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Total questions: 135
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Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is NOT a reason for exploration?
a)
Religion
b)
Wealth
c)
Soccer
d)
Glory
2.
Jamestown was founded in 1607 and is known as the first permanent _______________ settlement?
a)
Spanish
b)
Dutch
c)
African
d)
English
3.
Jamestown was founded in 1607 and is known as the first permanent _______________ settlement?
a)
Spanish
b)
Dutch
c)
African
d)
English
4.
Puritans settled which area?
a)
New England
b)
Texas
c)
Middle States
d)
Southern States
5.
The French and Indian was fought over ________________________.
a)
Land
b)
Slavery
c)
Taxes
d)
state' rights
6.
Anne Hutchinson founded which colony?
a)
Virginia
b)
North Carolina
c)
Rhode Island
d)
Mexico
7.
The Stamp Act was a tax on ________________________.
a)
Tea
b)
Documents
c)
Sugar
d)
Imported Goods
8.
Thomas Jefferson wrote a Declaration to claim independence from _____________________.
a)
Spain
b)
Mexico
c)
Canada
d)
Britain
9.
The turning point of the Revolutionary War was at the Battle of ________________.
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Yorktown
c)
Saratoga
d)
Lexington and Concord
10.
Which country helped the United States in the Revolutionary War?
a)
Ireland
b)
Great Britain
c)
France
d)
Mexico
11.
Which document, written in 1215, influenced the US Constitution?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Tea Act
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Treaty of Paris
12.
"Father of the Constitution"
a)
George Washington
b)
Crispus Attucks
c)
James Madison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
13.
The United States first attempt at a national government was ________________________.
a)
Olive Branch Petition
b)
US Constitution
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
The Federalists Papers
14.
A Federalist supported the ratification of the Constitution.
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Which of the following is NOT a cause of the War of 1812?
a)
Impressment of sailors
b)
England encouraging Natives to attack settlers
c)
Slavery
d)
England prevented trade with other countries
16.
Popular Sovereignty means a government created by _____________ in order to govern themselves.
a)
the King
b)
the President
c)
the people
d)
the Supreme Court
17.
Power of the government is divided between state and national governments is ___________.
a)
Popular Sovereignty
b)
Federalism
c)
Checks and Balances
d)
Republicanism
18.
When people are represented in government by elected representatives.
a)
Republicanism
b)
Federalism
c)
Popular Soveriegnty
d)
Limited Government
19.
A Federalists would agree with all of the following except:
a)
Closer ties with England
b)
Loose interpretation of the Constitution
c)
Based in Industry
d)
Weak National Government
20.
Which amendment gives you freedom of Speech, Press, Religion, Petition and Assembly?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
21.
Which amendment gives protection from unreasonable search and seizure?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
22.
Which amendment gives you right to a jury in civil cases?
a)
7th
b)
8th
c)
9th
d)
10th
23.
Powers not listed in the Constitution go the states and people is which amendment?
a)
7th
b)
8th
c)
9th
d)
10th
24.
What is the correct order of the first 5 presidents?
a)
Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Madison and Monroe
b)
Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe
c)
Washington, Lincoln, Madison, Jefferson and Monroe
d)
Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Monroe and Madison
25.
The president during the War of 1812 is _______________.
a)
Adams
b)
Jeffreson
c)
Madison
d)
Monroe
26.
President Monroe issued the _______________ _______________ to stay out of European affairs.
a)
US Constution
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Federalists Papers
d)
Magna Carta
27.
Which factor DID NOT lead to industrialization in the US?
a)
War of 1812
b)
Inventions
c)
better transportation
d)
Native Americans
28.
What was NOT added during Manifest Destiny?
a)
Canada
b)
Mexican cession
c)
Texas
d)
Oregon Territory
29.
Which did NOT contribute to improved transportation during the 18th century?
a)
Canals
b)
Steamboat by Fulton
c)
automobiles
d)
Steam power
30.
Abolitionists want to rid the US of __________________.
a)
Alcohol
b)
Poverty
c)
Slavery
d)
Democrats
31.
"Father of Education"
a)
Fulton
b)
Mann
c)
Stanton
d)
Douglass
32.
