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WorksheetsT3 Exam-Final Review
Total questions: 121
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1.
The Columbian Exchange. was a movement of _______, between the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
a)
people/cultures
b)
disease
c)
animals/plants
d)
all of the above
2.
How did the Iroquois eat?
a)
They planted and harvested their own food
b)
They went food shopping
c)
They starved
d)
What's food?
3.
Where did the Iroquois live, and what type of houses did they live in?
a)
Great Plaines, Longhouses
b)
Eastern Woodlands, Teepees
c)
Eastern Woodlands, Longhouses
d)
Pacific Coast, Teepees
4.
What is the best title for the above map, which shows how the New World could have been settled over 10,000 years ago?
a)
The Transcontinental Railroad
b)
The Middle Passage
c)
The Columbian Exchange
d)
The Landbridge Theory
5.
What two continents were connected by Beringia?
a)
Africa and Asia
b)
Asia and North America
c)
Asia and Australia
d)
South America and North America
6.
What did the women do to help build a longhouse?
a)
Cut poles from young trees
b)
Cut out windows in each room
c)
Hunted for food to eat
d)
Peeled bark from trees
7.
The Iroquois lived in what we call this state today
a)
New York
b)
New Hampshire
c)
Massachusetts
d)
Vermont
8.
What is another name for a "set of rules"?
a)
Constitution
b)
Equality
c)
tradition
9.
The desire or willingness a consumer has to purchase a good or a service is called?
a)
shortage
b)
supply
c)
price
d)
demand
10.
The amount of goods or services available is called?
a)
supply
b)
demand
c)
producer
d)
consumer
11.
According to the law of supply, what happens as price incrases
a)
The quantity supplied increases
b)
The quantity supplied decrases
c)
The supply curve shifts to the left
d)
The supply curve shifts to the right
12.
As the price of a good increases, which of the following is generally true?
a)
sellers want to produce and sell more of the good, while buyers want to purchase less
b)
Sellers want to produce and sell more of the good, and buyers want to purchase more
c)
Sellers want to produce and sell less of the good, while buyers want to purchase more
d)
Sellers want to produce and sell less of the good, and buyers want to purchase less
13.
Jamestown was located on a peninsula in ...
a)
Virginia
b)
North Carolina
c)
Florida
d)
New York
14.
What became Jamestown's "gold"?
a)
cars
b)
tobaccco
c)
water
d)
tomatoes
15.
What brought the original colonists from England to Jamestown?
a)
the search for food
b)
the search for gold and silver
c)
the search for tobacco
d)
the search for religious freedom
16.
The Atlantic crossing in the slave trade was known as the ___________.
a)
Bermuda Triangle
b)
Slave Passage
c)
Middle Passage
d)
Triangle Trial
17.
What were slaves legally considered?
a)
People
b)
Property
c)
Citizens
d)
Children
18.
How did cotton relate to slavery?
a)
The desire to grow more cotton led to increased slavery
b)
It did not relate to slavery
c)
All slaves were required to grow cotton
d)
Cotton was traded for slaves in Africa
19.
These colonies had a long growing season, large plantations, and used slave labor
a)
Southern
b)
Western
c)
Middle
d)
New England
20.
The first slaves in the 13 colonies were imported to Jamestown to grow tobacco.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
What does this picture show?
a)
NAFTA
b)
Asian Spice Trade
c)
the Spanish Main
d)
Triangular Trade
22.
The Middle Passage was
a)
Route that transported slaves from Africa to America
b)
Route that transported rum and molasses from Caribbean to Africa
c)
Route that transported manufactured goods from Europe to America
d)
Route that transported materials from colonial America to Africa
23.
An indentured servant.....
a)
pays off his debt by working without pay
b)
works for a set wage for a set number of years
c)
makes money from all the crops he plants
d)
owns large plantations and lives a sweet life
24.
The hot, humid climate of the ____________________ colonies was ideal for growing cash crops.
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
25.
Primary sources __________.
a)
are records of the present time
b)
were created by people who lived at the time
c)
are personal records only
d)
are private records only
26.
What are records of the past that were created by people who experienced the events themselves?
a)
documents
b)
objects
c)
primary sources
d)
legal records
27.
What was the reason for the English wanting a permanent settlement at Jamestown?
a)
They were looking to escape religious persecution.
b)
They wanted a permanent vacation spot.
c)
It was an economic venture.
d)
It was an exploration venture.
