WorksheetsMidterm Review
Total questions: 76
Worksheet time: 51mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The Great Compromise accomplished which of the following?
a)
Created a one house legislature
b)
Postponed the conversation about slavery
c)
Added the Bill of Rights
d)
Created a two house legislature
2.
In what house of our national legislature, called Congress, does each state have equal representation?
a)
Senate
b)
House of Representatives
c)
General Assembly
d)
House of Commons
3.
What document replaced the Articles of Confederation and established a new national government?
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The Constitution
c)
The Magna Carta
d)
The English Bill of Rights
4.
-Feared a strong central government. Believed a bill of rights needed to be added to the Constitution. opponents of the Constitution. All describe-
a)
democrats
b)
anti-federalists
c)
federalists
d)
small states
5.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Confederacy had?
a)
More Troops
b)
Home Field Advantage
c)
Better Weapons
d)
Better Transportation
6.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Union had?
a)
Smarter Generals
b)
Defensive Strategy
c)
More Troops
d)
Highly Motivated
7.
What event freed the slaves?
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Declaration of Independence
8.
What amendment abolishes slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
10th
9.
Where did the south finally surrender unconditionally?
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Richmond
d)
Appomatox
10.
Which of the following amendments is meant to protect rights of African-Americans using due process?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
16th Amendment
11.
Dred Scott v. Sanford established
a)
That slaves were now free
b)
That slaves could now vote
c)
That slaves are property and have no rights
d)
That as long as facilities are equal segregation is legal
12.
Which of the following ended as a result of the Compromise of 1877?
a)
The Civil War
b)
Progressivism
c)
Gilded Age
d)
Reconstruction
13.
The census of 1890 concluded which of the following?
a)
Native American resistance was over
b)
Cowboys were destroying the West
c)
The frontier was closed/no longer existed
d)
The Civil War was finally over
14.
Manifest Destiny refers to
a)
The idea that the United States has a God given right to expand
b)
The idea that the United States is superior to Europeans
c)
The belief that the United States should be the police force of the Western Hemisphere
d)
The belief that the United States should not become involved with world affairs
15.
Which of the following encouraged settlement by granting 160 acre allotments of land?
a)
Relocation Act
b)
Homestead Act
c)
Dawes Act
d)
Morrill Act
16.
Which 2 groups were primarily responsible for the construction of the transcontinental railroad?
a)
Irish and Spanish
b)
Chinese and Japanese
c)
Japanese and Irish
d)
Chinese and Irish
17.
The Sherman Anti-Trust Act sought to outlaw
a)
Nativists
b)
Bootleggers
c)
Monopolies
18.
What is a Laissez-Faire economy?
a)
An economy that is completely controlled by the U.S. government
b)
An economy that is partially controlled by the U.S. government
c)
An economy that works best when there is very little involvement by the U.S. government
d)
An economy that is controlled by another country
19.
What was one reason businesses were opposed labor unions?
a)
to prevent workers strikes
b)
to ensure equal pensions
c)
to make sure only skilled workers were employed
d)
to protect workers from injuries
20.
Why were strikes not as effective in industries with unskilled workers?
a)
Unskilled workers were paid high wages.
b)
Unskilled workers could be replaced more easily than skilled workers.
c)
Unskilled workers were not allowed to join unions.
d)
Many unskilled workers were deported for supporting unions.
21.
Who did the AFL represent?
a)
trade and craft workers
b)
business owners
c)
government workers
d)
teachers
22.
What was the main cause of the Pullman Strike?
a)
Cut wages
b)
Pullman wouldn't tell the workers the Wifi password
c)
Raised rent prices
d)
Pullman wouldn't pay for electricity in worker's homes
23.
Formation of national labor unions in the late 1800's was mainly because of
a)
passage of laws that supported workers
b)
laws restricting immigration
c)
poor working conditions and low wages
d)
economic depression that led to high unemployment
24.
Which industry was dominated by Andrew Carnegie?
a)
Oil
b)
Steel
c)
Railroads
d)
Banking
25.
Which of the following was a negative nickname given to men life Cornelius Vanderbilt and John D. Rockefeller?
a)
Robber Barron
b)
Knights of Labor
c)
Captains of Industry
d)
Progressives
26.
Social Darwinist's believe
a)
Government should break up bad trusts
b)
Government should let business conduct itself - the strongest will survive
c)
Government should do more to support the poor
d)
Government should work with the busniesses to create more efficiency
27.
________ refers to a business controlling all steps of production while _________ refers to a business taking over similar businesses to gain power
a)
Vertical Integration, Horizontal Integration
b)
Horizontal Integration, Vertical Integration
c)
Don't pick this option
d)
Seriously don't pick this option
28.
