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Date:

Which document was issued primarily to prevent

European nations from future colonization in Latin
America?

3.

Publication of The Liberator

Kansas-Nebraska Act
Dred Scott decision
The events listed above all contributed to the

A.

Jay Treaty (1795)

B.

Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)

A.

outbreak of the Civil War

C.

Embargo Act (1807)

B.

formation of the policy of Manifest Destiny

D. Monroe Doctrine (1823)

C.

passage of the Missouri Compromise

D. annexation of Texas

2.

A major reason for Commodore Matthew Perrys

1854 visit to Japan was to
A.

prevent Japanese domination of the Pacific

region

B.

open United States trade relations with Japan

C.

encourage immigration from Japan

D. establish a naval base in Japan

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4.

Base your answer(s) to the following question(s)

on the quotation below and on your knowledge of
social studies.

6.

Base your answer to the following question on the

passage below and on your knowledge of social
studies.

. . . In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow

countrymen, and not in mine, is the
momentous issue of civil war. The
government will not assail you. You can
have no conflict without being yourselves the
aggressors. You have no oath registered in
Heaven to destroy the government, while I
shall have the most solemn one to preserve,
protect, and defend it.. . .

All persons born or naturalized in the

United States, and subject to the jurisdiction
thereof, are citizens of the United States
and of the State wherein they reside. No
State shall make or enforce any law which
shall abridge the privileges or immunities of
citizens of the United States; nor shall any
State deprive any person of life, liberty, or
property, without due process of law; nor
deny to any person within its jurisdiction the
equal protection of the laws.

President Abraham Lincoln,

First Inaugural Address,
March 4, 1861

14th amendment, Section 1,

United States Constitution

President Lincoln made this statement in an eort

to

This amendment was adopted in 1868 primarily to

A.

urge Congress to spend money to buy the

freedom of slaves

A.

protect the rights of formerly enslaved persons

B.

convince Southerners that he posed no threat

to their way of life

B.

make it easier for immigrants to become

citizens

C.

oer to compromise his position regarding

territorial expansion of slavery

C.

extend surage to settlers on the Great Plains

D. require the federal government to pay the

costs of Reconstruction

D. persuade Americans that war between the

North and South was unavoidable

5.

When President Lincoln made this speech, which

step toward civil war had already taken place?
A.

The Emancipation Proclamation had been

issued.

B.

Union troops had invaded several Southern

states.

C.

General Robert E. Lee had led an attack on

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

D. Several Southern states had seceded from the

Union.

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7.

Base your answer to the following question on the

poster below and on your knowledge of social
studies.

8.

During the late 1800s, the principles of Social

Darwinism and laissez-faire economics were most
closely associated with the interests of
A.

farmers

B.

coal miners

C.

organizers of labor unions

D. owners of big businesses

9.

What happened as a result of oers like the one

shown on this 1872 poster?

Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act

(1887) and the Sherman Antitrust Act (1890) in
response to
A.

foreign influences on the United States

economy

B.

public demand for better roads

monopolistic practices that were harmful to
small businesses

A.

More Native American Indians on the Great

Plains were forced onto reservations.

C.

B.

The government began to restrict the number

of acres that people could buy.

D. the failure of federal banks to provide loans

to individuals

C.

The Great Plains states became the new

center for manufacturing.

D. Missouri and Nebraska became new territories.

10.

In the 1890s, calls for limiting immigration were

largely the result of
A.

nativist reactions toward southern and eastern

Europeans

B.

a desire to achieve cultural pluralism

C.

the influence of industrialists

D. the adoption of a constitutional amendment

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11.

During George Washingtons presidency, the

authority of the federal government was
strengthened by the
A.

elimination of political parties

B.

suppression of the Whiskey Rebellion

C.

formation of a military alliance with England

12.

D. establishment of a national language

Under the leadership of Chief Justice John

Marshall (18011835), the Supreme Court
expanded the influence of the national government
by
A.

forcing states to grant relief from personal

debt

B.

authorizing the president to use troops without

congressional approval

C.

ending the importation of enslaved Africans

D. strengthening federal powers over interstate

commerce and banking

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13.

