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WorksheetsSemester 1 Review
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 28mins
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Class
Date
1.
Tobacco and rice can best be described as which of the following?
a)
cash crops of the Southern Colonies
b)
cash crops of New England
c)
staple crops of the Middle Colonies
d)
crops raised in urban centers of commerce
2.
Which of the following best describes the economic differences between the Southern and New England Colonies?
a)
The Southern Colonies found it profitable to trade with other countries, whereas New England Colonies did not.
b)
Southern landowners sought to make large profits, whereas New Englanders sought only to make enough to survive.
c)
Southern landowners did not have to depend on urban centers of commerce to trade their goods overseas as much as New Englanders did.
d)
The Southern colonies relied on the Atlantic Ocean to a greater extent than did the New England Colonies
3.
Who of the following would have most likely come to North America seeking religious freedom?
a)
a Catholic missionary from Spain
b)
an Anglican minister form England
c)
a southern plantation owner
d)
a Puritan
4.
Which colonia region was the most diverse?
a)
the Middle Colonies
b)
the Southern Colonies
c)
the New England Colonies
d)
the Carolinas
5.
A government that must obey a written constitution is a government that is what?
a)
free of authority
b)
dependent on salutary neglect
c)
representative in nature
d)
based on the rule of law
6.
Which of the following contributed to the start of the American Revolution?
a)
British debt following the French and Indian War
b)
The Federalist Papers
c)
Shays's rebellion
d)
ratification of the Constitution
7.
Which of the following statements is untrue regarding the Declaration of Independence?
a)
It echoed many of the principles of the Enlightenment.
b)
It was written after delegates witnessed the success of the French Revolution.
c)
Congress chose Thomas Jefferson to write it.
d)
It has inspired other political movements and documents around the world.
8.
The U.S. victory at Saratoga was especially important for which of the following reasons?
a)
It was the first US victory of the American Revolution.
b)
It was the result of a daring move by General Washington on Christmas night 1776.
c)
It convinced France that the US could win the war, thereby giving the US a crucial ally.
d)
It resulted in Britain's immediate surrender and served as the final decisive battle of the war.
9.
Someone who supported ratification of the Constitution, believed that the president should have a lot of power, and held a loose interpretation for he Constitution, was most likely a member of which faction?
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
c)
Democratic-Republicans
d)
First Continental Congress
10.
Which of the following was added to the Constitution after its ratification for the purpose of protecting civil rights?
a)
the Articles of Confederation
b)
the Bill of Rights
c)
writs of assistance
d)
the Great Compromise
11.
Which of the following was established by the case of Marbury v. Madison?
a)
Republicanism
b)
Judicial Review
c)
Doctrine of Nullification
d)
Federalism
12.
Which of the following is untrue regarding the Louisiana Purchase.
a)
It was the result of a congressional resolution urged by President Tyler.
b)
It roughly doubled the size of the United States at the time.
c)
It gave the US access to the Mississippi River and New Orleans.
d)
It was authorized by President Thomas Jefferson in 1803.
13.
A US congressman in the 1840s who favored wester expansion on the grounds that it was the nation's role to control and "civilize" the territory from the Mississippi river to the Pacific coast was undoubtedly a believer in what?
a)
Universal Suffrage
b)
the Monroe Doctrine
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Abolition
14.
Although President Jackson and others wanted to annex Texas after it won its independence from Mexico, political leaders in the North opposed annexation. The reason for this opposition was primarily that...
a)
Northern politicians were afraid that it would be seen as an act of aggression by Mexico and cause future wars.
b)
Northern politicians hated Jackson and wanted to wait until another president was in office.
c)
Northern politicians feared that the South would gain too much of an economic advantage because of the new industry and laborers Texas would bring.
d)
Northern politicians feared that the South would gain a political advantage because Texas would be admitted as a slave state.
15.
Jacksonian Democracy favored...
a)
wealthy business leaders.
b)
New Englanders.
c)
the "common man."
d)
Native Americans and blacks.
16.
Which of the following describes the abolitionist movement?
a)
It did not include southern whites.
b)
Religion had little influence on the movement.
c)
African Americans and whites from both the North and South took part.
d)
Because of sexual discrimination, no women were abolitionists.
17.
A southern politician in the 1800s would have been most supportive of which of the following?
a)
popular sovereignty
b)
abolition
c)
tariffs
d)
states' rights
18.
Why was the issue of slavery in the new US territories so politically heated in the 1800s?
a)
Most politicians knew that they could not win enough votes to stay in office if they did not openly oppose slavery.
b)
Settlers in new territories opposed slavery and did not like the fact that Congress was requiring them to allow the practice.
c)
Souther pro-slavery leaders and northern anti-slavery leaders both wanted to maintain their power in Washington, DC.
d)
Nearly every new state allowed slavery while almost all politicians in Washington, DC opposed it.
19.
Which of the following best describes South Carolina's reason for seceding from the Union?
a)
They did not trust Lincoln to protect the rights of states to permit slavery.
b)
They feared that Lincoln was not truly an abolitionist.
c)
They knew he favored popular sovereignty.
d)
They believed that Lincoln intended to ship more military supplies to Fort Sumter in preparation for an invasion of the South.
20.
Which of the following ended slavery?
a)
Thirteenth Amendment
b)
Fourteenth Amendment
c)
Fifteenth Amendment
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
21.
The impact of railroads on Native Americans can best be described as...
a)
beneficial.
b)
harmful.
c)
neutral.
d)
unnoticeable.
22.
Which of the following individuals would be considered a "robber baron?"
a)
an urban politician
b)
a union leader
c)
a wealthy industrialist
d)
an industrial worker
23.
Which of the following methods would be embraced by a union leader?
a)
court injunctions
b)
collective bargaining
c)
lock outs
d)
trusts
24.
Which of the following fueled the rise of Populism?
a)
rising agricultural prices
b)
the use of the silver instead of greenbacks
c)
calls for racial segregation
d)
the inability of farmer to pay off their debts
25.
Which of the following individuals would have most likely been a nativist?
a)
an Italian immigrant who arrived in the US via Ellis Island
b)
an Irish immigrant who works in a factory
c)
a Protestant worker born in New York City
d)
a Catholic priest born and raised in the United States
26.
Writers who exposed corruption were referred to as...
a)
Pinkertons.
b)
Muckrakers.
c)
Bull-moosers.
d)
Suffragists.
27.
Who of the following was praised for opposing monopolies?
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Alice Paul
c)
Andrew Carnegie
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
28.
What amendment did Progressives support because they wanted the rich to pay more taxes?
a)
Sixteenth
b)
Seventeenth
c)
Eighteenth
d)
Nineteenth
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