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WorksheetsUS First Semester Exam Quizizz Review # 2
Total questions: 95
Worksheet time: 48mins
Which of the following drew a line through the Louisiana Purchase at 36°, 30’ latitude with north of the line free and south of the line open to slavery?
Jay’s Treaty
Albany Plan
Missouri Compromise
Land Ordinance
Which of the following established the court system?
Judiciary Act of 1789
Nullification Ordinance
Excise Act of 1807
The Great Compromise
Which of the following, passed during John Adam’s presidency, made it illegal to criticize the government?
A. Judiciary Act of 1789
Alien and Sedition Acts
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Force Bill of 1802
All of the following were effects of the War of 1812 on the United States EXCEPT:
The number of Americans migrating to Florida increased.
The United States developed a close alliance with Spain.
The United States became more assertive in foreign affairs.
The United States acquired shared claim to the Oregon Territory.
What treaty, signed during Washington’s president, led to outrage among Democratic-Republicans?
Jay’s Treaty
Hughes’ Treaty
Pinckney’s Treaty
Shays’ Treaty
From what country did the United States buy the Louisiana Purchase?
France
Spain
Russia
England
What was the American System?
A free trade agreement between the United States and other countries of the Western Hemisphere.
A program that supported transportation improvements in the United States.
A program by the Federalists with the goal of restricting immigration.
A federal act that created new taxes called excise, or sales, taxes on specific items.
What country did President John Adams carry out an undeclared naval war with?
Portugal
Spain
Britain
France
Which of the following was NOT a cause of the War of 1812?
British interference with American trade
British aid to Indians in the west
Britain’s alliance with France
British kidnapping of American sailors
The United States acquired Florida from ___________.
Britain
Portugal
France
Spain
Gibbons v. Ogden confirmed the federal government’s power over _________________.
the military
slavery
the currency system
commerce
Why was South Carolina upset in the Nullification Crisis?
The felt that the national government was not protecting American businesses from foreign competition.
They claimed that the tariff on foreign goods helped northern states at the expense of southern states.
They believed that Andrew Jackson had won the presidency in a corrupt election.
They believed that Andrew Jackson had won the presidency in a corrupt election.
At what battle did Americans in Texas fortify themselves at an old mission house and fight until their last man died?
Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Battle of the Alamo
Battle of Fallen Timbers
What was the name of the movement to end slavery?
Temperance
Suffrage
Liberty
Abolition
According to the Compromise of 1850, ___________ would be admitted as a free state while _____________ would decide on their own.
Maine/Missouri and Texas
California/the Southwest territories
Minnesota/the Louisiana Purchase territories
Oregon/Kansas and Nebraska territories
The goal of the Temperance Movement was to:
improve America’s educational system.
provide more humane treatment of the mentally ill.
develop a more uniform and sanitary prison system.
outlaw the use of alcohol.
What president best personified the “democratic” spirit of the “Age of the Common Man”?
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Martin Van Buren
The idea of Manifest Destiny stated that:
the Native Americans were destined to become Christians.
the United States was destined to extend from coast to coast.
the United States was destined to be the greatest power in the world.
the institution of slavery was destined to come to an end.
What was the name of the newspaper published by the Anti-Slavery Society?
The Liberator
The Pennsylvania Gazette
The Freedom Journal
The Emancipator
In which city was the women’s rights convention held where they issued a declaration of women’s grievances and rights?
Harrisburg, PN
Seneca Falls, NY
Albany, NY
Boston, MA
Which new political party, for which Andrew Jackson was a candidate, claimed to represent the common man?
the American Party
the National Republican Party
the Whig Party
he Democratic Party
Which of the following was an effect of slave revolts?
The use of slavery in the South went on the decline.
People in the South became very divided over the issue of slavery.
Southern laws against fugitive slaves were made more severe.
Plantation owners provided more education for slaves.
What term meant that the people of a territory would decide whether or not to allow slavery?
states’ rights
sectionalism
nullification theory
popular sovereignty
The changing character of American politics in “the Age of the Common Man” was characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:
increased voter participation.
Americans developed a greater trust in their aristocratic leadership.
a changing style of campaigning.
heightened emphasis on equality in the political process for adult white males.
the rise of interest group politics and sectional issues.
Which American Indian tribe was relocated in the “Trail of Tears”?
Cherokee
Miami
Shawnee
Seminole
What country did the United States fight with over the territory of the Southwest?
Spain
England
France
Mexico
All of the following statements about the Kansas-Nebraska Act are true EXCEPT:
it opened up the possibility of slavery in territories that had previously prohibited slavery.
it led to the formation of a new anti-slavery political party.
it reaffirmed the basic principles of the Missouri Compromise.
it led to violent conflict in the territory of Kansas.
The women’s suffrage movement involved the fight for women’s __________________________.
right to own property
access to education
right to vote
right to employment
Why did Andrew Jackson get rid of the National Bank?
He thought that the federal government wasn’t authorized to create a national bank under the Constitution.
The country was in a major depression and he believed that it was caused by the Bank.
