Baseball Challenge!

1. Units 1-3 Test Practice CHALLENGE! Baseball Challenge!

2. Today’s Game is pitched by Mrs. Marquez

3. Batter Up! Play Ball!

4. A. ease the problem of declining church membership B. Promote religious freedom in the colonies Home Single #1 – The Half Way Covenant was designed to The Pitch! C. Permit New England some freedom to operate outside the mercantile system

5. C. An end to British preoccupation with European affairs, allowing them to concentrate on controlling the colonies A. France becoming the dominant power in North America Home Single #2 – The French and Indian War resulted in The Pitch! • B. Indians becoming the dominant power in North America

6. A. Parliament decided that the colonists would pay for part of the war cost C. The fur trade stopped Home Single #3 – Which of these was a result of the French and Indian War? The Pitch! B. The French and the Indians gained power in America

7. A. Thomas Jefferson C. Patrick Henry Home Single #4 – Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence? The Pitch! B. James Madison

8. B. They worked for their masters long enough to pay for their passage to America A. They were mostly criminals and remained the property of their masters Home Single #5 – Which is true about indentured servants? The Pitch! C. They were promised 250 acres when they earned their freedom

9. A. Battle of Saratoga C. Battle of San Juan Hill Home Single #6 – This battle was the turning point in the Revolutionary War? The Pitch! B. Battle of Yorktown

10. A. Molasses, Slaves, Rum B. Rum, manufactured goods, slaves Home Single #7 – The most famous triangular trade routes exchanged The Pitch! C. Sugar, tobacco, slaves

11. C. Development of a colonial expectation of self-rule A. Religious intolerance Home Single #8 – The result of salutary neglect on the colonies was The Pitch! B. A series of 18th century colonial wars

12. A. The Crusades B. Germany became a major land based power Home Single #9 – Which of the following was a contributing factor that changed European attitudes toward exploration? The Pitch! C. England began forcibly removing all primogenture

13. B. doubled the size of the United States A. Gave the land back to the Native Americans Home Single #10 – The Louisiana Purchase did what? The Pitch! C. Gave Americans control of the Ohio Valley

14. A. Tobacco C. Gold Home Single #11 – Jamestown’s prosperity was insured by The Pitch! B. Fur Trading

15. A. As a religious santuary for persecuted Catholics from England B. By a commercial trading company Home Single #12 – Unlike Virginia, Maryland was established The Pitch! C. As a frontier outpost to secure the area from the French

16. A. Virginia B. Rhode Island Home Single #13 – Which of the following were NOT founded for religious reasons? The Pitch! C. Pennsylvania

17. C. Religious revivalism A. Tax Rebellion Home Single #14 – Which of the following best describes the Great Awakening? The Pitch! B. A crusade for public education

18. A. Young men frustrated with the inability to acquire land B. The planter class of Virginia Home Single #15 – Bacon’s Rebellion was supported mainly by The Pitch! C. Those protesting the increased importation of African slaves

19. A. Sons of Liberty B. The Federalist Visitor Single #1 – The radical American group which first emerged during the Stamp Act was known as The Pitch! B. The Loyalists.

20. C. Common Sense A. American Crisis Visitor Single #2 – What was the name of the pamphlet that presented justification to Americans to break with Great Britain? The Pitch! B. The Declaration of the Rights of Man

21. A. Stamp Act of 1765 C. Quartering Act of 1764 Visitor Single #3 – The law that created a widespread, anti-British, political movement in the colonies and led to cries of “no taxation without representation”? The Pitch! B. Prohibitory Act of 1775.

22. C. Enactment by Parliament of the Coercive Act A. Repeal of the tax on tea Visitor Single #4 – The most important consequence of the Boston Tea Party was the The Pitch! B. Reopening of the Port of Boston to foreign trade.

23. A. Members of Parliament represented the interests of all people in the British empire B. American approval was necessary for internal taxes Visitor Single #5 – The British response to the American claim of no taxation without representation was that The Pitch! C. Colonial assemblies would be permitted to vote on all new taxes.

24. C. Stated that parliament had the power to make laws binding on the colonies B. Forbade the American colonists to issue paper money Visitor Single #6 – The Declaratory Act of 1766 The Pitch! A. Established a tax on licenses, legal documents, and newspapers.

25. C. Those who feared a strong central government A. Bankers and merchants Visitor Single #7 – The group most likely to approve of the Articles of Confederation The Pitch! B. Those who feared the dangers of unrestrained democracy

26. C. General postwar prosperity B. A system of orderly settlement of the West Visitor Single #8 – The greatest achievement of the government under the Articles of Confederation was its establishment of The Pitch! A. A bicameral legislature

27. C. Prevent the collection of taxes A. Support the Constitution Visitor Single #9 – The rebellion of Daniel Shays in 1786 grew out of a need to The Pitch! B. Criticize England’s government under King George

28. A. Jealously guarded state sovereignty at the expense of national power B. Provided for state representation by population Visitor Single #10 – The Articles of Confederation The Pitch! C. Gave too much power to the central government

29. B. Federal excise taxes were eliminated A. American foreign policy became more pro-British Visitor Single #11 – As a result of the election of Thomas Jefferson in 1800, The Pitch! C. The federal debt rose dramatically

30. B. The principles of American government were above party politics A. The two parties’ platforms were identical Visitor Single #12 – When Thomas Jefferson said in 1801, “We are republicans, we are all Federalists,” he meant The Pitch! C. He admired Hamilton’s policies.

