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WorksheetsUS History Milestone Review
Total questions: 63
Worksheet time: 22mins
Which colonial region is best known for its (religious and cultural) diversity?
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
What was Salutary Neglect?
A period in the early 1700s when England neglected the colonies which led to self government in the colonies.
A British practice of starving the colonists and not allowing them imports from the Atlantic.
Sending military to enforce taxes on the colonists.
"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?"
Surrounded by French and Continental armies on a peninsula, a large British army surrendered here.
Saratoga
Yorktown
Trenton
Lexington and Concord
PICK TWO These men helped gain French support for American independence by working as ambassadors.
Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin
Patrick Henry
John Adams
How did the French and Indian War lay the groundwork for the American Revolution?
It had no impact
Colonist were forced to pay a tax to pay for the war.
The French began to invade the colonial territory.
The Indians were now stronger than France
What is the result of the plan to create a strong national government that is limited?
Articles of Confederation
Declaration of Independence
Constitution
Preamble
After the American Revolution, the ideas of Montesquieu, Locke, Voltaire, & Rousseau shaped the Constitution. What did these men have in common?
They are all Enlightenment Philosophers
They are all delegates at the Constitutional Convention
They all fought in the American Revolution
They all were related to George Washington
Which showed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Shay's Rebellion
Whiskey Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion
It became a crime to write anything insulting or false about the government became known as what act?
Alien Act
Sedition Act
Intolerable Act
Stamp Act
Which of the following best describes President Monroe's foreign policy dilemma?
Should he prevent European powers from invading Latin America in after the fall of the Spanish Empire?
How should he stop the Barbary Coast pirates from attacking American ships?
Should he go to war with Britain?
Should he stay allied with France?
The Monroe Doctrine wanted European Countries to stay out of the _____.
Western Hemishere
Eastern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
North Hemisphere
What does it mean to capture sailors from their boats to force them into you Navy?
Impressment
Embargo
Popular Sovereignty
Nullification Crisis
Which president created the most precedents for the executive branch because he was the first?
Abraham Lincoln
John Adams
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
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.
Fight
Leave
Excuse
Nullify
Why did Thomas Jefferson think twice about the Louisiana Purchase?
The price was too high
He believed it was unconstitutional
America did not seem to benefit from the land
It might cause problems with Mexico and the Native Americans
What was the goal of the American System?
Connect the regions of the United States economically.
Indoctrinate the students in public schools
Spread democracy around the world
Take land from others without military conflict
This president was a strong believer in expanding the nation westward
Henry Clay
Andrew Jackson
James K. Polk
Abraham Lincoln
Which was a consequence of the Mexican American War?
The issue of slavery began to deeply divide the U.S.
The issue of slavery is resolved.
It created a reason for Donald Trump to build a wall between the US and Mexico.
THe Missouri Compromise allowed....
A slave state to be added with a free state to maintain balance in the Senate
The government to focus on both agriculture and industry
America to pay off foreign debt
The Civil War to start
What was a result of the Kansas Nebraska act
Pro and anti slave supporters moved to Kansas to sway the vote on slavery.
Kansas voted to secede.
Nebraska voted to become a state.
Kansas and Nebraska had to wait on their decisions about slavery before they could join the union.
After his raid on Harper's Ferry, John Brown was viewed as...
A hero in the North and South
A hero/martyr in the North and a terrorist in the South
A hero Martyr in the South and a terrorist in the North
A British spy
Which best describes an important effect of the First Great Awakening?
A religious movement that encouraged colonists to challenge traditional authority.
Puritans in England immigrated to settlements in the New World
Colonists sought to find scientific evidence for the processes that ruled the world.
What territory shown here was added to the US in 1848. Which impact on did this land have on American politics?
Disputes over the land led to the Compromise of 1850
America tripled the amount of senators in congress.
The passage of popular sovereignty legislation.
It led to the Texas Annexation movement
What was the goal of the Freedmen's Bureau?
To help Freed Slaves adjust after the Civil War
to help the KKK drive out carpetbaggers
to establish political correctness in the south
to rebuild the North after the war
How did the south continue to resist racial equality during Reconstruction?