He believed that the Bank only helped rich people and did not help the common man.
He wanted to create a new national bank that was under the power of the president.
What party was established to oppose Andrew Jackson’s policies?
the Whig Party
the Democratic Party
the American Party
the National Republican Party
In what treaty did the United States obtain most of the southwestern area of the United States?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Webster-Ashburton Treaty
Treaty of 1846
Gadsden Treaty
Which of the following was not included within the territory acquired by the treaty mentioned in the previous question?
New Mexico
Idaho
California
Arizona
What term refers to the practice of rewarding campaign supporters by giving them public offices (jobs)?
the Kitchen Cabinet
the Sedition Strategy
the Civil Service System
the Spoils System
Which political party was formed in the 1850s on an anti-slavery platform?
Republicans
Constitutional Union Party
Democrats
Whigs
Which of the following was an effect of the Dred Scott Case?
It ruled that slaves had a minimum standard of rights.
It led to the development of the Whig Party.
It blocked attempts to prevent the spread of slavery.
It transferred power over the western territories to Congress.
After which battle did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Antietam
Which of the following is a quote from the Gettysburg Address?
“We are not prepared for this suffrage But we can learn.”
“All persons held as slaves within any State in the United States…shall be henceforth… forever free.”
“…our fathers brought forth…a new nation…dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal…”
“You are rushing into war with one of the most powerful…determined people on earth.”
What was the name of the program to restore the South to the Union after the Civil War and to determine the position of African Americans?
Emancipation
Redemption
Reconstruction
Expansion
The __________ Amendment abolished slavery, the ___________ Amendment gave voting rights to African Americans, and the ___________ Amendment prohibited states from denying equal rights to any American.
13/15/14
14/15/13
15/14/13
13/14/15
Jim Crow laws were laws in that South that:
denied citizenship to former slaves.
created segregated facilities for whites and blacks.
established obstacles to keep African Americans from voting.
did not allow African Americans to own land.
What law required slaves that had escaped to the North be returned to the South?
Fugitive Slave Law
Taylor-Simpson Act
Homestead Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act
What caused the first seven Southern states to secede?
Lincoln’s election in 1860
Firing at Fort Sumter
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Dred Scott Case
Which of the following freed the slaves in rebelling states?
The Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural Address
The Gettysburg Address
The Homestead Act
What did Robert E. Lee encourage Southerners to do after he surrendered?
To peacefully accept the surrender and rejoin the country.
To continue to fight in other locations.
To nullify laws passed by the Northern-controlled Congress.
To stop fighting but refuse to listen to President Lincoln.
Which group in Congress wanted to punish the South after the Civil War?
Northern Democrats
Radical Republicans
Carpetbaggers
Tories
Which of the following Civil War leaders is NOT matched with an accurate description of what they did after the Civil War?
Robert E. Lee—emphasized the importance of education and served as president of Washington College.
William T. Sherman—served on the Supreme Court for three decades.
Frederick Douglass—encourage federal protection for freedmen in the South and was ambassador to Haiti.
Ulysses S. Grant—president during most of Reconstruction.
Ida B. Wells focused on the issue of:
segregation.
poverty.
voting.
lynching.
What led four more Southern states to secede?
The Union blockade of the Southern coast
Lincoln’s call for troops
The Battle of Vicksburg
The failure of the Kansas-Nebraska Act
Which of the following is a true statement about the Southern economy after the Civil War?
Most former slaves became landowners when plantations were broken up and redistributed.
The South faced major destruction and continued to have an agricultural economy.
The South experienced a period of rapid industrialization, though many areas were left out.
The South became increasingly dependent on trade with foreign countries.
Which of the following was established by Congress during Reconstruction to aid former slaves?
Civil Rights Commission
Southern National Congress
Freedmen’s Bureau
Tuskegee Institute
What political party regained power in the South after Reconstruction ended?
Southern Democratic Party
National Whig Party
Radical Republican Party
Constitutional Union Party
Which statement best describes the ideas of Booker T. Washington?
He said that equality would come through education and economic success and accepted social separation.
He believed African Americans needed to focus on gaining the right to vote rather than fighting segregation.
He called for the use of non-violent protest to fight the segregation in the South.
He believed that African Americans should migrate out of the South to areas with less discrimination.
What president in the 1850s failed to deal with the divisive issues facing the country?
Martin Van Buren
John Tyler
Millard Fillmore
James Buchanan
What Union general marched across Georgia and up the coast, destroying everything in his path?
George B. McClellan
John Pope
Henry Stanton
William T. Sherman
What statement best describes Abraham Lincoln’s ideas on Reconstruction?
Southern states should only be readmitted after a majority of their citizens declared loyalty to the U.S.
The South should be reorganized into new states to prevent the old power structures from being restored.
Southerners should be punished for their actions during the Civil War.
Southern states had never legally seceded and should be restored to the Union quickly.
What court case stated that “separate-but-equal” doctrine did not violate the 14th Amendment?
