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U.S. History Final Semester 1

Total questions: 114

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The colonists in Plymouth came from England looking for:
a)
religious freedom
b)
gold
c)
furs
d)
free land
2.
The Mayflower Compact stated that:
a)
New laws and leaders would be voted on when the need arose.
b)
The captain of the ship was the leader of the colony.
c)
The Pilgrims would go back to England in one year.
d)
the Pilgrims would keep the Sabbath day holy.
3.
Who was the settlement of Jamestown named after?
a)
Queen James of England
b)
The president of the Virginia Company
c)
Chief of the Wampanoag tribe
d)
King James of England
4.
Farming was most successful in which colonies?
a)
New England and Middle
b)
Middle and Southern
c)
New England and Southern
5.
Lumber and ship building was a successful enterprise in which colonies?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
MIddle and Southern
6.

John Rolfe

a)

Led the Jamestown settlers in war against Powhatan

b)

Was the fist settler in Jamestown to strike it rich by finding gold.

c)

experimented with cultivating tobacco

d)

Traveled from Jamestown to establish the Maryland colony

7.

What was the main goal of the settlers at Jamestown

a)

To convert the natives to Christianity

b)

To establish a community with representative government

c)

to establish a successful agriculturally-based colony

d)

to find gold and riches

8.

Bacons Rebellion stemmed from violent attacks of

a)

Protestants against wealthy Catholics

b)

Poor white settlers against Native Americans

c)

Black slaves against plantation owners

d)

white indentured servants against plantation owners

9.

What was the most important factor in France's ability to hold its vast North American domain against Spanish and English Expansion?

a)

The presence of a large and expansive French army

b)

the construction of fortified missions

c)

Good relations with Native Americans

d)

The establishment of stable and thriving communities throughout New France.

10.

Which of the colonies was founded as a refuge for imprisoned debtors?

a)

Connecticut

b)

Delaware

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Georgia

11.

Virginia is in the

a)

Northern Colonies ( New England Colonies)

b)

Southern Colonies

c)

Middle Colonies

12.

Which leader's colony eventually became the state of Pennsylvania?

a)

John Smith

b)

William Penn

c)

John Wise

d)

Roger Williams

13.

Which leader was banished from their church because they believed God was more important than rules?

a)

John Smith

b)

Abigail Adams

c)

Dolly Madison

d)

Anne Hutchinson

14.

Who established the colony of Rhode Island?

a)

Roger Williams

b)

John Wise

c)

Anne Hutchinson

d)

William Penn

15.

Who was charged with the crime of heresy?

a)

Anne Hutchinson

b)

Hernando Cortes

c)

Queen Elizabeth I

d)

King James I

16.
Define Theocracy
a)
System of government in which the priest (religious leader) rules
b)
type of government run by a king or queen
c)
type of government run by a small group of people
d)
the lack of government
17.
Who was the leader of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
a)
John Smith
b)
John Winthrop
c)
William Bradford
d)
Squanto
18.
Why did the city of New Amsterdam become?
a)
New Jersey
b)
New York
c)
New Hampshire
d)
Maine
19.
The Age of Enlightenment began
a)
Before Exploration
b)
During Prehistoric Times
c)
After the American Revolution
d)
In the 17th Century
20.
Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?
a)
power and privilege
b)
money and fame
c)
good looks and charm
d)
reason and logic
21.
Whose authority was challenged by the new scientific theories during the 16th and 17th centuries? 
a)
Catholic Church
b)
Roman Gods
c)
Baptist ministers
d)
The Queen of Spain
22.
The US has a written constitution, this characteristic is one of a:
a)
Limited Government
b)
Unlimited Government
23.
Which amendment gives us freedom of speech , religion and press?
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
Fourth
24.
The Scientific Revolution can best be described as:
a)
A period when scientists embraced the teachings of the Church
b)
The time when the Catholic Church empathized most with scientists 
c)
period when scientists began to question the old teachings of the Church
d)
 Scientific property invented by astrophysicists to explain the rotation of the Earth
25.

According to John Locke, if the government didn't protect the people's natural rights, what could the people do?

a)

Overthrow the government

b)

Petition the government for their rights

c)

Nothing, the people don't have rights

26.
The idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ____________ theory.
a)
geocentric
b)
heliocentric
c)
solar
d)
sunny
27.

