WorksheetsReview Test 1 - Practice
Total questions: 42
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which number on the map shows the area of North America controlled by G. Britain around 1700?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
2.
Which heading best completes the partial outline below?
I. __________________________________
A. Creation of a national bank
B. Full funding of the national debt
C. Collection of an excise tax on whiskey
I. __________________________________
A. Creation of a national bank
B. Full funding of the national debt
C. Collection of an excise tax on whiskey
a)
The Spoils System
b)
The American System
c)
Hamilton’s Financial Plan
d)
Constitutional Amendments
3.
One reason why the Constitution was adopted over the Articles of Confederation was
a)
the Articles gave too much power to the national government.
b)
states could not trade among themselves under the Articles.
c)
small states were underrepresented under the AOC.
d)
Shay's Rebellion revealed the weaknesses of the AOC.
4.
Mercantilism is
a)
smuggling of trade goods.
b)
encouraging free trade among different European colonies.
c)
encouraging trade among the colonies and European countries.
d)
colonies exist to benefit the mother country in making money
5.
Why did Parliament abandon salutary neglect and begin taxing the colonists?
a)
to show their authority
b)
to make England wealthy
c)
to pay for French and Indian war debts
d)
to increase trade imports
6.
The US victory at Saratoga was especially important for which of the following reasons?
a)
helped Washington to save the Revolution
b)
forced the British to seek peace to end the war
c)
the first US victory of the Revolution
d)
convinced France to become our ally
7.
Counting the slave population for both population and taxation is which of the following?
a)
Commerce Compromise
b)
Great Compromise
c)
Three-fifths Compromise
d)
Slave trade Compromise
8.
The American System would address all of the following EXCEPT
a)
unifing the nation
b)
creating national currency and bank
c)
making internal improvements
d)
increasing slavery
9.
What did the Supreme Court case, Marbury v. Madison, establish?
a)
limited the power of the Congress
b)
limited the power of the President
c)
increased the power of the Federal government
d)
power to nullify an act of Congress (judicial review)
10.
This map represents which concept?
a)
expansion of slavery in the US
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
foreign relations
d)
policies towards Native Americans
11.
These are characteristics of which political group?
* led by Alexander Hamilton
* favored a strong central government
* supported by businessmen, bankers, and merchants
* led by Alexander Hamilton
* favored a strong central government
* supported by businessmen, bankers, and merchants
a)
the Whigs
b)
the Federalist
c)
the Anti-federalist
d)
the Democrat-Republicans
12.
This cartoon refers to the Monroe Doctrine issued in 1823. The Monroe Doctrine was intended to prevent European expansion in
a)
China
b)
North America
c)
South America
d)
Southeast Asia
13.
Which of the following is NOT TRUE of the Dred Scott case?
a)
slvery would not extend to future states
b)
please Southerners, enraged Northerners
c)
ruled that slaves were property
d)
slaves could be taken to free states
14.
Which group is the Declaration of Sentiments associated with?
a)
African Americans
b)
Native Americans
c)
women
d)
immigrants
15.
What was the MAIN purpose of the Missouri Compromise?
a)
to end slavery
b)
to make Missouri and Maine states
c)
to outlaw slavery in western states
d)
to keep balance between slave and free states in Congress
16.
Which of the following was Lincoln's MAIN goal at the start of the Civil War?
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to preserve the union
c)
to punish the South
17.
The Union used the Anaconda Plan as strategy to defeat the South. What was the overall strategy?
a)
to gain aid from Great Britain
b)
to force all battles into Southern terrritory
c)
to squeeze the life out of the South
d)
to encourage slaves to revolt and fight in the South
18.
Why did winning the Battle of Vicksburg make it a turning point in the Civil War?
a)
it gave the union control of the MS river
b)
the south lost all their resources
c)
it was the last battle of the war
d)
it broke the spirit of Southern leaders
19.
What did the Republicans agree to do in the Compromise of 1877?
a)
support black codes in the South
b)
withdraw federal troops in the South
c)
award presidency to Democ. Tilden
d)
to eliminate the literacy test
20.
Why would the US government use protective tarriffs?
a)
to increase foreign trade
b)
to improve the quality of goods in US
c)
to increase purchase of domestic goods
d)
to reduce the cost of consumer goods
21.
