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WorksheetsOp7 US History
Total questions: 126
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Class
Date
1.
Which political party believed in a strong federal government, a national bank, and an economy based on trade and manufacturing?
a)
Democrats
b)
Federalists
c)
Democratic-Republicans
d)
Republicans
2.
Which was NOT a goal of President Jefferson's?
a)
Pay off the national debt
b)
Reduce the size of the gov't
c)
Double the size of the US land
d)
Reduce federal taxes
3.
Who was Jefferson's Vice-President?
a)
George Washington
b)
Aaron Burr
c)
John Adams
d)
Martha Jefferson
4.
When Jefferson took office, Florida was a territory of which country?
a)
The United States
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Spain
5.
Which political party believed in states' rights, less federal government powers, and an economy based on farming?
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
c)
Democratic-Republicans
d)
Loyalists
6.
Which political party did Thomas Jefferson belong to?
a)
Democratic-Republicans
b)
Federalists
c)
Republicans
d)
Democrats
7.
What is the name of the swearing in ceremony of a new president?
a)
Election
b)
Impeachment
c)
Sedition
d)
Inauguration
8.
When Jefferson took office, what was the WESTERN border of the United States?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Florida
c)
Appalachian Mountains
d)
Mississippi River
9.
When Jefferson took office what was the EASTER border of the United States?
a)
Atlantic Ocean
b)
Florida
c)
Appalachian Mountains
d)
Mississippi River
10.
Who was President Washington's Secretary of Treasury and the creator of the National Bank?
a)
Aaron Burr
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Adams
11.
Which of these is a belief associated with “Manifest Destiny?”
a)
a belief that being wealthy is a natural right
b)
a belief that it was America's mission to spread West to the Pacific
c)
a belief in every person's right to religious freedom
d)
a belief that people of all races should have equal rights
12.
He was the U.S. commander in the Battle of Little Bighorn.
a)
Chief Big Foot
b)
Samuel Morse
c)
George Custer
d)
Chief Black Kettle
13.
He invented a code of dots and dashes to send messages on the telegraph.
a)
Chief Big Foot
b)
Samuel Morse
c)
George Custer
d)
Chief Black Kettle
14.
A rail line that connected the Eastern and Western coasts of the United States was called the _________________.
a)
Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Western Railroad
c)
Chisholm Trail
d)
Kanas Nebraska Railroad
15.
What was the name of the law that gave settlers a large amount of land for little money?
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Dawes Act
c)
Pacific Railway Act
d)
Transcontinental Act
16.
Why did the U.S. government want Native Americans to go to reservations?
a)
They wanted their land.
b)
They were trying to help them.
c)
They wanted to learn their culture.
d)
They wanted their lifestyle.
17.
Which battle between Native Americans and U.S. Soldiers resulted in all the Soldiers being killed?
a)
The Battle of Little Bighorn
b)
Wounded Knee Massacre
c)
Sand Creek Massacre
18.
Which law forced the Plains Indians into farming?
a)
Dawes Act
b)
Pacific Act
c)
Homestead Act
d)
Railway Act
19.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest destiny
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Great Awakening
d)
Louisiana Purchase
20.
Who walked on the Trail of Tears?
a)
Cherokee people
b)
Texas people
c)
Bison
d)
The Iron Horse
21.
All of the following are reasons the Native Americans were involved in Indian wars with settlers EXCEPT
a)
destruction of the bison population
b)
farmers and miners claimed their land
c)
Native Americans were forced to live on reservations
d)
Native Americans were forced into slavery on plantations
22.
Why were treaties between Native Americans and the US government not honored?
a)
Native Americans broke their promises
b)
Chinese immigrants sided with the US
c)
gold was found on reservations
d)
reservations had fertile farmland
23.
What is the vast region of dry grassland in the middle of the United States?
a)
Great Plains
b)
Homestead Act
c)
Sodbuster
d)
Homesteader
24.
Who did Jefferson buy Louisiana from?
a)
Spain
b)
Canada
c)
Mexico
d)
France
25.
Who was a female Abolitionist?
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Sojourner Truth
26.
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
a)
John Brown
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
Eli Whitney
d)
William Lloyd Garrison
27.
Who did Thomas Jefferson send to explore the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
John Adams
b)
Lewis and Clark
c)
George Mason and James Madison
d)
Jo Anderson and Cyrus McCormick
28.
