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Total questions: 100
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1.
Which of the following was a major cause for the War of 1812?
a)
Federalism
b)
firing of soldiers
c)
consignment of sailors
d)
Impressment of sailors
2.
Which of the following exposed the weaknesses of the U.S. government under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Shay's Rebellion
b)
Chocolate Milk Rebellion
c)
Popularism
d)
Whiskey Rebellion
3.
The early colonists who worked for a specific number of years in exchange for their passage to America were called:
a)
slaves
b)
patrons
c)
indentured servants
d)
sharecroppers
4.
What advantage did the North LACK in fighting the Civil War?
a)
Population
b)
Industry
c)
Financial resources
d)
Defensive strategy
5.
The Bessemer process was a method of producing cheap
a)
Oil
b)
Steel
c)
electricity
d)
cotton cloth
6.
How many Branches of Government do we have in the US?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
7.
This means the sharing of power between the State and National Government
a)
Federalism
b)
Anti-Federalism
c)
Anarchism
d)
Constitutionalism
8.
Roger Sherman proposed the ________ to solve the representation issue.
a)
3/5 Compromise
b)
Great Compromise
c)
Articles Compromise
d)
Constitution Compromise
9.
This plan called for equal representation in the legislature
a)
New York Plan
b)
Virginia Plan
c)
Georgia Plan
d)
New Jersey Plan
10.
What is another word for two-house?
a)
quadcameral
b)
tricameral
c)
bicameral
d)
unicameral
11.
We have this to make sure no branch has power over the others
a)
Checks & Balances
b)
Weights & Measures
c)
President & Cabinet
d)
Military & Votes
12.
Which general surrendered during the battle of Yorktown?
a)
Lord Cornwallis
b)
Bernardo de Galvez
c)
Marquis de Lafayette
d)
George Washington
13.
Which was the first battle of the American revolution?
a)
Bunker Hill
b)
Saratoga
c)
Lexington and Concord
d)
Yorktown
14.
The Jamestown settlers made money by growing _______.
a)
tobacco and gold
b)
beans and rice
c)
rice and tobacco
d)
tobacco only
15.
which Amendment is related by the right of a speedy trial?
a)
2nd
b)
7th
c)
6th
d)
1st
16.
what is the meaning of the right to bear arms?
a)
you have the right to speedy trial
b)
freedom of speech
c)
to plead 5th
d)
allows all citizens to own a gun
17.
To plead 5th means _______.
a)
the right to a lawyer
b)
you have to right to remain silent
c)
the right to refuse to enter your house without a warrant
d)
a soldier can't demand to stay in your house
18.
A 20 year old college student starts his own newspaper which often prints articles making fun of the local mayor. The mayor is angry and gets his aides to take the papers off the stands before they can be distributed. The student takes the mayor to court, saying that he violated the ________ amendment.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
4th
d)
5th
19.
Which of the following was an effect of the transcontinental railroad?
a)
The population of the West increased.
b)
The nation shrunk in size.
c)
Utah and Nevada became heavily settled.
d)
Industrial development was stalled.
20.
Which settlement was the first permanent English settlement?
a)
Plymouth, Massachusetts
b)
Roanoke Island
c)
Jamestown, Va
d)
Fort Augustine, Fl
21.
How were the Americans able to defeat the British?
a)
Better trained soldiers
b)
Assistance of the French
c)
A superior navy
d)
Assistance of the Hessians
22.
What is the name of the southern most colony?
a)
South Carolina
b)
North Carolina
c)
Georgia
d)
Maryland
23.
What document signaled the official end of the war?
a)
Common Sense
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Rights of Man
24.
Who is elected through the electoral college process?
a)
Senator
b)
House of Representatives
c)
President
d)
Supreme Court Justice
25.
Which of the following is NOT a condition of the Compromise of 1850?
a)
California joins as a free state.
b)
Ended selling of slaves in Washington D.C.
c)
Maine was admitted as a free state.
d)
A new Fugitive Slave Act was passed.
26.
Compromise needed to preserve balance between slave and free states.
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Decision
27.
Which of the following were victorious in the Civil War?
a)
The Union
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
The South
d)
The Rebels
28.
