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SOL Practice Test 3

Multiple ChoiceIdentify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1. Which of the following was the source for a colonial New England covenant community?

a. The Mayflower Compactb. The Magna Cartac. The Bill of Rightsd. The Declaration of Independence

2. The Virginia Company established the House of Burgesses in 1619, which —

a. had the power to veto acts of Parliamentb. established the doctrine of separation of powersc. was the first representative legislature in the

English coloniesd. was the first government to have a president

3. During the 1700s and 1800s, European migration to North America resulted in Native Americans experiencing —

a. an extensive loss of landb. an improved standard of livingc. an increase in populationd. a loss of interest in religious activities

4. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructiveof these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or abolish it,and to institute new Government . . . .— The Declaration of Independence

According to this statement, government is held accountable by the —

a. kingb. churchc. citizensd. laws

5.

Which event in U.S. history would best complete the box above?

a. Nullification Crisisb. American Revolution beginsc. Purchase of the Louisiana Territoryd. Completion of the Erie Canal

6. The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the American Revolution because —

a. Native Americans joined the war against the colonies during the battle

b. Great Britain was forced to form an alliance with France against the colonies

c. the colonial victory convinced France to support American independence

d. the colonists were defeated and lost possession of New York

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7. Which conclusion can best be made by examining the map above?

a. Both Spain and the United States would share control of the Louisiana Purchase.

b. The Louisiana Purchase was designated for Native American ownership.

c. France gained control of much of the North American continent.

d. The Louisiana Purchase almost doubled the size of the United States.

8. Belief in the idea of Manifest Destiny led to---

a. the United States went to war with Mexico b. transcendentalists established utopian societies c. the Bank of the United States was established d. women organized the Seneca Falls Convention

9. President Andrew Jackson’s policy toward Native Americans primarily consisted of —

a. reaching agreement with the courts concerning Native American territory

b. removing and relocating Native Americansc. paying fair market value for Native American

landsd. building schools and creating employment

opportunities for Native Americans

10.

Which of these would be the best title for the illustration above?

a. Divine Natureb. Survival of the Fittestc. Manifest Destinyd. Universal Expansion

11. One of the most popular and influential American novels of the 1800s was Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin. It addresses the topic of —

a. westward movementb. slaveryc. industryd. women’s suffrage

12.

This excerpt is taken from the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case —

a. Dartmouth College v. Woodward b. Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridgec. Marbury v. Madisond. Dred Scott v. Sandford

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13. The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution —

a. brought immediate equality to Native Americans

b. established a process for the admission of western states into the Union

c. created new congressional districts d. granted civil rights primarily to African

Americans 14.

The speech above shows that Lincoln believed that the South should —

a. be allowed to continue the practice of slavery b. pay for the damages suffered by the Unionc. receive fair treatment after the war d. be punished for seceding from the Union

15. [T]his is no time to fight with one hand, when both are needed; that this is no time to fight only with your white hand, and allow your black hand to remain tied. . . . A man drowning would not refuse to be saved even by a colored

hand.

— Frederick Douglass, September 1861In this excerpt, Frederick Douglass is arguing that African Americans should —

a. participate in slave revoltsb. be allowed to serve in the armyc. demand the right to an educationd. be given the right to vote

16. Urban Populations, 1880-1910City 1880 1890 1900 1910

Detroit

116,340

205,876

285,704

465,766

Pittsburgh

156,389

238,617

321,616

533,905

Which of these contributed most to the changes shown in the table?a. Growth of suburbsb. Settlement of the frontierc. End of slavery in the Southd. Industrialization in the North

17.

According to the graph, which of these is an accurate statement about immigration from the 1860s to the 1890s?

a. Northern and western European immigrants were outnumbered by southern and eastern European immigrants in the 1890s.

b. Southern and eastern European immigrants outnumbered all other immigrants in the 1890s.

c. The percent of northern and western European immigrants increased.

d. The percent of southern and eastern European immigrants increased.

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18. How did the influx of immigrants from southern and eastern Europe after 1880 affect industrial workers in the United States?

a. Immigrants willing to work for low wages reduced union bargaining power.

b. Foreign-born workers became less important as labor unions used their power to strike.

c. Skilled industrial workers organized to promote immigration.

d. Unions were successful at getting workers to agree on workplace issues.

19. Which speaker expresses the point of view that led to the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890?

a. Speaker 1 c. Speaker 3b. Speaker 2 d. Speaker 4

20. The 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provided for U.S. senators to be elected directly by the people. This amendment is significant because it —

a. lessened the importance of political partiesb. discouraged people from voting in state and

local electionsc. allowed for the election of more experienced

senators d. gave citizens more control of the government

21.

