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WorksheetsUS History Final Exam 2017
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 1hrs 19mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Gave citizenship and equal protection to anyone born in the U.S.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
2.
Abolished Slavery in all of the United States
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
3.
Union (North) vs Confederate (South) over sectionalism, states' rights, tariffs, and slavery.
a)
Louisiana Purchase 1803
b)
The Civil War 1861-1865
c)
The Magna Carta 1215
d)
French and American War
4.
Abolitionist _____ and his five sons seized the federal armory and arsenal at Harpers Ferry, VA and attempted to lead a slave revolt.
a)
John Brown
b)
Hiram Rhodes Revels
c)
William Carney
5.
This declared that slaves are not U.S. citizens but instead property. Congress cannot lawfully prohibit slavery in new territories; Missouri Compromise was ruled as unconstitutional.
a)
Dred Scott v Sanford
b)
Marbury v Madison
c)
Gibbons v Ogden
6.
This grew support for the abolitionist movement. This book had a major influence on the way the American public viewed slavery. Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
a)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
b)
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
c)
The House of the Seven Gables
7.
The three main causes of the Civil War were slavery, states’ rights and ______.
a)
commerce
b)
sectionalism
c)
the Fugitive Slave Act
8.
This allowed the Utah and New Mexico territories gained from the U.S. – Mexican War to use popular sovereignty to determine whether the territory would be free or slave.
a)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Compromise of 1850
9.
A law allowing settlers in the Kansas Territory and Nebraska Territory to decide for themselves (by voting) whether or not to allow slavery.
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
10.
This territory joined the Union as a free territory through the Compromise of 1850.
a)
Kansas
b)
Utah
c)
California
11.
This was part of the Compromise of 1850 which required that all escaped slaves be returned to their masters and that officials and citizens of free states had to cooperate in this law.
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
12.
This is used to describe the fighting that broke out between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups in Kansas.
a)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
b)
Bleeding Kansas
c)
Fugitive Slave Act
13.
This is known as bloodiest single day of the Civil War. General Lee retreated to Virginia.
a)
Battle of Antietam
b)
Battle of Gettysburg
c)
Battle of Vicksburg
14.
This is known as the turning point battle of the Civil War. Union victory. Lee will never enter the North again.
a)
Battle of Antietam
b)
Battle of Gettysburg
c)
Battle of Vicksburg
15.
The 1st Hispanic-American Navy sailor to be awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.
a)
William Carney
b)
Philip Bazaar
c)
Hiram Rhodes Revels
16.
This person became the first African American to serve in the U.S. Congress when he was elected to the United States Senate to represent Mississippi in 1870 and 1871 during the Reconstruction era.
a)
William Carney
b)
Philip Bazaar
c)
Hiram Rhodes Revels
17.
Freedmen occupied a plantation owner’s land and in exchange the landowner would get a share of the Freedmen’s crop. Served as a way to keep freedmen as slaves, even though slavery had been banned. Many freedmen went into debt or were forced by poverty to sign unfair labor contracts that left them little hope of improving their situation.
a)
Morrill Act
b)
Sharecropping System
c)
Dawes Act
18.
This opened up settlement in the western U.S., allowing any American, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land. If the settler “improved” the land after 5 years, he or she would then own the 160 acres.
a)
Morrill Act
b)
Homestead Act
c)
Dawes Act
19.
This guaranteed voting rights to former male slaves. Native Americans and women were not given the right to vote.
a)
15th Amendment
b)
13th Amendment
c)
14th Amendment
20.
This officially abolished slavery in America, and was ratified on December 6, 1865, after the American Civil War.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
21.
This reversed the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision by granting citizenship to “all persons born or naturalized in the United States,” which included former male slaves recently freed. The “Black Codes” created by the Southern states inspired this.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
22.
Vocab word for formerly enslaved people
a)
Carpetbaggers
b)
Freedmen
c)
Abolitionists
d)
Scalawags
23.
What term means to cancel a law?
a)
Abolitionist
b)
Nullify
c)
Amend
d)
Compulsory
24.
What gave slaves the right to participate in popular sovereignty?
a)
13th amendment
b)
14th amendment
c)
15th amendment
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
25.
The organization that helped African Americans adjust to freedom
a)
Ku Klux Klan
b)
Black Codes
c)
Scalawags
d)
Freedmen's Bureau
26.
After the Civil War, what was the first priority for the United States?
a)
Create a plan to reunite the North and the South
b)
Elect a new president
c)
Develop the system of sharecropping
d)
Establish forts in the South
27.
Poll taxes, literacy tests, and the grandfather clause were all put in place to restrict
a)
voting rights
b)
immigration
c)
public education
d)
slavery
28.
