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WorksheetsUS History 9
Total questions: 125
Worksheet time: 2hrs 49mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When was George Washington elected president?
a)
1710
b)
1789
c)
2017
d)
1800
2.
Who did Washington appoint has his secretary of treasury?
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
James Monroe
c)
John Adams
3.
What is a tariff?
a)
Tax on food
b)
Tax on Clothes
c)
Tax on imported goods
d)
Tax on Houses
4.
What was George Washington's foreign policy?
a)
Alliance with Spain
b)
Alliance with Britain
c)
Neutrality
d)
Alliance with France
5.
This group were strong supporters of the Bill of Rights being added to the constitution
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
6.
This group created essays trying to convince people to support the constitution.
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
7.
Which word means to set an example or guide for the future?
a)
Comunicate
b)
Compromise
c)
Precedent
d)
Tariff
8.
What was the goal of the Federalists?
a)
To make sure the constitution didn't pass
b)
To give states more power
c)
To create a King in the United States
d)
To ratify the U.S. Constitution
9.
What was Hamilton's Plan for the national debt?
a)
Don't pay it
b)
Make each state pay their own
c)
Combine State debt into one National Debt
d)
Hope it goes away
10.
Which treaty had Britain agree to leave the Northwest Territory as well as expand trade with the U.S.?
a)
Whiskey Rebellion
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Jay's Treaty
d)
Treaty of Versailles
11.
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
a)
Francis Scott Kay
b)
Francis Scott Kane
c)
Francis Scott Key
d)
Francis Scott Keen
12.
What is the defintion of IMPRESSMENT?
a)
British capturing American sailors
b)
Showing off to the person next to you
c)
Forcing Native Americans west of the Mississippi
d)
British giving guns and ammunition to Native Americans
13.
_____________ is when a country stops trade with another country as
a)
impressment
b)
embargo
c)
neutrality
d)
violation
14.
In 1814, the British burned buildings in which city?
a)
Boston
b)
Philadelphia
c)
Washington, D.C.
d)
Chicago
15.
What battle during the War of 1812 was fought even though the war was over?
a)
Battle of Trenton
b)
Battle of New Orleans
c)
Battle of Saratoga
d)
Battle of Paoli
16.
Which treaty ended the War of 1812?
a)
Treaty of Ghent
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of Versailles
d)
Treaty of Guadelupe Hidalgo
17.
Who was Tecumseh?
a)
Cherokee Leader- united Native Americans against the white settlers
b)
Shawnee Leader- united Native Americans against the white settlers
c)
A member of congress who favored war with Britain
d)
A member of Congress who was against the war with Britain
18.
Which of these events would be considered a positive of Jefferson's presidency?
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
Embargo Act
c)
XYZ Affair
d)
Farewell Address
19.
The Louisiana Purchase -
a)
doubled the size of the U.S.
b)
tripled the size of the U.S.
c)
cut the U.S. size in half
d)
gave thousands of acres to the Spanish
20.
Which power did the Supreme Court establish in Marbury v. Madison?
a)
judicial review
b)
protective tariffs
c)
deciding cases involving 2 or more states
d)
the power to negotiate treaties
21.
Put these Presidents in the correct order:
a)
Washington, Adams, Jefferson
b)
Washington, Hamilton, Jefferson
c)
Washington, Jefferson, Adams
d)
Washington, Adams, Hamilton
22.
French Emperor who sold the United States the Louisiana Territory for $15 million dollars in 1803?
a)
King Louis XIV
b)
Napoleon Bonaparte
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Marshall
23.
Appointed the Midnight Judges
a)
Jefferson
b)
Adams
c)
Madison
d)
Washington
24.
Nullification promoted
a)
judicial review
b)
territorial expansion
c)
nationalism
d)
states' rights
25.
MuCulloch v. Maryland
a)
declared the Bank of the US unconstitutional
b)
decreased national debt
c)
supported the state gvmt over national
d)
strengthened the fed. gvmt's control over the economy
26.
1824 Election winner
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
Henry Clay
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
James Monroe
27.
The Missouri Compromise
a)
set up the Miss River as a division between free and slave holding states
b)
declared New York a slave state
c)
maintained the balance of slave states and free states
d)
Declared Missouri a free state
28.
Vice pres from South Carolina, "The Union, next to our liberty, the most dear"
a)
John C. Calhoun
b)
John Tyler
c)
Martin Van Buren
d)
Henry Clay
29.
Invented the cotton gin
a)
James Hargreaves
b)
Duke of Bridgewater
c)
James Watts
d)
Eli Whitney
30.
Promoted Pres. Madison's plan of developing a transportation system, protective tariffs, and a national bank
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Henry Clay
c)
John Tyler
d)
Martin Van Buren
31.