"To set free" is the definition of which word?
a)
Enumerate
b)
Emancipate
c)
Enunciate
d)
Encriminate
29.
The leader of the Union Army who won the battle of Vicksburg and later went on to be President, was:
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
US Grant
c)
George McClellan
d)
Robert E. Lee
30.
Who was:
•President from 1913-1921 •Advocate for women’s suffrage •President during WWI •Proposed Fourteen Points as a basis for post-war peace •Supported U.S. membership in League of Nations; U.S. failed to join
•President from 1913-1921 •Advocate for women’s suffrage •President during WWI •Proposed Fourteen Points as a basis for post-war peace •Supported U.S. membership in League of Nations; U.S. failed to join
a)
President Wilson
b)
President Truman
c)
President Taft
d)
President Roosevelt
31.
Who was:
•President from 1945-1953•Used atomic weapons against Japan to bring WWII to an end •Assisted in the founding of the United Nations •Executed policy to contain communism
•President from 1945-1953•Used atomic weapons against Japan to bring WWII to an end •Assisted in the founding of the United Nations •Executed policy to contain communism
a)
President Wilson
b)
President Truman
c)
President Roosevelt
d)
President Obama
32.
Who was:
•President from 1932-1945 (elected to 4 terms) •Pulled country out of Great Depression with New Deal •Declared war on Japan after bombing of Pearl Harbor – U.S.entered WWII •Worked closely with Winston Churchill during WWII
•President from 1932-1945 (elected to 4 terms) •Pulled country out of Great Depression with New Deal •Declared war on Japan after bombing of Pearl Harbor – U.S.entered WWII •Worked closely with Winston Churchill during WWII
a)
President Woodrow Wilson
b)
President Harry Truman
c)
President Howard Taft
d)
President Franklin Roosevelt
33.
Who was:
•Arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white person
•Her actions led to Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-56) which led to integrated buses and thrust her into the national spotlight
•Arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white person
•Her actions led to Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955-56) which led to integrated buses and thrust her into the national spotlight
a)
Rosa Parks
b)
Betty Friedan
c)
Phyllis Schlafly
d)
Jane Addams
34.
Who was:
•Conducted hearings to identify Communists he claimed infiltrated U.S. government •No proof of his allegations ever provided •Led to a "witch" hunt for Communists
•Conducted hearings to identify Communists he claimed infiltrated U.S. government •No proof of his allegations ever provided •Led to a "witch" hunt for Communists
a)
Joseph McCarthy
b)
Dwight Eisenhower
c)
Harry Truman
d)
John Pershing
35.
What did the Louisiana Purchase do for the United States?
a)
Tripled its size
b)
Doubled its size
c)
decreased its size
d)
Divided it by pi
36.
Who was:
•Clergyman, activist & leader in the Civil Rights Movement •Used nonviolent civil disobedience (influenced by Gandhi) •Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955) •Letter from Birmingham Jail (1963) •March on Washington (1963)
•Clergyman, activist & leader in the Civil Rights Movement •Used nonviolent civil disobedience (influenced by Gandhi) •Montgomery Bus Boycott (1955) •Letter from Birmingham Jail (1963) •March on Washington (1963)
a)
Hector Garcia
b)
Thurgood Marshall
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr
d)
Malcolm X
37.
Who was:
•President from 1961-1963 •Supported Space Race – John Glenn orbited earth •Embarrassed by Bay of Pigs Invasion (unsuccessful attempt to overthrow Castro) •Created Alliance for Progress & Peace Corp – programs to promote progress in under-developed countries to discourage the spread of communism •Avoided nuclear showdown – Cuban Missile Crisis
•President from 1961-1963 •Supported Space Race – John Glenn orbited earth •Embarrassed by Bay of Pigs Invasion (unsuccessful attempt to overthrow Castro) •Created Alliance for Progress & Peace Corp – programs to promote progress in under-developed countries to discourage the spread of communism •Avoided nuclear showdown – Cuban Missile Crisis
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
John J. Pershing
d)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
38.
United States involvement in the Korean War was part of its policy of
a)
containment.
b)
isolationism.
c)
Big Stick diplomacy
d)
mutual assured destruction
39.
