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Unit Test Two Review

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 3hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was a positive effect of the British blockade of American ports during the War of 1812?
a)
Our economy was severely hurt by lack of trade
b)
We traded more with other countries
c)
Domestic manufacturing increased
d)
We surrendered to England
2.
What was one of the effects of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?
a)
It forced us to buy land from England
b)
It doubled the size of the United States.
c)
We fought a war with France for Louisiana
3.
A tariff is...
a)
A tax on imported goods.
b)
A tax on exported goods.
c)
Refusing to trade with other countries.
d)
A country blocking our trade with their ships.
4.
The Sedition Act created penalties for people who...
a)
Bought arms
b)
Immigrated to the United States
c)
Criticized the government of the United States
5.
Which events preceded and caused the War of 1812?
a)
The King of England insulted the President
b)
The impressment of sailors
c)
We fought over tea and biscuits
6.
What did the Monroe Doctrine warn the Europeans not to do?
a)
Not to colonize in the Western Hemisphere
b)
Not to trade in the Western Hemisphere
c)
Not to ally with the Western Hemisphere
d)
Not to make peace with the Western Hemisphere
7.
What event allowed to Washington to prove the federal government could enforce its laws and taxes?
a)
Shay's Rebellion
b)
Whiskey Rebellion
c)
Embargo Act
d)
XYZ Affair
8.
How did Thomas Jefferson respond to British and French impressment of American sailors?
a)
The Alien Act
b)
The Sedition Act
c)
The Embargo Act
d)
The Judiciary Act
9.
What is an unwritten rule or example that is followed by others called?
a)
Precedent
b)
Act
c)
Law
d)
President
10.

What is the correct order of the Presidents?

a)

Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Monroe, Madison

b)

Jefferson, Monroe, Adams, Washington, Madison

c)

Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe

d)

Adams, Washington, Madison, Jefferson, Monroe

11.

Who was president during the war of 1812?

a)

Washington

b)

Jefferson

c)

Madison

d)

Monroe

12.

Who did Jefferson hire to explore the Louisiana territory?

a)

Lewis and Clark

b)

John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Sacagawea

13.
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.
14.

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.

15.
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.
16.
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
17.
The nullification crisis occurred when
a)
the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.
b)
Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.
c)
South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.
d)
Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.
18.
Vice President who declared that the states had the right to nullify any federal law with which they disagreed was who? This guy said people in South Carolina didn't have to pay the tariffs.
a)
John Marshall
b)
Martin Van Buren
c)
John Douglas
d)
John C. Calhoun
19.
Suffrage means the right to _______________.
a)
own a firearm
b)
vote in political elections
c)
practice your religion
d)
free speech
20.

Which invention contributed to the expansion of slavery in the South?

a)

mechanical reaper

b)

steam boat

c)

cotton gin

d)

interchangeable parts

21.
What was the abolition movement?
a)
Movement to abolish sales and consumption (drinking) of alcoholic beverages.
b)
Reform movement to end slavery.
c)
Reform Movement to improve education.
d)
Immigrants who came to America to build the railroad.
22.
Who was Horace Mann?
a)
Leader of Abolitionism.
b)
Leader of the Temperance Movement.
c)
Leader of the evil empire.
d)
Leader of the Education reform movement.
23.
Who was Frederick Douglas?
a)
A slave who advocated for slavery. 
b)
A Leader of the Abolition Movement
c)
The Leader of the Prison Reform Movement
24.
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
25.
How did Jackson "destroy" the National Bank?
a)
He kept placing tariff monies into the National Bank
b)
He fired the president of the bank whom he did not care for
c)
He started depositing funds from tariffs and taxes into state banks instead
d)
He thought the National Bank was only helping the elites of society
26.

What was the key difference between the Northern and Southern economies that helped lead to war?

a)

The Southern economy depended on slavery and the Northern economy did not

b)

The North was predominantly Protestant and had organized religion

c)

North was more populous than the South

d)

the South was agricultural and the North focused on Industry

27.

This act established Kansas and Nebraska as territories and allowed residents to decide on whether or not to allow slavery in the newly established territories

a)

Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854

b)

Wilmot Proviso

c)

Compromise of 1850

d)

Fugitive Slave Act

28.

What arsenal did John Brown attack in 1859?

a)

Kansas

b)

Harper's Ferry

c)

Pottawatomie Massacre

29.

