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Full SOL REVIEW

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 25hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
This statement expressed President Lincoln's plan for 
a)
creating a strategy for a Union victory
b)
eliminating Jim Crow laws
c)
convincing Congress to abolish slavery
d)
readmitting the Confederate states
2.
One major economic impact of the Civil War was the
a)
emergence of the South as a manufacturing center
b)
increase in the number of laborers relocating to the south
c)
strengthening of the North and Midwest
d)
increase in tariffs imposed on French and British
3.
Which economic factor completes this diagram?
a)
Lassissez-faire Policies
b)
High interest Rates
c)
Low Consumer Demands
d)
Strict Price Controls
4.
This event was a result of the passage of the
a)
Interstate Commerce Act
b)
17th Amendment
c)
Sherman Antitrust Act
d)
19th Amendment
5.
During the Industrial Revolution, new technology affected the economy of the United States by
a)
increasing worker productivity
b)
limiting profits
c)
decreasing urban population
d)
Generating tax revenue
6.
President William Howard Taft developed the Dollar Diplomacy policy to support
a)
United States citizens traveling to Europe
b)
equal trading rights in Japan
c)
United States businesses investing in Latin America
d)
trade with the Philippines
7.
The Great Migration of the early 20th century refers to the movement of
a)
European immigrants to western cities
b)
European immigrants to northeastern cities
c)
African American from the south to northern cities
d)
African Americans from the midwest to eastern cities
8.

The US failed to join the League of Nations because __

a)

the President vetoed the treaty

b)

membership was restricted to European countries

c)

the Senate rejected the treaty

d)

membership was limited by European leaders

9.
I worked to increase production by using an assembly line for my automobiles. 
a)
Henry Ford
b)
John D. Rockefeller
c)
Ida D. Wells 
d)
J.P. Morgan 
10.
I was the industrial leader who made riches in the steel industry. 
a)
Henry Ford
b)
Andrew Carnegie 
c)
Cornelius Vanderbilt 
d)
John D. Rockefeller 
11.
My wealth came as an industrial leader in oil. 
a)
Andrew Carnegie
b)
John D. Rockefeller 
c)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
d)
Ida D. Wells 
12.

I was both a Progressive and Imperialist President. I known for being associated with the "Square Deal" and the Panama Canal.

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

George Bush

13.

This movement used the government to institute reforms for problems created by industrialization.

a)

Abolitionism

b)

Progressive

c)

immigration

d)

westward movement

14.

Most European immigrants entered the US here:

a)

Angel Island

b)

Ellis Island

c)

Baltimore Harbor

d)

Cape Canaveral

15.

Secretary of State John Hay established an Open Door Policy of trade with this country:

a)

France

b)

Great Britain

c)

Japan

d)

China

16.

What was President Wilson's plan for peace after WWI?

a)

Square Deal

b)

Fourteen Points

c)

New Freedom

d)

Dollar Diplomacy

17.

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

17th

b)

18th

c)

19th

d)

20th

18.

During the Industrial Revolution, new technology affected the economy of the United States by

a)

increasing worker productivity

b)

limiting profits

c)

decreasing urban population

d)

Generating tax revenue

19.
The family shown in this picture is most likely on the way to 
a)
find factory work in the Northeast
b)
claim a homestead in the West
c)
work as indentured servants in Virginia
d)
prospect for gold in California
20.

By the late 1890s, many American business leaders believed their best chance for future growth depended on

a)

tighter government regulation

b)

increasing growth of labor unions

c)

laws abolishing the use of child labor

d)

the establishment of foreign markets

21.

One major economic impact of the Civil War was the ___

a)

emergence of the South as a manufacturing center

b)

increase in the number of laborers relocating to the South

c)

strengthening the North and Midwest industrial regions

d)

increase in tariffs imposed on French and British goods

22.

This event was a result of the passage of the ___

a)

Interstate Commerce Act

b)

17th Amendment

c)

Sherman Antitrust Act

d)

19th Amendment

23.
Which of these resulted from the prohibition of alcohol during the 1920s?
a)
A decline in immigration rates
b)
A growing fear of communism
c)
The expansion of the consumer economy
d)
The rise of organized crime
24.

The creation of initiative, referendum, and recall procedures during the Progressive Era resulted in-

a)

a system of seperate schools for new immigrants

b)

the expansion of citizens' direct participation in the democratic process

c)

a redistribution of the tax burden among citizens

d)

more resources of revenue for state governments

25.

