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C.5 U.S. History, Skills #1-8 Knowledge Check

Jasmine M. 9 questions

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  1. 1[blank_start]Mercantilism[blank_end] influenced colonization in the new world because it is based on the belief that colonies exist for the economic benefit of the mother country and are useless unless they help to achieve profit.
    1. AMercantilism
    2. BIndustrialization
    3. CNationalism
    4. DCapitalism
  2. 2What was the purpose of Great Britain’s Quartering Act in the American Colonies?
    1. ATo provide housing and food for British troops in the colonies
    2. BTo allocate 25% of the land for Native Americans
    3. CTo provide funds to support industrialization in the colonies
    4. DTo allow for slaves to count as one quarter in determining taxation and representation
  3. 3The focus of the Second Great Awakening in the United States was [blank_start]religion[blank_end].
    1. Areligion
    2. Bprohibition of alcohol
    3. Cmercantilism
    4. Dwomen’s rights
  4. 4Which of the following would have been the mostly likely outcome of Plessy v. Ferguson?
    1. Aseparate schools for black and white children
    2. Ba mandate for women’s rights in business and industry
    3. Cformation of Temperance Societies
    4. Dsettlement of Native Americans on reservations
  5. 5Women received their voting rights as the result of the 19th Amendment.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  6. 6What is true of the Bill of Rights?
    1. AIt is also known as the Articles of Confederation.
    2. BMost of the Bill of Rights identifies rights of the government.
    3. CThe first ten amendments to the Constitution comprise the Bill of Rights.
    4. DThe Bill of Rights was part of the Declaration of Independence.
  7. 7Which colony was most affected by the Intolerable Acts of 1774?
    1. ANew York
    2. BMassachusetts
    3. CVirginia
    4. DRhode Island
  8. 8What was the greatest effect of European exploration and settlement of the Americas in the late 1400s and the 1600s?
    1. AThe populations of indigenous peoples and civilizations were decimated.
    2. BThe Aztec and Incan civilizations flourished and became wealthy as the result of European trade.
    3. CJacques Cartier discovered the Mississippi River.
    4. DJohn Cabot claimed North America for Spain.
  9. 9Mrs. Hernandez wants her class to understand interrelationships among the social sciences. What would be the best question for her to ask?
    1. AHow has the economy of the U.S. changed since 1800?
    2. BWhat is the difference between macroeconomics and a country’s GDP?
    3. CWhat are a citizen’s rights and responsibilities?
    4. DWhat is the effect of erosion on the coastlines of Florida?

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