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Midterm Review US

Total questions: 170

Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following would be considered "America's Economic Engine"?

a)

American Rivers

b)

American Highways

c)

America's Coastline

d)

America's Mountain ranges

2.

Which of the following colonies suffered large deaths tolls on the arrival to the new world?

a)

Maine

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Virginia

d)

Both B and C

3.

Which of the plans provided for small states?

a)

The New Jersey plan

b)

The Virginia Plan

c)

The Connecticut plan

d)

The Amazing Spiderplan

4.

Which of the following is True of the Land Ordinance of 1785 and 1787?

a)

The set a precedent for creating new states

b)

The law set apart the purchase of one parcel of land for the funding of public education

c)

It required the creation of a Constitution after 60,000 people

d)

All of these choices are correct

5.

The Greatest achievement of the articles of Confederation was the establishment of...

a)

The separation of Texas from Mexico

b)

Creation of a bicameral Legislature

c)

the creation of the Mason Dixon Line

d)

Organized distribution of lands west of the Appalachian Mountains

6.

Which of the following was NOT a key Federalist supporter?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

John Jay

7.

Who is the author of the Great Compromise also known as the Connecticut Plan?

a)

Drake Hampton

b)

Ben Franklin

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Roger Sherman

8.

Which of the following served as Washington's Vice President ?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

John Adams

c)

John Rolf

d)

Thomas Jefferson

9.

How many states were needed to pass a law under the articles of Confederation?

a)

9 of 13

b)

12 of 13

c)

4 of 13

d)

5 of 13

10.

Which of the following BEST describes a "Mobocracy"?

a)

A government ruled by the passions of the public

b)

The absence of a strong government

c)

The failure of the common people to advocate for themselves by being absent in the electoral process

d)

The development of a high level rebellion against a nation in fluctuation or transition

11.

The Confederation created after the war had many problems, first among them is the large debts that each state had acquired during the war. This included loans from many places all included the following EXCEPT...

a)

The payments to the soldiers who served during the war

b)

The loans given to them by citizens

c)

Loans from countries such as France

d)

Damages that had to pay back to Britain after the war

12.

Which of the following is True of the Land Ordinance of 1785 and 1787?

a)

It required the creation of a Constitution after 60,000 people

b)

The law set apart the purchase of one parcel of land for the funding of public education

c)

The set a precedent for creating new states

d)

All of these choices are correct

13.

Which of the following best describes the term sovereignty?

a)

Each state cooperating to create a meaningful confederacy by committing to the defense of another

b)

One people or state declaration that they are an independent and free people

c)

One nations declaration of Hostilities towards another nation

d)

A nation taking political control of the people

14.

This man was one of the leaders of the early Federalist Party

a)

Thomas Maxwell

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

James Monroe

d)

John Livingston

15.

Which of the following established the Supreme Court of the United States?

a)

Article III of the United States Constitution

b)

Article II of the United States Constitution

c)

Judiciary Act of 1789

d)

The 10th Amendment of the Bill of Rights

16.

This Cabinet member of the Washington Administration established the First Bank of the United States even though many opposed this idea stating it was not expressed in the constitution

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Henry Knox

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

Edmund Randolph

17.

This Cabinet member of the Washington Administration established the First Bank of the United States even though many opposed this idea stating it was not expressed in the constitution

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

Edmund Randolph

d)

Henry Knox

18.

Alexander Hamilton’s economic program was designed primarily to...

a)

provide a platform for the fledgling Federalist Party’s 1792 campaign

b)

Ensure northern dominance over the southern states in order to abolish slavery

c)

Establish the financial stability and credit of the new government

d)

Prepare the United States for war in the event Britain failed to vacate its posts in the Northwest

e)

None of these choices are correct

19.

The latin phrase E Pluribus Unum is best translated....

a)

We The People

b)

One Nation under God

c)

In God we Trust

d)

Of Many One

20.

Which of the following established the Supreme Court of the United States?

a)

Article III of the United States Constitution

b)

Article II of the United States Constitution

c)

Judiciary Act of 1789

d)

The 10th Amendment of the Bill of Rights

21.

"All communities divide themselves into the few and the many. The first are the rich and well born, the other the mass of the people. . . . The people are turbulent and changing. . . . Give therefore to the first class a distinct permanent share in the government. They will check the unsteadiness of the second."

