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WorksheetsA Little of Everything
Total questions: 73
Worksheet time: 37mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Spain ceded all claims of Florida with this treaty
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Treaty of Guadalupe
c)
Adams-Onis Treaty
d)
Juarez Lincoln Treaty
2.
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
3.
What is Manifest Destiny?
a)
No European interference in the Western Hemisphere
b)
No colonists allowed west of the Appalachian mountains
c)
the compromise of which states should allow slavery
d)
During the period of expansion, the United States was destined to stretch its land from coast to coast.
4.
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Proclamation of 1763
c)
Missouri Compromise
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
5.
Who was President during the Civil War?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
George Washington
6.
What is the Spoils System?
a)
The president can help choose the next president
b)
The president can make plans to create an army
c)
The president chooses which employees he wants to work for him
7.
a)
The state of Georgia wanted the Indians to follow state law
b)
The state of Georgia wanted the Indians to vote
c)
The State of Georgia allowed Indians to pay taxes
8.
Tariff of 1828 was made to protect--
a)
Northern Industries
b)
Southern plantations
9.
Nullification Crisis =
a)
Federal Govt VS States' Rights
b)
Slave States VS Free States
10.
Name letter A
a)
Oregon Country
b)
Gadsden Purchase
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Louisiana Purchase
11.
Name Letter F--
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Gadsden Purchase
12.
Name the treaty used for letter F
a)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b)
Treaty of Paris
13.
Last piece of territory acquired by the U.S.
a)
F
b)
G
c)
B
d)
A
14.
-Created the first generation of American Mental Asylums
-Prison Reformer
-Prison Reformer
a)
Dorothea Dix
b)
Abigail Adams
15.
Frederick Douglass
a)
Abolitionist
b)
Prison Reformer
16.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
-Henry David Thoreau
-Henry David Thoreau
a)
Transcendentalists
b)
Abolitionists
c)
Temperance Movement
d)
Education Reform
17.
Horace Mann--
a)
Education Reformer
b)
Prison Reformer
c)
Abolitionist
d)
Transcendentalist
18.
Leader of the Underground Railroad--
a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
c)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
d)
Susan B Anthony
19.
-A revival in religion in the 1800s
-known for camp meetings that led numbers of people to convert through preaching and audience participation
-establishment of many reform movements designed to remedy the evils of society
-known for camp meetings that led numbers of people to convert through preaching and audience participation
-establishment of many reform movements designed to remedy the evils of society
a)
Abolitionist Movement
b)
Temperance Movement
c)
The Second Great Awakening
d)
Women's Suffrage
20.
a)
Transcendentalism
b)
Second Great Awakening
21.
a)
Second Great Awakening
b)
Abolitionist Movment
c)
Women's Surrage
d)
Temperance Movement
22.
Women should have the right to vote and have a voice in government --
a)
Temperance Movement
b)
Abolitionist Movement
c)
Women's Suffrage Movement
d)
Prison Reform Movement
23.
A social movement against the consumption of alcoholic beverages because it destroys mankind--
a)
Abolitionist Movement
b)
Second Great Awakening
c)
Temperance Movement
d)
Prison Reform Movement
24.
Presented the first Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, NY
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
b)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
c)
Dorothea Dix
d)
Harriet Tubman
25.
-Elizabeth Cady Stanton
-Jane Addams
-Susan B. Anthony
-Jane Addams
-Susan B. Anthony
a)
leaders of the Women's Suffrage movement
b)
leaders of the temperance movement
c)
leaders of the prison reform movement
d)
leaders of the second great awakening
26.
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin." What did this novel depict?
a)
A man named Tom who lived in a cabin
b)
Her life as a woman
c)
how the government should change the U.S. Constitution
d)
The harsh life of African Americans under slavery that laid the groundwork for the Civil War
27.
What is the abolitionist movement?
a)
made to protect individual rights
b)
a movement meant to give women more rights
c)
a religious revival movement
d)
A movement to end slavery and set them free
28.
a)
To promote settlement in the West
b)
To protect industry in the Northeast
c)
To improve transportation in the South
d)
To transport manufactured goods to the East
29.
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Declaration of Independence
30.
The Fifteenth Amendment was ratified in order to —
a)
establish legal requirements for the education of former slaves
b)
mandate fair labor contracts between African American workers and plantation owners
c)
abolish the institution of slavery
d)
protect the voting rights of African American men
31.
a)
Saratoga
b)
Concord
c)
Trenton
d)
Yorktown
32.
a)
The eligibility requirements for congressional office
b)
The power granted to the central government
c)
The establishment of a separate judicial branch
d)
The difficulty of the amendment process
33.
Which excerpt from the Declaration of Independence best explains why colonists were unhappy about their lack of representation in the British parliament?
a)
“He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people.”
b)
“For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent.”
c)
“He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.”
d)
“For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences.”
