Bellringers

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Bellringer #1

The House of Burgesses wasA.The building in which the Virginia government

met.B.The governor’s building in Jamestown.C.The General assembly of the representatives

in the Virginia colony.D.Another name for the Virginia Company.

The Answer is…

C

Bellringer #2

Roger Williams and the leaders of the Massachusetts Bay colony disagreed about

A.The role of women in Puritanism.B.Who could become a minister.C.Who could be elected to the General Court.D.The king’s authority over Native American

lands. `

The Answer is…

D

Bellringer #3

Which colony was founded as a “hold experiment” where complete political and religious freedom would be allowed?

A.PennsylvaniaB.MarylandC.GeorgiaD.New York

The Answer is…

A

Bellringer #4

The economy of the Middle Colonies was based on

A.Lumbering and shipbuilding.B.Wheat farming and fishing.C.Tobacco and indigo cultivation.D.Wheat farming and trade.

The Answer is…

D

Bellringer #5Year Act

1651 Colonial trade was to be carried in English ships

1660 Tightened earlier restrictions; certain items, including tobacco, to be sold only to England or its colonies

1663 Colonial goods sold to Europe had to pass through English ports first to be taxed

1696 Gave customs officials the power to use general search warrants; Board of Trade created to oversee colonial economic activity

The purpose of these acts was to

A. Standardize colonial trade duties.

B. Ensure that colonial trade benefited England.

C. Help the depressed English shipping industry.

D. Provide work for English officials in the colonies.

The Answer is…

B

Bellringer #6

Slavery in the Southern Colonies• Gradual development• Plantation Economy• Slave codesWhich item comes next?A.Fishing and lumber industriesB.Royal African CompanyC. Urban SocietiesD.Wheat boom

The Answer is…

• B

Bellringer #7

Mercantilism mainly benefited A.Colonial merchantsB.Proprietors of coloniesC.Colonial LandownersD.Manufacturers and merchants in the home

industry

The Answer is…

• D

Bellringer #8

• The Great Awakening helped prepare the way for the American Revolution because it…

A.Appealed to people’s emotionsB.Established new religious congregationsC.Began in New EnglandD.Questioned traditional authority and taught

that all were equal before God

The Answer is…

• D

Bellringer #9

I was a political philosopher and one of the Enlightenment thinkers. I wrote about natural rights and the social contract theory of government. Who am I?

A.Jean Jacques RousseauB.John Locke C.Baron MontesquieuD.Jonathan Edwards

The Answer is…

B

Bellringer #10

Which statement describes the Navigation Acts?A.England’s 1st serious attempt to regulate colonial

tradeB.The colonies’ only attempt to unite and regulate

their own tradeC. Parliament’s reaction to French attempts to trade

with the coloniesD.Regulation governing trade among the colonies

and other countries

The Answer is…

A

Bellringer #11

According to John Locke’s social contract theory, the right of a monarch to rule come

A.From ParliamentB.Through HeredityC.From the peopleD.From God as a diving right

The Answer is…

C

Bellringer #12

The Proclamation of 1763 created tension between the colonies and Great Britain because Great Britain

A.Allowed France to keep New Orleans and the land west of the Mississippi River

B.Created a reservation for Native Americans in the Ohio Valley

C. Allowed the French in Quebec to keep their system of laws

D.Prohibited colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains

The Answer is…

D

Bellringer #13• Individual piety• Emotional union with God• Questioning religious authority• New religious denominationsThese are characteristics of a movement called…A.The EnlightenmentB.The Great AwakeningC. SeparatismD.Fundamentalism

The Answer is…

B

Bellringer #14

The Stamp Act Congress of 1765 argued that the Stamp Act

A.Was unnecessary measure to regulate trade.B.Violated the rights of British citizens and

colonist alike.C.Was taxation without representation.D.Would hurt colonial trade with Great Britain.

The Answer is…

C

Bellringer #15

What action by the colonists prompted the British to pass the Coercive Acts?

A.The Boston MassacreB.The Boston Tea PartyC.The meeting of the First Continental CongressD.The skirmishes at Lexington and Concord

The Answer is…

B

Bellringer #16

What battles did the Americans win?A.Philadelphia and TrentonB.Brooklyn Heights and SaratogaC.Bennington and PrincetonD.Ft. Ticonderoga and Germantown

The Answer is…

C

Bellringer #17

I worked to unite all Bostonians to oppose British tax policies and helped the Massachusetts assembly organize resistance against Britain by coauthoring a “circular letter”. Who am I?

