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REVIEW Spring 2019

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
*Intolerable Acts Imposed
*First Continental Congress Convened
*Thomas Paine's Common Sense Published
All the events listed above occurred during...
a)
The Era of Westward Expansion
b)
The Era of Good Feelings
c)
The Revolutionary Era
The Revolutionary Era
d)
The Jacksonian Era
2.
Colonists threw tea in the Boston Harbor 
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Stamp Act
3.
This law stated that the colonists must pay a tax for all paper goods- angered colonists because of taxation without representation 
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Proclamation of 1763
c)
French and Indian War
4.
What was the law that was passed that required colonists to house British troops in 1765?
a)
House the Troops Act
b)
Quartering Act
c)
The Fair Housing Act (FHA)
d)
British Renters Insurance
5.
What was one of the causes of the French and Indian War?
a)
Empire building by the French
b)
Native Americans preferred trading with the English
c)
English population in the colonies was growing.
d)
Conflict over settlement in the Ohio River Valley.
6.
Which phrase became popular after passage of the Stamp Act?
a)
“The rights of Englishmen”
b)
“Give me liberty or give me death”
c)
“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
d)
“No taxation without representation“
7.
What was the first Battle of the American Revolution 
a)
Saratoga 
b)
Valley Forge 
c)
Lexington and Concord 
d)
Yorktown
8.
Who wrote Common Sense and The Crisis during the American Revolution?
a)
John Paul Jones
b)
Abigail Adams
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Benjamin Franklin
9.
Who commanded the Continental Army?
a)
Henry Knox
b)
John Hancock
c)
Benedict Arnold
d)
George Washington
10.
Which fundamental political idea is expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
a)
The government should guarantee every citizen economic security. 
b)
The central government and state governments should have equal power. 
c)
If the government denies its people certain basic rights, that government can be overthrown. 
d)
Rulers derive their right to govern from God and are therefore bound to govern in the nation’s best interest. 
11.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."Declaration of Independence, 1776In this passage of the Declaration, which Enlightenment philosopher's ideas are present? 
a)
John Locke's natural rights
b)
Montesquieu's separation of powers
c)
Thomas Hobbe's social contract theory
d)
Beccaria's end of cruel and unusual punishment
12.
Which concern of the colonists led to the American Revolution?
a)
opposition to British tax policies
b)
Desire for greater religious freedom
c)
Fear of attacks by American Indians
d)
Increasing immigration from countries other than Britain
13.
Why did the king begin to tax the colonists?
a)
He wanted more money to make England look better
b)
He needed money to pay off war debts from the French and Indian War
c)
He needed money to pay for Boston soldiers
d)
He hated the colonists' guts
14.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."
- What document is this from?
a)
Proclamation of 1763
b)
Charter of 1732
c)
Declaration of Independence
15.

What were benefits of the Louisiana Purchase? Choose ALL that apply.

a)

Complete control of the Mississippi River

b)

Usage of the port city of New Orleans

c)

Doubled the size of the nation

d)

Included access to the Pacific Ocean

16.
From which foreign nation did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Native Americans
17.
In 1803, Jefferson purchased this tract of land from France for 15 million dollars, doubling the size of the United States
a)
Ohio Territory
b)
Louisiana Territory
c)
Oregon Territory
d)
Texas
18.
Which of the following best describes the impact that the Lewis and Clark Expedition had on the American Republic?
a)
Secured treaties with several American Indian tribes 
b)
Inspired thousands of settlers to move westward
c)
Led to the discovery of a Northwest Passage
d)
Proved that the newly gained territory was a vast wasteland
19.
Which political party stood for a strong central government?
a)
Anti-Federalists
b)
Democratic-Republican
c)
Democratic
d)
Federalists
20.
Having control of the Mississppi River allowed frontier settlers to
a)
Trade and Transport their goods
b)
Bathe regularly
c)
Defend against the Spanish
d)
Irrigate their farms
21.

The 19th-century belief that the expansion of the US throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.

a)

Due Process

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

American Progress

d)

Mercantilism

22.

The discover of gold in the California territory leads to a massive immigration of settlers onto the land to get rich quick

a)

Gold Rush

b)

Oregon Trail

c)

Mormon movement

d)

Crypto Craze

23.

The name given to the group of pioneers who went to California during the Gold Rush

a)

Forty Niners

b)

Golden Nuggets

c)

Golden Arches

d)

Seventy Sixers

24.

Immigrated to the West during the Gold Rush, faced discrimination by the white settlers

a)

Chinese

b)

Mexicans

c)

Irish

d)

English

25.

