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US History Final Review: Chapters 1-12 (Part 1)

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The marriage of Kind Ferdinand and Queen Isabella united Spain and spurred exploration due to the fact that they were both Christian expansionists.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

The diversity of the native populations in the New World can be illustrated by the more than 300 languages that they spoke with a population of more than 10 million people.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

The Columbian Exchange was ultimately EQUALLY beneficial to both the Europeans and Natives because it gave them food they otherwise would have never come in contact with.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Most Colonists strongly believed in the inferiority of women.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Because traveling at night was dangerous in the colonies, taverns became important during the late 17th and early 18th centuries. These would also be utilized as an area for both social and political gatherings.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Prior to John Smith and his insistence on militant rule, Jamestown was on the brink of starvation.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Samuel Adams was the chief author or “draftsman” of the Declaration of Independence.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Up until the start of the American revolution, colonists did not want to declare independence from Britain. There hope was to have representation in the British Parliament and continue to be “good” British citizens.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Being a veteran of frontier fighting, George Washington, during the American Revolution, was well trained to command a large force and a supervised artillery.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

During the American Revolution, the Patriots were forced to create an army from scratch. Due to this, recruiting, supplying, equipping, training, and paying the Continental army soldiers would be a monumental challenge for the new nation.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Federalists favored a decentralization of the federal system of government.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Washington D.C. was created separate from all states in an effort by the U.S. government to have the country’s capital impartial when it came to the matter of states rights.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

According to the book, the clear winner of the War of 1812 was the British Navy.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Marbury v. Madison was sparked by one of President Adams’ “midnight appointments.”

a)

True

b)

False

15.

During the Industrial Revolution there was a great influx of Irish immigrants. Because they too had suffered discrimination, Irish immigrants tended to be sympathetic to the African American community.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Robert Fulton’s invention, the cotton gin, made cotton America’s profitable cash crop and in the process transformed southern agriculture.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

The “Era of Good Feelings” was marked by peace and prosperity.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

In 1824, ONLY 2 candidates ran in the presidential election with Andrew Jackson being voted as the clear winner.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The Cherokee Indians were forced westward on the route that came to be known as the Trail of Tears.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Jacksonian democracy involved the extension of voting rights to blacks, Indians, and women.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

One of the most realistic depictions of the Old South comes from the classic film Gone With the Wind.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

The slave-holding planter class only made up a very small portion of the overall southern society.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

A Treatise on Domestic Economy argues that men and women should share equally in completing the work of the household’s domestic sphere.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

William Lloyd Garrison published a militant anti-slavery newspaper called the Liberator.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

On April 4, 1841, exactly one month after his inauguration, he died of pneumonia, and John Tyler of Virginia became president.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

The states of the Deep South did not secede from the Union until Lincoln took Office.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

In the Missouri Compromise, Missouri became a ____________ state while Maine will enter as a _________________ state. Thereby keeping the number of free and slave states equal.

a)

Free state, slave state

b)

Slave state, free state

c)

Democratic state, Republican state

d)

Federalist state, Democratic Republican state

28.

The “corrupt bargain” was made between

a)

Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun.

b)

Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson

c)

Andrew Jackson and John Q. Adams.

d)

Henry Clay and John Q. Adams.

29.

What group was becoming an impactful factor mainly due to their absence from the constitution. Issues related to this group would be the major force in dividing the country.

a)

Slaves

b)

Native Americans

c)

Women

d)

Democratic Republicans

30.

Andrew Jackson believed that the role of government was to

a)

Provide a level of equality for every able-bodied man.

b)

Establish a hierarchy among the economically elite to rule over the poor.

c)

Provide an equal chance for citizens to do the most with what they are given.

d)

Destroy England economically.

31.

According to your textbook, what was Jackson’s first goal as president?

a)

Declare war on Great Britain to end impressments.

b)

Removal of the Native American population from the East.

c)

Lower taxes.

d)

Establish a free health care system for all working Americans.

32.

The belief that a state could decide if a federal law was enforced within their borders was known as

a)

Eradication.

b)

Nullification.

c)

States' rights.

d)

Denuncification.

33.

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 affected the natives in this area the worst.

a)

North

b)

South

c)

West

d)

Texas

34.

The tribe associated with the Trail of Tears was the

a)

Cherokee.

b)

Sioux.

c)

Cheyenne.

d)

Chippewa.

35.

The destination of the Trail of Tears was present-day

a)

Texas.

b)

Oklahoma.

c)

Arkansas.

d)

Kansas.