WorksheetsUS Final Review
Total questions: 82
Worksheet time: 41mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What event resulted in the beginning of the European exploration?
a)
Renaissance
b)
Crusades
c)
Fall of Rome
d)
Mongolian invasion
2.
Which of the following is not one of the primary motivations for European exploration in the Americas?
a)
Gold
b)
Glory
c)
Water
d)
God
3.
What era in American history was a result of European interest in wealth, natural resources, land and religious freedom?
a)
Colonization
b)
American Revolution
c)
Colonial America
d)
Medieval
4.
Innovations of the astrolabe, the compass, and improved ship design led to
a)
War
b)
European exploration
c)
More innovations
d)
Industrialization
5.
Which two countries sent missionaries to North America to convert Natives to Christianity?
a)
Portugal and Spain
b)
France and England
c)
England and Spain
d)
France and Spain
6.
The primary goal of this group was to profit from fishing and fur trading.
a)
English
b)
Dutch
c)
French
d)
Spanish
7.
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
a)
Roanoke
b)
Jamestown
c)
Plymouth
d)
Massachusetts
8.
All of the following helped develop democracy in North America by focusing on self-government except
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Virginia House of Burgesses
c)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
d)
Treaty of Paris of 1783
9.
Which of the following colonies was established for profit and not religious freedom?
a)
Rhode Island
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Virginia
d)
Massachusetts
10.
What caused Puritans to leave England and settle in North America?
a)
Religious persecution
b)
War with England
c)
Taxation without representation
d)
The Dark Ages
11.
What was the first legislature established in the American Colonies?
a)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
b)
Congress
c)
Virginia House of Burgesses
d)
Parliament
12.
Which colonial region had fertile land and was suitable for growing cash crops?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
South
13.
Which colonial region was ideal for the first textile mills and factories due to its rivers, streams and port cities?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
14.
Which colonial region had little manufacturing, almost no diversity in the work force and virtually no improvements to infrastructure?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
15.
Which system prevented colonies from making their own goods and selling them to other countries?
a)
Mercantile system
b)
Feudal system
c)
Free Enterprise system
d)
Nationalism
16.
Why did colonists rebel against British rule?
a)
Lack of money
b)
French Revolution
c)
Lack of representation in parliament
d)
To help the natives
17.
What prohibited colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains?
a)
Treaty of Paris 1783
b)
Alien and Sedition Act
c)
Proclamation of 1763
d)
Salutory Neglect
18.
What was the purpose of the Stamp Act?
a)
As punishment for rebelling
b)
To generate revenue
c)
To assist in trade
d)
To help the French
19.
Which group staged both peaceful and violent protests against Parliament's laws?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
c)
Federalists
d)
Sons of Liberty
20.
Who was chosen by the Second Continental Congress to lead the Continental Army?
a)
General Grant
b)
General Jackson
c)
General Washington
d)
General Lee
21.
What was the government established by the Continental Congress shortly after declaring independence from Britain?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Constitution
c)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
d)
Olive Branch Treaty
22.
When did the American Revolution occur?
a)
Late 1600's
b)
Early 1700's
c)
Late 1700's
d)
Early 1800's
23.
Where did American forces spend the winter of 1778 enduring terrible suffering?
a)
Saratoga
b)
Valley Forge
c)
Yorktown
d)
Jamestown
24.
Which treaty ended the American Revolution?
a)
Treaty of Paris 1783
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Treaty of 1873
d)
Treaty of Ghent
25.
What was considered the turning point in the American Revolution?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Valley Forge
c)
Saratoga
d)
Gettysburg
26.
Which Patriot leader was a Pennsylvania delegate to the Continental Congress, a member of the committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence and negotiated an alliance with France?
a)
John Adams
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James Madison
d)
Benjamin Franklin
27.
Which is not a key argument Anti-Federalists used against ratifying the Constitution?
a)
The federal government has too much power
b)
Government cannot raise taxes
c)
Individual rights should have priority
d)
Supreme Court shouldn't be able to overturn state court decisions
28.
What were Anti-Federalists opposed to in 1787?
a)
Inclusion of the Bill of Rights
b)
A National Bank
c)
Strict interpretation
d)
Ratification of the Constitution
29.