The successful launch of the Sputnik satellite by the Soviet Union in 1957 led to
a)
the creation of an effective space-based missile defense system
b)
the discovery of the effects of low gravity on nuclear weapons
c)
a major effort by the United States to improve math and science education
d)
. the defeat of Richard M. Nixon by John F. Kennedy in the 1960 presidential election
40.
Increased automobile use in the 1950s motivated President Dwight Eisenhower to create
a)
a standardized driving test
b)
a fuel emissions standard
c)
automobile safety standards
d)
. the interstate highway system
41.
Which of the following leaders during the Civil Rights era beginning in 1947 is BEST known for advocating non-violent demonstrations?
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
W. E. B. Du Bois
c)
Malcolm X
d)
Booker T. Washington
42.
The purpose of the Manhattan Project was to
a)
provide economic aid to Latin American countries
b)
develop atomic weapons for the U.S. military
c)
bring about an end to poverty in U.S. urban areas.
d)
offer assistance to relocated European refugees
43.
Many Americans opposed the 1941 Lend-Lease Act because they feared it would
a)
draw the United States into the war in Europe
b)
cause the country to fall into an economic recession
c)
be declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court
d)
place the United States in violation of the Versailles Treaty
44.
What was the goal of the Marshall Plan of 1947?
a)
to relax tensions with the Soviet Union and China
b)
to aid the economic recovery of European nations
c)
to rebuild the U.S. military after the defeat of Nazi Germany
d)
to expand the U.S. highway system at the start of the Cold War
45.
During the second half of the 1920s, which economic trend was a major cause of the Great Depression?
a)
deficits in the federal budget
b)
reductions in tariff rates
c)
creation of national and state sales taxes
d)
overproduction and under-consumption
46.
Which of these was a PRIMARY cause of the Dust Bowl?
a)
the overworking of farmlands in the Great Plains
b)
a decrease in demand of agricultural goods
c)
low dairy prices in the Midwest
d)
the Great Depression
47.
The term Hooverville refers to
a)
new subdivisions of homes that were constructed during the .land boom of the early−1920s
b)
the tent cities that thousands of soldiers inhabited while fighting in France in World War I
c)
the popular name for shanty towns that were common during the Great Depression
d)
the homes that were constructed for the poor during the New Deal
48.
The growth of communism in the United States during the early 1900s directly led to
a)
a reform of labor laws
b)
a restriction of immigration
c)
an extreme decline in nationalism
d)
an increased public support of unions
49.
What was the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s?
a)
a program of urban renewal among various ethnic groups begun in New York City
b)
a period of musical, artistic, and literary productivity among African Americans in New York City
c)
the integration of African Americans into colleges and universities throughout the nation
d)
a set of political reforms and social programs supported by African American politicians in New York City
50.
The PRIMARY goal of Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points was to
a)
establish European navigational rights to the Atlantic and Baltic
b)
impede nations from entering into international alliances
c)
punish Germans for participation in World War I
d)
prevent another international war
51.
Which statement is MOST true about many African Americans during World War I
a)
They protested discrimination in the U.S. Army
b)
They left the rural South for jobs in the North
c)
They purchased large numbers of farms in the Midwest
d)
They left the United States for Liberia and Sierra Leone
52.
Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?
a)
Legislative branch
b)
the president
c)
the states
d)
national government
53.
Define Ratify
a)
to be neutral
b)
to disagree
c)
to strongly appose to
d)
to agree to
54.
The Constitutional Convention was convened to...
a)
write the Treaty of Paris.
b)
get all the signers of the Declaration together to celebrate.
c)
decide who would fight Daniel Shay.
d)
improve the Articles of Confederation.
55.
The New Jersey Plan was supported by _____ states and the Virginia Plan was supported by _____ states
a)
northern; southern
b)
large; small
c)
southern; northern
d)
small; large
56.
What plan called for a two house legislature with representation based on population?
a)
New York Plan
b)
New Jersey Plan
c)
Virginia Plan
d)
Georgia Plan
57.
What is the first paragraph of the Constitution called?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Preamble
58.
Which branch consists of the President and the Vice President?
a)
Legislative
b)
Congress
c)
Judicial
d)
Executive
59.
