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American History Midterm Review

Total questions: 114

Worksheet time: 2hrs 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
How did England define a "favorable balance of trade?"
a)
It bought more goods than it sold
b)
It sold more goods than it bought
c)
All trade would be balanced
d)
It forced colonists to mine gold and silver
3.
What term refers to the exchange of people, animals, plants and disease between the Eastern and Western hemisphere?
a)
Triangle Trade
b)
Colombian Exchange
c)
Transatlantic Slave trade
d)
NAFTA
4.
Why did Europeans start bringing slaves from Africa?
a)
They were the only ones that could grow sugarcane.
b)
The indigenous slaves had all died from disease and warfare.
c)
African slaves could not catch small pox.
d)
Europeans did not use slaves from Africa.
5.
What is another term that used to describe the slave trade between Europe, the America and Africa?
a)
Triangle Trade
b)
Globalization
c)
Hacienda
d)
Colombian Exchange
6.
What ocean did slaves cross in crowded and terrible conditions on the "Middle Passage"?
a)
Arctic
b)
Pacific
c)
Atlantic
d)
Indian
7.
Which of the following was not a hardship the settlers faced?
a)
Not enough safe drinking water
b)
Not enough survival skills
c)
The indians were nice to them.
d)
A harsh winter with little food
8.
Which of the following was the first permanent English colony in the Americas?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Roanoke 
c)
Georgia 
d)
Virginia 
9.
How did John Rolfe help Jamestown generate income for the Virginia Company?
a)
Introduction tobacco in the colonies
b)
Beginning the Headright System
c)
Starting the Middle Passage
d)
Marrying Pocahontas
10.

What is the battle of Gettysburg most often referred to as?

a)

The single bloodiest one day battle of the war

b)

The turning point of the war

c)

The end of the war

d)

The last battle that Robert E Lee lead

11.

Why was Gettysburg a turning point of the war?

a)

the South gave up

b)

the South would never invade northern territory again

c)

Because Lincoln said so

d)

the south ran out of weapons

12.
Who won Battle of Gettysburg?
a)
The North
b)
The South
c)
Both
d)
Neither
13.
What battle was fought along the southern part of the Mississippi River?
a)
Antietam
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Vicksburg
d)
none of these
14.

infamous Civil War prisoner-of-war camp in Macon County, Georgia. Over 13,000 Union soldiers died in the camp.

a)

Andersonville

b)

Anaconda Plan

c)

Battle of Chickamauga

d)

Sherman's Atlanta Campaign

15.
What Amendment was passed to guarantee African American men the right to vote?
a)
13th
b)
Idk
c)
16th
d)
15th
16.
Which Amendment prohibits slavery?
a)
15th
b)
14th
c)
13th
d)
What is this😬
17.
Strict punishment of Confederate veterans and financial assistance to African Americans were policies pushed by which of the following group during the Reconstruction Era?
a)

Radical Democrats
b)
Moderate Republicans
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Moderate Democrats
18.
In 1866, a group formed in the South to fight against the rising influence of African Americans in the South. Members of this group often turned to violence and intimidation, What was the name of this controversial group?
a)
Sons of the Confederacy
b)
Neo-Nazis
c)
Ku Klux Klan
d)
Black Separatists
19.
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
20.
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”
21.
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
22.
The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War. 
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Freedman's Bureau
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
23.
Abolished slavery throughout the United States.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
19th Amendment
24.
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
25.

What invention carried messages, tapped in code, across copper wire?

a)

Telegraph

b)

Telephone

c)

Television

d)

Radio

26.

Who invented the telegraph?

a)

John Deere

b)

Charles Goodyear

c)

Samuel Morse

d)

Cyrus McCormick

27.

Who invented the steel plow?

a)

John Deere

b)

Charles Goodyear

c)

Samuel Morse

d)

Cyrus McCormick

28.

Who invented the mechanical reaper?

a)

John Deere

b)

Charles Goodyear

c)

Samuel Morse

d)

Cyrus McCormick

29.

an invention that combed seeds out of cotton which increased the production of cotton and the need for slave labor

a)

cotton gin

b)

steam locamotive

c)

inventor

d)

steamboat

30.

(5) What was the compromise of 1877?

a)

an agreement made between republicans and democrats that allowed Hayes to become President , if the republicans ended reconstruction in the south

b)

an agreement between Hayes and Tilden that allowed Hayes to become President if Tilden could be his Vice President

c)

an agreement between republicans and democrats that made Tilden President, but allowed Reconstruction to continue in the South

31.

