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1 VIRGINIA STANDARDS OF LEARNINGS pring 2007 Released TestEND OF COURSEVIRGINIA AND UNITED STATES HISTORYForm H0117, CORE 1 Property of the VIRGINIA department of education 2007 by the Commonwealth of VIRGINIA , department of education , Box 2120, Richmond, VIRGINIA rights reserved. Except as permitted by law, this material may not be reproduced or used in any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the copyright owner. Commonwealth of VIRGINIA public school educators may reproduce any portion of these released tests for non-commercial educational purposes without requesting permission.

2 All others should direct their written requests to the VIRGINIA department of education , Division of Student Assessment and School Improvement, at the above address or by e-mail to EOC VUSH RB 3/28/08 3:37 PM Page 1 ISD6736 VASpr08 EOC VUSH RB 3/28/08 3:37 PM Page 23 DirectionsRead each question carefully and choose the best answer. Then mark the space on your answerdocument for the answer you have and UNITED STATES HistorySAMPLEW hich speech is associated with the Civil Rights Movement?A Great Society B I Have a Dream C Berlin Wall D A Day in Infamy VASpr08 EOC VUSH RB 3/28/08 3:37 PM Page 343 During the debate over the ratification of the Constitution of the UnitedStates, Federalists and Anti-Federalists disagreed mostoften over Aprovisions for admitting new STATES to the unionBdistribution of power between the President and the Supreme CourtCuse of an electoral college system to choose the PresidentDdivision of powers between the national government and the states2 One result of the firstGreat Awakening was Fa renewed interest in religionGthe revival of the Salem witch huntsHa move to limit religious freedomJthe founding of free Bible colleges1 Which of the following was the source for a colonial New England covenantcommunity?

3 AThe Mayflower CompactBThe Magna CartaCThe Bill of RightsDThe Declaration of IndependenceVASpr08 EOC VUSH RB 3/28/08 3:37 PM Page 455 Slavery was introduced to the British colonies to provide labor for AplantationsBfactoriesCshipbuildingDlumb ering4 Conflict between American Indians (First Americans) and European settlersmostoften resulted from the different ways each culture viewed Freligious practicesGpolitical systemsHland ownershipJfamily relationshipsVASpr08 EOC VUSH RB 3/28/08 3:37 PM Page 567 George Washington was an effective military commander because he Awon more battles than he lost using well-trained troopsBpreserved the army through his leadership skillsCnegotiated alliances with the leaders of other nationsDprevented attacks against major population centers6 Which of these completes the title for this diagram?

4 FFrench and Indian WarGSecond Continental CongressHArticles of ConfederationJMonroe DoctrineResults of the?BritishgainedterritoryProclamationof 1763issuedStamp andSugar ActspassedVASpr08 EOC VUSH RB 3/28/08 3:37 PM Page 678 Which nation followed this advice and allied with the colonies?FAustriaGFranceHRussiaJSpainThe power which first recognizes the independence of theAmericas will be the one to gather all the fruits of this war. Benjamin FranklinVASpr08 EOC VUSH RB 3/28/08 3:37 PM Page 789 According to the passage, what kind of government did President AndrewJackson support?AAristocracyBDemocracyCOligarchy DAnarchy President andrew jackson , 1832It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend theacts of government to their selfish purposes.

5 The humblemembers of society the farmers, mechanics, and laborers, ..have a right to complain of the injustice of their EOC VUSH RB 3/28/08 3:37 PM Page 8911 In the mid-1800s, which group supported high tariffs to raise the price ofimported manufactured goods?AWestern gold miners and cattle ranchersBSouthern plantation ownersCNorthern factory owners and workersDGreat Plains wheat farmers10 The events in this flow chart illustrate which of the following?FDecreasing voter turnoutGThe rise of the common man in American politicsHThe decline of American political partiesJPolitical corruption in elections1824 election:Close vote throws election to theHouse of Representatives. andrew jackson loses toJohn Quincy qualifications for votingeliminated, allowing more men tovote for election:Four times as many men vote inthe election of 1828 than votedin 1824.

