US History Midterm Review

To address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, delegates at the Constitutional Convention agreed

to: 1. eliminate the slave trade2. increase the powers of the central

government3. decrease the number of states4. allow states to set tariff rates

What was the primary reason that slavery became more widespread in

the South than in the North?1. The abolitionist movement was based in

the North2. The textile industry was controlled by

southern merchants3. Opposition to slavery by the Anglican

Church was stronger in the North4. Geographic factors contributed to the

growth of the southern plantation system

Until the early 20th century, few restrictions on immigration to the

United States existed primarily because

1. Industry needed an increasing supply of labor

2. Immigration totals had always been relatively low

3. Labor unions had always favored unrestricted immigration

4. The Supreme Court ruled that Congress could not restrict immigration

A major purpose of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to

1. limit European influence in the Western Hemisphere

2. establish United States colonies in South America

3. form military alliances with Latin American nations

4. avoid involvement in Canadian conflicts

Which term did Americans use in the 1840s to describe the idea that the United States should possess the

entire continent?1. Containment2. Globalization3. Manifest Destiny4. popular sovereignty

During the late 1800s, monopolies and trusts were used by big business in an

effort to

1. increase imports2. limit competition3. improve working conditions4. reduce corporate income taxes

During the late 1800s, industrialization in the United States

led to1. the growth of the middle class2. an overall decline in labor union

membership3. the creation of affirmative action

programs4. a decrease in the use of natural

resources

The Interstate Commerce Act and the Sherman Antitrust Act were

attempts by Congress to:1. regulate the activities of big

business2. protect consumers against unsafe

products3. impose government regulations on

agricultural production4. bring transportation activities under

government ownership

In the 19th century, protective tariffs, subsidies for railroads, and open

immigration showed that the federal government followed a policy of:

1. support for economic development2. noninterference in the free-market

system3. regulation of unfair business

practices 4. support for organized labor

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, many members of Congress supported

legislation requiring literacy tests for immigrants in an attempt to:

1. stop illegal immigration from Latin America

2. provide highly skilled workers for industry3. limit the power of urban political machines4. restrict immigration from southern and

eastern Europe

As a result of the Spanish-American War, Spain gave the United States control of

Puerto Rico, Cuba, and which of the following:

1. Alaska2. Hawaii3. The Panama Canal Zone4. The Philippines

The Spanish-American War was a turning point in United States foreign policy

because the United States

1. developed a plan for peaceful coexistence

2. emerged as a major world power3. pledged neutrality in future European

conflicts4. refused to become a colonial power