WorksheetsUS History DEOC Exam Review 2019
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 2hrs 50mins
Which of the following BEST completes the diagram?
Factories develop in the South
A demand for slaves increases
Political parties emerge
South becomes economically independent
Characteristics of the New England colonies include allof the follow EXCEPT:
Small towns and self-government
Intolerance of religion
Large farms for growing cash crops
Political freedom
Early European contact devastated Native American populations by introducing:
The Middle Passage
Infectious diseases
Manufactured goods
New weapons
Early colonists who worked off their debt in exchange for passage to America were called:
Indentured servants
Bond servants
Sharecroppers
Slaves
The Middle Colonies had more diversity than New England or Southern colonies because:
Their climate was diverse.
Political systems varied.
They tolerated different people groups.
Their geography was diverse.
An example of colonial self-government is:
The Continental Congress
The House of Representatives
Parliament
The House of Burgesses
Which of the following was America's first PERMANENT English settlement?
Jamestown
St. Augustine
Plymouth
Roanoke
What was the result of Bacon's Rebellion?
Writing the US Constitution
Use of slaves over indentured servants
King Phillip's War
End of Southern cash crops
When Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence, he left out a complaint against King George III that used the word "slavery." Why did Jefferson likely remove this phrase from the final version?
He did not want to offend King George III
He feared Southern colonies might not support the Declaration
He wanted to gain the support of African Americans
He did not want to start a Revolutionary War
Direct democracy is best defined as:
US Congress
a New England town meeting
House of Burgesses
English Parliament
Who saved Jamestown with a new tobacco plant?
John Rolfe
John Smith
Pocahontas
King James I
Which of the following is NOT a reason why Jamestown almost failed?
Relationship with natives
Poor climate and geography
Lack of settlers skills
No immunity to native diseases
The primary purpose of the Sugar, Stamp & Tea Act was to help Parliament to:
Control smuggling
Limit colonial self-government
Pay French & Indian War debts
Give power to colonial governments
What was the cause of the French and Indian War?
Dispute over the Ohio River Valley
Control of the Northwest Territory
British being attacked by French colonists
France refused to acknowledge a previous peace treaty
Which British act was a direct consequence to Native American attacks in the Backcountry?
Quebec Act
Declaratory Act
Proclamation of 1763
Navigation Act
Examples of American protest against British policies included all of the following EXCEPT:
Staging the Boston Massacre
Tarring and feathering tax collectors
Creating the Stamp Act Congress
Boycotting British goods
All of the following are true of George Washington EXCEPT:
Commander during the Battle of Bunker Hill
Inspired troops at Valley Forge
Remained neutral in foreign affairs
Set precedent of serving only two presidential terms
The greatest contribution of Benjamin Franklin made to the colonial war effort was his work:
Negotiating an alliance with France
Printing and distributing copies of Common Sense
Creating a fire department
Training colonial soldiers
The French alliance provided the Continental Army with help at which battle?
Bunker Hill
Saratoga
Trenton
Yorktown
All of the following are parts of the Declaration of Independence EXCEPT:
A definition of natural rights
A description to the purpose of government
An establishment of European alliances
A list of grievances against King George III
"These are the times that try men's souls...the summer soldier and sunshine patriot will, at times like these, shrink away..." What is the purpose of these lines?
To encourage France to ally
To encourage Patriots to continue fighting in hard conditions
To praise the Continental Army
To formally surrender to Britain
At the beginning of the American Revolution, the American population was almost equally divided in:
Men and Women
African slaves and free whites
Protestants and Catholics
Patriots, Loyalists, and Neutralists
The pamphlet, Common Sense, urged Americans to:
declare independence
boycott British goods
remain loyal to Britain
move to Canada
What European event was inspired by the American Revolution?
England abolishing slavery
France overthrowing its monarchy
Spain releasing its Latin American colonies
King Henry VIII creating the church of England
What was the new WESTERN boundary of the United States after the Revolutionary War?
Appalachian Mountains
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Ocean
Mississippi River
What was the cause of the event?
Whiskey Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion
Harpers Ferry Raid
Nat Turner's Revolt
What idea goes in the middle of the Venn Diagram?
3/5 Compromise
Missouri Compromise
Bill of Rights
The Great Compromise
What was the significance of the Whiskey Rebellion?
It tested the power of the federal government under the new Constitution.
It required wealthy, white landowners to vote for the first ime.
It was the first rebellion in America.
It showed how weak our national government was.
