Question 1 of 10
The Compromise of 1877 ended Reconstruction by:
Apassing the 15th Amendment
Babolishing slavery
Cremoving federal troops from the South
Dstarting the Civil War
Explanation
📌 Hayes (R) became President in exchange for removing federal troops from the South. Ended Reconstruction. Led to Jim Crow laws.
Question 2 of 10
The first permanent English settlement in America was:
ARoanoke
BJamestown
CPlymouth
DSt. Augustine
Explanation
📌 Jamestown, Virginia (1607). Founded by the Virginia Company for economic reasons (gold, trade).
Question 3 of 10
The map shows territorial expansion of the US. Which acquisition is labeled X? 
AAlaska Purchase
BGadsden Purchase
CLouisiana Purchase
DMexican Cession
Explanation
📌 Area X (1848, Southwest including California) = Mexican Cession.
Acquired after the Mexican-American War through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Included: California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, parts of NM, CO, WY.
Acquired after the Mexican-American War through the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Included: California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, parts of NM, CO, WY.
Question 4 of 10
Federalism is:
Apower shared between national and state governments
Ball power to state governments
Call power to the national government
Dno government power
Explanation
📌 Power shared between national and state governments. Both have certain powers; some are shared (concurrent).
Question 5 of 10
The Civil War was fought primarily over:
AReligious differences
BSlavery and states' rights
CTrade disputes
DForeign invasion
Explanation
📌 Slavery and states' rights. Southern states seceded to preserve slavery. 1861-1865.
Question 6 of 10
The Industrial Revolution in America led to:
Aurbanization and factory growth
Bdecreased immigration
Csmaller cities
Dreturn to farming
Explanation
📌 Shift from agriculture → manufacturing. Urbanization, factory system, new inventions, labor unions.
Question 7 of 10
The Declaration of Independence was primarily written by: 
ABenjamin Franklin
BGeorge Washington
CJohn Adams
DThomas Jefferson
Explanation
📌 Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
Adopted July 4, 1776 by the Continental Congress.
Adopted July 4, 1776 by the Continental Congress.
Question 8 of 10
The Louisiana Purchase (1803) doubled the size of the US. It was purchased from: 
ABritain
BMexico
CSpain
DFrance
Explanation
📌 Napoleon's France sold it for $15 million. Doubled US territory. Lewis & Clark explored it.
Question 9 of 10
The main cause of the American Revolution was:
AReligious freedom
BLand disputes with France
CSlavery
DTaxation without representation
Explanation
📌 'No taxation without representation.' Colonists were taxed by Parliament without having elected representatives.
Question 10 of 10
Manifest Destiny was the belief that: 
AAmerica should join the British Empire
Bthe US was destined to expand from coast to coast
Cexpansion should stop at the Mississippi
DAmerica should remain on the East Coast
Explanation
📌 Americans believed they were destined by God to expand across the continent from Atlantic to Pacific.