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Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 28mins
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Class
Date
1.
Letter A is which territory?
a)
Oregon Territory
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Gadsden Purchase
2.
After the end of the Revolutionary War, states were eager to expand into newly available territory. The states of New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Virginia argued over competing claims to land west of the Appalachian Mountains. This conflict was addressed by the —
a)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
b)
Northwest Ordinance
c)
Wilmot Proviso
d)
Missouri Compromise
3.
The first political parties in the United States were established in the 1790s largely because of political differences between —
a)
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton
b)
George Washington and James Madison
c)
Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Paine
d)
John Adams and Benjamin Franklin
4.
According to Alexander Hamilton, which action was necessary to ensure the stability of the nation’s economy?
a)
The establishment of a national bank
b)
The creation of a trade alliance with France
c)
The abolition of consumption taxes
d)
The passage of a trade embargo against Great Britain
5.
• Sugar Act • Quartering Act
• Stamp Act
These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by —
• Stamp Act
These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by —
a)
punishing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament
b)
angering colonists who believed that their civil liberties had been violated
c)
imposing regulations on colonial agriculture
d)
restricting colonial trade with American Indians
6.
Which of the following correctly describes the Three-Fifths Compromise?
a)
The election of senators was delegated to state legislatures
b)
The census bureau was established to help apportion representation.
c)
A federal law enforcing the return of fugitive slaves was passed.
d)
A portion of the slave population was counted for legislative representation
7.
Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?
a)
Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit.
b)
Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires.
c)
Plymouth’s founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown’s founders expected to discover gold.
d)
Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders
8.
8.4D 8.29B
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Checks and balances
c)
Great Compromise
d)
Direct democracy
9.
Industrialization led to--
a)
More employment opportunities, a rise in cities, transportation prices decreasing
b)
Less employment opportunities, less cities, transportation prices increasing
c)
Eastern settlement, less job opportunities, less access to transportation
d)
Less access to transportation, bigger populations in rural areas
10.
What constitutional principle do the arrows indicate?
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Separation of powers
c)
Federalism
d)
Limited Government
11.
"The United States is governed by the consent of its people."
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Federalism
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
Individual Rights
12.
-The creation of the president's cabinet
-Shay's Rebellion
-War debt from American Revolution
-Proclamation of Neutrality
-U.S. Constitution ratified
Under which president did these events occur under?
-Shay's Rebellion
-War debt from American Revolution
-Proclamation of Neutrality
-U.S. Constitution ratified
Under which president did these events occur under?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
George Washington
13.
-Indian Removal Act
-The veto of the National Bank
-Nullification Proclamation against the states
Under which president did these events occur?
-The veto of the National Bank
-Nullification Proclamation against the states
Under which president did these events occur?
a)
John Adams
b)
George Washington
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Abraham Lincoln
14.
Mexico ceded this territory to the U.S. with the--
a)
Treaty of Ghent
b)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
c)
Treaty of Paris 1783
d)
Treaty of Paris 1763
15.
Which pieces of territory did the U.S. gain from Mexico?
a)
Oregon territory and the Louisiana Territory
b)
The Mexican cession that included California, Texas, and the Gadsden Purchase
c)
The 13 Colonies and the Louisiana Territory
d)
Texas and the Oregon territory
16.
Which U.S. territory was the last to join? (the territory in blue in the picture)
a)
Louisiana Territory
b)
Oregon Territory
c)
Texas
d)
Gadsden Purchase
17.
Pennsylvania
a)
Catholics
b)
Quakers
18.
Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams founded ____________ for the people to practice their religion freely.
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Rhode Island
19.
Georgia
a)
Debtors
b)
Rich Nobles
20.
Which of these was founded for religious reasons?
a)
Plymouth, Massachusetts
b)
Jamestown, Virginia
21.
The French like to trade ______ with the Indians.
a)
Cotton
b)
Furs
22.
Which of the following was the final battle of the American Revolution?
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Battle of Yorktown
23.
Which battle is known as the "shot heard round the world?"
a)
Battle of Trenton
b)
Lexington and Concord
24.
What is the pamphlet Common Sense about?
a)
Convincing colonists to consider becoming an independent nation
b)
Allowing colonists to consider continuing to be ruled by a king
25.
