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WorksheetsSSUSH 1-23 Review
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 1hrs 11mins
One result of the French and Indian War was that dominance in North America was achieved by
Russia
Great Britain
France
Spain
Britain and France competed for control of which of the following land areas?
Hudson River Valley
Ohio River Valley
Mississippi River Valley
Jamestown
During the French and Indian War, Native Americans fought on the side of
The British
Both the British and the French
The French
Neither the British nor the French
During the French and Indian War, France and Great Britain fought for control of North American territory. What was one of the effects of this war on the American colonists?
Great Britain imposed new taxes on the colonists in order to pay for war debts.
The colonists began trading more with the French
All British colonies in North America were handed over to the French.
The Colonists became more supportive of Great Britain
Colonists protested the Stamp Act because they believed in what phrase?
Live free or die
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
All men are created equal
No taxation without representation
What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?
Colonists were encouraged to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Colonists were banned from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War
The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists.
What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?
Colonists were encouraged to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Colonists were banned from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains
The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War
The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists.
The Daughters of Liberty did which of the following?
Help make an alliance with a foreign government
Assisted with the Boston Tea Party
Sewed clothes for the colonists
shared information and news relating to revolutionary events with other colonies
According to Thomas Jefferson, what are our natural rights?
Freedom of speech, religion and press
Life, Liberty, and Property
Life, Liberty and Pursuit of Happiness
Voting, Rebellion, and Health
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
To stop taxes from the British Empire.
To gain independence from the British Empire
To make a United States army
To install their own king in America
The Treaty of Paris of 1783
Ended French colonial holdings in North America.
Eventually became a major cause of the Mexican-American War.
Granted the United States independence from England
Ensured Loyalists would not be compensated for their lands.
-Treaty of Paris 1763
-Boston Tea Party
-Lexington and Concord Incident
-Boston Massacre
All of the following are precedents set by Washington EXCEPT:
set up a cabinet
2 terms
call me "Mr. President"
ally with nations at war
“Jacksonian Democracy” is associated with which of these characteristics?
Suffrage for all people in the United States
Voting rights extended to all adult, white males
A nation governed by upper and middle class educated property owners
Laws promising full political equality regardless of race, sex or wealth.
The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was crucial in
The immediate passage of the Nineteenth Amendment
Elevating the cause of women's rights than issue of national concern
Allowing women the right of suffrage in South Carolina
Causing women's suffrage to be ignored until after World War II
The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 was crucial in
The immediate passage of the Nineteenth Amendment
Elevating the cause of women's rights than issue of national concern
Allowing women the right of suffrage in South Carolina
Causing women's suffrage to be ignored until after World War II
Suffrage is another word for
Limiting Alcohol Consumption
Encouraging alcohol consumption
Expanding voting rights
Limiting voting rights
Suffrage is another word for
Limiting Alcohol Consumption
Encouraging alcohol consumption
Expanding voting rights
Limiting voting rights
How did the education system change during the Common School Movement?
Education was centered in a one-room school house for the rich.
Education became funded through private tuition
Schools became separated from religious institutions
Education was available to people who were from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.
Those who supported Temperance believed that
Religion had no place in national politics
Congress should repeal Prohibition
Alcohol consumption was damaging to society
Only the government can solve social problems
Those who supported Temperance believed that
Religion had no place in national politics
Congress should repeal Prohibition
Alcohol consumption was damaging to society
Only the government can solve social problems
The cotton gin, new farmlands in the west, and the demand for cotton in northern and European textile factories led to
An increase in demand for slaves in the years leading up to the Civil War.
A decrease in the demand for slaves in the years leading up to the Civil War
The development of an industrial southern economy.
The Missouri Compromise and the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
The effort of Nat Turner in 1831 caused
An end to slave resistance throughout the northern Untied States.
Northern states to organize a single, uniformed abolition movement
Southern states to take harsher measure to prevent slave uprisings.
William Lloyd Garrison to found a newspaper dedicated to ending slavery.
A person who supported doing way with the practice of slavery in the Untied States was refereed to as a (an)
Freedom Rider
Equality Enforcer
Abolitionist
Suffragette
A person who supported doing way with the practice of slavery in the Untied States was refereed to as a (an)
Freedom Rider
Equality Enforcer
Abolitionist
Suffragette
Which statement most accurately describes the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson?
Johnson was impeached for high crimes and misdemeanors, but the impeachment was motivated by personal conflicts with senators.
Johnson was impeached for violating the Office of Tenure Act, but the impeachment was motivated by conflict with Congress over Reconstruction.
Johnson was impeach for failing to upload the Civil Rights Act, but the impeachment was motivated by his sympathy for former Confederates.
Johnson was impeached for publicly defaming Congress, but the impeachment was motivated by his opposition to Congressional Reconstruction.
Under which president did the United States gain the territory labeled the Mexican Cession?