Base your answer(s) to the following question(s) on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies.
The Louisiana Purchase

Source: American Military History, Center of

Military History, United States Army, 1989
(adapted)

The map shows the exploration routes of Lewis and Clark and of Zebulon Pike. A valid conclusion based on this
map is that these expeditions
A.

faced few barriers from natural features

B.

avoided land claimed by other countries

C.

used river systems to help them on their journeys

D. took the most direct routes to reach the Pacific Ocean

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14.

Between 1800 and 1830, the National Road and the

Erie Canal were built to connect which regions?
A.

Atlantic Coast and Midwest

B.

South and New England

C.

Pacific Coast and Gulf Coast

17.

D. Great Plains and Rocky Mountains

Slavery throughout the United States was

permanently abolished by the
A.

ratification of the Constitution of the United

States

B.

approval of the Republican Party platform of

1860

C.

issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation

D. adoption of the 13th amendment to the

Constitution

15.

During the 1840s, supporters of Manifest Destiny

favored
A.

closing the frontier to settlement

B.

ending the American System

C.

acquiring Texas and California

D. ceding the Oregon territory to Russia

18.

Since the Southern states never legally left the

Union, they should be restored to the Union as
soon as possible.
The position expressed in this statement is most
closely associated with the beliefs of

16.

Which constitutional principle was the main focus

of the NorthSouth conflicts that led to the Civil
War?
A.

States rights

B.

due process of law

C.

separation of powers

A.

Robert E. Lee

B.

Thaddeus Stevens

C.

Jeerson Davis

D. Abraham Lincoln

D. presidential veto power

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19.

Base your answer(s) to the following question(s)

below on the poem excerpt below and on your
knowledge of social studies.

21.

Keep ancient lands, your storied

pomp! cries she
With silent lips. Give me your tired,
your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to
breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming
shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost
to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!
Emma Lazarus, The
New Colossus, 1883

A.

acquired California from Spain

B.

gained control of the port of New Orleans

C.

ended border conflicts with British Canada

D. annexed Florida

Which attitude about immigration is reflected in

this poem, which is inscribed on the Statue of
Liberty?

22.

The decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) was

significant because it established that the Supreme
Court

A.

People from all nations should be welcomed.

A.

had limited powers over state courts

B.

Educated professionals should be given

preference.

B.

had the power to choose its own members

C.

Quotas should be adopted to limit certain

ethnic groups.

C.

could declare a federal law unconstitutional

D. could impeach the president and other

government ocials

D. The influx of unskilled people should be

restricted.

20.

One result of the purchase of the Louisiana

Territory (1803) was that the United States

23.

A major result of the Spanish-American War

(1898) was that the United States
A.

adopted a policy of isolationism

B.

assumed a more prominent role in world

aairs

C.

gave up control of territories outside the

Western Hemisphere

The constitutional controversy that led directly to

the start of the Civil War concerned the right of
states to
A.

control tari rates

B.

sign treaties with foreign nations

C.

redraw congressional districts

D. secede from the Union

D. increased foreign aid to European allies

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24.

Which group benefited most directly from the

Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford
(1857)?
A.

abolitionists

B.

C.

slave owners

D. enslaved persons

26.

Base your answer to the following question on the

passage from the trial transcript below and on
your knowledge of social studies.
. . . MISS ANTHONY: When I was brought
before your honor for trial, I hoped for a
broad and liberal interpretation of the
Constitution and its recent amendments, that
should declare all United States citizens
under its protecting aegis [shield]-that should
declare equality of rights the national
guarantee to all persons born or naturalized
in the United States. But failing to get this
justice-failing, even, to get a trial by a jury
not of my peers-I ask not leniency at your
hands-but rather the full rigors of the law. . .

immigrants

Source: United States v. Susan B. Anthony, 1873

The constitutional amendments referred to in this
statement were ratified to
25.

Which title best completes the partial outline

below?
I.

A. California Gold Rush

(1849)
B. Homestead Act (1862)
C. Completion of
transcontinental railroad
(1869)

A.

