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1491-1877 Exam Review

Total questions: 114

Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What do all three amendments after the Civil War guarantee for citizens of the United States?
a)
land ownership
b)
freedom of religion
c)
equal protection under the law
d)
a payroll tax
2.
Although the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were passed, which two groups were the last to receive their full citizenship benefits?
a)
African-Americans & Women
b)
Women & Immigrants
c)
Native Americans & African Americans
d)
Women & Native Americans
3.
During Reconstruction, African Americans gained –
a)
equal rights.
b)
a guaranteed job.
c)
money for land.
d)
insurance.
4.
What were people called who were from the North and took advantage of the Southerners during Reconstruction?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Abolitionists
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Pioneers
5.
Reconstruction came to an end when –
a)
the Black Codes were adopted.
b)
a compromise took place over the 1876 election.
c)
Lincoln was elected President.
d)
Congress proposed the 13th Amendment.
6.
What was the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
a)
Established aid to former slaves
b)
Provided citizenship
c)
To create poll taxes
d)
To end slavery
7.
Which thought the preservation of the Union was more important than punishing the South?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
Ned Stark
d)
George Washington
8.
What name was given to the laws passed by southern states that limited economic and physical freedom of former slaves?
a)
Civil Rights Act
b)
Compromise of 1877
c)
14th Amendment
d)
Black Codes
9.
During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, George Mason argued--
a)
against increased power for the nationoal government
b)
for teh dissolution of state governments
c)
against the passage of the bill of rights
d)
for the creation of a strong executive branch
10.
How did the War of 1812 affect the U.S. economy?
a)
the use of federal paper currency increased
b)
agricultural imports increased
c)
imports of raw materials increased
d)
manufacturing increased
11.
One advantage the Confederacy had over the Union during the Civil War was that Confederate forces had--
a)
numberous factories for producing weapons and ammunition
b)
a larger number of military troops in reserve
c)
an extensive railroad system for moving troops and supplies
d)
knowledge of the terrain where most battles were fought
12.
Which of the following correctly describes the Three-Fifths Compromise?
a)
A portion of the slave population was counted for legislative representation
b)
A federal law enforcing the return of fugitive slaves was passed
c)
The census bureau was established to help apportion representation
d)
The election of senators was delegated to state legislatures
13.
-Distance from Great Britain
-Mayflower Compact
-Town hall meetings
The factors listed above contributed most to the--
a)
creation of alliances between British settlers and American Indians
b)
election of British colonists to Parliament
c)
growth of representative government in the British colonies 
d)
expansion of British trade in the Americas
14.
How did geography influence the early economic development of New York, Boston, and Charleston?
a)
Long coastlines offered abundant natural resources
b)
proximity to flooding rivers limited development
c)
natural harbors provided access to markets
d)
extreme climates limited productive activity
15.
Which of these occurred during early U.S. industrialization?
a)
manufacturers instituted a 5 day work week
b)
labor laws required factories to provide a safe working environment
c)
workers were required to attend schools to develop technical skills
d)
production of goods transitioned from homes to factories
16.
Which of these occurred during early U.S. industrialization?
a)
manufacturers instituted a 5 day work week
b)
labor laws required factories to provide a safe working environment
c)
workers were required to attend schools to develop technical skills
d)
production of goods transitioned from homes to factories
17.
What was one reason James K. Polk won the presidential election of 1844?
a)
He was against removing American Indians from their native lands
b)
He favored the policy of popular sovereignty in the Kansas and Nebraska territories
c)
He was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest Destiny
d)
He opposed the extension of slavery west of the Mississippi River
18.
The compromise of 1850 allowed certain territories to use popular sovereignty to determine whether the territory would be free or slave. This decision applied to much of the land gained from the —
a)
revolutionary war
b)
war of 1812
c)
U.S.-Mexican War
d)
Civil War
19.
Which headline provides the best example of a First Amendment guarantee in action?
a)
"Religious University Forced to Close by State"
b)
“Mormons Hold State Convention Downtown”
c)
“Congress Declares a National Day of Remembrance”
d)
“Protesters Arrested at Antiwar Rally”
20.
The Constitution describes two ways to propose an amendment. Which of the following gives an example of one way?
a)
The president officially requests that Congress propose the amendment
b)
Three-fourths of state governors sign a petition in favor of proposing the amendment.
c)
A majority of citizens vote in favor of proposing the amendment.
d)
Two-thirds of both congressional houses vote in favor of proposing the amendment.
21.
Which statement accurately describes the reasons for establishing Plymouth and Jamestown?
a)
Both colonies were established to bring wealth to stockholders.
b)
Plymouth’s founders intended to produce raw materials, while Jamestown’s founders expected to discover gold.
c)
Both colonies were established to limit the expansion of other European empires.
d)
Plymouth was founded as a refuge from religious persecution, while Jamestown was founded for commercial profit.
22.
Which group was among the first to call for an end to slavery?
a)
American Indians, because they viewed the plight of slaves as similar to their own
b)
Quakers, because slavery contradicted their religious beliefs
c)
British loyalists, because Great Britain had ended the slave trade
d)
Puritans, because the New England economy did not rely on slavery
23.
In the debate over the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, which point would have been made by a Federalist?
a)
“The existing national government lacks the ability to add new states to the union.” 
b)
“The states are in danger of losing the ability to raise revenue.”
c)
“The existing national government lacks the power to perform essential functions.”
d)
“The states are unable to protect the rights of the people.”
24.
In the 1840s, thousands of Irish immigrants came to the United States seeking to escape —
a)
a civil war between Protestants and Catholics
b)
a famine caused by the failure of a staple food crop
c)
a series of violent conflicts between the British and Irish governments
d)
a series of smallpox epidemics
25.