Threatened succession from the Union over states rights issue
a)
Georgia
b)
Alabama
c)
Missouri
d)
South Carolina
32.
Cherokee territory prior to 1830s
a)
South Carolina
b)
Georgia
c)
Florida
d)
Oklahoma
33.
Who was called the President of the "common man?"
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
John Q Adams
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
John Calhoun
34.
This was the practice of giving government jobs to political backers.
a)
Spoils System
b)
Kitchen Cabinet
c)
Nominating Conventions
d)
Missouri Compromise
35.
How did the Cherokee Nation attempt to protect themselves when Georgia annexed their homeland?
a)
Taking Georgia to court
b)
Going to war
c)
They left on their own
36.
What is Nullification?
a)
The right of states to overrule a federal law
b)
The right of states to make laws
c)
The rights of the people
37.
Somebody in favor of Nullification would also argue for...
a)
States Rights
b)
Human Rights
c)
Rights of the Federal Government
38.
Why was the election of Jackson called a victory for the Common Man?
a)
more people were allowed to vote
b)
slaves were allowed to vote
c)
only the rich were allowed to vote
39.
Why was Jackson against the Bank of the US?
a)
The bank only helped the elite classes
b)
The bank was failing
c)
The bank was making illegal currency
40.
Who was Nat Turner?
a)
The inventor of the cotton gin
b)
The man who led hundreds of slaves to freedom on the Underground Railroad
c)
The man who led one of the bloodiest slave revolts
d)
The man who introduced Christianity to the slaves
41.
Most white people in the South owned slaves.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations
b)
It increased the demand for slaves to produce more cotton
c)
It helped improve the working conditions for slaves
d)
It had no significant impact on slaves or slavery
43.
What was the Underground Railroad?
a)
A secret tunnel that led from the South to Canada
b)
A single path that led from the South to the North for slaves to escape
c)
A train that secretly transported slaves at night
d)
A series of safe houses/ helpers who assisted runaway slaves
44.
Which is true of free Blacks living in both the North and South?
a)
Faced discrimination and racism
b)
They were treated just like everyone else
c)
They were safe because they were free
d)
They lived pretty easy lives
45.
Who resisted slavery by organizing a violent rebellion?
a)
John Brown
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Fredrick Douglass
d)
Levi Coffin
46.
How did Southern states respond to slave rebellions?
a)
They gave slaves some freedoms
b)
They passed even stricter laws about slaves
c)
They began to understand that slavery was wrong
d)
They refused to take slaves back to their owners when captured
47.
What was the name of the colony that Americans set up in Africa for free blacks?
a)
Libya
b)
Liberia
c)
Lebanon
d)
Ivory Coast
48.
What was the name of the general that actually went down to Florida and helped take it from the Spanish?
a)
James Monroe
b)
Zachary Taylor
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Andrew Johnson
49.
This famous representative from Kentucky came up with the Missouri Compromise as well as the American System.
a)
James Monroe
b)
John C. Calhoun
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Henry Clay
50.
The Missouri Compromise did all of the following except
a)
Admit states in pairs
b)
Create a division in our country
c)
Draw a line where slavery would exist only south of it
d)
Make Missouri a free state
51.
What document told Europeans to stay away from America and to stop trying to create colonies here?
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
Monroe Doctrine
d)
Jackson's Decree
52.
Sectionalism was a problem developing in our country in the 1800s
a)
True
b)
False
53.
Who became the President by winning the election of 1824?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Henry Clay
c)
James Monroe
d)
John Quincy Adams
54.
What states were part of the Mexican Cession?
a)
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania
b)
Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi
c)
Oregon, Washington, Idaho
d)
California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada
55.
The war with Mexico BEGAN with
a)
California's rebellion
b)
a border dispute in Texas
c)
the Battle of Buena Vista
d)
a US invasion of Mexico City
56.
How did the U.S. acquire Oregon?
a)
treaty with the British
b)
war with England
c)
purchased from the British
d)
war with Mexico
57.
Why was the Gadsden Purchase added to the U.S. in 1853?
a)
it was needed for the building of a railroad
b)
it was a gift from Mexico
c)
it was part of the treaty with Mexico
d)
gold was discovered in that area
58.
The discovery of gold led to
a)
California statehood
b)
Polk becoming president
c)
a war with Mexico
d)
Texas statehood
59.
How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provide for the orderly expansion of the United States?
a)
It provided the president with the power to sign treaties with foreign powers to buy additional territory
b)
It provided a review process for laws in new territories and states.
c)
It provided procedures for establishing territories and creating states.
60.
Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?
a)
European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.
b)
Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
c)
Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.
d)
The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.
61.
The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Great Lakes
62.
Which area on the map was acquired by the United States as a result of the Mexican War?
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Gadsden Purchase
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Oregon Territory
63.
Name the piece of land.
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Northwest Territory
c)
Trans-Appalachian West
d)
Oregon Country
64.
What was the name of the treaty where Mexico ceded half of its land to the United States?
a)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b)
Treaty of San Jacinto
c)
Treaty of Mesa Verde
d)
Treaty of Alama Gordo
65.
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.
66.
The President most associated with Manifest Destiny was ---.
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
James K. Polk
67.
This is when people in each territory would vote directly on the issue, rather than have their elected representative decide for them.
a)
republicanism
b)
popular sovereignty
c)
nationalism
d)
free-range
68.
The Compromise of 1850 admitted what state as a free state?
a)
Nevada
b)
Kansas
c)
Missouri
d)
California
69.
What law allowed special government officials to arrest any person accused of being a runaway slave?
a)
Fugitive Slave Act 1850
b)
Emancipation Proclomation
c)
Underground Railroad
d)
Kansas Nebraska Act
70.
This law left it to the white citizens of the territory to decide whether that territory would be a free or slave territory.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Wilmot Proviso
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
Emancipation Proclomation
71.
Which compromise stated that slavery would not be allowed north of the 36 30' parallel?
a)
Tariff of 1832
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Missouri Compromise
72.
What was the US Supreme Court's decision when Dred Scott, a slave, attempted to sue for his freedom? The US Supreme Court determined that he
a)
would be granted his freedom
b)
was lying about living in a free state
c)
was property, not a citizen, and had no legal right to sue
73.
Many southern states believe that the state should be the final authority over slavery. This belief is an example of
a)
abolition
b)
sectionalism
c)
states' rights
d)
popular sovereignty
74.
Which of the following is NOT one of the causes of the American Civil War?
a)
The North supported states' rights.
b)
Regional differences caused tension
c)
Economic differences caused tension
d)
The North and South disagreed about slavery
75.
What event determined that slaves and free blacks were not citizens and were denied the rights of citizenship?
a)
Dred Scot Case
b)
Georgia Platform
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
76.
Who is known as the Great Compromiser?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Stephen Douglas
c)
Dred Scott
d)
Henry Clay
77.
Loyalty to a person's region (north, south, west) is known as...
a)
Nationalism
b)
Sectionalism
c)
Patriotism
d)
Communism
78.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Alabama
79.
Name the arsenal John Brown tried to attack to gain weapons?
a)
Washington DC
b)
Ft. Sumter
c)
Harper's Ferry
d)
Charleston, SC
80.
Who won the 1st Battle of Bull Run?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
c)
Draw
81.
Who was the Union general in the West that gained the only victories for the Union?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
William Tecumseh Sherman
c)
Stonewall Jackson
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
82.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Union had?
a)
Smarter Generals
b)
Defensive Strategy
c)
More Troops
d)
Highly Motivated
83.
Where is the capital of the Confederacy?
a)
Washington D.C.
b)
Montgomery
c)
Richmond
d)
Charleston
84.
Does the Emancipation Proclamation makes the institution of slavery illegal?
a)
Yes
b)
No
85.
What amendment abolishes slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
10th
86.
What battle was the single bloodiest battle in US history?
a)
Antietam
b)
Shiloh
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Vicksburg
87.
Where did the south finally surrender unconditionally?
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Richmond
d)
Appomatox
88.
This caused widespread fear in the South about the future of slavery
a)
Election of Jefferson Davis
b)
Tariffs
c)
Election of Abraham Lincoln
d)
Death of Stonewall Jackson
89.
What did the North call its strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Rattlesnake Plan
c)
Scorpion Plan
d)
Blockade Plan
90.
What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to end British control of the Western territories
c)
to make a profit selling war supplies
d)
to preserve the Union
91.
The North wanted to control the Mississippi River so that
a)
it could control the movement of trade and goods
b)
it was a natural division to “split the South”
c)
it was an easier invasion route to the South than by land
d)
all of the above
92.
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
93.
The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
b)
Freed the Slaves
c)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
Forced African Americans back into slavery
94.
Which of the following was not a goal of Reconstruction?
a)
Reunite the North and the South
b)
Rebuild the South
c)
Develop the system of sharecropping
d)
Determine what to do with African Americans
95.
What group in Congress felt that Lincoln's plan was too lenient?
a)
Deciduous Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Wistful Whigs
d)
Fancy Federalists
96.
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.
97.
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
98.
