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WorksheetsFMS Final Exam Review
Total questions: 95
Worksheet time: 40mins
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Class
Date
1.
What role did the 13 colonies play in the Trans-Atlantic Slave trade?
a)
Slaves / Sugar for Rum
b)
Rum for slaves
c)
Slaves for Sugar Cane
2.
What role did Africa play in the Trans-Atlantic Slave trade?
a)
Slaves / Sugar for Rum
b)
Rum for slaves
c)
Slaves for sugar
3.
What role did the West Indies play in the Trans-Atlantic Slave trade?
a)
Slaves / Sugar for Rum
b)
Rum for slaves
c)
Slaves for Sugar
4.
Why did the Pilgrims emigrate to the New World?
a)
To escape religious persecution
b)
They were looking for gold
c)
They thought they found the Northwest passage
d)
The Netherlands wasn't free enough for them
5.
Describe the geography of the following colonial regions. -
New England colonies
New England colonies
a)
Harsh winters, Rocky soil, thick forest
b)
Long hot humid summers, rich soil
c)
Cold winters, good soil, warm summers, decent forest
6.
Describe the geography of the following colonial regions. -
Southern colonies
Southern colonies
a)
Harsh winters, Rocky soil, thick forest
b)
Long hot humid summers, rich soil
c)
Cold winters, good soil, warm summers,
7.
How did the geography of the following regions affect their economy?
New England colonies
New England colonies
a)
They fished, used lumber, built ships
b)
They farmed Cash Crops, tobacco, rice, & had large plantations
c)
They fished, used lumber, built ships, grew large amounts of wheat and grain products
8.
How did the geography of the following regions affect their economy?
Southern colonies
Southern colonies
a)
They fished, used lumber, built ships
b)
They farmed Cash Crops, tobacco, rice, & had large plantations
c)
They fished, used lumber, built ships, grew large amounts of wheat and grain products
9.
What was the significance of the Virginia House of Burgesses?
a)
First example of self government in the new world
b)
First colonial judicial system set up in new world
c)
First representative assembly in the new world
d)
First example of a constitution in the new world
10.
Who fought in the French and Indian War?
a)
French & Indians
b)
French & England
c)
French & England vs Colonists & Indians
d)
French & Indians vs. Colonists & England
11.
What was the significance of the Join or die flag on the French and Indian War?
(COLONIST CHOSE TO “DIE” – ENGLAND HAD TO SUPPORT THEM IN THE WAR IN ORDER TO WIN)
(COLONIST CHOSE TO “DIE” – ENGLAND HAD TO SUPPORT THEM IN THE WAR IN ORDER TO WIN)
a)
It symbolized how the colonists hated snakes (England)
b)
It symbolized that we had to come together
c)
It represented how the colonies and England had to come together or they would fight a war
12.
What was the end result of the French and Indian War?
a)
Colonists / English won - French were kicked out of North America
b)
French / Indians won - English were kicked out of North America
c)
Neither side won - Draw - both sides left North America to coloists
13.
What geographical feature did the Proclamation of 1763 exist on?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Appalachian Mountains
d)
Great Lakes
14.
Why dd the king pass the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
Indians were still attacking colonists moving west
b)
Colonists were attacking Indians
c)
He was protecting his tobacco crops
d)
He was making sure all of his land was secured
15.
The French and Indian War caused Great Britain to go into _______ and they started to ______ the colonist.
a)
Debt / Boycott
b)
Debt / Tax
c)
Foreclosure / Tax
d)
Civil Disobedience / Boycott
16.
Causes of the Revolution – significance of each.
Sugar Act
Sugar Act
a)
Taxed all colonial goods
b)
1st tax placed on colonists
c)
repealed earlier tax
d)
punishment for Boston Tea Party
17.
Causes of the Revolution – significance of each
Stamp Act
Stamp Act
a)
1st tax against colonists
b)
Punishment for Boston Tea Party
c)
Sons of Liberty formed in opposition to
d)
Committee of Correspondence formed in opposition to
18.
Causes of the Revolution – significance of each.
Townshend Acts
Townshend Acts
a)
Tax rebellion by farmers in Western PA.
b)
Tax on paper goods
c)
Punishment on colonists for Boston Tea Party
d)
Taxed Glass, lead, paint paper, tea
19.
Causes of the Revolution – significance of each.
Intolerable Acts
Intolerable Acts
a)
Passed as punishment for the Boston Tea Party
b)
Tax on multiple goods: Tea, paper, lead, silk
c)
1st tax placed on colonists to make money
d)
Passed as punishment for the Boston Massacre.
20.
What was the purpose of the Sons of Liberty?
a)
Spread information about the British around colonies
b)
Organized resistance against the king's taxes
c)
Secret society that terrorized minorities
21.
