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US History Review

Total questions: 86

Worksheet time: 2hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
How did John Smith contribute to the survival of the Jamestown Settlement?
a)
He worked alongside settlers.
b)
He raised enough money to send to the Virginia Company.
c)
He made sure all colonists worked for their food, shelter and safety.
d)
He made sure the colony's governors followed the law.
2.
In what year was Jamestown settled?
a)
1492
b)
1607
c)
1776
d)
2007
3.
Tobacco was a ______, a crop that people grow to sell.
a)
raw material
b)
stock
c)
cash crop
d)
governor
4.
People who agreed to work without pay for a certain length of time, usually four to seven years, were called _____.
a)
governors
b)
legislatures
c)
indentured servants
d)
established churches
5.
What was the name of the lost colony?
a)
Jamestown
b)
Virginia
c)
Roanoke Island
d)
Croatan
6.
What led to the Powhatan Wars?
a)
Tensions increased as colonists pushed the Powhatan from their land.
b)
Indians and settlers did not agree on trade routes.
c)
Indians and colonists were able to work alongside each other.
d)
Powhatan punished all colonists by blocking trade routes.
7.
What was the job of the House of Burgesses?
a)
They had to make new homes for colonists.
b)
They had to make laws for the Virginia Company.
c)
They had to create a treaty with the Powhatan.
d)
They communicated with King James about daily life in the colony.
8.
How did the London Company’s “headright system” work? 
a)
It encouraged colonists to move to Virginia by giving 50 acres of land per person to individuals and groups who paid their own way
b)
It invited colonists to bring servants and relatives to Virginia by discounting fares for every additional person brought from England
c)
It attracted farmers, carpenters, and hunters to Virginia by paying their way and guaranteeing them work
d)
It motivated colonists to stay in Virginia by promising 50 acres of land to anyone who devoted ten years to plantation work.
9.
Who introduced a new type of tobacco to Jamestown? 
a)
John Rolfe
b)
Pocahontas
c)
King James I
d)
John Smith
10.

Puritans facing religious conflict in Europe set up this colony in Massachusetts

a)

Roanoke

b)

Massachusetts Bay Colony

c)

Jamestown

d)

New Amsterdam

11.
Who was the leader of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
a)
John Smith
b)
John Winthrop
c)
William Bradford
d)
Squanto
12.

Why didn't Ann Hutchinson and John Winthrop like each other?

a)

Ann Hutchinson thought that a minster was NOT necessary to connect with God

b)

John Winthrop did not think a Minister was necessary to connect with God

c)

John Winthrop thought that Ann was a witch

13.

What did the Dutch city of New Amsterdam become?

a)

New Jersey

b)

New York

c)

New Hampshire

d)

Maine

14.

Which key figure founded the Colony of Providence and welcomed all beliefs.

a)

Roger Williams

b)

John Winthrop

c)

Anne Hutchinson

d)

John Smith

15.

The Mayflower Compact is similar to what famous U.S. document?

a)

The Constitution

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Bill of Rights

d)

The Treaty of France

16.
God and religious law are the government's authority.
a)
Anarchy
b)
Oligarchy
c)
Direct Democracy
d)
Theocracy
17.

This person created the colony of Pennsylvania to give people religious freedom and economic opportunities?

a)

King Charles II

b)

William Penn

c)

Anglicans

d)

Schuykill

18.

Why did Oglethorpe want to start a new colony in Georgia?

a)

To help Tomochichi

b)

To start a new military

c)

To find the debtors jobs

d)

To learn Tomochichi's culture

19.
What is the name of the colony marked A?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Ohio
c)
New Jersey
d)
Rhode Island
20.
What is the name of the colony marked B
a)
New Jersey
b)
New Hamsphire
c)
North Carolina
d)
Georgia
21.
What is the name of the colony marked E?
a)
Connecticut
b)
New Hamsphire
c)
North Carolina
d)
Georgia
22.
What is the name of the colony marked H?
a)
Delaware
b)
New Hampshire
c)
North Carolina
d)
New York
23.
Which best describes an important effect of the First Great Awakening?
a)
Followers put suspected witches on trial
b)
Puritans in England immigrated to settlements in the New World
c)
People became more emotionally engaged in religion
24.

