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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States with the primary effect being the creation of the Northwest Territory as the first organized territory of the United States?
(a) The Western Ordinance.
(b) The Mississippi Ordinance.
(c) The Oregon Ordinance.
(d) The Northwest Ordinance.

2. When did the Mexican-American War end?
(a) 1833.
(b) 1848.
(c) 1846.
(d) 1865.

3. Pennsylvania passed An Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery in what year?
(a) 1772.
(b) 1759.
(c) 1782.
(d) 1780.

4. Britain banned the importation of African slaves in its colonies in what year?
(a) 1772.
(b) 1782.
(c) 1759.
(d) 1807.

5. Where was Eric Foner born?
(a) Chicago, IL.
(b) Akron, OH.
(c) Little Rock, AR.
(d) New York, NY.

Short Answer Questions

1. What refers to the quality of having supreme, independent authority over a geographic area, such as a territory?

2. In what state was James K. Polk born?

3. What was a minor political party in the United States in the 1840s which was an early advocate of the abolitionist cause?

4. What is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives?

5. When was Henry Clay born?

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