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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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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 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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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 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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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.

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 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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What describes the social structure of the South in the antebellum era? Select three responses.

A
mass immigration
B
small towns
C
no organized religion
D
little or no organized education
E
slow population growth
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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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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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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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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.
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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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How did Congress approach Reconstruction after the Civil War?

A
It thought that Southern governments should return to their prewar ways.
B
It did not want African Americans to participate in government.
C
It instituted the Black Codes to treat African Americans like enslaved people.
D
It wanted to penalize the South heavily for starting the war.
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What was one economic difference that caused sectionalism?

A
The South’s economy was based on foreign trade.
B
The South’s economy relied heavily on slave labor.
C
The North’s economy struggled because of a lack of roads.
D
The North’s economy was primarily agricultural.
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During Reconstruction, the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment

A
outlawed slavery in the United States.
B
gave all women the right to vote.
C
gave all men the right to vote.
D
provided equal protection under the law.
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Which of the following was an advantage of the North during the Civil War?

A
strong military leadership
B
fighting on home territory
C
a strong industrial economy
D
passion for its way of life
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Why were people angry about the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

A
It only granted popular sovereignty to eastern states.
B
It reinforced the unpopular Missouri Compromise.
C
It forced people to relocate to the Great Plains region.
D
It stated slavery could be legal where it had been outlawed.

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