To have little to no alcohol is the _____________________ Movement.
a)
Temperance
b)
Abolition
c)
Education
d)
Labor
33.
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin, a book about the cruelties of slavery in the South?
a)
Susan B. Anthony
b)
Anne Hutchinson
c)
Clara Barton
d)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
34.
Who practiced civil disobedience by not paying his taxes to protest the Mexican War?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Henry David Thoreau
c)
John Hancock
d)
Horace Mann
35.
Which state seceded from the Union first prior to the Civil War?
a)
Georgia
b)
Virgnia
c)
South Carolina
d)
Texas
36.
Single bloodiest battle of the Civil War
a)
Vicksburg
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Antietam
d)
Gettysburg
37.
Turning point of the Civil War
a)
Vicksburg
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Antietam
d)
Fort Sumter
38.
Emancipation Proclamation
a)
Freed slaves in Southern States
b)
Freed all slaves across America
c)
Freed slave in Northern states
d)
increased slavery in the West
39.
The Civil War lasted from __________ to ___________.
a)
1865-1867
b)
1776-1787
c)
1861-1865
d)
1812-1815
40.
The era after the Civil War is called ________________________.
a)
Colonization
b)
Independence
c)
Westward Expansion
d)
Reconstruction
41.
First black citizen to be elected to the US Senate (1870 - 1871)
a)
Fredrick Douglas
b)
Hiram Rhodes Revels
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Crispus Attucks
42.
On what principle from the Declaration of Independence did President Lincoln base the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
The principle that political power belongs to the people.
b)
The principle that the federal government should control slavery.
c)
The principle of limited government.
d)
The principle that all men are created equal.
43.
The purpose of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was to ____________________.
a)
announce the beginning of the Civil War
b)
surrender to certain demands of the Confederacy
c)
Remind Americans about the reasons why the war was being fought
d)
declare the official end of the Civil War
44.
What was the economic condition of the South after the end of the Civil War?
a)
Improved, as plantations were in the hands of former slaves.
b)
Fair, as most plantations became Union generals' mansions.
c)
Thriving, as the end of slavery enhanced working conditions
d)
Desperate, as homes and jobs were not available to most people.
45.
The Freedmen's Bureau was a/an _____________.
a)
Organization established by Congress to aid poor southerners after the Civil War.
b)
Organization made up of a group of newly freed African Americans.
c)
Group created to establish rules and regulations for freedmen in the United States.
d)
Group designed to aid Reconstruction by building the economy of the South.
46.
What did ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment mean for African Americans?
a)
It gave African Americans the same economic opportunities as white Americans.
b)
It provided African Americans with compensation for their labor during slavery.
c)
It gave African Americans citizens the right to vote.
d)
It provided African Americans with a future free from slavery.
47.
The Black Codes were ________________.
a)
laws passed that limited the freedom of African Americans
b)
laws passed that provided economic support for freed slaves
c)
identification numbers assigned to individual slaves
d)
demands from African Americans to southern governments
48.
How did members of the Ku Klux Klan demonstrate their anger towards African Americans?
a)
They lobbied Congress.
b)
They used violence and terror.
c)
They held peaceful protests.
d)
They voted against Democrats.
49.
What was the transcontinental railroad meant to connect?
a)
The southern United States to the North.
b)
The eastern United States to the West.
c)
Canada to the southern United States.
d)
Canada to Mexico and Central America.
50.
What did the federal government intend to do by establishing reservations for the Plains Indians?
a)
prevent clashes between warring tribes
b)
sustain a unique culture and way of life
c)
take advantage of their hunting skills
d)
use their land for mining and ranching
51.
What was the main effect of the expansion of railroads across the United States?
a)
rapid growth of cities
b)
increase in the price of steel
c)
decrease in interstate trade
d)
movement of city dwellers to the suburbs
52.
What does colony of Rhode Island and Connecticut have in common?
a)
cool names
b)
free land
c)
religious tolerance
d)
few taxes
53.
What is a Separatists?
a)
A follower of the Church of England
b)
A person who wishes to leave the Church of England
c)
none of these
d)
all of these
54.
