Sophia US History
Final Milestone
1
Which of the following motives played the biggest role in the European discovery of the New
World?
Looking for
... [Show More] new nations with which to form alliances
Making world maps more accurate and complete
Obtaining goods like spices and silk from civilizations in Asia
Finding new civilizations in which to spread Christianity
CONCEPT
Maritime Exploration
2
Which of the following did many young women see as a positive aspect of working in the Lowell
mills?
Working apart from the family with other young women created a sense of independence and
solidarity.Employers encouraged the formation of labor unions and negotiated win-win contracts.
There was a greater amount of leeway toward social norms in the mills than in the women's
families.
Women were only expected to work 4-6 hours a day, giving them ample free time.
CONCEPT
Market Revolution and Economic Changes
3
Which of the following statements best represents agreements between Federalists and AntiFederalists?
"We want a form of government that will protect the rights of all its subjects."
"We want a form of government that provides a bill of rights that its citizens possess."
"We want a form of government that can best respond to local and regional needs."
"We want a form of government that will exist primarily in the states."CONCEPT
Visions of Government
4
What is one way that the newly drafted Constitution reflected the principles of republicanism?
All federal representatives would be elected by the citizens of each state by popular vote.
Electors, rather than individual voters, cast votes for president and vice president.
It allowed for individual voters to determine who should be president.
The government agreed to regulate and impose penalties on the international slave trade.
CONCEPT
Drafting the Constitution
5
Which of the following was a major economic shift in the North in the early 19th century?
Rising wages for laborers allow them to gain a more sure footing in society and the economy.The economies of the North and the South became less distinct, as interchangeable parts
increased cash crop production in the North.
Railroads were welcomed as a sign of technological progress and faster transport times.
Changes in manufacturing created more highly-paid jobs that required great skill to perform.
CONCEPT
The Northern Economy
6
Which native civilization used a system of knotted threads to record and communicate
information?
The Hopewell
The Inca
The Pueblo
The Aztec
CONCEPTThe First Settlers
7
What role did New World exports play in the Triangular Trade?
Textiles, rum and other manufactured goods were sent to Africa in exchange for slaves.
Organic goods like tobacco were sent back to the specific colony's mother country.
Tobacco was used to lure Africans to the Americas where they would be enslaved.
African slaves were sent to Europe in exchange for goods like sugar, tobacco and cotton.
CONCEPT
The Atlantic World
8
Which of the following characterizes the response to the Stamp Act by the Sons of Liberty?
Riots and effigies against stamp distributors
A propaganda campaign condemning the Stamp ActA letter-writing campaign to promote colonists' constitutional rights
A boycott of British goods like tea and linen
CONCEPT
The Stamp Act
9
Which of the following grievances was the centerpiece of the Declaration of Independence?
Parliament had the right to operate independently of the king.
Parliament had no right to represent the colonies.
George III had broken his social contract with the colonists.
George III had no right to govern oversees, even fairly.
CONCEPT
Choosing Sides in the American Revolution
10
Which of the following statements best reflects the gang system of labor, from a slave's
perspective?“This is the preferred method of labor here in Georgia and South Carolina.”
“After completing our tasks, we often gather to continue our traditional African customs.”
“We maintain the crops from planting until harvest, working long days every day of the week.”
“We are allowed to hunt and fish after our tasks are done, which allows us to sustain ourselves.”
CONCEPT
Think About It: What Was the Importance of Slavery to the Colonies?
11
Which of the following statements is true?
Historians include all related information in the stories they tell.
After research, the historian presents the facts exactly as they were found.
A historian's goal is to discover the one correct way of understanding past events.Memorizing facts is only one element of being a historian.
CONCEPT
The Historian's Practice
12
Which of the following was a provision of the Compromise of 1850 that appealed to
northerners?
A ban on slavery in Washington, D.C.
Popular sovereignty in the Mexican Cession aside from California
Admission of California into the Union as a free state
Bounties offered on escaped slaves caught in the North
CONCEPT
The Compromise of 1850
13
Which of the following groups provided southern African Americans with leadership experience
after the Civil War?Knights of the White Camelia
U.S. Army
Redeemers
Democratic Party
CONCEPT
The Collapse of the Reconstruction
14
Which of the following statements describes the process of globalization?
Under this system, raw materials from the New World were collected and then sent back to
Europe by ship.
It occurred when tobacco, which had been used for ritual and medicinal purposes, became a
source of revenue for traders.