Alexander Hamilton

The author of this quotation suggests that

a)

The will of the majority should guide public policy

b)

Wealthy people are too preoccupied to rule well

c)

The common people cannot be trusted to run a stable government

d)

Poorer people must work harder to gain access to economic and political power

22.

Alexander Hamilton urged Congress to pass a protective tariff to encourage the growth of...

a)

Manufacturing

b)

Agriculture

c)

Slavery

d)

labor Unions

23.

He was the Secretary Of State in Washington's Cabinet?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

James Madison

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

24.

The 3/5 Compromise of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 provided that...

a)

the votes of 3/5 of the southern states would be needed to pass any federal legislation affecting the Presidential elections

b)

the votes of 3 free men were equal to those of 5 slaves for purposes of representation and taxation.

c)

For purposes of representation and taxation, five slaves would be counted as three free persons

d)

The votes of 3/5 of the southern states could break from the Union

25.

Which of the following BEST describes protective Tariffs

a)

A means in which citizens can loan the government money and receive that money back with interest

b)

The US Governments attempt to create a central bank that can loan and collect money

c)

A method of the U.S. Government creating a a common currency for the entire nation

d)

A means which the U.S. Government can increase manufacturing in the U.S. while slowing down imports

26.

Which of the following was a test to the powers of the Federal government under the Washington Cabinet?

a)

Shay's Rebellion

b)

The Whiskey Rebellion

c)

The Stono Rebellion

d)

All of these are correct

27.

Aproximately how much money did the United States owe at the end of the war?

a)

$50 million

b)

$120 Million

c)

$350 billion

d)

$5.2 Trillion

28.

"In the execution of such a plan nothing is more essential than that permanent, inveterate antipathies against particular nations and passionate attachments for others should be excluded...an habitual hatred or a habitual fondness is in some degree a slave..."

George Washington

Which of the following best describes Washington's advice?

a)

We should avoid attachments to other nations.

b)

The United States should be engaged in international affairs at all times

c)

The United States make sure the economic policy is in line with the foreign policy

d)

The United States need to look at very nation as a potential enemy

29.

All communities divide themselves into the few and the many. The first are rich and well born, the other the mass of people. The voice of the people has been said to be the voice of God: however generally this maxim has been quoted and believed, it is not true in fact. The people are turbulent and changing, they seldom judge and determine right. Give there fore the first class a distinct permanent share in the government… Can a democratic assembly who annually revolve around a mass of the people be suppose steadily to pursue the public good? Nothing but a permanent body can check the impudence of democracy”

Alexander Hamilton

Which of the following would BEST describes Hamilton's thoughts

1786

a)

The decisions of the nation would be best decided by elite of the nations and left out of the hands of the commoners and uneducated

b)

The decisions of the Nation would be best if all voices of the nation regardless of wealth, status, and gender

c)

The nation should be ruled by a Unicameral legislature to insure the efficient nation

d)

The nation should ensure democracy over republicanism

30.

Alexander Hamilton...

a)

Favored a Bank of the United States

b)

The Industrial sector

c)

Consolidation of all debts

d)

All of the choices

31.

The Article of Confederation included which of the following

a)

Too powerful a president

b)

It was too easy to pass laws

c)

Over regulation of trade

d)

None of the choices are correct

32.

These two amendments state that all rights not specificly given to the state or the federal government belong to the people

a)

Amendment 9 and 10

b)

Amendment 1 and 2

c)

Amendment 6 and 8

d)

Amendment 3 and 4

33.

Which of the following BEST descibes the term "precedent"

a)

A guide, based on earlier actions, which serves as an example for the future

b)

A determent factor that established factors for the Supreme court nominations

c)

A system of Checks and Balances which that no one branch can overpower the other

d)

The system which insures the President establishes a different between the civilian government and the Military establishment

34.

The author of the book Wealth of Nations laying the foundation of the system of Capitalism is _ (2 words, first and last name)

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

George Washington

d)

John Adams

35.

Which of the following BEST defines Capitalism

a)

An economic and political system were trade and industry are controlled by private ownership

b)

An economic and political system were trade and industry are controlled by the Bank of the United States

c)

A political system in which private citizens elect representatives to Congress

d)

All of these are correct

36.

Which of the following Articles in the Constitution creates the the two central political parties

a)

Article I

b)

Article II

c)

Article III

d)

None of these are correct

37.