Who was the founder of the Sons of Liberty?
a)
John Adams
b)
George Washington
c)
Sam Adams
d)
Benjamin Franklin
22.
What did Thomas Paine write?
a)
Poor Richard's Almanac
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Declaration of Sentiments
d)
Common Sense, Crisis
23.
What was the message of what Thomas Paine wrote?
a)
To encourage independence / motivate soldiers
b)
To encourage women's rights / suffrage
c)
To encourage freedom for all / abolitionism
24.
Declaration of Independence -
What was the purpose of it?
What was the purpose of it?
a)
Declare that all women have equal rights
b)
Declare the colonies' free from Great Britain
c)
Declare that all "White" men are created equal
25.
Declaration of Independence -
Who was the Author?
Who was the Author?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
Jefferson Starship
d)
Wentworth Cheswell
26.
American Revolution – significance of each battle.
Lexington & Concord
Lexington & Concord
a)
Start of the American Revolution
b)
Turning point b/c of France agreeing to help US
c)
End of the War b/c Cornwallis surrendered to GW.
27.
American Revolution – significance of each battle.
Saratoga
Saratoga
a)
Start of the American Revolution
b)
Turning point b/c of France agreeing to help US
c)
End of the War b/c Cornwallis surrendered to GW.
28.
American Revolution – significance of each battle.
Yorktown
Yorktown
a)
Start of the American Revolution
b)
Turning point b/c of France agreeing to help US
c)
End of the War b/c Cornwallis surrendered to GW.
29.
Define representative government.
a)
A government that has people that are representatives
b)
A government that gives all power to the States
c)
A government that gives all power to the federal government
d)
A government that restricts the power of the king
30.
Weak central government, No Money - No Taxes, No money, Border Disputes, Lack of respect from foreign countries.
What are these?
What are these?
a)
Weaknesses of the Constitution
b)
Weaknesses of AOC
c)
Grievances in the US Constitution.
d)
Grievances in the Dec. of Independence
31.
Why did Americans in 1776 want such a weak government?
a)
They believed in Mercantilism
b)
They didn't want to create another govt. that could violate their rights like the king had
c)
Because their children were losing their English culture
32.
When did the Constitutional Convention take place?
a)
1607
b)
1620
c)
1776
d)
1787
33.
Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?
a)
Boston
b)
Philadelphia
c)
Savanah
d)
Charleston
34.
At the Constitutional Convention , lots of compromise took place.
Which compromise said a percent of slaves would count towards population and taxes.
Which compromise said a percent of slaves would count towards population and taxes.
a)
3/5 Compromise
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
Great Compromise
d)
Compromise of 1850
35.
At the Constitutional Convention, how many states needed to Ratify it, before it became the law of the land?
a)
All of them
b)
None of Them
c)
6 of them
d)
9 of them
36.
Which compromise had 2 HOUSES OF CONGRESS, TO APPEASE SMALL AND LARGE STATES, SENATE EQUAL REPS FOR ALL STATES, HOR BASED ON POPULATION
a)
3/5 Compromise
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
Great Compromise
d)
Compromise of 1850
37.
Define Popular sovereignty
a)
Each branch ensures the other branch is doing the right thing
b)
Power is divided between the 3 branches
c)
Power to the people; voting
d)
Sharing of power between state & Federal government
38.
Define
Checks & Balances
Checks & Balances
a)
Each branch ensure the other is doing the right thing
b)
Power is divided between the 3 branches
c)
Power to the People; voting
d)
Sharing of power between Federal and State government
39.
Define
Separation of power
Separation of power
a)
Each branch ensure the other is doing the right thing
b)
Power is divided between the 3 branches
c)
People Power; voting
d)
Sharing of power between Federal & State government
40.
Define amend.
a)
to give up
b)
to accept
c)
to abolish
d)
to change
41.
What is the amendment process for the US Constitution?
a)
2/3 of Congress; ¾ of states must vote yes
b)
9 of 13 must ratify
c)
3/5 of all states count
d)
3/4 of both houses of congress
42.
These five freedoms are listed under which amendment?
RELIGION, ASSEMBLY, PETITION, PRESS, SPEECH (RAPPS)
RELIGION, ASSEMBLY, PETITION, PRESS, SPEECH (RAPPS)
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
5th
43.
What is the significance of
Marbury v. Madison?
Marbury v. Madison?
a)
African Americans are not considered US Citizens
b)
Judicial Review, Declare a law unconstitutional
c)
State laws are not more powerful than national laws
d)
Separate but equal ruled constitutional
44.
What is the significance of
Dred Scott v. Sanford?
