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WorksheetsU.S. History Review
Total questions: 93
Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins
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1.
How did Missouri’s application as a slave state in 1819 challenge U.S. law?
a)
It did not have a state constitution.
b)
States west of the Mississippi River were to be slave states.
c)
It did not have the population required for statehood.
d)
States north of the Ohio River were to be free states.
2.
Which was a fear of Southern senators if there were more free states than slave states?
a)
losing respect
b)
losing tax revenue
c)
losing voting power
d)
losing future elections
3.
What was an effect of the Missouri Compromise?
a)
It temporarily ended the slavery debate.
b)
It required Southern states to pay higher taxes.
c)
It led to the South seceding from the Union.
d)
It upset the balance of slave and free states in the Union.
4.
What was the significance of the 36˚30´ parallel?
a)
It separated the North from the South.
b)
It indicated the northern border of Missouri.
c)
It showed the borders of the United States.
d)
It indicated where slavery was allowed and banned.
5.
According to the Wilmot Proviso of 1846, in which area was slavery banned?
a)
Southern states
b)
Northern states
c)
Louisiana Territory
d)
land acquired from Mexico
6.
In what way did the Compromise of 1850 appease the South?
a)
It created new taxes for railroad construction.
b)
It provided an end to the slave trade in Washington, D.C.
c)
It included a law requiring the return of escaped slaves.
d)
It required the Underground Railway to be disbanded.
7.
Which two people worked together to balance the interests of the North and the South with regard to slavery?
a)
Daniel Webster and Henry Clay
b)
James Polk and John Quincy Adams
c)
Nat Turner and John Brown
d)
Charles Sumner and Stephen A. Douglas
8.
All of these were reasons the Fugitive Slave Law failed except:
a)
many slaves moved to Canada.
b)
Northerners refused to obey the law.
c)
hounded slave catchers returned to the South.
d)
plantation owners did not want returned slaves.
9.
What was the impact of the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
a)
It created a slave revolt in Kentucky.
b)
It turned many more people against slavery.
c)
Congress agreed that slavery should be abolished.
d)
The South became more resolved to secede from the Union.
10.
How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act nullify the Missouri Compromise?
a)
It changed the borders of Missouri.
b)
It required that all of Missouri be free.
c)
It allowed slavery in new Northern territories.
d)
It established new interstate trade rules.
11.
Which of these was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
a)
It led to a violent struggle over slavery in Kansas.
b)
It settled the slavery issue in Nebraska.
c)
It calmed the country's dispute over slavery.
d)
It required that the new territories would be free states.
12.
What was the Supreme Court’s decision in the Dred Scott case?
a)
that slavery diminished the national character
b)
that African American rights were protected by the Constitution
c)
that African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court
d)
that slavery should be abolished by executive order
13.
What did John Brown hope to achieve by his raid at Harpers Ferry?
a)
to create a slave rebellion that would bring an end to slavery
b)
to bring attention to the conflict between the North and the South
c)
to bring the two sides together to form a new compromise
d)
to create a revolution that would lead to a war between the states
14.
How did the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 impact Lincoln’s political future?
a)
He won the senate race in Illinois.
b)
He became known throughout the nation.
c)
He was seen as a poor candidate for public office.
d)
He felt discouraged and removed himself from politics for a time.
15.
What was apparent following the presidential election of 1860?
a)
The nation was divided over slavery.
b)
Lincoln was popular throughout the nation.
c)
There was little support for abolitionists in the North.
d)
Southern states were eager to abolish slavery.
16.
Which event turned the secession crisis into a civil war?
a)
the election of Abraham Lincoln
b)
South Carolina's shelling of Fort Sumter
c)
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
d)
Preston Brooks's attack on Charles Sumner
17.
This fiery, dramatic preacher helped launch the Second Great Awakening.
a)
Nat Turner
b)
Charles Grandison Finney
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
David Walker
18.
During the Second Great Awakening these were highly emotional church meetings.
a)
revivals
b)
baptisms
c)
concerts
d)
readings
19.
In the decision in the case involving the liberty of ____, an African American, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, ____, handed down the decision stating that slaves did not have the rights of citizens.
a)
Nat Turner; John Marshall
b)
Frederick Douglass; Roger B. Taney
c)
Dred Scott; Roger B. Taney
d)
Dred Scott; John Marshall
20.
Civil disobedience was formulated by _____.
a)
Charles Grandison Finney
b)
Henry David Thoreau
c)
Nat Turner
d)
William Lloyd Garrison
21.
