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Class
Date
1.
What document did the Anti-Federalist insist on adding to the Constitution?
a)
Common Sense
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Articles of Confederation
2.
When did the Civil War begin?
a)
1803
b)
1812
c)
1861
d)
1865
3.
Where was the first shot of the American Revolution fired?
a)
Lexington
b)
Saratoga
c)
Appomattox
d)
Yorktown
4.
At what battle did Washington conquer the Hessians?
a)
New York
b)
Saratoga
c)
Trenton
d)
Yorktown
5.
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
a)
Appomattox
b)
Trenton
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
Gettysburg
6.
The Civil War battle that was the turning point in the war?
a)
Appomattox
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Vicksburg
d)
1st Battle of Bull Run
7.
Union General at the end of the war?
a)
Grant
b)
McClellan
c)
Lee
d)
Johnson
8.
The Louisiana territory was purchased by Thomas Jefferson in _____________.
a)
1861
b)
1607
c)
1803
d)
1812
9.
In what year was the Constitution written?
a)
1620
b)
1776
c)
1787
d)
1812
10.
Thomas Jefferson got his ideas of "unalienable rights" from what Enlightenment thinker?
a)
John Locke
b)
Baron de Montesquieu
c)
Hobbes
d)
Voltaire
11.
The first established representative government in North America was ___________.
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
House of Burgesses
c)
Jamestown
d)
Federalists
12.
A nation in which voters choose representatives to vote for them is called ______________.
a)
A republic
b)
A confederation
c)
A tyranny
d)
A kingdom
13.
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Yorktown
c)
Lexington
d)
Appomattox
14.
A tax on goods from another country to protect the home industry is called _________.
a)
Nullification
b)
IRS
c)
Temperance
d)
Tariff
15.
The original idea that no one is above the law comes from what document?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Magna Carta
d)
English Bill of Rights
16.
Supporters of the Constitution who favored a strong national government were called ________.
a)
Anti-Federalists
b)
Federalists
17.
A form of government run for the people, by the people giving people the supreme power is called a _____________.
a)
Republic
b)
Democracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Empire
18.
Federalists supported which founding father.
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Alexander Hamilton
19.
In what year was the Jamestown Colony founded?
a)
1607
b)
1620
c)
1776
d)
1787
20.
Who wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense," which was about the idea of independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Ralph Waldo Emerson
d)
Thomas Paine
21.
This man led a group of 2,000 farmers against the U.S. government to save their farms...
a)
Daniel Shays
b)
Wentworth Cheswell
c)
Cliven Bundy
d)
Crispus Attucks
22.
What was the name of the first African American killed at the Boston Massacre?
a)
Crispus Attucks
b)
Wentworth Cheswell
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Frederick Douglas
23.
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
24.
Known for freeing the slaves with the "Emancipation Proclamation" and for the Gettysburg Address
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Frederick Douglas
d)
Andrew Jackson
25.
Wrote a letter to her husband requesting that he "remember the ladies" when on the committee to write the Declaration of Independence.
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Abigal Adams
c)
Sojourner Truth
d)
Harriet Neecher Stowe
26.
Who was a patriot and a states' rights advocate who stated -
"Give me liberty or give me death"?
"Give me liberty or give me death"?
a)
George Washington
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
John Paul Jones
27.
Who explored the Lousiana Purchase?
a)
Lewis and Clark
b)
Wentworth Cheswell
c)
Bernardo de Galvez
d)
Robert Fulton
28.
Who was the midnight rider that rode to turn out the militia also considered to be the "African American Paul Revere" ?
a)
Wentworth Cheswell
b)
Frederick Douglas
c)
William Carney
d)
Phillip Bazaar
29.
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
30.
Who invented the coton gin in 1793?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Robert Fulton
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
John Deere
31.
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
32.
Jefferson Davis was the President of _______________
a)
the United States.
b)
the Republic of Texas.
c)
the Confederacy.
d)
the Union of Federalists.
33.
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.
34.
Which phrase best completes the diagram?
a)
Emergence of Powerful European Rulers
b)
Reasons for European Exploration
c)
Spread of Papal Authority
d)
The Travels of Marco Polo
35.
