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WorksheetsAPUSH Periods 4 and 5
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
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Class
Date
1.
American settlers first came to Mexico in the early 1830s
a)
because they could receive a large plot of land for next to nothing
b)
to avenge the attack on the Alamo
c)
for political reasons; most who came were disenchanted with American policy towards Native Americans
d)
for religious reasons; most that came were devout Catholics
2.
The political party of the era that supported nativist policies was the
a)
Know-Nothing Party
b)
Democratic Party
c)
Free-Soil Party
d)
Whig Party
3.
According to the concept of manifest destiny,
a)
westward expansion was the fulfillment of America's destiny
b)
it was primarily economic factors that caused Americans to expand westward
c)
overpopulation on the eastern seaboard forced westward expansion
d)
it was primarily political factors that caused Americans to expand westward
4.
The concept nullification became an issue during Period 4 when
a)
South Carolina nullified congressional tariff bills
b)
Southern representatives to the Electoral College switched their votes in the 1824 election
c)
Virginia nullified congressional legislation concerning slavery
d)
South Carolina nullified congressional legislation concerning the removal of Native Americans
5.
The American System of Henry Clay
a)
favored strong economic growth and a Second National Bank
b)
wanted to make the United States the military equivalent of Great Britain or France
c)
favored lowering tariffs so more goods could be purchased from abroad
d)
wanted to place a ceiling on the national debt
6.
The Hartford Convention demonstrated that
a)
the concept of nullification was not exclusively a Southern one
b)
the War of 1812 brought political union to the United States
c)
the Federalist party had remained a dominant party in American political life
d)
the legacy of John Adams was large
7.
All of the following are reasons why America entered the War of 1812 EXCEPT
a)
the relationship between the British and Native American tribes in the western territories of North America
b)
the impressment of American naval crews
c)
the desire of American leaders to acquire additional western territories
d)
the violation of America's rights as a neutral power
8.
Marbury v. Madison, strict constructionist, Barbary Pirates, Chesapeake-Leopard Affair, Embargo Act
a)
John Adams
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James Madison
d)
James Monroe
9.
Treaty of Ghent, Hartford Convention, War Hawks, "Mr. Madison's War", impressment
a)
Spanish American War
b)
French & Indian War
c)
War of 1812
d)
Undeclared Naval War with France
10.
What event marked the end of the Federalist Party?
a)
Election of 1800
b)
Hartford Convention
c)
XYZ Affair
d)
Pinckney's Treaty
11.
The Era of Good Feelings
a)
is the term for the presidency of Thomas Jefferson
b)
Marked an era of one party; the Federalists
c)
took place after the War of 18112
d)
was a time period of true unity and harmony with all Americans
12.
Protective tariffs, national bank, internal improvements, Great Compromiser
a)
Clay's American System
b)
Hamilton's Financial Plan
c)
The Federalist Essays
d)
The Monroe Doctrine
13.
The first major financial crisis since the Constitution was ratified, brought an end to the Era of Good Feelings
a)
Whiskey Rebellion
b)
Bacon's Rebellion
c)
Panic of 1819
d)
War of 1812
14.
Threatened to upset the 11-11 balance of free & slave states, added Maine to the union, was overturned by the Kansas-Nebraska Act
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
Nat Turner's Rebellion
d)
Gabriel Prosser's Rebellion
15.
The Missouri Compromise
a)
Admitted Missouri as a free state
b)
Admitted Maine as a slave state
c)
Prohibited slavery north of the 36'30 in the Louisiana Territory
d)
Preserved the sectional balance for only 10 more years
16.
Samuel Slater, Eli Whitney, Robert Fulton
a)
Market Revolution
b)
Railroads
c)
2nd Industrial Revolution
d)
Antebellum Reformers
17.
1820s-1840s, universal male suffrage, popular campaigning, spoils system
a)
Age of Adams
b)
Age of Jefferson
c)
Age of Jackson
d)
Era of Good Feelings
18.
Tariff of Abominations, South Carolina, Force Act, Jackson
a)
Nullification Crisis
b)
Indian Removal Act
c)
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
d)
Trail of Tears
19.
What party challenged the Democrats during and after the Age of Jackson?
a)
Federalists
b)
Republicans
c)
Whigs
d)
Nativists
20.
Antebellum Reforms
a)
1763-1790s
b)
1865-1877
c)
1820s-1860
d)
1900-1912
21.
The Compromise of 1850 included all of the following EXCEPT
a)
California enters as a slave state
b)
Mexican cession would be open to popular sovereignty
c)
Ban on slave trade in Washington, DC
d)
Added a strict Fugitive Slave Law
22.
The Kansas Nebraska Act
a)
Began as an attempt to build a railroad in Illinois
b)
Maintained the Missouri Compromise line
c)
Nullified the Compromise of 1850
d)
Was widely accepted by residents of both Kansas & Nebraska
23.
All of the following relate to John Brown EXCEPT
a)
Bleeding Kansas
b)
Harper's Ferry
c)
Radical Abolitionism
d)
"The Liberator"
24.
The Republican Party formed to stop
a)
The Civil War
b)
The spread of slavery
c)
The Election of Lincoln
d)
Slavery altogether
25.
Delaware, Maryland, Missouri & Kentucky
a)
were a key part of the Confederacy during the Civil War
b)
were held accountable to the Emancipation Proclamation
c)
were of no consequence to Lincoln during the Civil War
d)
were put under Martial Law & lost the right of habeas corpus
26.