The idea that people should be allowed to vote whether or not to have slavery in a territory is known as.....

a)

Compromise

b)

Popular vote

c)

Popular sovereignty

30.

The book that was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe which focused on the atrocities of slavery is called.....

a)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

b)

The Atrocities of Slavery

c)

The Underground Railroad

d)

The Southern Overseer

31.

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

a)

Abe Lincoln

b)

James Buchanan

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Andrew Jackson

32.
Which of the following events was when pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers fought violently?
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
War of 1812
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act/Bleeding  Kansas 
d)
Underground Railroad 
33.
What law compelled the North to return runaway slaves back to the South?
a)
Fugitive Dog Acts
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Abolition Act of 1850
d)
I refuse to answer this question based on the fact I have not studied!
34.

Which correctly details the Missouri Compromise of 1820

a)

Maine admitted as a slave state, Missouri as a free state, 36-30 line

b)

Missouri admitted as a slave state, Maine as a free state, the 36-30 line

c)

Maine and Missouri admitted as slave states, the 36-30 line

d)

none of these

35.

Known as the "Great Compromiser" this senator creates the Missouri Compromise of 1820, and the Compromise of 1850.

a)

Henry Calhoun

b)

Henry Douglas

c)

Henry Ford

d)

Henry Clay

36.

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 provides....

a)

a balance between free and slave states in the Senate.

b)

a balance between free and slave states in the House of Representatives.

c)

a balance between free and slave states on the Supreme Court

d)

A balance across the board in the U.S. government.

37.

James k. Polk the 11th President of the United State helped fulfill America's

a)

march to greatness

b)

march to the sea

c)

manifest destiny

d)

mercantilism ambitions

38.

CA admitted as a free state, NM and UT choose free or slave, New Mexico carved out of Texas, Fugitive Slave law, slave trade abolished in D.C. describes what?

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

The Great Compromise

d)

Three-Fifths Compromise

39.

This man sued his master because he believed he should be free because his owner had moved him to Illinois and Wisconsin.

a)

Dred Wilson

b)

Nat Turner

c)

John Brown

d)

Dred Scott

40.

This person was responsible for the raid on Harper's Ferry, Virginia.

a)

James Brown

b)

Justin Brown

c)

Jack Brown

d)

John Brown

41.

Classes between pro and anti-slavery groups in Kansas earned the nickname

a)

Kansas Death Match

b)

Bleeding Kansas

c)

Kansas Battle Royal

d)

Hopeless Kansas

42.

The election of the 16th President Abraham Lincoln in 1860 triggers the

a)

American Revolution

b)

Mexican War

c)

Spanish American War

d)

Civil War

43.
What was the concern by Southern leaders heading into the Compromise of 1850?
a)
Southern leaders were afraid that if California was added as a free state it would give the North too much political power
b)
Southern leaders were afraid of another state being added to the Union in favor of slavery
c)
Southern leaders thought that the compromise would add stronger fugitive slave laws in the North
d)
Southern leaders were worried it would lead to high tariffs on European goods coming into the United States
44.
What was the main issue in the Kansas-Nebraska act of 1854?
a)
The process for a land lottery system in Kansas and Nebraska
b)
The process for voting for or against high tariffs
c)
Whether or not Kansas or Nebraska would become states added to the Union (United States)
d)
The process for voting on slavery in Kansas and Nebraska
45.
What does "secede" mean?
a)
something use to plant in the dirt
b)
rivalry based on the special interests of different areas
c)
to withdraw or break away from a nation
d)
the separation or isolation of a race
46.
The Kansas-Nebraska Act stated that _______________ would determine slavery in the West.
a)
popular soverneighty
b)
he House of Reps
c)
Constitutional amendments
d)
the Senate
47.
The North was primarily ___________, while the South was primarily ______________.
a)
Agricultural, Industrial
b)
Slave, Free
c)
Poor, Rich
d)
Industrial, Agricultural
48.
Abe Lincoln was elected president in ____.
a)
2016
b)
1860
c)
1942
d)
1776
49.
The economy of the South depended largely on
a)
slave labor
b)
new inventions
c)
manufactoring
50.
The Battle of Vicksburg was important in the Civil War because it --
a)
allowed the Confederate army to seize Washington D.C.
b)
broke the Union blockade along the Gulf of Mexico
c)
enabled the Confederate army to seek French assistance
d)
gave the Union army control of the Mississippi River
51.
At the beginning of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln maintained that the war was being fought to 
a)
uphold national honor
b)
prevent foreign involvement
c)
free all slave 
d)
preserve the Union
52.
Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared --
a)
United State's freedom from Great Britain
b)
an end to the Civil War
c)
freedom for slaves in rebellious southern states
d)
the beginning of Reconstruction
53.
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg significant to the Civil War?
a)
It led to the Emancipation Proclamation
b)
It brought an end to the Civil War
c)
It resulted in the passing of the 15th Amendment
d)
It was a turning point because General Lee was forced to fight a defensive war
54.
In declaring its intention to secede from the Union in 1860, South Carolina was affirming its position on
a)
civil rights
b)
states' rights
c)
individual rights
d)
unalienable rights
55.
The Union General that forced General Lee to surrender at Appomattox.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
56.
One of General Lee's most important generals who would stand like a "Stonewall" during battles and was accidentally killed by his own men.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
57.
Southern General from Virginia who led the South's largest army and lost a major battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
58.
The 1st and only President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Jefferson Davis
59.
The place where Confederate cannons opened fire thus starting the Civil War
a)
Sherman's March to Sea
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Atlanta Campaign
d)
Fort Sumter
60.
General Sherman led his troops through Georgia toward Savannah and destroyed  things that Southerners needed for war.
a)
Sherman's March to the Sea
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Gettysburg
d)
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
61.

