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Standard 2 Review

Total questions: 120

Worksheet time: 2hrs 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was the main objective of the Lewis and Clark expedition?
a)
Discover a waterway across America
b)
Map the uncharted territory
c)
Document wildlife and plants in the area
d)
Get a Christmas tree for the White House
2.
The Lewis and Clark expedition lasted for how long?
a)
2 years
b)
2 months
c)
2 weeks
d)
They never returned
3.
What did the Embargo act of 1807 do?
a)
Allowed American merchants to trade with whoever.
b)
Banned American merchants from trading with foreign nations.
c)
Raised taxes on imported goods.
4.
President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from what French Emperor?
a)
Napoleon Bonaparte
b)
Andre the Giant
c)
Charles de Gaulle
d)
Bonjour Cradle
5.
The United States bought the Louisiana Territory from which foreign country?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
England
d)
Germany
6.
The Marbury vs. Madison case established _____________________which gave the Supreme Court the power to declare laws unconstitutional.
a)
Judicial Act of 1789
b)
Presidential vetoes
c)
Constitutional amendments
d)
Judicial Review
7.
How did Jefferson double the size of the United States in 1803?
a)
The Louisiana Purchase
b)
The purchase of California
c)
The Treaty of Ghent
8.
Which country was hurt the most by the Embargo Act?
a)
America
b)
France
c)
England
9.
What did Jefferson do as soon as he was sworn in as President?
a)
He got rid of laws, parts of government, most of the military
b)
He passed laws, added a new department, hired judges
c)
He increased the size of the Navy, removed Congress, added a Secretary
10.
Louisiana Purchase
a)
1787
b)
1803
c)
1789
d)
1800
11.
How much did Jefferson buy the Louisiana Territory for?
a)
20 MIL
b)
15 MIL
c)
10 MIL
d)
43246326 MIL
12.
What were Lewis and Clark looking for when they explored the new territory?
a)
A water route to the Pacific Ocean
b)
A water route to the Atlantic Ocean 
c)
The Rocky Mountains
d)
Justin Bieber's pants
13.
Who helped guide Lewis and Clark on their expedition?
a)
Pocahontas
b)
Sacagawea
c)
Lady Gaga
d)
Squanto
14.
What does judicial review mean?
a)
The Supreme Court has the power to cancel any laws that are unconstitutional
b)
The Congress has the power to make laws
15.
British forcing American sailors into the British Navy
a)
Containment
b)
Impressment
c)
Customs duty
16.
The Embargo Act meant to punish _________ and _________.
a)
Spain and Britain
b)
Britain and France
c)
Batman and Robin
d)
U.S. and Mexico
17.
Which of the following does not belong under Jefferson's presidency?
a)
Embargo Act
b)
Marbury V Madison
c)
Louisiana Purchase
d)
Pinckney's Treaty
18.
What is the location of the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
From the Missouri River to the Appalachian Mountains
b)
From the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains
c)
From the Mississippi River to the Appalachian Mountains
d)
From the Atlantic Ocean to The Weekends House
19.
Who pushed Madison into declaring war against Great Britain? 
a)
The War Hawks 
b)
The Native Americans
c)
His own party 
d)
All of these
20.

What was James Madison known for?

a)

Being the Father of The Constitution

b)

Divorcing his wife while in office

c)

Serving two terms in the White House

d)

Marrying Dolly Madison

21.
Which future president became a legendary war hero in the Battle of New Orleans?
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
James Monroe
c)
Andrew Johnson
d)
James K. Polk
22.
Which is NOT a cause of the War of 1812?
a)
British impressment of American sailors
b)
British searching and seizing American ships
c)
British giving guns and ammunition to Native Americans
d)
British burning down Washington D.C.
23.
One way the War of 1812 effected industry in the Northeastern US was - 
a)
Americans bought more American-made goods as a result of the embargo
b)
The US relied heavily on goods made in other countries
c)
The war caused a decline in American made goods
d)
The war caused Americans to ration their products
24.
What is the practice of kidnapping sailors and forcing them to serve?
a)
Impressment
b)
Isolationism
c)
Sedition
d)
Embargo
25.
What two nations kept attacking American ships during Madison's presidency?
a)
France and Spain
b)
England and Spain
c)
France and England
d)
France and Mexico
26.
The War of 1812 dealt with a conflict between the US and _____________
a)
France
b)
European Union
c)
Britain
d)
Native Americans
27.
What ended the War of 1812?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
The Document of Termination
c)
Quang
d)
Treaty of Ghent
28.
What happened in Washington D.C.?
a)
Madison's wife was shot
b)
Americans burned down the White House
c)
British troops burned down the White House
d)
The Battle of D.C.
29.