These journalists published stories to try to draw the public's attention to issues like child labor:

a)

yellow journalists

b)

evangelists

c)

muckrakers

d)

capitalists

26.
During World War II, the purpose of posters such as this was to 
a)
motivate American women to enter the work force in defense factories
b)
encourage civilians to become members of the armed forces
c)
show how Americans on the home front could contribute to the war effort
d)
pressure industries to dedicate their resources to war manufacturing
27.
Modern American schools adapted to serve new immigrants in the United States by
a)
limiting vocational programs
b)
offering bilingual education
c)
offering extracurricular activities
d)
requiring physical education
28.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was created primarily to
a)
protect Western Europe from communism
b)
encourage communist faction in China
c)
install democratic governments in Africa
d)
protect South America from invasion
29.
This practice was outlawed with the passage of the
a)
15th Amendment
b)
Civil Rights Act of 1964
c)
19th Amendment
d)
Voting Rights Act of 1965
30.
During World War II, which action was an example of this code of behavior
a)
Japanese civilians welcoming U.S. troops
b)
Japanese captors treating U.S. POWs humanely
c)
Japanese emperor accepting the terms of unconditional surrender
d)
Japanese troops committing suicide rather than surrendering
31.
Over the last three decades, the American work force has had to acquire and improve skills in
a)
Computer techonolgy
b)
Automobile repair
c)
Heavy machinery
d)
Medical equipment
32.
This program was created during the
a)
New Deal
b)
Great Society
c)
Contract With America
d)
Reaganonimcs
33.
Which president takes the actions seen in the photo
a)
Lyndon Johnson
b)
John Kennedy
c)
Dwight Eisenhower
d)
Richard Nixon
34.
What war is the subject of this photo
a)
Vietnam
b)
Korea
c)
Afghanistan
d)
Persian Gulf
35.
Which regions are the source of most recent immigrants to the US?
a)
Latin America & Africa
b)
Asia & Latin America
c)
Western Europe & Africa
d)
Asia & Southern Europe
36.
Senator Joseph McCarthy is best known for his involvement in-
a)
the war effort of the 1940s
b)
the Red Scare of the 1950s 
c)
the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s
d)
the political scandals of the 1970s
37.
What event sparked significant protests in the United States during the 1960s?
a)
WWII
b)
Vietnam War
c)
Cuban Missile Crisis
d)
WWI
38.
The Cold War ended when what country collapsed?  
a)
British Empire
b)
Cuba
c)
Vietnam
d)
Soviet Union
39.

What impact did joseph McCarthy have on American society

a)

created opposition to US involvement in Latin American affairs

b)

Encouraged the widespread fear of Communism

c)

strengthened the US Army

d)

encouraged the Americans to stand up for their civil rights

40.

The Marshall plan was intended to aid who?

a)

Russia

b)

Western Europe

c)

Cuba

d)

Both A and C

41.

Who said this: "Yesterday, December 7, 1941 — a date which will live in infamy — the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan."

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Charles Lindbergh

d)

Joseph Stalin

42.

What strategy did both Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and César Chávez use to achieve social change?

a)

Organized labor unions

b)

Created militant demonstrations

c)

Started riots

d)

Led nonviolent boycotts

43.

What was the effect of the FDIC?

a)

It gave banks a four day bank holiday

b)

It created jobs for millions of people.

c)

It paid subsidies to lower production on farms.

d)

It guaranteed bank deposits

44.
Brown v. Board of Education had the most immediate effect on:
a)
Segregated schools
b)
The Montgomery Bus Boycott
c)
The Freedom Riders
d)
The Miranda Warning
45.
Why was September 11, 2001, a turning point in American history?
a)
It created a new focus on world terrorism
b)
It established the importance of isolationism
c)
It reduced federal efforts for homeland security
d)
It lessened the need to work with foreign governments
46.

Why were posters like this produced during World War II?

a)

To encourage women to join community defense organizations in case of invasion

b)

To encourage women to work in defense industries in order to support the war effort

c)

To encourage women to serve in government and replace men drafted into the military

d)

To encourage women to join the military and support their country by fighting overseas

47.
First nation to land an astronaut on the Moon...
a)
Soviet Union (Russia)
b)
United States
c)
Great Britain
d)
France
48.

Thurgood Marshall, the first African American Supreme Court Justice, first became famous for which of the following:

a)

Organizing the March on Washington

b)

Not giving up his bus seat in Birmingham

c)

Winning the court case of Brown v Board of Education

d)

Leading the Black Panther Party

49.