Did the Emancipation Proclamation free all of the slaves in America?

a)

Yes

b)

No

62.

What battle was the single bloodiest battle in US history?

a)

Antietam

b)

Shiloh

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Vicksburg

63.
Who won the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederates
64.

What was the purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments

a)

to create equality for all Americans

b)

to ensure equal distribution of power between National and State government.

c)

to limit the power of the federal government

d)

to give all people the right to vote

65.

This system of agriculture developed in the late 19th century, in which a landowner allowed a tenant to use the land in return for a portion of what was produced. It was called

a)

slash and burn farming

b)

share cropping

c)

rent farming

d)

farm to fork farming

66.

The purpose of the Freedman's Bureau was to

a)

provide 40 acres and a mule for each slave.

b)

gain the vote for millions of former slaves.

c)

provide work, education, and relief for former slaves.

d)

get radical Republicans in positions of power in the South.

67.

Presidential Reconstruction following the American Civil War can BEST be described as

a)

a plan to fix the damage to the White House caused by the Civil War.

b)

a desire to rebuild the southern states quickly to help control the economy.

c)

a desire to rebuild the country quickly and without ill feelings following the war.

d)

a desire to punish those southerners responsible for causing and/or prolonging the war.

68.

Which Amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

3rd

69.

Which statement describes the attitude of the "Radical Republicans" following the Civil War?

a)

"Southern states should pass the 'Black Codes.' "

b)

"The Southern states have been conquered and should be punished for their actions."

c)

"Former Confederate leaders should be forgiven for their actions during the Civil War."

d)

"The country should follow President Lincoln's plans to reunite the country as quickly as possible."

70.

Which is the BEST description of the southern economy during Reconstruction?

a)

The southern economy was stabilized because of trade relationships with Great Britain and France.

b)

The southern economy was still based on agriculture and cotton, but now depended on sharecropping rather than slave labor

c)

The southern economy was transformed from being based on agriculture to being completely dependent on industry and manufacturing.

d)

The southern economy was completely restored by 1866 and was actually more productive and profitable than the pre- Civil War economy.

71.

Which Amendment gave United States citizens of all races the right to vote?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

5th

72.

___________________ wanted African Americans to have full citizenship.

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Radical Republicans

d)

Union Army

73.

President Johnson was impeached for _________________.

a)

lying to the country

b)

violating the Tenure of Office Act

c)

holding elections in an off year

74.

What amendment made all people born in the United States citizens?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

75.

A freedmen was required to have a labor contract in Mississippi after 1865. This is an example of ______________.

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

sharecropping

c)

the black codes

d)

Reconstruction

76.

Literacy tests were created as a way to suppress African American voters after the passage of the _______________.

