Transcript U. S. History Warm Up #20

History Warm-Ups Week # 20
Dates : Jan 28-31
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Tuesday:
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Wednesday:
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Thursday:
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Friday:
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History Warm-Ups Week #20
Monday:
1. In Marbury vs. Madison (1803), the decision was important because it -A. Upheld the constitutionality of the National Bank
B. Restricted Congress’s power to use the ‘elastic clause’
C. Permitted the federal government to regulate interstate commerce
D. Established the Supreme Court’s power to judge the constitutionality of
state & federal laws.
2. The decision in Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) basically addressed which of the
following issues?
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The issue of congressional privileges
The regulation of interstate commerce
The right of states to tax a federal property
The Supreme Court’s right to declare Congressional acts unconstitutional.
Tuesday:
3. In the early 1800’s, the U.S. Congress increased taxes paid on imports to protect
newly established northern industries from foreign competition. The southern
economy was hurt by this protective tariff because the tariff -A. Increased the price of foreign manufactured goods they depended on.
B. Decreased profits for European manufacturers.
C. Led to Widespread bank failure.
D. Prevented trade with Western territories.
4. Southern dependence on slavery and an agricultural economy resulted in -A. An excellent railroad system through the South
B. A lack of factories in the South
C. A dependence on government tax breaks for wealthy plantation owners.
D. Several new political parties
Wednesday:
5. Which statement is true of the Louisiana Purchase?
A. It extended the nation’s boundary to the Pacific Ocean
B. It removed the Spanish from North America
C. It doubled the size of the United States
D. It banned the expansion of slavery in the western territories
6. A major reason President Jefferson supported the purchase of the
Louisiana Territory in 1803 was that it –
A. Gave the United States ownership of Florida
B. Allowed the United States to gain control of California
C. Gave the United States control of the Mississippi River
D. Removed the Spanish from North America
Thursday:
7. The 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution – (p. 279 for help)
A. gave citizens their due process rights
B. ended slavery
C. required the Electoral College to vote for President and Vice
President on separate ballots.
D. Gave Congress the ‘Elastic Clause’.
8. Which of the following geographical barriers presented the biggest challenge for
Lewis and Clark?
A. The Rocky Mountains
B. The Appalachian Mountains
C. The Smokey Mountains
D. The Mississippi River
Friday:
1. President Jefferson’s Embargo Act was an attempt to stop conflict on the Atlantic Ocean,
but what domestic effect did it have?
A. Greatly improved Southern cotton sales
B. Greatly improved the textile sales in the North
C. Nearly collapsed the United States economy
D. The American economy had its greatest years during the Embargo.
2. What made New Orleans a significant port to people living in the Ohio Valley?
A. The taxes collected in New Orleans supported towns in the Ohio Valley.
B. New Orleans was a fortified city that protected the Missouri River against invasion.
C. Many of the goods needed by the people of the Ohio Valley were manufactured in
New Orleans.
D. New Orleans was an important trade center near the mouth of the Mississippi
River.