- What does this map of the American Revolution illustrate?
Your answer:
British strategy to capture New York and divide the colonies
importance of the French Navy to the colonial cause
George Washington's plan to evacuate New York City
colonial attempts to conquer Canada
- By which process can the United States Constitution be changed?
Your answer:
resolution
amendment
legislative hearing
veto
- Which part of the federal government is most like the New York State Assembly?
Your answer:
Supreme Court
House of Representatives
cabinet
Treasury Department
- *Congress could not levy and collect taxes. *Congress could not regulate interstate or foreign trade. *There was no national court system to settle disputes. *The thirteen separate states lacked national unity. Which document is characterized by these statements?
Your answer:
Northwest Ordinance
United States Constitution
Articles of Confederation
Federalist Papers
- Supreme Court decisions based on First Amendment issues usually involve the
Your answer:
control of big business
rights of individuals
corruption in government
collection of tzxes on income
- The case Marbury v. Madison was a landmark Supreme Court decision because it
Your answer:
increased the power of the Federalists in the legislative branch
resulted in an increase in the number of Supreme Court justices
established the power of the Supreme Court to declare a law unconstitutional
reinforced the power of the president as commander in chief
- Which action toward Native American Indians did the United States government take between 1820 and 1840?
Your answer:
encouraging Native American Indians to take jobs in factories
removing Native American Indians from their tribal lands and placing them on reservations
passinga law giving all Native American Indians United States citizenship
paying Native American Indians a fair price for their land
- Which conclusion is supported by the information on the graph?
Your answer:
Canals transport goods faster than railroads.
Building railroads is more expensive than building canals.
Railroad mileage increased faster than canal mileage.
Businesses preferred shipping goods by canal.
- "Annexation of Texas" "Fifty-four Forty or Fight" "All of Oregon or None!" These slogans from the election of 1844 all support
Your answer:
women's suffrage
law and order
Manifest Destiny
sectionalism
- During the late 1840s, thousands of people were attracted to California to
Your answer:
help build railroads
fight in the Mexican War
search for gold
obtain good farmland