28.
This colony was founded by William Penn and settled by the Quakers.
a)
Pennsylvania
b)
Georgia
c)
Massachusetts
d)
North Carolina
29.
The Puritans settled in this colony.
a)
Jamestown
b)
Plymouth
c)
Massachusetts Bay
d)
Pennsylvania
30.
This region had diverse cultural backgrounds and diverse religions.
a)
New England
b)
Japan
c)
Mid-Atlantic
d)
South
31.
This region's specializations included fishing, shipbuilding, metal tools, and naval supplies.
a)
South
b)
Mexico
c)
New England
d)
Mid-Atlantic
32.
Why did groups like the Pilgrims and the Puritans come to America?
a)
To Make More Money
b)
To Expand Land for the King of England
c)
To Build a New Government
d)
To Practice Their Religion Freely
33.
This region's specializations included tobacco, rice, forest products, and indigo.
a)
The Great Plains
b)
South
c)
Mid-Atlantic
d)
New England
34.
Which colonial region had a humid climate?
a)
The Coastal Range
b)
New England
c)
South
d)
Mid-Atlantic
35.
These people agreed to work without pay for the person who paid their passage to the colonies.
a)
Enslaved African Americans
b)
Women
c)
Farmers
d)
Indentured Servants
36.
This was a tax on molasses and sugar to reduce smuggling.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Townshend Act
d)
Tea Act
37.
This was a tax on all printed materials in the 13 Colonies.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Townshend Act
38.
Finish this American Colonist Motto, "No Taxation without..."
a)
Transportation
b)
Relaxation
c)
Representation
d)
Sensation
39.
Why were the American Colonist taxed after the French and Indian War?
a)
Britain was in debt and needed money
b)
That was the agreement with the Native Americans
c)
They made too much money
d)
Townshend Acts
40.
This event broke tensions between the colonist and the British troops where shots were fired. Crispus Attucks was the first to be killed.
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
Bloody Valentine
41.
How did the colonist protest against the tea tax?
a)
Dressed up like Native Americans
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Dumped tea into Boston harbor
d)
Didn't pay the tax on the East India Tea
42.
Which was the punishment for the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Sugar Acts
c)
Quartering Acts
d)
Stamp Acts
43.
This type of American Colonist was in support of the British parliament.
a)
Patriot
b)
Loyalist
c)
Yes man
d)
Neutral
44.
This type of colonist was ready for rebellion and the fight for independence.
a)
Loyalist
b)
Patriot
c)
Neutral
d)
British
45.
Colonists were forbidden to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
a)
Proclamation line of 1763
b)
Proclamation boundary
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Borderlands
46.
What does Quartering mean?
a)
To allow troops to stay in your home
b)
Hitting someone with a quarter
c)
To give someone a quarter
d)
Giving a quarter of your earnings to Britain
47.
Given that only 5 people died in the Boston Massacre, why was it labeled a massacre?
a)
British commanders ordered troops to shoot into a rioting crowd in effort to restore order
b)
the victims were innocent bystanders who were caught in the barrage of gunfire
c)
the victims had done little to provoke the confrontational and hostile British troops
d)
Boston radicals used it as propaganda to take advantage of the heightened tensions
48.
To refuse to buy goods from someone as a form of protest . . .
a)
occupy
b)
boycott
c)
damage
d)
repeal
49.
Why did King George III tax the colonists so heavily?
a)
He hated the colonist
b)
He wanted more money for himself
c)
The national debt increase from the French and Indian War
d)
To make money for the colonies
50.
Arguably the first "battle" of the Revolutionary War occurred when the Massachusetts Minutemen fired on British troops at -
a)
Boston
b)
Philidelphia
c)
Saratoga
d)
Lexington and Concord
51.
What was the name of the British king during the American Revolution?
a)
Charles III
b)
George III
c)
William III
d)
James III
52.
Who was the major author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Patrick Henry
53.
What event is depicted in this image?
a)
Boston Massacre
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Battle of Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
54.
The U.S. was founded on July 4, 1776, by the approval of this document.
a)
the Treaty of Paris
b)
the Constitution
c)
the Declaration of Independence
d)
the Virginia Charter
55.
