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Bartolomé de Las Casas spoke out against the system of enforced native labor adopted by Spain
The Columbian Exchange refers to the global transfer of plants, animals, and diseases as a result of Europeans landing in the Americas.
Which of the following statements best describes Portuguese sea exploration efforts by 1500? The Portuguese were leaders in technology and seagoing but were more interested in creating trading posts than colonies.
How did the Jamestown colony finally attain a measure of prosperity? tobacco production
How, in part, did Hernán Cortés conquer the Aztec Empire? through capitalizing on conflict between Native American peoples and Spanish advantages in military technology
What is the significance of St. Augustine in Florida? It was the first permanent European settlement in the present-day United States.
The first Europeans to sail around Africa and on to India were the Portuguese.
How did the Jamestown colony survive? John Smith imposed strict military discipline and forced everyone to work.
The English attempt to establish a colony on Roanoke Island resulted in the disappearance of the colonists.
After the arrival of Europeans, the greatest number of Indians died as a result of disease.
To strengthen the government under the Articles of Confederation, Robert Morris wanted to enlarge the national debt.
The Convention, which assembled in May 1787, was supposed to revise the Articles of Confederation.
What did anti-Federalist leaders fear about the new national government? They worried that the new national government structure was too strong and centralized and could therefore become corrupt and tyrannical.
Under the Articles of Confederation, America and Britain were in conflict over British forts and posts on American soil.
The Constitution addressed slavery by counting slaves as three-fifths of a person for the purposes of representation.
Which of the following is true of Madison’s Virginia Plan? It proposed a two-house Congress.
The collection of essays known as The Federalist Papers was written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.
(Q001) Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? a reliance on voluntary contributions from the states for funding
Who among the following was an anti-Federalist? James Monroe
Essay no. 10 in The FederalistPapersexplains how a republic can be successful in a large, diverse society.
A major cause of Shays’s Rebellion was that a new state constitution raised the property qualifications to both vote and hold office.
At the Constitutional Convention, the New Jersey Plan proposed a legislature with equal representation for each state.
In order to stimulate economic growth, Hamilton called for all of the following EXCEPT subsidies for American farmers.
The emergence of two political parties reflected the basic philosophical differences between Jefferson and Hamilton. Which of the following accurately describes Jefferson’s philosophy and political party? As a Democratic Republican, Jefferson was concerned about threats to individual rights and states’ rights posed by big government.
Which of the following is true of the so-called Great Compromise? It settled the question of congressional representation.
Which of the following statements accurately describes the anti-Federalists? They were the primary advocates for the Constitution.
The founding fathers considered the ___________ as the entity that most represented the will of the people. House of Representatives
Which was decided at the Constitutional Convention? Slaves would be counted as three-fifths of a person in apportioning representation to the House of Representatives.
The Constitution was to be considered ratified as soon as it was approved by nine of the states.
The Federalist Papers argued that the large size and diversity of the new country would make it impossible for any one faction to control the government.
The Bill of Rights was written to safeguard freedoms such as press, speech, and assembly.
Which of the following occurred as a result of Shays’s Rebellion? There were numerous calls promoting a stronger central government.
Which of the following was a result of Hamilton’s excise tax on whiskey? Frontier farmers formed a rebellion because they had little cash, and grain alcohol was their most valuable commodity.
The Bill of Rights included all of the following EXCEPT the right to refuse to participate in state militias.
Why were finances the greatest weakness of the Confederation government? States were asked to “voluntarily” contribute to Congress’s budget but rarely did or sent little.
Jackson's efforts to kill the bank resulted in the first assassination attempt of a sitting president in American history.
After his reelection, Jackson moved to destroy the Bank of the United States by withdrawing its federal deposits.
By the 1820s, most states had expanded voting rights to include all White men by dropping the property requirements. How did the new electorate provide an advantage for a candidate like Andrew Jackson? Jackson’s rise from common origins to national prominence appealed to the new voters.
Which of the following statements describes the main outcome of Henry Clay’s American System plan? It created high protective tariffs that mainly benefited businesses in the Northeast.
Why were some southerners surprised by Jackson's views on nullification? He was a southern cotton planter who owned many slaves but, upon threats to nullify federal laws, strongly exhibited an ardent sense of nationalism.
The term corrupt bargain refers to which of the following historical events? the election by the House of Representatives of John Quincy Adams as president in the 1824 presidential election
What was the legislation in 1833, sparked by the nullification crisis in South Carolina, that authorized the president's use of the army to compel states to comply with federal law? the Force Bill
The Missouri Compromise stipulated that north of 36° 30´ in the Louisiana Purchase, slavery would be excluded.
