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US History Exam Practice Quiz
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What was the PRIMARY cause of tension between the American colonies and Britain in the 1760s–1770s?
Taxation without representation and British control of colonial trade.
The first military conflict of the American Revolution was the Battle of _____, in 1775.
Lexington and Concord
Why was the central government under the Articles of Confederation considered dangerously weak?
It had no power to tax or enforce laws on the states.
The _____ (1803) roughly doubled the size of the United States and opened the door to westward expansion.
Louisiana Purchase
What problem did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 temporarily solve, and how?
It eased conflict over slavery's expansion by drawing a geographic line (36°30′): slavery allowed south of it, banned north of it.
What were the TWO key rulings in Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)?
1) Enslaved people had no rights and could not sue in federal court. 2) The Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional.
The Emancipation Proclamation (1863) freed enslaved people only in _____ states, primarily to weaken the Confederacy.
Confederate (rebel)
Why didn't the Emancipation Proclamation actually free ALL enslaved people in the U.S.?
It only applied to rebel (Confederate) states, not border states or Northern states still in the Union.
Which constitutional amendment formally abolished slavery throughout the entire United States?
The 13th Amendment.
What was the main goal of Radical Reconstruction (1867–1877)?
To integrate freed people into society and guarantee civil rights through federal oversight of the South.
The Compromise of 1877 ended Reconstruction by withdrawing _____ from the South in exchange for Rutherford B. Hayes's presidency.
federal troops
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