34.
a)
industrialization
b)
westward migration
c)
expansion of U.S. territory
d)
government regulation of business
35.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Checks and balances
c)
Great Compromise
d)
Direct democracy
36.
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
37.
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
38.
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
39.
Why did the Anti-Federalists demand that a bill of rights be added to the U.S. Constitution?
a)
To protect individual freedoms from the federal government
b)
To give each state an equal amount of power
c)
To improve the organization of the judiciary
d)
To strengthen the authority of the federal government
40.
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
41.
What was one major effect of the opening of the Erie Canal?
a)
The volume of trade passing through southern ports increased.
b)
The cost of shipping goods from the Midwest decreased.
c)
The number of ships passing through northern ports decreased.
d)
The cost of shipping goods on eastern roads increased.
42.
a)
Due process
b)
Separation of powers
c)
Federalism
d)
Checks and balances
43.
a)
Federalism
b)
Checks and balances
c)
Popular sovereignty
d)
Individual rights
44.
-Rocky Soil
-Lumber
-Fishing
-Shipbuilding
-Whaling
Which colonial region has the resources above?
-Lumber
-Fishing
-Shipbuilding
-Whaling
Which colonial region has the resources above?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Western
45.
-Moderate climate
-Wheat
-Furs
-Livestock
-Ethnic groups
Which colonial region uses the resources listed above?
-Wheat
-Furs
-Livestock
-Ethnic groups
Which colonial region uses the resources listed above?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Western
46.
-Plantations
-Rich Soil
-Tobacco
-Warm climate
-Slaves
-Cotton
Which colonial region uses the resources listed above?
-Rich Soil
-Tobacco
-Warm climate
-Slaves
-Cotton
Which colonial region uses the resources listed above?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Western
47.
The Civil War was fought between--
a)
America and Britain
b)
America and France
c)
Union and Confederate States of America
d)
North against Union
48.
What was the proclamation of 1763?
a)
allowed anyone to move beyond the Mississippi River
b)
did not allow colonists to go west of the appalachian mountains
c)
allowed colonists to move east of the appalachian mountains
d)
did not allow them to go south of the Mississippi River
49.
The Bill of Rights--
a)
Protect all individuals, even criminals
b)
Protect only those who follow the law
50.
Who wanted the government to be split into 3 branches, "separation of powers?"
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Baron de Montesqueieu
51.
George Mason
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
52.
Which political party wanted a Bill of Rights to be added to the Constitution?
a)
Federalist
b)
Anti-federalist
53.
Who were the two leaders of America's first political parties?
a)
George Washington VS Benjamin Franklin
b)
Alexander Hamilton VS Thomas Jefferson
54.
A federalist believes in a strong ___________ government.
a)
central/federal
b)
state
55.
What are the two houses in the Congress?
a)
House of Senators and Delegates
b)
Senate and House of Represenatives
56.
Shay's Rebellion led to--
a)
fixing the national government
b)
fixing the state government
57.
a)
limited government
b)
legislative branch
c)
judicial branch
d)
executive branch
58.
What is the power of the legislative branch?
a)
interprets the laws
b)
enforces the laws
c)
obeys the laws
d)
makes the laws
59.
Who of the following created the first national bank for the United States?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Alexander Hamilton
60.
Why did Alexander Hamilton establish a national bank?
a)
To help with the nation's debt
b)
To protect the nation's military supplies
61.
What led to the Era of Good Feelings?
a)
American Revolution
b)
War of 1812
62.
Any attempt by a European power to control any nation in the Western Hemisphere would be viewed as a aggressive act against the United States
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Nullification Crisis
c)
Missouri Compromise
d)
Proclamation of 1763
63.
What is one cause of the War of 1812?
a)
Impressment (kidnapping)
b)
Nationalism
64.
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
a)
Francis Scott Key
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
James Madison
d)
William Patterson
65.
The Star Spangled Banner was written during the Battle of ________________
a)
New Orleans
b)
Fort McHenry
c)
Saratoga
d)
Yorktown
66.
Who became a national hero after the War of 1812?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
John Jay
d)
James Madison
67.
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
68.
1607
a)
The first permanent English settlement of Jamestown
b)
The pilgrims sign the Mayflower Compact
c)
the Magna Carta limited the power of the King
d)
the U.S. purchases the Louisiana Territory
69.
Which countries came to the colonies to trade furs?
a)
Spanish and English
b)
French and Dutch
70.
Cotton, indigo, tobacco, rice.
a)
Crops grown in the middle colonies
b)
Crops grown in the southern colonies
71.
Founder of Connecticut
a)
Thomas Hooker
b)
William Penn
72.
Maryland
a)
Debtors
b)
Catholics
c)
Rich Nobles
d)
Quakers
73.
-First written Constitution in the colonies
-extended voting rights
-1639
-extended voting rights
-1639
a)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
b)
Virginia House of Burgesses
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