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Exam Questions and Answers
Which of the following was an effect of the Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v.
Sandford?
A. The decision increased the number of congressional representatives to include the
Wisconsin territory.
B. The decision required the United States government to regulate the interstate travel
of enslaved people.
C. The decision preserved the balance of representative power between free states and
slave states.
D. The decision denied citizenship status to all African Americans, whether free or
enslaved. - Answer -Option D is correct because the court ruled in the Dred Scott case
that African Americans were not citizens. The decision was overturned after the Civil
War by passage of the Fourteenth Amendment, which granted citizenship to all people
born in the United States.
Which of the following best describes the primary claim of the Monroe Doctrine?
A. It declared that the United States had the right to defend the Western Hemisphere
from European interference.
B. It warned United States leaders against participating in entangling foreign alliances.
C. It argued that acquiring Asian colonies was an effective means of opening new
markets for American goods.
D. It encouraged the mass movement of American Indians off of their land and onto
Indian reservations. - Answer -Option A is correct because the proclamation issued by
President James Monroe in 1823 stated that it was in the interest of the United States to
ensure that the newly independent states in the Americas maintain their independence
and that European states engage in no further colonization efforts in the Americas.
In which of the following ways did the British government respond to increasing protests
of British colonial policy during the early 1770s?
A. It forced sailors from New England to serve in the Royal Navy.
B. It sent troops to occupy cities in New England and enforce laws.
C. It allowed colonists to vote on representatives in Parliament.
, D. It encouraged the mass movement of American Indians off of their land and onto
Indian reservations. - Answer -Option B is correct because the colonial resistance to
British taxes led to the British government sending troops to the colonies to enforce
laws
The Connecticut Compromise of 1787, also known as the Great Compromise,
established which of the following?
A. The practice of counting only three-fifths of a state's enslaved people in apportioning
representation and taxation
B. The separation of the federal government into the three branches: the executive, the
legislative, and the judicial
C. The congressional apportionment to each state for two senators and a number of
House representatives based on state population
D. The addition of the Bill of Rights to the United States Constitution to protect individual
liberties and limit the power of the government - Answer -Option C is correct because
the Constitutional Convention of 1787 enabled the agreement among representatives of
small and large states.
Which of the following resulted from the passage of the Law of April 6, 1830, by the
government of Mexico?
A. Mexico gave up its claim to the Anahuac region and other Aztec lands near the
Mexico Basin.
B. Mexican law prohibited slavery in Texas and closed the borders to United States
immigration.
C. Stephen F. Austin brought 300 families to Texas and established the Austin colony.
D. The Fredonian Rebellion began in an effort to secede Texas from Mexico. - Answer -
Option B is correct because Mexican Army General José Manuel Rafael Simeón de
Mier y Terán issued a report for the Texas Boundary Commission arguing that
resistance to United States expansion would require more Mexican and European
settlement in Texas. His recommendations were enacted in the Law of April 6, 1830,
which prohibited slavery in Texas and closed the borders to legal United States
immigration.
Which of the following best describes the opposition in the United States to the
admission of Texas to the Union?
A. Southern planters believed that Texas would contribute little to the national economy.
B. Southern politicians worried that Texas would support the Republican Party.
C. Northern economists believed that Texas banks were responsible for economic
depressions.
D. Northern politicians did not want to upset the balance between free states and slave
states in the Union. - Answer -Option D is correct because Northern politicians (such as
former president Martin Van Buren) believed that the admission of Texas to the Union
Exam Questions and Answers
Which of the following was an effect of the Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v.
Sandford?
A. The decision increased the number of congressional representatives to include the
Wisconsin territory.
B. The decision required the United States government to regulate the interstate travel
of enslaved people.
C. The decision preserved the balance of representative power between free states and
slave states.
D. The decision denied citizenship status to all African Americans, whether free or
enslaved. - Answer -Option D is correct because the court ruled in the Dred Scott case
that African Americans were not citizens. The decision was overturned after the Civil
War by passage of the Fourteenth Amendment, which granted citizenship to all people
born in the United States.
Which of the following best describes the primary claim of the Monroe Doctrine?
A. It declared that the United States had the right to defend the Western Hemisphere
from European interference.
B. It warned United States leaders against participating in entangling foreign alliances.
C. It argued that acquiring Asian colonies was an effective means of opening new
markets for American goods.
D. It encouraged the mass movement of American Indians off of their land and onto
Indian reservations. - Answer -Option A is correct because the proclamation issued by
President James Monroe in 1823 stated that it was in the interest of the United States to
ensure that the newly independent states in the Americas maintain their independence
and that European states engage in no further colonization efforts in the Americas.
In which of the following ways did the British government respond to increasing protests
of British colonial policy during the early 1770s?
A. It forced sailors from New England to serve in the Royal Navy.
B. It sent troops to occupy cities in New England and enforce laws.
C. It allowed colonists to vote on representatives in Parliament.
, D. It encouraged the mass movement of American Indians off of their land and onto
Indian reservations. - Answer -Option B is correct because the colonial resistance to
British taxes led to the British government sending troops to the colonies to enforce
laws
The Connecticut Compromise of 1787, also known as the Great Compromise,
established which of the following?
A. The practice of counting only three-fifths of a state's enslaved people in apportioning
representation and taxation
B. The separation of the federal government into the three branches: the executive, the
legislative, and the judicial
C. The congressional apportionment to each state for two senators and a number of
House representatives based on state population
D. The addition of the Bill of Rights to the United States Constitution to protect individual
liberties and limit the power of the government - Answer -Option C is correct because
the Constitutional Convention of 1787 enabled the agreement among representatives of
small and large states.
Which of the following resulted from the passage of the Law of April 6, 1830, by the
government of Mexico?
A. Mexico gave up its claim to the Anahuac region and other Aztec lands near the
Mexico Basin.
B. Mexican law prohibited slavery in Texas and closed the borders to United States
immigration.
C. Stephen F. Austin brought 300 families to Texas and established the Austin colony.
D. The Fredonian Rebellion began in an effort to secede Texas from Mexico. - Answer -
Option B is correct because Mexican Army General José Manuel Rafael Simeón de
Mier y Terán issued a report for the Texas Boundary Commission arguing that
resistance to United States expansion would require more Mexican and European
settlement in Texas. His recommendations were enacted in the Law of April 6, 1830,
which prohibited slavery in Texas and closed the borders to legal United States
immigration.
Which of the following best describes the opposition in the United States to the
admission of Texas to the Union?
A. Southern planters believed that Texas would contribute little to the national economy.
B. Southern politicians worried that Texas would support the Republican Party.
C. Northern economists believed that Texas banks were responsible for economic
depressions.
D. Northern politicians did not want to upset the balance between free states and slave
states in the Union. - Answer -Option D is correct because Northern politicians (such as
former president Martin Van Buren) believed that the admission of Texas to the Union