A conflict between Jamestown settlers and VA governor over land, economic, and political rights.

a)

Culpeper's Rebellion

b)

Cary Rebellion

c)

Jamestown Rebellion

d)

Bacon's Rebellion

32.

A war between France and Great Britain over which country would control North America.

a)

American Revolution

b)

French War of Independence

c)

French and Indian War

d)

Tuscarora War

33.

The First Ten Amendments are know as the Bill of Rights

a)

True

b)

False

34.
Freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly, and petition.  Which amendment is this?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
35.
The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan were trying to answer the question...
a)
"Should slaves be counted for representation and taxation?
b)
"How should states be represented in Congress?"
36.
The Great Compromise was a compromise between--
a)
Mass. Plan and New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
c)
Virginia Plan and New York Plan
d)
Virginia Plan and Delaware Plan
37.
The Virginia Plan wanted representation based on--
a)
population
b)
equality for every state
c)
state size
d)
money
38.
The New Jersey Plan wanted representation in government based on--
a)
population
b)
equality for every state
c)
state size
d)
money
39.
A system in which the limits are placed on the branches of government, so no one branch becomes too powerful; also known as separation of powers
a)
Ratification
b)
Federal system
c)
Amendment
d)
Checks and Balances
40.
What did the north and south agree on?
a)
Slaves do not count as population
b)
All slaves count as population
c)
Every 5 slaves count for 3 people
d)
Every 3 slaves count for 5 people
41.

This US Supreme Court decision stated that no black person, enslaved or free, could ever be an American citizen. It helped start the Civil War.

a)

Plessy vs. Ferguson

b)

Dredd Scott Decision

c)

Miranda vs. Arizona

d)

Jim Crow Decision

42.
A book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that described the cruelty of slavery.
a)
Gone with the Wind
b)
Across the Lines
c)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
d)
Gettysburg
43.

What did Shays' Rebellion mark the need for?

a)

nothing

b)

more money printed

c)

more jail cells

d)

a stronger central government

44.
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
45.
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
46.
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 
47.
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
48.
What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
Colonists were banned from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
b)
Colonists were encouraged to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
c)
The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War. 
d)
The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists. 
49.
Who was  involved in the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Sons of Liberty
b)
Native Americans
c)
British soldiers
d)
King George III
50.
How many colonists died in the Boston Massacre?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
5
d)
10
51.
President Jackson sent soldiers to remove the ____ to the Indian Territory.
a)
Cherokee
b)
Iroquois
c)
Souix
d)
Red Hawks
52.
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
53.

Tariffs, National Bank, infrastructure improvement were all designed to aid in economic growth and expansion in what program designed by Clay?

a)

Era of Good Feelings

b)

Better Deal

c)

Monroe Doctrine

d)

American System

54.

What is Judicial Review?

a)

The courts can review laws and declare them unconstitutional

b)

Judges have a review system for some court cases

c)

The courts have the ability to reverse a decision

55.

McCullough v. Maryland (1819) established?

a)

States cannot stop the Federal Government from using its rightful powers

b)

States can stop the Federal Government from using certain powers

56.

Marbury v. Madison (1803) established?

a)

The Supreme Court can now “check” the other branches of government with Judicial Review

b)

The Supreme Court can NOT check the other branches by using Judicial Review.

57.

This rebellion was put down quickly because of the new federal power of the Constitution

a)

Shay's Rebellion

b)

Whiskey Rebellion

58.
What did the Sedition Act prohibit, or outlaw?
a)
public hearings
b)
public elections
c)
public meetings
d)
public opposition to the government
59.
The Sedition Act violated the _______?
a)
First Amendment
b)
Second Amendment
c)
Fifth Amendment
60.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Ohio
61.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Alabama
62.
What was the main purpose of the of the Monroe Doctrine?
a)
Limit European influence in the Americas
b)
Stake a claim to Mexican territory
c)
Establish full control over Canada
63.
Which of the following was not a part of the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Main came in as a free state
b)
Maine came in as a slave state
c)
the balance in Congress stayed equal
d)
The 36' 30' line was created
64.
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
65.
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 
66.

Which of the following represents the best definition for temperance movement?

a)

a widespread effort by few people to increase the consumption of alcohol. (mid 1800's to early 1900's)

b)

a widespread effort by many people to reduce the consumption of alcohol. (mid 1800's to early 1900's)

c)

a widespread effort by many people to reduce the consumption of tobacco. (mid 1800's to early 1900's)

d)

the fight for equal rights such as education,voting, and workplace rights for women.

