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FINAL (Version 1)

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The two chambers of Congress (the US Legislative Branch) are....
a)
House of Representatives and Assembly 
b)
Senate and Congress 
c)
House of Representatives and Senate
d)
House of Lords and House of Commons
2.
In what chamber of Congress does each state have equal representation? 
a)
Senate 
b)
House of Representatives 
c)
General Assembly 
d)
House of Commons 
3.
Shays' Rebellion in MA started as a protest against
a)
unfair taxes and farmers' debt
b)
the death penalty
c)
the Revolutionary War
d)
Native Americans
4.
Which Framer is known as the "Father of the Constitution"?
a)
George Washington
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Mason
5.
The Land Ordinance of 1785 established
a)
peace treaties with Native tribes
b)
townships to sell land in the Northwest Territory
c)
compromises between large and small states
d)
governments for the western territories
6.
The Virginia Plan called for representation in Congress based on
a)
population of each state
b)
tax revenue from each state
c)
equal legislators for each state
d)
slave population of a state
7.
The Virginia and New Jersey Plans were combined in the
a)
Three-Fifths Compromise
b)
Slave Trade Compromise
c)
Southern Compromise
d)
Great Compromise
8.
The Three-Fifths Compromise solved disagreements over 
a)
repayment of Revolutionary War debt
b)
large and small state representation
c)
representation and taxation of slave states
d)
continuing the Transatlantic Slave Trade
9.
The president is chosen every 4 years by
a)
representative electors from each state
b)
the national popular vote
c)
two-thirds vote of Congress
d)
three-fourths vote in a states convention
10.
After the Constitutional Convention, Federalists supported a
a)
strong federal republic
b)
bill of rights added to the Constitution
c)
weak president under Congress' control
d)
greater role for the states in the government
11.
Which of the following was NOT an author of the Federalist Papers?
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
John Jay
c)
James Madison
d)
Patrick Henry
12.
What change did George Mason and other Anti-Federalists want made to the Constitution?
a)
They objected to the Great Compromise
b)
They wanted more protection of individual rights
c)
They wanted more representation for slave states
d)
They wanted more power for the courts
13.
Anti-Federalists believed that the people were best represented by the
a)
House of Representatives
b)
president
c)
judicial branch
d)
state legislatures
14.
What is the name of the first government of the United States?
a)
U.S. Constitution
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Northwest Ordinance
d)
Declaration of Independence
15.
Which of these was an economic problem for the U.S. under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
There were too many Continental and state currencies
b)
The states taxed each other's goods
c)
Each state had its own trade policies with foreign countries
d)
All of these
16.

Sectional differences in the United States during the early 1800s were mostly rooted in differences about —

a)

religion

b)

economics

c)

the roles of women

d)

attitudes about war

17.

How did U.S. tariff policies contribute to sectionalism prior to the Civil War?

a)

Northern states benefited from the tariffs, while Southern states considered them an economic burden.

b)

Western states wanted tariffs to pay for improved infrastructure, while Northern states wanted to reduce the national debt.

c)

Northern states gained European investment in industry, while Southern plantations had to rely on trade with Latin America.

d)

Southern states benefited from tariffs on raw materials, while Northern and Western states disapproved of higher prices for imports.

18.

How did economic opportunities for free African Americans differ from enslaved African Americans during the early 1800s?

a)

Free African Americans could own property and had some rights, while enslaved African Americans had no rights at all.

b)

Free African Americans had no rights to own property, but could operate a business, while enslaved African Americans had no rights at all.

c)

Free African Americans had the right to own businesses and property, while enslaved African Americans only had the right to own personal property.

d)

Free African Americans could own and operate their own business, while enslaved African Americans could not own but could only operate a few small types of businesses.

19.

How did both the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 contribute to differences between free and enslaved African Americans?

a)

The institution of slavery was allowed in some new states while other states allowed freedom for African Americans.

b)

Both compromises expanded rights for enslaved African Americans, but limited the rights of free African Americans in new free states.

c)

Free African Americans gained new rights to vote and hold office in new free states while enslaved African Americans lacked any rights.

d)

Both compromises limited the spread of slavery to east of the Mississippi River, allowing enslaved African Americans who escaped slavery to gain their freedom and political rights in free states.

20.

How did many Southern slaveholders view the issue of slavery?

a)

As a source of labor, slavery was an economic issue.

b)

Slavery was considered immoral and should be abolished.

c)

Slavery was considered a historical tradition that should be maintained to keep cultural ties with the past.

d)

As a source of controversy, slavery was considered a political problem the federal government should solve.

21.