Which of the following definitions apply to “impeach”?
a)
To remove an official from office
b)
To charge an official with a crime.
c)
To arrest an official for crimes.
d)
To put an official on trial for “mis-behavior in the White House”
99.
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
100.
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
101.
The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War.
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Freedman's Bureau
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
102.
Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction was known as:
a)
Wade-Davis Bill
b)
14th Amendment
c)
Ten Percent Plan
d)
Radical Republican Reunification
103.
All of the following resulted from the end of Reconstruction EXCEPT:
a)
Ku Klux Klan is founded
b)
Jim Crow laws were passed to segregate blacks from whites and place other limits on their rights.
c)
Sharecropping becomes the dominant economy in the South
d)
Blacks continued to enjoy increased freedoms and equality
104.
After an electoral dispute, it was agreed that Rutherford B. Hayes would become President if he ended Reconstruction. This is often referred to as:
a)
Radical Election
b)
Compromise of 1877
c)
The corrupt bargain
d)
Illegal compromise
105.
John Adams belong to which political party
a)
Anti-Federalist
b)
Democratic
c)
Republican
d)
Federalist
106.
Three French agents demanded money and a public apology this event was known as?
a)
ABC Affair
b)
Quasi War
c)
XYZ War
d)
XYZ Affair
107.
What Resolutions suggested that states could nullify, or overrule federal laws.
a)
The Virginia and Kentucky Resolution
b)
The North & South Carolina Resolution
c)
The Alien & Sedition Resolution
d)
The XYZ Affair Resoultion
108.
Which of the early political parties believed that the Constitution gave the Congress "implied" powers?
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-federalists
c)
Democratic Republicans
d)
Whigs
109.
There was a scandal during Adams' term as president involving France, and bribery about the French seizing American ships. What was the name of this scandal?
a)
The French Connection
b)
Adams' Spygate
c)
Jay's Treaty
d)
XYZ Affair
110.
Another scandal that is associated with Adams' presidency that was concerned with immigration was the:
a)
Alien and Sedition Acts
b)
Immigration Acts of 1798
c)
Alien and Foreign Allegiances Ban
d)
Sedition and Bribery Scandal
111.
Who wrote the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions?
a)
John Adams and George Washington
b)
Patrick Henry and George Mason
c)
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
d)
Sam Adams and John Hancock
112.
What did the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions establish as far as states' rights?
a)
state voting laws
b)
absolution
c)
federal mandates
d)
nullification
113.
Democratic Republicans believed that the US economy should be based on
a)
trade
b)
business
c)
agriculture
d)
manufacturing
114.
Which president did NOT believe in political parties?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
115.
Who wanted a strong national government?
a)
Federalists
b)
Democratic Republicans
116.
Which of the following individuals created the Steamboat?
a)
Samuel Slater
b)
Cyrus McCormick
c)
Samuel Morse
d)
Robert Fulton
117.
Which of the following individuals developed the telegraph?
a)
Samuel Slater
b)
Cyrus McCormick
c)
Robert Fulton
d)
Samuel Morse
118.
What conceptual breakthrough, used by Eli Whitney to produce rifles and the cotton gin, was vital to the 1st Industrial Revolution in the United States?
a)
The Factory System
b)
The Bessemer Process
c)
Interchangeable Parts
d)
Hydroelectric Power
119.
What was the first women’s rights convention called?
a)
First Continental Congress
b)
Second Continental Congress
c)
Seneca Falls Convention
d)
Women's Suffrage Convention
120.
Which is NOT true of the market revolution?
a)
farmers turned to specialization
b)
people bought and sold goods instead of making them
c)
it was a result of industrialization
d)
manufactured goods were too expensive for most Americans
121.
This invention by Cyrus McCormick made it easier for farmers to harvest their crops. One farmer could do the work of five.
a)
mechanical reaper
b)
steel plow
c)
cotton gin
d)
tractor
122.
What is the movement of people from rural to urban areas called?
a)
the American economy benefited from low taxation.
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
123.
What was a question the U.S. had to debate when trying to decide if Texas should be allowed to join the union?
a)
How adding a slave state would affect the balance of Congress
b)
Who would control the Port of Galveston
c)
Whether Lamar should be thrown in jail for the Santa Fe Expedition
d)
Who would be the leader of Texas when they became a territory
124.
When Texas became a Republic this meant that...
a)
Texas was its own nation
b)
Texas was a part of Mexico
c)
Texas was a territory of the United States
d)
Texas was a state in the United States
125.
Which part of Texas did both Mexico and Texas claim as part of their own?
a)
Land south of the Rio Grande River
b)
Land north of the Nueces River
c)
Land between the Rio Grande and Nueces Rivers
d)
Land east of the Sabine River
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