EOCT REVIEW QUESTIONS

1. EOCT REVIEW QUESTIONS Let’s Practice!

2. Which heading best completes the partial outline below? • _________________________________________________ • A. Committees of Correspondence • B. Non-importation Agreements • C. Boston Tea Party • D. First Continental Congress C. Colonial Responses to British Mercantile Policies • Protests Against Slavery in the American Colonies • British Parliamentary Actions to Punish Colonial Americans • Colonial Responses to British Mercantile Policies • Colonial Attempts to End the British Policy of Salutary Neglect

3. Which conclusion about the Constitutional Convention is best supported by these headlines? • “New Congress to Have Two Houses” • “Slave to Count as Three-Fifths of a Person” • “President to be Chosen by Electoral Vote” • The framers were able to compromise on important issues. • The framers were able to compromise on important issues. • States that were small in area would lose power in the new Constitution. • States with large populations controlled the outcome of the convention. • The president and Congress would have equal power under the new constitution.

4. 3. In the case of Marbury v. Madison (1803), the Supreme Court increased its power by • Establishing the practice of judicial review • Establishing the practice of judicial review • Upholding the presidential appointment power • Expanding the meaning of individual liberties • Declaring the principle of states’ rights unconstitutional

5. 4. One similarity in the foreign policies of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Monroe was that they D. Sought to avoid involvement in European political struggles • Favored France over England • Promoted colonial expansion • Came to the defense of Latin American nations • Sought to avoid involvement in European political struggles

6. The Declaration of Sentiments from the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 proclaimed that • the abolition of slavery was necessary • all men and women are created equal • California should be admitted as a free state • the sale of alcoholic beverages should be illegal

7. One way that "Bleeding Kansas," the Dred Scott decision, and John Brown's raid on Harper‘s Ferry had a similar effect on the United States was that these events • ended conflict over slavery in the territories • eased tensions between the North and the South • contributed to the formation of the Whig Party • made sectional compromise more difficult

8. What is the main idea of this cartoon from the 1800s? • Labor is gaining power over big business. • Most Americans support the labor movement. • Business has advantages over labor. • Government should support the expansion of railroads.

9. The American Federation of Labor responded to the situation shown in the cartoon by • organizing skilled workers into unions • encouraging open immigration • forming worker-owned businesses • creating a single union of workers and farmers

10. Progressive Era Legislation The common purpose of these legislative acts was to • protect the nation's natural resources • improve conditions for recent immigrants to the United States • advance the growth of big business • promote the general welfare of the American public

11. The New Deal tried to solve many problems of the Great Depression by • providing federal aid to many sectors of the economy • reducing taxes on big business to stimulate job creation • lowering federal spending to maintain a balanced budget • decreasing foreign competition by raising tariffs

12. Following World War I, the United States Senate refused to ratify the Treaty of Versailles primarily because the treaty • failed to include most of President Wilson's Fourteen Points • did not punish Germany for starting the war • contained provisions that might lead the United States into foreign conflicts • made no provision for reduction of military weapons

13. In Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), the Supreme Court ruled that • states may not secede from the Union • racial segregation was constitutional • slaves are property and may not be taken from their owners • all western territories should be open to slavery

14. The Homestead Act of 1862 helped the development of the West by • providing free land to settlers • granting land for construction of trans­continental railroads • allowing slavery to spread to the territories • placing Native American Indians on reservations

15. "Wonder why we're not keeping pace?" Which event of the 1950s most likely led to the publication of this cartoon? • Russia put cosmonauts on the Moon. • The Soviet Union launched the Sputnik satellite. • The United States was defeated in the Vietnam War. • American students scored low on tests in math and science.

16. This cartoon from the disputed presidential election of 2000 suggests that the winner might • lack strong popular support for his programs • easily win reelection in 2004 • succeed in fulfilling his campaign promises • be unable to claim victory in the electoral college "Whoever wins will have a mandate to keep theseat warm for the next four years."

17. Which heading best completes the partial outline below? • American Domestic Programs • Cold War Events • United States Interventionism • Efforts at Isolationism • Open Door policy • Panamanian Revolt (1903) • Roosevelt Corollary • Truman Doctrine

18. In which war was Manifest Destiny used to justify United States government actions? • Revolutionary War • Mexican War • Civil War • Vietnam War

19. Rachel Carson and Ralph Nader are similar to the muckrakers of the Progressive Era because they have • advocated a total change in the structure of government • attempted to expose societal problems • failed to influence public opinion • supported anti-American activities

20. William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Tubman, and Harriet Beecher Stowe are best known for their efforts to • create free public schools • begin the temperance movement • expand the rights of women • oppose the practice of slavery

21. The policy of detente was used by President Richard Nixon in an effort to • decrease tensions between the Soviet Union and the United States • improve relations with Latin America • promote democratic government in China • create stronger ties with Western Europe

22. What was one outcome of the Cuban missile crisis in 1962? • Cuba became a communist nation. • The United States seized military control of Cuba. • The Soviet Union withdrew its nuclear missiles from Cuba. • Fidel Castro met with President John F. Kennedy.