Guarantees the freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly and the right to petition government.
a)
1st
b)
4th
c)
9th
d)
10th
60.
This means the sharing of power between the State and National Government
a)
Federalism
b)
Anti-Federalism
c)
Anarchism
d)
Constitutionalism
61.
The ______ would have two representatives from each state
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Presidency
c)
Articles
d)
Senate
62.
How many Branches of Government do we have in the US?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
63.
The highest court in the United States is the
a)
A) District Court
b)
B) Supreme Court
c)
C) State Court
d)
D) Military Court
64.
What is the purpose of the United States Bill of Rights?
a)
To provide more power to the national government
b)
To protect individual rights of the people
c)
To grant powers to the states
d)
To establish the rule of law
65.
What is a change or addition to the Constitution called?
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
amendment
c)
Congress
d)
Electoral College
66.
Who is the "Father of the Constitution"?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
James Madison
d)
Benjamin Franklin
67.
Who was the President of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
68.
Which of the following phrases from the Preamble is best described by saying: "We should have a military to protect us!"
a)
common defense
b)
domestic tranquility
c)
perfect union
d)
liberty
69.
The Great Compromise was the agreement between which two plans?
a)
New York/NewJersey
b)
Illinois/Iowa
c)
Virginia/New Jersey
d)
Virginia/Pennsylvania
70.
The AOC failed because it gave too much power to the _______ and not enough to the _________
a)
states/federal government
b)
federal government/states
c)
people/constitution
d)
unified/Britain
71.
What replaced the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
United States Constitution
d)
The President of the United States
72.
Which compromise was about how population should be counted?
a)
3/5ths Compromise
b)
Electoral College Compromise
c)
Great Compromise
d)
Bill of Rights Compromise
73.
Which amendment protects your property by requiring police to have a warrant?
a)
1st
b)
4th
c)
7th
d)
10th
74.
In the era of the "Muckrakers," Ida Tarbell became known for exposing the abuses of
a)
the oil industry.
b)
the steel industry
c)
the Federal government
d)
state and local governments
75.
Consider the following headlines: “Missouri Compromise Allows Two New States into the Union” “Congress Agrees to Compromise of 1850” “Popular Sovereignty Adopted Under Kansas- Nebraska Act”
Which issue is reflected in these headlines?
Which issue is reflected in these headlines?
a)
status of slavery in the territories and states
b)
growth of agriculture on the Great Plains
c)
clash of federal and state powers
d)
conflicts with foreign nations over the West
76.
The Confederate defeat at Vicksburg was important because it
a)
ended the last major Confederate invasion of the North
b)
resulted in the Confederacy being split in half along the Mississippi River
c)
caused Jefferson Davis to resign as president of the Confederacy.
d)
forced Robert E. Lee to leave Virginia and take command in the West
77.
Why did the Dred Scott decision upset people in the northern states
a)
It removed all limits to the spread of slavery
b)
It increased the likelihood that the slave trade would be reestablished.
c)
It increased the likelihood that the southern states would secede from the Union
d)
It weakened support for Abraham Lincoln's selection as a Republican candidate
78.
Which of the following BEST describes African Americans and the right to vote in the South in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
a)
African Americans had the right to vote in theory, but in practice they were often prevented from voting by various means.
b)
African Americans had the right to vote, but they generally chose not to participate in politics
c)
African Americans who were former slaves or their descendants could not vote
d)
African Americans were guaranteed the right to vote by federal troops
79.
The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was primarily meant to
a)
Grant citizenship to all people born in the U.S.
b)
end the institution of slavery in the United States
c)
allow former slaves the right to vote
d)
allow women the right to vote
80.
Samuel Gompers founded this labor union in the late nineteenth century, attempting to organize skilled workers to resist abuses by management.
a)
The Knights of Labor
b)
The National Labor Union
c)
The American Federation of Labor
d)
The Congress of Industrial Organizations
81.
Congress wanted to impeach President Andrew Johnson because
a)
he violated the Tenure of Office Act
b)
he supported the southern Black Codes
c)
he threatened to wage war against Spain
d)
of his conciliatory policies toward southern states
82.