What did Isaac Newton discover when the apple supposedly fell on his head?

a)

Gravity

b)

Electricty

c)

Hydrogen

d)

Plasma

28.
Which astronomer was tried for heresy and placed under house arrest because he argued that the universe was heliocentric?
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Copernicus
c)
Newton 
d)
Galileo 
29.

The Great Awakening was a __________ movement.

a)

political

b)

scientific

c)

religious

d)

artistic

30.
An agreement between people and the government to give up some rights for safety and protection
a)
Philosophers
b)
Democracy
c)
Social Contract
d)
Divine Right of Kings
31.
Hundreds of people died during the Boston Massacre.
a)
True
b)
False
32.
Who was the 1st colonial protester killed in the Boston Massacre?
a)
Samuel Adams
b)
John Adams
c)
Crispus Attucks
d)
Paul Revere
33.
Who created the "Bloody Massacre" painting to spread anti-British propaganda?
a)
Samuel Adams
b)
Paul Revere
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Sons Of LIberty
34.
Why did Britain seek to tax the colonists in the 1760s?
a)
The colonists were wealthier than most British citizens.
b)
Britain needed money to pay for the French and Indian War.
c)
The British wanted to punish the colonists for rebelling against the Proclamation.
d)
Britain needed money to protect the colonists from the French.
35.
Which British law required colonists to provide British troops with housing?
a)
Proclamation Of 1763
b)
Townshend Act
c)
British Housing Act
d)
Quartering Act
36.
Which event was considered an act of Civil Disobedience?
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Stamp Act Riots
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
Smuggling Of Dutch Tea
37.
Which colony was placed under British control under the Intolerable Acts?
a)
New England
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Massachusetts
d)
New York
38.
Many African Americans joined the Continental Army hoping that
a)
independence would lead to the end of slavery.
b)
they could return to Africa after the war.
c)
Congress would give them land for their service.
d)
Britain would grant them their freedom.
39.
The Declaration of Independence states the purpose of government is 
a)
to tax and control finances
b)
to provide rules for the people
c)
to regulate trade 
d)
to serve the people
40.
The Declaration states that all men are created ___________.
a)
Just
b)
Equal
c)
the same
d)
Free
41.
What is the name of the first written plan of government in America?
a)
Constitution
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Articles of Confederation
42.
Americans were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.
a)
strong state government
b)
weak government
c)
strong central government
d)
legslature
43.
Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?
a)
Legislative branch
b)
the president
c)
the states
d)
national government
44.
How many branches of government were there under the Articles of Confederation?
a)
One
b)
Zero
c)
Two
d)
Three
45.
What was the position of the group known as the Federalists?
a)
they supported a new Constitution
b)
they questioned the justice of slavery
c)
the feared the power of the national government
d)
the believed that states should have equal representation
46.
Anti-Federalists preferred a strong ____________ government.
a)
National
b)
State
c)
Central
d)
Republican
47.

What area contained present day Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, and parts of Minnesota.

a)

Canada

b)

U.S.A.

c)

13 colonies

d)

Northwest Territory

48.
The ________ Branch of government is lead by the president and enforces the laws.
a)
Judicial
b)
Executive
c)
Legislative
d)
Bicameral
49.
The ________ Branch of government makes the laws.
a)
Judicial
b)
Executive
c)
Legislative
d)
Bicameral
50.

Who was the leader of the Continental Army?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Crispus Attuks

c)

Phyllis Wheatley

d)

George Washington

51.

Where was the first shot fired?

a)

Battle of Lexington and Concord

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Cowpens

d)

Battle of Charleston

52.

How did the American Revolution affect the Native Americans?

a)

American settlers pushed Native Americans further west.

b)

Native Americans were treated equally by the new nation.

c)

The peace treaty protected the lands of the Native Americans.

d)

Native Americans fled to Great Britain.

53.
What is sectionalism.
a)
division between North and South
b)
when cliques work together
c)
collective pride
d)
something that united the nation
54.
What did Robert Fulton create that changed travel in America?
a)
Rail roads
b)
Canals
c)
Steamboats
d)
cars
55.

An abolitionist supported which of the following causes?

a)

outlawing alcohol

b)

limiting slavery to southern states

c)

ending slavery

d)

ending women's suffrage

56.

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.

57.

Tariffs caused the price of ____ to go up.

a)

foreign goods

b)

slaves

c)

milk and eggs

d)

labor

58.

