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MOY Benchmark Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did Washington warn about in his Farewell Address?

a)

stay away from foreign alliances

b)

stay away from permanent alliances

c)

Both are correct

2.

What other event in History can be connected to Washington's Farewell Address?

a)

Hamilton's Financial Plan

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Louisiana Purchase

3.

What is the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance?

a)

To help break a tie in the Electoral College

b)

To clarify the issue of slavery in the Louisiana Territory

c)

To set up a process for organizing/ creating new states

4.
What event added territory to the U.S.? 
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
Mexican American War
c)
Both are correct
d)
Neither are correct 
5.

What events would increase the production of textiles (cloth)?

a)

Factories/ Industrial centers being built in the Northeast

b)

The Missouri Compromise

c)

Monroe Doctrine

6.

Extend democracy, gain more land and wealth are all....

a)

Reasons for the Northwest Ordinance

b)

Reasons for Manifest Destiny

c)

Both are correct

d)

Neither are correct

7.

Repay war debt, create a national bank, use a protective tariff are all parts of----

a)

George Washington's Farewell Address

b)

Hamilton's Financial Plan

c)

Jefferson's Financial Plan

d)

Northwest Ordinance

8.

Tariff that raises taxes on imports in order to protect Northern/ American industry--

a)

ProAmerican Tariff

b)

ProEuropean Tariff

c)

Protective Tariff

d)

Preemptive Tariff

9.

What was the main argument between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists?

a)

who should be President

b)

who should be in the Electoral College

c)

should slavery be allowed in western territories

d)

power between national and state governments

10.

Which court case established Judicial Review (power of the court to determine if a law is constitutional) ?

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Gibbons v. Ogden

c)

McCulloch v. Maryland

d)

Worchester v. Georgia

11.

More trade, Movement to cities (urban), steamboats are examples of--

a)

Urbanization

b)

Sectionalism

c)

Industrialism

d)

Americanism

12.

What led to sectionalism in the U.S.?

a)

Protective Tariffs in the North

b)

Washington's Farewell address led to isolationism

c)

Industrialization led to differences in the North and South

13.

What is ironic about Jefferson's decision to purchase the Louisiana Territory?

a)

We purchased the land from Napoleon

b)

He believed in strict interpretation of the Constitution

c)

He believed in loose interpretation of the Constituiton

d)

He did not believe in the Constitution

14.

Who believed that separation of powers would prevent the government from becoming too powerful?

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

c)

Democratic - Republicans

15.

Interpretation of the Constitution, Power of the federal government led to---

a)

First War

b)

First Political Parties

c)

First Presidential Election

16.

How did Andrew Jackson expand suffrage?

a)

by removing the Native Americans to Indian Territory

b)

Changed voting requirements (you no longer have to own land)-- allowed more people to vote

c)

passed the Indian Removal Act

d)

Allowed women and former slaves to vote

17.

What is judicial review?

a)

review of tariffs

b)

interpretation of the Constitution

c)

court's ability to decide if a law was unconstitutional

18.

Strong Economy, Freedom of choice (in what to produce, what to purchase) are benefits of--

a)

Free Enterprise System

b)

Hamilton's Financial Plan

c)

Washington's Farewell Address

19.

1803, $15 million, doubled the size of U.S.-- all describe---

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Gadsden Purchase

c)

Mexican Cession

20.

Which invention improved transportation and increased trade?

a)

Cotton Gin

b)

Mechanical Reaper

c)

Steamboat

d)

Model T

21.

Which document maintained the balance of free and slave states by adding Maine as a free state, Missouri as a slave state, and banning slavery north of the 36, 30 parallel?

a)

Maine Compromise

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Compromise of 1850

d)

Compromise of the South

22.

Cause: Tariff of Abominations, States' Rights Argument, South Carolina threatens to secede...


Which event is described?

a)

Abomination Crisis

b)

Nullification Crisis

c)

Nully the Tax Crisis

d)

South Carolina Secession Crisis

23.

Which of the following is an example of a primary source?

a)

Diary

b)

Textbook

c)

newspaper article written in another era

24.

What led to urbanization of the north and shifted manufacturing from homes to factories?

a)

Urbanization

b)

Industrialization

c)

Communication

25.

Which document states that European countries cannot create colonies in the America's and not get involved in "our business"?

a)

Madison Doctrine

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Doctrine of Nullification

26.

Increased patriotism, the Industrial Revolution, more manufacturing, Native American resistance weakened are all effects of---

a)

The French and Indian War

b)

The Revolutionary War

c)

The War of 1812

d)

The Civil War

27.

What was a result of the Indian Removal Act?

a)

moved tribes to Indian Territory

b)

allowed the Cherokee to remain in Georgia

c)

all of the above are correct

28.