Which of he following BEST describes the importance of the book of "Wealth of Nations"

a)

The books lays the foundation of an economic system for America

b)

The book sets forwards the structure of the federal government

c)

The book describes Jefferson's plan and agricultural America

d)

All of these choices are correct

38.

In what year did the Constitutional Congress agree to adress the issue of Slavery?

a)

1808

b)

1876

c)

1789

d)

1800

39.

Last week Micheal Tuel gave us the following quote:

The glory of justice and the majesty of law are created not just by the Constitution - nor by the courts - nor by the officers of the law - nor by the lawyers - but by the men and women who constitute our society - who are the protectors of the law as they are themselves protected by the law."

This quote comes from a man who ran for President of the United States. Who was this man?

Your answer requires both first and last name to recieve bonus points

The man who said this was _(2 words)

a)

Robert Kennedy

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

Adam Smith

d)

George Washington

40.

Which of the following is known as the father of the Constitution

a)

James Madison

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Alexander Hamilton

41.

The powers of the Presidency DO NOT include which of the following

a)

To Veto, or reject laws

b)

Appoint Supreme Court Judges (Justices)

c)

Spend (appropriate) government money

d)

Execute Laws against foreign nations

42.

Who coined the phrase "Manifest Destiny"?

a)

John O'Sullivan

b)

Paul S. Stewart

c)

Richard J. Canary

d)

Major Donald Makerb

43.

According to the video approximately how many people died traveling out westward?

a)

300,000

b)

20,000

c)

500 million

d)

2 million

44.

Which of the following were not part of Mexico in the early 1800's

a)

Texas

b)

New Mexico

c)

Colorado

d)

Arizona

45.

Mexico had officially banned in their country

a)

True

b)

False

46.

This American demanded more automony and the use of slavery in Mexico

a)

Steve Austin

b)

Henry Knox

c)

Joseph Dallas

d)

Jacob Fortworth

e)

Sam Houston

47.

In what year did Texas become an independent state

a)

1836

b)

1800

c)

1850

d)

1841

e)

1846

48.

Who became President in 1845

a)

James C. Calhoun

b)

James K. Polk

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Henry Clay

e)

Rutherford B. Hayes

49.

Who led American troops down to the disputed regions of Mexico

a)

Zackary Taylor

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

Jacob Brunelleschi

d)

James K. Polk

e)

Santa Anna

50.

Who was the author of the book Civil Disobedience

a)

Henry David Thoreau

b)

James K. Polk

c)

James Madison

d)

Walt Whitman

e)

Alexander Hamilton

51.

Who stated: ""Allow the president to invade a neighboring country whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him to make war at pleasure.

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Dunder Miffin

c)

Julia Andrews

d)

John C. Calhoun

e)

John Andrews

52.

What treaty ended the war with Mexico

a)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

b)

Treaty of Vera Cruz

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Treaty of Rocky Point

53.

How much did the United Staes pay under the treaty

a)

$15 Million

b)

$12 Million

c)

$ 2.23 and a Promise that Americans would never visit during spring break

d)

$100 Million

e)

$5 Million

54.

How many Mexicans and Native Americans became Americans after the war?

a)

About 200,000

b)

About 523

c)

About 5 million

d)

0, they were all kicked out

e)

About 2 million

55.

What was the name of the anti- Catholic anti- immigration movement that began to rise in America

a)

Navitism

b)

Socialism

c)

Totalarianism

d)

Americanism

e)

Facism

56.

Who were the Know Nothings?

a)

Whigs

b)

Bull Moose Party

c)

Navitists

d)

Democratic - Republicans

57.

"By 1852, the non-Indian population in California had risen from 15,000 to 200,000 and it was 360,000 on the eve of the Civil War." Why?

a)

The Discovery of Gold

b)

The opening of ports in San Diego and San Francisco

c)

The allowance of slavery

d)

The new rail road construction

58.

Which of the following is NOT part of the Compromise of 1850?

a)

California would be admitted as a free state

b)

A new super harsh fugitive slave law would be enacted

c)

Protective Tariffs for Southern Staes production of cotton

d)

The slave trade - but not slavery - would be outlawed in Washington D.C

e)

Popular Sovereignty

59.

