Worksheets7th Grade Final Exam
Total questions: 68
Worksheet time: 34mins
Many scholars today theorize that the first Americans migrated, or traveled, across a land bridge formed during the last ice age from Africa to North America known as _________.
Ice Walk
Land Bridge
Beringia
Asia
The European motivations for exploration, “God, Glory, and Gold,” include all the following except:
Spreading Christianity to “uncivilized” peoples.
Receiving land grants in the New World for discovering new land.
Giving native peoples rights and religious freedom.
Gaining new resources for European countries.
What is the Renaissance?
A time of increased interest in art and learning in Europe.
A movement that divided the church between Catholics and Protestants.
A navigational school built by Prince Henry the Navigator.
The time of exploration and colonization.
The effects of the bubonic plague which killed 1/3 of Europeans before the 15th century is known as _________________.
The Renaissance
The Reformation
The Reconquista
The Black Death
The Reformation is a movement that divided the church between Catholics and Protestants between the 1500-1600s
True
False
____________________is the global transfer of foods, plants, and animals during the colonization of the Americas.
The Columbia Exchange
The New World Trade
The Passage Trade
The New World Exchange
________________is a person who signs a contract to work as a servant for a period of time for passage to the colonies
Slave
Colonist
Puritan
Indentured Servant
_______________ was the first successful English colony in North America.
Roanoke
Jamestown
Plymouth
Maryland
Which letter represents the Middle Colonies region?
A
B
C
D
All of the following is true about the Southern Colonies except:
The economy depended on cash crops like tobacco, rice, and indigo.
People in these colonies were closely connected through common spaces in villages.
The colonies consisted of large plantations rather than small farms.
Plantation land owners used slave labor to profit from their land.
All of the following is true about the New England Colonies except:
There was little diversity among New England colonists.
The economy was based on fishing, shipbuilding, and small-scale farming.
The economy was based on large plantations and slave labor.
These colonies established common centers in villages which allowed the colonists to be connected with each other.
Which letter represents the Backcountry region?
A
B
C
D
____________________ was settled by the Pilgrims. It eventually merged with Massachusetts Bay colony.
Jamestown
Roanoke
Plymouth
Pennsylvania
The transatlantic slave trade route between Africa and the colonies was known as __________.
The Northwest Passage
The Southern Passage
The Middle Passage
The Slave Passage
The major cause of the French and Indian War was a territorial dispute between the French and English colonists over the Ohio River valley.
True
False
____________________ was a law forbidding English colonists to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains which greatly upset the colonists because that is the territory they wanted to gain by fighting in the war.
The Paris Treaty of 1762
The Proclamation of 1763
The War that Made America
The Appalachian Line
The Stamp Act was widely accepted by the colonists as it was reasonable for Parliament to impose a direct tax on the colonies.
True
False
Colonists who wanted to remain English and subjects of the King were called _____________.
Patriots
The Continental Army
The Redcoats
Loyalists
The incident represented in the image above happened in 1770. This is where British troops fired on a group of protesters in New England, killing 5 American colonists. This is known as the __________________________.
Boston Tea Party
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Boston Massacre
The Boycott
________officially began the fighting of the American Revolution in 1775 when colonial militias intercepted British troops on a mission to find colonial ammunition stores outside of Boston.
The Battles of Bunker Hill and Breeds Hill
The Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Cowpens
The Declaration of Independence was written and signed in________, and the primary author was ___________.
1776, Thomas Jefferson
1776, Benjamin Franklin
1775, John Adams
1876, George Washington
The Battle of Saratoga was a key victory for the Americans because it:
Brought about the end of the war.
Brought the colonists much needed aid and a formal alliance with France.
Brought about the colonial alliance with Hessian mercenaries.
Brought about a strong alliance with the Native Americans who were working for the British.
____________is a significant event during the American Revolution because the Continental Army grew in strength and skill with the leadership of George Washington and additional training they received by Baron von Steuben even though they endured incredible hardships.
The Siege of Boston
The Battle of Delaware
Valley Forge
The Siege of Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was significant because British General Lord Cornwallis surrendered and it became the last major battle of the war.
