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US History EOC Review

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

President Polk won the Election of 1844 by a landslide because...

a)

He was the only person running for President

b)

He was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest Destiny

c)

He was a "Common Man" and people felt connected to him

d)

He actually didn't win, Henry Clay was the 11th President

2.

Letter 'E" marks which of the following:

a)

United States in 1783

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Texas

d)

The Louisiana Purchase

3.

Why was the area marked by letter "C" added to the U.S.?

a)

The U.S. needed to flat terrain to build the Transcontinental Railroad

b)

The U.S. won the area after the border disputes were settled

c)

Mexico just gave the land to the U.S. in order to preserve peace

d)

The U.S. had always owned the land

4.

Which area of land was added in 1803?

a)

A

b)

C

c)

E

d)

D

5.

What state was given to the U.S. as part of the Adam-Onis treaty with Spain in 1819?

a)

Texas

b)

California

c)

Florida

d)

Oregon

6.

When the U.S. acquired land area "A" it had reached it's goal of....

a)

Taking over all of Spain's Territory

b)

Taking over all of Mexico's Territory

c)

Pushing Great Britain out of North America

d)

Reaching the Pacific Ocean

7.

Manifest Destiny offered many people...

a)

Economic Opportunity

b)

Nothing

c)

More Factory Jobs

d)

New Technological Innovations

8.

What state boomed in 1849 due to the Gold Rush?

a)

Texas

b)

Florida

c)

Oregon

d)

California

9.

Which of the following was not a reason to support Manifest Destiny?

a)

Hatred of Foreign Nations

b)

Economic Opportunity

c)

To open new markets of trade

d)

to spread the U.S. style of government (Democracy)

10.
The Compromise of 1850 included all of the following except 
a)
California entered the Union as a free state
b)
All other states would enter under popular sovereignty
c)
US pays TX $10 million for land outside present day boundary
d)
Texas agreed to become a free state
11.
The granting of land from one country to another is called
a)
cession
b)
permanent school fund
c)
veto
d)
annexation
12.
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo made the _______________ river the boundary between 
a)
Nueces River
b)
Sabine River
c)
Colorado River
d)
Rio Grande River
13.
Texas got its well-known shape due to the 
a)
Treaty of Velasco
b)
Treaty of Guadulupe Hidalgo
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Compromise of 1850
14.
Slavery became a major issue in the 1840s and 1850s because:
a)
The northern states tried to abolish slavery in the southern states
b)
The nation was expanding to the West
c)
The southern states demanded the end of slavery
d)
None of these
15.
All were impacts of the Mexican-American War EXCEPT
a)
It gave the US its manifest destiny
b)
It became a training ground forthe future Civil War generals
c)
It united America
d)
Forced decisions about new lands being free or slave states
16.
Texas joined the United States through a process called
a)
expedition
b)
veto
c)
annexation
d)
joint resolution
17.
What product was first made using machines in factories?
a)
Steel
b)
textiles
c)
locomotives
d)
flying shuttles
18.
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
a)
Low wages
b)
Safe working conditions
c)
Dangerous working conditions
d)
Widespread pollution
19.
A place where people and machines join together to mass produce goods.
a)
Cartel
b)
Corporation
c)
Factory
d)
Urbanization
20.
Mass production led to:
a)
Products being more superior in quality
b)
goods became less expensive
c)
laborers received higher wages
d)
industries moved to rural areas
21.
Before the Industrial Revolution all products were created by
a)
Factories
b)
Hand
c)
Slaves
d)
Royalty
22.
Why did people move to the cities during the Industrial revolution?
a)
Jobs in factories
b)
Jobs on the farm
c)
Family
d)
Friends
23.
This machine allowed factories to be built anywhere, powered by coal.
a)
flying shuttle
b)
steam engine
c)
spinning jenny
d)
cotton gin
24.
Which statement is true?
a)
Children were not allowed to work in the mines during the Industrial Revolution
b)
Work conditions were closely regulated
c)
There were no labor laws that prevented children from working
d)
Children were allowed to work but they were treated fairly. 
25.

Who invented the cotton gin?

a)

John Deere

b)

Eli Whitney

c)

Samuel Slater

d)

Samuel Morse

26.

What did states pass to limit what slaves could do such as traveling or learning to read?

a)

slave laws

b)

slave codes

c)

slave restrictions

d)

slave rules

27.

Which way was NOT a form of resistance by slaves?

a)

Slave revolts

b)

Working slower

c)

Running away

d)

Turning in other slaves

28.

Who led the most violent slave revolt in American history?

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Nat Turner

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

Samuel Slater

29.

Slavery was becoming unpopular by the 1790s. Why?

a)

Slaves were expensive to acquire and keep

b)

Britain was putting economic pressure on the U.S. because of slavery.

c)

Tobacco, as a cash crop, was becoming less profitable because it was hard on the soil.

d)

Northern states abolished slavery by court action or by laws passed.

30.

What is meant by cleaning cotton?

a)

Washing it in soapy water

b)

Boiling the fibers until the seeds melt

c)

Picking the tiny seeds from the bolls of cotton

d)

Hanging cotton in dry spaces until the cotton is clean

31.

