WorksheetsAmerican History Mid-Term Review
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 2hrs 4mins
Which region of the 13 colonies were agriculturally based and grew tobacco?
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
Florida Colonies
Beginning in the 1830s, what religious group was persecuted and chased out of Missouri and Ohio?
Puritans
Mormons
Quakers
Muslims
What did the Federalists believe?
Strongly supported the ratification of the Constitution
Believed in a strong federal government
Wanted to create a documented government
Rejected the idea of uniting all of the states
The Articles of Confederation created many problems for the United States. Why did it fail?
No National Currency
No leadership
Gave too much power to the states
Gave too much power to the Federal Government
This event was a major religious movement that led to the birth of more churches.
The Second Great Awakening
The Religious Revival
The Great Christian Movement
The Progressive Movement
The war fought between 1861 and 1865 is known as the ____________.
Mexican-American War
Revolutionary War
Civil War
Vietnam War
What "Compromise" agreed to allow Missouri enter the Union as a slave state?
Compromise of 1850
Columbian Compromise
Panic of 1873
Missouri Compromise
Who won the Election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Andrew Jackson
Jefferson Davis
What was Reconstruction?
Rebuilding houses in the North
Rebuilding the South after the Civil War
Rebuilding state highway bridges
Rebuilding the North after the Civil War
Who were the Radical Republicans?
Wanted to enforce harsh punishments for the south after the war
Members of congress that voted on the 17th Amendment
A major political party known for their democratic behavior
Wanted to secede from the North
Who became president after the assassination of Lincoln?
Woodrow Wilson
Andrew Johnson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Thomas Jefferson
What was the Freedmen's bureau?
An organization to help former slaves after the Civil War
A bureau to investigate Southern politics
A terrorist group
An organization of Plantation owners
A form of agriculture where the owner provides tools and land for a share of the crop?
Tenant farming
Row-Cropping
Sharecropping
Harvesting
What is the 14th Amendment?
Gave freedom to former slaves
Gave citizenship to former slaves
Allowed former slaves to vote
What is the 13th Amendment?
Gave freedom to former slaves
Gave citizenship to former slaves
Allowed former slaves to vote
What is the 15th Amendment?
Gave freedom to former slaves
Gave citizenship to former slaves
Allowed former slaves to vote
The period between 1870-1914 in America is known as what?
The Civil War
Westward Expansion
Industrialization/The Gilded Age
The American Revolution
When a single corporation takes control of an entire industry, it is known as what?
Captain of Industry
Monopoly
Trust
Capitalism
When two or more companies work together to control the market and manipulate prices
Bull Market
Stock Market
Trust
Monopoly
Organizations that gave workers "one voice" are an example of what?
Industrialization
Labor Unions
Urbanization
Medieval Knights
The belief that natural selection is based on "survival of the fittest" and can be related to business practice.
Hawking's Theory of the Universe
Newton's First Law
Capitalism
Social Darwinism
Migration of millions of American immigrants and farmers to the cities during the late 1800s
Urbanization
Overpopulation
Westward Expansion
Urban flight
A sense of hatred towards immigrants during industrialization is known as what?
Nativism
Mercantilism
Traditionalism
Racism
Founded Standard Oil Company and amassed a fortune, making him one of the wealthiest men in the world.
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Donald Trump
The two major locations immigrants would enter America were
Ellis Island and Angel Island
Ellis Island and the Gulf of Mexico
Ellis Island and Easter Island
Easter Island and Angel Island
Created a massive steel producing empire in America.
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Andrew Carnegie
Tony Stark
What process changed the way steel was produced, thus contributing to industry?
The Molten Process
Capitalism
The Pasteurization Process
The Bessemer Process
A derogatory term for wealthy and powerful 19th century businessmen.
Captain of Industry
Spoiled Elite
Robber Barons
Tyrannical Leaders
The urban poor lived in small, cheap apartments known as what?
Mansions
Tenements
Log Cabins
Factories
A fire that burned down a large sweatshop and killed over 140 people because of poor safety regulations
Tenements
Railroad Strike
Haymarket Riot
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
Who was the inventor of the light bulb and co-founder of General Electric?