True
False
He was the leader of the Continental Army.
Hessians
Baron von Steuben
George Washington
Ethan Allen
A system of government in which citizens elect representatives, or leaders, to make decisions about the laws for all the people.
Direct Democracy
Representative Democracy
Monarchy
Autocracy
During the process of ratification of the Constitution, southern states would not agree to sign until the compromise which counted part of the slave population for representation and taxation was added. This was known as ________________.
The New Jersey Plan
The Virginia Plan
The Great Compromise
The Three-Fifths Compromise
Out of the three branches of government, this branch creates laws and is in charge of the budget.
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
This branch of government is the office of the president – enforces the law, has the power to veto laws passed by Congress, and leads the military.
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
This branch of government can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional.
Legislative
Judicial
Executive
This was a series of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay which helped convince people to adopt the new Constitution.
The Declaration of Independence
The Compromise Papers
The Bill of Rights
The Federalists Papers
________________were added as the first ten amendments to the Constitution which protect individual rights such as freedom of speech, religion, and trial rights.
The Federalist Papers
The Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Rights
The Three-Fifths Compromise
Popular Sovereignty is a principle of the Constitution which is a belief that ultimate power resides in the people.
True
False
This is a Constitutional principle system in which power is divided between the national and state governments.
Federalism
Checks and Balances
Popular Sovereignty
Judicial Review
In Washington’s Farewell Address to the nation he warns against these two things.
Foreign Alliances and Political Parties
Political Parties and Tax Rebellions
Economic Problems and Native American Treaties
Amending the Constitution and Political Parties
_____________________ were passed during Adams’ presidency which gave the government power to deport foreigners and imprison critics of the government.
The XYZ Affair
The Precedents Acts
The Foreigners Act
The Alien and Sedition Acts
The election of 1800 was significant because John Adams won a third term as president.
True
False
This Supreme Court case determined that the Court did not have the power to force Jefferson’s administration to give judges appointed by Adams their contracts - this case established judicial review.
Gibbons v. Ogden
Fletcher v. Peck
Marbury v. Madison
McCulloch v. Maryland
All of the following are considered causes of the War of 1812 except:
The British were impressing American sailors into the British Navy.
The British seizure (taking) of American ships.
The invasion of New Orleans by Spanish settlers from Florida.
Frontier conflicts with Native Americans, which were thought to be stirred up by the British in Canada.
Factory growth in the United States during the mid-1800s was strongest in this region.
Western territories
Southern states
Northeastern states
Mississippi River Basin
Which of the following is NOT true about the invention of the cotton gin?
It made cotton more profitable for southern planters.
It encouraged planters to look west for more land and increased sectional differences.
It encouraged the spread of slavery to the North
It made slavery more profitable in the South.
The southern economy during this time period was based on cotton and was dominant in politics becoming known as __________.
a) King Cotton
a) Cotton Life
a) Southern Cotton
a) Cotton John
_____________ was a massive food shortage due to diseased potatoes, over one million Irish people died. Those who could afford to do so, immigrated to America.
The Irish Starving Time
The English Famine
The Irish Potato Famine
The Wheat-Stock Famine
This political cartoon represented the Monroe Doctrine which _____________.
Described how the United States planned to take over North and South America
Explained to the Latin American countries in Central and South America that the United States was in control of the Western Hemisphere
Warned European powers not to interfere in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere
Demonstrated the industrial power and growth of the United States in the 1800s
This compromise admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state and outlawed future slave states in territories north of the 36 parallel – essentially dividing the country into a free North and a slave holding South.
The Adam-Onis Treaty
The Treaty of Greenville
The Great Compromise
The Missouri Compromise
The Age of Jackson refers to the time period of the expansion of democracy and voting rights to the “common man.”
True
False
Which of the following best describes the “spoils system?”
Political supporters forced to contribute money to candidates’ election campaigns
Elected officials rewarding people who are loyal to them with government jobs
The House of Representatives choosing the president
Political party leaders choosing who will run in an election
The 1830 law that called for the government to negotiate treaties requiring Native Americans to relocate west was known as _________________________.