Prior to the invention of the cotton gin, what were most slaves used for on cash crop plantations?

a)

Rice

b)

Sugarcane

c)

Tobacco

d)

Cotton

32.

How did the Cotton Gin affect the price of cotton clothing?

a)

The price of clothing stayed about the same

b)

The price of clothing was cheaper

c)

The price of clothing was higher

33.

What does it mean to "emancipate" someone?

a)

To enslave

b)

To abolish

c)

To free

d)

To vote

34.

At the beginning of the Civil War, why were some northerners unhappy with Lincoln?

a)

He wasn't doing enough to end slavery

b)

He was reluctant to make decisions in war

c)

He thought slavery should be abolished in the west

d)

He let the south secede

35.

What was Lincoln's main goal during the Civil War?

a)

To abolish slavery in the US

b)

To stop slavery from spreading west

c)

To preserve the unity of the country

d)

To get Europe to support the north in the war

36.

Lincoln specifically referred to which part of the country in the Emancipation Proclamation

a)

The South

b)

The North

c)

The East

d)

The West

37.

What part of the country was EXCLUDED from the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

The East Coast

b)

The West Coast

c)

The Border States

d)

The Great Lakes State

38.

Why did Lincoln exclude the Border States from the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Slavery was already illegal in the Border States

b)

Lincoln didn't have any power the in the Border States

c)

The Border States worked out a compromise to keep slavery

d)

He didn't want to give them a reason to side with the South

39.

How would the Emancipation Proclamation be enforced?

a)

The Confederacy had to win the war

b)

The Union had to win the war

c)

Each state had to approve the Emancipation Proclamation

d)

The majority of the states had to approve the Emancipation Proclamation

40.

What was one effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

More African Americans (slave and free) joined the Confederates

b)

More African Americans (slave and free) joined the Union

c)

Many southern soldiers joined the North

d)

Some of the northern states lost faith in Lincoln

41.

What did (most of) the Border States do as a result of Emancipation?

a)

They were indifferent / stayed neutral

b)

Freed their slaves

c)

Joined the North

d)

Joined the South

42.

At the start of the war, which side had momentum?

a)

The Union

b)

The Confederacy

43.

As the war continued, what did the North realize they could use to their benefit?

a)

Industry and techology

b)

Plantations

c)

The Oregon Trail

d)

Their Canadian allies

44.
The impact of the Atlantic Slave Trade not just affected the slaves but also...
a)
the economies and history of the world
b)
the amount sugar sold 
c)
the amount of slaves sold
d)
the amount of slaves killed
45.
What were the new crops grown in the colonies that demanded slave labor?
a)
sugar cane, cotton, tabacco
b)
sugar, cotton, wheat
c)
cotton, wheat, corn
46.
To meet the massive demand for slaves, where did the Europeans look for slaves?
a)
Europe
b)
Spain
c)
Africa
d)
Asia
47.
The Atlantic Slave Trade contributed to the development of ____?
a)
racist ideology
b)
equality
c)
liberty and freedom
d)
economic growth for everyone
48.
The Atlantic Slave Trade was an _______.
a)
injustice
b)
justified
c)
necessary
d)
productive
49.
The part of the slave’s journey aboard the ship between Africa and the American colonies was known as the _________________  _________________
a)
Triangular Trade Route
b)
Middle Passage
c)
Northwest Passage
d)
Bermuda Triangle
50.
Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from
a)
the rich and well-born.
b)
Native Americans.
c)
the common people.
d)
states'  rights supporters.
51.
Jackson's practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs became known as
a)
the spoils system.
b)
Jacksonian democracy.
c)
mudslinging.
d)
a corrupt bargain.
52.

Jacksonian Democracy

a)

an informal group of trusted advisers who sometimes met in the White House kitchen

b)

The practice of giving government jobs to political backers

c)

The period of expanding democracy that gave voting rights to all white males

d)

The Court ruled that the national bank was constitutional

53.
Which group was most hurt by Jackson's removal policy?
a)
the rich and well-born
b)
Native Americans
c)
the common people
d)
states' rights supporters
54.

The Trail of Tears refers to

a)

Jackson’s angry negotiations with the Five Civilized Tribes.

b)

the movement of Seminole Indians from the West to Florida.

c)

government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.

d)

the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory in Oklahoma.

55.
Who were a big supporters of Andrew Jackson?
a)
wealthy business owners
b)
farmers & factory workers
56.
Why did Jackson oppose the Bank of the United States?
a)
He thought its president was inexperienced and poorly educated.
b)
He thought it loaned too much money to farmers and workers.
c)
He thought it was unconstitutional and that it favored the rich.
d)
He thought it benefited western business owners over those in the east.
57.
What does the Indian Removal Act do?
a)
Pushes all Native Americans into Florida
b)
Allows Georgia to use Native Americans as slaves
c)
Enacts the policy of assimilation
d)
Moves Native Americans west beyond the Mississippi River
58.
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
59.

Which Supreme Court decision is most closely associated with the Trail of Tears?

a)

McCullough v. Maryland

b)

Gibbons v. Ogden

c)

Worcester v. Georgia

d)

Dred Scott v. Sanford

60.
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

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