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WorksheetsCh 3 & 4
Total questions: 90
Worksheet time: 45mins
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Class
Date
1.
The First Continental Congress met in 1774 to write up what?
a)
The Constitution
b)
A repeal to the King
c)
Declaration of Colonial Rights
d)
A threat to start war
2.
On the night of April 18, 1775 ___________ is most famous for riding through the colonies announcing, "________________________________."
a)
Thomas Gage; the colonists are coming
b)
Paul Revere; the British are coming
c)
King George III; the tea is gone
d)
George Washington; the redcoats are coming
3.
In May of 1775 the colonial leaders called the Second Continental Congress, during that meeting then elected who as the Commander of the Continental Army?
a)
George Washington
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Thomas Jefferson
4.
Who was chosen to prepare the final draft of the Constitution?
a)
George Washington
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Thomas Jefferson
5.
The Declaration of Independence states that "all men are created equal"
a)
True
b)
False
6.
This expressed belief that the United States was ordained to expand to the Pacific Ocean and into the Mexican and Native American Territory.
a)
Expansion Fever
b)
Lewis and Clark Fever
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
None of the Above
7.
This trail stretched 780 miles and was one of the most used routes to the west.
a)
Oregon Trail
b)
Mexican Channel
c)
Santa Fe Trail
d)
Lewis and Clark Trail
8.
Traders traveled independently for the first 100 or so miles, then fearing attack banded together to make the best of the journey all the way until they made it to Santa Fe.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
The Oregon Trail stretched from _________________ to ___________________.
a)
Mississippi; Oregon
b)
Kentucky; Oregon
c)
Tennissee; Oregon
d)
Missouri; Oregon
10.
The Oregon Trail was created in 1836 by two Methodist Missionaries.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
________________ is the name of the wooden-wheeled wagons covered with sailcloth and pulled by oxen.
a)
Wagon
b)
Oregon Wagon
c)
Wild Wheeled Wagon
d)
Prairie Schooner
12.
What were the main causes of the Texas Revolution?
a)
Cultural Issues
b)
Language Barriers
c)
Political Issues
d)
All of the Above
13.
The start of the Texas Revolution was because Antonio Lopez De Santa Ana had Stephen Austin imprisoned for inciting revolution.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
Where did Lieutenant Colonel William Travis move his men in the center of San Antonio?
a)
A mission
b)
the Alamo
c)
Mexico
d)
Santa Anna
15.
On February 23, 1836, Santa Ana attacked the rebels hiding, the battle lasted for __________ days.
a)
10
b)
11
c)
12
d)
13
16.
All the U.S. defenders and hundreds of Mexicans died in this war.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
Six weeks after the defeat at the Alamo, the rebels commander in chief- _____________ and 900 soldiers surprised a group of Mexicans near the San Jacinto river.
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Stephen Austin
c)
San Felip
d)
Santa Ana
18.
President Polk believes that a war with Mexico would bring Texas, along with what other states into the union?
a)
New mexico
b)
New Mexico & California
c)
Californa
d)
California & Mexico
19.
In an attempt to organize a deal, Polk sends Slidell to negotiate the border and sale of the two states, Mexico accepts the offer.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
New Mexico is pro America and joins the United States to fight and become independent from Mexico.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
In California, a group of American settlers seized the town of ___________________ in June 1846. They hoisted a flag sporting a grizzly bear and declared independence.
a)
San Francisco
b)
Sacramento
c)
Sonomoa
d)
Santa Barbara
22.
After one year of fighting ________________ conceded defeat, and on February 2nd, 1848 the United States and Mexico sign the Treaty of ________________________.
a)
Mexico; Guadalupe
b)
Texas; Guad
c)
California; Gold
d)
Paris; Versailles
23.
This treaty, along with a $15 million dollar payment brought which states into America? (ALL THAT APPLY)
a)
California & Nevada
b)
California, Nevada, & New Mexico
c)
California, Nevada, New Mexico & Utah
d)
California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah & Arizona
24.
Where was gold first discovered in California?
a)
Levi Strauss' company
b)
Sutter's Mill
c)
in a Textile Mill
d)
None of the Above
25.
What is the nick-name of the miners who ran to discover gold?
a)
47ers
b)
48ers
c)
49ers
d)
50ers
26.
Migration west rose to over _____________ in 1850
a)
40,000
b)
30,000
c)
20,000
d)
10,000
27.
Living in the mining towns, mining for gold, was a really comfortable and good life.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
What helped establish California?
a)
The entertainment business
b)
The weather
c)
The Gold Rush
d)
The Oregon Train
29.
In the 1840s the American economy grew more than it had in the first 40 years of the century, why?
a)
Gold rush
b)
an established economical system
c)
Entrepreneurs
d)
All of the above
30.
What is Free Enterprise?
a)
Freedom of private businesses to operate competitively for profit with little to no government regulation.
b)
Freedom of the government to control businesses.