A 2000 mile trail that stretched from Missouri to Oregon, many pioneers traveled this trail to go west

a)

Mormon Trail

b)

Santa Fe Trail

c)

Oregon Trail

d)

California Trail

26.

Treaty between Great Britain and the United States that divided the Oregon Country and gave the lower half to the United States

a)

Oregon Treaty

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Adams-Onis Treaty

27.

Occurred because of Manifest Destiny and the Annexation of Texas. the United States wins the war and pays Mexico $15 million for the Mexican Cession.

a)

U.S. - Mexican War

b)

French and Indian War

c)

American Revolution

d)

War of 1812

28.

The large area of land that was given up by Mexico to the United States included Texas, California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Gadsden Purchase

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

Oregon Territory

29.

an organized effort to end alcohol abuse

a)

suffrage

b)

abolition movement

c)

temperance movement

d)

revival

30.

reformers who wanted to end slavery

a)

abolitionists

b)

prohibitionists

c)

transcendentalists

d)

suffragists

31.

a secret network of people that helped slaves escape to the North

a)

Temperance Movement

b)

Secret Roads

c)

Transcontinental Railroad

d)

Underground Railroad

32.

Leader and founder of the Seneca Falls

Convention; wrote "Declaration of Sentiments"

a)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

b)

Lucretia Mott

c)

Dorthea Dix

d)

Horace Mann

33.
What is "suffrage"?
a)
The right to bear arms
b)
The right to drink alcohol
c)
The right to end suffering
d)
The right to vote
34.

The failure of this crop, forced 1.5 million Americans to emigrate to the United States.

a)

Potato

b)

Lettuce

c)

Tomato

d)

Onion

35.

The 2nd Great Awakening was a____

a)

Reform movement that only fought for equal rights for women.

b)

Reform movement that only fought for improved prison conditions.

c)

Relivious Revival that encouraged people to improve themselves and get involved in Reform Movements.

d)

A loud alarm clock

36.

Which is a correct statement about the Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision of 1857?

a)

The decision pleased both the North and South.

b)

Abolitionists considered the decision a great victory.

c)

Slaves were classified as property without human rights.

d)

Expansion of slavery into new territories was declared illegal.

37.

Why did Southerners favor secession rather than accept Abraham Lincoln as president?

a)

Lincoln did not receive a majority of popular votes.

b)

Lincoln wanted to stop the expansion of slavery.

c)

Lincoln said he would emancipate all slaves if elected.

d)

Lincoln wanted settlers in territories to vote on slavery.

38.

What compromise created the State of Maine and maintained a balance between free and slave states in the U.S. Senate?

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Great Compromise

d)

3/5 Compromise

39.

During the 1850s, whose freedom was addressed by the U.S. Supreme Court in a landmark case that denied rights to African Americans?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Henry McNeal Turner

c)

Dred Scott

d)

Homer Plessy

40.

The belief that state governments in the U.S. do not answer to a higher authority and are free to nullify national laws.

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Separation of Powers

d)

States' Rights

41.

Which presidential candidate won the Election of 1860 despite not winning delegates from the slave states?

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

U.S. Grant

42.

Northern Congressmen gave southerners what concession to help cement the Compromise of 1850?

a)

Fugitive Slave Act

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Kansas Nebraska Act

d)

13th Amendment

43.

Which ideology supports secession from the Union?

a)

U.S. Constitution's supremacy clause

b)

states' rights

c)

nationalism

d)

federalism

44.

A deal where California was admitted to the Union as a free state, and the Fugitive Slave Law was passed to help return runaway slaves to their owners regardless of where the slaves were living in the United States.

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Kansas- Nebraska Act

d)

Great Compromise

45.
Even though these were states where slavery was legal, they did not secede and join the Confederate states.
a)
Western States
b)
State of Confusion
c)
Border States
d)
Southern States
46.
Better officers, defending their own homes, and not having to go on the attack were
a)
Union advantages
b)
reasons the Union won the battle of Antietam
c)
Confederate advantages
d)
reasons that the Confederacy won at Ft. Pillow
47.
More factories, population, and a better navy were
a)
Confederate advantages
b)
Union advantages
c)
reasons for a Confederate victory
d)
causes of the Battle of Gettysburg
48.
This caused widespread fear in the South about the future of slavery
a)
the election of Jefferson Davis
b)
High tariffs
c)
the election of Abraham Lincoln
d)
the death of Stonewall Jackson
49.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Fort Pillow
d)
Fort Apache
50.
What was the major goal of the Confederacy at the onset of the Civil War?
a)
To overthrow the government and set up a monarchy
b)
To become independent
c)
To spread slavery to the North
d)
To eliminate slavery in the border states
51.
What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to end British control of the Western territories
c)
to make a profit selling war supplies
d)
to preserve the Union
52.
This freed the slaves in Confederate states.
a)
The Compromise of 1850
b)
The Gettysburg Address 
c)
The Battle of Antietam 
d)
The Emancipation Proclamation
53.

