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Semester 2 Review

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ___ amendment to the U.S. Constitution impacted the lives of millions of African Americans by guaranteeing their permanent freedom from slavery.

a)

15th Amendment

b)
14th Amendment
c)

13th Amendment

d)
19th Amendment
2.

Lincoln's 2nd Inaugural Address focused on ...

a)

healing by uniting the nation

b)

severe punishment for the South

c)

political parties and foreign countries

d)

abolishing slavery

3.

The U.S.- Mexican War occurred over a border dispute when....

a)

Florida was added by the Adams-Onis Treaty.

b)

when California became a state in 1850.

c)

Texas was annexed by the U.S.

d)

when we purchased Louisiana from France.

4.

When Lewis and Clark reached the Pacific Ocean, it started ________ _______ which was a belief to expand westward.

a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Frontier Ideology
c)
Pioneer Spirit
d)

Eastward Expansion

5.

An organization that helped former slaves by providing them with basic necessities, such as food, medicine & education.

a)
Emancipation Society
b)
Freedmen's Bureau
c)
Civil Rights Coalition
d)
Union Relief Agency
6.

________ ___ provided better conditions for the mentally ill in the U.S. by creating asylums.

a)
Dorothea Dix
b)
Jane Addams
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Clara Barton
7.

Manufacturing increased in the USA after which event with England?

a)
World War I
b)
Civil War
c)
War of 1812
d)

Mexican-American War

8.

This policy prohibited the colonization of the Western Hemisphere by European countries.

a)
Monroe Doctrine
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
9.

During John Adams' Presidency, the Federalist controlled Congress aimed to silence the criticism of the U.S. government’s war effort against France. Which of the following apply to this law?

a)
The Acts promoted free speech and open debate.
b)
The law encouraged public support for the war.
c)
The legislation was aimed at protecting foreign diplomats.
d)

The Sedition Acts aimed to silence criticism of the government which violated the 1st amendment.

10.

______ ______ unsuccessfully tried to start a slave revolt by attacking the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia.

a)
Harriet Tubman
b)
Nat Turner
c)
John Brown
d)
Frederick Douglass
11.

This policy discouraged immigration to the US and extended the wait time before you could become a citizen of the US from 5 years to 14.

a)

Alien Act

b)
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
c)
Naturalization Act of 1952
d)
Immigration Act of 1917
12.

Judicial Review was established under which Supreme Court case?

a)
Roe v. Wade
b)
Gideon v. Wainwright
c)
Brown v. Board of Education
d)
Marbury v. Madison
13.

The bloodiest day in the Civil War & ended with no clear winner was-

a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of Shiloh
c)
Battle of Antietam
d)
Battle of Gettysburg
14.

This event doubled the size of the USA in 1803.

a)

Florida Purchase

b)
Texas Annexation
c)
Oregon Treaty
d)

Louisiana Purchase

15.

What would be the best title for this painting?

a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
The Great Migration
c)
Pioneers of Change
d)

The Industrial Revolution

16.

John Deere & Cyrus McCormick's inventions mostly benefited which of the following?

a)
Manufacturers
b)
Retailers
c)
Mechanics
d)
Farmers
17.

Native Americans from the the eastern part of the USA were forced to move west of the Mississippi River with this policy.

a)
Trail of Tears Act
b)
Native American Displacement Law
c)
Western Expansion Policy
d)
Indian Removal Act
18.

__________ _________'s plan was to repay the national debt, pass protective tariffs, charge a whiskey task and create a National Bank.

a)
James Madison
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Adams
19.

The turning point of the Civil War, where there was massive casualties of both sides but it also stopped the South from invading Union territory?

a)
Battle of Antietam
b)
Battle of Gettysburg
c)
Battle of Bull Run
d)
Battle of Shiloh
20.

It was a network of people, started by the Quakers, guiding and hiding runaway slaves to freedom.

a)
Safe Haven Network
b)
Underground Railroad
c)
Freedom Trail
d)
Liberty Pathway
21.

Why did South Carolina and other southern states secede from the Union in 1860?

a)
To promote economic growth and industrialization.
b)
To establish a new government based on democracy.
c)
To seek independence from foreign powers.
d)

Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the U.S.

22.

It opened up the West for settlement as the first federally funded highway.

a)
Oregon Trail
b)

National Road

c)

Transcontinental Railroad

d)
Route 66
23.

This created a cycle of debt for former slaves following the Civil War during Reconstruction.

a)

Hight interest loans

b)

Sharecropping

c)

Land ownership disputes and court costs.

d)

Government taxes.

24.

Frederick Douglass, a runaway slave, started the abolitionist newspaper called the ________.

a)
The Southern Star
b)
The North Star
c)
The Freedom Journal
d)
The Abolitionist Voice
25.

As a result of the Mexican-American War, the US gained the Mexican Cession, opened up land to American settlers and paid Mexico $__ million dollars.

a)
25
b)
10
c)
15
d)
20