WorksheetsQ4 Final Exam Review
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 24mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What were colonists protesting when they boycotted British goods in the 1760s?
a)
Enforced service in the British military
b)
the British ban on western settlement
c)
British support of slavery
d)
British taxation without representation
2.
"The Preamble of the Declaration of independence states that 'all men are created equal'". What does the word independence mean in the sentence above?
a)
a formal group statement
b)
the formation of a new gvernment
c)
freedom to govern on one's own
d)
a form of government in which the people rule
3.
How did the Revolutionary War affect the economy of the colonies?
a)
Laws against hoarding were lifted
b)
the price of goods decreased
c)
profiteering became less of a problem
d)
inflation increased
4.
Which battle was a turning point in the Revolutionary War?
a)
The Battle of Savannah
b)
The Battle of Cowpens
c)
The Battle of Saratoga
d)
The Battle of Charles Town
5.
Which of the following did the Northwest Ordinance say about the Northwest Territory?
a)
a region in the territory with 5,000 people could become a state
b)
people could not own slaves in the states formed from the territory
c)
the Ohio River would form the area's northern boundary
d)
Slavery would be allowed in states formed from the territory
6.
Which of the following groups was represented at the Constitutional Convention?
a)
Women
b)
Enslaved people
c)
Native Americans
d)
Men who owned property
7.
Which of the following is a type of government that allows the people to choose representatives to run the government?
a)
A republic
b)
A congress
c)
An ordinance
d)
A compromise
8.
What does the First Amendment say about religion?
a)
The government must promote religion
b)
Churches can receive money from the government
c)
People must follow a religion
d)
the Government cannot financially support any religion
9.
According to the United States Constitution, which of these powers do state governments have?
a)
To print and coin money
b)
To set up public schools
c)
To declare war and make peace
d)
To make immigration laws
10.
Which method of transportation did most pioneers in the late 1700s and early 1800s use to carry supplies along the Wilderness Road?
a)
Flatboats
b)
Trains
c)
Steamboats
d)
Overland wagons
11.
What was one main purpose of Lewis and Clark's expedition?
a)
To open trade relations in Spain's territories
b)
To explore the lands gained by the Louisiana Purchase
c)
To lead settlers west to the Pacific Coast
d)
To move Native Americans west to reservations
12.
Which law forced the Cherokee and other tribes to leave their lands and go to an area west of the Mississippi River called the Indian Territory?
a)
The Proclamation of 1763
b)
The Indian Removal Act
c)
The Train of Tears
d)
The Indian Reservation Act
13.
Which of the following was part of the agreement known as the Missouri Compromise?
a)
California joined the Union as a free state
b)
Lands gained from Mexico became the Utah and New Mexico territories
c)
People in Kansas and Nebraska decided for themselves whether they wanted slavery
d)
Maine joined the Union as a free state
14.
With whom did Abraham Lincoln have a series of famous debates in his campaign for the United States Senate?
a)
John Breckinridge of Kentucky
b)
Senator Stephen A. Douglas
c)
Senator Jefferson Davis
d)
Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison
15.
What was the Union's plan to cripple the South's economy called?
a)
The Dred Scott Decision
b)
The Anaconda Plan
c)
The Missouri Compromise
d)
Reconstruction
16.
Which of the following describes President Andrew Johnson's plan for Reconstruction of the South?
a)
Southern states tha tapproved the Fourteenth Amendment could rejoin the Union
b)
Southern states could enter the Union after passing laws called black codes
c)
Southern states could enter the Union after agreeing to military rule
d)
Southern States could rejoin the Union if they abolished slavery by voting to approve the Thirteenth Amendment
17.
How did Andrew Carnegie make his fortune?
a)
He invented the Bessemer process
b)
He completed the transcontinental Railroad
c)
He developed the Steel Industry
d)
He controlled the nation's oil industry
18.
Who was the leader of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War and first President of the United States?
a)
George Washington
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Benjamin Franklin
19.
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence and third President of the United States?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
20.
Who was the Shawnee leader who tried to unite Native American groups to defend their lands?
a)
Meriwether Lewis
b)
Sacagawea
c)
Tecumseh
d)
George WAshington
21.
