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Worksheets- Trimester 2 Final Review
Total questions: 64
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The principles of judicial review were established in the case of __________.
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Marv vs. Madison
c)
McCulloch v. Maryland
d)
Gibbons v. Ogden
2.
An important guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition was __________.
a)
Zebulon Pike
b)
the Prophet
c)
Sacagawea
d)
Tecumseh
3.
Seizing sailors from one ship and forcing them into military service on another is called __________.
a)
the draft
b)
blockading
c)
an embargo
d)
impressment
4.
During the War of 1812 the British burned __________.
a)
the president's mansion
b)
Fort Key and Fort McHenry
c)
the president's mansion and Fort McHenry
d)
the Capitol and the Jefferson Memorial
5.
Who was the United States President during the War of 1812?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Mason
c)
James Madison
d)
Andrew Jackson
6.
What was a cause of the War of 1812?
a)
British use of Impressment against U.S. trade ships
b)
Federal Taxes
c)
Spain's colonization of South America
d)
Canada's foreign policy in North America
7.
Which Battle did Francis Scott Key write the "Star Spangled Banner"?
a)
Battle of York
b)
Battle of Thames
c)
Battle at Fort McHenry
d)
Battle of New Orleans
8.
Who fought in the War of 1812?
a)
France and America
b)
Britain and America
c)
Britain and the Native Americans
d)
America and Spain
9.
Who were the War Hawks?
a)
Men from the Northeast who want to go to war
b)
Women who fought in the War of 1812
c)
Men from the South and West who want to go to war
d)
Men from the South and North who do NOT want to go to war
10.
Which of these is true of the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
It cut the size of the land area of US in half.
b)
It doubled the size of the land area of US.
c)
It doubled the size of the state of Georgia.
d)
It cut the population of the US. in half.
11.
What was the main purpose of Lewis and Clark's expedition?
a)
TO see how many new animals they could find.
b)
To make friends with the Native Americans in the West.
c)
To try to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
d)
To see of they could find New Orleans.
12.
She was the Native American woman who acted as a guide and interpretor
a)
Pocahontas
b)
Watkeuweis
c)
Sacagawea
d)
Jean Baptiste
13.
In addition to being president, Thomas Jefferson was also known for writing which document?
a)
Greenville newspaper
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Friendly notes
d)
Declaration of Independence
14.
Why did the Americans want the Louisiana territory?
a)
For control of the Mississippi ports
b)
To spy on the Spanish
c)
To control Haiti
d)
For gold and silver
15.
What was the main purpose of the of the Monroe Doctrine?
a)
Limit European influence in the Americas
b)
Stake a claim to Mexican territory
c)
Establish full control over Canada
16.
Which of the following was not a part of the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Main came in as a free state
b)
Maine came in as a slave state
c)
the balance in Congress stayed equal
d)
The 36' 30' line was created
17.
When Missouri asked to become a state, what caused problems in Congress?
a)
The balance between free and slave states
b)
There weren't any problems
c)
They couldn't decide where the capital should be
d)
Missouri didn't have enough people
18.
Which region benefited most from protective tariffs on industry?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
19.
What other state came into the Union with the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Missouri
c)
Maine
d)
Minnesota
20.
Did Missouri have slaves after the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Yes
b)
No
21.
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.
22.
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
23.
____ and ____ were accused of making a “corrupt bargain” in the 1824 Presidential Election.
a)
Andrew Jackson; Henry Clay
b)
Henry Clay; John C. Calhoun
c)
Henry Clay; John Quincy Adams
d)
John Quincy Adams; the devil
24.
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
25.
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
26.
Tariffs caused the price of ____ to go up.
a)
foreign goods
b)
american made goods
c)
ice cream
d)
slaves
28.
Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?
a)
the north
b)
the south
c)
the west
d)
Alaska
28.
Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?
a)
the north
b)
the south
c)
the west
d)
Alaska
29.
What happened as a result of Jackson's veto of the bank?
a)
more people got the right to vote
b)
the Panic of 1837
c)
economic prosperity
d)
the bank was allowed to continue for 10 more years
30.
Where did the money in the Bank of US go to after the Bank was closed?
a)
to South Caroloina
b)
to Capitol Buildding
c)
to State Banks
d)
to Andrew Jacksons House
31.
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
32.
The 1832 Supreme Court Case Worcester v. Georgia ruled that the Cherokee and other Indian nations were distinct political communities whose boundaries were guaranteed by the United States.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Mexico hired these agents to bring American settlers to Texas. What were they known as?
a)
vigilantes
b)
mormons
c)
empresarios
d)
tejanos
34.
Who was the most famous empresario?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Stephen F. Austin
c)
Davy Crocket
d)
James Harden
35.