31.
Entrepreneur is a french word which translates to:
a)
undertake
b)
business
c)
enter buriness
d)
get money
32.
Who invented the telegraph?
a)
Samuel Adams
b)
Samuel Morse
c)
Samuel Smith
d)
Samuel Jefferson
33.
What stretched across the United States and helped transform the Northeast Economy?
a)
Steamboats
b)
Railroads
c)
Textile Mills
d)
The telegraph
34.
The beginning of strikes in America was caused because of a _______________________, which resulted in 800 mill girls organizing the first strike.
a)
15% wage cut
b)
Staff downsizing
c)
sexist comment
d)
None of the above, women are just divas and cry about everything.
35.
European Immigration dramatically rose in the 1840s and 50s, who were the primary immigrants.
a)
English
b)
French
c)
Spanish
d)
Irish
36.
What is the definition of abolition?
a)
prohibiting slaver
b)
Abolishing anyone who goes against the gov
c)
breaking the law
d)
abolishing the amendments giving people freedom.
37.
*Who had the greatest influence/holds the title as greatest asset to the Underground Railroad?
a)
Martin Luther King Jr.
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Rosa Parks
d)
Abraham Lincoln
38.
*The Underground Railroad was an attempt to free slaves, and help them gain new lives in America.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
Lincoln won the election with more than half the popular votes and all electoral votes from the South.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
Why did the Confederacy really start the war?
a)
to end slavery
b)
to ensure the lifestyle of the southerners would stay intact.
c)
They were ready for another war.
d)
They didn't like Abe Lincoln as president.
41.
What did Lincoln's victory cause the Southerns to start?
a)
A chant written after him
b)
A chain reaction that led to the signatures of all 50 states as official states of America.
c)
Nothing, they continued to live life as is.
d)
It caused S. Carolina to secede from the union.
42.
When did South Carolina secede from the Union?
a)
Dec 19, 1860
b)
Dec 20, 1860
c)
Dec 21, 1860
d)
Dec 22, 1860
43.
What is the definition of seceding?
a)
to formally withdraw from an alliance, federation, or association or from a political union.
b)
to follow the lead of another state and partner with them against the government.
44.
How many states ended up following South Carolina's lead?
a)
2 or 3
b)
3 or 4
c)
4 or 5
d)
5 or 6
45.
In February 1861 delegates from the secessionist states met and formed the _______________________ of America?
a)
The Union States
b)
The Confederate States
46.
What shut off all exportation of cotton and importation of manufactured goods?
a)
armies captured the capitals
b)
Navy blockade of Southern ports
c)
President Lincoln shut it all down
d)
None of the above
47.
What was the Confederacy's strategy:
a)
Offense
b)
straight up defense
c)
strategy?
d)
dodging, all the dodging.
48.
Where was the first bloodshed on the battlefield?
a)
Antietam
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Bull Run
d)
Gettysburg
49.
What was Jackson's nickname in the war?
a)
Colonel
b)
Stonewall
c)
Captain my captain
d)
Jackattack
50.
Who was the General of the Union army, who captured two confederate forts in 11 days?
a)
George Washington
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
51.
How do we rate the battle of Antietam?
a)
The bloodiest single-day battle in American history
b)
The easiest battle in American history.
c)
The start of the Revolutionary War
d)
What battle of Antietam?
52.
When did Lincoln issue his Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
Nov 1st, 1862
b)
Jan 1st, 1863
c)
Jan 11th, 1863
d)
Feb 1st, 1863
53.
What is a draft that forced men to serve in the army?
a)
a draft
b)
a conscription
c)
a law
d)
the army law
54.
What did the conscription cause?
a)
everyone signing up for the war
b)
everyone boycotting the war
c)
the war ending
d)
draft rioting
55.
By the end of the war African Americans made up about 10% of the Northern Army.
a)
True
b)
False
56.
What were some of the worst things about the war?
a)
Unhealthy conditions
b)
Filthy surroundings
c)
Inadequate medical care
d)
All of the Above
57.
Darla Barton was the founder of the American Red cross.
a)
True
b)
False
58.
When white male workers went out on strike- employers started hiring __________________, ______________, and ______________.
a)
Free-blacks
b)
immigrants
c)
women
d)
all of the above
59.
Income tax takes a ____________________.
a)
Specified percentage of an individual's income
b)
Set amount of money from a families income.
60.
What was the most decisive battle fo the war?
a)
Antietam
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Bull Run
d)
Gettysburg
61.
What specifically killed Stonewall Jackson?
a)
Accidental gun shot wound in his left arm.
b)
His arm getting amputated
c)
Pneumonia
d)
A cannon took off his head.
62.
What technological advancements were made during the Civil War?
a)
Weaponary
b)
Medical
c)
Political
d)
no advancements were made
63.
Where does the Mississippi run and what is the significance behind this?
a)
North to South- helped divide the sides/help them fight
b)
East to West- helped divide the sides/help them fight.
