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US History Tri 1 Review

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Virginia House of Burgesses, Town Hall Meetings and the Mayflower Compact were all examples of:

a)

Royal treaties

b)

Self-government

c)

Constitutional Amendments

d)

Colonial economic systems

2.

"Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness" were used by Thomas Jefferson as examples of:

a)

Natural Rights

b)

Gender equality

c)

Legal Rights

d)

Economic systems

3.

What impact did Triangular Trade have on the American colonies?

a)

The rise of Southern industrial power

b)

The creation of the Northern plantation system

c)

The decrease in immigrants from Europe

d)

The rapid increase in the importation of African slaves

4.

Why did large plantations flourish in the Southern colonies?

a)

Rocky soil

b)

Long / warm growing season

c)

Excellent fishing

d)

Large timber-rich forests

5.

Mercantilism required the American colonies to provide Great Britain with:

a)

Raw materials and markets for British goods

b)

American-manufactured goods

c)

African slaves

d)

Official representatives to British parliament

6.

What was the fastest/safest method of transporting goods in the 1700s?

a)

Highways

b)

Canals

c)

Railroads

d)

Rivers

7.

Which of the following is NOT a cash crop?

a)

Indigo

b)

Cotton

c)

Wheat

d)

Tobacco

8.

What was the primary cause of the French and Indian War?

a)

French and British disputes over the Ohio River Valley

b)

French and Native American disputes over the Mississippi

c)

Mexican incursions into the Texas Republic

d)

Spanish protests over the Louisiana Purchase

9.

Which of the following was NOT a cause of the American Revolution?

a)

The Stamp Act

b)

The Townshend Acts

c)

The Indian Removal Act

d)

The Boston Massacre

10.

The revolutionary slogan "No Taxation Without Representation" expressed a belief in:

a)

Free trade

b)

Economic interdependence

c)

The power of parliament

d)

The consent of the governed

11.

Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Federal government could not levy taxes

b)

State governments did not have enough power

c)

States were required to supply troops to the US military

d)

Small states had more power than large states

12.

Which group supported the ratification of the US Constitution?

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

13.

Which Supreme Court case established the power of Judicial Review?

a)

Gibbons v Ogden

b)

McCulloch v Maryland

c)

Marbury v Madison

d)

Roe v Wade

14.

Which compromise created the bicameral (House + Senate) legislature?

a)

The Missouri Compromise

b)

The Compromise of 1850

c)

The Three Fifths Compromise

d)

The Great Compromise

15.

Anti-Federalists refused to ratify the Constitution without the addition of:

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

The Three Fifths Compromise

c)

The Emancipation Proclamation

d)

The Declaration of Independence

16.

Which of the following is NOT an example of Checks and Balances?

a)

The president can veto laws

b)

The Supreme Court can declare laws unconstitutional

c)

The president serves a 4 year term

d)

The Legislative branch can impeach the president

17.

Why did George Washington advocate for American neutrality?

a)

To improve his popularity among Federalists

b)

To avoid involvement in European wars

c)

To gain support for increased military spending

d)

To maintain a close alliance with France

18.

What was the importance of George Washington putting down the Whiskey Rebellion?

a)

It showed the weaknesses of the US Constitution

b)

It showed the importance of European alliances

c)

It showed the federal government's ability to enforce laws

d)

It abolished alcohol consumption

19.

What was the goal of the Monroe Doctrine of 1823?

a)

To increase trade between the United States and Africa

b)

To end independence movements in Latin America

c)

To establish US military bases in the Caribbean

d)

To keep European powers away from Latin America

20.

What was Thomas Jefferson's primary motivation for the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

Acquisition of the New Orleans and the Mississippi River

b)

Possible gold reserves in the Dakota territories

c)

A new water-route across the American continent

d)

Gaining land for the Panama Canal

21.

What justification did Thomas Jefferson use for the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

The Implied Powers interpretation of the Constitution

b)

The Strict Constructionist interpretation of the Constitution

c)

Executive Orders

d)

Judicial Review

22.

Why did Andrew Jackson sign the Indian Removal Act?

a)

To give Native Americans more fertile lands to the West

b)

To allow Native American sovereignty over Georgia land

c)

To open fertile Native American land to white settlers

d)

To gain control over the Texas Republic

23.

How did Andrew Jackson subvert the power of the Supreme Court?

a)

Vetoing the Indian Removal Act

b)

Creating the Monroe Doctrine

c)

Refusing to enforce the Cherokee v United States decision

d)

Removing the land-ownership requirement to vote

24.

Which of the following was a goal of Manifest Destiny?

a)

Ending slavery in the South

b)

Ceding the Alaska Territory to Russia

c)

Banning settlement West of the Mississippi

d)

Annexing Texas and California

25.

The Missouri Compromise banned slavery where?

a)

New territories North of the 36'30" line including Missouri

b)

New territories North of the 36'30" line except Missouri

c)

New territories acquired from Mexico and Texas

d)

New territories South of the 36'30" line except Maine

26.

What was the decision made in the Dred Scott case?

a)

Neither free nor enslaved blacks can be American citizens

b)

Slaves cannot be American citizens

c)

Dred Scott should have been freed in Fort Snelling

d)

Dred Scott should be freed but not his wife and daughters

27.

Westward territorial expansion in the early 1800s led to:

a)

Improved relations with neighboring nations

b)

Increased opportunities for Native Americans

c)

Less open land for new immigrants

d)

Increased tensions over the spread of slavery