What was the name of Harriet Tubman's way to help slaves escape the south? Was it real or just a name?
a)
Tobacco Road/ no
b)
Underground Railroad/no
c)
Venturra Highway/ yes
d)
Interstate 95/ yes
29.
What was the name of Eli Whitney's invention?
a)
Reaper
b)
Grim Reaper
c)
Cotton Gin
d)
Cotton Sorter
30.
Who was the Oregon Territory divided between?
a)
US and Great Britain
b)
Britain and Canada
c)
US and Canada
d)
US and Spain
31.
Who did the US go to war with to get California?
a)
Canada
b)
Great Britain
c)
Mexico
d)
France
32.
Which territory was given to the US through a treaty?
a)
Texas
b)
Oregon
c)
Florida
d)
California
33.
War with Mexico resulted in the US getting?
a)
Florida
b)
Texas
c)
California
d)
oregon
34.
Which president bought land from France?
a)
Jefferson
b)
Monroe
c)
Washington
d)
Madison
35.
Where did Lewis and Clark start their expedition?
a)
New Orleans
b)
Fort Clastrop
c)
St. Louis
d)
San Antonio
36.
Which town was known as the gateway city to the west?
a)
Chicago, Illinois
b)
Selma, Alabama
c)
Columbia, South Carolina
d)
St. Louis, Missouri
37.
Which President made the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Madison
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
d)
Monroe
38.
How did Daniel Boone help encourage settlement of the West?
a)
He helped build the first railroad through Kentucky.
b)
He led wagon trains out west.
c)
He cleared a path through the Appalachian Mountains.
d)
He traveled around and spoke about the West.
39.
Which of the following is TRUE about the Erie Canal?
a)
It increased travel time between Northern and Western states
b)
It was paid for with federal tax dollars
c)
It was a huge engineering achievement
d)
All are TRUE
40.
The time after the War of 1812 also saw a rise in _____, preferring a specific region
a)
Urbanization
b)
Industrialization
c)
Sectionalism
d)
Diversity
41.
Which is TRUE regarding the cotton gin?
a)
It made more people see and admit the evils of slavery
b)
It caused demand for slaves to drastically increase
c)
It made cotton easier to plant
d)
It was invented by James Monroe
42.
Which of the following was TRUE regarding the Missouri Compromise?
a)
It was created by South Carolinian John C. Calhoun
b)
It prevented the spread of slavery into western territories
c)
It kept the balance between slave and free states in the Senate
d)
It caused the price of cotton to dramatically increase
43.
Why was it so essential for southern states to maintain a strong presence in the Senate?
a)
John C. Calhoun from South Carolina was Vice President
b)
Due to the North's large population, the South will NEVER have the advantage in the House of Representatives
c)
The Senate is responsible for confirming Presidential nominations
d)
The South needed to control the legislature since there was NEVER a president from a southern state
44.
What Kentucky legislator earned the nickname "The Great Compromiser" for drafting the Missouri Compromise?
a)
James Monroe
b)
Daniel Webster
c)
Henry Clay
d)
John C. Calhoun
45.
Why was the entrance of Missouri into the Union cause for concern?
a)
Federalists from New England threatened to secede if Missouri was allowed to join
b)
It would have thrown off the balance of power in the House of Representatives
c)
It would allow slavery to spread west of the Mississippi River
d)
Thomas Jefferson said it was a 'firebell in the night'
46.
What serious problem in the U.S. led to the Civil War?
a)
sectionalism
b)
free enterprise
c)
patriotism
d)
consumerism
47.
Under the Missouri Compromise, what happened when Missouri was admitted as a slave state.
a)
Slavery was outlawed in the southern part of the Louisiana Purchase.
b)
A Fugitive Slave Law was agreed upon
c)
Maine was admitted as a free state
d)
Texas was admitted as a slave state
48.
In the 1800's, which of the following required Northerners to help return runaway slaves?
a)
Dred Scott Decision
b)
Compromise of 1820
c)
Fugitive Slave Law
d)
Compromise of 1850
49.
What were the members of anti-slavery groups called?
a)
prohibitionists
b)
Utopians
c)
border ruffians
d)
abolitionists
50.
The Compromise of 1850 included all of the following except
a)
California entered the Union as a free state
b)
All other states would enter under popular sovereignty
c)
US pays TX $10 million for land outside present day boundary
d)
Texas agreed to become a free state
51.
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Sojourner Truth
c)
Clara Barton
d)
Harriet Tubman
52.
California was initially admitted as a "free state" while citizens of the Utah and New Mexico territories were left to decide the issue for themselves. Which of these set this up?
a)
Wilmot Proviso
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Missouri Compromise
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
53.
