WorksheetsVa/US History Standards 6, 7, 8, 9,10
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the Trail of Tears?
a)
the journey of enslaved Africans from Africa to America
b)
the series of battles that Andrew Jackson fought in the War of 1812
c)
the forced march of the Cherokee from the southeastern states to Oklahoma
d)
the ocean crossing that brought European immigrants to America
2.
How did Thomas Jefferson change the size of the United States?
a)
He purchased the District of Maine from Canada.
b)
He purchased the Louisiana Territory from France.
c)
He purchased the Texas Territory from Mexico.
d)
He purchased the land between the Mississippi River and the Appalachian Mountains from Britain.
3.
Many abolitionists took action against slavery because they believed that —
a)
enslaved workers were not useful in the Northern states
b)
the Southern economy no longer depended on enslaved workers
c)
slavery was unnecessary in western territories
d)
holding slaves was contrary to their religious beliefs
4.
One of the factors that led to the War of 1812 was the British practice of impressments, in which Britain —
a)
seized American sailors from U.S. ships for service in the British navy
b)
drafted American Indians from Canada into the British Army
c)
refused to return runaway slaves who had escaped
d)
pursued smugglers across the Canadian border into U.S. territory
5.
What was the Declaration of Sentiments?
a)
a declaration written by Nat Turner calling for an end to slavery
b)
a declaration of slaveholders' rights passed by several Southern states
c)
a declaration calling for Americans to tolerate all religious expression
d)
a declaration of women's rights calling for equality for men and women
6.
The Monroe Doctrine declared that European powers should —
a)
increase their trade with Latin American countries
b)
influence the governments of Latin American countries
c)
not meddle in the affairs of Latin American countries
d)
create more colonies in Latin America
7.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
a)
Freed slaves in the Confederate states
b)
Freed slaves in the entire United States
c)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
Gave African Americans full civil rights
8.
The battle at Fort Sumter —
a)
was the bloodiest battle of the war
b)
was the first battle of the war
c)
was the last battle of the war
d)
turned the tide toward the Union
9.
During a war, the most notable military role for women was —
a)
combat
b)
spying
c)
clerical work
d)
nursing
10.
The Kansas–Nebraska Act —
a)
forbade slavery in Kansas
b)
kept peace in the Nebraska Territory
c)
forbade slavery in Nebraska
d)
allowed for popular sovereignty
11.
After the war, Robert E. Lee —
a)
worked against the Union
b)
was sent to prison
c)
became President of Washington College
d)
continued his military career
12.
After the war, who believed that the Confederate states should be punished for secession?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Stephan Douglas
d)
Copperheads
13.
With industrialization, many Americans moved to —
a)
the South
b)
Europe
c)
cities
d)
farms
14.
What is the name for the laws that limited the rights of African Americans in the post-Civil War South?
a)
Antitrust laws
b)
Civil Rights Act
c)
Jim Crow laws
d)
Voting Rights Act
15.
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is about —
a)
women's suffrage
b)
prohibition
c)
slavery
d)
Senate elections
16.
Poor labor conditions led late nineteenth century workers to organize —
a)
marches on Washington
b)
lynch mobs
c)
commissions
d)
unions
17.
A nineteenth century innovation that changed America's industries and skyline was —
a)
the automobile
b)
the Bessemer process
c)
the telegraph
d)
the steam boiler furnace
18.
One major incentive for the westward movement after the Civil War was —
a)
The Homestead Act of 1862
b)
The Immigration Restriction Act
c)
The Clayton Antitrust Act
d)
Roosevelt's "Square Deal"
19.
Which phrase best completes the box above?
a)
Alliances
b)
Invasion of Serbia
c)
Cultural ties with Great Britain
d)
Invasion of Belgium
20.
What was the name of Woodrow Wilson's plan for peace?
a)
The Treaty of Versailles
b)
The Zimmermann Note
c)
The League of Nations
d)
The Fourteen Points
21.
Which country was an ally of France in World War I?
a)
Ottoman Empire
b)
Germany
c)
Austria-Hungary
d)
Russia
22.
