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WorksheetsUS History to 1877
Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 55mins
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Class
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1.
What is NOT a reason why the Native Americans were easy to take over?
a)
The tribes were disconnected, so they could not unite against the Europeans
b)
Their weapons and technology were not as advanced
c)
The Native Americans were not adapt to the New World diseases
d)
The Native Americans were simply outnumbered
2.
The most profitable agricultural product in the Virginia colony was
a)
lumber
b)
peanuts
c)
corn
d)
tobacco
3.
Under the theory of Mercantilism, how was wealth defined?
a)
The amount of gold a country had
b)
A nation's ability to produce
c)
A country's diversity in materials
d)
How many colonies it controlled and owned
4.
The portion of triangular trade that brought slaves across the atlantic was called
a)
trail of tears
b)
The death trail
c)
The final passage
d)
the Middle passage
5.
What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
Colonists were banned from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
b)
Colonists were encouraged to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
c)
The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War.
d)
The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists.
6.
Which phrase became popular after passage of the Stamp Act?
a)
“The rights of Englishmen”
b)
“Give me liberty or give me death”
c)
“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
d)
“No taxation without representation“
7.
What statement best explain the British government’s reason for imposing taxes on American colonies?
a)
England was in massive debt following the French and Indian War.
b)
England was providing more rights and economic assistance to the colonies.
c)
The colonies had not contributed to defeating the French during the war.
d)
The British government was trying to raise money to expand colonies to the west.
8.
What is the main purpose of Thomas Paine's Common Sense?
a)
It is a summons for peace and rational thinking.
b)
It is overemotional preaching for equality.
c)
It is a patriotic call to duty and action.
d)
It is a demand for immediate liberty from England.
9.
Women contributed significantly in the American Revolutionary War in all of the following ways except_____.
a)
Taking care of the home front while men were away
b)
Served in key leadership roles in the military
c)
Served as spies
d)
Providing medical treatment to wounded soldiers
10.
Many African-Americans supported the British because they______.
a)
Wanted to preserve the Southern economic system
b)
Believed they would gain freedom from slavery
c)
Expected to get land when the war was over
d)
Hoped to earn free passage to Africa
11.
Why did the American colonies seek an alliance with France during the Revolutionary War?
a)
France could provide supplies and naval support
b)
France could get additional aid from Spain and Russia
c)
France promised to give up any land conquered in the war.
d)
France has a system of government that was admired by the Americans
12.
What role did the French play in the Patriot victory at Yorktown?
a)
The prevented the British Army from leaving New York
b)
They tricked the British into fighting them before arriving at Yorktown
c)
The provided troops and ships to help contain the British at Yorktown
d)
They sank British ships in Newport Harbor.
13.
Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Congress couldn't collect taxes
b)
Weak central government
c)
Provided for no common currency
d)
All of the these
14.
One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________.
a)
The ability of Congress to tax.
b)
The inability of Congress to tax.
c)
The ability of Congress to declare war.
d)
The ability of Congress to create courts.
15.
Which of the following included ideas from the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?
a)
3/5th Compromise
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
The Great Compromise
d)
Commerce Compromsie
16.
The Virginia Plan wanted ....
a)
No Representation
b)
Equal representation
c)
10 representatives per state
d)
Representation based on population
17.
The New Jersey Plan wanted...
a)
Representation based on population
b)
Equal represntation
c)
Only slaves to count
d)
10 representatives per state
18.
How did the Articles of Confederation differ from the Constitution?
a)
Under the Articles, there was one body of Congress to pass laws, where the Constitution specified two.
b)
The Articles allowed one vote per state, but the Constitution allowed for one per senator/representative.
c)
The Articles did not allow for taxation, while the Constitution did.
d)
All of the above.
19.
The Anti-Federalists argued against ratification of the U.S. Constitution because they —
a)
disagreed with the Great Compromise
b)
hoped to keep the Articles of Confederation
c)
wanted a parliamentary system of government
d)
believed that states’ rights were not being protected
20.
Which BEST describes the Three-Fifths Compromise?
a)
Enslaved persons were entitled to only three-fifths of a vote in national elections.
b)
When determining a state’s population, an enslaved person counted as three-fifths of a free person.
c)
Three-fifths of the members of the House of Representatives were from states that allowed slavery.
d)
Three-fifths of Southern states were permitted to count enslaved people as part of their population.