Where did John Brown attack in hopes of beginning a slave revolt?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Harpers Ferry
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Pottawatomie Creek
54.
Which of the following statements best describes the role of South Carolina in the decision of southern states to secede from the Union?
a)
It was the site of the Confederacy's first capital.
b)
It was the first state to secede and was where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
c)
It was the first state to introduce Republican candidates for election.
d)
It was a border state that had to choose sides after other states seceded.
55.
-admitted two new states in to the Union
-one was a free, one slave state
-no slavery above the 36'36 parallel or Louisiana territory
These provisions describe-
-one was a free, one slave state
-no slavery above the 36'36 parallel or Louisiana territory
These provisions describe-
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
Compromise of 1820
d)
Northwest Ordinance
56.
According to Calhoun, the federal government only existed at the will of the states. Therefore, if a state found a federal law unconstitutional and detrimental to its sovereign interests, it would have the right to "nullify" that law within its borders. Calhoun advanced the position that a state could declare a national law void
How did this action fuel the outbreak of the Civil War?
How did this action fuel the outbreak of the Civil War?
a)
Favored the national government over states' rights
b)
Federal government has the right to decide slavery in each state
c)
State's do not have the the power to nullify federal laws
d)
states have the right to reject federal laws
57.
When was the Kansas Nebraska Act written?
a)
1850
b)
1830
c)
1848
d)
1854
58.
People from Missouri that crossed over to Kansas were called
a)
Abolitionists
b)
Scaliwags
c)
Border Rufians
d)
State Ditchers
59.
Who was the leader in killing five pro slavery setllers?
a)
John Brown
b)
Henry Clay
c)
John Black
d)
John Maroon
60.
Who introduced the Spoils System?
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
James Monroe
d)
Abraham Lincoln
61.
Which of the following was NOT targeted by the Indian Removal Act?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Creek
c)
Seminole
d)
Mexican
62.
The Indian Removal Act authorized the U.S. government to...
a)
Arrest Native Americans that were against the United States.
b)
Forcibly change the culture of all Native Americans.
c)
Declare war against all Native Americans.
d)
Negotiate treaties forcing Native Americans to move west.
63.
John Quincy Adams was the President during the Trail of Tears. True or False?
a)
False
b)
True
64.
Who won the popular vote in the election of 1824?
a)
Henry Clay
b)
John Quincy Adams
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
George Bush
65.
These two candidates teamed up to create a "corrupt bargain" in the 1824 election.
a)
John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson
b)
Henry Clay and John Tyler
c)
James Polk and John C. Calhoun
d)
John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay
66.
This President died after 32 days in office of pneumonia.
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
John Tyler
c)
William Henry Harrion
d)
Martin Van Buren
67.
In Worcester v. Georgia (1832), Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that...
a)
Andrew Jackson was to be impeached.
b)
The removal of the Banks was illegal.
c)
The government had no right to use Oklahoma as Indian Territory
d)
The government had no right to interfere with the Cherokee
68.
MuCulloch v. Maryland...
a)
declared the Bank of the US unconstitutional
b)
decreased national debt
c)
supported the state gvmt over national
d)
strengthened the fed. gvmt's control over the economy
69.
Why was the Monroe Doctrine (1823) of such importance to the United States?
a)
It announced that the United States was ready to enter into military alliances with European powers.
b)
It expanded the influence of the United States in the Western Hemisphere.
c)
It gained rights for American merchants to harbor their ships in ports around the world.
d)
It demonstrated that Americans would not engage in actions affecting areas beyond their own borders.
70.
Which Supreme Court decision established the principle that the federal government rather than the individual state governments has authority to deal with American Indian affairs?
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Worcester v. Georgia
c)
McCulloch v. Maryland
d)
Gibbons v. Ogden
71.
Which U.S. Supreme Court decision stated that Congress could regulate transportation between states as part of its power to regulate interstate commerce?
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Gibbons v. Ogden
c)
Worcester v. Georgia
d)
McCulloch v. Maryland
72.
A conflict with Britain caused by: British violations of US neutrality rights, British support for Indians on frontier and impressment of US sailors was the__
a)
War of 1812
b)
Embargo Act of 1807
c)
Revolutionary War
d)
XYZ Affair
73.
This legislation was a disaster, hurting the American economy. In it President Jefferson closed ports, American ships could no longer sail to foreign ports and declared no trade.
a)
Embargo Act of 1807
b)
War of 1812
c)
XYZ Affair
d)
Monroe Doctrine
74.
