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During the Constitutional Convention, the Great Compromise was a result of arguments regarding which issue?(1 point)

Responses

the guarantee of protected individual rights
the guarantee of protected individual rights

tariffs on imported and exported goods
tariffs on imported and exported goods

slaves counting towards a state's total population
slaves counting towards a state's total population

how state representation in Congress would be determined
how state representation in Congress would be determined
Question 2
Which war ended after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent?(1 point)
Responses

War of 1812
War of 1812

French and Indian War
French and Indian War

Revolutionary War
Revolutionary War

Civil War
Civil War
Question 3
How did the Alien and Sedition Acts affect civil rights in the early United States?(1 point)
Responses

It made it harder for immigrants to become citizens.
It made it harder for immigrants to become citizens.

It gave citizens the right to freely speak about the government.
It gave citizens the right to freely speak about the government.

It allowed citizens to take a majority vote for new laws.
It allowed citizens to take a majority vote for new laws.

It granted citizens the chance to live anywhere in the country.
It granted citizens the chance to live anywhere in the country.
Question 4
What was the significance of the 13th amendment?(1 point)
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it required that states pass laws allowing all adult men to vote in local and national elections
it required that states pass laws allowing all adult men to vote in local and national elections

it allowed all former states to rejoin the nation after meeting certain conditions
it allowed all former states to rejoin the nation after meeting certain conditions

it guaranteed that all southern states are required to give all citizens that same rights
it guaranteed that all southern states are required to give all citizens that same rights

it banned the use of slavery with the exception that it could be used as a criminal punishment
it banned the use of slavery with the exception that it could be used as a criminal punishment
Question 5
Why did the book Uncle Tom's Cabin increase tension between the North and South over the issue of slavery?(1 point)
Responses

It described the cruelty and suffering experienced by slaves.
It described the cruelty and suffering experienced by slaves.

It was read by many slaves and caused them to revolt against their owners.
It was read by many slaves and caused them to revolt against their owners.

It described the routes of the Underground Railroad and helped slaves escape.
It described the routes of the Underground Railroad and helped slaves escape.

It caused many slave owners in the South to free their slaves.
It caused many slave owners in the South to free their slaves.
Question 6
The idea of Manifest Destiny meant that(1 point)
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the United States had the right to expand to the Pacific Ocean.
the United States had the right to expand to the Pacific Ocean.

no more European colonies would be allowed in the Americas.
no more European colonies would be allowed in the Americas.

African Americans should be freed from slavery.
African Americans should be freed from slavery.

Native Americans had an equal claim to the lands of the West.
Native Americans had an equal claim to the lands of the West.
Question 7
In Marbury v. Madison, the United States Supreme Court ruled that(1 point)
Responses

freed slaves have all of the same rights as whites males.
freed slaves have all of the same rights as whites males.

it is illegal to segregate public schools based on race.
it is illegal to segregate public schools based on race.

the Supreme Court has the power to declare laws unconstitutional.
the Supreme Court has the power to declare laws unconstitutional.

the president can veto laws that have been passed by Congress.
the president can veto laws that have been passed by Congress.
Question 8
What was one role Harriet Tubman played in the abolition movement?(1 point)
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She organized protests in northern cities against slavery.
She organized protests in northern cities against slavery.

She helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad.
She helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad.

She was a spy for the South during the Civil War.
She was a spy for the South during the Civil War.

She wrote essays on the horrible nature of slavery.

1 answer

Here are the answers to your questions:

Question 1: During the Constitutional Convention, the Great Compromise was a result of arguments regarding which issue?
Answer: how state representation in Congress would be determined

Question 2: Which war ended after the signing of the Treaty of Ghent?
Answer: War of 1812

Question 3: How did the Alien and Sedition Acts affect civil rights in the early United States?
Answer: It made it harder for immigrants to become citizens.

Question 4: What was the significance of the 13th amendment?
Answer: it banned the use of slavery with the exception that it could be used as a criminal punishment

Question 5: Why did the book Uncle Tom's Cabin increase tension between the North and South over the issue of slavery?
Answer: It described the cruelty and suffering experienced by slaves.

Question 6: The idea of Manifest Destiny meant that
Answer: the United States had the right to expand to the Pacific Ocean.

Question 7: In Marbury v. Madison, the United States Supreme Court ruled that
Answer: the Supreme Court has the power to declare laws unconstitutional.

Question 8: What was one role Harriet Tubman played in the abolition movement?
Answer: She helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad.

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