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Final Exam Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Person who wanted to end slavery in the U.S.

a)

Advocate

b)

Abolitionist

c)

Capitalist

d)

Puritan

2.

Economic system in which citizens and companies own the means of production

a)

Socialism

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Capitalism

d)

Communism

3.

What were the causes of the Civil War?

a)

Slavery, sectionalism, balance of power in Congress, abolitionists, states’ rights

b)

Slavery, sectionalism, Bleeding Kansas, Washington's Precedents

c)

Sectionalism, states' rights, Harper's Ferry, Assassination of Lincoln

d)

Monroe Doctrine, Bleeding Kansas, slavery, Uncle Tom's Cabin

4.

Settlement of a dispute (disagreement) by each side giving up some demands

a)

Compromise

b)

Treaty

c)

Peace agreement

d)

Amendment

5.

Decree issued by President Lincoln freeing slaves in rebel-held territory

a)

Gettysburg Address

b)

Inaugural Address

c)

Farewell Address

d)

Emancipation Proclamation

6.

Unfair treatment based on prejudice against a certain group

a)

Propaganda

b)

Discrimination

c)

Bias

d)

Persecute

7.

An economic policy of establishing colonies to gain wealth

a)

Capitalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Tariffs

8.

Which of the following was an effect of the triangular trade?

a)

Rice and Tobacco were exported to the Americas

b)

The end of European colonialism

c)

The decrease in trade between continents

d)

The expansion of slavery

9.

What was the cause of the French and Indian War?

a)

There was a dispute between France and Britain over the Ohio River Valley

b)

Native Americans attacked the French near Pittsburgh

c)

Colonists were angry over unfair taxes

d)

There was a disagreement between Britain and Spain about who should get the Native Americans’ land

10.

What was one effect of the French and Indian War?

a)

Colonists had to assume the war debt by paying higher taxes

b)

France declared war on Britain

c)

British colonies became rich from the acquisition of the Ohio River Valley

d)

Spain declared its independence from Britain

11.

Which of the following statements about European relationships with Native American groups is accurate?

a)

Spain respected the Native American way of life

b)

France developed a fur trade with the Native Americans

c)

England paid the Native Americans for using their land

d)

The Dutch went to war with the Iroquois Confederation

12.

Which of the following were motivations for North American colonization?

I. Search of the Northwest Passage

II. Search for gold

III. Finding a quicker route to Africa

IV. Gain wealth from land

a)

I and III

b)

I, II, and III

c)

I, II, and IV

d)

II, III, and IV

13.

Which of the following statements is true about the Southern colonies?

a)

Their economy was shaped by fishing, industry, and small farms

b)

They were known for their diversity

c)

Their economy was shaped by slavery and large plantations

d)

They had rocky soil and long winters

14.

One reason the Puritans migrated to Massachusetts was because they were

a)

searching for gold

b)

looking for the Northwest Passage

c)

seeking religious freedom

d)

looking for habitable farming land

15.

The colonists formed the Continental Congress because they

a)

wanted to go to war with Britain

b)

needed to unite against the French and Indians

c)

wanted to elect George Washington as president

d)

were unhappy about the Coercive Acts

16.

Which of the following was a protest group that challenged British rule?

a)

Loyalists

b)

Patriots

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

Continental Congress

17.

The Founding Fathers wrote the Declaration of Independence to

a)

unite the colonists with Great Britain

b)

reach out to other European countries for trade

c)

outline their reasons for declaring Independence from England

d)

divide the British government

18.

What was one cause of the American Revolution?

a)

The writings of prominent Loyalists

b)

The Olive Branch Petition

c)

Dispute over the Ohio River Valley

d)

No taxation without representation

19.

Saratoga is often called the turning point of the Revolutionary War because

a)

Great Britain surrendered

b)

Washington trapped Cornwallis at Yorktown

c)

France joined the war on America’s side

d)

Spain declared war on the loyalists

20.

Which of the following were reasons the patriots won the Revolutionary War?

I. The leadership of George Washington

II. Foreign support

III. A strong Navy and well-trained army

IV. Fighting on their own soil

a)

I, II, and III

b)

I, II, and IV

c)

II and III

d)

I, III, and IV

21.

What did Baron von Steuben do during the hard winter at Valley Forge?

a)

He trained the Continental Army into a strong, confident fighting force

b)

He organized the supply department to provide adequate food and clothing

c)

He had the soldiers build him a warm headquarters in which to spend the winter

d)

He went back to Prussia to get supplies for the starving continental army

22.