The Virginia House of Burgesses, the Mayflower Compact, and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut all established —
a)
limited self-government in their colonies
b)
the right of colonists to select the royal governor
c)
the right of the press to criticize officials in power
d)
complete religious freedom in their colonies
36.
This document, signed by the Pilgrims in 1620, helped establish the idea of self-government.
a)
Virginia House of Burgesses
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
English Bill of Rights
d)
Magna Carta
37.
These acts contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by —
a)
restricting colonial trade with American Indians
b)
imposing regulations on colonial agriculture
c)
angering colonist who believed that their civil liberties had been violated
d)
punishing colonist for resisting the authority of Parliament
38.
This sequence of events resulted in the adoption of the —
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Treaty of Pairs
d)
Declaration of Indepedence
39.
At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, disagreements arose between states with large populations and those with small populations. How was this conflict resolved?
a)
Three branches of the national government were formed.
b)
A federal court system was established.
c)
A bicameral (two-house) legislature was created.
d)
A cabinet was formed to advise the President.
40.
Which principle of U.S. government is illustrated in the sequence shown above?
a)
Judicial review
b)
Checks and balances
c)
Popular sovereignty
d)
Federalism
41.
The characteristics identified in the boxes above best describe the —
a)
Sons of Liberty
b)
Federalists
c)
Anti-Federalists
d)
Democratic-Republicans
42.
How did President George Washington’s Farewell Address influence the foreign policy of the United States?
a)
It signaled that American Presidents should reduce the importation of European goods.
b)
It cautioned American Presidents to halt the colonization of the Western Hemisphere by European powers.
c)
It advised later American Presidents to follow a policy of neutrality in dealing with European nations.
d)
suggested American leaders place restrictions on the number of immigrants entering the United States.
European powers.
European powers.
43.
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
44.
Why was the Monroe Doctrine (1823) of such importance to the United States?
a)
It announced that the United States was ready to enter into military alliances with European powers.
b)
It expanded the influence of the United States in the Western Hemisphere.
c)
It gained rights for American merchants to harbor their ships in ports around the world.
d)
It demonstrated that Americans would not engage in actions affecting areas beyond their own borders.
45.
Which U.S. Supreme Court decision stated that Congress could regulate transportation between states as part of its power to regulate interstate commerce?
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Gibbons v. Ogden
c)
Worcester v. Georgia
d)
McCulloch v. Maryland
46.
Standoff between South Carolina and the federal government on the state's belief that it could declare federal law unconstitutional within its own borders.
a)
Nullification Crisis
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
XYZ Affair
d)
Whiskey Rebellion
47.
In 1846, war broke out between the United States and Mexico. What was the main cause of this war?
a)
a dispute over the number of settlers in the Oregon Territory
b)
issues arising over the boundaries of Texas
c)
the discovery of gold in California
d)
the relocation of American Indians from the Southeast
48.
What effect did technological advances such as the steamboat, cotton gin, and the introduction of interchangeable parts have on the American economy?
a)
They lowered the average quality of American manufactured goods.
b)
They decreased the number of American manufactured goods.
c)
They reduced the need for unskilled workers in manufacturing.
d)
They brought down the price of many manufactured goods
49.
What was the extreme change in the U.S. early in the 1800's shifting from handmade goods to factory made goods taking the U.S. from mostly farming to a society based on industry & manufacturing?
a)
Mass Production
b)
Industrial Revolution
c)
Urbanization
d)
Factory System
50.
How did Harriet Tubman help slaves?
a)
She helped injured and sick slaves hurt their masters.
b)
She brought food to the slaves who were starving.
c)
She offered the escaped slaves a place to live.
d)
She helped them escape through the Underground Railroad.
51.
A philosophical and literal movement emphasizing a simple life and truth found in yourself and nature.
a)
Socialism
b)
Libertarianism
c)
Communism
d)
Transcendentalism
52.
What event was the event held to promote women’s rights in 1848?
a)
The March on Washington
b)
The Sarah Childress Polk Meeting
c)
The Rally in Hyde Park
d)
The Seneca Falls Concention
53.
