Explorers Colonies Revolution Early America 100 100 100

Explorers & Colonies Revolution & Early America 100 100 100 200 200 200 300 300 300 400 400 400 500 500 500 Slavery Civil War & Reconstruction Late 19 th Century 20 th Century

100 POINTS Why did Spain set up colonies in the New World? A to protect its claims on New World land wealth B to set up a fur-trading industry C to establish homes for people from Spain

CORRECT !!!!!!! Spain set up colonies in the New World to protect its claims on New World land wealth

100 POINTS The New York State Constitution and the United States Constitution both provide for: A a federal system of government. B an electoral college. C a two-house legislative branch.

CORRECT !!!!!!! The New York State Constitution and the United States Constitution both provide for a two-house legislative branch.

100 POINTS The Three-Fifths Compromise dealt with which of the following issues? A taxation without representation B creation of a two-house legislative body C counting of the slave population for representation

CORRECT !!!!!!! The Three-Fifths Compromise dealt with counting of the slave population for representation

100 POINTS Which statement about reform movements m America is true? A They seek better conditions for people living in rural areas. B They are concentrated in the Midwest and Western states. C They want to improve people's standard of living.

CORRECT !!!!!!! Reform movements m America want to improve people's standard of living.

100 POINTS Which of the following was a result of Prohibition? A Bootleggers suffered. B Many Americans broke the law. C Organized crime decreased.

CORRECT !!!!!!! A result of Prohibition was that many Americans broke the law.

200 POINTS Which products were most important to the Southern colonies? A iron and copper B tobacco, indigo, and rice C fish and lumber

CORRECT !!!!!!! Tobacco, indigo, and rice were most important to the Southern colonies.

200 POINTS Several European countries helped the American colonies during the Revolutionary War because those European countries A were in competition with England. B supported the thirteen colonies' demand for freedom. C were promised special trading privileges.

CORRECT !!!!!!! Several European countries helped the American colonies during the Revolutionary War because those European countries were in competition with England.

200 POINTS How did the North and South differ just before the Civil War? A B C The North had more cities and factories than the South. The North was more rural than the South. The North did not have as many immigrants as the South.

CORRECT !!!!!!! The North and South differ just before the Civil War in that the North had more cities and factories than the South.

200 POINTS Which of the following statements is true about big business in the late 1800 s? A Business leaders encouraged competition. B Large corporations forced many smaller businesses to close. C Investors were unwilling to lend money to corporations.

CORRECT !!!!!!! In the late 1800 s large corporations forced many smaller businesses to close.

200 POINTS A major problem for workers building the Panama Canal was: A rebellion among the people of Panama. B French interference. C a high level of disease.

CORRECT !!!!!!! A major problem for workers building the Panama Canal was a high level of disease.

300 POINTS In what area would an archaeologist find evidence of the Aztec civilization? A Mexico B on the Great Plains C Peru

CORRECT !!!!!!! An archaeologist would find evidence of the Aztec civilization in Mexico

300 POINTS The purpose of the Bill of Rights is to A support the federal government. B support the idea of checks and balances. C protect the basic rights of citizens.

CORRECT !!!!!!! The purpose of the Bill of Rights is to protect the basic rights of citizens.

300 POINTS The passage of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution was designed to: A end the Civil War. B aid Reconstruction. C increase the power of the South

CORRECT !!!!!!! The passage of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution was designed to aid Reconstruction.

300 POINTS Which group would most likely support ideas expressed by the Ku Klux Klan? A Abolitionists B Suffragists C Nativists

CORRECT !!!!!!! Nativists would most likely support ideas expressed by the Ku Klux Klan

300 POINTS Writers and artists of the Harlem Renaissance were most concerned with the A new clothing styles of the 1920 s. B experience of blacks in the United States. C effects of the Ku Klux Klan.

CORRECT !!!!!!! Writers and artists of the Harlem Renaissance were most concerned with the experience of blacks in the United States.

400 POINTS Which of the following was a representative assembly that made local laws for Jamestown? A Mayflower Compact B House of Burgesses C General Court

CORRECT !!!!!!! The House of Burgesses was a representative assembly that made local laws for Jamestown.

. 400 POINTS "Give me liberty or give me death! Since nothing but blows will do, let us come to a final separation!" These statements are the words of: A Loyalists B Redcoats C Patriots

CORRECT !!!!!!! These statements are the words of Patriots.

400 POINTS I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that. Abraham Lincoln, 1862 Soon after Lincoln wrote the words above, he issued the A Emancipation Proclamation B Gettysburg Address C Conscription Act

CORRECT !!!!!!! Soon after Lincoln wrote the words above, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation

400 POINTS The laborer has now more comforts than the farmer had a few genera tions ago. The farmer has more luxuries than the landlord had and is more richly clothed and better housed. The landlord has books and pictures rarer and more artistic than the king had. - Andrew Carnegie In this statement, Andrew Carnegie claims that the growth of industry has: A created economic hardships for most people. B led to ideal working conditions in factories. C improved the way most people live.

CORRECT !!!!!!! Andrew Carnegie claims that the growth of industry has improved the way most people live.

400 POINTS In 1906, John Spargo made the following statement: Crouched over the (coal) chutes, the boys sit hour after hour, picking out the pieces of slate and other refuse. . . I once stood in a breaker for half an hour and tried to do the work a twelve year old boy was doing day after day, for ten hours at a stretch, for sixty cents a day. The gloom of the breaker appalled me. . . Based on this statement, John Spargo was most likely: A a muckraker. B a factory owner. C an Abolitionist.

CORRECT !!!!!!! Based on this statement, John Spargo was most likely a muckraker.

500 POINTS The variety of peoples and ideas in the Middle Colonies contributed to: A free education for all. B the spread of slavery. C tolerance and prosperity.

CORRECT !!!!!!! The variety of peoples and ideas in the Middle Colonies contributed to tolerance and prosperity.

500 POINTS "Connecticut wants no Massachusetts men in her corps. And Massachusetts thinks there is no necessity for a Rhode Islander to be introduced to her. “ This quotation from General Washington during the Revolutionary War suggests that many of his soldiers A were Loyalists who would not serve with the Continental Army. B felt more loyalty to their home states than to the Continental Army. C were afraid to fight the British.

CORRECT !!!!!!! This quotation from General Washington during the Revolutionary War suggests that many of his soldiers felt more loyalty to their home states than to the Continental Army.

500 POINTS A house divided against itself cannot stand. . . I do not expect the Union to be dissolved. I do not expect the house to fall but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing or all the other. Abraham Lincoln, 1858 What issue is Abraham Lincoln referring to in this quotation? A voting rights for blacks B slavery C westward expansion

CORRECT !!!!!!! The issue Abraham Lincoln is referring to in this quotation is slavery.

500 POINTS During the age of industrialization in the late nineteenth century, which group favored government regulation of railroads? A Native Americans B captains of industry C farmers

CORRECT !!!!!!! During the age of industrialization in the late nineteenth century, farmers favored government regulation of railroads

500 POINTS During World War I, many black Americans migrated to large urban centers because: A discrimination did not exist in the North. B jobs were available in war-related industries. C Congress encouraged blacks to move to the North.

CORRECT !!!!!!! During World War I, many black Americans migrated to large urban centers because jobs were available in war-related industries.