This picture represents what era in American History?

a. Revolutionary Erab. Reconstruction Erac. Progressive Erad. Depression Era

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22.

It is a fearful thing to lead this great, peaceful people into war. . . . But the right is more precious than peace, and we shall fight for . . . a universal dominion of right by such a concert of free peoples as shall bring peace and safety to all nations and make the world itself at last free.

— President Woodrow Wilson, 1917

According to the excerpt, President Woodrow Wilson supported involvement in World War I because he wanted to --

a. protect U.S. colonial interests around the world b. prevent communism from spreading outside the

Soviet Unionc. make the world safe for democracyd. provide Germany with humanitarian aid

23. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal was a program designed to —

a. prevent the onset of the Great Depressionb. control big businessc. combat the effects of the Great Depressiond. restore the gold standard

24.

This cartoon might have been used to support the point of view of —

a. legislators who wanted to pass laws restricting immigration

b. expansionists who wanted to acquire territories for economic, political, and social reasons

c. northern industrialists who wanted to benefit from high protective tariffs

d. southern plantation owners seeking new sources of cheap labor

25. Which effect accurately completes the flowchart?

a. Workers lose thier homes to foreclosure.b. Workers pay less in taxes and have more

money to spend. c. Consumer demand falls because there is less

money to spend.d. Businesses, with no wages to pay, can invest in

new factories.

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26. The Geneva Convention established rules governing —

a. production of atomic weaponsb. monetary exchange ratesc. treatment of prisoners of ward. trade between nations

27. [Compulsory exclusion of large groups of citizens from theirhomes, except under circumstances of direct emergency . . . isinconsistent with our basic governmental institutions. But whenunder conditions of modern warfare our shores are threatened. . . the power to protect must be [equal to] . . . the threateneddanger.]— Korematsu v. United States, 1944This Supreme Court decision was used to —

a. end immigration from Germanyb. limit trade with communist Chinac. uphold African-American segregationd. justify Japanese-American internment

28. The United States government dealt with the press during World War II by —

a. banning the use of film coverage about the warb. limiting the ability of the media to report about

the warc. requiring basic training for correspondents

during the ward. encouraging journalists to spy on civilians

during the war

29.

This poster represents the African-American attitudes during which war?

a. Civil Warb. World War Ic. World War IId. Cold War

30.

This poster during World War II encoouraged American citizens to--

a. Buy war bondsb. Ration war suppliesc. Support Nazismd. Support German Internment

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31. The Bay of Pigs invasion was an attempt to —

a. station Soviet missiles in Cubab. rescue American citizens in Cubac. place mines in Cuban portsd. overthrow the communist government in

Cuba

32. What effect did the Watergate scandal have on Richard Nixon’sadministration?

a. It allowed him to change foreign policy.b. It forced him to resign from office.c. It convinced him that election reform was

necessary.d. It prevented him from being reelected.

33. The phrase “triumph of democracy over communism” best describes which ofthe following?

a. World War Ib. World War IIc. Cold Ward. Persian Gulf War

34. Vietnamization was which president’s policy to end the Vietnam War?

a. Dwight D. Eisenhowerb. John F. Kennedyc. Lyndon B Johnsond. Richard M. Nixon

35. Which president calmed tensions during the Cold War by signing treaties limited nuclear weapons?

a. Dwight D Eisenhowerb. John F Kennedyc. Lyndon B Johnsond. Richard M Nixon

36.

One reason for the large increase in defense spending between 1950 and 1960 was —

a. an unprecedented inflationary economyb. funding for military involvement in South

America c. the Cold War and the arms race with the Soviet

Uniond. a large investment in supersonic military

transports

37. One of the primary goals of the Marshall Plan was to prevent the —

a. spread of democratic forms of government by military enforcement

b. collapse of the Soviet Union's economyc. collapse of communist governments in Eastern

Europed. spread of communism in Western Europe by

offering financial assistance

38. Which of the following characterized U.S. military involvement in both the Korean and Vietnamese conflicts?

a. Reliance on an all-volunteer armyb. The attempt to prevent the spread of

communismc. Student antiwar protestsd. Widespread American public support

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39. Prohibited discrimination based on race and national originProhibited discrimination based on religion and genderProhibited segregation of public facilities

Which of these events best completes this diagram?

a. Passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964b. Brown v. Board of Education Decisionc. Passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965d. Bakke v. the California Board of Regents

Decision

40. The 15th Amendment to the US Constitution gave citizens the right to vote regardless of race, color, or former status as a slave. Later methods of depriving citizens of their 15th Amendment rights included —

a. poll taxes and literacy testsb. requiring landownershipc. church membership requirementsd. requiring a high school education

41.