The trial of John Peter Zenger led to this right in America. Because he was found "not guilty", this country has what is called...

a)

Freedom of Religion

b)

TV Freedom

c)

Freedom of Press

d)

Zenger Rules

25.

After the French and Indian war is over, Indians still lived in the Ohio River Valley which now belongs to England, to avoid conflict with the Indians what does the King order with the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

colonists are free to go west of the Appalachian Mts.

b)

Colonists are free to trade with the Indians of the Ohio River Valley

c)

colonists are forbidden to move west past the Appalachian Mts

d)

colonists are free to do whatever they want

26.

What did colonists call the Coercive Acts?

a)

Acts of Cruelty

b)

Lord North's Revenge

c)

Tariff of Abominations

d)

Intolerable Acts

27.

An act that put duties on sugar and molasses

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Towshend Acts

28.
The battle of Lexington was the result of…
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
General Gage ordering troops to get colonial weapons
29.

Though the British took control of Bunker's Hill, why did the Americans see the lost battle as a confidence booster?

a)

They injured or killed many British soldiers.

b)

The battle cost the British most of their guns.

30.
The significance of the Battle of Saratoga is that-
a)
the Patriot victory boosted morale and convinced France to ally with the U.S.
b)
it was the "shot heard 'round the world."
c)
it was the last major battle of the Revolutionary War because it convinced Parliament that the war was no longer worth fighting.
d)
the crushing defeat of Patriot forces convinced France that it was not wise to form an alliance with the U.S.
31.
Who was the Prussian officer who helped "whip" the Continental Army into shape at Valley Forge?
a)
Baron von Steuben
b)
Marquis de Lafayette
c)
Otto von Bismarck
d)
Wilhelm Wundt
32.

This contributor gained notoriety as a lawyer and Governor in Virginia. As a powerful orator and a patriot, he spoke out against taxation without representation.

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

The Marquis de Lafayette

d)

Patrick Henry

33.

This man wrote the Declaration of Independence: a document that outlined the offenses that King George III and Great Britain had committed against the colonies.

a)

Lord Cornwallis

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

James Armistead Lafayette

34.

This contributor served as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army and, because he became the first President of the United States, was known as "The Father of our Country."

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

Phyllis Wheatley

d)

George Washington

35.

This man was one of the British Generals. He commanded the British troops at the Battle of Yorktown, where he surrendered to General George Washington

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

The Marquis de Lafayette

c)

Lord Cornwallis

d)

James Armistead Lafayette

36.

This young French nobleman volunteered his services to the Continental Army.

a)

The Marquis de Lafayette

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

James Armistead Lafayette

d)

Jean Luc Goddard

37.

The Three-Fifths Compromise

a)

gave Congress the power to ban slavery in individual states.

b)

determined how slaves would be counted in the population.

c)

expanded the powers of the executive branch and the President.

d)

gave states the power to ban slavery within their borders.

38.

What impact did the Constitutional Convention have on the development of a federal republic?

a)

Men and women in the United States could now vote for political leaders.

b)

The number of new states quickly doubled after the convention was held.

c)

Delegates at the convention voted to give Britain the right to expand control over the American economy.

d)

It approved the creation of a strong central government while the states still held certain powers.

39.

The Great Compromise accomplished which of the following?

a)

It created a one-house legislature.

b)

It postponed the conversation about slavery.

c)

It added the Bill of Rights.

d)

It created a two-house legislature.

40.

Why were people upset about the federally mandated whiskey tax which eventually led to the whiskey rebellion?

a)

they saw themselves disconnected from the union

b)

it hurt the small farmers the most

c)

whiskey was their source of income

d)

all of the above

41.

