WorksheetsFirst Semester Final Exam
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 28mins
The Proclamation of 1763 by King George angered colonists because:
They couldn't settle land further west
They couldn't afford their taxes
Colonists had to house British troops
They were forced to join the British Army
This war encouraged cooperation between the colonies, creating a tighter bond between them before independence.
French and Indian War
American Revolution
Colonial Revolution
War of 1763
Which of the following was not a cause of the American Revolution?
Hatred of the King
Representation
Land
Taxes
Colonists not having a say in British affairs while being forced to pay taxes is called:
Taxation without Representation
Representative Government
Townshend Affairs
Intolerable Taxation
This city was the epicenter of protests prior to the start of the war.
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Whose document titled Common Sense helped sway people towards revolution?
Thomas Paine
Thomas Gage
Benjamin Franklin
Alexander Hamilton
Which of the following is not a symbol of the American Revolution?
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Three-Fifth's Compromise
Battles of Lexington and Concord
Who had a decided edge in weapons and industry at the beginning of the Revolutionary War?
British
Colonist
French
Patriot
Those who still sided with the King and British were called:
Loyalists
Patriots
Traitors
Rebels
Who did the Native populations primarily support during the Revolutionary War?
British
French
Patriot
Colonist
he peace treaty that ended the war, in which Britain recognized the United States as an independent country, is called:
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Versailles
Geneva Convention
Treaty of Boston
he Great Compromise was extremely important to the success of the Constitution because:
It established equality between states in Congress
It established the Presidency
It created the Vice President
It made the Federal government more powerful than States
The 3/5th's Compromise meant that:
Slaves counted as 3/5th's of a person
States had to pay 3/5th's of their taxes
3 out of 5 states had to approve the Constitution
Created the 3 branches of government
This group was worried that the new government would be too powerful:
Federalists
Anti-Federalists
The Bill of Rights was added to protect the individual freedoms of citizens of the United States of America.
True
False
Following the Revolutionary War, what was the United States' #1 problem?
Loyalists causing disruptions
Native American attacks
Overwhelming national debt
Too many babies
Which of the following was not an important outcome of the Whiskey Rebellion?
the government has the power to tax its citizens
the government has the power to enforce its laws
the government imprisons its citizens without trial
This political party believed in spreading industry, factories, and was supported by the rich and powerful.
Federalists
Democratic Republicans
This political party believed in supporting farmers, and believed that industry/factories would create a divide between the rich and poor.
Democratic Republicans
Federalists
Which of the following was not part of the Alien and Sedition Acts?
14 year wait to become a US citizen
Illegal to speak out against the government
Limiting the right to vote for non-citizens
What did Thomas Jefferson buy that doubled the size of the United States instantly?
Louisiana Purchase
Napoleon's State
Northwest Territory
The power of the Supreme Court to decide whether or not a law was constitutional or not is called:
judicial review
judicial supremacy
constitutional review
Which of the following was not a cause of the War of 1812?
Trade embargos
Supplying Natives with weapons
Invasion of Washington DC
This song was written after the American victory in Baltimore:
Star Spangled Banner
God Bless America
Amazing Grace
Baby Got Back
Which of the following was not a result of the end of the War of 1812?
Increased American patriotism
Opened up the West for settlement
Forfeit territory to Great Britain
The problem when South Carolina tried to separate from the United States over paying taxes during Jackson's presidency:
Nullification Crisis
Civil War
Executive Reaction
Andrew Jackson's forced removal of Native Americans from their ancestral lands is called:
Trail of Tears
Seminole Massacre
Geronimo's Sadness
Super Awesome Fun Time Death March
The statement that all American continents were now off limits to European powers for colonization is called:
Monroe Doctrine
Jackson Diplomacy
Isolationist Policy
Which of the following was not an effect of the Industrial Revolution
Transition from farms to factories
Increased movement westward
depended less on southern farms for agriculture/food
The invention of the cotton gin increased southern dependence on:
slave labor
railroad transportation
northern cooperation
Cotton and Gin
In order to settle the slavery dispute, this compromise drew a line across the United States: above the line are free states, below are slave states
Missouri Compromise
Great Compromise
Wilmot Compromise
Compromised Compromise
Which of the following was not an advantage that the Union possessed over the South prior to the start of the Civil War?
