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WorksheetsFinal final review 2018
Total questions: 67
Worksheet time: 53mins
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Class
Date
1.
The _____ of the Southern Colonies was based on farming.
a)
economy
b)
colony
c)
merchant
2.
Which are the Middle Colonies?
a)
Main, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island
b)
Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia
c)
Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey
3.
The South's geographic features include:
a)
hilly mountains and rocky soil
b)
forests and moderate climate
c)
rich soil and humid climate
4.
Which colonial region contained rocky soil and cold climate?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Backcountry
5.
Which group are the Southern colonies?
a)
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Massachuttes
b)
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Georgia
c)
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
New York
New Jersey
d)
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama
Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama
6.
What is mercantilism?
a)
A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.
b)
where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.
c)
Wars that start over money.
d)
Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.
7.
Under the theory of Mercantilism, how was wealth defined?
a)
The amount of gold a country had
b)
A nation's ability to produce
c)
A country's diversity in materials
d)
How many colonies it controlled and owned
8.
What products came out of West Africa in Triangular Trade?
a)
Gold and Slaves
b)
Guns and Sugar
c)
Finished Goods and Services
d)
Salt and Pepper
9.
What products came out of England to supply its colonies?
a)
Timber and Furs
b)
Rum and Guns
c)
Manufactured Goods
d)
Slaves and Ships
10.
What was "Salutary Neglect?"
a)
England neglected to enforce their own trade laws
b)
The colonists neglected to follow the trade laws
c)
The colonists neglected to salute the English flag
d)
None of the above
11.
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
12.
What is the name of the first Constitution?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Articles of Incorporation
c)
The Federalist Papers
d)
The Great Constitution
13.
Anti-federalists wanted a Bill of Rights added to the constitution to help protect...
a)
Individual Rights
b)
State Rights
c)
Slavery
d)
The Articles of Confederation
14.
Which of the following is NOT a branch of the government?
a)
Legislative
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
d)
Constitutional
15.
Which one of the following is not a guaranteed freedom found in the First Amendment?
a)
Right to own a gun
b)
Right to freedom of Speech
c)
Right to petition the government
d)
Right to assemble peacefully
16.
______ is the belief that the government gets its power from the people.
a)
Rule of Law
b)
Popular Sovereignity
c)
Checks and balances
d)
Federalism
17.
The first ten Amendment to the Constitution are called the _______.
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Preamble
c)
Articles
d)
Naturalization
18.
What is the name for a change or addition to the Constitution?
a)
Federalism
b)
Amendment
c)
Ratification
d)
Veto
19.
Which term means 'system where the national government shares power with state governments'?
a)
propose
b)
republican
c)
federalism
d)
execute
20.
Which term means 'approve or pass an amendment'?
a)
republican
b)
federalism
c)
execute
d)
ratify
21.
How do federal judges gain that position
a)
They are appointed
b)
They are elected
22.
Which term means 'a change or addition to the Constitution'?
a)
propose
b)
republican
c)
federalism
d)
amendment
23.
Which group remains in power until they retire, die, or are removed for bad behavior?
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Supreme Court
c)
Senate
24.
In a federal system of government, power and authority
a)
belong to the President alone.
b)
belong to the national government alone.
c)
belong to the states alone.
d)
are shared by the states and the national government.
25.
The writers of the Constitution made sure no one branch of government could become too powerful by
a)
making the President the leader of all three branches.
b)
creating a system of checks and balances.
c)
creating political parties.
d)
appointing the leader of each branch for life.
26.
Freedom of religion, speech, and the press are protected by the
a)
First Amendment.
b)
Second Amendment.
c)
Fifth Amendment.
d)
Tenth Amendment.
27.
A system of checks and balances was included in the United States Constitution because the authors were concerned about
a)
one branch of government becoming too strong.
b)
the states having too much power.
c)
the people having a voice in government.
d)
the military gaining control of the United States
28.
The system of checks and balances is best illustrated by the power of?
a)
the President can veto a bill passed by Congress
b)
Congress to reprimand one of its own members
c)
a state governor can send the National Guard to stop a riot
d)
state and Federal governments can levy and collect taxes
29.
What impact did the railroads have on Native Americans?
a)
the railroads helped the NA move east
b)
Native Americans got jobs on the railroads
c)
the railroads limited their land and decreased their food supple and resources
d)
the railroads increased the amount of land the NA had
30.
