Post Assessment Flashcards
Which was a common motivating force behind the explorations of the French, British, Spanish, and Dutch in North America?
Competition for empires
In 1682, Robert La Salle claimed which region for France?
Mississippi River Valley
The debate over the role of the national government by Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson resulted in the creation of
Political Parties
The Indian Removal Act(1830) forced Native Americans to migrate to reservations in Indian territory in order to
Make room for expanding white settlement in the US
Under the concept of Mercantilism, what did England expect of its new world colonies?
A constant supply of raw materials
How did the philosopher John Locke influence the principals of the Declaration of Independence?
He wrote that people were born with natural rights to life, liberty, and property
During the Constitutional Convention, The Great Compromise was agreed to concerning what issue?
How state representation in Congress would be determined
Why did the Articles of the Confederation give more powers to the states than the national government?
Many Americans feared a strong central government
While the Federalists supported merchants, Democratic-Republicans supported
farmers
Which Union victory fought in 1863 in Pennsylvania is considered the turning point is the Civil War for the Union?
Battle of Gettysburg
How is the President of the United States different from rulers of dictatorships?
The President’s authority comes from the people
What do the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments have in common?
They intended to solve problems related to civil rights
Which of these documents or acts established a policy to admit new states to the union?
The Northwest Ordinance
The idea of Manifest Destiny meant that
The United States had the right to expand to the pacific Ocean
The purpose of the Bill of Rights was to
Guarantee that the government would not be able to take away people’s freedoms