21.
Which one of the following did Washington NOT warn about in his Farewell Address?
a)
Sectionalism
b)
Political Parties
c)
Famine
d)
Alliances
22.
Which Supreme Court case gave the power of judicial review?
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
McCulloch v. Maryland
c)
Maine v. Missouri
d)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
23.
Who believed that the power of the central government should be limited and the people should be enabled to govern themselves?
a)
Washington
b)
Jefferson
c)
Clinton
d)
Madison
24.
We bought Louisiana from which country?
a)
England
b)
Great Britain
c)
Spain
d)
France
25.
The expedition of Lewis and Clark was successful because
a)
they brought back valuable information about the land west of the Mississippi River
b)
they converted Native Americans to Christianity
c)
They won Mexico from Spain
d)
all of the above
26.
What was the purpose of creating the Monroe Doctrine?
a)
To remove Native Americans
b)
To Help colonist settle after War of 1812
c)
Warn foreign to not enter US
d)
To let the wild animals run in Cities
27.
Which state threatened to nullify the tariffs passed by the Federal Government?
a)
Maine
b)
New York
c)
Maryland
d)
South Carolina
28.
To nullify a law means …
a)
to agree to the law
b)
to secede.
c)
to void or cancel the law.
d)
to vote on the law.
29.
Tariffs caused the price of ____ to go up.
a)
foreign goods
b)
american made goods
c)
ice cream
d)
slaves
30.
What did Jackson do that ended the nullification crisis?
a)
passed a higher tariff
b)
fired his Vice President
c)
burned down every home in South Carolina
d)
threatened to use Army to enforce the law
31.
The nullification crisis occurred when
a)
the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.
b)
Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.
c)
South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.
d)
Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.
32.
Jackson's policy toward American Indians was
a)
to honor treaties that protected Indian land.
b)
to use force to remove Indians from their land.
c)
to give Indians fertile land for farming.
d)
to help Indians create their own government.
33.
When Andrew Jackson gave government jobs to his closest supporters/allies it was called:
a)
support system
b)
the spoils system
c)
Jacksonian Democracy
d)
nullification
34.
What is Jacksonian Democracy?
a)
the idea that the common people should control their government
b)
the political party that supported Jackson in the election of 1828
c)
the notion that the rich and upper class should have the most power
d)
the nickname Andrew Jackson earned in the War of 1812
35.
Why did the election of 1828 include many first-time voters?
a)
Southern states gave voting rights to women.
b)
African Americans were voting for the first time.
c)
New states gave voting rights to all white men.
d)
A new federal law required all men and women to vote.
36.
Many of his opponents would have agreed with the cartoon’s portrayal of Jackson Because it suggests that ---
a)
he was not really the common man that many people thought him to be
b)
he has used the spoils system to gain wealth and influence in the government
c)
the executive branch of government became too powerful during his presidency
d)
the leaders of other countries had too much influence in the American government
37.
How did Jackson "destroy" the National Bank?
a)
He kept placing tariff monies into the National Bank
b)
He fired the president of the bank whom he did not care for
c)
He started depositing funds from tariffs and taxes into state banks instead
d)
He thought the National Bank was only helping the elites of society
38.
What is the Seneca Falls Convention ?
a)
A womans rights movement because woman were not treated fairely.
b)
A Civil War
c)
A Constitution
d)
A Right
39.
What is Manifest Destiny?
a)
The belief that it was America's destiny to control and civilize all of North America
b)
The belief that their destiny was to manifest
c)
A religious term used to explain how to be saved
40.
Which of the following was a result of the California gold rush?
a)
American settlers rebelled against the Mexican government.
b)
Los Angeles became a center of banking, manufacturing, and trade.
c)
California gained enough settlers to apply for statehood.
d)
Thousands of Chinese died from diseases brought by newcomers.
41.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
b)
It increased the demand for slaves to produce more cotton.
c)
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
d)
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.
42.
What did the Dred Scott decision say?
a)
It considered slaves to be property without rights.
b)
It outlawed slavery in all U.S. states
c)
It required that slavery not be allowed in all new states
d)
It gave slaves all the rights of U.S. citizens
43.
Who led the largest revolt in Virginia?
a)
Nat Tuner
b)
William Lloyd Garrison
c)
David Walker
d)
Maria Stewart
44.