What term best describes the programs shown in the image?

a)

the Fair Deal

b)

the New Deal

c)

the Treaty of Versailles

d)

the League of Nations

e)

the Great Depression

50.

The stock market crash of 1929 represents ...

a)

the start of World War Two for America.

b)

the start of the Great Depression in America.

c)

the start of World War One for America.

d)

the start of the Great Migration in America.

51.

The idea that America has the "God give" right to expand its territory west to the Pacific Ocean was known as --

a)

Nullification Crisis

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

Free Enterprise

d)

Manifest Destiny

52.

The following map depicts the relocation of Native American tribes during the --

a)

Great Migration

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

Westward Migration

d)

Manifest Destiny

53.

The U.S. annexation of ___________ led to disputes between the United States and Mexico. This was a major cause of the U.S. - Mexican War.

a)

Florida

b)

Louisiana

c)

Texas

d)

California

54.

What is Jacksonian Democracy?

a)

the idea that the common people should control their government

b)

the political party that supported Jackson in the election of 1828

c)

the notion that the rich and upper class should have the most power

d)

the nickname Andrew Jackson earned in the War of 1812

55.

How did tariffs affect imported goods?

a)

Tariffs lowered the prices of imported goods.

b)

Tariffs made imported goods illegal to buy.

c)

Tariffs set weight restrictions for imported goods.

d)

Tariffs raised the cost of imported goods.

56.

Jackson's policy toward American Indians was

a)

to honor treaties that protected Indian land.

b)

to use force to remove Indians from their land.

c)

to give Indians fertile land for farming.

d)

to help Indians create their own government.

57.
When Andrew Jackson gave government jobs to his closest supporters/allies it was called:
a)
support system
b)
the spoils system
c)
Jacksonian Democracy
d)
nullification
58.
Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?
a)
the north
b)
the south
c)
the west
59.

Uprisings led by Nat Turner and Gabriel Prosser contributed to the Southern states' decision to

a)

pass harsh fugitive slave laws

b)

accept the Missouri Compromise

c)

enact Jim Crow legislation

d)

support the passing of higher tariffs

60.

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

61.

This law gave southerners more opportunity to have their escaped slaves caught and returned to their masters in the south.

a)

Annexation of Texas

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Fugitive Slave Laws

d)

Missouri Compromise

62.

Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel ________ _____ _______ electrified the North and sparked outrage in the South.

a)

Uncle Tom's Beating

b)

Guide to Slaves

c)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

63.

The _______________ made California a free state and gave New Mexico and Utah popular sovereignty among other things.

a)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Personal Liberty Laws

d)

Nativism

64.

What circumstances made California ready for statehood so quickly?

a)

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

b)

Gadsden Purchase

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Gold Rush

65.
Strong-willed abolitionist who led a raid on Harper's Ferry shortly before the Civil War...
a)
John Brown
b)
William Lloyd Garrison
c)
Frederick Douglass
d)
Nat Turner
66.

Workers who built the railroads were mainly

a)

homesteaders and cowboys

b)

Chinese and Irish

c)

Russian and Irish

d)

Mexican and Chinese

67.

The Battle of Gettysburg was a significant event of the Civil War because it

a)

caused states to secede from the Union

b)

was the opening conflict of the war

c)

forced the surrender of the South

d)

was the turning point of the war

68.

What was a significant outcome of the Missouri Compromise?

a)

It temporarily relieved sectional tensions over slavery.

b)

It expanded the railroad construction in southern states.

c)

It increased the number of immigrant settling in northern states.

d)

It provided financing for canals.

69.

“… I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.”


Who made this statement?

a)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

b)

Phillis Wheatley

c)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

d)

Harriet Tubman

70.

A(n) ________________ is a person that opposed slavery and wanted it to end.

a)

Republican

b)

Democrat

c)

Abolitionist

d)

Secessionist

71.
What violent event is considered the start of the Civil War with Confederate forces seizing federal forts.
a)
Attack on Fort Sumter
b)
Raid on Harper's Ferry
c)
Pottawatomie Creek Killings
72.

The timeline above shows a number of important events in American History. Which of the following would be the best title for the timeline?

a)

Creation of Jim Crow South

b)

Events Leading to the Revolutionary War

c)

Results of the Abolition of Slavery

d)

Events Leading to the Civil War

73.

The President during the Civil War was ______________________.

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Henry Clay

d)

Robert E. Lee

74.

