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Question 1-


Which statement describes events leading up to the Louisiana Purchase in the correct sequence?

A) The First Barbary War threatened U.S. coastal cities. The slave rebellion began in Haiti. The El Cazador sank in the Gulf of Mexico.

B) The El Cazador sank in the Gulf of Mexico. The French cut off U.S. access to New Orleans. The slave rebellion began in Haiti.

C) The slave rebellion began in Haiti. The Spanish ceded the western lands to France. The crops of Discovery explored this territory.

D) The Spanish ceded the western lands to France. The corps of Discovery explored this territory. The French cut off U.S. access to New Orleans.



Question 2-

What was the significance of the Supreme Court's ruling in the Marbury vs. Madison case?

A) The ruling determined that Congress could act against the President if they wished.
B) The ruling determined that the Supreme Court was more powerful than the President.
C) The ruling determined that laws that violated the U.S. Constitution could be thrown out.
D) The ruling determined that presidents could not remove judges appointed by their predecessor.



Question 4-

Which of the following events that occurred during Jefferson's presidency did not alter the balance of power between the U.S. and foreign nations?

A) The Embargo Act
B) The First Barbary War
C) The Louisiana Purchase
D) The Haitian slave rebellion



Question 5-

Which answer best describes the life of a freed slave during the time period of 1763 - 1813?

A) Many of them lived in fear because it was difficult to prove they were free.
B) Many of them became indentured servants to earn freedom for their family members.
C) Most of them were able to find work using skills they had gained before becoming free.
D) Most of them found life to be more difficult, because they no longer had food and shelter.



Question 6-

Slave women and their children were more valuable if they were sold separately. Which of the following happened as a result?

A) Slave children were separated from their mothers and sold individually.
B) Slaves began having fewer children to avoid worry about being separated.
C) Slave owners waited a year before selling children and mothers to the same place.
D) Slaves could earn their freedom by producing enough children for their owners to sell.



Question 7-

Which answer best compares the labor of indentured servants and the working class laborers between 1763 and 1815?

A) The working class was able to set its own wages, and indentured servants worked for a wage set by the boss.

B) Indentured servants and the working class earned the same wage, but indentured servants had the benefit of having a free place to live.

C) The working class was made up of skilled laborers who earned more than indentured servants because they had received formal education.

D) Indentured servants worked for no wages in exchange for their future freedom, while the working class earned a wage that was set by bosses.



Question 8-

Which answer describes the settlement of northern Florida in 1818?

A) It was made up of runaway slaves and Native Americans who fought the Americans.

B) It was made up of Native Americans and the Spanish who allied against the Americans.

C) It was made up of Native Americans who helped Americans find runaway slaves in exchange for land.

D) It was made up of many different Native American tribes who were all fighting for the same territory.



Question 9-

Which answer best describes the lives of the working class between 1763 and 1815?

A) Most of them lived on farms or plantations after the invention of the cotton gin.

B) Most of them lived in cities, where the demand for skilled labor was much greater.

C) Most of them moved between the city and country, depending on where work was available.

D) Most of them worked on board ships until the trading of slaves across the Atlantic was banned.



Question 10-

Which of the following best describes why the Spanish did not fair well during their second occupation of Florida?

A) More Americans than Spanish moved to Florida.

B) They didn't have enough funds to export crops.

C) The Spanish contracted many more tropical diseases.

D) The Native Americans were used to British customs.

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1) C, The slave rebellion began in Haiti. The Spanish ceded the western lands to France. The crops of Discovery explored this territory.

2) C, The ruling determined that laws that violated the U.S. Constitution could be thrown out.

4) C, The Louisiana Purchase

5) D, Most of them found life to be more difficult, because they no longer had food and shelter.

6) A, Slave children were separated from their mothers and sold individually.

7) D, Indentured servants worked for no wages in exchange for their future freedom, while the working class earned a wage that was set by bosses.

8) D, It was made up of many different Native American tribes who were all fighting for the same territory.

9) C, Most of them moved between the city and country, depending on where work was available.

10) A, More Americans than Spanish moved to Florida.


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