Unlike previous immigrants, newer immigrants entering US at Ellis Island were from
a)
Western and Northern Europe
b)
Southern Europe and Africa
c)
Eastern and Southern Europe
d)
Northern and Western China
29.
Which of the following was NOT a goal of the Progressives?
a)
Moral improvement
b)
Clean up cities
c)
Create honest government
d)
Keep traditional values
30.
Conservation of natural resources, control of corporations, and consumer protection. These ideas were the platform for Theodore Roosevelt's ________.
a)
Square Accord
b)
Square Deal
c)
Circle Meeting
d)
Rhombus Coalition
31.
How did the government pay for new Federal programs the public demanded?
a)
Passed an amendment allowing a national income tax
b)
Passed an amendment requiring silver be the only coinage in circulation
c)
Sold the Panama Canal
d)
Mined in the Philippines and Cuba
32.
Yellow Journalists were:
a)
writers who exposed period problems in hopes of achieving reform
b)
writers who wrote in yellow to bring attention to Spanish abuses
c)
newspaper reporters and illustrators who exaggerated stories in order to sell newspapers and fuel a war with Spain
d)
writers who opposed American imperialism and aimed to keep America neutral
33.
What was the biggest reason why the U.S. was involved in foreign affairs during the late 1800's early 1900's?
a)
responsibility
b)
slavery
c)
to help people
d)
money/economic
34.
President McKinley and the American people were finally convinced to wage war against the Spanish after the mysterious explosion of the
a)
HMS Beagle
b)
USS Olympia
c)
Spanish Armada
d)
USS Maine
35.
As a result of the Spanish- American War, the US became a political power in --
a)
the Hawaiian islands
b)
the Panama Canal Zone
c)
the Central Powers Alliance
d)
the Philippines, Guam, and Puerto Rico
36.
What amendment gave the United States open access to Cuba?
a)
Platt Amendment
b)
Roosevelt Amendment
c)
Taft Amendment
d)
Monroe Amendment
37.
He was part of the Rough Riders during the Spanish American war. He was also the assistant Secretary of the Navy and a president during the progressive era.
a)
Alfred T Mahan
b)
Rough Riders
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Henry Cabot Lodge
38.
Describe how the United States acquired Hawaii.
a)
The U.S government won Hawaii in a battle with Japan
b)
After Queen Liliuokalani died the U.S. purchased Hawaii for 20 million dollars
c)
U.S. won a war with Spain and Spain sold Hawaii for $7million to the U.S.
d)
U.S. Overthrew Queen Liliuokalani and became a U.S. territory in 1898
39.
Which amendment gave women the right to vote?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
40.
Which event triggered the beginning of World War I in Europe?
a)
Sinking of the Lusitania
b)
Submarine warfare
c)
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
d)
Zimmermann Telegram
41.
The subject of this cartoon represents:
a)
Prohibition
b)
Big Stick Diplomacy
c)
Spanish-American War
d)
Yellow Journalism
42.
During WWI, what was the name of the group of countries that the U.S. and its allies fought against?
a)
Allied Powers
b)
Triple Entente
c)
Axis Powers
d)
Central Powers
43.
What happened in the election of 1912?
a)
Roosevelt runs as a third party and wins
b)
Roosevelt runs as a third party and loses
c)
Taft runs as a Republican and wins
d)
Wilson runs as a Republican and loses
44.
Who won the election of 1912?
a)
Roosevelt
b)
Taft
c)
Wilson
d)
McKinley
45.
Why was Alaska called "Seward's folly"?
a)
Americans didn't own a territory so far north
b)
It was a frozen wasteland with no resources
c)
U.S. had already annexed Samoa, and didn't need another territory
d)
Thought two-cents an acre was too expensive
46.
To say that foreign countries seized spheres of influence in China means that they
a)
were allowed trade with China
b)
gained control of resources in a specific area of China
c)
openly supported Chinese political parties
d)
had secret agreements with the Chinese
47.
The Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine did which of the following?
a)
Prohibited United States intervention in the Caribbean.
b)
Warned against European seizure of the Panama Canal.
c)
Declared the United States to be the “policeman” of the Western Hemisphere.
d)
Provided United States military support for democratic revolutions in Latin America.
48.
All of the following are factors of U.S. imperialism except
a)
New markets
b)
To decrease U.S. industrialization
c)
Desire for military strength
d)
Belief in cultural superiority
49.
Roosevelt Corollary is also known as
a)
Big Stick Policy
b)
Dollar Diplomacy
c)
Rough Riders
d)
Monroe Doctrine
50.