Andrew Jackson
James K. Polk
Zachary Taylor
Martin Van Buren
What was the goal of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Trust?
to shield his children's inheritance from estate taxes
to create a monopoly, thereby controlling oil prices and distribution
to support small oil distributors
to create environment regulations for the oil industry
The Confederate bombardment of which fort on April 12-13, 1861, marked the beginning of the American Civil War?
Fort Pickens
Fort Sumter
Fort McHenry
Fort Donelson
Which of the following geographic features gave the North an advantage over the South during the Civil War?
dry and moderate climate
advanced railroad system and a large network of waterways
dense forests and flat terrain
control over the major Atlantic Ports
Which of the following geographic features gave the North an advantage over the South during the Civil War?
dry and moderate climate
advanced railroad system and a large network of waterways
dense forests and flat terrain
control over the major Atlantic Ports
Which of the following BEST describes what occurred during the Industrial Revolution that helped people migration west open and operate successful businesses?
the development of large cities in the region, which allowed businesses to pay workers very low wages because of the high level of competition for jobs at their factories
the establishment of a trade agreement between the government and Mexico, which allowed Mexico to purchase products from these new businesses for low prices
the establishment of peace treaties between the government and American Indian tribes, which prevented any conflict that could harm the new businesses.
the development of railroads and canals, which could be used to ship products to Northern and Southern states, and to ship important farm products and other goods back out West.
Which of the following BEST describes what occurred during the Industrial Revolution that helped people migration west open and operate successful businesses?
the development of large cities in the region, which allowed businesses to pay workers very low wages because of the high level of competition for jobs at their factories
the establishment of a trade agreement between the government and Mexico, which allowed Mexico to purchase products from these new businesses for low prices
the establishment of peace treaties between the government and American Indian tribes, which prevented any conflict that could harm the new businesses.
the development of railroads and canals, which could be used to ship products to Northern and Southern states, and to ship important farm products and other goods back out West.
>The division of territory in Texas
>Admitting California to the Union as a free state
>Returning Fugitive Slaves in all states
The items in this list are territorial issues that are related directly to the 8e
- Unrestricted submarine Warfare - Zimmerman Telegram - Sinking of passenger ships - The Lusitania
What was one result of the work of the Tennessee Valley Authority in the 1930s?
restoration of a natural environment
construction of nuclear power plants
generation of affordable electricity for rural areas
improvement in systems of communication
Which domestic concern did the U.S. Congress address by passing the Social Security Act of 1935?
stabilizing the banking system
assisting the elderly and unemployed
guaranteeing the right of workers to organize labor unions
providing electrical power in an underdeveloped region
How did American women primarily contribute to the U.S. war effort during World War II?
by working in factory jobs
by leading diplomatic missions
by piloting air raids on enemy positions
by training new recruits in combat tactics
The term ¨Hooverville¨ refers to
new subdivisions of homes that were constructed during the ¨land boom¨ of the early-1920s.
the tent cities that thousands of soldiers inhabited while fighting in France in World War I.
the popular name for shanty towns that were common during the Great Depression.
the homes that were constructed for the poor during the New Deal.
In World War II, ¨D-Day¨ refers to
Hitler's invasion of France.
the Allied invasion of France.
the end of World War II in Europe.
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
In World War II, ¨D-Day¨ refers to
Hitler's invasion of France.
the Allied invasion of France.
the end of World War II in Europe.
the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
As its initial response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States
restricted trade with Japan.
declared war on Japan.
evacuated its West Coast army installations.
detailed Japanese Americans throughout the country.
As its initial response to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the United States
restricted trade with Japan.
declared war on Japan.
evacuated its West Coast army installations.
detailed Japanese Americans throughout the country.
Which of these was a PRIMARY cause of the Dust Bowl?
the overworking of farmlands in the Great Plains
a decrease in demand of agricultural goods
low dairy prices in the Midwest
the Great Depression
Which of these was a PRIMARY cause of the Dust Bowl?
the overworking of farmlands in the Great Plains
a decrease in demand of agricultural goods
low dairy prices in the Midwest
the Great Depression
The successful launch of the Sputnik satellite by the Soviet Union on 1957 led to
the creation of an effective space-based missile defense system.
the discovery of the effects of low gravity on nuclear weapons.
a major effect by the United States to improve math and science education.
the defeat of Richard M. Nixon by John F. Kennedy in the 1960 presidential election.
Which geographical factor most affected how the United States applied its containment policy during the Cold War?
the physical location of communist regimes
the territorial size of European colonies in the Americas
the natural resources available to Japanese factories in the Pacific Islands
the population density of the nation suspected of sponsoring terrorist groups
Ultimately, the ¨Truman Doctrine¨ was used to
justify massive spending on the U.S. space program.
fight the spread of communism.
prosecute Nazi war criminals.
create the United Nations.
What was one effect of the Watergate scandal?
it led to the resignation of LBJ
it led many Americans to distrust politicians
it resulted in the end of the Republican party
it led to the assassination of Richard Nixon
Which president is most associated with the Gulf War?
George W. Bush
George H.W. Bush
Jimmy Carter
Richard Nixon