Which US President was responsible for Headline 4?

a. John F Kennedyb. Lyndon B Johnsonc. Richard Nixond. Dwight D Eisenhower

42. Which of the following resulted from President John F. Kennedy’s efforts tomake the United States the leader in space exploration?

a. The United States launched the first rocket into space.

b. The first man to travel in space was an American.

c. The United States launched the first successful satellite.

d. The first man to walk on the moon was an American.

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43.

According to information in the graphs, which of the following regions had the biggest change in the rate of immigration between 1964 and 1996?

a. Caribbean Islands c. Mexicob. South America d. Asia

44. Women in the U.S. Labor Force

(1890–1980)

Year

Number ofWomen

EmployedOutside

the Home

Percentof the

Labor ForceComposedOf Women

1890 3,600,000 16.8%1900 5,000,000 17.0%1910 7,700,000 19.5%1920 8,300,000 20.0%1930 10,600,000 20.4%1940 13,800,000 27.1%1950 18,300,000 29.6%1960 23,200,000 33.4%1970 32,500,000 38.1%1980 45,400,000 42.4%

According to information in the chart, the role of women in the U.S. economy led to increased need for —

a. right to vote c. affordable day care b. 21st Amendment d. 26th Amendment

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IDENTIFYING MAIN IDEAS

45. Which of the following brought the United States and the Soviet Union to the brink of nuclear war?

a. the Cuban Missile Crisisb. the signing of the Limited Test Ban Treatyc. the Panamanian riotd. the Bay of Pigs invasion

46.

Which of these statements is best supported by the map?

a. Indigo production was more important to the economy of the southern colonies than lumber

b. The economy of the New England colonies was based on indigo production.

c. The economy of the middle colonies was based on rice farming.

d. Rice was a more profitable crop for the New England colonies than wheat.

47. Which president caused the Panic of 1837 by refusing to re-charter the national bank?

a. Thomas Jeffersonb. Andrew Jacksonc. James Monroed. John Quincy Adams

48. In the cartoon above, which regional group is represented by the man with the tattered clothes on the left?

a. Western miners b. Northern merchants c. Southern planters d. Eastern bankers

49. Why did American industrialists in the late 19th century generally supportexpansion into overseas colonies?

a. They believed that these regions would benefit from democratic government.

b. These areas would provide new sources of raw materials and customers.

c. Antitrust laws did not apply to American territories overseas.

d. American colonies would increase tariff revenues.

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50. Every piece of work in the shops moves; it may move on hooks on overhead chains . . . it may travel on a moving platform or it may go by gravity, but the point is that there is no lifting or trucking of anything other than materials.

— Henry Ford, 1924

What revolutionary manufacturing method is Henry Ford describing in this excerpt?

a. Micromanagementb. Assembly linec. Quality assuranced. Cottage industry

51. One of the main issues that the New Deal addressed was —

a. air pollutionb. urban crimec. trade deficitsd. unemployment rate

52.

The photograph above presents a scene from the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. The conditions it pictures resulted from —

a. government programs during the Great Depression

b. drought and poor agricultural practicesc. the burning of coal to power factoriesd. the increased use of automobiles

53.

Which of the following best completes the diagram as a cause of the Great Depression?

a. Decreased income-tax rateb. Black Tuesdayc. Increased savings by consumersd. Expansion of foreign markets

54. Under the Open Door policy, the government of China was encouraged to —

a. let immigrants from any country into Chinab. force the Germans out of the trading system in

Chinac. permit democratic electionsd. allow the United States to do business in China

55. George Washington was an effective military commander because he —

a. won more battles than he lost using well-trained troops

b. preserved the army through his leadership skillsc. negotiated alliances with the leaders of other

nationsd. prevented attacks against major population

centers

56. Anti-Federalists had many of their concerns about the U.S. Constitution satisfied through the approval of the —

a. Bill of Rightsb. electoral collegec. Three-Fifths Compromised. Treaty of Paris

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57. The first three words of the U.S. Constitution, “We the people,” express the idea of popular sovereignty. Popular sovereignty is the belief that the people hold the —

a. final authority in government b. power to elect judges to the U.S. Supreme

Courtc. authority to break laws established for the

common goodd. power to elect the president directly

58. What would be the best title for the diagram above?

a. The Policy of Mercantilism b. The Importance of the Divine Right of Kingsc. Constitutional Monarchy in the United States d. A Plan for Representative Government

59.

The diagram above shows the compromise that helped guarantee the ratification of the U.S. Constitution by —

a. creating new boundaries for both large and small states

b. providing a plan for representation of both large and small states

c. taking power away from the national government

d. allowing local governments to determine matters of representation

60.

Which speaker is voicing a right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

a. Speaker 1 b. Speaker 2c. Speaker 3 d. Speaker 4