Enacting Black Codes to limit the rights of slaves
Agreeing to the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
Creating the Freedmen's Bureau
Establishing the Ku Klux Klan
During Congressional Reconstruction, most former Confederate states
were placed under military rule as a way to punish the South for the war
were readmitted into the Union, but only after promising to end slavery within 10 years
given full representation in Congress without issue
supported the immediate end of slavery throughout the U.S.
Which second great awakening movement shows the deep division between the north and south?
The abolitionist movement
The public schools movement
The temperance movement
The women's movement
This man owned Standard Oil and controlled 90% of the oil industry during the Gilded Age
Andrew Carnegie
Cornelius Vanderbilt
John D Rockefeller
JP Morgan
The most effective tatic of the Labor Unions was to
conduct sit-ins
strike
hold marches
fight immigration policies
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.
Ida B. Wells
Ida Tarbell
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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.
Zimmerman Telegram
Zimmerman Email
Morse Telegram
Navajo Codes
The US acquisition of the Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii are all examples of late-nineteenth century
imperialism.
isolation.
populism.
progressivism.
He was arrested after making a series of speeches against the war urging American men not to fight.
Woodrow Wilson
Langston Hughes
Booker T Washington
Eugene Debs
What caused America to abandoned a policy of neutrality and join WWI?
Sinking of the Lusitania
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Zimmerman Telegram
The attack on Pearl Harbor
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Gave US the right to be the "policemen of the Western Hemisphere"
Roosevelt Corollary
Good Neighbor Policy
Open Door Policy
Marshall Plan
What concept does the image illustrate?
American Imperialism
Acts of Neutrality
Manifest Destiny
Nullification Crisis
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.
Social Security Act
Wagner Act
National Labor Act
Medicare Act
Which event caused thousands to leave their homes in the midwest and move to California in search of jobs and a better life?
The Bonus Army protests
The massive wave of bank failures
The Dust Bowl
The Red Scare
Select all the factors that led to the dust bowl:
Over Farming
Severe Drought
Planes spraying pesticides
Increased Buffalo migrations
The following headlines reflect what idea about the New Deal policies?
-Cost too much $
-Didn't fix the depression
-Over regulated the gov/econ
funding of cultural and artistic activities
Economic advice on domestic policies
Political support for FDR
criticism of the New Deal
Why did President Roosevelt want to "pack the court"?
to allow justices to hear cases on a rotating basis
to kill New Deal programs in the U.S. Supreme Court
to appoint justices who would rule favorably on New Deal programs
to have a greater understanding of the economic benefits of the New Deal
To prevent the US from invading, the Soviets placed missiles in Cuba. President Kennedy demanded the missiles be removed. This led to the:
Cuban Missile Crisis
Bay of Pigs
Cuban Revolution
American Revolution
(Franklin Roosevelt)
(John F. Kennedy)
(Lyndon B. Johnson)
(Ronald Reagan)
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
John McCain
George W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Barack Obama
One similarity shared by Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton is that both
Had no vice president
Served only one term as president
Were impeached but not convicted
Came to the office after the death of a president
The policy objectives of Reaganomics were based on the theory that —
borrowing from foreign countries would help cover the costs of domestic programs
significant increases in government spending would help reduce unemployment
tax cuts for the wealthy and financial deregulation would promote economic expansion
reducing trade barriers would result in a budget surplus
What did Jimmy Carter do in response to the Iran Hostage Crisis?
Demand the hostages be released.
Sent the Shah back in exchange for the hostages
Bombed the city of Terahn
Negotiated an arms deal for the exchange of hostages.
The bloodiest battle of WWII, marked the end of war in the European Theatre
Battle of the Bulge
D-Day
Battle of Berlin
Dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Stated that the United States would supply any nation with economic and military aid to prevent its falling under the Soviet sphere of influence.
G.I. Bill
National Interstate and Defense Highways Act
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Truman Doctrine
What was the unintended consequence of the 18th amendment?
It led to the growth of organized crime.
America developed a third political party
States challenged the legality of the amendment.
