FSOT U.S. History and Society 3

Question 1

The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was primarily organized to advocate for which cause?

Accepted Answer

Women's suffrage and equal rights

Answer

The Seneca Falls Convention, organized by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, launched the formal women's rights movement in the U.S.

Question 2

Which 1944 Supreme Court case upheld the constitutionality of Japanese American internment during World War II?

Accepted Answer

Korematsu v. United States

Answer

Korematsu v. United States (1944) upheld Executive Order 9066 authorizing Japanese American internment, a ruling later formally condemned by Congress.

Question 3

The term 'Manifest Destiny' in 19th-century America referred to the belief that the U.S. was destined to:

Accepted Answer

Expand its territory across the North American continent

Answer

Manifest Destiny was the 19th-century doctrine that American expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean was inevitable and divinely ordained.

Question 4

The 'Great Migration' of the early-to-mid 20th century refers to the movement of:

Accepted Answer

African Americans from the South to northern cities

Answer

The Great Migration (roughly 1910–1970) saw over six million African Americans leave the South to escape Jim Crow laws and seek economic opportunity in northern cities.

Question 5

Which constitutional principle divides governmental power between the national government and state governments?

Accepted Answer

Federalism

Answer

Federalism is the constitutional division of authority between the federal government and the states, a core feature of American governance.

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FSOT U.S. History and Society 3