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WorksheetsSemester 1 Review
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which one of these ideas came from the Virginia Plan?
a)
weak central government
b)
unicameral legislature
c)
representation based on population
d)
need state's permission for taxes
2.
Which of these came from the New Jersey Plan?
a)
strong central government
b)
equal representation
c)
bicameral legislature
d)
power to demand taxes
3.
Which Doctrine stated Europe could no longer interfere with American affairs?
a)
Washington Doctrine
b)
Adams Doctrine
c)
Madison Doctrine
d)
Monroe Doctrine
4.
What is Manifest Destiny?
a)
The belief that it was America's destiny to control and civilize all of North America
b)
The belief that their destiny was to manifest
c)
A religious term used to explain how to be saved
5.
Which of the following presidents purchased Louisiana?
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
d)
Jackson
6.
The purchase of Louisiana
a)
was a costly mistake
b)
was opposed by western farmers
c)
doubled the size of the United States
d)
led to war with Great Britain
7.
Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?
a)
European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.
b)
Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
c)
Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.
d)
The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.
8.
President of the United States; signed the Indian Removal Act; supported westward expansion
a)
John Ross
b)
Abraham Baldwin
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Abraham Lincoln
9.
Why was it called the "Trail of Tears?"
a)
Harsh conditions
b)
There were many deaths
c)
People cried over the loss of their "homeland"
d)
All of the above
10.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Ohio
11.
What was the purpose of the Dawes
Severalty Act of 1887?
a)
to encourage settlement in the
West
b)
to return tribal lands to American
Indians
c)
to draft American Indians into the
armed forces
d)
to assimilate American Indians into
the white culture
12.
What is this image an example of?
a)
Grooming
b)
Assimilation
c)
Reservation Hair Cut
d)
Military
13.
Catholics immigrated to the Maryland colony in the seventeenth century primarily to -
a)
profit from natural resources
b)
avoid crop failures and famine
c)
produce cash crops to pay off debts
d)
escape persecution
14.
17th and 18th century intellectual movement that promoted science, knowledge, and reason. Led colonists to question the British
a)
Enlightenment
b)
Bill of Rights
c)
Constitution
d)
Magna Carta
15.
Amendment that gave African Americans the right to vote
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
16.
Tax paid if you wanted to vote- Many African Americans could not afford to pay this tax, which kept them disenfranchise
a)
Poll Tax
b)
literacy test
c)
Grandfather Clause
d)
Income Tax
17.
Amendment that granted former slaves citizenship
a)
13th
b)
14th
c)
15th
d)
16th
18.
John Locke, a political philosopher, wrote that all people were born with ______, including the right to life, liberty, and property
a)
Natural Rights
b)
Separation of Powers
c)
Federalism
d)
Republic
19.
A written agreement ratified in 1781 prior to our current constitution; it provided a legal symbol of their union but made the country weak
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Constitution
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Declaration of Independence
20.
Amendment that includes the freedom of religion, to assemble, press, petition, and speech
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
21.
Author of the declaration of independence
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washinton
c)
Ben Franklin
d)
James Madison
22.
The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments, known as the Reconstruction Amendments were designed to ensure the rights and freedoms of
a)
Former Slaves
b)
Women
c)
Confederate officials
d)
Native America
23.
What states were part of the Mexican Cession?
a)
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania
b)
Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi
c)
Oregon, Washington, Idaho
d)
California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada
24.
The Mormons Were Known as ?
a)
Latter-Day Muslims
b)
Joseph Smith
c)
Mariah Carey Fans
d)
Latter-Day Saints
25.
19th Century nativist organizations advocated--
a)
limiting federal military power through the organization of local militias
b)
conserving natural resources through the creation of national parks
c)
globalizing the economy through participation in free-trade agreements
d)
restricting immigration to keep jobs for native-born Americans
26.
Which of the following best characterizes the Gilded Age?
a)
The discovery of goldfields in the West led to an increase in the amount of money issued for circulation.
b)
Industrialists used their connections with corrupt government officials for material gain and political power.
c)
In the Deep South a sharp increase in immigration brought a boom in construction and industry.
d)
Small, family-owned farms were bought and consolidated to form large agricultural corporations.
27.
What factor led many farmers, families, and young women to move to cities during the nineteenth century?
a)
the growing availability of factory jobs
b)
the constant fear of an influenza outbreak
c)
the declining interest in westward expansion
d)
the educational opportunities at free universities
28.
How did Railroads impact the economy during this time?
a)
Moved raw materials (steel, lumber, coal) to factories
b)
Used to make artillery and weapons
c)
Provided money for other industries
d)
Materials were more expensive and quicker to ship
29.
Define a monopoly.
a)
A card game
b)
businesses that are owned by investors
c)
A company controls all or most of businesses in an industry.
d)
Poor families
30.
Many immigrants were forced to live in __________, or run-down, dirty, and cramped apartment-like buildings.
a)
Tenements
b)
Ghettos
c)
Townhouses
d)
Plantations
31.
What processing station did Immigrants go through on the WEST coast?
a)
Ellis Island
b)
Angel Island
c)
Devil Island
d)
Alcatraz
32.
