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US History Milestone Review

Total questions: 63

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
In which area did good harbors, abundant forests, rocky soil, and a short growing season most influence the colonial economy?
a)
Southern colonies
b)
Middle Atlantic region 
c)
Northwest territory 
d)
New England Colonies 
2.

Which colonial region is best known for its (religious and cultural) diversity?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

3.

What was Salutary Neglect?

a)

A period in the early 1700s when England neglected the colonies which led to self government in the colonies.

b)

A British practice of starving the colonists and not allowing them imports from the Atlantic.

c)

Sending military to enforce taxes on the colonists.

4.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal... with unalienable rights... 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... it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and institute a new government."
Which document includes these quotes?"
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Constitution of the United States of America
c)
Olive Branch Petition
d)
Declaration of Independence
5.

Surrounded by French and Continental armies on a peninsula, a large British army surrendered here.

a)

Saratoga

b)

Yorktown

c)

Trenton

d)

Lexington and Concord

6.

PICK TWO These men helped gain French support for American independence by working as ambassadors.

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Patrick Henry

d)

John Adams

7.

How did the French and Indian War lay the groundwork for the American Revolution?

a)

It had no impact

b)

Colonist were forced to pay a tax to pay for the war.

c)

The French began to invade the colonial territory.

d)

The Indians were now stronger than France

8.

What is the result of the plan to create a strong national government that is limited?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Constitution

d)

Preamble

9.

After the American Revolution, the ideas of Montesquieu, Locke, Voltaire, & Rousseau shaped the Constitution. What did these men have in common?

a)

They are all Enlightenment Philosophers

b)

They are all delegates at the Constitutional Convention

c)

They all fought in the American Revolution

d)

They all were related to George Washington

10.

Which showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Shay's Rebellion

b)

Whiskey Rebellion

c)

Bacon's Rebellion

11.

It became a crime to write anything insulting or false about the government became known as what act?

a)

Alien Act

b)

Sedition Act

c)

Intolerable Act

d)

Stamp Act

12.
What was G. Washington's policy with foreign nations?
a)
Alliance with Spain
b)
Alliance with Britian
c)
Alliance with France
d)
Stay Neutral
13.

Which of the following best describes President Monroe's foreign policy dilemma?

a)

Should he prevent European powers from invading Latin America in after the fall of the Spanish Empire?

b)

How should he stop the Barbary Coast pirates from attacking American ships?

c)

Should he go to war with Britain?

d)

Should he stay allied with France?

14.

The Monroe Doctrine wanted European Countries to stay out of the _____.

a)

Western Hemishere

b)

Eastern Hemisphere

c)

Southern Hemisphere

d)

North Hemisphere

15.

What does it mean to capture sailors from their boats to force them into you Navy?

a)

Impressment

b)

Embargo

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Nullification Crisis

16.

Which president created the most precedents for the executive branch because he was the first?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

John Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Jefferson

17.

Southerners opposed tariffs in 1832. Tariffs hurt their economic gains, these southerners felt states had the right to ___________ a federal law it felt was unconstitutional.

a)

Fight

b)

Leave

c)

Excuse

d)

Nullify

18.

Why did Thomas Jefferson think twice about the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

The price was too high

b)

He believed it was unconstitutional

c)

America did not seem to benefit from the land

d)

It might cause problems with Mexico and the Native Americans

19.

What was the goal of the American System?

a)

Connect the regions of the United States economically.

b)

Indoctrinate the students in public schools

c)

Spread democracy around the world

d)

Take land from others without military conflict

20.

This president was a strong believer in expanding the nation westward

a)

Henry Clay

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

James K. Polk

d)

Abraham Lincoln

21.

Which was a consequence of the Mexican American War?

a)

The issue of slavery began to deeply divide the U.S.

b)

The issue of slavery is resolved.

c)

It created a reason for Donald Trump to build a wall between the US and Mexico.

22.

THe Missouri Compromise allowed....

a)

A slave state to be added with a free state to maintain balance in the Senate

b)

The government to focus on both agriculture and industry

c)

America to pay off foreign debt

d)

The Civil War to start

23.

What was a result of the Kansas Nebraska act

a)

Pro and anti slave supporters moved to Kansas to sway the vote on slavery.

b)

Kansas voted to secede.

c)

Nebraska voted to become a state.

d)

Kansas and Nebraska had to wait on their decisions about slavery before they could join the union.