During the heightened period of sectionalism of the early 1800s, John C. Calhoun became a spokesman for southern states by —

a)

working to repeal the Fugitive Slave Act

b)

compromising to stop the spread of slavery

c)

arguing in favor of a state’s right to nullify federal laws

d)

claiming that the Constitution did not apply to the states

22.

Which southern city served as a busy port of entry for goods and immigrants in the mid-1800’s?

a)

Atlanta

b)

Galveston

c)

Baton Rouge

d)

Harper’s Ferry

23.

Which geographic factor was common in the North but was lacking in the South prior to the American Civil War?

a)

Seaports

b)

Railroads

c)

Plantations

d)

Coastal cities

24.

Which physical geographic factor of the northern United States most facilitated industrial growth in the region?

a)

Natural harbors

b)

Mineral-rich soils

c)

Long growing seasons

d)

Mild climate conditions

25.

Which constitutional principal is the focus of the Nullification Crisis?

a)

Federalism

b)

Republicanism

c)

Individual Rights

d)

Popular Sovereignty

26.

Which congressional action came about as a response to the Dred Scott decision?

a)

Creating the Freedmen’s Bureau

b)

Ratifying the Thirteenth Amendment

c)

Issuing the Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Passing the Southern Homestead Act

27.

Which of the following was a result of the Missouri Compromise?

a)

The slave trade ended.

b)

Slavery was declared unconstitutional.

c)

Only slavery states were admitted into the Union.

d)

Political power was balanced between slave and free states.

28.
Where is Philadelphia located on a map?
a)
North of Jamestown and East of the Appalachian Mountains.
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b)
west of the mississippi
c)
near canada
d)
under the great lakes
29.
Where is Boston located on a map?
a)
Far inland
b)
On the Atlantic coast and North East of Philadelphia.
c)
West of the Appalachian Mountains
d)
West of chicago 
30.
What British colonies were mostly settled by Puritans?
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
Western Colonies
31.
What geographic factor contributed to the colonization and rapid development
of the North Carolina, New Jersey, Virginia, New York, and Massachusetts Bay colonies?
a)
Located near the Atlantic coast 
b)
They had established farmers and atrisans
c)
Chesapeake bay attracted farmers
d)
protected by appalaichain mountains
32.
What is an example of geographical characteristics that influenced the different settlement patterns in the 13 original English Colonies?
a)
south had too many forests
b)
NE colonies had the most water resources
c)
farmers were attracted to chesapeak bay
d)
The Appalachian mountains were a barrier to the west
33.
Why were French explorers interested in claiming the Mississippi River and having access to the Great Lakes?
a)
Thought gold was there
b)
Fur trapping
c)
no eastern coast available
d)
they farmed and wanted to be rich
34.
What are the 3 main trading cash crops for the Southern Colonies?
a)
1. Tobacco
2. Indigo
3. cotton
b)
1. Tobacco
2. Indigo
3. corn
c)
1. Tobacco
2. Indigo
3. Rice 
d)
1. Tobacco
2. Indigo
3. beans
35.
The transatlantic slave trade began when...
a)
Sugar plantations in west indies needed labor
b)
cotton became a cash crop in the south
c)
Indians refused to work
d)
Indentured servants went on strike
36.
What colonial region has the best soil for large scale agriculture?
a)
Southern
b)
Middle
c)
New England
37.
What caused the economic differences among the 3 colonial regions?
a)
Geography
b)
Nationality
c)
Religion
d)
Tradition
38.
How did William Penn help develop limited government in Pennsylvania.
a)
support a colonial union
b)
writing a colonial constitution
c)
created a colonial legislature
d)
freed blacks
39.
Who had the biggest influence in the writing of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut?
a)
William Blackstone
b)
Thomas Hooker
c)
John Locke
d)
William Penn
40.
How were Montesquieu and Locke both significant individuals in the development of representative government? 
a)
they trained others
b)
they were good teachers
c)
Their ideas influenced other colonial leaders
d)
They were good fighters
41.
Who settled in New York for economic gains?
a)
Spanish
b)
Dutch
c)
French
d)
German
42.
Why is Eliza Luca Pinckney important in colonial history?
a)
Southern Indigo farms
b)
Southern Corn Farms
c)
Southern Cotton Farms
d)
Southern Bean Farms
43.