What happened at Trenton, New Jersey?

a)

Washington’s army spent a hard winter camping there without sufficient food, clothing, or supplies

b)

The French army helped Washington defeat the British

c)

On Christmas night, Washington and his men crossed the icy Delaware River to surprise the enemy

d)

The patriot army was completely outnumbered and suffered a devastating loss

23.

What issue was settled by the Three-Fifths Compromise?

a)

Whether or not slavery would be legal

b)

How slaves would count toward representation in Congress

c)

How many electoral votes each state would have in presidential elections

d)

The way to set up the three branches of government

24.

What is federalism?

a)

Sharing powers between national and state governments

b)

A system by which each branch of government limits power of other branches

c)

Special group of electors chosen to vote for president and vice president

d)

A change, correction or improvement added to a document

25.

Which of the following were precedents set by George Washington?

I. Serving only two terms

II. Delivering a Farewell Address

III. Firing the Vice President

IV. Joining a political party

a)

I and II

b)

I, II, and III

c)

I, II, and IV

d)

I and III

26.

Which precedent set by George Washington allowed presidents to meet with their most trusted aides?

a)

Establishing a Court System

b)

Establishing the Cabinet

c)

Delivering a Farewell Address

d)

Establishing the Capitol

27.

In his Farewell Address, George Washington warned against

a)

a strong central government

b)

political parties

c)

money in politics

d)

foreign terrorism on U.S. soil

28.

This image best represents

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Capitalism

c)

States' Rights

d)

Federalism

29.

The belief that the U.S. should expand to the Pacific Ocean, spreading ideas, progress, and new technology

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Era of Good Feelings

c)

Nationalism

d)

Compromise of 1850

30.

One thing true about this image is

a)

Native Americans welcomed Western migration

b)

New technology was brought to the West

c)

The West was known; the East unknown

d)

God disproved of Manifest Destiny

31.

A strong sense of devotion to one’s nation, loyalty to one’s country

a)

Patriotism

b)

Sectionalism

c)

Federalism

d)

Nationalism

32.

Economic theory followed by European countries to increase wealth by building its supplies of gold and silver

a)

Socialism

b)

Communism

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Capitalism

33.

To choose no sides in war

a)

Neutral

b)

Pacifism

c)

Surrender

d)

To be nice

34.

The belief that government is subject to the will of the people (the people rule)

a)

Popular Opinion

b)

Electoral College

c)

Democratic Republic

d)

Popular Sovereignty

35.

Something done or said that becomes an example for others to follow

a)

Precedent

b)

Abolish

c)

Speech

d)

Propaganda

36.

Ideas or information intentionally spread to harm or help a cause

a)

Precedent

b)

Bias

c)

Propaganda

d)

Mudslinging

37.

A system of cooperation to aid and help enslaved people who had escaped

a)

Underground Railroad

b)

Fugitive Slave Law

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Gettysburg Address

38.

When British Redcoats fired at an angry mob of colonists killing 5 people

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Boston Fire

d)

Boston Red Sox

39.

The Sons of Liberty, disguised as Indians, threw British tea in Boston Harbor

a)

Boston Red Sox

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Boston Fire

40.

Rivalry based on the special interests of different areas

a)

Sectionalism

b)

civil war

c)

nationalism

d)

federalism

41.

Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine advocating for American independence

a)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

b)

War and Peace

c)

Common Sense

d)

The Liberator

42.

A feeling of unity in the United States following the War of 1812

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Era of Good Feelings

c)

Jacksonian Democracy

d)

Cold War

43.

The idea that states should have all powers that the Constitution doesn’t give the federal government

a)

Federalsim

b)

states' rights

c)

nationalism

d)

sectionalism

44.

The U.S. gave up claims to Texas and acquired Florida from Spain

a)

Adams-Onis Treaty

b)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Treaty of Versailles

45.

A speech given by Abraham Lincoln to honor the soldiers who lost their lives fighting for a just cause

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Gettysburg Address

c)

I have a dream

d)

Farewell Address

46.

Heightened sense of democracy for the common man under President Jackson

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Jacksonian Democracy

c)

Spoils System

d)

Trail of Tears

47.

Doctrine issued by James Monroe warning European countries to stay out of the Americas

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Monroe Proclamation

c)

Gettysburg Address

d)

Presidential Precedents

48.

Violence in Kansas between pro and anti-slavery forces

a)

Harper's' Ferry

b)

Bleeding Kansas

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Civil War

49.

A practice of rewarding government jobs to political supporters (made famous by Andres Jackson)

a)

Nominating Conventions

b)

Spoiler Alert

c)

Spoils System

d)

Mudslinging

50.

(Indian Removal Act) - many Native Americans were forced off their land

a)

Oregon Trail

b)

Bleeding Kansas

c)

Trail of Tears

d)

Manifest Destiny