Which of the following did Jay's Treaty NOT do?

a)

Britain would pay damages on seized American ships.

b)

Britain would give the U.S. Canada.

c)

Britain would abandon their forts on the northwestern frontier.

d)

The U.S. agreed to pay debts it owed the British.

42.
Which politician wanted to start a National Bank?
a)
Aaron Burr
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
Albert Gallatin
43.

A tariff is

a)

tax on imports

b)

tax on exports

c)

sales tax

d)

income tax

44.
During his farewell address, George Washington stated that 
a)
the US should break its agreements with France
b)
Jacob Harris should have been the country's first president and not him
c)
alliances could draw the US into war so the best policy was to remain neutral
45.
This man was the first governor of Tennessee.
a)
James Robertson
b)
John Sevier
46.
This is an image of what trail that cuts through the Southeast.
a)
The Natchez Trace
b)
Wilderness Road
c)
The Cumberland Gap
d)
The Appalachian Trail
47.

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 created the third branch of government and the Supreme Court

c)

It gave the courts power to overrule any law whether it was constitutional or not.

48.

This Supreme Court Case ruled only congress can pass laws governing interstate commerce.

a)

Fletcher vs Peck 1810

b)

Gibbons vs Ogden 1824

c)

McCulloch vs Maryland 1819

d)

Kramer vs Kramer 1979

49.

This Supreme Court Case ruled a state cannot tax property of the National Government.

a)

Fletcher vs Peck 1810

b)

Gibbons vs Ogden 1824

c)

McCulloch vs Maryland 1819

d)

Stephenson vs Sanford 1994

50.
Which is NOT a cause of the War of 1812?
a)
British impressment of American sailors
b)
British searching and seizing American ships
c)
British giving guns and ammunition to Native Americans
d)
British burning down Washington D.C.
51.
What was the nickname of the politicians (people who make laws) who wanted to declare war on Great Britain in 1812?
a)
War Robins
b)
War Eagles
c)
War Hawks
d)
War Pigeons
52.
The US received what territory from the Adams-Onis Treaty?
a)
Texas
b)
Missouri
c)
Alabama
d)
Florida
53.
The Monroe Doctrine said __________________.
a)
no more European colonies could be started in the Americas
b)
Europe must leave the Americas alone
c)
the United States would stay out of Europe's business
d)
all of the above
54.
Manifest Destiny was the belief that...
a)
It was the United States' God given right to expand to the Pacific Ocean.
b)
Native peoples in the United States should be treated with respect.
c)
The United States should respect the land claims of countries.
d)
All people in the United States should have the right to vote.
55.

Once Texas became a state there was a dispute as to where the border was. Texas claimed the border was the Rio Grande and Mexico claimed the border was

a)

Santa Ana River

b)

Rio Laredo

c)

Nueces River

d)

Sacramento River

56.

Why were Mormons going on the Mormon Trail?

a)

They were being persecuted for their religious beliefs

b)

People wanted their lands

c)

Natives didn't want them on their land

d)

All of the above

57.
Executive order issued by President Lincoln during the Civil War that officially freed slaves
a)
Dred Scott Decision
b)
Kansas Nebraska Act
c)
Fugitive Slave Act
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
58.
Which of the following is true about the Missouri Compromise?
a)
The Compromise made it so there were the same number of slave and free states.
b)
The Compromise upset the balance of power between free states and slave states in the Senate.
c)
The Compromise was liked by Northerners, but not Southerners.
d)
The Compromise solved all future issues regarding new states.
59.

What did the Compromise of 1850 say about the other territories acquired by the US from Mexico?

a)

The people would decide whether they wanted slavery.

b)

They would automatically become slave states.

c)

Slavery was banned.

d)

All of the above.

60.

The Compromise of 1850 admitted _________ as a free state.

a)

Arizona

b)

California

c)

New Mexico

d)

Utah

61.
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
62.
What did John Brown hope to achieve by his raid at Harpers Ferry?
a)
to create a slave rebellion that would bring an end to slavery
b)
to bring attention to the conflict between the North and the South
c)
to bring the two sides together to form a new compromise
d)
to create a revolution that would lead to a war between the states
63.