Why were Anne Hutchinson's ideas so upsetting to the leaders of Massachusetts Bay Colony?

a)

She wanted to start her won colony

b)

She encouraged women to leave the church

c)

she wanted separation of church and state

d)

she challenged the authority of men in the colony

44.
Why did Roger Williams want to create the colony of Rhode Island?
a)
Expand slavery in new territory 
b)
gave rights to women
c)
end state interference in church affairs
d)
save haven for persecuted catholics
45.
What caused the "First Great Awakening"?
a)
Religious leaders became political leaders
b)
Religious groups created their own colonies
c)
preachers spread the ideals of the Enlightenment
d)
many religious denominations grew
46.
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 _____
a)
allowed slavery in the Northwest Territory
b)
established a method for admitting new states to the Union
c)
paid for roads to move west
d)
created townships to sell land
47.
A bicameral legislature has
a)
two votes per state
b)
two chambers
c)
three branches
d)
nine judges
48.
What year was the Constitution Convention?
a)
1781
b)
1776
c)
1787
d)
1783
49.
Americans were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.
a)
strong state government
b)
weak government
c)
strong central government
d)
legslature
50.

Which is a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Congress couldn't collect taxes

b)

No national courts to settle state disputes

c)

Difficult to pass new laws or amendments

d)

All of the these

51.
The _____________ foreign policy statement made by the 5th President stating that 1) the U.S. would not interfere in European affairs, and 2) that the western hemisphere was closed to colonization and/ or interference by European nations.
a)
Adam's Inaugural Address
b)
Washington's Farewell Address
c)
Jefferson's Embargo Act
d)
Monroe Doctrine
52.
__________ treaty ended the French and Indian War and effectively kicked the French out of North America.
a)
Treaty of Ghent
b)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
c)
Treaty of Paris 1763
d)
Treaty of Paris 1783
53.

The _____________ Treaty ended the American Revolution and forced Britain to recognize the United States as an independent nation.

a)

Treaty of Ghent

b)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

c)

Treaty of Paris 1763

d)

Treaty of Paris 1783

54.
________________- was a policy of establishing the principles and procedures for the orderly expansion of the United States.
a)
Judicial Review
b)
Northwest Ordinance
c)
Federalism
d)
Manifest Destiny
55.
___________ was the agreement signed in 1620 by the Pilgrims in Plymouth, to consult each other about laws for; the colony and a promise to work together to make it succeed.
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Representation
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Articles of Confederation
56.
___________ was a series of essays written by James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton, defending the Constitution and the principles on which the government of the United States was founded.
a)
Anti-Federalist Writings
b)
Federalist Papers
57.
______________ was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to convince colonists that it was time to become independent from Britain.
a)
Federalist Papers
b)
Anti-Federalist Writing
c)
Give me Liberty or Give me Death
d)
Common Sense
58.
______________ the first ten amendments to the Constitution and detail the protection of individual liberties.
a)
Fixer Uppers
b)
Federalist Papers
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Reconstruction Amendments
59.
_____________ is a short speech given by Abraham Lincoln to dedicate a cemetery for soldiers who died at the Battle of Gettysburg.  It is considered to be a profound statement of American ideals.
a)
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
b)
Lincoln's First Inauguration
c)
Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
d)
Lincoln's Farewell Address
60.
Abraham Lincoln issued the_________ on January 1, 1863, setting all slaves in the Confederate states free.
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Inaugural Address
c)
Emancipation Procalamation
d)
Farewell Address
61.
Lincoln's ____________ stated that, “no state…can lawfully get out of the Union”, but pledged there would be no war unless the South started it.
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
First Inaugural Address
d)
Second Inaugural Address
62.
Lincoln's ___________ was meant to help heal and restore the country after four years of Civil War.
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Emancipation Proclamation
c)
First Inaugural Address
d)
Second Inaugural Address
63.
In what year was the Jamestown Colony founded?
a)
1607
b)
1620
c)
1776
d)
1787
64.
When did the Civil War begin?
a)
1803
b)
1812
c)
1861
d)
1865
65.
What was the purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Establish US law
b)
Nominate Representatives
c)
Declare reasons for colonies to separate from Great Britain
d)
Establish a Bill of Rights
66.
Where was the first shot of the American Revolution fired?
a)
Lexington
b)
Saratoga
c)
Appomattox
d)
Yorktown
67.
At what battle did Washington conquer the Hessians?  
a)
New York
b)
Saratoga
c)
Trenton
d)
Yorktown
68.
The Civil War battle that was the turning point in the war?
a)
Appomattox
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Vicksburg
d)
1st Battle of Bull Run
69.
The Louisiana territory was purchased by Thomas Jefferson in _____________.
a)
1861
b)
1607
c)
1803
d)
1812
70.
Union General at the end of the war?
a)
Grant
b)
McClellan
c)
Lee
d)
Johnson
71.
What was the first battle of the Civil War?
a)
Appomattox
b)
Trenton
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
Gettysburg
72.
In what year was the Constitution written?
a)
1620
b)
1776
c)
1787
d)
1812
73.
Thomas Jefferson got his ideas of "unalienable rights" from what Enlightenment thinker?
a)
John Locke
b)
Baron de Montesquieu
c)
Hobbes
d)
Voltaire
74.
The first established representative government in North America was ___________.
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
House of Burgesses
c)
Jamestown
d)
Federalists
75.
A nation in which voters choose representatives to vote for them is called ______________.
a)
A republic
b)
A confederation
c)
A tyranny
d)
A kingdom
76.
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Yorktown
c)
Lexington
d)
Appomattox
77.
A tax on goods from another country to protect the home industry is called _________.
a)
Nullification
b)
IRS
c)
Temperance
d)
Tariff
78.
The original idea that no one is above the law comes from what document?
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Magna Carta
d)
English Bill of Rights
79.
Supporters of the Constitution who favored a strong national government were called ________.
a)
Anti-Federalists
b)
Federalists
80.
A form of government run for the people, by the people giving people the supreme power is called a _____________.
a)
Republic
b)
Democracy
c)
Monarchy
d)
Empire
81.
Federalists supported which founding father.
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Alexander Hamilton
82.
What document did the Anti-Federalist insist on adding to the Constitution?
a)
Common Sense
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Articles of Confederation
83.