What was Jackson's attitude towards Indian Removal?

a)

It should not happen- tribes should be able to stay on their land

b)

That the U.S. should invade Florida and attack the Seminoles

c)

The tribes should relocate and give up their land

29.

What was the impact of European immigration during the 1800's?

a)

More Americans moved to Europe

b)

More workers for factories

c)

More Labor Unions were formed

30.

Which treaty ended the Mexican American War and added the Southwestern part of the U.S.?

a)

Treaty of Paris 1853

b)

Treaty of the Nuevo Laredo

c)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

31.

Which territory had good soil, forests, water, animals for hunting?

a)

Oregon

b)

Utah

c)

Nevada

32.

Who became factory workers during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Men

b)

Women

c)

Animals

d)

Extra terrestrial

33.

Who were the first 5 Presidents (in correct order!)

a)

Jefferson, Adams, Monroe, Madison, Washington

b)

Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Lincoln, Polk

c)

Washington, Hamilton, Franklin, Wilds, Jefferson

d)

Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe

34.

What was a result of interchangeable parts?

a)

Mass production

b)

Efficiency in producing products

c)

The use of factories

d)

All of the above are correct

35.

How did the cotton gin impact the country?

a)

decreased the need for slave labor

b)

increased the need for slave labor

c)

abolished slavery

36.

Which region would benefit and promote protective tariffs?

a)

North

b)

South

37.

Which group was moving west, seeking religious freedom and settled in Utah?

a)

Oregon Pioneers

b)

Mormons

c)

Mennonite

d)

Baptists

38.

How does Jackson respond to the Nullification Crisis?

a)

He ignores it.

b)

He has Congress pass the Force Bill so he can use the army to collect the tariff.

c)

He forces the Cherokee off of their land and onto Indian Territory.

d)

He "kills" the National Bank.

39.

Freedom of choice; Competition; Minimal government involvement are all features of -

a)

Free Enterprise System

b)

Democracy

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Capitalism

40.

1) British support of Native American resistance 2) War Hawks urging Congress to declare war 3) British interferance with American shipping are all causes of--

a)

The French and Indian War

b)

The American Revolution

c)

The War of 1812

d)

The Civil War

41.

Acquisitions?

a)

Things, such as land, acquired (gained)

b)

Things donated to a country

c)

A type of protective tariff

d)

An economic tax

42.

Agrarian?

a)

Farming, Agriculture

b)

City, Urban

c)

Industrial, Factories

43.

Sectionalism--

a)

division, or loyalty, to your region or part of the country

b)

loyalty to the entire country

c)

being devoted, or loyal, to your home country

44.

Urbanization--

a)

moving to the city

b)

moving to the country (farm)

c)

moving to factories

d)

moving to utopians

45.

Nationalism---

a)

Pride or loyalty in your country

b)

Pride or loyalty to your section of the country

c)

Pride or loyalty to another country

46.

Migrate--

a)

to move

b)

to join

c)

to add

d)

to acquire

47.

Colonization--

a)

to take land from a region and create colonies

b)

to immigrate

c)

to annex the region for factories

48.

Neutrality-

a)

not take a side

b)

biased, take a side

c)

no political parties

49.

Persecution-

a)

to attack, or be biased against, someone because of their race, religion or beliefs

b)

to immigrate to a new country

c)

to add land to a country

50.

Tariff-

a)

tax

b)

land

c)

urban

d)

farm

51.

Disagreements over interpreting the Constitution, the power of the federal government, the economy, and the National Bank led to-

a)

Hamilton's Financial Plan

b)

The First Political Parties

c)

Washington's Farewell Address

52.

Where was gold discovered in 1849?

a)

California

b)

Oregon

c)

Utah

53.

Which amendment protects freedom of speech, assembly, religion, press and petition?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

54.

Which amendment protects your right to privacy (search and seizure)

a)

4th

b)

5th

c)

6th

d)

7th

55.

Which amendment protects you from cruel and unusual punishments?

a)

6th

b)

7th

c)

8th

d)

9th

56.

Which principle of government separates the government's powers into 3 branches?

a)

Federalism

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Separation of Powers

57.

Which principle of government is described in the 10th amendment?

a)

Federalism

b)

Limited Government

c)

Popular Sovereignty

58.

Which principle of government prevents one branch from becoming too powerful?

a)

Federalism

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Limited Government

59.

Which court case states that only the federal government has the power to regulate interstate commerce?

a)

Gibbons v. Ogden

b)

Marbury v. Madison

c)

McCulloch v. Maryland

60.

What was a result of Texas Annexation?

a)

Mexican-American War

b)

the U.S. achieved Manifest Destiny

c)

the American Revolution