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History Trimester 2

Total questions: 44

Worksheet time: 28mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Where was the Missouri Compromise line?
a)
36-30 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
b)
46-40 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
c)
56-50 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
d)
66-60 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
2.
The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states.  North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned, South of the line slavery was _________.
a)
permitted, prohibited
b)
prohibited, permitted or allowed
c)
sometimes prohibited, never allowed
d)
cheap, expensive
3.

The Compromise of 1850 admitted _________ as a free state.

a)

Arizona

b)

California

c)

New Mexico

d)

Utah

4.

The Compromise of 1850 included a new and tougher...

a)

Freedom Act.

b)

Emancipation Act.

c)

Slaveowners Act.

d)

Fugitive Slave Act.

5.

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

6.
What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?
a)
That slavery diminished the national character.
b)
That African American rights were protected by the Constitution.
c)
That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens
d)
That slavery should be abolished by executive order
7.

What Supreme Court case ruled "separate but equal" was legal?

a)

Texas vs. Johnson

b)

Tinker vs. DesMoines

c)

Brown vs. Board of Education

d)

Plessy vs. Ferguson

8.

The Jim Crow Laws were laws that...

a)

Ended slavery

b)

Segregated the white and black races from each other.

c)

Permitted slavery in some states

9.

The practice of keeping people apart based on race is called

a)

segregation

b)

integration

c)

determination

d)

qualification

10.

This group was formed to bring blacks together

a)

ABCD

b)

NAACP

c)

NACCP

d)

SCLC

11.

organization that wanted to restore white supremacy

a)

SCLC

b)

KKK

c)

SNCC

d)

NAACP

12.
 An African American women who was asked to give up her seat on the bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama was
a)
Harriet B. Stowe
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Michelle Obama
d)
Coretta King
13.

What is Jackie Robinson BEST known for?

a)

He was the first black person to work in a baseball stadium.

b)

He was the first black player in major league baseball.

c)

He was the first black baseball coach in major league baseball.

d)

He was the first black player in minor league baseball.

14.

On February 1, 1960, four freshman from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical College began a "sit in" demonstration in Greensboro, North Carolina. They were protesting the segregated "whites only" policy at Woolworth's lunch counter. What was this group called?

a)

Greensboro 4

b)

Little Rock 9

c)

The Black Panthers

d)

The Sit in Squad

15.
In what state did the KKK threw bombs at the bus and didn't let the riders escape?
a)
Mississippi
b)
Texas
c)
Pennsylvania
d)
Alabama
16.
These were civil rights activists who rode interstate travel facilities in the south challenging local and US segregation laws
a)
Freedom Riders
b)
Montgomery Bus 
c)
Black Panthers
d)
KKK
17.
Brown v. Board of Education was famous because the court ruled that it is illegal
a)
allow children to work.
b)
to pay black people less than white people.
c)
to return a slave.
d)
to segregate schools.
18.
Thurgood Marshall was an important part of the Civil Rights Movement because: 
a)
b. He was the first African American to be appointed Supreme Court Justice
b)
a.  He was the lawyer of Linda Brown during Brown vs. Board of Education case
c)
He spoke during the march on Washington
d)
a.  Both A and B
19.

___________________ came up with the ideas behind the Civil Rights Act of 1964

a)

John F Kennedy

b)

Dwight D Eisenhower

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Ronald Reagan

20.
 Martin Luther King Jr believed in
a)
Violent protests
b)
Really loud protests
c)
Non-violent protests
d)
Violence  when needed protests
21.
Group of nine African American students enrolled in Little Rock Central High School in 1957.
a)
Black Panthers
b)
Civil Disobedience
c)
N.A.A.C.P.
d)
Little Rock Nine
22.

The site of the Four Little Girls Bombing in Birmingham,AL

a)

6th Avenue Baptist Church

b)

16th Street Baptist Church

c)

Shiloh Baptist Church

d)

Mt. Hebron Baptist Church

23.
Which amendment abolished slavery in 1865?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
24.
Which amendment gave African-Americans the right to vote in 1869?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
25.
Which amendment said anyone born in United States is a citizen in 1868?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
26.

What was the name of the compromise that created a bi-cameral legislature during the Constitutional Convention?

a)

3/5 Compromise

b)

Great Compromise

27.

Who wanted a strong central/federal/national government?

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

28.

Who wanted strong state government?

a)

Federalist

b)

Anti-Federalist

29.

Favored large states and representation in Congress would be based on population

a)

New Jersey plan

b)

Virginia Plan

c)

Great compromise

d)

Northwest ordinance

30.

Favored small states and each state would receive equal representation in Congress

a)

New Jersey plan

b)

Virginia Plan

c)

Great compromise

d)

Northwest ordinance

31.

What Article of the Constitution covers the Legislative Branch?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

32.

What Article of the Constitution covers the Executive Branch?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

33.

What Article of the Constitution covers the Judicial Branch?

a)

I

b)

II

c)

III

d)

IV

34.

What was the impact of the Marbury v Madison case?

a)

The case gave the Supreme Court the power of judicial review, it also allowed them to make laws and passed by Congress to be unconstitutional.

b)

The case impacted nothing

c)

It gave the courts power

35.

What was the outcome of the Marbury v Madison case?

a)

Madison didn't let Marbury be a judge

b)

Marbury got his spot in the supreme court

c)

Nothing happen

36.

What are the three branches of government?

a)

Congress, House of Representatives and the Senate

b)

President, Vice President and the Cabinet

c)

Executive, Legislative and Judicial

d)

Judge, Laws and Executive

37.

This branch has the Senate and the House of Representatives.

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

Supreme Court

38.

This branch has the President, Vice-President and the cabinet advisors.

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

Supreme Court

39.

This branch has the Supreme Court and the 9 justices.

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

Congress

40.

The Legislative Branch can do ALL of these except ~ mark ALL that the Legislative Branch CAN do.

a)

Write laws

b)

Override a veto

c)

Interpret laws

d)

Declare war

41.

The Executive Branch or the President can do all of these EXCEPT ~ mark ALL answers that the President CAN do.

a)

Sign laws

b)

Make treaties

c)

Appoint federal judges

d)

Declare war

42.

The Judicial Branch can do ALL of these except ~ mark ALL that the Judicial Branch CAN do.

a)

Declare laws unconstitutional

b)

Write laws

c)

Interpret laws

d)

Appoint judges

43.

Which landmark legislation was passed in 1964 to end segregation in public places and ban employment discrimination?

a)

Civil Rights Act

b)

Fair Housing Act

c)

Equal Pay Act

d)

Voting Rights Act

44.

What was the impact of the images and news coverage of the Birmingham Children's March?

a)

It had little impact on the general public

b)

It led to violent retaliation from the government

c)

It shocked the nation and increased support for the Civil Rights Movement

d)

It caused the marchers to be discredited in the media

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