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WorksheetsU.S. History review to 1877
Total questions: 169
Worksheet time: 3hrs 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Economic system in which England controlled trade of the
colonies
colonies
a)
mercantilism
b)
merchandise
c)
trade
d)
barter
2.
To withdraw/leave formally from an alliance, federation, or association, as from a political union, a religious organization, etc.
a)
success
b)
pretension
c)
ascension
d)
Secession
3.
When individual people and not the government control the economy; people decide what to make, sell and buy. (Alexander Hamil-
ton)
ton)
a)
mercantilism
b)
N.A.F.T.A.
c)
Free enterprise System
d)
Barter
4.
Jamestown was founded; 1st permanent English Settlement
a)
1607
b)
1492
c)
1762
d)
1907
5.
Plymouth was founded-Pilgrims traveled to Plymouth & signed Mayflower Compact to establish self-government
a)
1762
b)
1620
c)
1807
6.
Signed by many pilgrims, helped establish the idea of self government.
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
1763 Compromise
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Mayflower Compact
7.
1st representative assembly in North
America
America
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Virginia House of Burgesses
c)
Constitution
d)
Great Compromise
8.
Which colonies make up the MIDDLE COLONIES?
a)
New York (NY), New Jersey (NJ), Pennsylvania (PA), Delaware (DE)
b)
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
c)
Virginia, The Carolinas, Georgia
d)
Louisiana (LA), California (CA), Pennsylvania (PA)
9.
Which colonies were included in the SOUTHERN COLONIES?
a)
Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Hampshire
b)
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
c)
New Jersey (NJ), California (CA), Massachusetts (MA), New England
d)
Virginia (VA), Maryland (MD), N. Carolina (NC), S. Carolina (SC), Georgia (GA)
10.
Farmers in the Southern Colonies grew crops on _________ & used __________ to do the work so they could grow CASH CROPS cheaply.
a)
farms; indentured servants
b)
plantations; slaves
c)
fields; workers
d)
rice fields; immigrants
11.
Term used to refer to the trade that involved shipping goods from Britain to West Africa to be exchanged for slaves, these slaves being shipped to the West Indies and exchanged for sugar, rum, and other commodities, which were in turn shipped back to Britain.
a)
Trail of Tears
b)
3/5 compromise
c)
Quarterly Compromise
d)
Triangular Trade
12.
~British colonists wanted to take over French land in North America.
~ British soldiers fought against French soldiers and Native Americans.
~Native Americans joined against the British because they were afraid the British would take over their land.
~ British soldiers fought against French soldiers and Native Americans.
~Native Americans joined against the British because they were afraid the British would take over their land.
a)
French & Indian War
b)
Revolutionary War
c)
Civil War
d)
Vietnam War
13.
As a result of the French & Indian War, the British began taxing the colonists to pay for the war and the proclamation line of 1763 was established to keep colonists from settling west of the Appalachian mountains.
a)
House of Burgesses
b)
Proclamation of 1763
c)
U.S. Constitution
d)
Magna Carta
14.
Ended the French & Indian War, 1763
ALSO ended American Revolution in 1783
ALSO ended American Revolution in 1783
a)
TREATY OF PARIS
b)
Treaty of France
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
Magna Carta
15.
French political philosopher who defined the principle of separation of powers (U.S. Government) and checks and balances in government.
a)
John Locke
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Alexander Graham Bell
d)
Charles de Montesquieu
16.
Document written by Thomas Jefferson, claiming independence from Great Britain based on the philosophies of Locke, Montesquieu, and Blackstone
a)
Declaration of Independence 1776
b)
U. S. Constitution
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Magna Carta
17.
First Battles of the American Revolution...?
a)
Battle of the Bulge
b)
Yorktown & Saratoga
c)
Battles of Lexington & Concord
d)
Battle of Bull Run
18.
Tax on Imported Goods
a)
Townshend Acts
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Salt Act
d)
Stamp Act
19.
Limited the power of the King; guaranteed the right of
trial by jury.
trial by jury.
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
U.S. Constitution
d)
Magna Carta
20.
Delegates met in Philadelphia
Pennsylvania to revise the Articles of Confederation; instead they wrote an
entirely new constitution and formed a new government.