This man defeated the Texas Rebels at the Alamo killing David Crocket

a)

General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

b)

General Carlos De Vera Argo

c)

General Jesus Maurice de Fuego

d)

General Charle de Gaul

60.

How many days of siege did it take for Mexico to take the Alamo?

a)

13 days

b)

5 days

c)

100 days

d)

210 days

61.

Which treaty ended the war with Mexico

a)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago

b)

Treaty of Ghent

c)

Treaty of Penasco

d)

Treaty of Gadsen

62.

Which of the following BEST describes the importance of the Alamo?

a)

It serves as a symbolic and mythological struggle representing the rebellious and stubborn nature of Texas

b)

It was the first victory for the Republic of Texas

c)

It was a place where legendary figures like Davy Crocket adn Jim Bowie made a last stand

d)

Both A and C

63.

Which was the following was NOT an accomplishment of James K. Polk?

a)

Established an independent treasury

b)

Negotiated the Oregon territory from England

c)

Seized the Southwest from Mexico

d)

Negotiated the Compromise of 1850

e)

Decreased tariffs on imports

64.

Who took over the Mormon movement after the death of John Smith?

a)

Brigham Young

b)

Albert Bright

c)

Jonathan Edwards

d)

Keith Youngstone

e)

Martin Gilmore

65.

What year did the Gold Rush begin?

a)

1848

b)

1849

c)

1853

d)

1854

e)

1850

66.

Which of the following went down to Mexico for the President to negotiate purchasing the southwest from Mexico

a)

John Sidwell

b)

Victor Grans

c)

David Wellington

d)

Hampton Shaw

e)

Benjamin Stewart

67.

Between what years was Texas an Independant Republic

a)

1836-1846

b)

1800-1820

c)

1775-1835

d)

1844-1850

68.

Slavery was legal in Mexico and Southern Texas driving Americans to teh Texans region

a)

True

b)

False

69.

Which of the following is NOT a result of Manifest Destiny

a)

Changes in the political balance of power in Washington

b)

Opening of California

c)

Invalidation of the Compromise of 1820

d)

Attacks on Native Americans

e)

A rise in the production of Cotton and the need for slavery

70.

Which of the following was the final battle to eliminate the Sioux Indians resistance

a)

The Battle of Little Big Horn

b)

The Battle of Wounded Knee

c)

The Battle of Bugs Bunny, the Genocidal Maniac

d)

The Battle of Sandy Creek

71.

E Pluribus Unum is translated _

a)

Of Many One

b)

In God We Trust

c)

In One Nation

d)

Pledge of Allegiance

72.

Which of the following Best defies the term euphemism

a)

A term used to make an unpleasant term sound less offensive

b)

A term used to create a realistic impression of an action and idea

c)

A different term for slavery

d)

A term used by the North to make the South seem cruel

73.

Which of the following BEST describes the folllowing quotation:

"In 'your' hands, my dissatisfied fellow-countrymen, and not in 'mine', is the momentous issue of civil war. The Government will not assail 'you'. You can have no conflict without being yourselves the aggressors. 'You' have no oath registered in heaven to destroy the Government, while I shall have the most solemn one to "preserve, protect, and defend it.""

a)

The United States Government will not declare war on the South

b)

The United States will not interfere with slavery

c)

The United States will defend the institution of Slavery

d)

The Southern States have declared war

74.

Which of the following is true about the Civil War

a)

More Americans died in the Civil War than all the other wars combined together

b)

Over 600,000 American men died in the American Civil War

c)

States broke from the Union before the out break of the war

d)

All of these choices are correct

75.

Which of the following is the term for insttutional slavery often used in the south

a)

Private Property

b)

Peculiar Institution

c)

States Rights

d)

Jim Crow Laws

76.

The formal withdrawal from the Union is known as ...

a)

withdrawal

b)

Break Way

c)

Secession

d)

Confederacy

e)

Tithe

77.

Which of the following issues came with Texas Statehood

a)

Texas claimed Colorado as part of its state

b)

Texas tried to adopt the position of a free state below the line of 36-30

c)

Texas tried to adopt the position of a free state below the line of 36-30

d)

Arizona had not yet purchased the southern part of the state leaving an open claim to statehood

78.

Who authored the book that Abraham Lincoln said started the war

a)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Fredrick Douglas

d)

William Lloyd Douglas

79.

