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Semester Exam

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
First permanent English settlement founded in 1607
a)
Roanoke
b)
Jamestown
c)
New York
2.
Founded in 1620 by Pilgrims
a)
Jamestown
b)
Roanoke
c)
Plymouth
3.
First government plan of the colonies signed in 1620
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Fundamental Orders of CT
4.
First assembly of elected representatives in North America
a)
Congress
b)
House of Burgesses
c)
Assembly
5.
The system where the Mother Country gains wealth through its colonies by exporting more than importing
a)
Mercantilism
b)
The Great Awakening
c)
Enlightenment
6.
War over the Ohio River Valley
a)
Civil War
b)
American Revolution
c)
French and Indian War
7.
King George forbade its colonists to move _____ of the Appalachian Mountains
a)
north
b)
south 
c)
west
8.
Tax on paper
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Tea Act
9.
The Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians and dumped tea into the Boston Harbor
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Tea Act
c)
Massachusetts Tea Party
10.
Punishment over the Boston Tea Party
a)
Coercive/ Intolerable Acts
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Stamp Act
11.
First battles of the American Revolution
a)
Battle of Saratoga
b)
Battle of Trenton
c)
Battle of Lexington and Concord
12.
Document that separated the colonies from Britain
a)
Constitution
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Declaration of Independence
13.
Last battle of the American Revolution
a)
Battle of Yorktown
b)
Battle of Saratoga
c)
Battle of Trenton
d)
Battle of Lexington and Concord
14.
Turning point of the American Revolution where France and Spain step in to help
a)
Battle of Yorktown
b)
Battle of Saratoga
c)
Battle of Trenton
d)
Battle of Lexington and Concord
15.
The document that ended the American Revolution
a)
Treaty of Ghent 1783
b)
Treaty of Paris 1763
c)
Treaty of Paris 1783
d)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
16.
System of admitting new states
a)
Three-Fifth Comprimise
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Northwest Ordinance
d)
Missouri Compromise
17.
People elect others to make decisions and laws for them
a)
Federalism
b)
Limited Government
c)
Separation of Powers
d)
Representative Government
18.
Shared powers between the federal government and the state government
a)
Federalist
b)
Federalism
c)
Anti-Federalist
d)
Popular Sovereignty
19.
People rule and allowed to vote 
a)
Popular Sovereignty
b)
federalism
c)
democratic
d)
bill of rights
20.
Principle of Government where the powers of the government are 
a)
limited
b)
unlimited
21.
A compromise where the South wanted to count slaves in their population for representation
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
The Great Compromise
c)
3/5 Compromise
d)
Missouri Compromise
22.
Roles and powers of the government are divided into 3 branches
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Limited Government
c)
Separation of Powers
d)
Bill of Rights
23.
Each branch checks the other 2 branches to affirm or veto
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Separation of Powers
c)
Limited Gov't
d)
Federalism
24.
The first 10 amendments of the Constitution
a)
Preamble
b)
Constitution
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Declaration of Independence
25.
Supported the constitution and wanted a strong national gov't
a)
Federalism
b)
Federalist
c)
Anti-Federalist
26.
Did not support the constitution and believed in a strong state gov't
a)
Federalism
b)
Federalist
c)
Anti-federalist
27.
Warned against political parties and foreign affairs (stay neutral)
a)
Washington's Farewell Address
b)
Adams Farewell Address
c)
Jefferson's Farewell Address
d)
Jackson's Farewell Address
28.
Jefferson purchased the territory from Napoleon for 15 million
a)
Oregon Purchase
b)
Gadsen Purchase
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
Texas Purchase
29.
War over the impressment of American sailors
a)
Mexican American War
b)
American Revolution
c)
War of 1812
d)
French and Indian War
30.
No more European colonization in the Western Hemisphere
a)
Alien and Sedition Acts
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Embargo Act
d)
Monroe Doctrine
31.