24.

After his raid on Harper's Ferry, John Brown was viewed as...

a)

A hero in the North and South

b)

A hero/martyr in the North and a terrorist in the South

c)

A hero Martyr in the South and a terrorist in the North

d)

A British spy

25.

Which best describes an important effect of the First Great Awakening?

a)

A religious movement that encouraged colonists to challenge traditional authority.

b)

Puritans in England immigrated to settlements in the New World

c)

Colonists sought to find scientific evidence for the processes that ruled the world.

26.

What territory shown here was added to the US in 1848. Which impact on did this land have on American politics?

a)

Disputes over the land led to the Compromise of 1850

b)

America tripled the amount of senators in congress.

c)

The passage of popular sovereignty legislation.

d)

It led to the Texas Annexation movement

27.
The Union army’s March to the Sea was an example of this military strategy to defeat the south:
a)
Hit and run
b)
Guerilla warfare
c)
“total warfare”
d)
Divide through fear and isolation
28.
The confederate defeat at Vicksburg was important because: 
a)
Ended the last major offensive of the Confederate army
b)
It split the Confederacy in half at the Mississippi River
c)
Caused the resignation of Jefferson Davis as president of the Confederacy
d)
Forced Robert E Lee to leave Virginia and take over the campaigns in the west
29.

What was the goal of the Freedmen's Bureau?

a)

To help Freed Slaves adjust after the Civil War

b)

to help the KKK drive out carpetbaggers

c)

to establish political correctness in the south

d)

to rebuild the North after the war

30.

How did the south continue to resist racial equality during Reconstruction?

a)

Enacting Black Codes to limit the rights of slaves

b)

Agreeing to the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments

c)

Creating the Freedmen's Bureau

d)

Establishing the Ku Klux Klan

31.

During Congressional Reconstruction, most former Confederate states

a)

were placed under military rule as a way to punish the South for the war

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.

32.

Which second great awakening movement shows the deep division between the north and south?

a)

The abolitionist movement

b)

The public schools movement

c)

The temperance movement

d)

The women's movement

33.

This man owned Standard Oil and controlled 90% of the oil industry during the Gilded Age

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

c)

John D Rockefeller

d)

JP Morgan

34.

The most effective tatic of the Labor Unions was to

a)

conduct sit-ins

b)

strike

c)

hold marches

d)

fight immigration policies

35.
Which of these did the most to advance Manifest Destiny after 1865? 
a)
The California Gold Rush
b)
Abolition of Slavery
c)
Completion of the Transcontinental Railroad
d)
The Lewis and Clark Expedition 
36.
Which innovation had the GREATEST impact on westward migration immediately after the American Civil War?
a)
telephone
b)
eletricity
c)
steam-powered boats
d)
trancontinental railroad
37.

Wrote “History of the Standard Oil Company,” in 1902. Showed how Rockefeller’s rise was based on ruthless business practices. Her work led to tighter control of corporate monopolies.

a)

Ida B. Wells

b)

Ida Tarbell

c)

Susan B. Anthony

d)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

38.
War between the United States and Spain, in which the US came to the aid of Cuba. 
a)
Spanish-Cuban War 
b)
Spanish-American War
c)
Spanish-Panamanian War
d)
Spanish-Mexican War 
39.

Telegram sent by Germany to Mexico, asking Mexico to attack the US in exchange for land. Was intercepted by the US and presented a threat to national security.

a)

Zimmerman Telegram

b)

Zimmerman Email

c)

Morse Telegram

d)

Navajo Codes

40.
Mass movement of African Americans from the south to the north to take over the industrial jobs left behind by soldiers. 
a)
Great African Movement 
b)
Underground Railroad 
c)
Great Migration 
d)
Great Immigration 
41.

The US acquisition of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii are all examples of late-nineteenth century

a)

imperialism.

b)

isolation.

c)

populism.

d)

progressivism.

42.

He was arrested after making a series of speeches against the war urging American men not to fight.

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Langston Hughes

c)

Booker T Washington

d)

Eugene Debs

43.

What caused America to abandoned a policy of neutrality and join WWI?

a)

Sinking of the Lusitania

b)

Unrestricted Submarine Warfare

c)

Zimmerman Telegram

d)

The attack on Pearl Harbor

e)

The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

44.

