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Which statement would NOT accurately describe Native American societies upon European contact?

Native societies developed rich artistic traditions and religious traditions.

Native societies were on the brink of collapse from tribal wars. (correct)

Native societies possessed extensive trade networks.

Native American societies were diverse, complex societies, highly adapted to their environments.

What led to a significant demographic change in some Southern colonies?

An inability of Southern governors to regulate trade within the colonies.

Conflict between Southern Colonies based on religious differences.

An African majority of the population in some colonies due to increased slave use. (correct)

A distrust of Southern Colonies by English merchants.

The differences in slave populations illustrated in graphs were primarily a result of differences in what factor?

Colonial relationships with American Indians.

Climate and geographic conditions for cash crop agriculture. (correct)

The degree of participation in the Atlantic economy.

Structures of British imperial control.

The demographics of the lower South colonies in 1750 impacted enslaved people in what way?

Relative autonomy to preserve and adapt African traditions. Signup and view all the answers

What was a direct result of the decreased Native American population?

The Europeans brought African slaves to the New World. Signup and view all the answers

What aspect of indigenous peoples' experience during European exploration does the illustration depict?

Indigenous people endured disease and death spread from explorers. Signup and view all the answers

What factor most directly influenced the development of extensive trade networks among Native American societies?

Diverse resources and cultural exchanges among tribes. Signup and view all the answers

Which condition for enslaved people is least likely related to the lower South colonies' demographics?

Availability of agricultural jobs that encouraged family units. Signup and view all the answers

What demonstrated the principle of popular sovereignty in Kansas?

The Kansas-Nebraska Act Signup and view all the answers

Which group would most likely support the regulations stemming from the Black Code in Louisiana?

Southern Democrats Signup and view all the answers

Which action by the Lincoln administration reflects their beliefs during the Civil War?

Issuing the Emancipation Proclamation Signup and view all the answers

What was a significant outcome of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments?

Expanded civil rights for African Americans Signup and view all the answers

What did the excerpt from the Louisiana Black Code illustrate about post-Civil War society?

Continued racial discrimination and legal inequalities Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following best represents Southern resistance during Reconstruction?

The establishment of the Ku Klux Klan Signup and view all the answers

What hindered the effectiveness of federal policies during Reconstruction?

Internal divisions within the Republican Party Signup and view all the answers

What was a direct consequence of the ratification of the Reconstruction Amendments?

Legally binding civil rights protections for African Americans Signup and view all the answers

Which antebellum-era development conflicted with the goals of the Democratic (Jeffersonian) Republicans?

The acceleration of a national and international economy Signup and view all the answers

What did Thomas Jefferson imply with his statement, 'We are all republicans - we are all federalists'?

The principles of American government were above party politics Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about Jefferson's purchase of the Louisiana Territory is NOT true?

It ended the threat of American Indian raids on Western settlements Signup and view all the answers

What was one of the significant impacts of the Louisiana Purchase?

Gave the U.S. control of the Mississippi River Signup and view all the answers

Which issue best exemplified Jackson's abuses of executive power?

His refusal to uphold certain Supreme Court rulings, like the Indian Removal Act Signup and view all the answers

Andrew Jackson supported all of the following EXCEPT:

The right of Nullification Signup and view all the answers

What was a result of the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison?

The power of judicial review Signup and view all the answers

What was the result of many of the Supreme Court decisions made under Chief Justice John Marshall between 1801 and 1835?

The strengthening of the federal government. Signup and view all the answers

South Carolina's Ordinance of Nullification most directly challenged which of the following ideas from McCulloch v. Maryland?

The supremacy of federal law Signup and view all the answers

The ideas expressed in the excerpt most directly challenged the prevailing ideal in the early nineteenth century that

Women should focus on the home and the domestic sphere. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following was the most immediate result of the above excerpt?

An increasing number of women were recruited by factory operators to produce goods for distant markets. Signup and view all the answers

In the 1840s, Manifest Destiny was considered by expansionists to be

The natural fulfillment of progress by the United States. Signup and view all the answers

Western progression was led by:

Various forms of transportation including rail, stage, and covered wagon. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following was a direct effect of the trend in the mid-19th century shown in the image above?

Controversy over allowing or forbidding slavery in newly acquired territories. Signup and view all the answers

Which event most directly contributed to the increase shown in the chart?

The invention of the cotton gin in 1793 Signup and view all the answers

What would the trend indicated in the chart most directly lead to?

Increasing sectional or regional differences Signup and view all the answers

How did the trend indicated in the chart affect the abolition movement?

It led to the abandonment of gradualism and the embrace of active anti-slavery tactics Signup and view all the answers

Which issue was the excerpt most likely responding to?

The abolitionist criticism of the treatment of slaves in the South Signup and view all the answers

By the eve of the Civil War, sentiments expressed in the excerpt clearly supported which of the following?

The Southern defense of slavery as a positive good Signup and view all the answers

The opinion expressed is likely a response to which Supreme Court case?

Dred Scott v Sanford Signup and view all the answers

What can be concluded about the political status of individuals not considered free persons?

These individuals are considered property Signup and view all the answers

What was a long-term result of the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment?

Great increase of civil rights and liberties for American minorities Signup and view all the answers

What limited the effectiveness of the Fourteenth Amendment in providing equal protection and citizenship rights?

Local political tactics and Supreme Court decisions. Signup and view all the answers

Why did the women's right movement criticize the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Reconstruction Amendments?

Granted civil and voting rights to freedmen but denied those rights to all women. Signup and view all the answers

What does the political behavior of Abraham Lincoln indicate about his approach?

He was practical and goal-oriented. Signup and view all the answers

Which word best describes Lincoln's original plan for Reconstruction, which Johnson largely followed?

Lenient Signup and view all the answers

The ideas expressed in the passage most clearly show the influence of which of the following?

Resistance to initiatives for democracy and inclusion Signup and view all the answers

The sentiments expressed in the excerpt were most directly a result of which of the following?

The secession of the Southern states from the Union Signup and view all the answers

What does the passage above best serve as evidence of?

Unresolved questions about the power of the federal government and citizenship rights Signup and view all the answers

Weyman wrote this poem in response to what?

Increased demand for slaves to work in the growth of factories developing in newly acquired territories Signup and view all the answers

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