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WorksheetsEOC REVIEW QUIZ
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which American was a model for the Enlightenment?
a)
Paul Revere
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
Benedict Arnold
2.
What was a part of the 19th Century Reform Movement?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Ratification of the 19th Amendment
c)
Public Education
d)
The Nullification Crisis
3.
What was a MAJOR factor in the creation of the Dust Bowl?
a)
Financial Security
b)
Widespread Drought
c)
Political Mismanagement
d)
Good Farming Practices
4.
What is the significance of the Mayflower Compact?
a)
It allowed voting rights for ALL settlers
b)
It transferred ownership of the colony to the Puritans
c)
It provided for an even distribution of food among the colonists
d)
It established a foundation for self-government
5.
What resulted from the outrage caused by the publication of Upton Sinclair's book The Jungle?
a)
The book was banned from libraries
b)
There was a backlash against labor union organizers
c)
There were further restrictions placed on civil liberties
d)
The federal government began oversight of the meat packing industry
6.
President Grover Cleveland stated, "Corporations, which should be the carefully restrained creatures of the law and the servants of the pople, are fast becoming the people's masters," Cleveland was referring to the growth of:
a)
Labor Unions
b)
Urban Centers
c)
The Textile Industry
d)
Monopolies and Trusts
7.
What was ONE philosophical difference between the Federalists and the Republicans?
a)
the disagreement over whether the President should serve for life
b)
a strong central government versus strong state governments
c)
the ability of the Federalists to lead the country in war
d)
the importance of checks and balances in government
8.
World War Two posters like the one shown here were used to:
a)
Convince the public the protest the war
b)
Rally homefront efforts to support the war
c)
Encourage Congress to declare war against Germany
d)
Require local banks to help finance the war
9.
During WW2 the federal government forced the relocation of thousands of Japanese, German, and Italian Americans into interment camps. Which statement BEST describes WW2 internment camps?
a)
Places where individuals willingly stayed for the course of the war
b)
Restrictions without cause on the civil liberties of individuals
c)
A way to protect the businesses and homes of immigrants
d)
Places where people were free to come and go as they pleased
10.
Why is Thomas Paine given credit for saving the independence movement?
a)
He led the Continental Army to victory at the Battle of Trenton
b)
His work, Common Sense, inspired colonists to fight for independence
c)
He wrote the 1781 Treaty of Paris ending the American Revolution
d)
He served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention
11.
Which statement describes the Battle of Yorktown?
a)
It allowed American and French forces to trap Cornwallis and 8,000 British troops
b)
It created a new alliance between Great Britain and Spain
c)
It was a significant British defeat over the Americans
d)
It was a surprise attack by British troops over cold and starving Continentals
12.
Why is Thomas Paine given credit for saving the independence movement?
a)
He led the Continental Army to victory at the Battle of Trenton
b)
His work, Common Sense, inspired colonists to fight for independence
c)
He wrote the 1781 Treaty of Paris ending the American Revolution
d)
He served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention
13.
What was the goal of the Declaration of Sentiments?
a)
Reform of public schools
b)
Labor Union Membership
c)
Abolition
d)
Voting Rights for Women
14.
What was the outcome of the Mexican-American War?
a)
Texas became a separate nation
b)
Mexico gained its independence from Spain
c)
The United States annexed 500,000 square miles of territory
d)
Americans began moving past the Louisiana Territory
15.
The political and social turmoil of 1968 included the assassination of which civil rights leader?
a)
A. Phillip Randolph
b)
Lyndon B. Johnson
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Monhandas Ghandi
16.
What was the MAIN reason for the War of 1812?
a)
The quest for westward expansion beyond the Mississippi River
b)
The establishment of a representative government in America
c)
The French fur trade in Canada and in Western United States
d)
The British policy of search and seizure of American ships
17.
What does the Great Awakening refer to?
a)
A belief in the importance of Great Britain to the colonies
b)
A religious revival occurring during the 1730s and 1740s
c)
An committee that supported the Enlightenment, especially John Locke
d)
A driving force in the formation of representative government
18.
What was the effect of the Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) decision?
a)
It unified the North in its support of slavery
b)
It prompted federal support of states' rights
c)
It incited further sectionalism in the country
d)
It resulted in other slaves petitioning the court for freedom
19.
The United States Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education (1954) overturned which principle upheld in the Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) decision?
a)
freedom of speech
b)
separate but equal
c)
clear and present danger
d)
right to petition the government
20.
Why did Congress pass the Sherman Anti-Trust Act in 1890?
a)
To end corporations as a form of business
b)
To prevent big business from creating monopolies
c)
To limit the amount of competition among small businesses
d)
To restrict the ability of Congress to control interstate commerce
21.
What response did the federal government have to the environmental movement?
a)
It reduced funding for environmental projects
b)
It built a series of dams to divert water from the Colorado River
c)
It created a federal agency (EPA) to address environmental problems
d)
It eliminated all recycling programs
22.
According to Enlightenment thinking the role of government is to:
a)
Have absolute rule over the people
b)
Protect the natural rights of citizens
c)
Protect the monarchy against rebellion
d)
Decide if natural rights applied to the people
23.
ALL of the following were leaders within the abolitionists movement EXCEPT:
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
The Grimke' Sisters
c)
John C. Calhoun
d)
William Lloyd Garrison
24.
What was the impact of the Ford assembly line in the 1920s?
a)
The assembly line proved to be an unsuccessful factory system
b)
The assembly line spurred legislation friendly to labor unions
c)
The assembly line revolutionized American manufacturing
d)
The assembly line helped to integrate the defense industry
25.
What document only symbolically freed Southern slaves, but created a moral focus for the Civil War?
a)
The 13th Amendment
b)
The Gettysburg Address
c)
The Emancipation Proclamation
d)
The Fugitive Slave Law
26.
What was President Nixon's policy to decrease Cold War tensions also known as?
a)
Detente
b)
The Arms Race
c)
Cold War Rhetoric
d)
Shuttle Diplomacy
27.
What was one of the purposes behind the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
a)
To establish federal voting rights
b)
To eliminate the segregation of public schools
c)
To outlaw discrimination based on race
d)
To create a database on immigration
28.
What can be said about George Washington as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army?
a)
He had amazing resolve and kept his troops inspired
b)
He lacked good leadership skills
c)
He was not able to convince his men to stay through the winter at Valley Forge
d)
He did not believe a professional army was neccessary to fight the British
29.
How did inventions such as Thomas Edison's phonograph and electric light change American life?
a)
They inspired such inventions as the John Deere plow
b)
They affected American leisure activities and industry
c)
They resulted in an expanded railroad network
d)
They encouraged the building of canals
30.
Which BEST describes the 1980s economic policy called Reaganomics?
a)
Reduce taxes, reduce social programs, deregulate businesses
b)
Expand business opportunities, expand social welfare
c)
Eliminate foreign aid, raise taxes on big business
d)
Reduce social programs, raise taxes on businesses, expand Medicare
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