Question 1 of 10
TEKS 1A-6B Easy Word
Lewis and Clark explored:
A the Caribbean
B the Louisiana Territory/western US
C the Southeast
D Alaska
Explanation
📌 The Louisiana Territory (1804-1806). Commissioned by Jefferson. Sacagawea guided them.
Question 2 of 10
TEKS 17A-19E Medium Word
The elastic clause (necessary and proper clause) allows Congress to:
A override the President
B amend the Constitution directly
C declare war only
D make laws necessary to carry out its powers
Explanation
📌 Make laws needed to carry out its listed powers. Gives Congress implied powers beyond those explicitly stated.
Question 3 of 10
TEKS 15A-16E Easy Word
Laissez-faire economics means:
A no private property
B heavy government regulation
C minimal government interference in business
D government ownership of businesses
Explanation
📌 Government should NOT interfere in business. Let the market regulate itself. Popular in late 1800s.
Question 4 of 10
TEKS 12A-14C Easy Word
Ellis Island was:
A a military base
B a prison
C a national park
D an immigration processing center
Explanation
📌 Immigration processing center in New York Harbor (1892-1954). ~12 million immigrants entered through it.
Question 5 of 10
TEKS 1A-6B Easy Word
The Stamp Act (1765) taxed:
A printed materials
B land
C imported goods
D tea
Explanation
📌 Printed materials (newspapers, legal documents, playing cards). 'No taxation without representation.' Repealed 1766.
Question 6 of 10
TEKS 1A-6B Medium Word
Nullification crisis involved:
A foreign policy
B a state's claim to void federal law
C banking reform
D slavery debate
Explanation
📌 South Carolina claimed right to nullify (void) federal tariffs. Andrew Jackson threatened force. Compromise reached.
Question 7 of 10
TEKS 12A-14C Easy Word
Sectionalism means:
A loyalty to one's region over the nation
B loyalty to the whole country
C religious division
D economic equality
Explanation
📌 Loyalty to one's own region rather than the nation. North (industry) vs South (agriculture/slavery) vs West (expansion).
Question 8 of 10
TEKS 15A-16E Medium Word
The labor union movement fought for:
A fewer workers
B lower wages
C longer work days
D better wages, hours, and working conditions
Explanation
📌 Better wages, shorter hours, safer working conditions. AFL (Samuel Gompers). Strikes, collective bargaining.
Question 9 of 10
TEKS 20A-22E Easy Word
Suffrage means:
A the right to vote
B military service
C freedom of speech
D suffering
Explanation
📌 The right to vote. Women's suffrage movement led to 19th Amendment (1920).
Question 10 of 10
TEKS 23A-25D Easy Word
Transcendentalism was a movement led by:
A Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau
B Mark Twain
C George Washington
D Abraham Lincoln
Explanation
📌 Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau. Emphasized individualism, nature, self-reliance. 1830s-1850s.