What persuaded Anti-Federalists to agree to ratify the Constitution?
a)
James Madison
b)
Federalists
c)
Inclusion of Bill of Rights
d)
Inclusion of Preamble
30.
Which of the Seven Principles was Patrick Henry most likely concerned with protecting?
a)
Separation of Powers
b)
Limited Government
c)
Individual Rights
d)
Popular Soverignty
31.
Which collection of essays were written in favor of ratifying the Constitution?
a)
The Liberator
b)
The Federalist Papers
c)
Common Sense
32.
What provided a method for settlers to organize new territories and establish new states?
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Homestead Act
c)
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
d)
Statehood Act of 1787
33.
Which amendment guarantees the right to a trial by jury?
a)
5
b)
6
c)
7
d)
8
34.
If Congress passes a bill that the president signs into law, and the Supreme Court then rules it unconstitutional, which principle is at work?
a)
Separation of powers
b)
Popular Soveriegnty
c)
Checks and balances
d)
Limited government
35.
How does the Separation of Powers in the Constitution address a significant weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Checks and balances were instituted
b)
Three branches of government was created
c)
gave congress power to tax
d)
Adding a legislative branch
36.
Which principle in the Constitution states people are the source of the government's power?
a)
Limited Government
b)
Checks and balances
c)
Republicanism
d)
Popular Soverignty
37.
Which of the Seven Principles is at work when voters choose their representatives?
a)
Popular sovereignty
b)
Limited government
c)
Republicanism
d)
Federalism
38.
Which of the Amendments in the Bill of Rights protects the actions of demonstrators?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
9
39.
Which of the following best explains Washington's view on foreign affairs?
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
Proclamation of Neutrality
d)
Embargo Act
40.
What did Washington NOT warn of in his Farewell Address?
a)
National debt
b)
Political parties
c)
Foreign alliances
d)
Slavery
41.
Which domestic issue challenged Washington and caused him to respond using military force?
a)
Shay's Rebellion
b)
Alien and Sedition Act
c)
Whiskey Rebellion
d)
Proclamation of 1783
42.
What was Madison and Jefferson's primary concern in their disagreement with Hamilton's plan for a national bank?
a)
wasn't constitutional
b)
it would createa national debt
c)
give the federal government too much power
d)
it was poorly planned
43.
What major foreign policy declared that the American continents were no longer open to exploration and colonization by European powers?
a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Embargo Act
c)
Proclamation of Neutrality
d)
Treaty of Paris
44.
What impact did the XYZ Affair have on domestic policy under the Adams administration?
a)
Judiciary Act of 1801
b)
Embargo Act
c)
Monroe Doctrine
d)
Alien and Sedition Act
45.
Which court case established the Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review?
a)
Worchester v. Georgia
b)
Marbury v. Madison
c)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
d)
McCulloch v. Maryland
46.
What did the Judiciary act of 1801 allow President Adams to accomplish?
a)
Overturn Supreme Court decisions
b)
The Aliean and Sedition Act
c)
declare Jefferson's actions unconstitutional
d)
appoint numerous Federalist judges before his term was up
47.
All of the following describe Hamilton's Federalist party except-
a)
Favored strong national government
b)
Limited suffrage to property owners
c)
Supported by lawyers
d)
Sympathetic to the French Revolution
48.
All of the following describe the Democratic-Republican Party except-
a)
Favored strong state governments
b)
supported by merchants
c)
Suffrage open to all adult males
d)
Started by Jefferson
49.
What troubled Jefferson about purchasing the Louisiana Territory?
a)
Whether it was constitutional
b)
The price
c)
Geography of the land
d)
The amount of acres
50.
What was a foreign policy failure during Jefferson's administration?
a)
War of 1812
b)
Alien and Sedition Act
c)
Embargo Act of 1807
d)
Impressment
51.
The War of 1812 was a major foreign policy challenge for which president?
a)
James Madison
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Monroe
52.
During the 1800's, large numbers of rural workers left their farms in search of manufacturing jobs which led to-
a)
increase in farm jobs
b)
rapid urbanization
c)
increase in city jobs
d)
decrease in cash crops
53.