Kansas earned this nickname as a result of the violence that broke out over disagreements for the expansion of slavery.

a)

Pottowatomie massacre

b)

The Jayhawk State

c)

Bleeding Kansas

d)

The mob state

59.

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

60.

This construction helped increase manufacturing in the Northeast by bring raw materials from the midwest states

a)

Transcontinental Railroad

b)

Steamboat

c)

The Erie Canal

d)

The Steal Plow

61.
Immigrant group who came to America and faced discrimination for being Catholic and poor.
a)
Germans
b)
Irish
c)
British
d)
Italians
62.
When no president got a majority of electoral votes in 1824, the vote went to
a)
Senate
b)
President
c)
Supreme Court
d)
House of Representatives
63.
Native American tribe who resisted removal from Florida.
a)
Creek
b)
Cherokee
c)
Seminole
d)
Fox
64.
Movement that believed native-born Americans were superior to newcomers.
a)
ethnocentrism
b)
racism
c)
xenophobia
d)
nativism
65.

Practice of political party in power giving jobs to supporters

a)

favoritism

b)

spoils system

c)

nepotism

d)

corrupt bargain

66.
This invention changed agriculture in the south by leading to more cotton production.
a)
steamboat
b)
cotton mill
c)
cotton gin
d)
steel plow
67.
Missouri entering the Union in 1820 became an issue because it wanted to be a ______ state, which would upset the balance.
a)
free
b)
slave
68.
Term for refusing to follow the law, like South Carolina did with the Tariff of Abominations.
a)
void
b)
nullify
c)
invalidate
d)
secede
69.
This caused widespread fear in the South about the future of slavery
a)
the election of Jefferson Davis
b)
High tariffs
c)
the election of Abraham Lincoln
d)
the death of Stonewall Jackson
70.
What was the major goal of the Confederacy at the onset of the Civil War?
a)
To overthrow the government and set up a monarchy
b)
To become independent
c)
To spread slavery to the North
d)
To eliminate slavery in the border states
71.
What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to end British control of the Western territories
c)
to make a profit selling war supplies
d)
to preserve the Union
72.
This freed the slaves in Confederate states.
a)
The Compromise of 1850
b)
The Gettysburg Address 
c)
The Battle of Antietam 
d)
The Emancipation Proclamation
73.
What was a major weakness of the Confederacy?
a)
more factories
b)
smaller populations
c)
larger populations
d)
poor populations
74.
What was a major strength of the Union?
a)
education
b)
slavery
c)
more churches
d)
factories
75.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Fort Pillow
d)
Fort Apache
76.
Better officers, defending their own homes, and not having to go on the attack were
a)
Union advantages
b)
reasons the Union won the battle of Antietam
c)
Confederate advantages
d)
reasons that the Confederacy won at Ft. Pillow
77.
More factories, population, and a better navy were
a)
Confederate advantages
b)
Union advantages
c)
reasons for a Confederate victory
d)
causes of the Battle of Gettysburg
78.
Even though these were states where slavery was legal, they did not secede and join the Confederate states.
a)
Western States
b)
State of Confusion
c)
Border States
d)
Southern States
79.

The Dred Scott case determined that slaves

a)

could sue for their freedom with enough proof.

b)

would be freed if they lived in the Northern states.

c)

were property and could not bring a case before the court.

d)

could travel freely with their master's permission.

80.
Who was the abolitionist who raided the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia and further heightened sectionalism by adding to the slave owner's fear of a revolt?
a)
John Brown
b)
Dred Scott
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
d)
Andrew Jackson
81.

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Robert E. Lee

82.

Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:

a)

they believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life

b)

they wanted a president who would support the abolition of slavery

c)

he wanted northern states to secede from the Union

d)

he had a plan to raise taxes

83.
Name the bloodiest one-day battle of the Civil War.
a)
Shiloh
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Vicksburg
d)
Antietam
84.
Name the battle that was the turning point of the Civil War.
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Vicksburg
c)
Antietam
d)
Shiloh
85.
Why did Sherman march the Union through Georgia civilian towns?
a)
To get back at Jefferson Davis for owning slaves.
b)
To set slaves in Georgia free so they could run to the North.
c)
To ruin public opinion of the war, and bring down the morale of the South, and shorten the war
d)
The show President Lincoln that he was the best canidate for Vice President.
86.
Who was the commander of the Union Army who led the March to the Sea, and led the Siege of Atlanta?
a)
Stonewall Jackson
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
William T. Sherman
d)
General Braxton Bragg
87.
Which is not an important technological innovation in the Civil War?
a)
Railroads
b)
Telephones
c)
Telegraphs
d)
Bromine
88.
True or False: The muskets used in the Civil War were the same as those used in the Revolutionary War.
a)
True: They were still using the same weapons
b)
False: While they were similar the new muskets were faster to load.
89.
Legal separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences.
a)
Integration
b)
Conflagration
c)
Confederation
d)
Segregation
90.