The ____ allowed California to be admitted to the Union as a free state and allowed others in the Utah and New Mexico territories to decide about slavery.
a)
Compromise of 1820
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Dred Scott Decision
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
22.
According to the ____, Congress could not forbid slavery in any territory because it would interfere with a slaveholder's right to own property.
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
Dred Scott Decision
c)
Know-Nothing Party
d)
Plessy vs Ferguson Case
23.
The formal withdrawal of a state from the Union is known as ___.
a)
confederacy
b)
compromise
c)
secession
d)
popular sovereignty
24.
What was the result of passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
a)
several years of peace on the issue of slavery
b)
the end of the political career of Stephen Douglas
c)
popular sovereignty for Kansas and Nebraska
d)
a reaffirmation of the Missouri Compromise
25.
A new philosophy formulated by Ralph Waldo Emerson, that emphasized the value of the simple life and the truth found in nature.
a)
Romanticism
b)
Transcendentalism
c)
Second Great Awakening
d)
Utopia
26.
In general, this term means "a complete doing away with," which is how it came to be the name of the movement to outlaw slavery.
a)
antebellum
b)
emancipation
c)
abolition
d)
civil disobedience
27.
This person was a former slave, chose a new name for herself when she began traveling around the country to speak out against slavery.
a)
Sarah and Angelina Grimke
b)
Lucretia Mott
c)
Hariett Tubman
d)
Sojourner Truth
28.
This religious movement that swept the nation shortly after 1790 is known as ________.
a)
Great Awakening
b)
Transcendentalism
c)
Second Great Awakening
d)
Utopia
29.
This is a community that is to be the "perfect place."
a)
Utopian
b)
Transcendentalist
c)
Romanticist
d)
Shaker
30.
Born into slavery, this great writer and speaker escaped to the North, where he worked to achieve freedom of slaves through nonviolent means.
a)
William Lloyd Garrison
b)
Nat Turner
c)
David Walker
d)
Frederick Douglass
31.
This escaped slave remained in the South because he felt that he was called by God to organize his fellow slaves in a fight for freedom. He was captured, tried, convicted, and hanged for his role in a rebellion.
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
William Lloyd Garrison
c)
Henry David Thoreau
d)
Nat Turner
32.
The ___, which gets its name from a word meaning "self-restraint," attempted to prohibit the drinking of alcoholic beverages.
a)
civil disobedience
b)
temperance movement
c)
utopian community
d)
antebellum
33.
The time period before the Civil War in the South.
a)
prehistoric
b)
precivil war
c)
antebellum
d)
utopia
34.
When ____ found herself excluded from an anti-slavery convention in London because she was a woman, she planned with Lucretia Mott to form a society for women's rights.
a)
Sarah Grimke
b)
Catharine Beecher
c)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
d)
Sojourner Truth
35.
Why did the South's dependence on a single cash crop after the Civil War hurt the region?
a)
The labor force in the South was growing too quickly.
b)
There was little investment in industries other than agriculture.
c)
The price of labor was rising faster than the price of cotton.
d)
The supply of cotton was approximately equal to demand.
36.
What was one effect of the Industrial Revolution in the United States?
a)
Many more goods were imported.
b)
The government lowered taxes.
c)
The number of people working as farmers increased.
d)
The cost of many goods made in the United States decreased.
37.
What is the most likely definition of the French term laissez-faire?
a)
"Be Just"
b)
"Obey the rules"
c)
"Allow to Act"
d)
"Work Quickly"
38.
European Enlightenment philosopher who believed that humans have 3 natural rights Life, Liberty, and Property. Believed in a social contract to form a government to protect those 3 rights. (heavily influenced Thomas Jefferson and the writing of the Declaration of Independence);
a)
2. William Penn
b)
5. Anne Hutchinson
c)
3. John Locke
d)
4. Thomas Hooker
39.
leader of puritan group that migrated to Connecticut. Influenced the writing of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.
a)
4. Thomas Hoooker
b)
7. Charles de Montesqueiu
c)
6. William Blackstone
d)
5. Anne Hutchinson
40.
founded a colony in present day Pennsylvania where Quakers could live and make political decisions according to their religious beliefs. Created an elected legislature as a feature of Pennsylvania’s self government.
a)
2. William Penn
b)
1. Eliza Lucas Pickney
c)
3. John Locke
d)
4. Thomas Hooker
41.
was Banished form Massachusetts for teaching that God spoke to people directly not just through the bible, like Puritans believed. Moved to Rhode Island and founded Portsmouth.
a)
5. Anne Hutchinson
b)
1. Eliza Lucas Pickney
c)
3. John Locke
d)
7. Charles de Montesquieu
42.