This 1803 expansion of US territory led to doubling the size of the nation
a)
Northwest Ordinance
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Monroe Doctrine
d)
Missouri Compromise
75.
Leader of the Democratic-Republican party
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
James Monroe
76.
Term given to the presidential policies of Andrew Jackson and his belief that politics had been corrupted by special interests.
a)
Spoils System
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Whig Party
d)
Jacksonian Democracy
77.
Which Indian group was known for having a written language, a newspaper, and a constitution?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Chickasaw
c)
Choctaw
d)
Creek
78.
The Trail of Tears refers to
a)
Jackson’s angry negotiations with the Five Civilized Tribes.
b)
the movement of Seminole Indians from the West to Florida.
c)
government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.
d)
the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory.
79.
What state was ready to nullify the tariffs in 1832?
a)
South Carolina
b)
Georgia
c)
Virginia
d)
Alabama
80.
Who were a big supporters of Andrew Jackson?
a)
wealthy business owners
b)
farmers & factory workers
81.
Court ruling that stated the National Bank was constitutional
a)
McCulloch v. Maryland
b)
Gibbons v. Ogden
c)
Worcester v. Georgia
d)
Marbury v. Madison
82.
800-mile forced march of the Cherokee
a)
Indian Territory
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Worcester v. Georgia
d)
Indian Removal Act
83.
On Jackson's orders, the Cherokee were moved to the new Indian Territory in which present-day state?
a)
Georgia
b)
Oklahoma
c)
Tennessee
d)
New York
84.
Who was known as the "common man"'s president because he believed any man with "common sense" could be a leader?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
d)
James Monroe
85.
Which of these innovations had the greatest impact leading to mass production of many goods during the Industrial Revolution?
a)
Steamboat
b)
Telegraph
c)
Interchangeable Parts
d)
Cotton Gin
86.
Through which state was the Erie Canal built?
a)
Texas
b)
Louisiana
c)
New York
d)
Illinois
87.
What was it called when many settlers moved to California in search of gold?
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Gold Rush
88.
Why was the Louisiana Purchase so important to the United States?
a)
It doubled the size of the U.S.
b)
It allowed the citizens to vote
c)
It stopped all wars with Britain
89.
How much did it cost the U.S. to make the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
$5 million
b)
$25 million
c)
$15 million
90.
The groups that traveled the Oregon Trail were ___
a)
Indians, Mormons, mountain men, families
b)
farmers, missionaries, Indians, Mormons
c)
mountain men, missionaries, families, farmers
91.
Which trail split off from the Oregon Trail and was mainly used by gold miners?
a)
Mormon Trail
b)
California Trail
c)
Santa Fe Trail
92.
A major reason for the issuance of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to
a)
discourage United States trade with Latin America
b)
defend the Panama Canal from Great Britain
c)
prevent further European colonization in South and Central America
d)
/
provide economic aid to Latin American nations
provide economic aid to Latin American nations
93.
Which president is responsible for the Monroe Doctrine?
a)
Thomas Monroe
b)
James Monroe
c)
George Monroe
d)
John Monroe
94.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who ruled in favor of the Cherokee Nation was
a)
John Adams
b)
John Jay
c)
John Bon Jovi
d)
John Marshall
95.
What battle inspired the Star Spangled Banner?
a)
Washington D.C.
b)
Ft. McHenry
c)
Tippecanoe
d)
Thames
96.
Who lead the movement against Native American settlement?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Martin Van Buren
c)
William Henry Harrison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
97.
What battle convinced the natives to fight with the British in the War of 1812?
a)
Washington D.C.
b)
Tippecanoe
c)
Ft. McHenry
d)
Thames
98.
What was Clay trying to balance in the Missouri Compromise?
a)
The Cabinet
b)
the number of pro and anti-slavery congressmembers
c)
The number of pro and anti-national bank congressmembers
d)
The number of pro-and anti-Indian Removal Act congressmembers
99.
How did the United States gain Florida?
a)
through the Missouri Compromise
b)
through the Monroe Doctrine
c)
through the American System
d)
through the Adams-Onis Treaty
100.
Which of the following leaders led a destructive attack at the Battle of Tippencanoe?
a)
William Henry Harrison
b)
John Adams
c)
The Prophet
d)
Tecumseh
101.