What was the effect of the Transcontinental Railroad?
a)
Became a more efficient form of transportation for settlers
b)
Increased trade between the east and west and boosted the economy
c)
Polluted the air and the natural environment
d)
All of the above
31.
Which territory did we buy from France that doubled the size of our nation?
a)
Texas
b)
Louisiana
c)
Oregon
d)
California
32.
Which area in America was gold found in that gave people all over the world "gold fever" in 1848?
a)
Texas
b)
Louisiana
c)
Oregon
d)
California
33.
Which two men are famous for their expedition of the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
b)
Meriwether Lewis and James Madison
c)
William Clark and Thomas Jefferson
d)
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
34.
Which of the following inventions from the early 1800s made the transportation of people and goods across rivers and canals much faster and easier?
a)
Steamboat
b)
Steam Locomotive
c)
Air Plane
d)
Telegraph
35.
Which President paid the two famous explorers to search and map the new Louisiana territory?
a)
James Madison
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
36.
Which of the following inventions made communication over long distances possible in the 1800s?
a)
Steamboat
b)
Steam Locomotive
c)
Telephone
d)
Telegraph
37.
As a result of Westward Expansion, what tragic event took the lives of over one third of the Native American people as they moved to Indian reservations?
a)
The Trail of Tears
b)
The War for Independence
c)
The French and Indian War
d)
The War of 1812
38.
This was the network that helped runaway slaves reach the north?
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
Ocean Ships
c)
Transcontinental Railroad
d)
Freedom Train
39.
This book was the 2nd most read book during the 19th century. It opened the world up to slavery in the South?
a)
House of Diers Drier?
b)
Freedom Train
c)
Uncle Toms Cabin
d)
Diary of a Slave Girl
40.
This was created in part because of the devotion to different regions of the United States?
a)
Sectionalism
b)
Division
c)
Slavery
d)
Agriculture
41.
What was South Carolina's response to the Election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the US?
a)
Rejoiced
b)
Seceeded
c)
Popular Soverignty
d)
Asked for a recount
42.
This author wrote Uncle Toms Cabin, which was a book based on her life growing up on a Southern Plantation?
a)
Sara Grimkee
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
d)
Cloteet
43.
This slave sued for his freedom. What was the court case called?
a)
Scott v Sanford
b)
Brown v Board of Education
c)
Plessy v Ferguson
d)
Roe v Wade
44.
Factories like this were commonly found in what region of the United States during the early half of the 19th century?
a)
West
b)
North
c)
South
d)
East
45.
Name
a)
Indian Removal
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
Antebellum
d)
Buffalo Wars
46.
This Fort was fired upon on April 12, 1861 starting the Civil War?
a)
Fort Jackson
b)
Fort Wagner
c)
Fort Moultrie
d)
Fort Sumter
47.
What event was the event held to promote women’s rights in 1848?
a)
The March on Washington
b)
The Sarah Childress Polk Meeting
c)
The Rally in Hyde Park
d)
The Seneca Falls Concention
48.
What invention instigated slavery greatly expanding across the south?
a)
The telegraph
b)
The lawn mower
c)
The cotton gin
d)
The light bulb
49.
Which states were essential to victory for each side?
a)
Confederate
b)
Union
c)
Border
50.
Who won the 1st Battle of Bull Run?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
c)
Draw
51.
Which word means to leave or become unassociated with?
a)
Secede
b)
Ironclad
c)
Border State
d)
Casualty
52.
Which of the following was an advantage that the Union had?
a)
Smarter Generals
b)
Defensive Strategy
c)
More Troops
d)
Highly Motivated
53.
Where is the capital of the Confederacy?
a)
Washington D.C.
b)
Montgomery
c)
Richmond
d)
Charleston
54.
Who was the leading general of the Confederate army?
a)
Grant
b)
Lee
c)
Jackson
d)
McClellan
55.
Which waterway was important to both the North and the South?
a)
Ohio River
b)
Tennessee River
c)
Missouri River
d)
Mississippi River
56.
What kind of city is New Orleans, which makes it important to both the North and the South?
a)
Port City
b)
Southern Capital
c)
Border City
d)
Army Headquarters
57.
What event freed the slaves?
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Declaration of Independence
58.
Does the Emancipation Proclamation makes the institution of slavery illegal?
a)
Yes
b)
No
59.
What amendment abolishes slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
10th
60.
What battle was the single bloodiest battle in US history?
a)
Antietam
b)
Shiloh
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Vicksburg
61.
Who won the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
62.
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
63.
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
64.
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
65.
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
66.
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
67.
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
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