What battle ended the War for Texas Independence?
a)
The battle of the Alamo
b)
The battle at San Jacinto
c)
The battle at Houston
d)
The battle at Rio Grande
36.
What was the rallying cry of people fighting for Texas' independence?
a)
Remember the Alamo
b)
Remember San Jacinto
c)
Remember the Raiders stink
d)
Remember the Tejanos
37.
_______ is the idea that God wanted America to have land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
a)
Providence
b)
The Spoils System
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
The Shining She
38.
What river did the Uniteds States feel was the boundary to Texas?
a)
The Nueces River
b)
The Mississippi River
c)
The Rio Grande
d)
The Nile River
39.
What best describes the location of the American troops when they were attacked by the Mexican army?
a)
by the Nueces River
b)
in the disputed area
c)
in Texas
d)
in Mexico
40.
President James K. Polk offered to buy _____ from Mexico.
a)
Arizona
b)
Texas
c)
California
d)
chips and salsa
41.
What is the telegraph?
a)
used electric signals to send messages
b)
creates short/long signals that represent words
42.
Slave codes...
a)
words that slaves use
b)
laws only for slaves
43.
Yeomen farmers...
a)
rented land and sometimes had slaves
b)
small farms w/no slaves and were not wealthy
44.
Which group was on the top of the social structure in the South?
a)
white farmers and workers
b)
plantation owners
c)
slaves
d)
industrial workers
45.
The great majority of African Americans in the South were
a)
free men
b)
slaves
c)
industry workers
d)
plantation owners
46.
What was the period of rapid growth in the speed and convenience of travel?
a)
Industrial Revolution
b)
Transportation Revolution
c)
Steamboat Revolution
d)
American Revolution
47.
When comparing the North & South, the North is best known for
a)
big cotton farms
b)
plantations with large slave populations
c)
large factories that employed lower skilled workers
d)
warmer weather that allowed for year long farming
48.
A slave from Virginia that believed God told him to end slavery.
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Sojourner Truth
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Nat Turner
49.
What time period saw an increased growth of the use of machines and manufacturing?
a)
Industrial Revolution
b)
Transportation Revolution
c)
American Revolution
d)
Railroad Revolution
50.
Which person tended to employ young, unmarried women from local farms to work in his factories?
a)
Samuel Slater
b)
Francis Cabot Lowell
c)
Eli Whitney
d)
Albert Gallatin
51.
Why were trade/labor unions formed in the mid-1800's?
a)
trade unions were made to protect the rights of workers and their working conditions
b)
unskilled workers were losing their jobs
c)
work days were too short and needed to be lengthened to keep up with demand for products
d)
the quality of goods was going down and consumers complained about it
52.
He is the inventor of the cotton gin and interchangeable parts.
a)
Samuel Slater
b)
Richard Arkwright
c)
Eli Whitney
53.
What invention caused the cotton boom in the South?
a)
Gin
b)
The Cotton Machine
c)
The Cotton Gin
d)
The Waterframe
54.
How did the South make most of its money?
a)
Factories
b)
Agriculture
c)
Trade
d)
Timber
55.
What plant was king in the South?
a)
Tobacco
b)
Indigo
c)
Cotton
d)
Rice
56.
Who helped invent a system of dots and dashes that were sent as electronic impulses across the telegraph?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Isaac Singer
c)
Samuel F.B. Morse
d)
John Deere
57.
What were slaves legally considered?
a)
People
b)
Property
c)
Citizens
d)
Children
58.
How did Southern states respond to slave rebellions?
a)
They gave slaves some freedom.
b)
They passed even stricter slave codes.
c)
They began to udnerstand that slavery was wrong.
d)
They refused to take slaves back when they were captured.
59.
What did slaves most fear?
a)
being sent back to Africa
b)
being forced to learn new skills
c)
being sold away from their families
d)
being disrespectful to their owners
60.
This man was an escaped slave who taught himself to read and write. He became an influential player in the abolitionist movement?
a)
Stephen Douglass
b)
Solomon Northup
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Harry Tubman
61.
What does this picture represent
a)
Farming Life
b)
Industrial Life
c)
Plantation Life
d)
Slave Life
62.
True or False:
Slaves were allowed to learn how to read and write.
Slaves were allowed to learn how to read and write.
a)
True
b)
False
63.
What was the Underground Railroad?
a)
A secret tunnel that led from the South to Canada
b)
A single path that led from the South to the North for slaves to escape
c)
A train that secretly transported slaves at night
d)
A series of safe houses/ helpers who assisted runaway slaves
64.
What is an abolitionist?
a)
Someone who wants to abolish or end slavery.
b)
Someone who wants to end voting for slaves.
c)
Someone who doesn't want to work with slaves.
d)
Someone who wants to punish slaves.
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