Who was the first governor of Indiana that led a revolution against natives in the Northwest Territory?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Monroe
c)
William Henry Harrison
d)
Andrew Jackson
102.
1) Fought 2 weeks after the Treaty of Ghent signed
2) Overwhelming American victory
3) Source of pride for U.S.Made Andrew Jackson national hero.
Which event is described in the above box?
2) Overwhelming American victory
3) Source of pride for U.S.Made Andrew Jackson national hero.
Which event is described in the above box?
a)
Battle of Fort McHenry
b)
Battle of Lake Champlain
c)
Battle of New Orleans
d)
Battle of Lake Erie
103.
The Embargo Acts and the War of 1812 were similar in that both events dealt with a conflict involving the…
a)
British impressment of American sailors
b)
emergence of manufacturing in the South
c)
launch of a protective tariff on British imports
d)
decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court
104.
Which future U.S. president became a War hero during the Battle of New Orleans?
a)
Daniel Webster
b)
Aaron Burr
c)
Henry Clay
d)
Andrew Jackson
105.
The Era of ____________ marked a time of nationalism after the War of 1812.
a)
Good Feelings
b)
Fuzzy Feelings
c)
Scary Feelings
d)
Confident Feelings
106.
What is the name of the Treaty that ends the Mexican-American war?
a)
Treaty of 1783
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
d)
Adams-Onis Treaty
107.
Treaty of Guadalupe - Hidalgo
a)
signed in 1803
b)
acquired the land of Florida
c)
ended the war with Mexico
d)
acquired the land of Oregon Country
108.
President James K. Polk offered to buy _____ from Mexico.
a)
Arizona
b)
Texas
c)
California
d)
chips and salsa
109.
What year did Florida become the twenty-seventh state in the United States?
a)
1853
b)
1855
c)
1845
d)
1864
110.
Which Texas president strongly favored annexation?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Mirabeau Lamar
111.
Which U.S. president believed in Manifest Destiny?
a)
James k. Polk
b)
Abraham Lincoln
112.
Name of William Lloyd Garrison's paper?
a)
The Liberation
b)
The Liberator
c)
The Appeal
d)
The Garrison
113.
Which group began the first anti-slavery society?
a)
The abolitionists
b)
The Quakers
c)
The Radicals
d)
All of the above
114.
Who led the largest revolt in Virginia?
a)
Nat Tuner
b)
William Lloyd Garrison
c)
David Walker
d)
Maria Stewart
115.
Former slave who taught himself to read and write
a)
John Brown
b)
William Lloyd Garrison
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Harriet Tubman
116.
What new technology increased the demand for slavery in the South?
a)
interchangeable parts
b)
steel plow
c)
cotton gin
d)
cotton swab
117.
What effect did Nat Turner's uprising have on slaves after 1831?
a)
Virginia ended slavery altogehter
b)
More slave revolts happened that were successful
c)
More laws were passed to restrict slaves freedom
d)
Slave masters started being nicer
118.
Which answer best describes the Southern economy?
a)
The South decreased the amount of exports it sent to other countries
b)
Only states on coast grew economically
c)
The south became more industrial than the North
d)
The South's economy depended almost entirely on Cotton
119.
Which sentence best describes Nat Turner?
a)
Led slaves to freedom in the North
b)
Led a violent uprising against slave-owners
c)
He was arrested for planning a slave rebellion
d)
He seized the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry
120.
Which body of water forms the eastern border of the Louisiana Territory from the eastern part of the country that the US already owned?
a)
Oregon River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Tennessee River
121.
Which river did Lewis and Clark travel on for the majority of their journey?
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Clark River
c)
Colombia River
d)
Missouri River
122.
Who was Henry Clay?
a)
inventor of the steamboat
b)
created the first factory in the US
c)
led the War Hawks - wanted to punish Britain for seizing ships and impressing sailors
d)
created play doh
123.
Andrew Jackson calls the election of 1824 a “corrupt bargain” because of an alliance between which two men?
a)
John Q. Adams & John C. Calhoun
b)
John Q. Adams & Henry Clay
c)
Henry Clay & John C. Calhoun
d)
Coach Clack & Coach Stromie
124.
The US received what territory from the Adams-Onis Treaty?
a)
Texas
b)
Missouri
c)
Florida
125.
Who led operations to stop Seminole raids in Florida and Georgia?
a)
Horatio Gates
b)
George Rogers Clark
c)
Andrew Jackson
126.
The Oregon Country was was shared between the US and what nation as a result of the Convention of 1818?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Spain
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