Which title best completes the diagram?
a)
Key Events of the Civil War
b)
Causes of the Civil War
c)
Individual Rights during the Civil War
d)
The Nullification Crisis
54.
Which of the following completes this diagram?
a)
resident Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address
b)
The Gettysburg Address
c)
The Emancipation Proclamation
d)
The Thirteenth Amendment
55.
Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth
and Jamestown?
and Jamestown?
a)
Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders.
b)
Plymouth's founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown's founders expected to discover gold.
c)
Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires.
d)
Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown wasfounded for commercial profit.
56.
Which group was among the first to call for an end to slavery?
a)
American Indians, because they viewed the plight of slaves as similar to their own
b)
Quakers, because slavery contradicted their religious beliefs
c)
British loyalists, because Great Britain had ended the slave trade
d)
Puritans, because the New England economy did not rely on slavery
57.
Boston and New Orleans were both founded as -
a)
port cities
b)
farming communities
c)
industrial centers
d)
military outposts
58.
How did geography influence the early economic development of New York,
Boston, and Charleston?
Boston, and Charleston?
a)
Long coastlines offered abundant natural resources.
b)
Proximity to flooding rivers limited development.
c)
Natural harbors provided access to markets.
d)
Extreme climates limited productive activity.
59.
British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they -
a)
feared it would provoke attacks from American Indians
b)
did not want to share control of the fur trade with France
c)
resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion
d)
wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations
60.
Catholics immigrated to the Maryland colony in the seventeenth century primarily to -
a)
profit from natural resources
b)
avoid crop failures and famine
c)
produce cash crops to pay off debts
d)
escape persecution
61.
Which statement best explains the significance of the Mayflower Compact?
a)
It limited the power of future colonial governments.
b)
It weakened the influence of religion in government.
c)
It established a form of self-government based on a social contract.
d)
It guaranteed liberties for colonists through local government.
62.
What was the main reason that President Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine in 1823?
a)
To express opposition to revolutions taking place in South America
b)
To establish control over Panama in order to dig a canal
c)
To establish a colonial empire in the Western Hemisphere
d)
To warn European powers against intervention in Latin America
63.
"Manifest Destiny" justified American actions to _______.
a)
limit immigration from Southern and Eastern Europe
b)
acquire Canada from Great Britain
c)
expand westward to the Pacific Ocean
d)
stop foreign nations from colonizing Latin America
64.
Which statement about the Missouri Compromise (1820) is most accurate?
a)
It banned slavery west of the Mississippi River
b)
It sought to maintain a balance between free and slave states
c)
It forced Mexico to sell the Mexican Cession to the U.S.
d)
It allowed for the U.S. to pay Mexico $10 million for the Gadsden Purchase
65.
How did the War of 1812 the economy of the United States?
a)
Americans were forced to buy manufactured goods from Britain
b)
Americans were cut off from trade and were forced to manufacture their own goods
c)
Americans boycotted all imported goods as an act of protest
d)
Americans increased the amount of goods that they imported from foreign nations
66.
Which development MOST encouraged Irish Immigration in the mid-nineteenth century?
a)
Religious persecution against Irish Protestants
b)
A famine in Ireland from the failure of the potato crop
c)
A failure of a series of unifying political revolutions
d)
The need for soldiers to fight in the American Civil War
67.
What was the main goal of the Women's Rights Movement at Seneca Falls, New York in 1848?
a)
The expansion of suffrage to women
b)
An increase in the pay for women workers
c)
The abolishment of slavery throughout the U.S.
d)
The ability to join labor unions
68.
Complete the following quote from the Declaration of Independence: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are ____________"
a)
the right to life and death
b)
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
c)
life, liberty, and property
d)
unlimited rights
69.
Americans sought to obtain control of New Orleans in 1803 so that ______.
a)
Western farmers could ship goods through the Erie Canal
b)
Western farmers could drive cattle to railroad stops
c)
Western farmers could ship goods down the Mississippi River
d)
Miners could reach California more easily
70.