Who was the United States President who used his powers to try to preserve the Union?
a)
Sacagawea
b)
Tecumseh
c)
George Washington
d)
Abraham Lincoln
22.
Who was the French Soldier who fought alongside the Americans in the Revolutionary War?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
23.
Who was the United States President who signed the Indian Removal Act?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Abraham Lincoln
24.
Who was the lead negotiator for French support of Americans in the Revolutionary War and American representatives at the Treaty of Paris?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Abraham Lincoln
25.
Who was the leader of the Corps of Discovery, which explored the territory of the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Marquis de Lafayette
b)
Meriwether Lewis
c)
Sacagawea
d)
Tecumseh
26.
Who was the United States president impeached by the House of Representatives?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Andrew Johnson
27.
Who was the Shosone woman who acted as a guide for the Lewis and Clarke expedition?
a)
Meriwether Lewis
b)
Sacagawea
c)
Tecumseh
d)
Marquis de Lafayette
28.
When the Civil War first started, Lincoln did not plan to ___________________ the slaves.
a)
address
b)
emancipate
c)
fugitive
d)
secede
29.
If an enslaved person escaped from the South to a free state, the South considered them to be a _______________.
a)
address
b)
emancipate
c)
fugitive
d)
secede
30.
The _____________ passed by Congress was good for Northern factory owners and bad for southern plantation owners.
a)
Address
b)
Tariff
c)
Secede
d)
Fugitive
31.
Even before President Lincoln took office, South Carolina voted to ___________ from the Union.
a)
Address
b)
Emancipate
c)
Fugitive
d)
Secede
32.
To dedicate a new cemetery for Union soldiers who had died at Gettysburg, Lincoln gave an ______________.
a)
Address
b)
Emancipate
c)
Fugitive
d)
Secede
33.
Disagreement over the issue of __________ increased between Northern and Southern states in the mid-1800s.
a)
Slavery
b)
Diverse economy
c)
Homesteading
34.
A __________ war is a war between people in the same country.
a)
Tariff
b)
Industrial
c)
Civil
35.
During the Civil War, many ________________ states seceded from the Union.
a)
Southern
b)
Western
c)
Northern
36.
The Emancipation Proclamation made some _____________ in the South free.
a)
Slaves
b)
Homesteaders
c)
Sharecroppers
37.
One reason the South lost the Civil War was that the North had a ________________ army.
a)
More experienced
b)
Better trained
c)
Larger
38.
The period of rebuilding after the Civil War is called ________________________.
a)
Impeachment
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Segregation
39.
_________________________ lived on land on the Great Plains to earn ownership.
a)
Homesteaders
b)
Sharecroppers
c)
Immigrants
40.
Many Native Americans were moved to __________________.
a)
Reservations
b)
Cities
c)
Plantations
41.
Many immigrants lived in apartment buildings called ___________________.
a)
Settlement houses
b)
Tenements
c)
Skyscrapers
42.
Thomas Edison was an important _____________.
a)
Reformer
b)
Inventor
c)
Abolitionist
43.
Who suggested the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Henry Clay
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
John C. Calhoun
44.
What did the Supreme Court declare about enslaved people in the Dred Scott Case?
a)
They were in the United States illegally
b)
They were African citizens
c)
They were American citizens
d)
They did not have rights as American citizens
45.
What was the Underground Railroad?
a)
It was a system of secret escape routes that led enslaved people to free lands
b)
It was a secret railroad
c)
It was an abolitionist newspaper
d)
It was a way to end slavery in the South
46.
How did Lincoln plan to weaken the South?
a)
He planned to drag the war on until the South grew tired of fighting
b)
He planned to defend the North and avoid battles if possible
c)
He planned to use soldiers in other nations against the South.
d)
He planned to blockade Southern ports to stop the South from receiving weapons and supplies
47.
In what areas did the Emancipation Proclamation free enslaved workers?
a)
In Union States
b)
In areas still fighting against the Union
c)
In all states
d)
In border states
48.
What was one of Abraham Lincoln’s major accomplishments?
a)
He was able to end the Civil War with little loss of life
b)
He was able to keep the nation whole
c)
He was able to end the Civil War quickly
d)
He was able to change people’s minds about government
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