The Pullman Strike of 1894 was an important event in the history of organized labor because it showed that
a)
the Federal government was willing to back the concerns of working−class people instead of backing giant corporations.
b)
unions were powerful enough to break the restrictions placed on them by management and the regulations set by Congress.
c)
the needs and concerns of union members mattered less to the government than the needs and concerns of industrial executives.
d)
unions were infiltrated by anarchists after people were killed during the strike in Chicago, Illinois
83.
Founded by Jane Addams in 1889 in Chicago, Hull House was intended to
a)
protest the Army’s treatment of Native Americans in the frontier
b)
provide services to newly arrived immigrants to the United States
c)
raise awareness to the plight of the rural poor in the United States
d)
lobby Congress to limit the number of poor immigrants to the United States
84.
How was the settlement of Virginia different from the settlement of Massachusetts
a)
Massachusetts was created as a haven for Quakers from England
b)
Virginia was settled primarily for economic reasons rather than to escape religious persecution
c)
Virginia was created as a haven for Native American to escape persecution by English colonists
d)
Massachusetts was settled primarily for economic reasons rather than to escape religious persecution
85.
Which economic policy was based on the idea that the American colonies existed primarily to provide an economic benefit for Great Britain
a)
mercantilism
b)
socialism
c)
free trade
d)
laissez-faire capitalism
86.
The Declaration of Independence is BEST described as
a)
description of a new institutional framework for democratic government
b)
a formal announcement of war between the colonies and Great Britain
c)
an explanation of why the colonies were dissolving political connections to Britain
d)
a statement that the United States would not become involved in foreign affairs
87.
The main purpose for writing the Declaration of Independence was to
a)
declare war on Great Britain
b)
force France to support the Revolutionary War
c)
convince Great Britain to abolish slavery.
d)
state the colonists’ reasons for separating from Great Britain
88.
Which document included John Locke’s idea that people have the right to overthrow an oppressive government
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Northwest Ordinance
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Bill of Rights
89.
Most anti-Federalists changed from opponents to supporters of the Constitution after they were promised
a)
a bill of rights
b)
term limits on the office of president
c)
good relations with Native Americans
d)
less taxes
90.
The completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 allowed cheaper freight travel by water between Buffalo and
a)
Boston
b)
Baltimore
c)
New York City
d)
Washington, D.C.
91.
"You have secured to us the free navigation of the Mississippi. You have procured an immense and fertile country: and all these great blessings are obtained without bloodshed." This quotation refers to
a)
the Louisiana Purchase.
b)
gains from the Black Hawk War
c)
the loss of British forts in the West
d)
the annexation of Texas.
92.
The nullification confrontation of 1832-1833 between President Andrew Jackson and South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun concerned.
a)
Jackson’s attempts to abolish slavery in the South
b)
Calhoun’s claim that a state has the power to ignore federal laws
c)
the constitutionality of the second Bank of the United States
d)
whether slavery would be allowed in western territories
93.
The Declaration of Sentiments, adopted during the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848, is most closely associated with the rights of
a)
immigrants
b)
women
c)
enslaved persons
d)
Native Americans
94.
The emerging idea in the mid−1800's that the United States should control the land between the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean was known as
a)
American Destiny
b)
American System
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Mutual Obligation
95.
What is the 6th amendment
a)
Protects the right to keep and bear arms.
b)
Right to a speedy and public trail.
c)
Freedom of speech
d)
Provides for the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases, according to common law.
96.
What is Amendment Number 10
a)
Prohibits quartering of soldiers in private homes without the owner's consent during peacetime.
b)
Protects the right to keep and bear arms.
c)
Reinforces the principle of federalism by stating that the federal government possesses only those powers delegated to it by the states or the people through the Constitution.
d)
Protects rights not enumerated in the Constitution.
97.
What Amendment State no Cruel punishments.
a)
1
b)
10
c)
6
d)
8
98.
What Amendment states that you have the right to trial by jury in certain civil cases.
a)
7
b)
9
c)
3
d)
10
99.
What Amendment states you have the right to bear arms
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
100.
What is the 3rd Amendment
a)
Freedom of speech
b)
You can not be tried for the same crime twice until a grand jury has seen your case
c)
The government cannot send soldiers to live in private homes without the permission of the owners.
d)
A jury trial is needed for civil cases.
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