This battle was attempt by Lee to move the Civil War to Northern ground.
a)
Yorktown
b)
Vicksburg
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Gettysburg
22.
How did the Homestead Act help with Westward Expansion in the late 1800's?
a)
gave Native Americans a home
b)
provided blacks more opportunities
c)
encouraged white settlement
d)
helped the Federal gov't to make money off land
23.
Which group felt that a bill of rights was necessary to guarantee individual rights and freedom?
a)
The Federalists
b)
The Nationalists
c)
The Conservatives
d)
The Anti-Federalists
24.
What does the statement below describe?
"The national government could not tax or regulate commerce among states"
"The national government could not tax or regulate commerce among states"
a)
A weakness of the Articles of Confederation
b)
An opinion of a Federalist
c)
A weakness of the Constitution
d)
A strength of the Articles of Confederation
25.
“To secure these rights, Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”
Which Enlightenment idea is expressed in this statement?
Which Enlightenment idea is expressed in this statement?
a)
Montesquieu’s theory of separation of power
b)
Montesquieu’s theory of Divine Right
c)
John Locke’s idea of government needing a strong leader
d)
John Locke’s idea of the social contract
26.
What amendment abolished slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
27.
The 13th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
guarantees African Americans free speech
b)
Outlawed slavery in the United States
c)
gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
rejoined the South and the North
28.
The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans citizenship
b)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
c)
Freed the slaves
d)
Gave landowners the right to sharecrop
29.
What problem did many farmers have under the sharecropping system?
a)
They were forced to grow cash crops instead of food.
b)
They often were trapped in a cycle or circle of debt.
c)
Many sharecroppers were forced to buy goods on credit.
d)
All choices are true.
30.
Northerners who went south after the Civil War to make large profits from the destruction in the south were called
a)
Scalawags
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Sharecroppers
31.
Laws passed by southern states soon after the Compromise of 1877. These laws legalized segregation whites and blacks to use separate facilities.
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Black Codes
c)
Freedman's Bureau
d)
Reconstruction
32.
These were laws that made it illegal for African Americans to live or work in certain areas and allowed whites to arrest African Americans who were not working. Once arrested they would be forced to work for white landowners.
a)
Freedman's Bureau
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
33.
The organization put in place after the Civil War to provide food, clothing, health care and education in the South was known as:
a)
The Civil Rights Committee
b)
The Freedmen's Bureau
c)
The Welfare Committee
d)
The Salvation Army
34.
The President that Congress tried to impeach during Reconstruction was:
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Richard Nixon
35.
What is Manifest Destiny?
a)
The belief that it was America's destiny to control and civilize all of North America
b)
The belief that their destiny was to manifest
c)
A religious term used to explain how to be saved
36.
The purchase of Louisiana
a)
was a costly mistake
b)
was opposed by western farmers
c)
doubled the size of the United States
d)
led to war with Great Britain
37.
Name the piece of land.
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Northwest Territory
c)
Trans-Appalachian West
d)
Oregon Country
38.
Why were the Northwest Ordinances so important to the new nation?
a)
It led to the admission of new states to our country.
b)
It made Halloween a National Holiday! (don't pick this one!)
c)
It limited the number of voters in national election.
d)
It was so weak that it was replaced with the Constitution.
39.
What did John Brown hope to achieve by his raid at Harpers Ferry?
a)
to create a slave rebellion that would bring an end to slavery
b)
to bring attention to the conflict between the North and the South
c)
to bring the two sides together to form a new compromise
d)
to create a revolution that would lead to a war between the states
40.
Between 1850 and 1860, which of the following issues was a major area of conflict in U.S. politics?
a)
Debate over tariffs
b)
expansion of slavery
c)
U.S. policy of neutrality
d)
Growth of cities
41.
What part of the Compromise of 1850 upset the North the most?
a)
Allowing California in as a free state
b)
Ending the slave trade in Washington DC
c)
using popular sovereignty to decide Utah and New Mexico
d)
the stricter Fugitive Slave Act
42.
1857 ruling declared slaves are property and not citizens and it nullified the Missouri Compromise.
a)
Dred Scott v Sandford
b)
McCulloch v Maryland
c)
Engel v. Vitale
d)
Grutter v. Bollinger
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