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and William Lloyd Garrison were all _____.
a)
religious leaders
b)
abolitionists
c)
transcendentalists
d)
escaped slaves
71.
Why did many American colonists oppose the British system of mercantilism during the 1760s?
a)
It limited the influx of new immigrants coming from Britain
b)
It discouraged the export of raw materials and cash crops to Britain
c)
It placed restrictions on colonial trade
d)
It forced colonies to increase the production of manufactured goods
72.
How did the book Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriett Beecher Stowe, promote the abolitionist movement?
a)
It encouraged the expansion of slavery
b)
It depicted the the brutality and inhumanity of slavery
c)
It explained how the North wanted to buy slaves from southern plantation owners
d)
It forced Southern states to restrict the abuse of slaves
73.
What was an important effect of the Transcontinental Railroad on the U.S.?
a)
It opened the Great Plains to settlement
b)
It led to the Proclamation Line which closed western lands to settlement
c)
It led to the passage of the Indian Removal Act
d)
It brought about unrest in Kansas and Nebraska over slavery
74.
In which region of the United States was the first permanent English settlement located?
a)
Pacific Coast
b)
Great Plains
c)
Atlantic Coast
d)
Great Lakes
75.
Early European explorers who came to the "New World" were looking for a Northwest Passage to ______.
a)
prove the world was round
b)
improve trade relations with Native Americans
c)
find a shorter water route to Asia
d)
gain access to the gold mines of California
76.
Which colonial settlement is correctly paired with the reason it was founded?
a)
Massachusetts - haven for Pilgrims & Puritans
b)
South Carolina - place for imprisoned debtors and convicts
c)
Maryland - Refuge for Quakers
d)
Pennsylvania - refuge for English Catholics
77.
Which colonial settlement is correctly paired with the reason it was founded?
a)
Connecticut - haven for Pilgrims & Puritans
b)
Georgia - place for imprisoned debtors and convicts
c)
Maryland - Refuge for Quakers
d)
Pennsylvania - refuge for English Catholics
78.
Which colonial settlement is correctly paired with the reason it was founded?
a)
Connecticut - haven for Pilgrims & Puritans
b)
Virginia - place for imprisoned debtors and convicts
c)
Delaware - Refuge for Quakers
d)
Maryland - refuge for English Catholics
79.
According to mercantilism, the principal purpose of the American colonies was to ______.
a)
provide Britain with raw materials and markets for trade
b)
manufacture goods that would be sold to Britain
c)
open up trade with as many foreign nations as possible
d)
close off trade with the rest of the world
80.
The main purpose for writing the Declaration of Independence was to _________.
a)
declare war on Great Britiain
b)
state the colonists' reasons for separating from Great Britain
c)
convince Great Britain to aboloish slavery
d)
set up a new government for the United States
81.
Which statement is most consistent with the views of the patriot Samuel Adams?
a)
Colonists should be grateful to be part of the British Empire
b)
Citizens, under British rule should support King George III
c)
Taxation without representation is tyranny
d)
The colonies must submit to French rule and pledge loyalty to Napoleon
82.
Which of the following was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854?
a)
The 36°30' line established by Missouri Compromise was extended
b)
Kansas entered Union as a slave state by popular sovereignty
c)
Fighting broke out between pro and anti-slavery groups in Kansas
d)
The Transcontinental Railroad would bypass Kansas and instead pass through Nebraska
83.
The Three-Fifths Compromise
a)
freed three-fifths of slaves in the southern states.
b)
granted three-fifths of freed slaves the right to vote.
c)
determined how many representatives a state would have in the Congress by counting three-fifths of the state’s slave population.
d)
decided to give an extra delegate to each state that had banned the slave trade, giving northern states a three-fifths majority in the Congress.
84.
As drafted by the Second Continental Congress the Articles of Confederation established the
a)
process of electing representatives to the Congress.
b)
first national government of the United States.
c)
requirements for being president of the Congress.
d)
three branches of the United States government.
85.
The Second Great Awakening was a movement that promoted
a)
spiritual revival and the need for social reforms.
b)
the use of reason and scientific theory.
c)
states' rights and government reform.
d)
mercantilism and the development of global trade.
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