31. C. New England’s Federalist opposition to the War of 1812 B. New England’s desire to end United States trade with Great Britain Visitor Single #13 – The Hartford Convention was a manifestation of The Pitch! A. Western resentment against British backed American Indian attacks.

32. B. Acquire a port to provide an outlet for western crops. A. Remove the French from forts along the Mississippi valley. Visitor Single #14 – Jefferson’s purchase of Louisiana had its origins in his desire to The Pitch! • C. Acquire territory for the expansion of slavery.

33. A. Its right to determine the constitutionality of congressional enactments. B. Its right to determine the constitutionality of state laws. Visitor Single #15 – In Marbury vs. Madison, the United States Supreme Court affirmed The Pitch! • C. The sanctity of property rights against harassment by unfriendly state legislatures.

34. Fly Ball! It’s Caught! You’re Out! You're Out! Next Batter!

35. It’s a Hit! Base Run Single! Base Run! Next Batter!

36. A. Asserted American independence in the realm of foreign policy B. Established the United States as the dominant economic power in 1824 Double #1 – The issuance of the Monroe Doctrine did which of the following? The Pitch! • C. Provided the basis for resolving Anglo-American border disputes

37. C. The existence of a strong American navy ready to demonstrate its capabilities B. The violation of America’s rights as a neutral power Double #2 –All of the following are reasons why America entered the War of 1812 EXCEPT The Pitch! • A. The relationship between the British and Native American tribes in the western territories of North America

38. A. American military and economic preparedness for war B. American concern for national honor Double #3 – Which of the following did NOT contribute to the United States decision to declare war against Great Britain in 1812? The Pitch! • C. American fears of British aid to Native Americans on the frontier

39. A. An end to impressment B. Free navigation of the Mississippi River Double #4 – Of the following, which was the principal issue on which the United States sought settlement with Great Britain at the outset of the War of 1812? The Pitch! • C. Cancellation of pre-Revolutionary debts

40. B. Local manufacturing was stimulated. A. William Henry Harrison emerged as a national hero. Double #5 – Which of the following was a result of the War of 1812? The Pitch! • C. The power of North American Indian tribes was increased.

41. B. Gibbons vs. Ogden A. McCulloch vs. Maryland Double #6 – In which Supreme Court case was the power of the federal government over interstate commerce strengthened? The Pitch! • C. Fletcher vs. Peck

42. A. Foreign affairs B. The size of the military Double #7 – Thomas Jefferson’s revolution of 1800 changed the Federalist policies of Washington and Adams in all of the following ways EXCEPT The Pitch! • C. Alien and Sedition Acts

43. C. Maintain US neutral rights without going to war A. Seek an alliance with either Britain or France Double #8 – Which of the following accurately characterizes the foreign policy goals of Jefferson and Madison before 1812? The Pitch! • B. Strengthen US trade relations with Britain and France

44. A. Give the United States control of the Mississippi River C. Challenge Hamilton’s loose interpretation of the Constitution Double #9 – Thomas Jefferson’s chief reason for purchasing Louisiana was to The Pitch! • B. Provide a rationale for the Lewis and Clark Expedition

45. B. Efforts to protect the land of Native Americans A. American sympathy with France against Britain Double #10 – All of the following contributed to the US decision to go to war in 1812 EXCEPT The Pitch! • C. The election of war hawks to Congress in 1810

46. A. Acquisition of new land B. An increase in American nationalism Double #11 –The War of 1812 had all of the following consequences in the United States EXCEPT The Pitch! • C. Native American’s loss of Britain as an ally

47. A. Marked the end of the Federalists as a national party B. Encouraged Britain to sign the Treaty of Ghent Double #12 – The Hartford Convention had long term significance because it The Pitch! • C. Presented a major challenge to Madison’s domestic policies

48. C. It declared US opposition to European intervention in the affairs of independent countries of the Western Hemisphere A. It asserted the US right to send troops into the countries of Latin America to provide political stability Double #13 – Which of the following statements accurately describes the Monroe Doctrine? The Pitch! • B. It caused an immediate change in the US role of world affairs

49. C. Expand federal power and limit the states’ power A. Expand the states’ power and limit federal power Double #14 – A major effect of John Marshall’s Supreme Court decision was to The Pitch! • B. Legitimize a strict interpretation of the US Constitution

50. A. Andrew Jackson B. Stonewall Jackson Double #15 – Which of the following men became a national hero as a result of the Battle of New Orleans in 1814? The Pitch! C. William Henry Harrison