What was one of the ways in which the Missouri Compromise proved significant? The compromise solidified positions on both sides of the debate and revealed a growing divide among the Northeast, Midwest, and South.
The characterization of the election of 1824 as a “corrupt bargain” was based on which of the following beliefs or assertions? that Henry Clay supported the election of John Q. Adams in return for becoming secretary of state
Missouri’s admission to the Union as a slave state was balanced by the admission of the free state of Maine.
Which of the following statements is true of Andrew Jackson in the 1824 presidential election? He won the most electoral votes but did not get a majority of electoral votes.
Calhoun's South Carolina Exposition and Protest argued that states could nullify federal legislation. Calhoun feared that the Tariff of 1828 helped northern industrialists and hurt southern agriculture.
What federal law(s) did South Carolina nullify? the Tariffs of 1828 and 1832
What is the definition of a tariff, such as the Tariff of 1816? a tax on imported goods used to protect domestic industries from lower price foreign competition
What explains Andrew Jackson’s victory in the presidential election of 1828? the extension of voting rights to all White men regardless of wealth, which led to twice as many voters than in the previous election
In response to South Carolina's passage of an Ordinance of Nullification, Jackson privately threatened to hang Calhoun.
Which of the following shattered Monroe’s Era of Good Feelings? the Panic of 1819 and the Missouri Controversy
A tariff passed by Congress in 1832 was intended strictly to raise revenue.
President Jackson's removal policy toward Native Americans was based on his belief that Native Americans were barbarians who were to be treated as "subjects."
Which of the following statements identifies a way in which Jackson's inauguration was significant? During the inauguration, a drunken mob of people from various walks of life engaged in wild celebration and destruction, which appeared to symbolize the democratization of political life.
Which of the following aspects of society and politics were brought to the forefront of national debate with the creation of the Second Bank of the United States? The growing divisions between regional sections of the country: North, South, and West.
In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Marshall court struck down that state’s ability to tax the national bank.
Jackson viewed the Bank of the United States as a entity to distrust, as it served the interests of a wealthy few.
Why was the annexation of Texas popular in the South? It would be entering the Union as a slave state.
In addition to spurring a massive migration of gold seekers, the discovery of gold in California encouraged American dreams of a Pacific commercial empire linked to Asia.
What was one major reason the Supreme Court’s Dred Scott decision proved significant? It implied that the Missouri Compromise had been unconstitutional.
Stephen Douglas’s proposed Kansas-Nebraska Act might have allowed slavery in Kansas and Nebraska.
How did the Mexican-American War ultimately deepen sectional divisions in the United States? The new territories acquired fueled a violent debate over the extension of slavery into them.
The idea of “manifest destiny” claimed that God sanctioned American expansion westward across the continent.
What was the significance of the Battle of the Alamo? Santa Anna won a costly victory, but the intense fighting had turned the rebellion into a war for Texas independence.
The idea of popular sovereignty would allow people in the territories to decide whether to permit slavery.
How did passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act impact the settlement of Kansas? Popular sovereignty encouraged supporters and opponents of slavery to flood Kansas to vie for political control of the territory.
Which of the following elements did the Compromise of 1850 include in its final version? It confirmed the border between New Mexico and Texas and ended the slave trade, but not slavery, in Washington, D.C.
John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry was intended to provoke slave insurrections.
What did the Crittenden Compromise propose? to guarantee continuance of slavery in the states where it then existed and permit its extension into western territories south of the 1820 Missouri Compromise line.
What was the result of John Brown’s raid? It created a martyr for the abolitionist cause and set off a panic throughout the slaveholding South.
How did the Civil War begin? Despite warnings that if the South were to fire first it would unite the public opinion of northerners against secessionists, Confederate artillery fired on Fort Sumter.
Lincoln won the election of 1860 by sweeping the free states.
What did the Supreme Court rule in Dred Scott v. Sandford? Blacks did not have citizenship and therefore lacked legal standing.
Why did Uncle Tom’s Cabin infuriate slave owners? It demonstrated how the brutal realities of slavery harmed everyone associated with it.
Why did southern states begin to secede after Lincoln’s election? The southern secessionists were convinced that Lincoln would move against slavery despite his assurances otherwise.
Michigan senator Lewis Cass pioneered the idea of popular sovereignty as a way to give territories the responsibility of making their own laws regarding slavery while freeing Congress of the divisive responsibility.
Why did the new Fugitive Slave Act provoke outrage? It offered a strong temptation to kidnap free blacks in northern free states.
On what legal basis did Dred Scott sue for his freedom? He claimed that living for extended periods in areas where slavery was forbidden made him free.
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