What was the last battle fought in the War of 1812?

a)

The Battle of Lake Erie

b)

The Battle of Toronto

c)

The Battle of Quebec

d)

The Battle of New Orleans

30.

What did Dolley Madison risk her life to save from the White House?

a)

A portrait of George Washington

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Constitution

d)

Fine China donated from the French

31.

Which of the following was NOT an effect (or result) of the War of 1812?

a)

Treaty of Ghent is signed

b)

Increase in nationalism (ex: Star Spangled Banner)

c)

Increase in manufacturing in the US, less reliance on European products

d)

Canada is given to the US

e)

End of the Federalist party

32.
Nationalism is:
a)
Not wanting to declare war
b)
Pride in ones country
c)
Revenge against another nation
d)
Upset with ones country
33.
Who were the War Hawks?
a)
Men from the Northeast who want to go to war
b)
Women who fought in the War of 1812
c)
Men from the South and West who want to go to war
d)
Men from the South and North who do NOT want to go to war
34.
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
a)
Francis Scott Kay
b)
Francis Scott Kane
c)
Francis Scott Key
d)
Francis Scott Keen
35.
What was written at Fort McHenry?
a)
The Pledge of Allegiance
b)
The Star-Spangled Banner
c)
The Constitution
d)
The Treaty of Paris
36.
The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and Great Britain. The MAIN reason why this war was fought was
a)
to win freedom from Great Britain. 
b)
to stop British attacks on American cities on the coast. 
c)
 to protect the right to trade with anyone.
d)
to keep Native Americans on reservations. 
37.
What did the Warhawks want?
a)
To go to war over how the British had been treating the US. & to take Canada
b)
To fly far away from war 
c)
To use aircraft in war against the British and take Canada
d)
To kill all the Democratic-Republicans and let Federalists rule
38.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
a)
New policy to remain neutral in European wars.
b)
New policy to remain involved in European wars.
c)
New policy to remain involved in Canadian wars.
d)
New policy to remain neutral in Canadian wars.
39.
Who wrote the Monroe Doctrine?
a)
John Quincy Adams
b)
James Monroe
c)
Henry Clay
d)
John C. Calhoun
40.
What did Washington, Jefferson, and Monroe all have in common when they were presidents?
a)
Preferred the French
b)
Favored neutrality 
c)
Pro- British
d)
GREAT dancers 
41.
'Europe should no longer be involved in the colonization of America' best describes the:
a)
Constitution
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Treaty of Ghent
d)
Monroe Doctrine
42.
In 1823, the Monroe Doctrine was established or created because the United States wanted to -
a)
Warn Europe against establishing or creating colonies in America
b)
Establish colonies in Africa
c)
Gain control of Alaska and Hawaii
d)
Support British colonies in Latin America
43.
Describe America after the War of 1812.
a)
Brink of Civil War
b)
Utter devastation
c)
Military dictatorship
d)
High morale
44.
Which Canal was built in America during this time?
a)
Panama
b)
Suez
c)
Erie
d)
Bruges
45.

Which state became a "free state" when the Missouri Compromise was passed?

a)

Missouri

b)

Maine

c)

Kansas

d)

Texas

46.

Which state became a "slave state" when the Missouri Compromise was passed?

a)

Missouri

b)

Maine

c)

Florida

d)

Oregon

47.

This cartoon refers to the Monroe Doctrine issued in 1823. The Monroe Doctrine was intended to prevent European expansion in

a)

China

b)

north Africa

c)

South America

d)

southeast Asia

48.

This treaty established U.S. claims to Florida and gave the U.S. access to the Pacific.

a)

Adams-Onis Treaty with Spain

b)

Convention of 1818 with England

c)

Treaty of Versailles with Germany

d)

Webster-Ashburton treaty with England

49.

Which was a motivation behind the issuing of the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

fear that Great Britain would try to extend it's Canadian border

b)

fear that Great Britain was giving aid to Native Americans to resist American expansion out West

c)

fear that Latin American countries would not adhere to American authority in the Western Hemisphere

d)

fear that Spain would try to regain it's colonies in Latin America, despite their declaration of independence

50.