According to the Declaration of Independence, what truth was "self-evident"?
a)
All men are created equal
b)
Rights are given by good kings
c)
Government exists to protect us from ourselves
d)
Only a democracy can protect our rights
56.
What are our natural rights according to Jefferson? (He got the idea from John Locke, but he changed the last right.)
a)
Freedom of speech, religion, and press
b)
Life, liberty, and property
c)
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
d)
Voting, rebelling, and health
57.
According to the Declaration of Independence, where does government get its power?
a)
From the King
b)
From the Supreme Court
c)
From God
d)
From the people
58.
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
a)
To stop taxes from the British Empire.
b)
To make a United States army.
c)
To gain independence from the British Empire
d)
To install their own king in America
59.
Why is July 4, 1776 an important date in U.S. history?
a)
Common Sense was published.
b)
The Olive Branch Petition sent to King George III.
c)
The American Revolution ends.
d)
The Declaration of Independence is signed.
60.
According to the Declaration of Independence who gives us our rights?
a)
given by God at birth
b)
given by our government
c)
given by our president
d)
given by our parents
61.
Which statement best describes the role of government according to the Declaration of Independence?
a)
“The main purpose of government is to expand and glorify the state”
b)
“The main purpose of government is to protect the unalienable rights of individuals”
c)
“The main purpose of government is to protect the rights and privileges of His Majesty, the King”
d)
“The main purpose of government is to promote the general welfare of the community by taking steps toward social equality”
62.
Who gives government the ability to govern?
a)
The people
b)
Parliament
c)
The King
d)
The Sons of Liberty
63.
What country did The United States declare independence from?
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Belgium
64.
According to the Declaration, what causes a government to be just?
a)
powerful institutions
b)
a Bill of Rights
c)
ease of altering
d)
Consent of the people being governed
65.
The Three-Fifths Compromise help settle the debate over whether to count slaves in the population or not.
a)
True
b)
False
66.
Federalist SUPPORT a strong, national government and creating a new constitution.
a)
True
b)
False
67.
Anti-federalists SUPPORTED making a new constitution.
a)
True
b)
False
68.
Which compromise is made up of ideas from the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey plan?
a)
The Great Compromise
b)
The three-fifths compromise
c)
The constitutional compromise
d)
The big compromise
69.
Which group of people wanted the Constitution to include a Bill of Rights?
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-federalists
c)
Democrats
d)
Northerners
70.
Which of the following is NOT a branch of the government?
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
d)
Constitutional
71.
The first ten Amendment to the Constitution are called the _______.
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Preamble
c)
Articles
d)
Naturalization
72.
The _______ is the opening paragraph of the Constitution.
a)
Article 1
b)
Preamble
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Prelude
73.
Which branch executes the laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Appellate
d)
Legislative
74.
Which branch interprets the laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Appellate
d)
Legislative
75.
Which branch makes the laws?
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Appellate
d)
Legislative
76.
What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?
a)
Federalism
b)
Amendment
c)
Ratification
d)
Veto
77.
Which term means 'system where the national government shares power with state governments'?
a)
propose
b)
republican
c)
federalism
d)
execute
78.
Which term means 'approve or pass an amendment'?
a)
republican
b)
federalism
c)
execute
d)
ratify
79.
How many members are there in the U.S. Senate?
a)
50
b)
100
c)
435
80.
Congress is made up of which two parts?
a)
Cabinet and Senate
b)
Senate and the House of Representatives
c)
Supreme Court and House of Representatives
d)
Senate and Supreme Court
81.
Which term means 'a change or addition to the Constitution'?
a)
propose
b)
republican
c)
federalism
d)
amendment
82.
How many years is one term for a representative?
a)
1 year
b)
2 years
c)
4 years
d)
6 years
83.
How many years is one term for a Senator?
a)
2 years
b)
4 years
c)
6 years
d)
8 years
84.
The ability of one branch of government to limit the power of the other branches of government is known as what?
a)
Executive Order
b)
Checks and balances
c)
Amendment Process
85.
The ability of the president to reject a bill is called a(n)
a)
veto
b)
rejection
c)
conference
d)
pigeonhole
86.
IN WHICH HOUSE CAN BILLS BE INTRODUCED
a)
YOUR HOUSE
b)
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
c)
THE SENATE
d)
BOTH THE HOUSE OF REPS. OR THE SENATE
87.
