WorksheetsFinal Exam Review
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How did the first people come to North America?
a)
The Bering Strait Land Bridge
b)
The Mayflower
c)
Sail across the Atlantic
2.
What two continents did the Bering Strait Land Bridge connect?
a)
North and South America
b)
Australia and South America
c)
North America and Asia
d)
Asia and Europe
3.
What continent did the Monroe Doctrine want to stay out of the Western Hemisphere?
a)
North America
b)
South America
c)
Europe
d)
Asia
4.
The Columbian Exchange brought many beneficial items to the Americas. Some examples are:
a)
diseases like smallpox
b)
horses and new technology
5.
The Columbian exchange brought many harmful things to the Americas. Some examples are:
a)
corn and potatoes
b)
disease and war
6.
These colonies made up which region? Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
7.
These made up which region? New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
8.
These made up which region? Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
9.
What is a PUSH factor?
a)
Something that makes someone leave their country
b)
Something that makes someone want to stay in their country
c)
Something that brings someone to a new country
10.
What is a PULL factor?
a)
Something that makes someone leave their country
b)
Something that makes someone want to stay in their country
c)
Something that brings someone to a new country
11.
This is an example of a PUSH factor for early colonists.
a)
Religious Persecution
b)
War
c)
Crop failure
d)
All of the above
12.
This is an example of a PULL factor for early colonists
a)
War
b)
Religious Freedom
c)
Religious Persecution
d)
famine
13.
Why was New York originally called New Amsterdam?
a)
The Duke of Amsterdam married the Duke of York's daughter
b)
The Dutch settled New York first
c)
The Iroquois named it New Amsterdam
d)
The French settled New York first.
14.
The Battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the Revolutionary War because
a)
The Americans killed the King of England
b)
The French decided to help the Americans
c)
The Americans were defeated by the British
d)
The French defeated the British.
15.
The House of Representatives was based on ___________________, while the Senate is based on ________________.
a)
equal representation, population
b)
population, equal representation
c)
Three Fifths Compromise
16.
The executive branch can veto a bill that the legislative branch creates. This is an example of
a)
federalism
b)
checks and balances
c)
triple beam balance
17.
This document guarantees basic rights of all citizens
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Constitution
d)
The 13th Amendment
18.
America's "god given" right to expand across the continent from ocean to ocean
a)
imperialism
b)
manifest destiny
c)
transcontinental railroad
19.
Which is an example of manifest destiny?
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
Purchase of Alaska
c)
The creation of the Transcontinental Railroad
d)
All of the above
20.
Where were Native Americans forced to live as a result of Andrew Jackson's Trail of Tears and Indian Removal Act?
a)
Canada
b)
Reservations
c)
In sod houses out west
21.
What was so important about the Erie Canal?
a)
It established the 40 Acres and a Mule law
b)
It made trade and transportation much faster
c)
It connected the East Coast to the west coast
22.
The Transcontinental Railroad enabled America to
a)
achieve manifest destiny
b)
trade manufactured goods from the east for raw materials from the west
c)
all of the above
23.
Who won the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
24.
What did the 13th Amendment do?
a)
Freed the slaves
b)
Gave citizenship to all
c)
Gave suffrage to men
d)
Gave suffrage to women
25.
What did the 14th Amendment do?
a)
Freed the slaves
b)
Gave citizenship to all
c)
Gave suffrage to men
d)
Gave suffrage to women
26.
What did the 15th Amendment do?
a)
Freed the slaves
b)
Gave citizenship to all
c)
Gave suffrage to men
d)
Gave suffrage to women
27.
Literacy tests, poll taxes and the grandfather clause all limited what right?
a)
Suffrage
b)
the 15th amendment
c)
Both!
28.
___________________ is separation based on race, while _________________ is bringing races together
a)
integration, segregation
b)
segregation, integration
29.
This court case was overturned by Brown vs. the Board of Education, which said that separate but equal facilities were inherently unequal and therefore unconstitutional.
a)
Miranda vs. Arizona
b)
Marbury vs. Madison
c)
Plessy vs. Ferguson
d)
Fabrizi vs. Bestine
30.
This is an example of
a)
Segregation
b)
Integration
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