Rob Thomas
Thomas Edison
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Henry Ford
Journalists who exploited the horrifying conditions in factories were known as
Muckrakers
Captains of Industry
Carpetbaggers
Robber Barons
Settlers that literally raced to stake their claim in 1.9 million acres of territory were a part of what?
Expansionism
Oklahoma Land Rush
Reconstruction
The Gilded Age
French phrase meaning "allow to do," and also claims that the government should stay out of business.
Spoils system
Capitalism
Urbanization
Laissez Faire
Which Amendment installed the direct election of senators by the people?
17th
1st
18th
19th
Which Amendment granted American women the right to vote?
2nd
17th
19th
18th
The policy of building up a strong military
Militarism
Nationalism
Alliance
Imperialism
This act required men to register so they could be selected for military service.
Convoy System
Zimmerman Note
Selective Service Act
Espionage Act
Why did the US enter WWI?
Germany attacks on merchant ships
The Zimmerman Note
The sinking of the Lusitania
All of the above
On what continent did WWI take place?
South America
Europe
North America
Asia
How did Americans show support for the war?
Rationing food and supplies, victory gardens, liberty bonds
Spending lots of money and being careless with food rations
Making their children wear American flag t-shirts
By producing goods for entertainment purposes
The area between the front line trenches was known as
"Point of No Return"
"No Man's Land"
"Area 51"
"The Battle of Somme"
The General of US forces in WWI was
George Patton
Captain America
John Pershing
Douglas MacArthur
What ship, carrying 128 Americans, was sunk by German U-boats?
The Titanic
The USS Missouri
The USS Maine
The Lusitania
Designed to influence people's thoughts and actions
propaganda
mind control
prohibition
Espionage Act
Act that stated no one could say anything profane about the government.
The Shut-Cho-Mouth Act
Espionage Act
Selective Service Act
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
Which court case upheld the Espionage Act?
Marbury v. Madison
Schenck v. United States
Plessy v. Ferguson
Thor v. The Hulk
What war was fought between 1914-1918?
World War I
World War II
Vietnam War
Revolutionary War
At the beginning of the War, President Wilson declared that America was
Neutral and did not want to choose a side
Side with the Allies
Side with the Central Powers
Side with the General Alliance
This figure's assassination sparked WWI. Who is this?
Franz Ferdinand
John F. Kennedy
Abraham Lincoln
St. Francis
What new type of warfare was used in WWI?
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
Gentlemen's Warfare
Classical Warfare
Trench Warfare
Which of the following weapons were NOT used in WWI
Machine Guns
Airplanes
Submarines
Atomic Bombs
What is Militarism?
Building up a strong military
Agreements between nations
Extreme pride in your country
One country taking over another country
What are Alliances?
Agreements between nations
Building up a strong military
Extreme pride in your country
One country taking over another
What is Nationalism?
One country taking over another
Feeling "OK" about your own country
Hatred for your own country
Extreme pride in your own country
What is Imperialism?
One country taking over another
Giving land back to a country
Avoiding other countries
Declaring neutrality during a time of war
Who were allied under the Central Powers?
Europe, Canada, and South America
Great Britain, France, Russia, and eventually the U.S.
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Ottoman Empire
Africa, Asia, and Australia
Which countries were involved in the Allied Powers?
Antarctica, Alaska, Greenland, and Canada
Great Britain, France, Russia, and eventually the US
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire
Europe, Canada, and South America
What did the Allies want to do to Germany after the war?
Give them money
Ask them to join their alliance
Punish Germany for the war
Blow them up
Wilson's 14 Point plan did what?
Advocated for peace by introducing a League of Nations
Wanted Germany to pay war reparations
Suggested that the United States should be the "world's police force"
Wanted to go to war with Russia
Document from Germany encouraging Mexico to help them win the war. Eventually this document was intercepted by the British.
The Espionage Act
The Zimmerman Note
The Pershing Correspondence
Trench Warfare
Virus that killed millions of people during and after WWI was known as _________.
American Flu
Ebola
H1N1 Virus
Spanish Flu