President Taft's dollar diplomacy called for —
a)
U.S. colonies in China
b)
U.S. investments in Latin America
c)
equal trading rights in China
d)
a waterway through Panama
23.
In order to build the Panama Canal, the United States helped Panama declare independence from —
a)
Cuba
b)
Colombia
c)
Puerto Rico
d)
Panama
24.
An era of American prosperity that also presented challenges to traditional values was known as the —
a)
Roaring Twenties
b)
Great Depression
c)
New Deal
d)
Scopes Trial
25.
FDR'S Agricultural Adjustment Administration paid farmers to —
a)
increase prices
b)
not grow crops
c)
connect to the electrical grid
d)
grow new cropsfaa
26.
Which of the following contributed the most to the trend shown in the table?
a)
Rise of the mass media
b)
Increased leisure time of Americans
c)
Protective tariffs on foreign products
d)
Roosevelt's New Deal policies
27.
Following the stock market crash of 1929, which act did the government pass to protect American products from foreign competition?
a)
The Social Security Act
b)
The Labor Relations Act
c)
The Banking Act of 1935
d)
The Tariff Act of 1930
28.
5. Which event occurred on October 29, 1929, and led to the Great Depression?
a)
U.S. banking crisis
b)
Stock market crash
c)
Fireside chats
d)
New Deal policies
29.
Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to explore —
a)
the Indiana Territory
b)
the Louisiana Territory
c)
the Mississippi Territory
d)
Spanish Florida
30.
Which statement best replaces the question mark?
a)
Britain provides arms to American Indians in the Northwest Territory.
b)
Federalists support the war to restore national honor.
c)
Britain and France form an alliance against the United States.
d)
Britain and the United States disagree about slavery.
31.
How did the French and Indian War lead to the American Revolution?
a)
Colonists were bitter because they had been forced to serve in the British military.
b)
Most colonists had supported the French during the war.
c)
Britain imposed new taxes on the colonists to pay for the war.
d)
The treaty ending the war gave land the colonists wanted to the French.
32.
On this subject, I do not wish to think, or to speak, or write, with moderation. No! no! … I am in earnest—I will not equivocate—I will not excuse—I will not retreat a single inch—AND I WILL BE HEARD.— William Lloyd Garrison, The Liberator
William Lloyd Garrison was fighting for ???—
William Lloyd Garrison was fighting for ???—
a)
women's right to vote
b)
states' rights
c)
the right to secede
d)
the abolition of slavery
33.
Before the Civil War, which of the following did most Southerners oppose?
a)
States' rights
b)
Tariffs on imports
c)
The Fugitive Slave Act
d)
The Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case
34.
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. …— Abraham Lincoln, The Gettysburg Address
In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln described the Civil War as a struggle to? —
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. …— Abraham Lincoln, The Gettysburg Address
In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln described the Civil War as a struggle to? —
a)
preserve the nation
b)
end slavery
c)
crush the South
d)
expand states' rights
35.
What party should replace the question mark in the center box?
a)
Democratic-Republicans
b)
Whigs
c)
Federalists
d)
Know-Nothings
36.
This chart best illustrates the fact that the cotton gin —
a)
was a labor-saving device that decreased the need for slave labor
b)
increased cotton production and thus the need for slave labor
c)
caused a decline in cotton production and the number of slaves in the United States
d)
eventually led to the abolition of slavery
37.
The Constitutional Convention balanced political power between small and large states by —
a)
making federal law the supreme law of the land
b)
counting slaves as three fifths of a person
c)
defining three distinct branches of government
d)
creating two houses of Congress
38.
Southern states began to secede from the Union as a result of the —
a)
election of Abraham Lincoln
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
attack on Fort Sumter
39.
Which of the following statements about the Missouri Compromise is true?
a)
It maintained the balance of free and slave states.
b)
It totally prohibited slavery north of the Missouri Compromise line.
c)
It allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a free state.
d)
It created more slave states than free states.
40.
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
a)
James Buchanan
b)
Stephen Douglas
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Abraham Lincoln
41.
Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, was the site of —
a)
a major Confederate victory
b)
Lee's surrender to Grant
c)
Abraham Lincoln's assassination
d)
the Confederate capital
42.
Reconstruction was the federal government's program to rebuild —
a)
the Northern economy after the Civil War
b)
the U.S. military after the Civil War
c)
and restore the South after the Civil War
d)
Washington, D.C., after the Civil War
43.
What message did the entertainment industry try to get across to the American people during World War II?
a)
The government was not doing all it could to overthrow Hitler.
b)
The United States should never have allowed itself to be drawn in to the war.
c)
Fascism was not as great an evil as communism.
d)
Brave and honorable Americans were fighting "evil" Germans and Japanese.
44.
Shortly after the U.S. victory in the Spanish-American War, U.S. forces —
a)
fought against a rebellion in the Philippines
b)
surrendered Puerto Rico in the "Gentleman's Agreement"
c)
returned control of Cuba to Spain
d)
launched a guerrilla war in Panama
45.
The "Double V" campaign during World War II referred to victory
a)
in Europe and in the Pacific
b)
against Hitler and also against Stalin
c)
in the war abroad and against discrimination at home
d)
on both the western and eastern fronts in Europe
46.
Who headed the NAACP legal team that challenged the constitutionality of school segregation before the Supreme Court?
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
Thurgood Marshall
c)
George McLaurin
d)
Earl Warren
47.
In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court ruled that enslaved African Americans —
a)
were citizens
b)
who were living on free soil were considered free
c)
were entitled to sue in courts
d)
were property
48.
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
a)
The United States refused to join the Axis powers in the war.
b)
The United States interfered with Japan's expansion efforts.
c)
The United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan.
d)
The United States evacuated and interned Japanese Americans.
49.
The terrorist attack of September 11, 2001, led to —
a)
economic sanctions against Saudi Arabia
b)
the United States severing relations with Israel
c)
a decrease in the federal budget deficit
d)
a major shift in American foreign policy
50.
In 2000, the largest number of immigrants to the United States came from —
a)
Africa
b)
Asia and Oceania
c)
Europe
d)
the Americas
51.
What did the term "McCarthyism" become a catchword for?
a)
U.S. foreign policy during the 1950s
b)
A provable charge of communist activity
c)
The act of spying on behalf of the Soviet Union
d)
False accusations based on rumor or guilt by association
52.
The 1963 March on Washington —
a)
was well televised but poorly attended
b)
was important symbolically but had little effect on civil rights legislation
c)
was the setting for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech
d)
erupted into violence and launched a series of riots nationwide
53.
Who pledged that the United States would "pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty"?
a)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
b)
John F. Kennedy
c)
Franklin Roosevelt
d)
Abraham Lincoln
54.
What was the impact of the Mexican-American War?
a)
Important Mexican land became part of the Untied States.
b)
The Rio Grande became an important trade route.
c)
Texas seceded from Mexico.
d)
Americans started to move to Oklahoma.
55.
President Wilson's "peace without victory" idea formed a key part of the —
a)
theory of self-determination
b)
Alien Act
c)
Fourteen Points
d)
Sedition Act
56.
The Tuskegee Airmen were —
a)
African Americans
b)
Japanese Americans
c)
Native Americans
d)
Mexican Americans
57.
Which Civil War battle turned the tide of the war in favor of the Union?
a)
The Battle of Fredericksburg
b)
The Battle of Gettysburg
c)
The Battle of Chancellorsville
d)
The Battle of Petersburg
58.
In the early 1930s, many farmers lost their land because they —
a)
could not earn enough from farming to pay their mortgages
b)
could not keep up with the growing demand for their crops
c)
could not compete with foreign farms
d)
refused to grow the crops that Americans wanted to purchase
59.
In Brown v. Board of Education, the Supreme Court ruled that —
a)
people who violated other people's voting rights could be prosecuted
b)
the military had to desegregate
c)
all citizens have equal voting rights
d)
communities could not segregate students by placing them in different schools
60.
Which group experienced the greatest increase in annual earnings between 1990–2003?
a)
Blacks
b)
Asians
c)
Hispanics
d)
Whites
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