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender and end the fighting of the Civil War?

a)

Washington, DC

b)

Appomattox Court House, VA

c)

Richmond, VA

d)

Atlanta, GA

75.

On what principle from the Declaration of Independence did President Lincoln base the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

the principle that political power belongs to the people

b)

the principle that the federal government should control slavery

c)

the principle of limited federal powers

d)

the principle that all men are created equal

76.

Which Colony was established as a business venture?

a)

Connecticut

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Georgia

d)

Virginia

77.
The primary reason for the establishment of the Southern Colonies was...
a)
Academic
b)
Economic
c)
Religious
d)
Scientific
78.
The primary reason for the establishment of the New England Colonies was...
a)
Academic
b)
Economic
c)
Religious
d)
Scientific
79.
The government of the early New England Colonies was a form of direct democracy administered through -
a)
formal legislative bodies
b)
town meetings
c)
decrees from the King 
d)
powerful warlords
80.
The first elected assembly in the New World was ____________ now known as the General Assembly of Virginia. 
a)
Virginia Assembly of Elders
b)
Virginia High Council
c)
Virginia Squires
d)
Virginia House of Burgesses 
81.
A type of labor that existed in the New World where someone pledged a certain number of years of service in exchange for passage was known as - 
a)
slavery
b)
indentured servitude
c)
contract work
d)
apprentice
82.
The Southern Colonies engaged in the slave trade extensively, starting in Jamestown in 1619, because their economy was based on ___________ which at the time was very labor intensive. 
a)
Agriculture
b)
Manufacturing
c)
Banking
d)
Philosophy and the Arts
83.
Which of the Following best explains the changes in population shown  in the table? 
a)
Diseases from Western Hemisphere introduced to Europe
b)
Diseases from Europe introduced in the Americas
c)
Native diets improved after 1492
d)
Europeans had a poorer diet after 1492
84.
The quote is taken from which document?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
United States Constitution
d)
Declaration of Independence
85.
Which date on the this timeline represents the beginning of a permanent British presence in North America
a)
1565
b)
1587
c)
1607
d)
1620
86.

This president purchased the Louisiana Purchase from France

a)

George Washington

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

87.

The different types of economies found in the original colonies were primarily a reflection of the ____

a)

nationalities of the settlers

b)

geography of the area

c)

provisions of the charters

d)

religion of the settlers

88.
Which country was an ally of the U.S. when fighting for its independence
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
89.
Which section of the colonies was founded by people seeking religious freedom
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
90.
What term means the God given right to control everything from sea to sea?
a)
Proviso
b)
Popular Sovereignty
c)
Secession
d)
Manifest Destiny
91.

Which of the following forbade the colonists from settling West across the Appalachian Mountains?

a)

The Stamp Act

b)

The Emancipation Proclamation

c)

The Proclamation of 1763

d)

The Townshend Acts

92.

Commander of the Continental Army

a)

General Cornwallis

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

George Washington

93.

What country did Benjamin Franklin convince to help us with the American Revolution???

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Canada

94.

According to the Declaration of Independence, the government gets its power from…

a)

The consent of the governed

b)

Elected representatives

c)

The military

d)

The U.S. Constitution

95.
Thomas Jefferson drew on the ideas of which English philosopher when writing the Declaration of Independence?
a)
George Mason
b)
George Stout
c)
John Adams
d)
John Locke
96.

presidential message that said that Europe should not interfere in the affairs of Latin America and the U.S. would not interfere in European affairs

a)

AOC

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Monroe Doctrine

d)

Emancipation Proclamation

97.

The Great Compromise settled the dispute over

a)

The Presidential veto power

b)

The issue of slavery

c)

Representation in Congress

d)

Judicial Review

98.

Antifederalists insisted that a bill of rights be added to the Constitution in order to

a)

grant more power to Congress

b)

provide a method of settling disputes between

states

c)

prevent states from denying individuals the

right to vote

d)

protect individual rights from the power of the central government

99.

Which constitutional principle best protects the public from abuse by one branch of government?

a)

equality

b)

federalism

c)

executive privilege

d)

checks and balances

100.

Which territory was gained by the US from a treaty with Spain?

a)

Oregon

b)

California

c)

Florida

101.

In the mid-1800s, which group supported high tariffs to raise the price of imported manufactured goods?

a)

Great Plains wheat farmers

b)

Northern factory owners and workers

c)

Southern plantation owners

d)

Western gold miners and cattle ranchers

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