Who were the Puritans?
a)
A group that wished to purify the Church of England
b)
Founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony
c)
Both of these
d)
None of these
55.
What was the first form of democracy in the English colonies?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
House of Lords
c)
House of Burgesses
d)
Grand Counicl
56.
The Triangular Trade involved what that was taken from Africa?
a)
rum
b)
sugar
c)
slaves
d)
wheat
57.
This was the last colony founded as a debtors relief
a)
Virginia
b)
New Hampshire
c)
New York
d)
Georgia
58.
charter
a)
race/culture
b)
trade/barter
c)
contract or document
d)
to work for passage to the New World
59.
Mercantilism
a)
contract or document
b)
for the benefit of the United States
c)
population in a square mile
d)
for the benefit of the Mother Country
60.
Colonization
a)
settling a new area
b)
large farms in the South
c)
complaint
d)
to take back/revoke
61.
Plantation
a)
settling a new area
b)
to not get involved
c)
small farm in the South
d)
large farm in the South
62.
Cash Crops
a)
crops grown for money
b)
tax on imports or exports
c)
to not get involved
d)
crops grown for England
63.
Boycott
a)
to change or add to
b)
to come to an agreement
c)
producing goods in America
d)
refusal to buy or use
64.
Amend
a)
refusal to buy or use
b)
to change or add to
c)
to take back/revoke
d)
compromise
65.
Checks and Balances
a)
The Government doesn't have absolute power
b)
branches have equal power
c)
3 branches monitor each other
d)
public voting for Representatives and Senators
66.
Popular Sovereignty
a)
public voting for Representatives and Senators
b)
power shared between the National and State governments
c)
government power comes from the people
d)
public voting for Representatives and Senators
67.
Neutrality
a)
to not get involved/not choosing sides
b)
power resides in a body of citizens
c)
relations with other countries
d)
policy of non-participation/staying completely out of a situation
68.
Federalism
a)
Government power comes from the people
b)
public voting for Representatives and Senators
c)
How one deals with other countries
d)
power shared between the National and State Governments
69.
Bill of Rights
a)
27 Amendments to the Constitution
b)
first 10 amendments to the Constitution
c)
life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
d)
government power comes from the people
70.
Impressment
a)
people moving
b)
to save time and money
c)
forcing sailors into navy
d)
civilians protesting the government
71.
What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
a)
1812
b)
1787
c)
1803
d)
1776
72.
What document was written and ratified in 1787?
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Constitution
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
73.
What president purchased Louisiana?
a)
Jefferson
b)
Adams
c)
Madison
d)
Hamilton
74.
What year was the Louisiana Purchase made from France?
a)
1787
b)
1803
c)
1903
d)
1861
75.
Where were the first shots of the American Revolution fired? "Shot heard 'round the world?"
a)
Yorktown
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Saratoga
d)
Lexington and Concord
76.
What battle was the turning point in the American Revolution? It convinced the French to join us.
a)
Yorktown
b)
Saratoga
c)
Lexington
d)
Antietam
77.
Which battle ended the Revolutionary War?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Lexington
c)
Saratoga
d)
Bull Run
78.
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Lexington
c)
Antietam
d)
Ft. Sumter
79.
What was the battle in the Civil War that gave the Union control of the Mississippi River, splitting the Confederacy in half?
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Yorktown
80.
What town did General Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant in?
a)
Sherman
b)
Washington
c)
San Jacinto
d)
Appomattox Courthouse
81.
What is the type of economy called in which the colony exists to make money for the mother country?
a)
Free Enterprise
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Socialism
d)
None
82.
What was someone called who wanted to end slavery in the United States?
a)
Abolitionist
b)
Anti-Slaver
c)
Suffragette
d)
Southerner
83.
What is a tax on goods brought in from another country called?
a)
Imports
b)
Exports
c)
Protective Tariff
d)
Tariff
84.
What is a high tax placed on foreign goods called? It helps to protect the home industry.
a)
Import
b)
Export
c)
Protective Tariff
d)
Tariff
85.