What document upheld George Washington's policy of avoiding European entanglements and guided the U.S. foreign policy for many years?

a)

Tariff of 1816

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Adams-Onis Treaty

d)

Embargo Act of 1807

51.

Which is TRUE about the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

It gave Europe the message that the Western Hemisphere was no longer open for colonization.

b)

It called for an embargo of any European nation competing for colonies in Africa and Southeast Asia.

c)

It led to a government policy of non-intervention and non-interference in the domestic affairs of Latin America.

d)

It called for immediate military intervention in any Latin American country experiencing unrest or political instability.

52.

Why was Monroe's presidency known as the "Era of Good Feelings"?

a)

Slavery had begun to decrease which led to more national unity.

b)

There was more national unity due to the end of the War of 1812.

c)

The Federalist party came to a compromise with the Democratic-Republican party.

d)

The Homestead Act was passed which led to widespread expansion and land ownership.

53.
In which country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
The United States
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Germany
54.
What had to occur before the Industrial Revolution could take place?
a)
The Economic Revolution
b)
The Glorious Revolution
c)
The Agricultural Revolution
d)
The French Revolution
55.
How did the Agricultural Revolution impact farmers?
a)
New farming methods required more workers on the farm.
b)
New farming methods produced bigger harvests with less farmers.
56.
Which 2 natural resources were the backbone of the Industrial Revolution?
a)
wood and peat
b)
oil and natural gas
c)
coal and iron
d)
cotton and tobacco
57.
Which innovation  allowed factories to be built anywhere?
a)
flying shuttle
b)
spinning jenny
c)
cotton gin
d)
steam engine
58.
What is the movement of people from rural to urban areas called?
a)
ruralization
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
59.
The system in which the government owns and controls the means of production, such as mines and factories, is called?
a)
fascism
b)
socialism
c)
capitalism
d)
mercantilism
60.
Who designed the first efficient steam engine?
a)
James Hargreaves
b)
John Kay
c)
Richard Arkwright
d)
James Watt
61.
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
62.
What product was first made using machines in factories?
a)
Steel
b)
textiles
c)
locomotives
d)
flying shuttles
63.
Which of the following groups would most likely benefit from the socialist ideas of Karl Marx?
a)
Entrepreneurs
b)
Factory Workers
c)
Large Business Corporations
d)
Factory Managers
64.
What did Samuel Slater build in America?
a)
A train
b)
A tractor
c)
A water frame
d)
A textile mill
65.
What was the Clermont?
a)
The first steamboat
b)
The guy who designed the first steamboat
c)
The first full sized commercial guy
d)
The first full sized commercial steamboat
66.
Businesses that are owned by investors....
a)
companies
b)
stocks
c)
corporations
d)
shares
67.
Stocks are
a)
Shares in a business
b)
owning a whole business
68.
During the Industrial Revolution, transportation was improved by having more:
a)
airplanes
b)
canals & paved roads
c)
taxi service
d)
time because there was no Netflix
69.
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.
70.
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.
71.

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

72.
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
73.

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.

74.
Who were a big supporters of Andrew Jackson?
a)
wealthy business owners
b)
farmers & factory workers
75.
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.
76.
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
77.
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
78.
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.
79.

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

80.
Nullification promoted
a)
judicial review
b)
territorial expansion
c)
nationalism
d)
states' rights
81.
Led to the need for more slaves
a)
steam engine
b)
cotton gin
c)
interchangable parts
d)
canal system
82.
replacing high-ranking members of the executive branch when a new president takes office
a)
Pet banks
b)
Kitchen Cabinet
c)
Nepotism
d)
Adams-Onis Treaty
83.
belief in placing national interest above regional concerns
a)
Socialism
b)
Republicanism
c)
states have no power over trade
d)
Nationalism
84.
The Missouri Compromise
a)
set up the Miss River as a division between free and slave holding states
b)
declared New York a slave state
c)
maintained the balance of slave states and free states
d)
Declared Missouri a free state
85.
Invented the cotton gin
a)
James Hargreaves
b)
Duke of Bridgewater
c)
James Watts
d)
Eli Whitney
86.
Threatened succession from the Union over states rights issue
a)
Georgia
b)
Alabama
c)
Missouri
d)
South Carolina
87.
A tariff is...
a)
A tax on imported goods
b)
A tax on exports
c)
A method for voting
d)
A customs agent
88.
What law did Jackson pass that resulted in the Trail of Tears?
a)
Worcester v Georgia
b)
Nullification crisis
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
Bank War
89.

