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Which of the following best states an argument of French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau?

A
In order for a government’s laws to be valid, citizens have to agree with those laws.
B
Governments should have a legislative branch, which would have the power to create laws.
C
Kings and queens hold absolute power, and citizens must follow the laws of their country.
D
A democracy can work only if citizens agree to give up some of their individual rights.
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The Battle of Antietam affected the focus of the Civil War by

A
changing it to Southern industrialization.
B
changing it to the construction of a national railroad.
C
leading to the Emancipation Proclamation.
D
leading to the North giving up its antislavery stance.
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What describes the economy of the North in the antebellum era?

A
It relied heavily on tobacco and cotton production.
B
It lacked roads, canals, and railroads.
C
It was primarily industrial.
D
It focused on growing crops.
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A veto by President Andrew Jackson led to the creation of which of the following political parties?

A
the Whig Party
B
the Democratic Party
C
the Republican Party
D
the Democratic-Republican Party
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Passage of which of the following acts increased tension between colonists and the British government in 1774?

A
the Townshend Acts
B
the Stamp Act
C
the Quartering Act
D
the Intolerable Acts
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What is an example of how the abolitionist movement began to grow in the 1830s? Select three responses.Most Southern politicians argued to end slavery. Anti-slavery publications were produced. The American Anti-Slavery Society was founded. Petitions demanded that Congress end slavery. Southern states reduced the use of slave labor.

A
Most Southern politicians argued to end slavery.
B
Anti-slavery publications were produced.
C
The American Anti-Slavery Society was founded.
D
Petitions demanded that Congress end slavery.
E
Southern states reduced the use of slave labor.
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Which best describes Andrew Jackson’s opinion on the National Bank?

A
He believed it should be shut down and its funds should be distributed among citizens.
B
He believed it should be utilized by citizens more than state banks, which engaged in unfair practices.
C
He believed it should be dissolved because it favored the wealthy elite, and state banks were more helpful to all.
D
He believed it should be replicated in other areas of the country in order to be accessible to more people.
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Which of the following best describes the executive branch of government under the Articles of Confederation?

A
It consisted of a president alone.
B
It consisted of Congress alone.
C
It consisted of Congress and a president.
D
It consisted of a two-house Congress.
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In 1803, the United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from

A
Britain.
B
France.
C
Florida.
D
Spain.
10

Which battle marked the end of the Revolutionary War?

A
the Battle of Long Island
B
the Battle of Philadelphia
C
the Battle of Saratoga
D
the Battle of Yorktown
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Which piece of Reconstruction legislation granted citizenship to African Americans?

A
the Thirteenth Amendment
B
the Fourteenth Amendment
C
the Black Codes
D
the Emancipation Proclamation
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A provision of the Treaty of 1818 that expanded the United States also

A
gave it sole control of the Oregon Country.
B
gave it sole control of West Florida.
C
set the US-Canadian border.
D
set the US-Spanish border.
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Which of the following best summarizes the contents of the Declaration of Independence?

A
a list of grievances against Britain and a rejection of British rule
B
a list of grievances against Britain and a proposed new constitution
C
an appeal to the social contract and ideas for changes in British rule
D
an appeal to the social contract and a proposed new constitution
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Both the Glorious Revolution and the English Bill of Rights supported the idea that

A
government should respect citizens’ rights.
B
an unjust king should be violently overthrown.
C
the rights of American colonists should be limited.
D
kings and queens should have absolute power.
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A piece of legislation that called for popular sovereignty to decide the slavery issue was

A
the Fugitive Slave Act.
B
the Missouri Compromise.
C
the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
D
the Compromise of 1850.
16

A constitutional issue that Jefferson and Hamilton disagreed about was the

A
power of the federal government.
B
different kinds of currency.
C
departments of the executive branch.
D
formation of a presidential cabinet.
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Which of the following pairs of documents influenced the Declaration of Independence?

A
the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the US Constitution
B
the Treaty of Paris and Common Sense
C
the Treaty of Paris and the Articles of Confederation
D
the English Bill of Rights and Common Sense
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Reconstruction created the Freedmen’s Bureau, which

A
protected African Americans’ voting rights.
B
assisted freed African Americans.
C
encouraged passage of the Jim Crow laws.
D
helped to formulate the Black Codes.
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Why was Dred Scott important?

A
He was a slave who argued he was free.
B
His court case granted legal rights to slaves.
C
His court case ended the slavery argument.
D
He was an accomplished abolitionist lawyer.
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The United States acquired all of Florida in the Adams-Onís Treaty because it agreed to give up its claims on

A
Mexico.
B
Texas.
C
the Oregon Country.
D
Canada.

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