What is included in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
grievances against the king and reasons why the colonies should be independent from Britain
b)
the three branches of government and what land was won in the French and Indian War
26.
Because Britain was left in debt (to owe money) after the French and Indian War, what did the British Parliament begin doing?
a)
forcing colonists to go back to Britain and begin working to pay off the debt.
b)
imposing taxes and laws against the colonies
27.
The fact that Britain and King George were an ocean away led to--
a)
a monarchy government
b)
self-government
28.
King George III issued the Proclamation of 1763 to _____________________________.
a)
Force the colonists to go back to Britain and pay taxes
b)
prevent bloody war with the Native Americans
29.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
Colonists are not allowed to settle east of the Rocky Mountains
b)
Colonists are not allowed to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
c)
A tax on all printed documents
d)
Colonists upset about "No taxation without representation"
30.
Jamestown, VA was established for _____________________ reasons.
a)
religious
b)
economic
c)
social
d)
political
31.
What is "No taxation without representation" mean?
a)
Colonists were upset they were being taxed by the Parliament without their consent
b)
colonists were represented in the British Parliament and enjoyed being taxed
32.
Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty--
a)
helped the colonists by training them at the Battle of Saratoga
b)
began protesting and rebelling against Britain
33.
Which of the following is the BEST reasons for early European Exploration?
a)
to seek wealth from trade
b)
to find more trees to build ships
34.
Slaves = plantations = ________________
a)
Southern Region
b)
Middle Region
35.
The Articles of Confederation was weak because of NO
-Taxing
-National Army
-Court system
-?
-Taxing
-National Army
-Court system
-?
a)
President
b)
Congress
36.
The Boston Tea Party led to --
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Intolerable Acts
37.
Maryland
a)
Debtors
b)
Catholics
c)
Rich Nobles
d)
Quakers
38.
Shipbuilding
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
39.
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
Pennsylvania
Delaware
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
40.
Massaschusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
41.
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
42.
The Louisiana Purchase ___________ the size of the United States.
a)
tripled
b)
doubled
c)
quadrupled
d)
stayed the same size
43.
The Embargo Act made the U.S. ____________ suffer.
a)
political parties
b)
presidents
c)
economy
44.
a)
the creation of reservations for American Indians
b)
a struggle to ratify the Bill of Rights
c)
the establishment of the first political parties
d)
a compromise over slavery in western territories
45.
The decision in Marbury v. Madison was significant in U.S. history because it —
a)
reinforced federal authority over American Indian affairs
b)
confirmed the power of Congress to regulate interstate commerce
c)
established the practice of judicial review by the Supreme Court
d)
upheld the power of the Electoral College to choose the vice president
46.
a)
the defeat of British troops at the Battle of Saratoga
b)
the exploration of new territory acquired from France
c)
the defeat of British invaders at the Battle of Fort McHenry
d)
the settlement of territory previously claimed by the Dutch
47.
What is one cause of the War of 1812?
a)
Impressment (kidnapping)
b)
Nationalism
48.
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
a)
Francis Scott Key
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
James Madison
d)
William Patterson
49.
Andrew Jackson became a national hero after the Battle of _____________.
a)
New Orleans
b)
Fort McHenry
c)
Baltimore
50.
What era happened following the War of 1812?
a)
The Era of Bad Feelings
b)
The Era of Good Feelings
c)
The Jeffersonian Era
d)
Madison's Era
51.
What treaty officially ended The War of 1812?
a)
Treaty of Paris 1783
b)
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
c)
Treaty of Ghent
d)
Treaty of France
52.
Treaty of Ghent
a)
American Revolution
b)
War of 1812
c)
Mexican-American War
d)
K. Garcia's classroom War
53.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
54.
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
55.
Why did the British attack in New Orleans during the War of 1812?
a)
They wanted to steal ammunition and supplies
b)
To control the Mississippi River
c)
To get past the Appalachian Mountains
d)
To control North America
56.
Cause of the War of 1812:
The British were ______________ American ships.
The British were ______________ American ships.
a)
letting them free
b)
blockading
c)
sinking
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