64.
Why was the battle of Appomattox significant?
a)
We had four years of fighting conquered in one month
b)
It tipped the balance and helped the Union win
c)
Boosted the moral/confidence of the soldiers
d)
None of the above
65.
Even though the Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves, we still needed the 13th Amendment to do what?
a)
announce their freedom
b)
Change the gov- officially specified their freedoms.
c)
retract their freedoms
d)
legalize their freedom
66.
What is the significance about Lincoln's assassination?
a)
He was the only President to get assassinated
b)
it was a government conspiracy
c)
He was the 1st President to get assassinated
d)
he never got assassinated
67.
What is the name of the VP who took over Lincoln's Presidency.
a)
George Washington
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
John Wilkes Booth
d)
Andrew Jackson
68.
The period during which the U.S. began to rebuild the government and economy is known as: _______________________.
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Rebuilding
c)
Re-economizing
d)
Re-governmenting
69.
The two steps that were part of the Reconstruction were to rebuild _________________ and _____________.
a)
America's trade system and economy
b)
America's economy and government
c)
America's plantations and farms
d)
America's business' and government
70.
A law that Lincoln was trying to pass that would allow the gov to pardon all Confederates except all high ranking officials and those with crimes against Prisoners of War who swore allegiance to the Union.
a)
the One-Percent Plan
b)
the Five-Percent Plan
c)
the Ten-Percent Plan
d)
the Fifteen-Percent Plan
71.
As long as 10% of the population takes this Oath, the Union would take them back.
a)
the Oath of Loyalty
b)
the Oath of Contingency
c)
the Oath of America
d)
the Oath of Allegiance
72.
What four states were accepted under the Union under Lincoln's policy?
a)
Arkansas, Louisiana, Georgia, & New York
b)
Louisiana, Mississippi, Rhode Island & New York
c)
Tennessee, Washington, Oregon, & Nebraska
d)
Arkansas, Louisiana, Tenessee, Virginia
73.
Lincoln was assassinated before he could fully implement his Reconstruction plan.
a)
True
b)
False
74.
What is the major difference between Lincoln and Johnson's Reconstruction policy's?
a)
Lincoln did not want to pardon anyone from the Confederacy
b)
Johnson wanted to pardon high ranking white men
c)
Both answers
d)
None of the above
75.
How many states in total from both Lincoln and Johnson's policy were refused by congress?
a)
14
b)
11
c)
7
d)
4
76.
What did the Civil Rights Act of 1866 do?
a)
gave African Americans citizenship
b)
Forbade states from passing discriminatory laws
c)
black codes to restrict their lives
d)
all of the above
77.
Johnson shocked everyone by doing what?
a)
Vetoing both the Freemen's Bureau Act and the Civil Rights Act
b)
Passing both he Freedmen's Bureau Act and the Civil Rights Act
78.
Republicans were so pissed at Johnson's actions they did what?
a)
Shifted control of the reconstruction process
b)
Overrode him
c)
impeached him
d)
all of the above
79.
As a result, in 1866 they _______________ the President's vetoes and they drafted the ____________________ Amendment.
a)
supported; 1st
b)
killed; 17th
c)
ignored; 100th
d)
overrode; 14th
80.
What is needed to override the President's veto?
a)
at least a 1/3rd vote in both the House & Senate
b)
at least a 2/3rds vote in both the House & Senate
c)
at least a 3/3rds both in the House & Senate
d)
at least all the votes in the House & Senate
81.
The 11 states were not apart of Congress or the Union because of the Reconstruction Act of 1867
a)
True
b)
False
82.
Kicking the President out of office is: _____________________?
a)
Impeachment
b)
Overriding
c)
Firing
d)
totally normal
83.
Johnson violated what rule, which led to his impeachment?
a)
The Act of Removal of Secretary of War
b)
The Tenure of Office Act
c)
The Senate Approval Act
d)
None of the Above
84.
Did the House Impeach Johnson?
a)
Yes
b)
No
85.
Who ended up becoming our next President?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Stonewall Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Jeffe Washington
86.
What does the Fifteenth Amendment state about voting?
a)
Only white men can vote
b)
All men can vote
c)
No one can be kept from voting because of 'race, color, or previous condition of servitude"
d)
Everyone is allowed to vote but only in sections that specify their "specific race, color, or condition of servitude."
87.
In an attempt to live decently post-war, the Repub gov began the Public Works programs to reward all soldiers who fought in the war.
a)
True
b)
False
88.
What is the title for white southerners who joined the Repub Party?
a)
Scalawags
b)
Carpetbaggers
c)
African Americans
d)
White men.
89.
What is the name of the Northern who moved to the South after the war?
a)
Scalawags
b)
Carpetbaggers
c)
African Americans
d)
White men
90.
Where was Lincoln assassinated?
a)
in a theater
b)
in a parade
c)
driving down the street
d)
in the White House
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