Which event came first?
a)
Battle of Antietam
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
Battle of Gettysburg
d)
13th Amendment
27.
Who became president when Lincoln was assassinated?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Andrew Johnson
c)
Andrew Monroe
d)
Andrew Clinton
28.
What event ended Reconstruction?
a)
Ratification of the 15th Amendment
b)
Compromise of 1877
c)
Election of 1872
d)
Panic of 1873
29.
Which of the following did NOT relate to Andrew Johnson's impeachment?
a)
He violated the Tenure of Office Act
b)
He clashed with the Radical Republicans in Congress
c)
He fired Edwin Stanton, Secretary of War
d)
He was accused of conspiring to assassinate Lincoln
30.
Which Amendment guaranteed federal protection of citizenship and equal rights under the law?
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
31.
Which Amendment prohibited voting restrictions based on race, color, or previous conditions of servitude?
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th
d)
15th
32.
Who won the election of 1868?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Andrew Johnson
d)
George McClellan
33.
What were those slave states that did not secede during the fighting called?
a)
Traitor States
b)
Border States
c)
Free States
d)
Ideal States
34.
This court decision ruled that the slaves were not citizens, and therefore had no rights to sue in court.
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Plessey v. Ferguson
c)
Brown v. Board
d)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
35.
This was the system set in place after the Civil War to employ freed slaves.
a)
Tenet Farming
b)
Manufacturing
c)
Head-right System
d)
Sharecropping
36.
Which of the following was the most immediate result of Lincoln's election?
a)
Civil War began
b)
South Carolina seceded
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Attempts at compromise abandoned
37.
The GREATEST strength of the North was
a)
its military leadership
b)
its navy
c)
its moral high ground
d)
its economy
38.
The South had an advantage over the North in
a)
a larger population
b)
better military commanders
c)
more industry
d)
more transportation
39.
The Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves
a)
in the Border States
b)
in the South
c)
in the entire US
d)
in the West
40.
The Free Soil Party, like many northerners:
a)
feared the expansion of slavery in the west would be competition for white labor.
b)
cost Henry Clay the presidency by siphoning off votes from him in New York.
c)
was powerful enough to convince James Polk not to seek reelection.
d)
strongly opposed the Wilmot Proviso but agreed to let it pass as part of a compromise.
41.
Why did slavery become more central to American politics in the 1840s?
a)
Territorial expansion raised the question of whether new lands should be free or slave.
b)
Members of the abolitionist Republican Party, formed in 1844, insisted on debating slavery.
c)
President John Tyler’s antislavery policies cause a major proslavery backlash led by John C. Calhoun.
d)
As the 1848 Constitutional deadline for ending the African slave trade drew near, Americans became obsessed with s
42.
Gave 160 acres of land for free if you would live on it and farm it for 5 years
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Morrill Land Grant
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
43.
Who was the first state to secede?
a)
Virginia
b)
South Carolina
c)
North Carolina
d)
Georgia
44.
Where did the Civil War begin?
a)
Bull Run
b)
Antietam
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
Gettysburg
45.
What is the capital city of the Confederate States of America?
a)
Washington, D.C.
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
Charleston, South Carolina
d)
Richmond, Virginia
46.
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Davis Crenshaw
c)
David Clark
d)
Stephen Douglas
47.
"To set free" is the definition of which word?
a)
Enumerate
b)
Emancipate
c)
Enunciate
d)
Encriminate
48.
True or False: Lincoln's main goal at the beginning of the Civil War was to end slavery.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
Enforced a strict law saying runaway slaves in the North must be captured and returned to their masters.
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Slave Codes
d)
Black Codes
50.
Commander of the Confederate Army
a)
Stonewall Jackson
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
William T. Sherman
51.
During Reconstruction the South was under Military rule
a)
True
b)
False
52.
What group in Congress felt that Lincoln's plan was too lenient?
a)
Deciduous Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Wistful Whigs
d)
Fancy Federalists
53.
Which of the following was not a goal of Reconstruction?
a)
Reunite the North and the South
b)
Rebuild the South
c)
Develop the system of sharecropping
d)
Determine what to do with African Americans
54.
Dred Scott, Kansas Nebraska Act, John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
a)
1830s
b)
1840s
c)
1850s
d)
1860s
55.
Louisiana Purchase, Marbury v. Madison decision, Embargo Act
a)
1800-1810
b)
1811-1820
c)
1821-1830
d)
1831-1840
56.
Missouri Compromise, Monroe Doctrine, "Corrupt Bargain"
a)
1810-1819
b)
1820-1829
c)
1830-1839
d)
1840-1849
57.
Liberator published, Nat Turner rebellion, Texan independence,
a)
1810-1819
b)
1820-1829
c)
1830-1839
d)
1840-1849
58.
"Tippecanoe and Tyler too", Lincoln's Spot Resolutions, Declaration of Sentiments at Seneca Falls Convention
a)
1830s
b)
1840s
c)
1850s
d)
1860s
59.
Ulysses Grant elected president, Emancipation Proclamation, Homestead Act
a)
1840s
b)
1850s
c)
1860s
d)
1870s
60.
Federal troops removed from south, Whiskey Ring, 15th Amendment ratified
a)
1850s
b)
1860s
c)
1870s
d)
1880s
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