What country did Cuban rebels want to gain independence from?
a)
United States
b)
Mexico
c)
Spain
d)
Great Britain
51.
Many Americans owned sugar plantations in Cuba. How did this affect the Spanish-American War?
a)
They did not want to protect their business interests.
b)
They wanted to protect their business interests.
c)
They did not want to protect their social interests.
d)
They wanted to protect their social interests.
52.
Formal friendship between nations are called:
a)
treaties
b)
alliances
c)
clubs
d)
democracies
53.
Militarism means....
a)
Building up armed forces and getting ready for war
b)
Having pride in your nation
c)
Trying to build an empire
d)
Agreements to help others
54.
When World War I began, the official United States policy was
a)
to enter on the side of the Allied Powers
b)
the enter on the side of the Central Powers
c)
to remain militarily and politically neutral
d)
to support the Central Powers by providing war materials
55.
On May 7, 1915, a German submarine torpedoed and sank
a)
the Maine
b)
The Titanic
c)
The Lusitania
d)
The Queen Mary
56.
Which of these is a type of fighting used in World War One?
a)
Trench Warfare
b)
Atomic Bomb
c)
Guerilla Warfare
d)
No-Man's Land
57.
What was the Zimmerman Note?
a)
The German policy of attacking all ships entering or leaving Britain
b)
Wilson's speech concerning why the U.S should enter WWI
c)
A proposal by Germany that Mexico attack the US in return for territory
d)
a note left behind by a Serbian Nationalist in Austria-Hungary
58.
Payments for war damages were known as
a)
nationalism
b)
separatism.
c)
reparations.
d)
retaliations.
59.
Who was the President of the United States during WWI?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Grover Cleveland
c)
Teddy Roosevelt
d)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
60.
Why did many Americans not want to sign the Treaty of Versailles?
a)
It forced us to join the League of Nations
b)
It forced us to ally with Germany
c)
It forced us to sell supplies to Russia
d)
It forced us to fight against John Cena in the Wrestlemania
61.
During the First World War, what was the purpose of the convoy system?
a)
To hire workers for wartime factories
b)
To place more women in the work force
c)
To protect troops as they crossed the Atlantic Ocean
d)
To drop bombs on Germany
62.
Which of the following refers to a mass movement of African-Americans from rural south to urban north due to economic opportunities?
a)
Great Migration
b)
Great Recruitment
c)
Immigration Migration
d)
Migration of the Masses
63.
Booker T. Washington supported
a)
The idea that blacks should move back to Africa
b)
The idea that African Americans should have full integration
c)
The idea that African Americans should accept segregation and accommodate accordingly
d)
The principle of manifest destiny
64.
Believing your country is better than all others is called...
a)
Militarism
b)
Alliances
c)
Imperialism
d)
Nationalism
65.
The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to...
a)
Get rid of their king (Kaiser)
b)
Give land to Italy
c)
Allow American troops into Berlin
d)
Pay for war damages
66.
What was President Wilson's proposed points called that he brought to Versailles?
a)
Fourteen Points
b)
Seven points
c)
Ten Points
d)
Two Points
67.
Which of Wilson's points was accepted by European leaders?
a)
Staying neutral is a choice
b)
League of Nations
c)
not to punish Germany
68.
President Woodrow Wilson wanted peace, but the rest of the "Big Four" wanted to punish
a)
Austria-Hungry
b)
Russia
c)
Germany
d)
The Ottoman Empire
69.
Each of the following countries accepted the Treaty of Versailles EXCEPT:
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Britain
d)
United States
70.
What did Wilson think would prevent a future war?
a)
League of Justice
b)
League of Nations
c)
League of Extraordinary Countries
d)
League of People
71.
After World War One, the United States adopted a policy of _________ focusing on better their country
a)
Isolationism
b)
Socialism
c)
Anarchism
d)
Internationalism
72.
The Scopes Trial centered around the controversy of
a)
prohibition
b)
women being allowed to vote
c)
free speech
d)
evolution being taught in school
73.
Which of the following prohibited the sale and distribution of alcohol in the United States?
a)
18th Amendment
b)
19th Amendment
c)
20th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
74.
An unintended consequence of the passage of the 18th amendment was
a)
A decrease in the number of women voting
b)
An increase in tax evasion
c)
An increase in organized crime
d)
A decrease in religious participation across the country
75.
The Sacco & Vanzetti case emphasized the United States debate surrounding
a)
immigration
b)
prohibition
c)
education
d)
religion
76.
What was an effect of the Stock Market Crash in 1929?
a)
Many investors sold their stock
b)
Many investors bought more stock
c)
bankers extended further credit to homeowners
d)
Roosevelt warned Americans to stop investing
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