Introduction to United States History – Colonial Period to Reconstruction

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Introduction to United States History - Colonial Period to Reconstruction

Question 1 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following situations threatened the federal union's existence after the Revolutionary War?
A
The national government was on the verge of bankruptcy
B
Commercial conflicts had developed among the states
C
State legislatures had become tyrannical
D
All of the above
Question 2 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following was evidence of growing sectionalism in the 1840s?
A
The Wilmot Proviso
B
The Free Soil Party
C
The Split of the Whig party
D
A and B
Question 3 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why did the Europeans call the native peoples "Indians"?
A
Because the first natives known to the Europeans were from the West Indies
B
Because when Columbus arrived in the Americas, he thought he had arrived in the East Indies
C
Because Europeans wanted to subjugate the native peoples
D
A and B
Question 4 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
South Carolina demanded that President Buchanan surrender Fort Sumter in exchange for what?
A
A guarantee that the eight slave states of the Upper South would remain in the Union
B
A guarantee that the Confederacy would not invade the Union
C
Monetary compensation
D
A and B
Question 5 [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
According to the Anglican clergyman William Smith, why was reconciliation with Britain better than rebellion?
A
The Americans had already asserted their independence through resistance
B
Alliances with foreign nations would jeopardize Americans' liberties
C
Britain might destroy the American colonies
D
A and B
There are 5 questions to complete.