle of popular sovereignty

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The Fifth Amendment protects the rights of the accused.

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The U.S. Constitution establishes the structure of the federal government.

Question 31

This painting shares a common theme with which literary work?

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Nature, by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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“The Tell-Tale Heart,” by Edgar Allan Poe

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“Paul Revere’s Ride,” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Question 32

Who made this statement?

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Harriet Tubman

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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Phillis Wheatley

Question 33

Which of the following was an argument made against slavery in the Thirteen Colonies?

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Quakers argued that slavery violated Christian principles.

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Puritans argued that the slave trade encouraged materialism.

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Farmers argued that using slave labor was expensive and inefficient.

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Manufacturers argued that slavery discouraged the development of industry.

Question 34

How did the growth of these organizations most affect the role of women in U.S. society?

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By expanding the participation of women in social reform

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By increasing the number of women teachers in rural areas

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By providing economic opportunities for women in urban areas

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By securing the establishment of private universities for women

Question 35

Between 1846 and 1855 the population of Ireland decreased by a third, including the approximately 1.5 million Irish immigrants who left for the United States. What was the primary reason for this migration?

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Famine caused by a major crop failure

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Civil war between Catholics and Protestants

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Political unrest during an economic recession

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Massive unemployment resulting from British occupation

Question 36

The Hudson River School artists were influenced by the —

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natural landscape of the United States

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success of social reform movements in the United States

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migration of settlers to the U.S. frontier

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environmental effects of U.S. industrialization

Question 37

Which of these is a guarantee in the First Amendment?

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People can choose whether and how to participate in religious services.

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States have the power to regulate public education.

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Citizens have the right to be judged by a jury of their peers.

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Persons accused of a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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