The Trail of Tears
The Oregon Trail
The Indian Removal Act
The Santa Fe Trail
The _______________ people were one of the Native American groups pushed west, even after creating a constitution and petitioning to the Supreme Court for help. Their forced relocation became known as ___________________.
Crow, The Trail of Tears
Sioux, The Highway of Stars
Cherokee, The Trail of Tears
Seminole, The River of Sadness
Manifest Destiny was the belief that ________________.
Native Americans should keep their ancestral lands
The United States should colonize the world
The United States was meant to extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans
Settlers in Texas and California should become citizens of Mexico
Territory disagreements between the U.S. and Mexico over the Texas Annexation was the main cause of the Mexican American War.
True
False
All of the following statements are true about the Gold Rush except:
Many business owners grew rich from selling supplies to miners.
Most miners found large amounts of gold in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and became wealthy.
The Gold Rush led to tremendous population increases in areas like California in a short amount of time.
Most people did not strike gold or found too little to become rich.
All of the following were Antebellum reform movements except:
Abolition
Temperance
Education
Immigration
This book was very influential in the cause for abolition and became a bestseller in the North.
The Free Press
Life of an American Slave
The Gettysburg Address
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
___________________ allowed the Kansas and Nebraska territories popular sovereignty (popular vote) in deciding if slavery would be allowed in the newly formed territories.
The Compromise of 1850
The Missouri Compromise
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
All of the following are true about the Election of 1800 except:
Abraham Lincoln won the election
The South suceeded from the Union as a result
Lincoln won without any votes in southern states
Jefferson Davis challenged the election results and then Virgina suceeded
The Secession of the South to create the Confederate States of America started with _______________ in December of 1860, and included a total _______ of the southern states.
North Carolina, twelve
Virginia, twelve
Virginia, eleven
South Carolina, eleven
Why were the Border States important during the Civil War?
They were part of the Confederacy and helped to protect Richmond.
They were essential to Lincoln’s political and military strategy to maintain security in the Union and protect Washington DC
They were essential to protect the Western Territories.
They bordered the Western Territories and did not want slavery.
Which statement below describes the Anaconda Plan?
It was developed by Confederate General Robert E. Lee to attack the North through Maryland and gain foreign alliances.
This plan was developed by Abraham Lincoln to abolish slavery.
This was the plan developed by Jefferson Davis for southern secession from the Union.
It was developed by Union General Winfield Scott and was designed to surround the South through blockades and military strategy.
The attack on this Union fort marked the beginning of the Civil War.
Antietam
Gettysburg
Fort Sumter
First Battle of Bull Run
This battle in Maryland is known as the bloodiest day in United States military history and gave the Union a much needed victory; where after President Lincoln was able to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
Antietam
Gettysburg
Shiloh
Chancellorsville
The Emancipation Proclamation stated that all slaves in the North and the South were free.
True
False
The Battle of Gettysburg was significant for all of the following reasons except:
It was a turning point in the war as the Union began to gain more ground.
It was a major turning point for the Confederacy as they were able to break the Union lines on Cemetery Ridge and destroy their communications with Washington D.C.
It was the bloodiest battle in the Civil War with around 51, 000 casualties.
This was the final Confederate invasion of the North and Lee was turned back after three days of fighting.
In the ___________ Lincoln praised the bravery of the Union soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning the Civil War and supporting human rights. This speech is one of the most famous in American history.
Emancipation Proclamation
Gettysburg Address
Antietam Address
Declaration of Independence
This regiment of troops is known for their incredible bravery while attacking Fort Wagner and proved themselves as excellent soldiers.
The Connecticut Volunteers
The Rhode Island 87th
Pickett’s Regiment
The 54th Massachusetts Infantry
The most significant developments in technology that affected the war were all of the following except:
The minie´ ball
Iron Clads
Airplane surveillance
Telegraph line expansion
_________________effectively ended the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln’s assassination by John Wilkes Booth in April of 1865
The victory at the Battle of Bull Run
Ulysses S. Grant becoming president in 1868
Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House in April of 1865
The Civil War is the most deadly war in American history and has had lasting effects.
True
False