The removal of Indian tribes across the Mississippi River by Andrew Jackson

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Indian Removal Act

c)

Embargo Act

d)

Alien Act

32.
It is Americas destiny to move and settle from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
a)
Popular Sovereignty 
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Alien Act
d)
Manifest Destiny
33.
War over Texas borders
a)
American  Revolution 
b)
French and Indian War
c)
Mexican American War
d)
War of 1812
34.
Loyal to your own region rather than the country as a whole
a)
Federalism
b)
Sectionalism
c)
Limited Gov't
d)
Manifest Destiny
35.
Sued for his freedom and lost
a)
McColloch vs. Maryland
b)
Marbury vs. Madison
c)
Gibbons vs. Ogden
d)
Dred Scott vs. Sanford
36.
Bloodiest day in the Civil War
a)
Battle of Gettysburg
b)
Battle of Ft. Sumter
c)
Battle of Antietam
d)
Battle of Appomattax
37.
The Union captured the Mississippi River and broke the Confederates in half
(Anaconda Plan) 
a)
Battle of Antietam
b)
Battle of Vicksburg
c)
Battle of Gettysburg
d)
Battle of Appomattox
38.
Bloodiest battle of the Civil War
a)
Battle of Antietam
b)
Battle of Vicksburg
c)
Battle of Gettysburg
d)
Battle of Ft. Sumter
39.
Lincoln freed the slaves in the Confederacy as a war measure
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
13th amendment
c)
Battle of Antietam
d)
Battle of Ft. Sumter
40.
Amendment that freed the slaves in the entire United States.
a)
14th
b)
15th 
c)
13th
41.
Amendment that gave citizenship to those born on U.S. soil
a)
14th
b)
15th
c)
13th
42.
Amendment that allowed American citizens to vote
a)
14th
b)
15th
c)
13th
43.

First written Constitution in the colonies.

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

d)

U.S. Constitution

44.

Limited the power of the king in 1215.

a)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

b)

Magna Carta

c)

English Bill of Rights

d)

Virginia House of Burgesses

45.

War between Colonies vs. Britain over the Ohio River Valley.

a)

American Revolution

b)

French and Indian War

c)

Civil War

d)

War of 1812

46.

First battle of the American Revolution.

a)

Battle of Trenton

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Yorktown

d)

Battle of Lexington and Concord

47.

First Constitution written in the United States but failed.

a)

Magna Carta

b)

U.S. Constitution

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Bill of Rights

48.

Where did the delegates meet to revise the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

Plymouth

c)

Jamestown

d)

Constitutional Convention

49.

Thomas Jefferson purchased this from Napoleon for $15 million.

a)

Louisiana Territory

b)

Oregon Territory

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Texas

50.

John Adams refused to pay a tribute to France.

a)

Alien Acts

b)

XYZ Affair

c)

Quazi War

d)

Sedition Acts

51.

Laws passed by John Adams that were seen as a violation of first amendment.

a)

XYZ Affair

b)

Embargo Act

c)

Alien and Sedition Acts

d)

Stamp Act

52.

Law passed by Thomas Jefferson that put a stop on trade with England. This affected American sailors.

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Alien and Sedition Acts

c)

Embargo Act

d)

Ograbme Act

53.

Era were production of goods switches from hand made to manufacturing made.

a)

American Revolution

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Jacksonian Era

54.

Temporary compromise over slavery using the 36 by 30 coordinate.

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Civil War

55.

People in the North that wanted to put an end to slavery.

a)

slave owner

b)

plantation owner

c)

merchant

d)

abolitionist

56.

Compromise that admitted California as a free state, banned slave trade, and passed Fugitive Slave Law.

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)

Compromise of 1850

d)

Embargo Act

57.

16th President of the United States who led the Union during Civil War.

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

58.

War between North and South over slavery and sectionalism.

a)

American Revolution

b)

War of 1812

c)

French and Indian War

d)

Civil War

59.

First attack that started the Civil War in South Carolina.

a)

Battle of Saratoga

b)

Battle of Bull Run

c)

Fort Sumter

d)

Battle of Gettysburg

60.

Where did General Lee surrender to General Grant ending the Civil War?

a)

Georgia

b)

Yorktown

c)

Appomatox Courthouse

d)

Gettysburg

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