67.

Which two female leaders were heavily involved in both woman's suffrage and temperance movement?

a)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Alice Paul

b)

Lucy Burns and Alice Paul

c)

Alice Paul and Susan B. Anthony

d)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony

68.

How did Dorothea Dix help lead to change and greater awareness to the issue she was focused on reforming?

a)

She led protests in the nations capital.

b)

She opened several hospitals for the mentally ill.

c)

She became a doctor for people with mental illnesses.

d)

She boycotted hospitals.

69.

According to Thoreau we should...

a)

make sure that we always fully support our government

b)

make sure we do not indirectly support unjust governments (by paying taxes)

c)

remain peaceful as we tolerate unjust governments

d)

always remain loyal and fight for our governments

70.
The North Star was a _________.
a)
book
b)
magazine
c)
newspaper
d)
journal
71.
Frederick Douglass was a slave.
a)
True
b)
False
72.
Frederick Douglass was a known abolitionist. What is an abolitionist? 
a)
a person who wanted to end slavery.
b)
a person who wanted to help endangered animals.
c)
a person who fought for women's rights.
d)
a presidential candidate.
73.
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
74.
Who was Dictator of Mexico?
a)
William Travis
b)
Stephen Austin
c)
Santa Anna
75.
Who won the Battle of the Alamo?
a)
Mexico
b)
Texans
76.
Why did Pioneers choose to travel to Oregon?
a)
To get away from their neighbors
b)
People were paid to go
c)
Free land was available in Oregon
d)
It sounded like fun
77.

Where did John Brown stage his raid on a US Arsenal?

a)

Harper's Ferry, VA

b)

Washington, DC

c)

Charleston, SC

d)

Lexington, MA

78.

Who wins the election of 1860?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Stephen Douglas

c)

John Breckenridge

d)

John Bell

79.

What state immediately secedes from the Union when Lincoln is elected?

a)

South Carolina

b)

North Carolina

c)

Missouri

d)

Maine

80.

What new country is created from the seceded states?

a)

Confederate States of America

b)

The New and Better States of America

c)

United States of Confederation

d)

The Greatest Country in the World

81.

The Missouri Compromise, the compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were all efforts to

a)

end fighting between midwestern farmers and native American Indians

b)

encourage manufacturing in the west

c)

increase the number of people who voted in presidential elections

d)

settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories

82.
This was a mini-Civil War fought in the Kansas territory between pro-slavery settlers and anti-slavery settlers 
a)
Missouri Compromise 
b)
Summer if 1856
c)
Bleeding Kansas
d)
Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas
83.
This law (act) opened the Kansas and Nebraska territory to being possible slave states 
a)
Fugitive Slave Act 
b)
Bleeding Kansas
c)
Missouri Compromise 
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act 
84.

Which of the following was one of the effects of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

a)

Kansas and Nebraska were united into one territory

b)

Residents could vote on the issue of slavery

c)

Banned slavery in both Kansas and Nebraska

d)

Allowed slavery in both Kansas and Nebraska

85.

The Compromise of 1850 admitted _________ as a free state.

a)

Arizona

b)

California

c)

New Mexico

d)

Utah

86.

What did the Compromise of 1850 say about the other territories acquired by the US from Mexico?

a)

The people would decide whether they wanted slavery.

b)

They would automatically become slave states.

c)

Slavery was banned.

d)

All of the above.

87.

The Fugitive Slave Act...

a)

increased Underground Railroad Activity.

b)

led to resistance in the North.

c)

infuriated abolitionists.

d)