What was one cause of the Civil War in which someone feels more loyalty to a part of the country or state than the country as a whole.
a)
Slavery
b)
Sectionalism
c)
Division
d)
Tariff
86.
This is the belief that the United States should own all the land from Atlantic to Pacific Ocean.
a)
Expansion
b)
Imperialism
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
None
87.
Which branch is not one of the three branches in the federal government?
a)
Legislative
b)
Representative
c)
Executive
d)
Judicial
88.
________________ is a principle of the constitution in which the three branches have power to balance each other out so no branch gets too powerful.
a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Checks and Balances
c)
Republicanism
d)
Limited Government
89.
An economic system in which businesses have the freedom to operate competitively for profit with minimal government regulations.
a)
Free Enterprise
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Profit
90.
A practice of letting the people make the final decisions in the country through voting, freedom of speech, the right to peacefully protest, etc.
a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Republicanism
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
Foreign decisions
91.
Life, liberty and pursuit of happiness are rights that people are born with. These are called ___________ rights.
a)
Unalienable
b)
Normal
c)
Given
d)
Constitutional
92.
Cruel and unjust government that can not be questioned or changed is called _______________.
a)
Monarchy
b)
Parliament
c)
Republic
d)
Tyranny
93.
___________ is a type of government run for and by the people.
a)
Republicanism
b)
Monarchy
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Democracy
94.
Which invention by Robert Fulton helped transport goods more quickly?
a)
Railroad
b)
Steamboat
c)
Mechanical Reaper
d)
Cotton Gin
95.
___________- to approve by vote.
a)
Void
b)
Nullify
c)
Ratify
d)
Justify
96.
____________ was established in Marbury vs. Madison and is the right of the Supreme Court to determine if laws are unconstitutional.
a)
Judicial Overlooking
b)
Congressional Authority
c)
Judicial Review
d)
Due Process
97.
_____________ is the refusal to obey a government law or laws as a means of passive resistance because of one’s moral conviction or belief.
a)
Judicial Review
b)
Civil Disobedience
c)
Civic Virtue
d)
The Denial Clause
98.
_____________ were people opposed to the Constitution, preferring more power be given to the state governments than to the national government.
a)
Anti-Federalists
b)
Federalists
c)
Democrats
d)
Republicans
99.
_____________ the idea of a state declaring a federal law illegal.
a)
Voidation
b)
Declaration
c)
Nullification
d)
Federalism
100.
Diaries, journals and other original records of an event are called _____________ sources.
a)
Secondary
b)
Primary
101.
Textbooks, articles and other summaries written at a later date than the event are called ____________ sources.
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
102.
The era in which a change from household industries to factory production using powered machinery took place.
a)
American Revolution
b)
Industrial Revolution
c)
Technological Innovations
d)
Boom and Bust
103.
This was the first document in history to ever limit the power of a ruler.
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Constitution
d)
Articles of Confederation
104.
___________ was the first American constitution. It was a very weak document that limited the power of the Congress by giving states the final authority over all decisions.
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Constitution
105.
______________ is a document that sets out the laws and principles of the government of the United States.
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Constitution
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
English Bill of Rights
106.
______________ advised the United States to stay “neutral in its relations with other nations” and to avoid “entangling alliances”.
a)
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
b)
Lincoln's First Inaugural Address
c)
Washington's Farewell Address
d)
Washington's Inaugural Address
107.
System of settling new lands that remain under the government of their native land.
a)
Colonization
b)
Charter
c)
Mercantilism
d)
Salutary Neglect
108.
To establish or set up.
a)
Taxation
b)
Boycott
c)
Persecution
d)
Founded
109.
Having to do with one’s own homeland (U.S.)
a)
Foreign
b)
Domestic
110.
Complaints
a)
Grievances
b)
Tyranny
c)
Oppression
d)
Persecution
111.
Hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs.
a)
Salutary Neglect
b)
Tyranny
c)
Persecution
d)
Suffrage
112.
To free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate.
a)
Emancipation
b)
Abolish
c)
Reconstruction
d)
Industrialization
113.
The 19th-century belief that the US was a chosen land that had been allotted the entire North American continent by God.