What Supreme Court case ruled "separate but equal" was legal?

a)

Texas vs. Johnson

b)

Tinker vs. DesMoines

c)

Brown vs. Board of Education

d)

Plessy vs. Ferguson

91.

Which of the following BEST explains the purpose of the Jim Crow system?

a)

Keep public facilities cleaner

b)

keep African-Americans as second-class citizens

c)

keep the races pure

d)

keep African-Americans from voting

92.

Tests given to African Americans at the voting polls.

a)

Literacy Tests

b)

Voting tests

c)

Government Tests

d)

Poll tests

93.

You are eligible to vote if you grandfather was eligible to vote under this clause.

a)

Grandfather clause

b)

Father Clause

c)

Grandmother Clause

d)

Santa Clause

94.

Which amendment granted African American males ( no females) the right to vote?

a)

15th

b)

19th

c)

1st

d)

14th

95.

Which word means "The Right To Vote"

a)

Democracy

b)

Elections

c)

Suffrage

d)

Rights

96.
What best describes Jim Crow laws?
a)
better opportunities for women
b)
African Americans gaining full civil and political rights
c)
discrimination laws focused on Native Americans
d)
unequal opportunities for African Americans in housing, jobs, and education
97.
Define an immigrant
a)
Person who moves to a country from another country
b)
Person who moves from one state to another state
c)
Person who works in the United States
d)
Person who leaves the United States
98.

In the years after the Civil War, most freedmen [former slaves] ended up working as which of the following?

a)

Farmers on land they owned.

b)

Farmers under a sharecropper system.

c)

Wage laborers in the new textile mills.

d)

Itinerant day laborers in domestic and service jobs.

99.

The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution was important because of which of the following reasons?

a)

prohibited slavery within the United States.

b)

guaranteed equal protection under the law for every American citizen.

c)

prohibited any state from denying an American citizen the right to vote based on race/ethnic background, color, or having previously been a slave.

d)

provided Congress with the power to establish and collect income taxes.

100.

How did the ruling in Plessy vs. Ferguson relate to the 14th amendment?

a)

It said that separate but equal was unfair

b)

It created laws that separated blacks and whites.

c)

It created laws that desegregated blacks and whites forever

d)

It created laws to unify America

101.
Beginning as a social club for former Confederates, this organization terrorized African Americans across the country.
a)
Fraternal Order of Elks
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Freemasons
d)
Illuminati
102.
One of the most common forms of violence was___. Illegal execution of a person by a mob.
a)
Lynching
b)
Arrest
c)
Tar and Feathering
d)
Pillaring
103.

Which African American leader wanted full political, social, and civil rights for African Americans?

a)

W.E.B. Dubois

b)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Booker T. Washington

104.

What does impeachment mean?

a)

removal from office

b)

conviction of a crime

c)

formal accusation of wrongdoing

105.

Where did impeachment originate?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England (UK)

106.

Which branch of government starts the process of impeachment?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

107.

Who acts as judge if the President or Vice President is being impeached?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Senate

c)

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

d)

Speaker of the House

108.

How many members does the United States House of Representative have?

a)

100

b)

500

c)

435

d)

200

109.

A member of the United States House of Representatives serves a ______ year term.

a)

6

b)

4

c)

2

d)

3

110.

You must have lived in the United States for no less than ______ years to be able to serve in the House of Representatives.

a)

9

b)

10

c)

5

d)

7

111.
100 total members
a)
Senate (alone)
b)
House of Representatives (alone)
c)
Congress (both chambers)
112.
What is currently California's capital city?
a)
Monterey
b)
Los Angeles
c)
Sacramento
d)
San Francisco
113.
What ocean borders California?
a)
Indian Ocean
b)
Atlantic
c)
Pacific
d)
Arctic
114.
Where is California located in the United States of America?
a)
East
b)
West
c)
South
d)
North

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