A.Benjamin FranklinB.Patrick HenryC.Thomas JeffersonD.Samuel Adams

The Answer is…

D

Bellringer #18

The Stamp Act outraged colonist becauseA.It made sending letters more expensiveB.The stamps were printed in England, not in

the coloniesC.It was the 1st direct tax on colonistD.Parliament passed it in retaliation for the

Boston Tea Party

The Answer is…

C

Bellringer #19

The group that was MOST hurt by the American Revolution was

A.FederalistB.LoyalistC.WomenD.African Americans

The Answer is…

B

Bellringer #20

As a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783, the new United States acquired

A.The area that would later become AlaskaB.The area that would later become Oregon and

WashingtonC.FloridaD.All the land between the new states and the

Mississippi River

The Answer is…

D

Bellringer # 21

The purpose of the Continental Congress was too…

A. Provide a central government for the colonies during the Revolutionary War

B. Provide a central government for the new nationC. Provide a way for the colonies to meet and discuss

actions against the BritishD.Help the colonies to shape public opinion and

coordinate plans

The Answer is…

C

Bellringer #22

• By acting for the colonies that sent them to Philadelphia, the delegates of the Second Continental Congress applied the principle of…

A.Limited GovernmentB.Representative DemocracyC.FederalismD.State’s rights

The Answer is…

B

Bellringer #23

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…. Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”

Thomas Jefferson based this section of the Declaration of Independence on

A. Writings of Baron MontesquieuB. Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common SenseC. The writings of John LockeD.The Magna Carta

The Answer is…

C

Bellringer #24

I was a Patriot in Boston. When the British decided to seize a military supply depot, I set out to warn the minutemen at Lexington and Concord that the British were coming…

A.Sam AdamsB.Paul RevereC.Crispus AttucksD.John Adams

The Answer is…

B

Bellringer #25

The major turning point in the South during the Revolutionary War was

A.Battle of Bunker HillB.YorktownC.General Burgoyne’s surrender at SaratogaD.Battle of Kings Mountain

The Answer is…

D

Bellringer #26

A major weakness of government under the Articles of Confederation was

A.The lack of a strong central governmentB.An overzealous judiciaryC.A legislature that had so many members that

it was difficult to make decisions D.The lack of a process for amending the Articles

The Answer is…

A

Bellringer #27

The purpose of the so-called Three-Fifths Compromise was to determine

A.How Senators would be elected to Congress from each state

B.How power would be divided between an upper house and lower house in Congress

C. How African Americans would be counted for representation in Congress and for taxation

D.How power would be shared between the federal government and the states

The Answer is…

C

Bellringer #28

Whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government…

This reflects what principle?A.RepublicanismB.Limited GovernmentC. FederalismD.The Social Contract

The Answer is…

D

Bellringer #29

The delegates to the Constitutional Convention added the separation of powers in the Constitution to respond to concerns

A.That, similar to the English monarchy, a strong executive branch would wield too much power

B.Over taxation without representationC. That the individual states would have to give up

too much powerD.That the Constitution did not guarantee

individuals the same rights they had had as British citizens

The Answer is…

A

Bellringer #30

The right to march peacefully in a protest is an example of a right guaranteed by the

A.1st AmendmentB.4th AmendmentC.6th AmendmentD.10th Amendment

The Answer is…

A

Bellringer #31• Small Army• Weak Central Government• Untrained Soldiers • Shortage of SuppliesWhich of the following is the BEST title for this

list?A.Colonial AdvantagesB.Colonial DisadvantagesC. British AdvantagesD.British Disadvantages

The Answer is…

B

Bellringer # 32

As the new nation expanded, slavery was prohibited in the new western territories by

A.Each new state’s constitution B.The Land Ordinance for 1785C.The Northwest Ordinance D.The Articles of Confederation

The Answer is…

B

Bellringer # 33

Great Britain recognized the US as a sovereign nation as a result of the

A.Treaty of Paris of 1783B.Declaration of Independence C.Articles of ConfederationD.Olive Branch Petition

The Answer is…

A

Bellringer # 34

As a result of the American Revolution, Enslaved African Americans

A.Could not be emancipated in the Northern states unless a court approved

B.Received emancipation in most of the Northern states

C.Could not be freed in the Northern states w/o approval by the state legislatures

D.Could be returned to Africa

The Answer is…

C

Bellringer # 35

Which of the following BEST describes the role of the central government in regulating commerce under the Articles of Confederation?