Factors Encouraging Westward Settlement

B.

Government-Sponsored Transportation
Programs

C.

Recognition of Native American Indian Land

Rights

A.

end the importation of slaves

B.

increase federal revenue

C.

institute national Prohibition

D. provide legal rights to African Americans

27.

D. Actions Promoting the Conservation of

Natural Resources

Which statement best describes how the status of

African Americans in the South changed soon
after the end of Reconstruction in 1877?
A.

The Supreme Court consistently supported

civil rights for African Americans.

B.

Poll taxes and literacy tests were eliminated

for African Americans.

C.

Increasing numbers of African Americans

were elected to public oce.

D. African Americans faced increasing

discrimination and segregation.

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28.

The theory of laissez-faire economics was used

during the late 1800s to

31.

A.

justify unregulated business growth

A.

judicial review

B.

call for more consumer protection

B.

the impeachment process for civil ocers

C.

support Progressive programs

C.

lifetime oces for justices

D. achieve equal distribution of income

29.

In Marbury v. Madison (1803), the Supreme Court

established a precedent for

D. treaty ratification procedures

Base your answer(s) to the following question(s)

on the speakers statements below and on your
knowledge of social studies.
Speaker A:
Speaker B:
Speaker C:
Speaker D:

The best way to prevent corruption in government is to allow citizens a

direct role in the legislative process.
Breaking up trusts and monopolies will increase business competition.

An important goal of the federal government should be the protection

of our natural resources.
Government will only improve when women are granted full surage.

Which speakers statement is most directly related

to the political concepts of initiative, referendum,
and recall?
A.

B.

C.

32.

D. D

The Lewis and Clark expedition (18031806) was

important because it
A.

determined the route of the first

transcontinental railroad

B.

opened an all-water route to the Gulf of

Mexico

C.

removed the British threat from the Northwest

Territory

D. increased understanding of the area included

in the Louisiana Purchase
30.

Which two speakers viewpoints reflect actions

taken by Theodore Roosevelt when he was
president (19011909)?
A.

A and B

B.

B and C

C.

C and D

D. D and A

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33.

Base your answer to the following question on the

statement below and on your knowledge of social
studies.

34.

Base your answer(s) to the following question(s)

on the map below and your knowledge of social
studies

. . . The whole military force of the State is at

the service of a Mr. Suttle, a slaveholder
from Virginia, to enable him to catch a man
whom he calls his property; but not a soldier
is oered to save a citizen of Massachusetts
from being kidnapped! Is this what all these
soldiers, all this training, have been for these
seventy-nine years past [since the beginning
of the American Revolution]? Have they
been trained merely to rob Mexico and carry
back fugitive slaves to their masters?. . .
Henry David Thoreau,
Independence Day speech at
Framingham, Massachusetts

Which conclusion is most clearly supported by the

information in the map?

The author of this statement is expressing

dissatisfaction with a provision included in the

A.

The belief in laissez-faire prevented the

federal government from helping railroads.

A.

Treaty of Ghent (1815)

B.

B.

Oregon Treaty of 1846

The federal government promoted

transcontinental railroad construction.

C.

Compromise of 1850

C.

Western railroads generated little profit for

their owners.

D. Railroad companies had to buy the land they

needed for construction.

D. Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)

35.

What was a result of the railroad construction

shown on the map?
A.

A national market developed in the United

States.

B.

Silver and gold mining opportunities

decreased.

C.

Railroad companies gave free land to settlers.

D. Steel factories relocated from the Great Lakes

region to the Rocky Mountain states.

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36.

President Abraham Lincolns plan for

Reconstruction after the Civil War included
A.

restoring the social conditions that existed

before the war began

B.

conducting trials for former Confederate

leaders

C.

destroying the economic and social power of

the Southern planters

38.

Base your answer to the following question on the

cartoon below and on your knowledge of social
studies.

D. reuniting the nation as quickly as possible

37.