Who wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense"?
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Richard Henry Lee
c)
John Locke
d)
Benedict Arnold
43.
Who was the main author of the Declaration?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James Madison
d)
John Hancock
44.
What British philosopher did Jefferson borrow ideas from?
a)
William Pitt
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
John Locke
d)
Sir William Howe
45.
What was the colonists last effort to avoid declaring independence?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Common Sense
c)
Olive Branch Petition
d)
Declaration of Rights
46.
Who did NOT serve on the committee that wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
John Adams
d)
Richard Henry Lee
47.
What is Part I of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Preamble
b)
List of Grievances
c)
Natural Rights
d)
Resolution of Independence
48.
Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Hancock
d)
Richard Henry Lee
49.
Practice of appointing people to government jobs based on loyalty
a)
Nepotism
b)
Spoils System
c)
Spoils Cabinet
d)
Loyal System
50.
The forced journey of the Cherokee people from the Georgia homeland to Indian Territory became known as
a)
the Great Migration
b)
the Great Removal
c)
the Native American Trail
d)
the Trail of Tears
51.
Andrew Jackson disliked the national bank and attacked it because
a)
the bank's leaders had opposed him in the election of 1824.
b)
he thought the bank's policies favored the wealthy and hurt the average person.
c)
most of the bank's supporters in Congress also supported the doctrine of nullification.
d)
All of these
52.
Group of immigrants that moved to America due to a potato famine
a)
Irish
b)
German
c)
Middle Eastern
d)
Scottish
53.
A revival that wanted to reorganize religion because they believed it was weakening
a)
Protestant Revival
b)
First Great Awakening
c)
Second Great Awakening
d)
Christian Revival
54.
Which Supreme Court Case did Chief Justice John Marshal disagree with Andrew Jackson?
a)
Marbury v Madison
b)
Gibbons v Ogden
c)
McCulloch v Maryland
d)
Worcester v Georgia
55.
Why did Jackson dislike the National Bank?
a)
He felt it favored the common people over the wealthy
b)
He felt it did not help the government save money
c)
He felt it favored the wealthy over the common people
d)
He felt it was too friendly to foreign nations rather than the US
56.
What is suffrage?
a)
the right to vote
b)
the act of suffering
c)
anything that is disliked or hated
d)
limiting voting
57.
Who walked on the Trail of Tears?
a)
Cherokee people
b)
Texas people
c)
Slaves
d)
The Iron Horse
58.
Who walked on the Trail of Tears?
a)
Cherokee people
b)
Texas people
c)
Slaves
d)
The Iron Horse
59.
Many of his opponents would have agreed with the cartoon’s portrayal of Jackson Because it suggests that ---
a)
A. he was not really the common man that many people thought him to be
b)
A. he has used the spoils system to gain wealth and influence in the government
c)
A. the executive branch of government became too powerful during his presidency
d)
A. the leaders of other countries had too much influence in the American government
60.
What is "nullification"?
a)
Power of the national government to pass laws in the states
b)
Power of the Supreme Court to appoint a new president
c)
Power of the states to ignore a national law
d)
Power of the states to appoint a new president
61.
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move
a)
to Oklahoma
b)
to Florida
c)
to the Louisiana Purchase
d)
to Canada
62.
Crisis where South Carolina threatens to leave the Union.
a)
Crisis of 1833
b)
Nullification Crisis
c)
The South Carolina Crisis
d)
Abomination Crisis
63.
Who led the most successful slave rebellion in the United States?
a)
Gabriel Prosser
b)
Denmark Vesey
c)
John Brown
d)
Nat Turner
64.
Tariffs caused the price of ____ to go up.
a)
foreign goods
b)
american made goods
c)
ice cream
d)
slaves
65.
What did Jackson do that ended the nullification crisis?
a)
passed a higher tariff
b)
fired his Vice President
c)
burned down every home in South Carolina
d)
threatened to use Army to enforce the law
66.
Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?
a)
the north
b)
the south
c)
the west
d)
Alaska
67.
Jackson replaced many federal workers and gave jobs to people who supported him during his election bid. This system of rewarding supporters is known as…
a)
The Landslide
b)
The Suffrage System
c)
The Spoils System
d)
The Spoiled Rotten System
68.
During the 1820s and 1830s, their was an expansion of voting rights by lowering property requirements. This allowed more people to vote and became known as
a)
Jacksonian Conventions
b)
Jacksonian America
c)
Jacksonia
d)
Jacksonian Democarcy
69.