A.The central government completely directed all aspects of commerce

B.The central government directed the states in how to set up import duties

C. The Articles of Confederation gave no power to regulate commerce

D.Each state set its own import duties, which were then approved by the central government

The Answer is…

C

Bellringer # 36

Which of the following is an example of a check on the power of Congress?

A.The Supreme Court can declare executive orders unconstitutional

B.The President can pardon those conviceted of violating federal laws

C.Congress can declare warD.The President can veto legislation

The Answer is…

D

Bellringer #37

According to Alexander Hamilton, the main purpose of repaying the nation’s debt was to

A.Control federal spendingB.Erase the national deficitC.Build confidence in the nation’s finances D.Exert financial pressure on his political

opponents

The Answer is…

C

Bellringer #38

In his Farewell Address, George Washington cautioned Americans against

A.Foreign tradeB.War with EuropeC.Sectionalism at homeD.Too rapid growth of the nation’s boundaries

and economy

The Answer is…

C

Bellringer #39

Which amendment prevents the federal government from claiming that the only rights that individuals have are those listed in the Bill of Rights?

A.1st B.2nd

C.9th

D.10th

The Answer is…

C

Bellringer #40

Prohibiting the search of a residence without a search warrant is the purpose of which amendment?

A.3rd

B.4th

C.6th

D.7th

The Answer is…

B

Bellringer #41

The 3/5ths Compromise related to arguments over

A.Representation of large states in CongressB.How to count women for purposes of

representationC.How to count African Americans for purposes

of representationD.How to count population in determining when

a territory could become a state

The Answer is…

C

Bellringer #42

Federalism is built on the principle ofA.RepublicanismB.Limited democracyC.Reserved powersD.Shared powers

The Answer is…

D

Bellringer #43

The main purpose of the Monroe Doctrine was to

A.Assert U.S. independence from GBB.Challenge British policy in the Western

HemisphereC.Keep Spain and Russia from expanding their

holdings in the Western HemisphereD.Help Spain’s colonies in South America gain

their independence

The Answer is…

C

Bellringer #44

I was vice president of the United States during the nullification crisis and a strong supporter of nullification. I also believed in states’ rights and wrote The South Carolina Exposition and Protest. Who am I?

A.Henry ClayB.Robert HayneC.Daniel WebsterD.John C. Calhoun

The Answer is…

D

Bellringer #45

Which of the following statements describes the result of the Battle of Horseshoe Bend?

A.The Creek nation was forced to surrender land covering nearly half of what is today Alabama

B.The British retreated to defend New OrleansC.The Spanish were driven from what is today

AlabamaD.Spain sold Florida to the United States

The Answer is…

A

Bellringer #46

In Andrew Jackson’s opinion, the spoils system was democratic because it

A.Managed the government efficientlyB.Allowed ordinary people to participate in

governmentC.Provided work for the unemployedD.Allowed many different opinions to be heard

at one time

The Answer is…

B

Bellringer #47

The 1st political parties in the US developed when members of Congress disagreed over

A.Alexander Hamilton's financial planB.The amendments to be included in the Bill of

RightsC.The President’s cabinetD.Westward expansion

The Answer is…

A

Bellringer #48

The Election of 1800 showed thatA.The nation was being torn apart just as

George Washington had fearedB.Power could be transferred peacefully even if

political parties disagreedC.Only Federalist could win national electionsD.The Electoral College did not work and

needed to be replaced

The Answer is…

B

Bellringer #49

Although the War of 1812 ended in a deadlock, as a result of the war the US won

A.Territory in the SoutheastB.Recognition as a sovereign nation from Britain C.European nations’ respect for standing up to

GBD.Large reparations for British impressment of

U.S sailors

The Answer is…

C

Bellringer #50

I began my political career favoring policies that unified the nation, such as a national bank and a protective tariff. I ended my career as an ardent defender of states’ rights. Who am I?

A.Henry ClayB.James MonroeC.John C. CalhounD.Daniel Webster

The Answer is…

C

Bellringer #51

The Missouri Compromise prohibited the extension of slavery into

A.The unorganized territoryB.MexicoC.MissouriD.The Arkansas Territory

The Answer is…

A

Bellringer #52

Which of the favorite theme of the transcendentalist?