All of the above

88.
1896 Supreme Court ruled that the separation of races in public accommodations was legal and did not violate the Fourteenth Amendment; “Separate but equal” had been established
a)
Plessy v. Ferguson 
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Poll Tax
d)
Grandfather Clause
89.
Strengthen the Sherman Antitrust Act; Prohibited corporations from acquiring the stock of another, if it would create a monopoly; Officers would be prosecuted if they did
a)
Federal Reserve Act
b)
Underwood Act
c)
Clayton Antitrust Act
d)
Federal Trade Commission Act
90.
An early 20th century movement seeking to return control of the government to the people, to restore economic opportunities, and to correct injustices in American life
a)
Progressive Movement
b)
Social Welfare
c)
Prohibition
d)
Socialism
91.
Even if a man failed the literacy test or could not afford the poll tax, he was still entitled to vote if he, his father, or his grandfather had been eligible to vote before January 1, 1867.
a)
Poll Tax
b)
Grandfather Clause
c)
Jim Crow Laws
d)
Segregation
92.
The separation of people on the basis of race
a)
Segregation
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Separate But Equal
d)
Plessy v. Ferguson
93.
Enacted by Southern state and local governments to separate white and place people in public and private facilities.
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Segregation 
c)
Separate But Equal
d)
Homer Plessy
94.
Government activities aimed at breaking up monopolies 
a)
Trusts
b)
Trust Busting
c)
Antitrust
d)
Tariffs
95.
Progressive Party, Nominated Roosevelt for president
a)
New Progressive Party
b)
Bull Moose Party
c)
Republican Party
d)
Democratic Party
96.
Became the head of Tammany Hall in 1868;led the Tweed Ring; arrested for defrauding the city
a)
James A. Garfield
b)
Boss Tweed
c)
Rutherford B. Hayes
d)
Grover Cleveland
97.
Named Independents to his cabinet; Set up a commission to investigate the nation’s customhouses
a)
James A. Garfield
b)
Benjamin Harrison
c)
Rutherford B. Hayes
d)
Grover Cleveland
98.
Grandson of William Henry; won election with support of companies that wanted tariffs higher 
a)
Grover Cleveland
b)
Benjamin Harrison
c)
James A. Garfield
d)
Rutherford B. Hayes
99.
This Immigration Station in New York Harbor saw 12 million immigrants pass through at it’s peak
a)
Angel Island
b)
Ellis Island
c)
Settlement House
d)
Tenement
100.
A mixture of people of different cultures and races.
a)
Stewing Pot
b)
Gentleman's Agreement
c)
Ellis Island
d)
Melting Pot
101.
Asian Immigrants passed through this immigration station located in San Francisco Bay Harbor.
a)
Angel Island
b)
Ellis Island
c)
Tenement
d)
Americanization Movement
102.
Preached salvation through service to the poor
a)
Angel Island
b)
Urbanization
c)
Tenement
d)
Social Gospel Movement
103.
Designed to help immigrants assimilate into American culture
a)
Americanization Movement
b)
Chinese Exclusion Act
c)
Gentleman's Agreement
d)
Pendleton Service Act
104.
 Rapid growth of cities, mostly in the regions of the Northeast and Midwest.
a)
Patronage
b)
Civil Service
c)
Urbanization
d)
Graft
105.
This political structure was organized like a pyramid with city bosses at the top.
a)
Political Machine
b)
Graft
c)
Patronage
d)
Tammany Hall
106.
Illegal use of political influence for personal gain; politicians received ‘kickbacks’ (payment) 
a)
Patronage
b)
Graft
c)
Boss Tweed
d)
Political Machine
107.
Giving of government jobs to people who had helped a candidate get elected/or family members
a)
Patronage
b)
Graft
c)
Nativism
d)
Americanization Movement
108.
Limited the number of Asian immigrants allowed into the country.
a)
Pendleton Civil Service Act
b)
Americanization Movement
c)
Chinese Exclusion Act
d)
Graft
109.
Made exams to show that people were qualified for the government jobs they were offered.
a)
Pendleton Civil Service Act
b)
Chinese Exclusion Act
c)
Civil Service
d)
Graft
110.
Established the right of the federal government to supervise railroad activities
a)
Munn v. Illinois 
b)
Interstate Commerce Act 
c)
Granger Laws
d)
 IWW
111.
Invented the incandescent light bulb & designed a safe and efficient way to spread electricity
a)
Christopher Sholes 
b)
Thomas Edison 
c)
Edwin Drake 
d)
Alexander Graham Bell
112.
Built a factory to manufacture sleeper and other railroad cars, in Illinois
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
 Andrew Carnegie 
c)
George Pullman
d)
 Sherman
113.
Buying ​​suppliers​ ​to​ ​control​ ​the​ ​raw materials​ ​& transportation​ ​systems 
a)
Social Darwinism
b)
 Vertical Integration 
c)
Horizontal Integration
d)
 Competition
114.
Companies​ ​producing​ ​similar​ ​products​ ​merge​, ​is​ ​known​ ​as​ ​what?
a)
Lateral Integration 
b)
Horizontal Integration
c)
 Vertical Integration
d)
Sherman Antitrust Act

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