QUIZ :What is the significance of Pinckney's
Treaty (1795) with Spain? - ANSWER :It gave the United States the
right to navigate the Mississippi.
QUIZ :Why did the U.S. Congress pass the
Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798? - ANSWER :to prevent government opposition
QUIZ :The Virginia and Kentucky
Resolutions were based on which
principle? - ANSWER :the states' right to nullify acts of
the federal government
QUIZ :What right did most Caucasian
women have in the United States
during the Federalist period? - ANSWER :right to inherit land
QUIZ :During Thomas Jefferson's presidency,
which event challenged his strict
constructionist philosophy? - ANSWER :the Louisiana Purchase
QUIZ :What impact did the Battle of
New Orleans have on the
United States in 1815? - ANSWER :It boosted a sense of patriotism
and unity among U.S. citizens.
QUIZ :Which idea did Tecumseh and his
brother the Prophet support before
1820? - ANSWER :unification of American Indians
in resistance to the U.S.
government
QUIZ :Why did many Mormons migrate to
the western United States? - ANSWER :to escape religious persecution
QUIZ :Which part of the Compromise of 1850
received the greatest support from
southern farmers? - ANSWER :the passage of a strict fugitive
slave law
, QUIZ :Why can the Emancipation
Proclamation be seen as a diplomatic
document? - ANSWER :It made it hard for foreign
nations to recognize and support
the Confederacy.
QUIZ :Which action abolished slavery in the
United States? - ANSWER :passage of the Thirteenth
Amendment
QUIZ :Which of these is the strongest
evidence of the federal government
showing its power over
state governments during the
Reconstruction period? - ANSWER :the military occupation of former
Confederate states
QUIZ :Why did the House of Representatives
impeach Andrew Johnson? - ANSWER :The president violated the Tenure
of Office Act.
QUIZ :_______ _______ from the _______of 1877 {withdrawal of
federal troops, funding for transportation
improvements, president cabinet positions} - ANSWER :Democratic Benefits
from the Compromise of 1877
QUIZ :What impact did the transcontinental
railroad have on the economy of the
West during the mid-1800s? - ANSWER :increased settlement and growth in
the region
QUIZ :Which invention made western
farming more efficient in the
mid-1800s? - ANSWER :the steel plow
QUIZ :During the mid to late 1800s, which
major problem was more common for a
farmer in the West than for a farmer
living east of the Mississippi River? - ANSWER :high railroad rates