Dred Scott v. Sanford?
a)
African Americans are not considered us citizens
b)
Judicial review, declare a law unconstitutional
c)
State laws are not more powerful than national laws
d)
Seperate but equal ruled constitutional
45.
What is the significance of
McCulloch v. Maryland?
McCulloch v. Maryland?
a)
African Americans are not considered US citizens
b)
Judicail review, declare a law unconstitutional
c)
State laws are not more powerful than national laws
d)
Separate but equal ruled constitutional
46.
What is the significance of
Worcester v. Georgia?
Worcester v. Georgia?
a)
African Americans are not considered US citizens
b)
Judicial review, declare a law unconstitutional
c)
State laws are not more powerful than national laws
d)
Ruled that Cherokees are independent nation - Jackson ignored - trail of tears
47.
When did President Washington give us these three pieces of advice?
NO POLITICAL PARTIES, NO DEBT, NO ALLIANCES
NO POLITICAL PARTIES, NO DEBT, NO ALLIANCES
a)
Washington's 1st Inaugural Address
b)
Washington's 2nd Inaugural Address
c)
Washington's Farewell Address
48.
How well has America followed the advice of President Washington today?
a)
Very Well
b)
Horribly
c)
Listened to most of it
49.
Who was the founder of the Federalist Party?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
John Adams
c)
Aaron Burr
d)
Alexander Hamilton
50.
Who was the founder of the Democratic - Republican Party?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
John Adams
c)
Aaron Burr
d)
Alexander Hamilton
51.
What was the Federalists view on the economy?
a)
Agriculture / Farming
b)
Manufacturing / Business
c)
Agriculture / Business
d)
Manufacturing / Farming
52.
What was the Democratic - Republican view on the economy?
a)
Agriculture / Farming
b)
Manufacturing / Business
c)
Agriculture / Business
d)
Manufacturing / Farming
53.
What was the Federalists view on the national bank?
a)
Yes - wanted it
b)
No - didn't want it
c)
Yes - but wanted pet banks
d)
No - but wanted pent banks
54.
What was the Democratic - Republicans view on the national bank?
a)
Yes - wanted it
b)
No - didn't want it
c)
Yes - but wanted pet banks
d)
No - but wanted pent banks
55.
What is the Significance of 13th Amendment?
a)
Freed African Americans
b)
Rights of citizenship
c)
Right to vote
56.
What is the Significance of the 14th Amendment?
a)
Freed African Americans
b)
Rights of citizenship
c)
Right to vote
57.
What is the Significance of the 15th Amendment?
a)
Freed African Americans
b)
Rights of citizenship
c)
Right to vote
58.
What was the 54th Massachusetts Regiment?
a)
First African American soldiers during the Civil War
b)
First mixed Unit in the Civil War
c)
Top Confederate unit during the Civil War
59.
Civil War – significance of each battle
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter
a)
Beginning of the Civil War
b)
Turning point of the Civil War
c)
Gave the North Control of the Mississippi River
d)
End of the Civil War; South Surrenders
60.
Civil War – significance of each battle
Gettysburg
Gettysburg
a)
Beginning of the Civil War
b)
Turning point of the Civil War
c)
Gave the North Control of the Mississippi River
d)
End of the Civil War; South Surrenders
61.
Civil War – significance of each battle
Vicksburg
Vicksburg
a)
Beginning of the Civil War
b)
Turning point of the Civil War
c)
Gave the North Control of the Mississippi River
d)
End of the Civil War; South Surrenders
62.
Civil War – significance of each battle
Appomattox Courthouse
Appomattox Courthouse
a)
Beginning of the Civil War
b)
Turning point of the Civil War
c)
Gave the North Control of the Mississippi River
d)
End of the Civil War; South Surrenders
63.
Define abolitionist.
a)
A person who wanted to end the sale and consumption of alcohol
b)
A person who wants to end slavery
c)
A person who wants to kick out all immigrants
64.
Define the Missouri Compromise
a)
Compromise over the issue of slavery in western states
b)
Compromise over popular sovereignty & California
c)
Compromise over how slaves would be counted
d)
Compromise between big and small states
65.
Define the Compromise of 1850
a)
Compromise over the issue of slavery in western states
b)
Compromise over popular sovereignty & California
c)
Compromise over how slaves would be counted
d)
Compromise between big and small states
66.
Push factors (forced people to move)
a)
Lack of jobs, farmland
b)
Gold, freedom of religion, farmland
67.
Pull factors (attracted people to move) –
a)
Lack of jobs, farmland
b)
Gold, freedom of religion, farmland
68.
Define Manifest Destiny
a)
The movement of settlers west to California
b)
Belief that the US should expand from the Atlantic to Pacific oceans
c)
The movement of people along the Oregon trail
69.
How were the land acquisitions acquired?
