U.S History Subject Test
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those states claiming lands promised to relinquish their claims in favor of the national government. In
1784 and 1785, the national government negotiated with the Iroquois and other tribes treaties by which
those peoples surrendered any claims to the territory. In 1787, Congress adopted the Northwest Ordi-
nance. By its terms, the territory was to be divided into regions that would eventually become states.
During the first stage of settlement, the government of a region would be appointed by Congress. In the
second stage, the region would have an elected assembly. And in the third and final stage, it could be
admitted to the Union as a new and equal state. This arrangement avoided the problems inherent in a
colonial status while still allowing the national government to expand its territory.
43. The correct answer is (A). The Iroquois, a group of tribes living in the northeastern United States
and speaking related languages, included the Mohawks, Oneidas, Onondagas, Cayugas, Senecas, and
Tuscaroras.
44. The correct answer is (C). Roe v. Wade is the Supreme Court decision that limits the government’s
authority to control abortion on the grounds that under certain circumstances the decision to have an
abortion is protected by a Constitutional right to privacy.
45. The correct answer is (D). Hamilton was the first Secretary of Treasury. (His picture is on the front
of the $10 bill, and on the back is a picture of the Treasury Building.) Hamilton favored a strong
national government and used his power as Secretary of Treasury to that end. He proposed that the
nation’s war debts be paid at full value, that the national government assume the war debts of the
states, that the national government establish a mint, charter a national bank, and levy excise taxes,
and that the national government impose a protective tariff on imports. Hamilton was successful on
all counts save for the last. Congress had already enacted a tariff as a revenue raising device and did
agree to raise rates slightly, but the final tariff was not the protective measure Hamilton had sought.
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