A means of conveyance or travel from one place to another, steamboats, canals (Erie Canal), railroads

a)

Transportation

b)

Transmit

c)

Trapping animals for fur

d)

Communication

84.

An act or instance of transmitting a verbal or written message

a)

Communication

b)

Transportation

c)

Region

d)

Urbanization

85.

A geographic area distinguished by similar features – ex: Southwest, Northeast

a)

Region

b)

Plains

c)

Industrialization

d)

Mountains

86.

When a society’s movement of population and resources changes from farm production to manufacturing production

a)

Industrialization

b)

Cotton Gin

c)

Industrial Revolt

87.
  1. Manufacturing and industry
  2. Agriculture (supplied North with raw materials)


Which is correct?

a)

1= North

2= South

b)

1= South

2= North

88.

The movement of people to cities, created economic centers that provided wealth to the nation; contributed to pollution and overcrowding

a)

Urbanization

b)

Dwellings

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Transportation

89.

-the government should not interfere in the economy other than to protect private property rights and to maintain peace

-Rise of the factory system led to banking systems and real estate firms;

-factories were not regulated by the state or federal governments

a)

Laissez-faire

b)

Laissez-fairy

c)

Laissez-fries

d)

State-fair

90.

Products could be produced faster and cheaper, hire low-waged workers

a)

Factory System

b)

Plantation System

c)

Steamboat System

d)

Congress System

91.

People who risk their capital (money) in organizing and running a business

a)

Entrepreneurship

b)

Free Enterprise

c)

Industrialization

92.

Economic system in which is made up of the following components: Private property, voluntary exchange of goods, profit motive (motivation to make money), and supply and demand determines prices

a)

Entrepreneurship

b)

Free Enterprise

c)

Factory System

93.

His dream was coming true, America was changing its economic ($) focus from agriculture in the South to manufacturing in the North

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Madison

d)

Eli Whitney

94.

invented the Cotton Gin and Interchangeable parts, both of which contributed to the Industrial Revolution.

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

Eli White

c)

Eli Whitmore

95.

invented the mechanical reaper that was used to harvest grain

a)

Cyrus McCormick

b)

Eli Whitney

c)

Robert Fulton

96.

AKA “Mill Girls” were female workers who came to work for the textile corporations in Lowell, Massachusetts, during the Industrial Revolution in the United States

a)

Lowell Girls

b)

Lonely Girls

c)

Mill Girls

97.

method of mass-producing steel (process used to create large amounts of steel at one time)

a)

Bessemer Steel Process

b)

Bessemer Iron Process

c)

Bessemer Copper Process

d)

Bessemer Metal Process

98.

AKA the American Party, was a political party during the 1840s and1850s, originated in 1849, strongly opposed immigrants and followers of the Catholic Church

a)

Know-Nothing Party

b)

Know-It-All Party

c)

Know who Post Malone is?

99.

the act to end or stop something, in this case slavery

a)

Abolition

b)

Abomination

c)

Ab Workout

100.

This began during the 1800s (19th century) that challenged the way people thought and did things.

a)

Abolition Movements

b)

Lowell Movements

c)

Reform Movements

d)

Factory Movements

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