Choose ALL that apply. The Union wanted to control the Mississippi River so that

a)

it could control the movement of trade and goods

b)

it was a natural division to “split the South”

c)

it was an easier invasion route to the South than by land

d)

it would help them to keep the state of Maine a free state.

54.
What amendment abolished slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
55.
The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans citizenship
b)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
c)
Freed the slaves
d)
Gave landowners the right to sharecrop
56.
The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
b)
Freed the Slaves
c)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
d)
Forced African Americans back into slavery
57.

Goals of Reconstruction? Choose ALL that apply.

a)

Reunite the North and the South

b)

Rebuild the South

c)

Develop the system of sharecropping

d)

Determine what to do with African Americans

58.
Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?
a)
Nathan Bedford Forrest
b)
John Wilkes Booth
c)
Henry Clay
d)
John Breckinridge
59.
Which of the following was not a part of the Freedman's Bureau?
a)
Helped reconnecting slaves with their families
b)
Helped create African American Colleges
c)
Helped feed slaves
d)
Forced African Americans to become sharecroppers
60.
What group in Congress felt that Lincoln's plan was too lenient?
a)
Deciduous Democrats
b)
Radical Republicans
c)
Wistful Whigs
d)
Fancy Federalists
61.
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
62.
Laws passed by southern states soon after the Compromise of 1877.  These laws legalized segregation whites and blacks to use separate facilities. 
a)
Jim Crow Laws
b)
Black Codes
c)
Freedman's Bureau
d)
Reconstruction
63.
The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War. 
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Freedman's Bureau
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
64.
The organization put in place after the Civil War to provide food, clothing, health care and education in the South was known as:
a)
The Civil Rights Committee
b)
The Freedmen's Bureau
c)
The Welfare Committee
d)
The Salvation Army
65.

What resulted from the end of Reconstruction? Choose ALL that apply.

a)

Ku Klux Klan is founded

b)

Jim Crow laws were passed to segregate blacks from whites and place other limits on their rights.

c)

Sharecropping becomes the dominant economy in the South

d)

Blacks continued to enjoy increased freedoms and equality

66.
Which three Amendments where designed to ensure equality for the slaves?
a)
17th,18th,19th
b)
13th,14th,15th
c)
13th,14th,16th
d)
8th,9th,10th
67.
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
68.
During Reconstruction, most former Confederate states
a)
were placed under military rule for a time
b)
were readmitted into the Union, but only after promising to end slavery within 10 years
c)
given full representation in Congress without issue
d)
supported the immediate end of slavery throughout the U.S.
69.
Northerners who migrated to the mostly destroyed post-war south to make large profits and/or help freedmen were known as
a)
Scalawags
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Sharecroppers
70.

Lincoln's "10 Percent Plan" dealt with

a)

his idea for instituting an income tax.

b)

how to draft more men into the Union Army.

c)

re-admitting Southern states into the Union.

d)

his quest to reconquer only 10% of the South

71.

Presidential Reconstruction following the American Civil War can BEST be described as

a)

a plan to fix the damage to the White House caused by the Civil War.

b)

a desire to rebuild the southern states quickly to help control the economy.

c)

a desire to rebuild the country quickly and without ill feelings following the war.

d)

a desire to punish those southerners responsible for causing and/or prolonging the war.

72.

Which is the BEST description of the southern economy during Reconstruction?

a)

The southern economy was stabilized because of trade relationships with Great Britain and France.

b)

The southern economy was still based on agriculture and cotton, but now depended on sharecropping rather than slave labor

c)

The southern economy was transformed from being based on agriculture to being completely dependent on industry and manufacturing.

d)

The southern economy was completely restored by 1866 and was actually more productive and profitable than the pre- Civil War economy.

73.

Who would have most likely NOT supported the Freedmen's Bureau?

a)

An abolitionist

b)

a carpetbagger

c)

a former slave owner

d)

a northern business owner

74.
What was Washington's view on foreign policy?
a)
Set up permanent alliances  with other nations
b)
Do not set up permanent alliances with other countries
c)
Do not let foreign ships into harbors without paying taxes
d)
Letting ships freely enter U.S. waters will promote trade
75.
What did Washington warn against in his Farewell Address ?
a)
The dangers of political parties
b)
Thomas Jefferson becoming president
c)
A national bank

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