The stricter Fugitive Slave Act saw an increase in what?
a)
slave trade
b)
underground railroad
c)
abolition movements
d)
both underground railroad and abolition movments
29.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Ohio
30.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Alabama
31.
When was the Missouri Compromise reached?
a)
1820
b)
1850
c)
1776
d)
1803
32.
The economy of the South depended on
a)
manufacturing.
b)
slavery.
c)
digging up natural resources.
d)
finance and banking.
33.
What law compelled the North to return runaway slaves back to the South?
a)
Fugitive Dog Acts
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Abolition Act of 1850
d)
I refuse to answer this question based on the fact I have not studied!
34.
What part of the Compromise of 1850 upset the North the most?
a)
Allowing California in as a free state
b)
Ending the slave trade in Washington DC
c)
using popular sovereignty to decide Utah and New Mexico
d)
the stricter Fugitive Slave Act
35.
The term means that people in the state would VOTE to make decisions about being a free state or a slave state.
a)
independent choice
b)
popular sovereignty
c)
popular election
36.
The south was for slavery because
a)
they wanted to be difficult
b)
they liked slaves
c)
their economy depended on slavery
d)
this is wrong.
37.
Susan B. Anthony was a--
a)
Suffragist
b)
Social Worker
c)
Muckracker
d)
Farm Leader
38.
The movement to ban the making, sale and transport of alcoholic beverages was called--
a)
The Progressive Movement
b)
Woman's Sufferage
c)
The Temperance Movement
d)
Jim Crow Laws
39.
Susan B. Anthony was an activist who fought for rights for African-Americans and women. What is an activist?
a)
A person who is not allowed to own land or go to school
b)
A person who is not allowed to work
c)
A person who works to change laws or peoples' behavior
40.
What is Temperance?
a)
the act of making maps
b)
the act of not drinking alcohol
c)
the act of not eating meat
41.
What is Suffrage?
a)
the right to vote
b)
a fancy lettuce
c)
the right to play music
42.
What is Manifest Destiny?
a)
The predetermined future of all people.
b)
The idea that God destined Americans to control North America
c)
The idea that man would be in charge of everyone.
d)
The idea that women will control men on earth.
43.
What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the Mexican War of 1846 have in common?
a)
They brought about a war with Spain.
b)
They increased the territory of the United States.
c)
Each resulted in territory annexed by the United States.
d)
Each involved land forcibly taken from Mexico.
44.
Shipping freight on the Erie Canal was faster and cheaper than
a)
airplane
b)
Semi-Truck
c)
Amazon
d)
Wagon
45.
railroads were better than shipping by canals because it was
a)
slower
b)
faster
c)
cheaper
d)
faster and could carry more
46.
The transcontinental railroad affected western cities the by...
a)
increased shipping of seafood
b)
creating a boom in population
c)
creating noise and pollution
d)
improving relations with Native Americans
47.
the erie canal made the __________ port the busiest in the nation, even busier than New Orleans, Boston, and Baltimore combined
a)
Chicago
b)
New York
c)
San Pedro
d)
San Francisco
48.
Which of these had the BIGGEST impact on industrialization in the early 1800s?
a)
The Cotton Gin
b)
The Transitor
c)
Interchangeable Parts
d)
Internal Combustion Engine
49.
Which technological development led to an increased demand for slaves in the United States during the early- to mid-1800s?
a)
The Steel Plow
b)
The Cotton Gin
c)
the Mechanical Reaper
d)
The Combine Harvester
50.
Who introduced the technology of mass production through the development of interchangeable parts in gun making?
a)
Cyrus McCormick
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
Isaac Singer
d)
Samuel F.B. Morse
51.
The Monroe Doctrine said __________________.
a)
no more European colonies could be started in the Americas
b)
Europe must leave the Americas alone
c)
the United States would stay out of Europe's business
d)
all of the above
52.
Monroe said no more European colonies could start in the Americas.
a)
True
b)
False
53.
Why did President Polk want Mexican territory?
a)
He wanted to expand the US
b)
The land had good resources
c)
He needed room to build a mansion for his cats
d)
To get Shrek'd
54.
Utah, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, and Nevada were all states that joined the US as a result of what?
a)
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b)
The Annexation of Texas
c)
The Mexican Cession
d)
The Joint Resolution
55.
Which of the following territories did we gain from Spain in 1819 through the signing of a treaty?
a)
Florida
b)
Texas
c)
Louisiana
d)
Oregon
56.
"American blood has been shed on American soil" was used by President Polk to...
a)
to fulfill Manifest Destiny
b)
to change the borders between Texas and Mexico
c)
to get congress to declare war on Mexico
d)
to negotiate price for the Mexican Cession
57.
Jim Crow laws allowed African Americans and white people to eat at the same restaurant.
a)
true
b)
false
58.
Jim Crow laws took away African Americans right to vote.
a)
true
b)
false
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