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

13th Amendment

c)

14th Amendment

d)

15th Amendment

77.
What was segregation?
a)
equal treatment for all people
b)
the forced separation of races
c)
a farmer shares part of his crop to pay for land
d)
the period of time after the Civil War
78.
What was Reconstruction?
a)
equal treatment for all people
b)
the forced separation of races
c)
a farmer shares part of his crop to pay for land
d)
the period of time after the Civil War
79.
What were Jim Crow Laws?
a)
equal treatment for all people
b)
laws that made segregation legal
c)
a farmer shares part of his crop to pay for land
d)
the period of time after the Civil War
80.
System of farming where farmers gave part of their crop to pay for the land they rented
a)
Family-Farming
b)
Sharecropping
c)
Groupcropping
d)
Split-Farming
81.
Why did sharecroppers remain poor?
a)
The South flooded during Reconstrucion
b)
They owed money to the landowners, never getting out of debt
c)
The sun never shone on crops
d)
Animals ate all the crops
82.
How was President Lincoln killed?
a)
heart failure
b)
bit by a snake
c)
falling off a horse
d)
shot by John Wilkes Booth
83.

Jefferson's election changed the direction of the government from Federalist to Democratic- Republican, so it was called a "revolution."

a)

Revolution of 1800

b)

French Revolution

c)

Latin American Revolution

d)

American Revolution

84.

Warned Americans not to get involved in European affairs, not to make permanent alliances, not to form political parties and to avoid sectionalism.

a)

Washington's Farewell Address

b)

Jay's Treaty

c)

Pickney's Treaty

d)

Alien and Sedition Acts

85.

Written anonymously by Jefferson and Madison in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts, they declared that states could nullify federal laws that the states considered unconstitutional.

a)

Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

b)

Alien and Sedition Acts

c)

Jay's Treaty

d)

Monroe Doctrine

86.

Territory in western United States purchased from France in 1803 for $15 million

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Northwest Territory

c)

1819 Florida Treaty

d)

Gadsden Purchase

87.

A war (1812-1814) between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France.

a)

War of 1812

b)

American Revolution

c)

French Revolution

d)

French and Indian War

88.

A statement of foreign policy which proclaimed that Europe should not interfere in affairs within the United States or in the development of other countries in the Western Hemisphere.

a)

Proclamation of Neutrality

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Alien and Sedition Acts

d)

Embargo Act of 1807

89.

1st President of the United States; commander-in-chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1732-1799)

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

90.

2nd president who became unpopular due to the Alien and Sedition Acts.

a)

John Adams

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Monroe

91.

1789-1795; First Secretary of the Treasury. He advocated creation of a national bank, assumption of state debts by the federal government, and a tariff system to pay off the national debt.

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Aaron Burr

c)

Henry Clay

d)

John C. Calhoun

92.

3rd President of the United States, wrote the Declaration of Independence.

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

93.

Group of officials who head government departments and advise the President.

a)

Cabinet

b)

Advisors

c)

Departments

d)

Branches

94.

Pay off all war debts, raise government revenues, create a national bank.

a)

Hamilton's Financial Plan

b)

Washington's Financial Plan

c)

Jefferson's Financial Plan

d)

Jay's Financial Plan

95.

"Father of the Constitution," Federalist leader, and fourth President of the United States.

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Madison

d)

James Monroe

96.

Supporters of the Constitution.

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

c)

Democratic-Republicans

d)

Constitutionists

97.

Led by Thomas Jefferson, believed people should have political power, favored strong STATE governments, emphasized agriculture, strict interpretation of the Constitution, pro-French, opposed National Bank.

a)

Federalists

b)

Democratic-Republicans

c)

Anti-Federalists

d)

Whigs

98.

1794 protest against the government's tax on whiskey by back country farmers.

a)

Whiskey Rebellion

b)

Shay's Rebellion

c)

Bacon's Rebellion

d)

Rum Rebellion

99.

Series of four laws enacted in 1798 to reduce the political power of recent immigrants.

a)

Alien and Sedition Acts

b)

Proclamation of Neutrality

c)

Monroe Doctrine

d)

Embargo Act of 1807

100.

Henry Clay's plan for economic growth; protective tariffs, transportation, roads and canals, 2nd national bank.

a)

Clay's American System

b)

Doctrine of Nullification

c)

Indian Removal Act

d)

Jacksonian Democracy

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