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Transcendentalism
d)
Enlightenment
114.
The period (1865-1877) during which the states that had seceded to the Confederacy were controlled by the federal government before being readmitted to the Union.
a)
Reconstruction Era
b)
Civil War Era
c)
Revolutionary Era
d)
Colonial Era
115.
The right to vote.
a)
Amendment
b)
Suffrage
c)
Treaty
d)
Embargo
116.
Goods sold to buyers outside of the country.
a)
Import
b)
Export
117.
British practice of taking American sailors and forcing them into military service.
a)
Embargo
b)
Slavery
c)
Impressment
d)
Free-enterprise
118.
Which of the following was part of the Monroe Doctrine?
a)
European colonization was allowed only in South America
b)
No more European colonization in North OR South America
c)
Continued the trade embargo with Britain
d)
Britain has to give up their land in Canada
119.
1. Which of the following set precedents for the executive branch of government?
a)
George Washington
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
James Madison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
120.
Which of the following would NOT be a characteristic of the Era of Good Feelings?
a)
James Monroe was elected president after serving as Madison’s Secretary of State
b)
The federal government became very weak as state governments gained strength
c)
The Democratic-Republicans were the only major political party due to the fall of the Federalists
d)
A time period of strong nationalism and a growing economy
121.
Thomas Jefferson was the first President from which political party?
a)
Federalist
b)
Democrats
c)
Democratic-Republican
d)
Whig
122.
In President Washington's Farewell address, he warned the US not to do what?
a)
Form permanent alliances with other countries
b)
Trade with other countries
c)
Allow a president to serve more than two terms of office
d)
Allow the south to have the nation's capital located there
123.
The presidents advisers who help him with foreign policy, the economy, etc. are called...
a)
Political Parties
b)
Electoral College
c)
Confederates
d)
Cabinet
124.
Who made this statement:
"Steer clear of permanent alliances and have little connection with the foreign world."
"Steer clear of permanent alliances and have little connection with the foreign world."
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison
c)
James Monroe
d)
George Washington
125.
What was the major obstacle Washington faced in his first years as President?
a)
War with Spain
b)
A large war debt
c)
The South wished to expand slavery
d)
Indians had invaded New England
126.
Who was President during the "Era of Good Feelings"?
a)
Madison
b)
Monroe
c)
Jefferson
d)
Adams
127.
A high level of pride in your country is called...
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Federalism
c)
Nationalism
d)
Sedition
128.
The numbered river in this map played a major role in --
a)
the defeat of the British troops at the Battle of Saratoga
b)
the exploration of new territory acquired from France
c)
the defeat of the British invaders at the Battle of Fort McHenry
d)
splitting the Confederacy in two during the Civil War
129.
One of the reason's Madison and Congress declared war on Britain was that Britain was kidnapping American sailors. This was called ____________________.
a)
Secession
b)
Nullify
c)
Impressment
d)
Sedition
130.
The belief that a state could nullify a federal law within their borders if the law was unconstitutional was known as...
a)
People's Rights
b)
State's Rights
c)
Secession
d)
Emancipation
131.
This list provides examples of -
a)
topics discussed during the Second Constitutional Convention
b)
domestic issues faced by the leaders of the new republic
c)
weaknesses of the government under the Articles of Confederation
d)
issues leading to the ratification of the first constitutional amendments
132.
The U.S. foreign policy illustrated in this cartoon was intended to --
a)
prevent further European colonization in the Western Hemisphere
b)
discourage Spain from inciting revolution in former U.S. colonies
c)
encourage European powers to invest in Latin America
d)
keep the war between France and Spain from spreading to Latin America
133.
Disagreements between these two cabinet members led to -
a)
the creation of reservations for American Indians
b)
a struggle to ratify the Bill of Rights
c)
the establishment of the first U.S. political parties
d)
a compromise over slavery in western territories
134.
Which of the following would NOT be associated with the Federalist political party?
a)
Creating a national bank
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
Loosely interpreting the Constitution
135.
Who created the national bank in order to help with the nation's national debt?
a)
Hamilton
b)
Jefferson
c)
Washington
d)
Adams
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