In his farewell address, why did Washington warn against allying with European countries?
He believed the US was too young to get invovled
He worried it might corrupt our government
He did not support foreign trade
He that the US was too good to associate with the Europe's problems
In which document did the US acquire Florida?
Monroe Doctrine
Adams-Onis Treaty
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Treaty of Ghent
What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
To declare war with Europe
To show Europe that America was a global power
To establish new American colonies in Africa
To complete Manifest Destiny
What act nullified President Adams' Sedition Act?
XYZ Affair
Embargo Act
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
Stamp Act
During the mid-1800s, what issue led to sectionalism in the US?
Equitable use of the railroads
Women's suffrage
States' rights and expanding slavery
Relationship with foreign countries
What were sectional differences based upon in the 19th century?
Economic needs varied in the North and South
Political parties beliefs of democracy
Social development between the East and West
Manifest Destiny divided the country
Which political party wanted a strong central government, supported the British and an economy based on trade?
Federalists
Democratic-Republicans
Whigs
Know-Nothings
Which of the following is NOT an example of Manifest Destiny?
Texas annexation
California Gold Rush
Mexican-American War
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Which of the following was NOT a way the US determined slave and free states in the 1800s?
Fugitive Slave Act
Mason-Dixon Line
Missouri Compromise
Popular Sovereignty
What was accomplished at the Seneca Falls Convention?
Jackson loses the election of 1824
Women fight for equal rights
Britain surrenders in the War of 1812
Dred Scott is arrested
Why did the US go to war with Britain in the War of 1812?
No representation in Parliament
Britain was taxing America at high rates
British impressment of American merchant ships
America wanted to gain land in Europe
Which of the following is TRUE of annexation of Texas?
The massacre at The Alamo inspired Americans to volunteer for the Texan Army
Santa Anna willingly signed the peace treaty giving Texas to the US
A majority of Americans supported going to war with Mexico
President Polk did not want to annex Texas
Why was the Compromise of 1850 a controversial issue?
It proved that states' rights are more important than federal power
Slavery was abolished
It gave free states an advantage over slave states in Congress
South Carolina seceded from the Union
What court case gave us the Supreme Court purpose of judicial review?
Scott v. Sanford
Worcester v. Georgia
Merrimack v. Monitor
Marbury v. Madison
What caused South Carolina to secede in 1860?
John Brown's execution
Dred Scott decision
Lincoln elected president
Bleeding Kansas
What was the corrupt bargain?
A peaceful transition of power between political parties
Jackson's response to the national bank
John Quincy Adams' exchange for becoming president
Andrew Johnson's reason for impeachment
Which of the following is an example of Andrew Jackson's nickname "King Andrew I"?
Ignoring the Worcester v. Georgia decision
Victory at the Battle of New Orleans
Instituting the spoils system
Vetoing the national bank charter
What was Lincoln's first justification in going to war?
To keep the support of Europe
To defend and preserve the Union
To end slavery in the US
To keep the South economically dependent on the North
Why did President Andrew Jackson veto the National Bank?
He thought it favored the wealthy in America
He liked to make Congress mad
Henry Clay was in charge of it
He didn't veto the bank
Why did some critics call Andrew Jackson "King Andrew I"?
Jackson used his veto power more than any president before him
Jackson used his powers to abuse the Constitution
Jackson expanded presidential powers
All of the above
Which of the following (check all) involved states using their rights to nullify federal laws?
Alien and Sedition Acts
The Great Compromise
Tariff Debates of 1828 and 1832
Forming the Confederate States of America
From which country did the US purchase the Louisiana Territory?
Spain
France
Italy
England
The Louisiana Purchase led to President Jefferson:
declaring neutrality with France and Britain
commissioning the Lewis and Clark Expedition
marrying Sacagawea
passing the Embargo Act of 1807
The Election of 1800 is often called the "Revolution of 1800" because:
Henry Clay rigged the vote for John Quincy Adams
it was a peaceful transition of power from Federalists to Democratic-Republicans
Jackson won
All of the above
The Virginia and New Jersey Plans were combined to create:
The Great Compromise
The Three-Fifths Compromise
The Missouri Compromise
The Compromise of 1850
The Middle Passage is the path labeled as what on this map?
Manufactured Goods
Raw Materials
Slaves
Patrick Henry created the ____ to organize legal boycotts of the Stamp Act.
Sons of Liberty
First Continental Congress
Stamp Act Congress
Daughters of Liberty