Pennsylvania to revise the Articles of Confederation; instead they wrote an
entirely new constitution and formed a new government.
a)
Philadelphia Convention (1787) aka Constitutional Convention
b)
Constitutional Meeting
c)
Convention of Delegates
d)
Meeting of the Great Minds
21.
The last major battle of the Revolutionary war
a)
Saratoga
b)
Lexington
c)
Yorktown
d)
Bull Run
22.
Movement to end slavery
a)
abolitionism
b)
tariff
c)
great compromise
d)
Civil War
23.
In this plan, each state would have a different number of representatives based on the state's population
a)
Vegas Plan
b)
Kentucky Plan
c)
New Jersey Plan
d)
Virginia Plan
24.
This Plan wants there to be the same number of representatives
for each state.
for each state.
a)
Great Compromise
b)
Virginia Plan
c)
New Jersey Plan
d)
California Plan
25.
This plan called for a Bi-cameral Congress with population
based representation in the House, and two representatives per state in
the Senate.
based representation in the House, and two representatives per state in
the Senate.
a)
3/5 Compromise
b)
Great Compromise
c)
New Jersey Plan
d)
Virginia Plan
26.
taxes on imported goods that are designed to help United States companies compete in the sale of goods.
a)
protective tariffs
b)
intolerable acts
c)
great compromise
d)
3/5 compromise
27.
Wrote Common Sense and American Crisis, He urged Americans to support the Patriot cause during the American Revolution.
a)
George Washington
b)
Crispus Attucks
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Sir Elton John
28.
Patriot from Virginia, opposed ratification of Constitution
because of potential limitations on state’s rights. “Give me Liberty. Or give me death!”
because of potential limitations on state’s rights. “Give me Liberty. Or give me death!”
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
Crispus Attucks
c)
James Madison
d)
Patrick Henry
29.
“Father of the Constitution” one of Three authors of the “Federalist Papers”, author of the “Bill of Rights”
a)
James Madison
b)
Johnny Depp
c)
Crispus Attucks
d)
Patrick Henry
30.
Created just before the Battle of Yorktown, this was the first attempt at a national government by the American Colonies; its weaknesses was the lack of a strong central government.
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
U.S. Constitution
31.
American Hero and Martyr of the Boston Massacre; former slave & first person shot during Boston Massacre
a)
Crispus Attucks
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Paul Revere
32.
Loyalty to your own region, rather than the nation as a whole.
a)
patriotism
b)
citizenship
c)
states' rights
d)
Sectionalism
33.
The most devastating battle of the war was?
a)
Bull Run
b)
Shiloh
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Gettysburg
34.
What battle is said to have cost the south the war?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Vicksburg
c)
Bull Run
d)
Shiloh
35.
Better officers, defending homes, don't have to go on the attack
a)
Northern advantages
b)
reasons North won the battle of Antietam
c)
Southern advantages
d)
reasons Minecraft is fun
36.
Who was commander of the Confederate Army?
a)
Stonewall Jackson
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Robert E. Lee
37.
Who assassinated President Lincoln?
a)
John Wilkes Booth
b)
William Lloyd Garrison
c)
J.E.B. Stuart
d)
Andrew Johnson
38.
"Four score and seven years ago..." is the opening line and "shall not perish from this earth" is the closing line to which of Lincoln's famous speeches? This speech (which lasted only 2 minutes) was delivered at a new cemetery and it also said that the United States must continue the fight so that the dead "shall not have died in vain" and that the Union would be whole and free.
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
Dred Scott Decision
d)
First Inaugural Address
39.
Outlawed Slavery north of the 36* 30' line of lattitude.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Wilmot Proviso
40.
Resulted in the usage of popular sovereignty and the Fugitive Slave Law.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Kansas Nebraska Act
41.
Was needed because a slave was suing for his freedom.
a)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
b)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
42.
The period of rebuilding the South after the Civil War was called
a)
amnesty.
b)
war spoils.
c)
Reconstruction
d)
Civil War Rebuilding
43.
African Americans were helped to make the transition to freedom by the
a)
Wade-Davis Plan
b)
Ten Percent Plan
c)
Reconstruction Act
d)
Freedmen's Bureau
44.
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
45.
When each side gives up something to reach an agreement, its known as?
a)
arguing
b)
fighting
c)
compromise
d)
an attack
46.