Which state said they wouldn‘t pay the new tariff and passed the Nullification act?
a)
North Carolina
b)
South Carolina
c)
Virginia
d)
Georgia
70.
To nullify a law means …
a)
to agree to the law
b)
to secede.
c)
to void or cancel the law.
d)
to vote on the law.
71.
Why did Southerners oppose tariffs?
a)
tariffs helped out the north.
b)
tariffs made European countries like Britain happy.
c)
tariffs hurt the southern manufacturers.
d)
tariffs increased the price of goods they needed from Europe & caused their goods to be tariffed as well.
72.
What is an abomination?
a)
a horrible, hateful thing
b)
the Boston Celtics
c)
a wonderful thing
d)
a type of tariff
73.
Who quit their job because they were against the tariff?
a)
President Andrew Jackson
b)
Vice President John Calhoun
c)
Nicholas Biddle
d)
Powerball winners
74.
Who liked and wanted high tariffs?
a)
the South
b)
the North
c)
the West
d)
Britain
75.
Utah, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, and Nevada were all states that joined the US as a result of what?
a)
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b)
The Annexation of Texas
c)
The Mexican Cession
d)
The Joint Resolution
76.
Where did Birmingham Young lead the Mormons?
a)
To Mexico for gold.
b)
To California for land.
c)
To Utah to escape persecution.
d)
To Canada for the fur trade.
77.
Land granted from one country to another country is what?
a)
Public lands
b)
Cession
c)
Joint Resolution
d)
Annexation
78.
Texans fight for independence against what country?
a)
United States
b)
Mexico
c)
France
d)
Great Britain
79.
Utah is mostly settled by what people?
a)
Mormons
b)
Christians
c)
Native Americans
d)
Mountain men and fur trappers
80.
What pull factor caused the first large group of Asian immigrants to settle in the U.S.?
a)
They were escaping economic suffering in China.
b)
They were seeking fortunes in the California Gold Rush.
c)
They wanted to establish profitable cotton plantations in Florida.
d)
They were sent by the Chinese government to claim Oregon.
81.
With which treaty did the British and the U.S. divide their territory along the 49th parallel?
a)
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
b)
The Adams-Onis Treaty
c)
The Fifty-Four Forty or Fight Treaty
d)
The Oregon Treaty
82.
Worcester vs. Georgia ruled that
a)
The states could make laws governing the Cherokee
b)
That the federal government ruled the Cherokee
c)
The Cherokee could rule themselves
d)
The Supreme Court ruled the Cherokee
83.
"Any European action in Latin America would be seen as a hostile act" is part of the...
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
Adams-Onis Treaty
84.
Which was NOT an improvement in transportation made during the 1800's
a)
Canals
b)
Railroads
c)
A National Road
d)
Automobiles
85.
What was the effect of the Supreme Court ruling, Worcester v. Georgia?
a)
Federalist party popularity grew
b)
Georgia claimed Cherokee lands and forced the removal of Cherokees
c)
Cherokees were able to stay on their land as long as a fee was paid
d)
All political parties ended
86.
How did Andrew Jackson respond to the Supreme Court ruling that Georgia did not have legal authority over the Cherokees living in the state?
a)
ignoring the ruling
b)
respecting the ruling
c)
asking Congress to change the ruling
87.
In Worcester v. Georgia, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that:
a)
The Cherokees must cede their land to the U.S.
b)
The Cherokees had to trade their land for clothing
c)
The Cherokees could keep their land
d)
The Cherokees must travel the trail of tears
88.
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
89.
Results of the U.S. Mexican War
-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United States.
-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.
-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present day states.
Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?
-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United States.
-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.
-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present day states.
Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Adams-Onis Treaty
c)
Treaty of Jefferson
d)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
90.
Oregon Trail
a)
a route used during the US migration westward
b)
a person who went to California for the gold rush
c)
a giving up ( as in territory or rights ) to another
d)
a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
91.
Mormons moved from New York to the West in the early 1830s in order to
a)
obey the Book of Mormon
b)
prosper in the fur trade
c)
seek out religious freedom
d)
gold
92.
President Jackson refused to annex Texas at first because doing so would have
a)
upset the balance between free and slave states.
b)
admitted to the British that western expansion had ended.
c)
gone against the wishes of Congress.
93.
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?
a)
It led to war.
b)
It doubled the nation's size.
c)
It limited trade opportunities.
d)
It led to the discovery of a water route across the country.
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