A.The nation’s historyB.The struggle between good and evilC.The frontierD.Nature

The Answer is…

D

Bellringer #53

The 1st American settlers in Oregon wereA.MormonsB.German immigrantsC.MissionariesD.Emigrants from Mexico

The Answer is…

C

Bellringer #54

William Lloyd Garrison divided the abolition movement with his demand that

A.Slavery be ended immediatelyB.African Americans be returned to AfricaC.Slavery be ended gradually to avoid disruption

of the U.S. economyD.Slaveholders be compensated for their losses

as a condition for abolition

The Answer is…

A

Bellringer #55

Andrew Jackson’s purpose in removing Native Americans from the Southeast to west of the Mississippi was to

A.Provide them with better farm and grazing landsB.Move them to lands he thought white settlers

would never wantC. Clear them from land wanted for the

transcontinental railroadD.Force them to adopt white American culture

The Answer is…

B

Bellringer #56

The expansion of voting rights between 1824 and 1828 occurred as a result of the

A.Elimination of poll taxesB.Elimination of property taxesC.Lowering or elimination of property

ownership as a voting requirementD.Lowering of the voting age

The Answer is…

C

Bellringer #57

The issue in the Nullification Crisis was whetherA.The federal government could tax imports B.The federal government could regulate

commerce with foreign nationsC.The president could order the military to

enforce a lawD.A state could declare a federal law invalid

The Answer is…

D

Bellringer #58

The Trail of Tears was the name given to the A.Oregon trailB.Relocation of Native American groups from

the Southeast to the WestC.Removal of the Cherokee from the Southeast

to the WestD.Mormon trek from the Midwest to the Utah

Territory

The Answer is…

C

Bellringer #59

An early nineteenth-century author who wrote frontier tales was

A.James Fenimore CooperB. Nathaniel HawthorneC.Edgar Allan PoeD.Ralph Waldo Emerson

The Answer is…

A

Bellringer #60

Many Northerners opposed the annexation of Texas because they

A.Did not agree with the idea of Manifest Destiny

B.Feared that the balance in Congress between slave states and free states would be upset

C.Did not want war with MexicoD.Wanted to settle the dispute with Canada

over the Oregon Territory first

The Answer is…

B

Bellringer #61

As a result of the war with Mexico, the United States

A.Gained the area that became the state of California and most of the states of the West and Southwest

B.Annexed TexasC. Established the Nueces River as the southern

boundary of TexasD.Passed the Homestead Act to encourage

settlement in the new territories

The Answer is…

A

Bellringer #62

Mexican control of what is today California officially ended when

A.US naval forces occupied San Francisco and San Diego

B.Mexico ceded territory to the US in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

C. American settlers rebelled and declared California to be “Bear Flag Republic”

D.The US army marched into California and declared it a US possession

The Answer is…

B

Bellringer #63

I thought I could cave the Union by abandoning the Missouri Compromise and allowing slavery in all western territories. I campaigned popular sovereignty and proposed the Kansas-Nebraska Act. Who am I?

A.Stephen A. DouglasB.James BuchananC.Roger B. TaneyD.Henry Clay

The Answer is…

A

Bellringer #64

The temperance movement worked toA.Reform prisonsB.Improve the treatment of the mentally illC.Prohibit the sale of alcoholD.Provide social services to immigrants

The Answer is…

C

Bellringer #65

I crusaded to improve education. I began in Massachusetts, but my influence soon spread across the country. Who am I?

A.Dorothea DixB.Lucretia MottC.Lyman BeecherD.Horace Mann

The Answer is…

D

Bellringer #66

A split in the abolitionist movement occurred as a result of the demand for immediate emancipation of slaves by

A.The American Colonization SocietyB.William Lloyd GarrisonC.The Free Soil PartyD.James Monroe

The Answer is…

B

Bellringer #67

As a part of the immigration restrictions, in 1830 the Mexican government prohibited American settlers from bringing enslaved labor to…

A. Texas B. New MexicoC. CaliforniaD. Louisiana

The Answer is…

A

Bellringer #68

The turning point in the nation’s struggle over slavery was…

A.The Supreme Court ruling in the Dred Scott case

B.Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska ActC.The election of Abraham Lincoln as presidentD.John Brown’s raid on the federal arsenal in

Harpers Ferry

The Answer is…

C

Bellringer #69

At the beginning of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln declared that the goal of the North was to

A.Abolish SlaveryB.Extend slavery based on popular sovereigntyC.Punish anyone who took up arms against the