23. The rapid growth in personal income in the decade after World War II contributed to • a decrease in the birthrate • a major economic depression • expansion of the middle class • shortages in the supply of luxury goods

24. What does this photograph indicate about the United States in the 1950s? • Extraordinary steps were taken to hide atomic weapons. • The nation had become the only nuclear superpower. • Much fear was created by the Cold War. • Only government officials would be safe in a nuclear attack.

25. The Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act were passed in an effort to • promote the formation of new trusts • maintain competition in business • increase business investment • limit the activities of foreign corporations

26. Between the 1890s and the start of World War I, the United States expanded its access to overseas markets and raw materials through the policy of • containment • imperialism • isolationism • neutrality

27. The Open Door policy of 1899 was originally adopted so that the United States could • restrict Chinese immigration • stop Japan from colonizing China • gain equal trading rights in China • encourage the development of democracy in China

28. What was the main purpose of the GI Bill passed by Congress shortly before the end of World War II? • to offer low-interest loans to the defense industry • to provide economic aid to veterans • to contain the spread of international communism • to expand career opportunities in the military

29. During the Progressive Era, Jane Addams responded to urban conditions by working to establish • settlement houses that provided assistance to the poor • newspapers that helped to inform Americans about slum conditions • laws that restricted certain immigrant groups • free public schools located in inner-city neighborhoods

30. A major goal of the immigration acts of the 1920s was to • allow unlimited immigration from Southeast Asia • assure equal numbers of immigrants from all nations • use quotas to limit immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe • favor wealthy and well-educated immigrants

31. In the 1930s, Congress attempted to avoid situations that led to United States involvement in World War II by • enacting a peacetime draft • passing a series of neutrality acts • authorizing the deportation of American Communist Party members • relocating Japanese Americans to internment camps

32. The migration of African Americans to the North during and following World War I was mainly a result of the • success of military desegregation • efforts of the civil rights movement • availability of new factory jobs • impact of affirmative action programs

33. Which lists these four events in the correct chronological order?I Montgomery bus boycottII Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speechIII Passage of the Civil Rights ActIV Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision • IV, III, II, I • IV, I, II, III • II, IV, III, I • I, IV, III, II

34. "The slaveholding states will no longer have the power of self-government, or self-protection, and the federal government will become their enemy...."—South Carolina legislature, Declaration of the Causes of Secession, 1860"The Union is older than any of these states, and, in fact, it created them as states."—Abraham Lincoln, 1861 • the conflict over how much independence states should have in the federal system • the conflict over what level of representation small states should have in the federal legislature • the conflict over an amendment to the Constitution that would allow slavery in the territories • the conflict over whether or not to forcibly remove Native Americans from their lands in the West These quotes represent two sides in which important conflict in American history?

35. Most anti-Federalists changed from opponents to supporters of the Constitution after they were promised • a bill of rights • term limits on the office of president • good relations with Native Americans • a bicameral legislature

36. What was the status of Area 2 immediately prior to statehood? • United States territory • Spanish colony • independent republic • part of Mexico

37. Regional differences increase between the North and South. • Political compromises inflame the passions of both the North and South. • Southern states secede from the Union. Which of the following "effects" should appear where you see the question mark? • A Regional differences are peacefully resolved. • Congress changes earlier compromises to reduce tensions. • Slavery spreads into western territories. • The United States enters into the period of Reconstruction. The American Civil War ?

38. "Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself."—President Franklin D. Roosevelt, March 4, 1933In his first inaugural address, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was warning the American people NOT to be discouraged by the effects of • Adolph Hitler's rise to power in Germany • Japanese expansion in the Pacific • the Great Depression • Prohibition

39. During the 1990s, the economies of Canada, Mexico, and the United States became more integrated when all three nations agreed to • lower trade barriers • create a common currency • pool their tax revenues • standardize wages and prices

40. Which of these MOST accurately describes a result of Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" programs? • Federal anti-poverty programs were enacted for the first time in history. • Less tax money was spent on social programs. • Federal spending was increased for education, housing, and health care • The federal government gave up many state and local government functions.