The idea that political power belongs to the people
a)
Wilmot proviso
b)
Sectionalism
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
Compromise of 1850
45.
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!
46.
At the time of the Missouri Compromise, there were 11 free states and 11 slave states. Where would the balance between free and slave states become unbalanced if Missouri was accepted as a slave state?
a)
In the House of Representatives
b)
In the Senate
c)
In the Executive Branch
d)
In the Judicial Branch
47.
A plan that would divide the remainder of the Louisiana Purchase into 2 sections and allow popular sovereignty to decide the issue of slavery
a)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Missouri Compromise
d)
Wilmot Proviso
48.
Dred Scott was a slave that did what?
a)
Worked hard and earned his freedom
b)
Sued for his freedom
c)
Made laws against slavery
d)
Was a member of the Underground Railroad
49.
The Wilmot Proviso was created to deal with what issue?
a)
Annexation of Texas
b)
Territory gained from Mexio
c)
Runaway slaves
d)
Popular sovereignty
50.
How was Uncle Tom's Cabin able to reach such a large audience?
a)
plays were developed for it
b)
it ran in a newspaper as a twelve part series
c)
people shared the story with each other
d)
all of these
51.
President Abraham Lincoln issued the ______________
on January 1, 1863 which declared "that all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states are, and henceforward shall be free".
on January 1, 1863 which declared "that all persons held as slaves within the rebellious states are, and henceforward shall be free".
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Emancipation Proclomation
c)
8th Ammendment
d)
Declaration of Independence
52.
A political party formed to prevent the spred of slavery
a)
Free Soil Party
b)
Republican Party
c)
Democratic Party
d)
Constitutional Party
53.
Controversial Supreme Court Case that led to all African Americans being declared noncitizens of the United States
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson
b)
Dred Scott v. Sandford
c)
Marbury v. Madison
d)
Gibbons v. Ogden
54.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Confederacy had?
a)
More Troops
b)
Home Field Advantage
c)
Better Weapons
d)
Better Transportation
55.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Union had?
a)
Smarter Generals
b)
Defensive Strategy
c)
More Troops
d)
Highly Motivated
56.
The majority of the battles of the Civil War were fought where?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
West
d)
Union
57.
The South had all but which of these as an advantage?
a)
fought at home, knew the land
b)
male population skilled riders and marksmen
c)
violence part of southern life
d)
thousands of slaves added to fighting population
58.
Which were Lincoln's goals at this time?
a)
Make the citizens like him
b)
Finishing his speech
c)
Win the war, end slavery, and preserving the union
d)
Getting medicine for smallpox
59.
Today the 14th Amendment and the equal protection clause focuses around which cause?
a)
safe drinking water
b)
abortion
c)
gay marriage
d)
legalization of marijuana
60.
everyone born in America is a citizen and has "equal protection" and "due process"
a)
14th Amendment 1868
b)
12th Amendment 1808
c)
22nd Amendment 1935
d)
6th Amendment 1791
61.
This Reconstruction plan said a state could rejoin if 10% of its population swore an oath of loyalty
a)
Lincoln's Plan
b)
Johnson's Plan
c)
Radical Republican's Plan
d)
Grant's Plan
62.
Which plan required a 50% oath of loyalty, creation of the Freedman's Bureau, and punishment of the South
a)
Johnson
b)
Lincoln
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Democrats
63.
Name the agreement that was reached in order to prevent another possible
secession or civil war?
secession or civil war?
a)
Compromise of 1876
b)
War-hawks
c)
Reconstruction Compromise
d)
Compromise of 1878
64.
These are the laws which officially began to segregate southern society?
a)
discrimination laws
b)
black codes
c)
Ku Klux Klan
d)
13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
65.
This group began to intimidate former slaves and deny them their rights?
a)
Freedman's Bureau
b)
War-hawks
c)
Ku Klux Klan
d)
Democrats
66.
This term describes the reality of the south being once again controlled by white
society while blacks were denied rights?
society while blacks were denied rights?
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Discrimination
c)
Solid South/Redeemers
d)
Democrats
67.
This is when a person gives up part of the harvest to pay for the land they are
farming?
farming?
a)
sharecropping
b)
lease to own farming
c)
tenant farming
d)
landlord/renter farming
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