Which word means to refuse to sign into law? A power held by the president.
a)
cancel
b)
veto
c)
checks and balances
d)
reserved powers
47.
Which word refers to the national government?
a)
Congress
b)
FBI
c)
state
d)
federal
48.
People that supported the national government were called....
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
c)
Yankees
d)
Red Coats
49.
An addition or change is called an.....
a)
movement
b)
amendment
c)
right
d)
declaration
50.
The first 10 amendments that congress made to the constitution became known as the......
a)
Bill of Congress
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Declaration
d)
Emancipation of Proclamation
51.
Which word means to approve something?
a)
Ratify
b)
Veto
c)
Amend
d)
Vote
52.
What land area did the United States gain from winning the Revolutionary War?
a)
Canada
b)
Northwest Territtory
c)
Mexico
d)
Spain
53.
Which branch of government passes laws?
a)
Legislative
b)
Executive
c)
Judicial
54.
Which branch of government carries out laws?
a)
legislative
b)
executive
c)
judicial
55.
Which branch of government interprets laws?
a)
legislative
b)
executive
c)
judicial
56.
the statuses enforcing segregation were known as?
a)
grand father clause
b)
Poll Tax
c)
railroad cars
d)
Jim Crow Laws
57.
Daniel Shays led an attack on a federal arsenal of weapons called "_________________".
a)
Herrmann's Rebellion
b)
Battle of Concord
c)
Battle of Springfield
d)
Shays Rebellion
58.
What was the purpose of the thirteenth Amendment?
a)
to officially end the Civil War
b)
to readmit Southern states into the Union
c)
to end slavery in the United States
d)
to grant African Americans the right to vote
59.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Fort Western
d)
Fort Apache
60.
What did the North call its strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Rattlesnake Plan
c)
Scorpion Plan
d)
Blockade Plan
61.
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
62.
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
63.
What is suffrage?
a)
the right to vote
b)
the act of suffering
c)
anything that is disliked or hated
d)
limiting voting
64.
Who walked on the Trail of Tears?
a)
Cherokee people
b)
Texas people
c)
Slaves
d)
The Iron Horse
65.
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
66.
By 1828 the tariff had become a major sectional issue. High tariffs harmed which section the MOST?
a)
the West
b)
the middle states
c)
the South
d)
the North
67.
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced Indians to move
a)
to Oklahoma
b)
to Florida
c)
to the Louisiana Purchase
d)
to Canada
68.
Practice of appointing people to government jobs based on loyalty
a)
Nepotism
b)
Spoils System
c)
Spoils Cabinet
d)
Loyal System
69.
Group of immigrants that moved to America due to a potato famine
a)
Irish
b)
German
c)
Middle Eastern
d)
Scottish
70.
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
71.
Tariffs caused the price of ____ to go up.
a)
foreign goods
b)
american made goods
c)
ice cream
d)
slaves
72.
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
73.
Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?
a)
the north
b)
the south
c)
the west
d)
Alaska
74.
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
75.
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
76.
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
77.
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.
78.
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.
79.
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
80.
Texans fight for independence against what country?
a)
United States
b)
Mexico
c)
France
d)
Great Britain
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.
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
85.
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
86.
What colonies make up the NEW ENGLAND Colonies which were settled by Pilgrims in 1620 and Puritans religious persecution in England
a)
Connecticut (CT), New Hampshire (NH), Massachusetts (MA) & Rhode Island (RI)
b)
Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas, Georgia
c)
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware
d)
California (CA), Wisconsin (WI), Illinois (IL), Delaware (DE)
87.
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
88.
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.
89.
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.
90.
Which acquisition was ceded to the U.S. with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?
a)
Texas
b)
Louisiana Territory
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Gadsden Purchase
91.
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
92.
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
93.
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
94.
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
95.
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
96.
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
97.
This is a community that is to be the "perfect place."
a)
Utopian
b)
Transcendentalist
c)
Romanticist
d)
Shaker
98.
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
99.
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
100.
The time period before the Civil War in the South.
a)
prehistoric
b)
precivil war
c)
antebellum
d)
utopia
101.