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

90.

Letter 'E" marks which of the following:

a)

United States in 1783

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Texas

d)

The Louisiana Purchase

91.

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

92.

Which area of land was acquired in 1848 after a conflict with Mexico?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

E

93.

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

94.

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

95.

All of the following were causes of the U.S.-Mexico War EXCEPT:

a)

The Annexation of Texas

b)

The U.S. claims to Oregon

c)

Border disputes between the U.S. and Mexico

96.

What land area was acquired after the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

97.

The Homestead Act offered free land in hopes to encourage what?

a)

western settlement of the U.S.

b)

nothing

c)

people from the west to move back east

d)

people from the South to move to the North

98.

What group of people settled in present day Utah after leaving the east coast because of religious persecution?

a)

The Catholics

b)

The Mormons

c)

The Forty-Niners

d)

Spanish Settlers

99.

Manifest Destiny offered many people...

a)

Economic Opportunity

b)

Nothing

c)

More Factory Jobs

d)

New Technological Innovations

100.

What state boomed in 1849 due to the Gold Rush?

a)

Texas

b)

Florida

c)

Oregon

d)

California

101.

What was the start point for most trails west?

a)

St. Louis/Independence Missouri

b)

Salt Lake City Utah

c)

San Francisco California

d)

Boston Massachusetts

102.
The belief that the U.S. was meant to control land from the Atlantic to the Pacific is known as:
a)
the Monroe Doctrine
b)
The Louisiana Purchase
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
The Jackson Action
103.
Which is the only state to have once been an independent country?
a)
Texas
b)
Colorado
c)
Oregon
d)
Arizona
104.
Which of the following is part of an area of the United States that was taken by conquest?
a)
Oregon
b)
Florida
c)
Arizona
d)
All of these
105.
The Gadsden Purchase is an area of land the U.S. bought from:
a)
Spain
b)
Mexico
c)
France
d)
Britain
106.
Florida became part of the United States as a result of:
a)
a purchase from Spain
b)
the Mexican War
c)
annexation
d)
the Revolutionary War
107.
Which of the following is part of the Mexican Cession?
a)
California
b)
New Mexico
c)
Nevada
d)
All of these
108.
What crop became "King" in the South as a result of Eli Whitney's invention?
a)
Tobacco
b)
Ice Cream
c)
Cotton
d)
Corn
109.

The Compromise of 1850...

a)

allowed California to enter as a free state.

b)

gave all of the land taken from Mexico to Texas.

c)

banned slavery in Texas

d)

ended the Fugitive Slave law.

110.

Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?

a)

The North

b)

The South

c)

The West

111.

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?

a)

Missouri

b)

Maine

c)

Nebraska

d)

Texas

112.

Who came up with the idea of the Missouri Compromise?

a)

Nat Turner

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Henry Clay

d)

John Brown

113.

In the 1800's, which of the following required Northerners to help return runaway slaves?

a)

Dred Scott Decision

b)

Fugitive Slave Law

c)

Compromise of 1850

d)

Missouri Compromise

114.

What was the secret organization that helped slaves to escape to freedom?

a)

Underground Railroad

b)

American Temperance Union

c)

Seneca Falls Convention

d)

National Road

115.

What is the Missouri Compromise?

a)

Rewarding supporters with Government jobs

b)

Maintains the balance of power between slave and free states

c)

South Carolina attempts to cancel a federal law and threatens to secede

d)

Helped fugitive slaves get to the North and Canada

116.

Economy of the South

a)

Plantation agriculture, slavery

b)

Manufacturing and Industry

c)

Farming and Mining

117.

What was popular sovereignty?

a)

Allowed states in the north to vote for slavery

b)

Allowed states in the south to abolish slavery

c)

Allowed territories in the west to vote whether they wanted slavery or not

118.

What is an abolitionist?

a)

A person who wanted to end alcohol abuse

b)

A person who fought for women's suffrage

c)

A person who wanted to end slavery

119.

Who was responsible for freeing slaves using the Underground Railroad?

a)

Dorothea Dix

b)

Susan B Anthony

c)

Harriet Tubman

120.

What was the basis of the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?

a)

That slavery was taking away from American pride.

b)

That African Americans' 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 immediately.

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