The only way to override a presidential veto is to get a ____________ vote in both houses of Congress in favor of the bill.
a)
majority
b)
2/3
c)
3/4
d)
unanimous
88.
In order for a bill to become law,
a)
It must go to a second committee in the same chamber.
b)
It goes to a special Presidential committee.
c)
It must pass a vote in both houses of Congress.
d)
It must pass a vote in the Supreme Court.
89.
This man was president from 1829-1837.
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
George Washington
d)
Henry Clay
90.
_________ in 1830 authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi river to lands in the west.
a)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
b)
Worcester v. Georgia
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
None of the above
91.
Which of the following was the Cherokee’s 800 mile march to the indian territory where ¼ of the Cherokee tribe died on the march to the land?
a)
Second Seminole War
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Blackhawk
d)
Cherokee resistance
92.
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
93.
As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?
a)
They agreed to give up their land.
b)
They were given their choice of where to live.
c)
They were forced to live in reservations.
d)
They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.
94.
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
95.
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
96.
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
97.
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.
98.
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
99.
Slavery became a major issue in the 1840s and 1850s because:
a)
The northern states tried to abolish slavery in the southern states
b)
The nation was expanding to the West
c)
The southern states demanded the end of slavery
d)
None of these
100.
What is the Seneca Falls Convention ?
a)
A womans rights movement because woman were not treated fairely.
b)
A Civil War
c)
A Constitution
d)
A Right
101.
Why is the Seneca Falls Convention important ?
a)
It was the first womens rights movement.
b)
It was a war that helped indians.
c)
it is important because it is a theme park were you can ride rides and eat cotton candy.
d)
A is becuase of the end.
102.
The discovery of gold led to
a)
California statehood
b)
Polk becoming president
c)
a war with Mexico
d)
Texas statehood
103.
Which word means to leave or become unassociated with?
a)
Secede
b)
Ironclad
c)
Border State
d)
Casualty
104.
The name give to the north was what?
a)
Confederacy
b)
Rebels
c)
Union
d)
Revolutionaries
105.
What event freed the slaves?
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Declaration of Independence
106.
What amendment abolishes slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
10th
107.
Who won the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
108.
Even though these states had slavery, they did not join the Confederate states.
a)
Western States
b)
State of Confusion
c)
Border States
d)
Southern States
109.
More factories, population, and a better navy
a)
Southern advantages
b)
Northern advantages
c)
Reasons for Southern victory
d)
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg
110.
Better officers, defending homes, don't have to go on the attack
a)
Northern advantages
b)
reasons North won the battle of Antietam
c)
Southern advantages
d)
reasons Minecraft is fun
111.
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
112.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Fort Western
d)
Fort Apache
113.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
b)
It made slavery more important to the South.
c)
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
d)
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.
114.
What was the major goal of the Confederacy at the onset of the Civil War?
a)
To overthrow the government and set up a monarchy
b)
To become independent
c)
To spread slavery to the North
d)
To eliminate slavery in the border states
115.
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
116.
According to the Emancipation Proclamation slaves would only be set free in what parts of the country?
a)
Only the states still at war with the Union
b)
In the four loyal slave states
c)
Confederate lands already captured by the Union
d)
Kansas
117.
Before the Emancipation Proclamation, the Civil War was not slavery, but for ____________
a)
Ending Southern Control in Kentucky
b)
Keeping the Union together
c)
Ending Northern abuse towards the South
d)
Jefferson Davis's tyranny
118.
How did the Emancipation Proclamation help the Union?
a)
freed slaves were recruited to join the Union army
b)
it made people care more about the war
c)
It made the Confederacy Powerless
d)
It didn't
119.
What is the subject/main idea of the Gettysburg Address?
a)
Freedom
b)
Self-Reliance
c)
Voting Rights
d)
Equality
120.
What was so special about "four score and seven years ago" mentioned in this speech?
a)
The first colonists settled America
b)
America was discovered by Christopher Columbus
c)
America gained its 50th state
d)
The Declaration of Independence was written and America gained its freedom from Great Britain
121.
Lincoln believes that victory (for the Union) in the war will result in _____.
a)
full devotion of all citizens to the Union.
b)
women, as well as slaves, will have equal rights.
c)
a proper memorial for those who have died in the war
d)
a new birth of freedom and all men will be created equal
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