Civil disobedience was formulated by _____.
a)
Charles Grandison Finney
b)
Henry David Thoreau
c)
Nat Turner
d)
William Lloyd Garrison
102.
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
103.
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
104.
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
105.
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.
106.
What did federalists approve of?
a)
The constitution?
b)
The articles of confederation?
c)
The bill of rights?
d)
The plan to join CKJH and CKHS (super school)?
107.
(1215) It limited the Power of the English King; symbolic of limited gov for Colonist.
a)
Federalist Papers
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Bill of rights
108.
(1689) Gave Englishmen certain rights like "Trial by Jury"
a)
Federalist Papers
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Virginia House of Burgesses
d)
English Bill of Rights
109.
1791 Series of essays written to help support and ratify the Constitution, written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
English Papers
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Federalist Papers
110.
(1787) Drafted at Philadelphia Convention, Supreme Law of the Land, outlines how government works and the rights of U.S citizens.
a)
U.S Constitution
b)
Federalist Papers
c)
Virginia House of Burgesses
d)
Articles of Confederation
111.
Signing of the Declaration of Independence.
a)
1774
b)
1775
c)
1776
d)
1777
112.
U.S Constitution drafted in Philadelphia.
a)
1842
b)
1803
c)
1776
d)
1787
113.
The Civil War lasted from what year to what year?
a)
1861-1865
b)
1761-1765
c)
1787-1803
d)
1607-1861
114.
This historical document is also known as the "Supreme law of the land"
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
U.S. Constitution
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Declaration of Independence
115.
This historical document was signed on JUly 4, 1776 and claimed American colonies from British control.
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
U.S. Constitution
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Declaration of Independence
116.
U.S. citizens are born with "Unalienable Rights" that entitles them to -
a)
Life, Death, and Pursuit of Happiness.
b)
Life, Free Public Education, and Protection from Others
c)
Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness
d)
Life, Liberty, and the Dallas Cowboys
117.
Name that river!!!
a)
Colorado River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
American River
d)
Harkins Slough
118.
Which President pushed for the INdian Removal Act of 1830?
a)
President Andrew Jackson
b)
George Washington
c)
ABraham LIncoln
d)
President Obama
119.
The ____________ was a period of time when where preachers traveled around the world and taught the teachings of God. Their audiences often grew so large they would have to be held outdoors.
a)
The walls of Jericho
b)
The Head Right System
c)
The Great Dormancy
d)
The Great Awakening
120.
What was the intellectual period of time that emphasized the use of reason and the scientific methods a means of obtaining knowledge?
a)
The Glorious Revolution
b)
The Enlightenment
c)
The Great Depression
d)
The Civil War
121.
Who became the President of the Confederacy on February 9, 1861?
a)
John F. Kennedy
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Robert E. Lee
122.
Established the precedent that the courts can determine the constitutionality of laws (Judicial Review)
a)
Worchester v Georgia
b)
Miranda v Arizon
c)
Dred Scott v Sandford
d)
Marbury v Madison
123.
Declared that the Cherokee Indians could stay on their land; however, Andrew Jackson defied the Court and removed them anyway (Trail of Tears)
a)
Miranda v Arizaon
b)
Worchester v Georgia
c)
Bakke v California
d)
Plessy v Ferguson
124.
Increase in output of machine-made goods that began in England
a)
Entrepreneur
b)
Industrial Revolution
c)
Factory Act
d)
corporation
125.
The long standing British practice of non enforcemnt of trade and tax laws was known as which of the following?
a)
mercantilism
b)
salutary neglect
c)
capitalsim
d)
the Columbian Exchange
126.
What emotional and spiritual movement swept the colonies during the 1730s and 1740s?
a)
the Enlightenment
b)
the Salem Witch trials
c)
the Great Awakening
d)
the American Revolution
127.
The most important advantage Europeans had over natives was which of the following?
a)
better guns
b)
better horses
c)
better knives
d)
resistance to diseases like smallpox
128.
What did Plantation Colonies specialize in?
a)
Gunpowder
b)
Trade
c)
Indentured Servants
d)
Cash Crops
129.
The _ appoints judges, cabinet members, and ambassadors but the _ must approve them.
a)
Senate, House
b)
House, Sneate
c)
President, Senate
130.