Gave US the right to be the "policemen of the Western Hemisphere"

a)

Roosevelt Corollary

b)

Good Neighbor Policy

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Marshall Plan

45.

What concept does the image illustrate?

a)

American Imperialism

b)

Acts of Neutrality

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Nullification Crisis

46.

Passed in 1935, this act established old age insurance for all workers once they reached the age of 65. It also provided benefits to certain unemployed workers.

a)

Social Security Act

b)

Wagner Act

c)

National Labor Act

d)

Medicare Act

47.
What did the 19th amendment do?
a)
Gave 18 year olds the right to vote.
b)
Prohibition of alcohol
c)
Gave women the right to vote
d)
Freedom of speech and press
48.

Which event caused thousands to leave their homes in the midwest and move to California in search of jobs and a better life?

a)

The Bonus Army protests

b)

The massive wave of bank failures

c)

The Dust Bowl

d)

The Red Scare

49.

Select all the factors that led to the dust bowl:

a)

Over Farming

b)

Severe Drought

c)

Planes spraying pesticides

d)

Increased Buffalo migrations

50.

The following headlines reflect what idea about the New Deal policies?

-Cost too much $

-Didn't fix the depression

-Over regulated the gov/econ

a)

funding of cultural and artistic activities

b)

Economic advice on domestic policies

c)

Political support for FDR

d)

criticism of the New Deal

51.

Why did President Roosevelt want to "pack the court"?

a)

to allow justices to hear cases on a rotating basis

b)

to kill New Deal programs in the U.S. Supreme Court

c)

to appoint justices who would rule favorably on New Deal programs

d)

to have a greater understanding of the economic benefits of the New Deal

52.
The United States became directly involved in World War II following
a)
Germany's attack on Britain.
b)
the German invasion of Poland.
c)
Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor.
d)
the sinking of the Lusitania.
53.

To prevent the US from invading, the Soviets placed missiles in Cuba. President Kennedy demanded the missiles be removed. This led to the:

a)

Cuban Missile Crisis

b)

Bay of Pigs

c)

Cuban Revolution

d)

American Revolution

54.
Who was president of the U.S. during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
a)
FDR
 (Franklin Roosevelt)
b)
JFK
 (John F. Kennedy)
c)
LBJ
(Lyndon B. Johnson)
d)
RWR
(Ronald  Reagan)
55.
César Chávez, an American of Mexican descent who grew up picking crops in California with his family, is most noted for:
a)
Founder of the United Farm Workers’ Movement
b)
Boycotting Mexican Imports
c)
Protesting against the Vietnam War
d)
First Mexican-American Senator 
56.
Former CIA agents were caught breaking in to the Democratic Party Headquarters in Washington, D.C. leading to the resignation of Pres. Nixon
a)
Iran Hostage Crisis
b)
Watergate Scandal
c)
Star Wars
d)
Camp David Accords
57.

The effective use of social media to connect with voters, an impressive data operation, and the country’s desire for change were factors that resulted in the historic election of which president in 2008

a)

John McCain

b)

George W. Bush

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

Barack Obama

58.

One similarity shared by Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton is that both

a)

Had no vice president

b)

Served only one term as president

c)

Were impeached but not convicted

d)

Came to the office after the death of a president

59.

The policy objectives of Reaganomics were based on the theory that —

a)

borrowing from foreign countries would help cover the costs of domestic programs

b)

significant increases in government spending would help reduce unemployment

c)

tax cuts for the wealthy and financial deregulation would promote economic expansion

d)

reducing trade barriers would result in a budget surplus

60.

What did Jimmy Carter do in response to the Iran Hostage Crisis?

a)

Demand the hostages be released.

b)

Sent the Shah back in exchange for the hostages

c)

Bombed the city of Terahn

d)

Negotiated an arms deal for the exchange of hostages.

61.

The bloodiest battle of WWII, marked the end of war in the European Theatre

a)

Battle of the Bulge

b)

D-Day

c)

Battle of Berlin

d)

Dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

62.

Stated that the United States would supply any nation with economic and military aid to prevent its falling under the Soviet sphere of influence.

a)

G.I. Bill

b)

National Interstate and Defense Highways Act

c)

North Atlantic Treaty Organization

d)

Truman Doctrine

63.

What was the unintended consequence of the 18th amendment?

a)

It led to the growth of organized crime.

b)

America developed a third political party

c)

States challenged the legality of the amendment.