Q.1
Where was the first permanent English colony established in North America?
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Jamestown, Virginia
Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts
Saint Augustine, Florida
Roanoke, North Carolina
Q.2
The major and most profitable staple crop grown in colonial Virginia was:
cotton
hemp
rice
tobacco
indigo
Q.3
Which of the following statements best reflects the Articles of Confederation:
they helped the Patriots win the war because it allowed for a strong central government to support Washington’s army through direct taxation
it was the key to victory because it allowed a strong executive to conduct the war far more efficiently and effectively than the colonial assemblies
they contained many weaknesses but represented the most pragmatic structure for the young nation fighting for its survival in the midst of war
this is a trick question because although they would have been helpful during the Revolution, unfortunately they did not come into existence until well after the war was over
Q.4
Shay's Rebellion occured when:
disgruntled southern planters invoked a boycott against New England commodities unless they explicitly endorsed slavery in their new state constitutions
the Massachusetts legislature adjourned in 1786 without providing either paper money or relief from taxes and debts
an excise tax on whiskey upset frontier farmers who depended on the sale of this profitable commodity
Daniel Shay, a Massachusetts farmer, accused the Whig Party of absolute despotism
Q.5
To offset the “reign of witches” unleashed by the Alien and Sedition Acts, Jefferson and Madison drafted what came to be known as the:
Declaration of Independence
Intolerable Acts
Virginia Declaration of Religious Freedom
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
Q.6
The term “Era of Good Feelings” refers to:
the fact that the country was in a state of well-being because the economy was flourishing and the United States was at peace
the decline of partisan politics in the federal government and the spirit of harmony that existed between Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
the cooperation between the North and South in regard to the protective tariff
the fact that most southern states emancipated their slaves following the War of 1812
Q.7
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court associated with judicial nationalism was:
Roger Taney
Henry Clay
John Marshall
this is a trick question because the Supreme Court was not established until after the Civil War
Q.8
Which of the following statements best defines John C. Calhoun's concept of Nullification?
it endorsed immediate secession from the federal union if a law was considered unconstitutional
a state could in effect repeal a federal law by declaring it null and void within the state’s borders
it was an exercise in federalism and judicial nationalism since Nullification was a means of declaring a state law null and void because it violated the Constitution
it was a method to stop the southern Democrats from implementing federally-funded internal improvements such as canals and railroads
Q.9
The political figure most associated with the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 is:
Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun
Daniel Webster
Stephen A. Douglas
Q.10
The total death toll in the American Civil War was:
between 600,000-700,000
between 200,000-300,000
around one million
between 50,000-100,000
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