How are the author's views from this passage applied in the U.S. Constitution?
a)
The U.S. Constitution limits the rights of the people
b)
The U.S. Constitution limits the power of the federal government.
c)
The U.S. Constitution requires the states to provide for the common defense.
d)
The U.S. Constitution requires the government to promote the general welfare.
131.
Thomas Jefferson ...
a)
wrote the Declaration Of Independence.
b)
was the President who purchased the tract of land known as the Lousiana Purchase.
c)
sent Lewis and Clark to survey or explore the west.
d)
did all three of these things and more.
132.
Although a hero at the Battle of New Orleans (War of 1812), this President presided over the relocation of Indians known as the Trail Of Tears ...
a)
Aleexander HAmilton
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Abrahaam Lincoln
d)
John C. Calhoun
133.
Who organized the Underground Railroad to help slaves escape from the south?
a)
Sojourner Truth
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Abigail Adams
d)
Frederick Douglas
134.
Who explored the Lousiana Purchase?
a)
Lewis and Clark
b)
Wentworth Cheswell
c)
Bernardo de Galvez
d)
Robert Fulton
135.
Who was known as the leader of the Sons of Liberty and was involved in the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
John Adams
d)
Patrick Henry
136.
Who invented the coton gin in 1793?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Robert Fulton
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
John Deere
137.
Who was known as the "Great Compromiser" because he wanted to settle sectional conflicts through compromise .. Missouri and 1850 compromises for example?
a)
Henry Clay
b)
Daniel Webster
c)
Patrick Henry
d)
Haym Solomon
138.
Who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Walt Whitman
c)
Stephen Crane
d)
Laura Ingalls Wilder
139.
During colonial times, England viewed its North American colonies as an economic resource that existed for the benefit of the English. This economic theory is called
a)
free enterprise
b)
a command economy
c)
mercantilism
d)
urbanization
140.
During the early years of the Republic, cities such as New York City and Philadelphia experienced rapid population growth because -
a)
they were port cities with excellent harbors
b)
other cities did not attract new settlers
c)
their lands were well suited to farming
d)
their warm climates encouraged settlement
141.
The beginnings of a free enterprise economic system in the United States first appeared in colonial America as -
a)
governments began to control the buying and selling of land
b)
private ownership of land encouraged colonists to work harder
c)
cotton became an important cash crop in the Southern Colonies
d)
protective tariffs helped industries against foreign competition
142.
Following the French and Indian War, Great Britain began to collect taxes from the colonies to -
a)
prevent colonists from boycotting British goods
b)
generate revenue to pay its war debt
c)
build colonial unity
d)
create a system of government in the colonies
143.
Signing the Treaty of Paris in 1783 was important to the United States because -
a)
Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent nation
b)
Spain lost most of its empire in America
c)
France agreed not to interfere in American affairs
d)
Americans declared their independence from Great Britain
144.
The surrender of General Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown -
a)
marked a turning point in the American Revolution
b)
led to a French-American alliance
c)
convinced the British that the war was too costly to pursue
d)
was a great victory for the British
145.
Quakers, Puritans, Catholics, and Separatists were all
a)
Seeking Religious Tolerance in America
b)
Protestant Groups in the Colonies
c)
American Colonial Governments
d)
Economic Reform in the Colonies
146.
To protest against unfair policies of the British government, Samuel Adams and other colonists used all of the following methods EXCEPT -
a)
boycotted British goods
b)
formed committees of correspondence
c)
burned effigies of British leaders
d)
kidnapped members of Parliament
147.
1619 Virginia House of Burgesses1620 Mayflower Compact1639 Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
WHAT IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE TITLE FOR THE ABOVE INFORMATION?
WHAT IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE TITLE FOR THE ABOVE INFORMATION?
a)
Representative Governments in the Colonies
b)
Constitutions of the United States
c)
Three Branches of Government
d)
British Common Law
148.
Which of the following events occurred first?
a)
The 13 English Colonies were established in North America
b)
The United States Constitution was written
c)
George Washington became the first president of the United States
d)
South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union
149.
The South had the largest population of enslaved laborers because -
a)
it was first populated by Spanish slaveholders
b)
slavery had been outlawed in the North
c)
Puritans in the North refused to allow slavery
d)
plantation farmers relied on slave labor
150.