Better generals
Larger population
More industry
More railroads
Which of the following was not an advantage for the South at the start of the Civil War?
More industry
Will to fight
Defensive strategy
Better generals
This battle just outside Washington DC proved that the Civil War was going to be a lot longer and a lot more terrible than Americans ever imagined.
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of New Orleans
Lincoln issued this statement during the Civil War which freed slaves in the South - making the war about freedom, and not just preserving the Union.
Emancipation Proclamation
Compromise of 1850
Gettysburg Address
Dred Scott Decision
What was General Lee's fatal mistake at Gettysburg that turned the tide of the war in favor for the North?
Ordered Pickett's Charge
Ordered a full retreat
Ordered the KKK to be formed
Surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant
This was when a Northern General marched from Atlanta, across Georgia, burning everything in his path to show the South how terrible the war was.
Sherman's March
Selma's March
March of Washington
This Amendment banned slavery forever.
13th Amendment
26th Amendment
8th Amendment
2nd Amendment
This group was created to help provide food, clothing and education to freed slaves following the Civil War.
Freedman's Bureau
Freedom's Union
Emancipator's Association
Radical Republican's plans for Reconstruction centered around:
Punishing the South and helping African Americans
Punishing the South and African Americans
Making the South take oaths of loyalty
Pardoning Confederate leaders
This was the name given to Northerners who packed up their things and headed down to take advantage of the South during Radical Reconstruction
Carpetbaggers
Buccaneers
Hooverites
Big Bad Scally-Dads
This group formed to terrorize, intimidate and strike fear into the hearts of anyone who supported equality for African Americans during Reconstruction.
Ku Klux Klan
Wu Tang Clan
Techno Union Clan
Vicroy Clan
This is the term for when Southerners started to trap African Americans in a cycle of debt and poverty by making them give up a portion of the food they grew on farms as a form of payment.
Sharecroppers
Shareholders
Cropperhandles
Farm Debts
Which of the following was not a key element in the new mass culture created during the late 1800s?
Transportation
Communication
Entertainment
Military Service
What is the term we use for when Native Americans were forced to adopt the customs and attitudes of the "white" American culture?
Assimilation
Discernment
Segregation
Manipulatory Discretion
Rural is to urban as __________ is to ______________.
Country; city
City; country
Seclusion; Simulation
Assimilation; Segregation
The extreme dislike/hatred of immigrants by native-born Americans is called _______.
Nativism
Americanism
Racism
Migrantism
Immigrants coming to New York City from Europe passed through which immigration station?
Ellis Island
Three Mile Island
Angel Island
America Island
Which of the following was not a pull factor for immigrants to come to the United States?
Opportunity to own land
Find a job
Safety from danger
Join the military
When a corporation controls an entire market or industry, they have a _______.
Cartel
Conglomerate
Monopoly
Business
This theory helped Americans justify social inequality, that certain people or businesses were successful because they were "fitter" than others.
Capitalism
Socialism
Social Darwinism
Laissez-Faire
During the late 1800s, workers were upset with low wages and dangerous working conditions, so they formed these to collectively bargain with big corporations.
Labor Unions
American Federations
Guilds
Clans
Which of the following was not a grievance that workers had during the industrial revolution?
Long Hours
Low Wages
Dangerous Conditions
Insurance Policies
Which of the following groups was often used to repair large industrial machines in factories?
Women
Robots
Children
Immigrants
Which group primarily made up the industrial workforce, bringing a higher standard of living and prosperity to the majority of Americans?
Immigrants
Children
Men
Robots