UnionD.Preserve the Union

The Answer is…

D

Bellringer #70

Many people in the hill country of northern Alabama opposed secession because

A.Fewer of them were slaveholders dependent on cotton farming and slave labor

B.Many of them were former NorthernersC.Of the influence of the abolitionistD.They wanted to avoid certain war

The Answer is…

A

Bellringer #71

As a result of the fall of Vicksburg, the Confederacy was

A.In command of the Mississippi RiverB.Recognized by the British government C.Cut in twoD.Unable to launch another attack on the North

The Answer is…

C

Bellringer #72

Freeport DoctrinePopular SovereigntyKansas-Nebraska Act

A.Abraham LincolnB.Stephen A DouglasC.David WilmotD.Henry Clay

The Answer is…

B

Bellringer #73

The purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act was toA.End the slave trade in the District of ColumbiaB.Outlaw the Underground RailroadC.Enforce the decision in Scott v SandfordD.Make it easier to find and return escaped

African Americans to their slaveholders

The Answer is…

D

Bellringer #74

When the Republican Party organized in 1854, party members agreed to support

A.The immediate emancipation of enslaved African Americans

B.Gradual emancipation of enslaved African Americans

C.A ban on slavery in the territoriesD.The principle of popular sovereignty in the

territories

The Answer is…

C

Bellringer #75

Fort Sumter became the focus of the conflict between the North and South when

A.Lincoln announced the fort would be resuppliedB.Confederate leaders ordered the fort to

surrenderC. Federal forces renounced the Union and handed

over the fort to the ConfederacyD.Confederate forces overran and captured the fort

The Answer is…

A

Bellringer #76

The Union Army did not accept African American enlistees until after

A.Lincoln issued the Emancipation ProclamationB.The Confederate victory at ChancellorsvilleC.Battle of AntietamD.Passage of the 13th Amendment

The Answer is…

A

Bellringer #77

Before the Civil War ended, Republicans and antislavery Democrats began working together to pass the

A. Congressional Reconstruction PlanB. Wade-Davis BillC. 13th AmendmentD. Civil Rights Act

The Answer is…

C

Bellringer #78

The purpose of the black codes was to A. Get around the 14th AmendmentB. Support Johnson’s Reconstruction PlanC. Codify all laws relating to African American

activitiesD. Keep freed African Americans in a position

similar to slavery

The Answer is…

D

Bellringer #79

Passage of the 15th Amendment was a result of the

A. Large African American turnout in the election of 1868 that assured a large Republican majority in both houses of Congress

B. Pressure President Grant put on Congress to speed Reconstruction

The Answer is…

A

Bellringer #80

Reconstruction ended as a result of A. Democrat’s regaining control of all the

Southern state legislaturesB. The removal of all federal troops from the

South by President HayesC. The Panic of 1873, which made it too

expensive to keep federal troops in the SouthD. Congressional disinterest in continuing

Reconstruction policies

The Answer is…

B

Bellringer #81

• 15th Amendment• Military Districts• New State ConstitutionsWhose policies are these?A. Abraham LincolnB. Moderate Republicans and antislavery

DemocratsC. Radical RepublicansD. Andrew Jackson

The Answer is…

B

Bellringer #82

Which of the following were 2 major defeats from which the Confederate Army never recovered?

A. Gettysburg and VicksburgB. Gettysburg and FredericksburgC. Fredricksburg and the 2nd battle of bull runD. Vicksburg and the 2nd battle of bull run

The Answer is…

A

Bellringer #83

Lincolns reelection in 1864 was aided byA. The Union defeat of the Southern forces at

ChattanoogaB. The issuance of the Emancipation

ProclamationC. Sherman’s capture of AtlantaD. The end of the war in the West

The Answer is…

C

Bellringer #84

I led Reconstruction efforts in the Senate. I distrusted the South and thought the federal government should vigorously enforce the rights of freed African Americans. Who am I?

A. Thaddeus Stevens B. Andrew JohnsonC. Stephen DouglasD. Edwin Stanton

The Answer is…

A

Bellringer #85

One purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau was toA. Redistribute land from former slaveholders

to freed African AmericansB. Register African Americans to voteC. Establish state governments in former

Confederate statesD. Help freed African Americans negotiate labor

contracts with planters

The Answer is…

D

Bellringer #6

The purpose of the alliance between Northern financiers and Southern leaders after the Civil War was to

A. Industrialize the South B. Finance old-style plantation agricultureC. Tie African Americans to the land as

sharecroppers D. Control Southern legislatures

The Answer is…

A