Colonists in the Middle Colonies were able to produce larger harvests than colonists in New England because -
a)
wheat was the major cash crop
b)
the slave trade was banned in the colonies
c)
indentured servants helped promote industry in the South
d)
fertile soils and a milder climate benefited farmers in the Middle Colonies
151.
During which era in United States history did the English first settle in America?
a)
Federalist Era
b)
Colonial Era
c)
Jacksonian age
d)
Jefferson era
152.
The rich soil and long growing season in the South made the area well suited to produce cash crops such as -
a)
tobacco and rice
b)
corn and potatoes
c)
grains and produce
d)
apples, oranges, and other fruits
153.
Which English colony was founded partly as a safe place for debtors?
a)
Virginia
b)
Georgia
c)
North Carolina
d)
Massachusetts
154.
Which First Amendment right protects citizens who are staging a protest outside a government building?
a)
freedom of speech
b)
freedom of the press
c)
freedom of assembly
d)
freedom of religion
155.
Which principal of the U.S. Constitution reflects the nation's need for a strong central authority while preventing the misuse of power by an individual or group?
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
republicanism
c)
limited government
d)
individual rights
156.
All of the following are reasons for the establishment of the original 13 colonies EXCEPT -
a)
the search for religious freedom
b)
the desire to profit from trade
c)
to provide a safe place for debtors
d)
to search for a new route to Africa
157.
According to the Declaration of Independence, unalienable rights -
a)
are natural rights that cannot be taken away by the government
b)
belong solely to U.S. citizens and their allies
c)
are provided to citizens by their state and local government
d)
belong only to those Americans who prove their loyalty to the government
158.
Which act led to the Third Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which forbids the housing of soldiers in private homes?
a)
Sugar Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Quartering Act
d)
Tea Act
159.
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention, held in Philadelphia in 1787, faced the problem of balancing the -
a)
conflicts between political parties
b)
demands of industrialists and farmers
c)
powers of the state and national governments
d)
needs of Western territories and Eastern states
160.
Which of these documents provides for a separation of powers to prevent any one person or group from gaining too much authority?
a)
Declaration of Independence, 1776
b)
Articles of Confederation, 1781
c)
Constitution of the United States, 1787
d)
Bill of Rights, 1791
161.
The U.S. Constitution provides that each state be represented in the House of Representatives according to the state's -
a)
land area
b)
tax base
c)
literacy rate
d)
population
162.
Which amendment would most likely be used to argue against police officers randomly searching homes?
a)
4th Amendment
b)
5th Amendment
c)
6th Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
163.
Which of the following was a major economic difference between the North and the South prior to the Civil War?
a)
The North had less people to work on large farms
b)
The economy of the South relied on slave labor, while the North's economy was based on wage labor
c)
Southern agricultural workers produced a greater variety of farm products than farmers in the North
d)
Northern factories had better working conditions than factories in the South
164.
The Union goal of splitting the South in two was achieved when General Ulysses S. Grant's troops took control of the Mississippi River after the Battle of -
a)
Vicksburg
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Antietam
d)
Bull Run
165.
The Northwest Ordinance, a law passed under the Articles of Confederation, established -
a)
an agency dealing with Native American raids in the Ohio Territory
b)
principles and procedures for the orderly expansion of the United States
c)
the end to slavery in all areas acquired by the United States
d)
a national bank to oversee commerce in the WEst
166.
During the Constitutional Convention in 1787, the question of how slavery would affect each state's representation in Congress was decided with the -
a)
Virginia Plan
b)
Three-Fifths Compromise
c)
New Jersey Plan
d)
Great Compromise
167.
Which of the following men served as a commander of the Union troops during the Civil War?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Albert Sidney Johnston
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
168.
Which of these statements best defines the phrase, "due process of law"?
a)
The process of making laws must be approved by juries
b)
Government must followprocedures established by law and protected by the Constitution
c)
Citizens must be free to criticize the government without fear of punishment
d)
Americans must be prepared to serve on a jury when called to do so
169.
The Northwest Ordinance created a single Northwest Territory and accomplished all of the following EXCEPT -
a)
procedures for the settlement of new lands
b)
provided a bill of rights for settlers in the area
c)
provided an agency to enforce federal laws
d)
prohibited slavery in the Northwest Territory
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