US HISTORY FINAL EXAM – SPRING 2025

The economic system that placed importance on nations establishing colonies was called:

• Columbian Exchange

• Exploration

• Colonization

• Mercantilism

Which statement identifies an outcome of the Treaty of Paris that ended the French and Indian war?

• Canada became a colony of Spain

• The Dutch gave up New Netherland to England

• France lost most of its colonies in North America

• Americans won their independence from the British

A basic idea stated by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence is that

• The power to govern a nation comes from the people

• People should always follow their government

• America must have a Constitutional Convention

• Slavery must end in America

Which statement best describes US involvement in World War II with the passage of the Lend-Lease Act in 1941?

• The United States negotiated the Treaty of Versailles to end the war

• The United States isolated itself from Europe and cut off trade

• The United States provided equipment and weapons to Allied nations

• The United States invaded North Africa, assuring an Allied victory

President Abraham Lincoln’s main goal throughout the Civil War was to

• A. Abolish slavery throughout the nation

• B. Preserve the Union

• C. Break the South’s dependence on cotton

• D. End British control of the western territories

The forced journey of the Cherokee people from their homeland to Indian Territory in 1838 became known as

• The Great Migration

• The Great Removal

• The Native American trail

• The Trail of Tears

The idea of Manifest Destiny meant that

• Native Americans had an equal claim to the lands of the West

• Slavery should be allowed in the West

• No more colonies would be allowed in the Americas

• The United States had the right to expand to the Pacific

European Jews and other groups were killed in large numbers by Nazi Germany during World War II. Which term refers to this situation?

• Appeasement

• Blitzkrieg

• Containment

• Holocaust

The Brown v. Board of Education decision, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and the 1963 march on Washington were all efforts to

• Protect freedom of speech as guaranteed by the Bill of Rights

• Guarantee civil rights to ALL citizens of the United States

• Promote economic reform

• End the persecution of the McCarthy Era

The Louisiana Purchase had a great geographic significance for the United States because it

• Reduced British control of North America

• Focused the United States on westward expansion

• Extended control over Mexico

• Decreased tensions with Native Americans