The right to vote for or against slavery is known as

a)

Supremacy Clause

b)

The Elastic Clause

c)

Jim Crow Laws

d)

Popular sovereignty

e)

The Fugitive Slave Act

80.

Which of the following laws drew Physical line between the Slave holding states and the free states

a)

The Compromise of 1820

b)

The Compromise of 1850

c)

The Dred Scott Act

d)

The fugitive slave act

81.

Which of the following Massachusetts statesmen assisted in creating the Compromise of 1859

a)

Henry Clay

b)

John C. Calhoun

c)

John T, Narcissus

d)

Daniel Webster

e)

Marcus Oberman

82.

Soloman Northrup was from

a)

New York

b)

Boston

c)

Maine

d)

Washington

e)

Ohio

83.

Which of the following BEST describes a "Conductor"

a)

A free citizen who detains and reports escaped slaves to appropriate authorities

b)

Persons who track down and return escaped slaves from the south and brings them back to the South

c)

A person who oversees the slaves who work on the planation insuring they do not escape

d)

A marshal who locates former free men to return them to their status in the north

e)

None of these choices are correct

84.

Which of the following BEST describes the effect of the Book Uncle Tom's Cabi

a)

The book stirred Northern abolitionists to increase their protests against the Fugitive Slave Act

b)

Created a lawsuit which ended up in the Supreme court known as the Dred Scott case

c)

Created sympathy for the southern cause

d)

Opened the discussion for the Compromise of 1850

e)

Became the first American book banned by the Catholic Church for its violence and its stand against bible passages mentioned in it.

85.

Who led the Confederate Forces at the Battle of Bull Run

a)

Stone wall Jackson

b)

Ulysses S. GRant

c)

J. Jonah Jameson

d)

Robert Muller

e)

Jason Todd

86.

Who led the Union forces at Antietam

a)

General George McClellan

b)

General Thomas Meade

c)

General Jon E. Lewis

d)

General Robert Talltree

e)

General Robert E. Lee

87.

In what year did the Emancipation Proclamation take effect

a)

1820

b)

1862

c)

1863

d)

1850

88.

Who was the founder of the American Red Cross

a)

Clara Barton

b)

Abigail Jenson

c)

Terri Brown

d)

Martha Hemmings

89.

Who introduced the idea of splitting the contested territories and allowed the slavery issue to be decided by the regions themselves? _ (2 words)

a)

Stephen Douglas

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Stonewall Jackson

90.

These people came in from Missouri to cross the border in an to attempt to make Kansas a Pro Slavery State. _

a)

Border Ruffians

b)

Rebels

91.

A group who believed that America should be determined only by Americans who were born here. _ (1 word)

a)

Nativists

b)

Extremists

c)

Confederates

d)

Racists

92.

Who led the attack on Harpers Ferry in an attempt to arm and raise a militia to overthrow local slave supporting government?

_ (2 words)

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Upton Sinclair

c)

John Brown

d)

Peter Parker

93.

Which state was the first to declare succession from the Union? _ (2 words)

a)

South Carolina

b)

New York

c)

North Carolina

d)

New Jersey

94.

Who was the President of the Confederacy?

a)

Stonewall Jackson

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Alexander H. Stephens

d)

None of the above

95.

“Clothes make a _ costumes tell a_"

a)

servant, legend

b)

fashion, rebellion

c)

story, statement

d)

statement, story

96.

Which of the following BEST describes the First Battle of Bull Run

a)

The war was going to easily be won by the North

b)

The war would not be short and easy

c)

The Battle was won by the Union

d)

The expectation of the war were well founded and sound

e)

Both A and D

97.

Which of the following was the name given to the Unions strategy

a)

The war of Northern Aggression

b)

War of Attrition

c)

The Anaconda Plan

d)

The Anaconda Plan

e)

The war for emancipation

98.

Which of the following best describes the Southern Strategy?

a)

A war of Attrition against the Union

b)

Aggressively Pursue the Union forces in the North

c)

A war of propaganda to win the hearts and minds of the Northerners

d)

The war against Lincoln

e)

None of these are correct

99.

Which of the following dates marked the beginning and the end of the Civil War?

a)

1860 - 1870

b)

1858 - 1863

c)

1861 - 1865

d)

1863 - 1866

100.