6 andrew jackson defeatsJohn Quincy EOC VUSH RB 3/28/08 3:37 PM Page 91013 Which of these was a result of President andrew jackson s bank veto?APanic of 1837 BAnnexation of TexasCCompromise of 1850 DElection of Abraham Lincoln12 This statement was issued by FRobert E. LeeGAndrew JohnsonHUlysses S. GrantJAbraham LincolnThat on the first day of January, .. one thousand eight hundredand sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State ordesignated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be inrebellion against the UNITED STATES , shall be then, thenceforward[from that time on], and forever EOC VUSH RB 3/28/08 3:37 PM Page 101115 Missouri s admission to the Union started the debate over Athe right of deposit at New OrleansBfunding for internal improvementsCthe balance between slave and free statesDthe relocation of American Indians (First Americans)14 This quote comes from what period in UNITED STATES HISTORY ?

7 FCivil WarGRevolutionary WarHNationalist Era JReconstruction EraFour score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on thiscontinent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to theproposition that all men are created equal.. that this nation,under God, shall have a new birth of freedom; and thatgovernment of the people, by the people, for the people shall notperish from the EOC VUSH RB 3/28/08 3:37 PM Page 111217 During the Civil War, which majorevent occurred at Appomattox CourtHouse?AThe South divided into two Union declared war on the Army of Northern VIRGINIA North gained control of the Mississippi of these STATES was admitted to the Union before the Civil War?F1G2H3J41234 VASpr08 EOC VUSH RB 3/28/08 3:37 PM Page 121318In which order did the events in these headlines occur?

8 F2, 1, 3, 4G3, 2, 4, 1H3, 4, 2, 1J4, 2, 3, 1 Daily NewsEmancipationProclamation IssuedDaily NewsAbraham LincolnElected PresidentDaily NewsSouth CarolinaSecedesDaily NewsConfrontation Occursat Fort Sumter1234 VASpr08 EOC VUSH RB 3/28/08 3:37 PM Page 131419 Following the Civil War, which event was mostresponsible for speedingwestward movement?AImmigration from southern EuropeBCompletion of the Transcontinental RailroadCEmancipation of slaves in the SouthDElimination of federal military forcesVASpr08 EOC VUSH RB 3/28/08 3:37 PM Page 141520 Which of the following completes the list?FImpeachment of andrew JohnsonGEmancipation ProclamationHEnd of Jim Crow eraJConclusion of Reconstruction Southern Democrats support electoral college vote Military occupation of the South is ended ?

9 Compromise of 1877 VASpr08 EOC VUSH RB 3/28/08 3:37 PM Page 151622 Which statement bestrepresents what the cartoon is trying to state?FImmigration from southern and eastern Europe was was passed to reduce the number of immigrants from eastern andsouthern was used to keep immigrants from entering the UNITED and eastern Europeans were the only ones interested in coming to theUnited In 1896, the Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Fergusonthat ACongress did not have the authority to levy an income taxBlabor strikes which caused hardships for Americans were unconstitutionalCseparate but equal facilities for African Americans were legalDAmerican Indians (First Americans) must reside on reservationsVASpr08 EOC VUSH RB 3/28/08 3:37 PM Page 161724 Investigative journalists of the early 20th century who exposed social andpolitical corruption were known as FprogressivesGmuckrakersHreformersJexplo iters23 Which of these contributed mostto the changes shown in the table?

10 AGrowth of suburbsBSettlement of the frontierCEnd of slavery in the SouthDIndustrialization in the NorthDetroitPittsburgh116,340156,389205, 876238,617285,704321,616465,766533,905 City1880189019001910 Urban Populations, 1880 1910 VASpr08 EOC VUSH RB 3/28/08 3:37 PM Page 171827 Which of the following bestdescribes President Woodrow Wilson s foreignpolicy at the beginning of World War I?AImperialisticBMilitaristicCNeutralDSo cialist26 Why did American industrialists in the late 19th century generally supportexpansion into overseas colonies?FThey believed that these regions would benefit from democratic areas would provide new sources of raw materials and laws did not apply to American territories colonies would increase tariff of the following bestcompletes the chart?