Why was New England an ideal location for factories in the early 1800's?
a)
fast moving rivers
b)
the population
c)
Mountains
d)
Cold climate
54.
All of the following are provisions of the Missouri Compromise except-
a)
Popular Sovereignty determines slavery
b)
Maintained balance of power in Congress
c)
Slavery was banned north of the 36 30 line
d)
Symbolized rising sectionalism in the US
55.
The Hudson River and Lake Erie were connected by the-
a)
Panama Canal
b)
Erie Canal
c)
Suez Canal
d)
Brooklyn Bridge
56.
All of the following inventions played a significant role in uniting the different regions of the country except-
a)
steam powered locomotive
b)
cotton gin
c)
steamboat
d)
telegraph
57.
Which president's election was viewed as the end of control for the educated elites in government?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
John Adams
58.
Which group was forced out of their homes and travel the "trail of tears" to their new home?
a)
Slaves
b)
Spanish
c)
Native Americans
d)
Mexicans
59.
The following are true of the Tariff of 1828, also known as the Tariff of Abominations, except-
a)
It benefited the Southern economy
b)
It benefited the North
c)
Led to the Nullification Crisis
d)
sparked debate on states' rights
60.
Who was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court when resident Jackson refused to enforce the Worcester ruling?
a)
Henry Clay
b)
Roger Taney
c)
Millard Fillmore
d)
John Marshall
61.
A is the city of
a)
Independence, MO
b)
Nauvoo, IL
c)
St. Louis, MO
62.
B is the city of
a)
Independence, MO
b)
Nauvoo, IL
c)
St. Louis, MO
63.
C is the
a)
California Trail
b)
Mormon Trail
c)
Santa Fe Trail
d)
Oregon Trail
64.
D is the
a)
California Trail
b)
Mormon Trail
c)
Santa Fe Trail
d)
Oregon Trail
65.
E is the
a)
California Trail
b)
Mormon Trail
c)
Santa Fe Trail
d)
Oregon Trail
66.
F is the
a)
California Trail
b)
Mormon Trail
c)
Santa Fe Trail
d)
Oregon Trail
67.
G is the
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Gadsden Purchase
d)
Oregon Territory
68.
I is the
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Gadsden Purchase
d)
Mexican Cession
69.
J is the
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Oregon Territory
d)
Mexican Cession
70.
K is the
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Oregon Territory
d)
Mexican Cession
71.
Which invention was most responsible for the expansion of slavery in the early 1800's?
a)
cotton gin
b)
locomotive
c)
steamboat
d)
electricity
72.
What event inspired the beginnings of social reform in the US during the 19th century?
a)
Transcendentalism
b)
Second Great Awakening
c)
Civil War
d)
Election of 1856
73.
What social movement suggested civil disobedience as an appropriate method of fighting injustice?
a)
abolitionism
b)
Transcendentalism
c)
Second Great Awakening
d)
Temperance Movement
74.
Who was responsible for printing abolitionist rhetoric in his Newspaper the Liberator?
a)
Frederick Douglas
b)
Marquis de Lafayette
c)
Dred Scott
d)
William Lloyd Garrison
75.
Which of the reform movements led to the banning of liquor sales?
a)
Transcendentalism
b)
Second Great Awakening
c)
Temperance Movement
d)
Abolitionist Movement
76.
Which was NOT a disadvantage of the South's plantation economy during the Civil War?
a)
Lacked industries
b)
Humid climate
c)
Fewer soldiers
d)
poor internal transportation
77.
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
John Calhoun
d)
Jefferson Davis
78.
Who was the general of the Confederate army?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
John Calhoun
d)
Jefferson Davis
79.
Who was the general of the Union army?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
John Calhoun
d)
Jefferson Davis
80.
What did the 13th amendment do?
a)
Grant African Americans citizenship
b)
Grant African American males voting rights
c)
Abolish slavery
d)
provide compensation to former slaves
81.
What did the 14th amendment do?
a)
Grant African Americans citizenship
b)
Grant African American males voting rights
c)
Abolish slavery
d)
provide compensation to former slaves
82.
What did the 15th amendment do?
a)
Grant African Americans citizenship
b)
Grant African American males voting rights
c)
Abolish slavery
d)
provide compensation to former slaves
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