Virginia v. John Brown
Gibbons v. Ogden
Plessy v. Ferguson
The Dred Scott Case
Which of the following put the South under military occupation during Reconstruction?
The 13th Amendment
The Wade-Davis Bill
The Wilmot Proviso
The Reconstruction Act of 1867
Which of the following was NOT an effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Lincoln decided to use African Americans to fight in the Union army.
It led to multiple slave uprisings in the Confederate states.
Permanently ending slavery became a new goal for the North in the war.
It discouraged other countries from getting involved in the war.
Who won the Election of 1876 through a compromise?
Thaddeus Stevens
Rutherford B. Hayes
Samuel Tilden
Ulysses S. Grant
What book led to increased support for the abolition movement?
The Endless Vine
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Walden Pond
The Scarlett Letter
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln shortly after the end of the Civil War?
John Wilkes Booth
Lee Harvey Oswald
Howard Biehler
Charles Guiteau
In what state did the Battle of Antietam occur?
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Tennessee
The Compromise of 1877 signaled an end to:
the Republican Party.
the Panic of 1873.
Reconstruction.
Jim Crow South.
Called for a strong national government and wanted a commercial economy.
Federalists
Democratic-Republicans
Leaders included John Adams and Alexander Hamilton.
Federalists
Democratic-Republicans
Led by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
Federalists
Democratic-Republicans
Supported by bankers and business interests in the Northeast.
Federalists
Democratic-Republicans
Called for a weak national government and wanted an
economy based on agriculture.
Federalists
Democratic-Republicans
Supreme Court Chief Justice; his decisions strengthened the federal government.
Roger Taney
John Marshall
Eli Whitney
Henry Knox
Alexander Hamilton
Inventor of the cotton gin.
Roger Taney
John Marshall
Eli Whitney
Henry Knox
Alexander Hamilton
Washington’s Secretary of Treasury that wanted to strengthen the national government.
Roger Taney
John Marshall
Eli Whitney
Henry Knox
Alexander Hamilton
Former slave; great orator/speaker in the movement to end slavery.
Frederick Douglass
John Calhoun
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Dorothea Dix
Gabriel Prosser
One of the leaders of the first women’s rights convention.
Frederick Douglass
John Calhoun
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Dorothea Dix
Gabriel Prosser
Attempted to lead a slave revolt in Richmond, VA.
Frederick Douglass
John Calhoun
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Dorothea Dix
Gabriel Prosser
Founder of the Anti-Slavery Society; published an anti-slavery newspaper.
Daniel Webster
William Lloyd Garrison
Susan B. Anthony
Nat Turner
David Walker
Led a slave revolt in Southampton, Virginia.
Daniel Webster
William Lloyd Garrison
Susan B. Anthony
Nat Turner
David Walker
Leader in the fight for women’s suffrage.
Daniel Webster
William Lloyd Garrison
Susan B. Anthony
Nat Turner
David Walker
Was where the Indians that were relocated by the Indian Removal Act were moved to.
Nebraska
Idaho
Oklahoma
California
Utah
Was settled by Mormons who were fleeing religious persecution.
Nebraska
Idaho
Oklahoma
California
Utah
Was settled by “Forty-Niners” seeking gold.
Nebraska
Idaho
Oklahoma
California
Utah
Had an industrial economy and favored tariffs.
North
South
Believed that the U.S. was one union, not separate states.
North
South
Believed that states had the right to nullify laws and secede from the union.
North
South
Had an agricultural economy and opposed tariffs.
North
South
Turning point of the Civil War.
Cold Harbor
Fort Sumter
Vicksburg
Appomattox Courthouse
Gettysburg
Opening battle of the Civil War.
Cold Harbor
Fort Sumter
Vicksburg
Appomattox Courthouse
Gettysburg
Sight of Lee’s surrender at the end of the war.
Cold Harbor
Fort Sumter
Vicksburg
Appomattox Courthouse
Gettysburg
Union victory that split the Confederacy in two.
Cold Harbor
Fort Sumter
Vicksburg
Appomattox Courthouse
Gettysburg
Author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
Robert E. Lee
John Fremont
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Ulysses S. Grant
George Lampley
Top general for the South; General for the Army of Northern Virginia
Robert E. Lee
John Fremont
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Ulysses S. Grant
George Lampley
Top Union general; fought out west early in the war but later fought in Virginia.
Robert E. Lee
John Fremont
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Ulysses S. Grant
George Lampley
Formed the NAACP; called for political equality for African-Americans.
Frederick Douglass
Jefferson Davis
W.E.B. Du Bois
Andrew Johnson
Samuel Tilden
Lincoln’s Vice President that became president; was impeached
Frederick Douglass
Jefferson Davis
W.E.B. Du Bois
Andrew Johnson
Samuel Tilden
Urged Lincoln to use black troops during the war.
Frederick Douglass
Jefferson Davis
W.E.B. Du Bois
Andrew Johnson
Samuel Tilden
Was the president of the Confederate States of America.
Frederick Douglass
Jefferson Davis
W.E.B. Du Bois
Andrew Johnson
Samuel Tilden