Louisiana
Louisiana
a)
Bought from France
b)
Bought from Spain
c)
Annexed
d)
Split with Great Britain
70.
How were the land acquisitions acquired?
Florida
Florida
a)
Bought from France
b)
Bought from Spain
c)
Annexed
d)
Split with Great Britain
71.
How were the land acquisitions acquired?
Texas
Texas
a)
Bought from France
b)
Bought from Spain
c)
Annexed
d)
Split with Great Britain
72.
How were the land acquisitions acquired?
Oregon
Oregon
a)
Bought from France
b)
Bought from Spain
c)
Annexed
d)
Split with Great Britain
73.
How were the land acquisitions acquired?
Mexican Cession
Mexican Cession
a)
Bought from France
b)
Bought from Spain
c)
Won from Mexico
d)
Split with Great Britain
74.
How were the land acquisitions acquired?
Gadsden Purchase
Gadsden Purchase
a)
Bought from Mexico
b)
Bought from Spain
c)
Annexed
d)
Split with Great Britain
75.
What year was Louisiana Purchased?
a)
1620
b)
1776
c)
1787
d)
1803
76.
Who did we Purchase Louisiana from?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Canada
77.
What effect did the Louisiana Purchase have on the United States?
a)
Made the US smaller
b)
Sent us to war with France.
c)
Sent us to war with Mexico
d)
Doubled in size
78.
Jackson was the founder of which political party?
a)
Democrat
b)
Republican
c)
Whig
d)
Federalist
79.
What was Jackson's role in the Trail of Tears?
a)
Forced the cherokees to move
b)
The supreme court ruled they had to leave.
c)
Nothing - the trail of tears was done by Madison
80.
What was the Nullification Crisis
a)
When South Carolina refused to pay tariffs, threatened to leave union
b)
When South Carolina refused to pay tariffs, seceded & started Civil war
c)
Went to Supreme Court (Worcester v. Ga)
81.
What was Jackson's response to the nullification crisis?
a)
Used the military
b)
Threatened violence
c)
Went to Supreme Court (Worcester v. Ga)
d)
Use the spoils system
82.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a)
Cyrus McCormick
b)
Elias Howe
c)
Eli Whitney
d)
James Hargreaves
83.
Who invented interchangeable parts?
a)
Cyrus McCormick
b)
Elias Howe
c)
Eli Whitney
d)
James Hargreaves
84.
Which machine pulled the cotton fibers thin so the seeds would drop out.
a)
Mechanical Reaper
b)
Sewing Machine
c)
Interchangeable parts
d)
Cotton gin
85.
The cotton gin allowed the plantation owners to clean cotton faster, & therefore they grew more cotton, bought new slaves, sold more cotton to the factories in the North.
a)
True
b)
False
86.
What invention made all parts of a machine that are made exactly the same.
a)
Cotton Gin
b)
Mechanical Reaper
c)
Interchanbeable Parts
d)
Lightweight Steel Plow
87.
What effect did interchangeable parts have on the economy?
a)
Helped clean cotton fibers faster
b)
Encouraged Mass Production
c)
Helped harvest crops faster
d)
Raised the price of goods
88.
Who invented the steamboat (Clermont)?
a)
Peter Cooper
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
Robert Fulton
d)
Sam Slater
89.
How did the steamboat work?
a)
Used a steam engine to provide movement
b)
Used water to propel the boat by paddle wheel
c)
Heated coal & used smoke to provide movement
90.
The steamboat allowed goods to get to markets slower and did not open up markets farther away.
a)
False
b)
True
91.
Define Protective Tariff
a)
A tax on our home industry to protect the imports.
b)
A tax on exported goods to protect the home industry.
c)
A tax on imported goods to protect the home industry.
92.
How did the North feel about protective tariffs?
a)
Hated it - b/c it hurt their factories.
b)
Liked it - b/c it helped make imports cheaper.
c)
Liked it - b/c it helped their factories.
d)
Hated it - b/c it made imports more expensive.
93.
How did the South feel about protective tariffs?
a)
Hated it - b/c it hurt their factories.
b)
Liked it - b/c it helped make imports cheaper.
c)
Liked it - b/c it helped their factories.
d)
Hated it - b/c it made imports more expensive.
94.
CURIOUSITY, FAME, WEALTH, MERCANTILISM, RELIGION, FOREIGN GOODS, FASTER CHEAPER TRASPORTATION -
These are all reasons for what?
These are all reasons for what?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Exploration
c)
Sectionalism
d)
Diversity
95.
Declaration of Independence -
What were the unalienable rights it listed?
What were the unalienable rights it listed?
a)
Life, Liberty, Property
b)
Life, Pursuit of happiness, Property
c)
Life,liberty, pursuit of property
d)
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of happiness
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