Which of the following resources did the Confederate forces have more of than the Union?

a)

railroads to transport troops

b)

Food and Crops

c)

Cash and Bank accounts for purchase of weapons and materials

d)

Factories

e)

Donkeys and mules for transport of materials

101.

Which of the following groups made up the largest group of persons for soldiers?

a)

Farmers

b)

Laborer

c)

Professionals

d)

Businessmen

e)

Former slaves

102.

Which of the following is the "Bloodiest single day of the Civil War"

a)

Antietam

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Vicksburg

d)

Petersburg

e)

The Battle of Fort Henry

103.

Approximately how many Americans died at the Battle of Antietam?

a)

450

b)

over 600,000

c)

2,000

d)

23,000

e)

12

104.

The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in Missouri and Kentucky

a)

True

b)

False

105.

This man led the Union Forces at the Battle of Gettysburg in the summer of 1863

a)

General Robert E. Lee

b)

General Christopher Harms

c)

General Meade

d)

General Grant

e)

General Longstreet

106.

In what year did the North institute the draft?

a)

1860

b)

1861

c)

1862

d)

1863

e)

1864

107.

Which of the following BEST describes the American reaction to the draft in the North?

a)

Americans believed that this was a war to end slavery and should carry arms against the North

b)

Americans who did not served were shunned by the general public

c)

Americans rioted against the drafts

d)

Americans attacked African Americans in response to the draft riots

e)

Both C and D

108.

Which of of the following is MOST true of the Southern strategy to win the war?

a)

Placing the capital only miles from Washington D.C. the Confederacy believed they would be able to take over the capital and force a surrender

b)

Knowing that the nations of England and France needed their cotton exports they believed the two nations would ultimately agree to provide them with aide.

c)

The confederacy believed they would win the war because their soldiers were better trained and better equipped in the South.

d)

The Confederacy believed they could use the slaves as a fighting force against the Union and defeat their superior numbers

e)

The confederacy knew that the popularity of the war in the North would fade and they would ultimately support slavery once they realized they could replace immigrant factory workers

109.

Which of the following is true of the Northern Draft

a)

New York city experienced major riots in which hundreds died

b)

The draft allowed a person to purchase a replacement or but their way our of the draft

c)

The Confederate government was unable to draft due to refusal of individual states having separate Constitution

d)

All of these choices are true

110.

Which of the following is true of the Confederate states raising money for the war

a)

England and France gave large sums of money to the cause of defeating the North

b)

The South was unable to raise taxes because each state was independent with separate tax laws

c)

The need for money was not an issue with the contributions of wealthy plantation owners

d)

The South received most of their money from Northern industries that depended on the South for Cotton

111.

Where was the final surrender of The Confederate forces under General Robert E. Lee?

a)

Appomatax

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Richmond

d)

Atlanta

e)

Washington D.C.

112.

_ (one word) is King.

a)

Oil

b)

Cotton

c)

Money

d)

Sugar

113.

Who was the assassin of Abraham Lincoln?

a)

John Wilkes Booth

b)

Charles J. Guiteau

c)

Leon Czolgosz

d)

Lee Harvey Oswald

114.

This man was the President of the Confederacy

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

115.

Which of President Lincoln's general's ran against him for President in the 1863 election?

General _ (last name only)

a)

Jackson

b)

Grant

c)

McClellan

116.

This man led the 54th Massachusetts Regiment during the Civil War

Col. _ (last name only)

a)

Shaw

b)

Jackson

117.

This amendment freed stated that slavery was no longer legal in the United States

_ amendment

a)

13th

b)

9th

c)

15th

d)

8th

118.

How many times in the last 230 years has the United States Declared War?

a)

Five times

b)

3 times

c)

10 time

d)

13 times

119.

Which of the following was a War Hawk

a)

Henry Clay

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

John Mathews

d)

John Ross

120.

The Orders in Council

a)

Required ships to dock in England and pay a tax

b)

Forbid trade with Canada

c)

Required Sailors to become Canadian

d)

None of these choices

121.

This man led Native Americans resistance and abandoned the way of the whites

a)

Tecumseh

b)

Raging Bull

c)

Lucas Perry

d)

Brown Bear

122.

Who led the Cherokees and encouraged assimilation of the white mans

a)

John Ross

b)

John Marshall

c)

Peout

d)

Techumsa

123.