After the Civil War, freedmen in the South had

diculty improving their economic condition
because
A.

literacy for formerly enslaved persons was

prohibited

B.

migration of factory workers from Northern

cities had created competition for jobs

C.

the federal government confiscated their

40-acre grants

This cartoon is expressing support for

A.

the Populist crusade

B.

womans surage

C.

national Prohibition

D. protective taris

D. the system of sharecropping kept them in a

cycle of poverty

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39.

In the second half of the 1800s, which development

led to the other three?
A.

expansion of political machines

B.

growth of American cities

C.

development of tenement housing

42.

Jackson Vetoes Bank Recharter Bill for

Political Reasons
Jackson Refuses to Enforce Worcester v.
Georgia Decision
Which conclusion about President Andrew Jackson
is most consistent with these headlines?

D. increase in crime

40.

The Roosevelt Corollary (1904) to the Monroe

Doctrine proclaimed the right of the United States
to
A.

intervene in the internal aairs of Latin

American nations

B.

impose trade restrictions on European imports

C.

promote democracy in Africa

Jackson Replaces Many Government Workers

With His Supporters

A.

He allowed Congress to decide controversial

issues.

B.

He expanded presidential powers.

C.

He demonstrated weakness in dealing with

domestic issues.

D. He relied on the Supreme Court to settle

disputes.

D. determine the border between Alaska and

Canada

43.

41.

Which event led directly to the secession of several

Southern states from the Union?

What was a major foreign policy goal of the

United States during the first half of the 1800s?

A.

violence in Kansas over the spread of slavery

B.

election of Abraham Lincoln as president

A.

forming defense alliances with European

nations

C.

publication of Uncle Toms Cabin

B.

establishing colonies in the Caribbean and

Latin America

C.

maintaining neutrality while increasing foreign

trade

D. raid by John Brown at Harpers Ferry

D. continuing the transatlantic African slave trade

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44. After the Civil War, the purpose of adding

the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the
Constitution was to
A.

grant civil and political rights to Native

American Indians

B.

allow women to become full citizens

C.

guarantee African Americans equal treatment

under the law

46.

Base your answer to the following question on the

legislation below and on your knowledge of social
studies.
That the master of any vessel who shall
knowingly bring within the United States on
such vessel, and land or permit to be landed,
any Chinese laborer, from any foreign port
or place, shall be deemed guilty of a
misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall
be punished by a fine of not more than five
hundred dollars for each and every such
Chinese laborer so brought, and may be also
imprisoned for a term not exceeding one year.

D. extend constitutional rights to new territories

Section 2, Chinese Exclusion Act, 1882

Passage of this legislation was mainly a response
to
A.

economic and race-based opposition to

immigrants in the western United States

B.

demands by businesses for additional workers

C.

eorts of the American Federation of Labor

to recruit skilled workers

D. pressure from railroads to limit competition in

shipping
45.

Which form of agriculture was created and became

dominant in the South in the decades immediately
following the Civil War?
A.

homesteading

B.

sharecropping

C.

ranching

D. cooperative farming

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47.

Base your answer to the following question on

the map below and on your knowledge of social
studies.

49.

Which Progressive Era muckrakers book led to

the passage of the Meat Inspection Act?
A.

Jacob Riiss How the Other Half Lives

B.

Lincoln Steenss The Shame of the Cities

C.

Upton Sinclairs The Jungle

D. Frank Norriss The Octopus

Source: Robert A. Divine et al., America Past and Present, Scott, Foresman and Co., 1987 (adapted)

The military districts shown on the map were

created during Reconstruction to
A.

create economic and social equality in the

South

B.

pay for the physical rebuilding of the South

C.

move Native American Indians to reservations

D. govern the former Confederate states

50.
48.

Settlement of the Great Plains

Creation of standard time zones
Establishment of the first federal regulatory
agency
Introduction of new methods of business
management and finance
These developments in the late 19th century show
the importance of
A.

railroads on the development of the United

States

B.

agrarian reformers in western states

C.

the labor union movement on the nation

During the Progressive Era, Presidents Theodore

Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow
Wilson broke with the policies of late 19th-century
presidents concerning
A.

colonial expansion

B.

federal ownership of railroads

C.

laissez-faire economic practices

D. civil rights for African Americans

D. the oil industry in increasing American power

in the world

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