It took place so that European empires could extract their share of the New World's natural
resources.It began when Europeans discovered the riches of the East in the 11th, 12th and 13th centuries.
CONCEPT
The Columbian Exchange
15
Which of the following quotations best represents the cultural attitudes associated with the
Temperance movement?
"If rights were founded in moral being, then the circumstance of sex could not give to man
higher rights and responsibilities than to woman."
"Our nation is divided into two: those who choose Satan as their god, and those who make
Jehovah their governor."
"Drunkenness has the potential to destroy the morality of our nation, so it must be countered by
all means."
"Since I engaged in the investigation of the rights of the slave, I have necessarily been led to a
better understanding of my own."
CONCEPT
Think About It: How Was American Culture Changing?
16
Which statement most accurately reflects the views of Thomas Jefferson?"The first thing we must do is honor all of our debts and prove ourselves worthy of credit."
"The Constitution should be interpreted such that Congress has any rights not explicitly
withheld."
"Landowners and farmers provide the foundation for the economy, not merchants and
manufacturers."
“I believe we can stabilize the American economy by establishing a national bank.”
CONCEPT
Federalists in Power
17
Consider the following statement:
"Women have a duty to take direct action in providing freedom for slaves."
Which of the following principles or movements would the speaker most likely support?
The Underground RailroadSeparate Spheres Ideology
Republican Motherhood
The Seneca Falls Convention
CONCEPT
Women's Activism in the Early 19th Century
18
Which of the following actions directly provoked the French and Indian War?
English colonists invaded the Ohio River Valley, which connected the two halves of New France.
French troops and their native allies ambushed the colonists and killed General Edward
Braddock.
The Albany Plan of Union, by which the colonies conspired to take over New France.
The colonists allied with France and native tribes against the Brittish soldiers, who treated them
poorly.
CONCEPTThe French and Indian War
19
Which of the following events resulted in the federal government providing large grants of
western land to private companies?
The Pacific Railway Acts
The Morrill Act
The Treaty of Fort Laramie
The Homestead Act
CONCEPT
Towards a Greater Reconstruction
20
"What were the causes of the Civil War?"
Consider the above research question and choose the secondary source that is best suited to
answer it.
A Hollywood film about the life of Abraham LincolnFirst-hand accounts from freed slaves following the Civil War
A 2018 biography of General Robert E. Lee, who led the South's army
Maps of the United States that were produced prior to 1860
CONCEPT
Analyzing Primary Sources
21
What was one difficulty associated with the Sugar Act of 1764?
Colonists worried whether the government could protect them from natives with only half its
revenue.
Colonists had a difficult time coming up with the precious metals required by the act.
Colonists felt that vice-admiralty courts violated the English Bill of Rights.
Colonists played a relatively small role in the molasses trade but assumed most of the cost.
CONCEPTThe Aftermath of the French and Indian War
22
Which of the following historians is collecting oral history?
Katie goes to a museum to see actual weapons and tools used in the Civil War.
Kenneth copies down his great-grandmother's memories of her family's involvement in the Civil
War.
Kevin studies artifacts from the Civil War he discovered digging in his back yard.
Kayla reads news articles that were published in London during the Civil War.
CONCEPT
Think About It: What is History?
23
Which of the following statements about slave resistance is true?
Running away was one of the more common forms of slave resistance because it was easy.
Slaves preferred more violent forms of resistance, like rebellions.Women were the ones who more frequently ran away, even though it meant that they would be
separated from their children.
Most runaway slaves went to join free black communities, or to visit family nearby.
CONCEPT
The Slave Experience
24
Henry Clinton was an important figure in the Revolutionary War.
Select the statement that correctly identifies him.
“To sustain the Revolution through the winter months, I launched surprise attacks at Trenton and
Princeton.”
“I was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army by the Continental Congress."
"My troops forced the surrender of Charleston, from which I led a new military government."
“I was forced to surrender my army of 5,000 soldiers to the Continental Army at Saratoga.”CONCEPT
The American War for Independence, 1775 - 1783
25
Which statement best reflects the mission of the American Colonization Society?
"We protest against the racial inequality of all African Americans, whether they be free or slave."
“The goal of our movement is to return freed slaves to their African homeland.”
"We support the containment of slavery to the South and the eventual triumph of our economic
system."
“We demand an immediate end to slavery as it is a moral sin and a stain on our nation.”
CONCEPT
The Abolitionist Movement [Show Less]