Which best describes the working conditions of most immigrants.
a)
Most immigrants worked long hours in low-paying industrial jobs
b)
Most immigrants worked as farmers in rural areas
c)
Most immigrants worked as bookkeepers or other professional jobs
d)
Most immigrants worked as tailors or other skilled jobs
33.
John D. Rockefeller used this method; when companies that produce a similar product merges together
a)
horizontal integration
b)
vertical integration
c)
scientific management
d)
time-study analysis
34.
What amendment provided suffrage for women (1920)?
a)
16th
b)
17th
c)
18th
d)
19th
35.
Whose book led to the direct passage of the Meat Inspection Act and indirect of the Pure Food and Drug Acts?
a)
Jacob Riis
b)
Lewis Hines
c)
Ida Tarbell
d)
Upton Sinclair
36.
Writers that dig up the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
37.
To preserve water, trees, plants, and other natural resources. Theodore Roosevelt was the first president to push this.
a)
Precipitation
b)
Confurion
c)
Conservation
d)
Infusion
38.
Which President was known to have broken up twice as many trusts as Roosevelt?
a)
William Taft
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
William McKinley
d)
Eugene V. Debs
39.
Who was Roosevelt's hand-picked successor?
a)
William McKinley
b)
William Jennings Bryan
c)
William Howard Taft
d)
Woodrow Wilson
40.
Who was the "dark horse" that became president in 1912 because of the split in the Republican party?
a)
Teddy Roosevelt
b)
Woodrow Wilson
c)
William H. Taft
d)
Robert LaFollette
41.
What is the development of industries on a wide scale?
a)
Monopolization
b)
A trust
c)
Corporations
d)
Industrialization
42.
By owning over 90% of the nation’s refineries and pipelines, Rockefeller was able to create a ____________.
a)
Monopoly
b)
Railroad
c)
Labor Union
d)
Skyscraper
43.
Where is Ellis Island located?
a)
Pacific Ocean
b)
Florida
c)
New York City Harbor
d)
Washington D.C.
44.
During the Gilded Age, most immigrants came from...
a)
Eastern and Southern Europe
b)
South America
c)
Asia
d)
Africa
45.
Which group preferred silver money?
a)
Lawyers
b)
Politicians
c)
Bankers
d)
Farmers
46.
What was a forerunner of the modern protest movement?
a)
Homestead strike
b)
Women suffrage movement
c)
Haymarket strike
d)
Pullman strike
47.
Which strike did NOT occur during the Progressive Era?
a)
Homestead Strike
b)
Pullman Strike
c)
Haymarket Square Strike
d)
Postal Workers' Strike
48.
Which Progressive Era movement is most associated with this image?
a)
Suffrage
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Abstinence
d)
Labor Relations
49.
What U.S. policy encouraged banks and businesses to invest in Latin America by promising government support if political unrest threatened American investments?
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
Open Door Policy
c)
Dollar Diplomacy
d)
Square Deal
50.
World War I began in Europe in 1914 when Germany and Austria-Hungary went to war with —
a)
Italy and Greece
b)
Sweden and Denmark
c)
Spain, Portugal, and France
d)
Britain, France, and Russia
51.
Which Secretary of State had an Open Door Policy which proposed to give all nations equal trading rights in China?
a)
James Hamilton
b)
James Wilson
c)
John Jay
d)
John Hay
52.
What event triggered the onset of World War I?
a)
Sinking of the Lusitania
b)
Germany’s invasion of France
c)
Anti-European sentiment in the U.S.
d)
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
53.
Puerto Rico was annexed by the United States because of what war?
a)
Mexican-American War
b)
World War II
c)
World War I
d)
Spanish-American War
54.
Puerto Rico was annexed by the United States because of what war?
a)
Mexican-American War
b)
World War II
c)
World War I
d)
Spanish-American War
55.
Which war resulted in the American acquisition of the Philippines?
a)
Philippine Civil War
b)
Great War
c)
Spanish-American War
d)
World War II
56.
What action did the United States take when World War I began?
a)
It refused to trade with either side
b)
It declared its neutrality.
c)
It joined the Allies
d)
It joined the Central Powers.
57.
Which island did the United States annex in an effort to depose its monarchy?
a)
Philippines
b)
Puerto Rico
c)
Cuba
d)
Hawaii
58.
As a result of the Open Door Policy, which nation opened its borders for foreign trade, provided other nations accepted its laws?
a)
China
b)
Canada
c)
Puerto Rico
d)
Panama
59.
Which country had a pact with Austria-Hungary in World War I?
a)
Germany
b)
France
c)
Great Britain
d)
Russia
60.
Which United States President took a major role in the development of Panama?
a)
Woodrow Wilson
b)
Theodore Roosevelt
c)
Grover Cleveland
d)
Andrew Johnson
61.
The sinking of the Lusitania affected the U.S. by eventually leading to -
a)
involvement in the Spanish American War
b)
construction of the Panama Canal
c)
entry into World War I
d)
neutrality during the 1930s
62.
Which agency in the U.S. during World War I tried to encourage people to can their food, as well as ration and preserve food?
a)
War Industries Board
b)
Committee on Public Information
c)
Civilian Conservation Corps
d)
Food Administration
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