The Declaration of War of 1812 was...

a)

The largest margin of a vote for war in US history

b)

The most debated vote for war

c)

The Smallest margin of a vote for war in the US history

d)

None of these choices

124.

The Northern States supprted the war of 1812

a)

True

b)

False

125.

What was the name of the ship that destroyed the British idea of invincibility earning the name old Iron sides.

a)

The USS Constitution

b)

The USS Faragut

c)

The USS Midway

d)

The USS Leopard

126.

What changed after the War of 1812

a)

There was no geographic boundary changes

b)

Andrew Jackson gave the Bahama's to England

c)

Canada became free

d)

The northern area of Maine was given to England

127.

John C. Calhoun was the author of the National Anthem at the battle of Fort Henry

a)

True

b)

False

128.

The Non- Intercourse Act

a)

Replaced the Embargo of 180

b)

Laid the foundation of American Industry

c)

Engaged Britain trade leaving France out of the treaty

d)

Both A and B

129.

Which of the following became President after Thomas Jefferson

a)

James Madison

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

John Quincy Adams

d)

John Marshall

130.

Between 1820 and 1850 the state legislatures lowered

a)

Property qualifications for voting

b)

Economic qualifications for voting

c)

The importation of Slavery

d)

The Production of cotton

131.

The "Era of Good Feelings" was ushed in by the victory of the war of 1812

a)

True

b)

False

132.

The American System helped build up the American Military after the war of 1812

a)

True

b)

False

133.

He said the Missouri Compromise was a "fire bell in the night"

a)

John Adam

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

John Marshall

134.

To whom did Jackson appeal

a)

The Wealthy

b)

The Northerners

c)

Planation Owners

d)

The Common Man

135.

This law allowed the removal of 5 native Indian tribes from their indigenous lands

a)

The Indian Removal Act of 1830

b)

Worcester v. Georgia

c)

Western development Act

d)

The Southwestern Accommodation Act

136.

What was the term that describe Jackson "Pet Banks" or rewarding political favors

a)

spoils system

b)

Bank system

c)

Force Act

d)

Whig Act

137.

In what year did the Trail of Tears take place

a)

1803

b)

1838

c)

1814

d)

1840

138.

Under what president was Indian Quarintine and assimilation the prefered policy

a)

Jefferson

b)

Monroe

c)

Jackson

d)

John Quincy Adams

139.

The Compromise of 1820 introdiced the states of Missouri and the state of Illinois

a)

True

b)

False

140.

The man who introduced the Compromise of 1820 was

a)

Henry Clay

b)

John C. Calhoun

c)

Robert Murphy

d)

John Ross

141.

The Monore Doctrine ....

a)

Promised To stay out of European Affairs

b)

To defend the coastal shores of S. American Allies

c)

To insure Europe did not establish any new colonies

d)

Both A and C

142.

The purpose of the compromise was to start the process of eliminating slavrey in the Southern states

a)

True

b)

False

143.

Out of many one is...

a)

E pluribus Unum

b)

caveat Emptor

c)

Que Republicus Unum

d)

Ex Pro Tempor

144.

Which of the follow dates best identifies the dates of the French and Indian War?

a)

1754 -1763

b)

1775 -1781

c)

1776 -1770

d)

1620 - 1688

145.

Which of the following BEST describes the objective of the British during the American Revolution?

a)

To secure and maintain the colonies under British Control

b)

To capture the Continental Congress

c)

To insure the French do not recapture the Ohio Valley Region

d)

TO insure the Americans pay their taxes

146.

Which of the following was an advantage the British had which the Americans did not possess?

a)

A large navy

b)

Popular support in the colonies

c)

an overwhelming number of Torys

d)

Support from the Spanish

147.

When Thomas Paine wrote in Common Sense, "These are the times that try men's soul' and refers to the Sunshine Patriot and the summer soldier, he is in fact pointing out a major disadvantage of the American effort ...

a)

American troop levels drop when things become hard and

b)

American has the best soldiers in the world who never turn away

c)

American training is superior to the climate in which they fight

d)

All of these choices are correct

148.

Which of the following is the best reason for the choice of George Washington as the commander of the American Army

a)

He was from the wealthiest and most powerful state.

b)

The Southern states would gladly follow Washington

c)

He was the smartest man in the Congress

d)

Both A and B

149.