Which of the following describes "Bleeding Kansas"?

a)

A violent slave uprising led by Joseph Cinque

b)

Violence in Kansas between proslavery and antislavery settlers prior to the Civil War

c)

The turning point of the Civil War, in which Robert E. Lee's army was routed from Kansas

d)

The devastation caused by a tornado in Kansas in 1854, which killed 55 people

64.
The WHAT was part of the Compromise of 1850 and made it a crime to help runaway slaves?
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Fugitive Criminal Act
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
California-Maine Act
65.

Control of this waterway was an important part of the North's strategy to win the war

a)

Ohio River

b)

Tennessee River

c)

Missouri River

d)

Mississippi River

66.

What battle was the single bloodiest battle in US history and a major turning point of the Civil War?

a)

Antietam

b)

Shiloh

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Vicksburg

67.
What was the MOST SIGNIFICANT outcome of the 1860 Presidential election?
a)
Abraham Lincoln was elected
b)
Abraham Lincoln lost the election
c)
Slavery was immediately abolished (ended)
d)
The Southern states started to secede( withdraw/leave)
68.
The first major battle of the Civil War took place here.
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Manassas/Bull Run
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Appomattox Court House
69.
Lee surrendered to Grant here, bringing an end to the Civil War.
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Manassas/Bull Run
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Appomattox Court House
70.
Which of the following is not true about Vicksburg?
a)
Grant's Union forces won an important victory.
b)
A Union victory gave them control of the Mississippi River.
c)
The Union victory split the Confederacy.
d)
This was one of many battles that took place in Virginia.
71.
The Anaconda Plan called for all of the following except
a)
A. blockade of Southern ports
b)
B.  dividing the South into two parts
c)
C.  capturing Richmond Virginia the capitol of the South
d)
D.  assassinating Jefferson Davis
72.
Who led the Union troops to victory in the Civil War?
a)
Stonewall Jackson
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
73.

The _______ was a Union battle tactic to not just stop the opposing army but to destroy the peoples will to fight. Marched 300 miles toward Savannah and down to Atlanta. 60 mile wide path of destruction.

a)

Antietam

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Shermans March to Sea

d)

Bull Run

74.
What amendment abolished slavery?
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
75.
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
76.
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
77.
Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?
a)
Nathan Bedford Forrest
b)
John Wilkes Booth
c)
Henry Clay
d)
John Breckinridge
78.

Laws passed by southern states soon after the Compromise of 1877. These laws legalized segregation between whites and blacks to use separate facilities.

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Black Codes

c)

Freedman's Bureau

d)

Reconstruction

79.
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
80.

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.

81.

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.

82.

George Washington crossed which river to surprise attack the Hessians at the battle of Trenton?

a)

Delaware River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Missouri River

d)

Princeton River

83.

Who named the Cumberland River and lead a team of surveyors to map out the boundary between Tennessee and Kentucky known as "Walker's Line"?

a)

Daniel Boone

b)

Peter Parker

c)

Thomas Walker

d)

King George III

84.

Who was one of the most famous longhunters in Tennessee that opened the main route used for travel from the eastern colonies to the west known as the Wilderness Road?

a)

Thomas S. Spencer

b)

Daniel Boone

c)

Clark Kent

d)

Thomas Walker

85.

What was NOT a cause of the Alien and Sedition Acts?

a)

The Democratic-Republicans controlled the Congress

b)

The two major political parties in the US hated each other.

c)

Most immigrants did not support President John Adams and his party

d)

political parties disagreed on many things, including the US relationship with France

86.

Andrew Jackson convinced congress to ratify which act in 1830, leading to the Trail of Tears?

a)

The National Day of Indian Recognition Act

b)

The Monroe Doctrine

c)

The Treaty of Ghent

d)

The Indian Removal Act

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