Which of the following was advice given to John Adams by Abigail Adams

a)

"Don't forget the Ladies"

b)

"Win this Damnable war John"

c)

"Do not worry about slavery now John, focus on Independence"

d)

"Move forward john, always move forward"

150.

Which of the following was not part of the Intolerable Acts

a)

The execution of members of the Sons of Liberty

b)

Closing Boston Harbor

c)

Suspending (shutting down) of the State Legislature

d)

Quartering of soldiers in Boston house holds

151.

The Period of Salutory Neglect was a period best defined as...

a)

A period between 1620 and 1763 in which the British ignored the colonies asking nothing of them

b)

The period between 1775 - 1776 when the colonist were establishing a Continental Congress

c)

The Period between 1609 and 1620 when the first colonies were being established and hundreds died

d)

None of the choices are correct

152.

According to the video you watched at home, "A Brief history of America's independence" what city did George Washington first lose?

a)

New York

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Saratoga

d)

Richmond

153.

According to the video you watched at home, "A Brief history of America's independence", What was the last battle of the American Revolution in 1781

a)

Yorktown

b)

New York

c)

Saratoga

d)

Trenton

154.

According to the video you watched at home, "A Brief history of America's independence"

When did England sign the treaty recognizing the independence of The United States?

a)

1783

b)

1781

c)

1776

d)

1803

155.

According to the video you watched for homework, Crash Course - Prelude to independence

Why were Americans so angry

a)

Because they had no say in the taxes on them

b)

Because of the Molasses tax

c)

Britain boycotted American goods

d)

All of these choices are correct

156.

According to the video you watched for homework, Crash Course - Prelude to independence ...

The First Continental Congress was NOT

a)

A call for independence

b)

A revolutionary idea

c)

a body of 12 out 13 colonies

d)

a coordinated effort of the colonies

157.

According to the video you watched for homework, Crash Course - Prelude to independence

the literature of the time spoke often about the immutable laws of....

a)

Nature

b)

Englishmen

c)

The Magna Carta

d)

The Constitution

158.

Those who remained loyal to the crown were known as _

a)

Tories

b)

Reveres

c)

Englishmen

d)

Bostonians

159.

The interests of farmers fighting against the interest of the Railroads BEST describes

a)

The Granger Laws

b)

Munn v. Illinois

c)

The Haymarket riots

d)

The American Federation of Labor Union

160.

Which act allowed the federal government to regulate trade between states

a)

Interstate Commerce Act

b)

The Sherman Anti-Trust Act

c)

Granger Laws

d)

Homestead Law

161.

Which of the following best describes the individual effects on industrialization

a)

An increase of the standard of living with a decrease or the working conditions

b)

Everybody saw the leaders of industry as the hero's of the industrial age

c)

The average person paid greater income tax to support the welfare state of the industry

d)

The increase of Philanthropy distributes individual charity to all

162.

Which of the following stated "Who dies rich dies in disgrace"

a)

John D. Rockefeller

b)

Andrew Carnegie

c)

J.P. Morgan

d)

Henry Frick

163.

Who was the author of the book "The Jungle"

a)

Upton Sinclair

b)

John Steinbeck

c)

Mark Twain

d)

James Franco

164.

Which government agency was created as a result of the Book "the Jungle"

a)

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

b)

Food and Drug Agency (FDA)

c)

Alcohol, Tobacco and Fire arms (ATF)

d)

Meatpacking Plant Inspecting Agency (MPIA)

165.

between what years did Reconstruction take place

a)

1865 - 1877

b)

1877 -1914

c)

1860 - 1880

d)

1885 - 1901

166.

Which Amendment abolished Slavery

a)

12th

b)

13th

c)

18th

d)

21st

167.

What percentage of travelers out west were made up of single women and former slaves?

a)

12%

b)

75%

c)

32%

d)

24%

168.

By 1914 which of the following cities had the largest population growth due to immigration?

a)

Boston

b)

New York

c)

Chicago

d)

Philadelphia

169.

Which of the following said " I pay my workers enough so the can afford my product"

a)

J.P. Morgan

b)

Henry Ford

c)

Bill Gates

d)

Warren Buffett

170.

The Gospel of wealth BEST advocates:

a)

The wealthy are the Trustees of the "poorer Brethren"

b)

Wealth is an abomination to God's will

c)

Wealth is destructive to Americans

d)

Inequality is bad and unfair

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