Founding of Jamestown, first permanent English settlement in North America

a)

1607

b)

1620

c)

1492

d)

1689

26.

Pilgrims land at Plymouth and write the Mayflower Compact to establish self-government

a)

1607

b)

1619

c)

1700

d)

1620

27.

Virginia House of Burgesses - first elected legislature in the colonies

a)

1612

b)

1619

c)

1732

d)

1630

28.

Great Britain draws the Proclamation Line banning settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains

a)

1757

b)

1763

c)

1770

d)

1773

29.

The Battle of Lexington & Concord begins the American Revolution

a)

1781

b)

1763

c)

1775

d)

1778

30.

Treaty of Paris - Britain recognizes America's independence

a)

1776

b)

1881

c)

1783

d)

1787

31.

Thomas Jefferson writes the Declaration of Independence

a)

1770

b)

1783

c)

1787

d)

1776

32.

The Constitutional Convention writes the U.S. Constitution

a)

1783

b)

1787

c)

1800

d)

1776

33.

Louisiana Purchase - US doubles in size and owns the Mississippi River

a)

1796

b)

1800

c)

1803

d)

1812

34.

Battle of Yorktown - French aid helps win last battle of the American Revolution

a)

1775

b)

1777

c)

1781

d)

1785

35.

U.S. goes to war with Great Britain over impressment and interference with trade

a)

1812-1815

b)

1775-1783

c)

1846-1848

d)

1861-1865

36.

Adams-Onis Treaty annexes Florida from Spain

a)

1815

b)

1819

c)

1823

d)

1818

37.

Marbury v. Madison case establishes judicial review

a)

1796

b)

1803

c)

1823

d)

1832

38.

Nullification Crisis in SC foreshadows conflicts that lead to the Civil War

a)

1824

b)

1828

c)

1832

d)

1840

39.

California Gold Rush

a)

1840

b)

1846

c)

1849

d)

1853

40.

Oregon Territory annexed by the U.S.

a)

1819

b)

1840

c)

1846

d)

1849

41.

War with Mexico over disputed Texas border - U.S. gained Mexican Cession

a)

1812-1815

b)

1846-1848

c)

1854-1856

d)

1861-1865

42.

California becomes a state and Fugitive Slave Act passed

a)

1846

b)

1850

c)

1852

d)

1856

43.

Dred Scott v. Sandford case denies citizenship for African-Americans, angering northern abolitionists

a)

1850

b)

1852

c)

1857

d)

1862

44.

Battle of Gettysburg - turning point of the Civil War

a)

1862

b)

1863

c)

1864

d)

1865

45.

Confederate attack on Fort Sumter begins the Civil War

a)

1860

b)

1861

c)

1862

d)

1864

46.

Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court House, ending the Civil War

a)

1864

b)

1865

c)

1867

d)

1870

47.

A compromise ends Reconstruction in the South

a)

1872

b)

1874

c)

1875

d)

1877

48.

The global transfer of goods between Europe & Asia, Africa and the Americas.

a)

Triangular trade

b)

Colombian Exchange

c)

Market revolution

d)

Lowell Textile Mills

49.

These ideas challenged religious beliefs and lead to the foundations of the US government.

a)

Reformation

b)

Protestant

c)

Enlightenment

d)

Catholicism

50.

The process of goods and enslaved people were exchanged across the Atlantic Ocean.

a)

Colombian Exchange

b)

Triangular Trade

c)

The Colonies

d)

Market Revolution

51.

This group is known for - port cities and wheat/corn

a)

northern colonies

b)

middle colonies

c)

southern colonies

52.

The Sugar, Stamp, and Tea Acts were examples of

a)

market revolution

b)

taxation

c)

declaring war

53.

This group is known for cash crops like tobacco, rice and cotton which relied heavily on slaves

a)

northern colonies

b)

middle colonies

c)

southern colonies

54.

"Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness" to be unalienable rights that can't be taken away from the government. Written by Thomas Jefferson

a)

The Articles of Confederation

b)

The Constitution

c)

The Declaration of Independence

d)

Federalism

55.

This group is known for a large population, large cities and industries.

a)

northern colonies

b)

middle colonies

c)

southern colonies

56.

1st Government-- too weak!

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Constitution of the United States

c)

Articles of Confederation

57.

This is one of our first political parties which wanted a strong central government, led by Alexander Hamilton.

a)

Federalist

b)

Democratic-Republican

c)

Whigs

d)

Free Soil Party

58.

This party was led by Jefferson and wanted strong state governments but a strict interpretation of the Constitution.

a)

Federalist

b)

Democratic - Republicans

c)

Whigs

d)

Jeffersonian Republicanism

59.

A nationalist policy on foreign affairs

a)

Jeffersonian Republicanism

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Jacksonian Democracy

d)

Democratic Republicans

60.

Which president believed that people should control the government and it should be simple and serve the needs of its people?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

James Madison

d)

James Monroe

61.

This resulted into two states entering the US; one free, one slave and a dividing line of the 36 degree latitude line.

a)

The compromise of 1850

b)

Missouri compromise

c)

Nebraska-Kansas act

d)

popular sovereignty

62.

The nations economy driven by technological advances and industries.

a)

Erie Canal

b)

Lowell Textile Mills

c)

market revolution

d)

sectionalism

63.

Aided with the market economy but changed American culture and family life by hiring women and children.

a)

Erie Canal

b)

Lowell Textile mills

c)

Underground Railroad

d)

Tobacco plantations

64.

Did not free slaves but stated that slavery was no longer a compromise!

a)

The Gettysburg address

b)

13th amendment

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

15th amendment

65.

16th president, born into poverty, self-educated and became a lawyer. He became known through a series of political debates.

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Robert E Lee

d)

Abraham Lincoln

66.

This amendment ended slavery.

a)

12th

b)

13th

c)

14th

d)

15th

67.

This amendment allowed for male African Americans to vote.

a)

12th

b)

13th

c)

14th

d)

15th

68.

The right to vote for or against slavery.

a)

secession

b)

sectionalism

c)

popular sovereignty

d)

confederacy

69.

Who was Dred Scott?

a)

President of the Confederacy

b)

Famous "conductor" on the Underground Railroad

c)

Slave sued for his rights to be freed

d)

14th president

70.

Who was the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Jefferson Davis

71.

Who was President during the Civil War for the Union?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Franklin Pierce

d)

Andrew Jackson

72.

What was NOT a feature of the Compromise of 1850?

a)

California entered as a free state.

b)

Strengthened fugitive slave laws.

c)

Missouri entered as a slave state.

d)

Called for popular sovereignty in New Mexico and Utah.

73.

How did people take action against slavery?

a)

violence

b)

helping slaves escape

c)

showed slavery's horrors to bring awareness

d)

all the above

74.

What led to the Southern states seceding from the United States?

a)

lack of political power

b)

slave rebellions

c)

the Compromise of 1850

d)

the Douglas-Lincoln debates

75.

What is conscription?

a)

civilians that became nurses during the war

b)

drafting of civilians to serve in the army

c)

an individuals income

d)

states leaving the country to form their own

76.

Which advantage was NOT one for the North/Union during the war?

a)

more people

b)

more food production

c)

better railroads

d)

better generals

77.

The Emancipation Proclamation did all the following except

a)

add pressure to Lincoln to abolish slavery

b)

ended the war

c)

freeing slaves behind Confederate lines

d)

gave the war a moral purpose

78.

Which one describes the South's economy during the war?

a)

growing due to factories producing war supplies

b)

Workers went on strike due to low wages

c)

Taxes on individual's earned income

d)

lack of agriculture and sales production

79.

What event was the turning point to the Civil War?

a)

The Gettysburg Address

b)

The Battle at Gettysburg

c)

Lee and Grant meeting at the Appomattox Court House

d)

The Battle at Bull Run

80.

The Freedmen's Bureau

a)

gave African Americans the right to vote.

b)

provided food and clothing to former slaves.

c)

regulated states re-entering into the United States.

d)

passed an act that said states could not discriminate against African Americans.

81.

Congress passed a law saying states couldn't enact laws that discriminated against African Americans called

a)

Reconstruction Act 1867

b)

Freedmen's Bureau

c)

Civil Rights Act 1866

d)

14th Amendment

82.

The era of rebuilding the nation after the Civil War is called

a)

Reconstruction

b)

Radical

c)

Republican Era

d)

The reconstruction acts

83.

Violence erupts in the South by many not wanting to allow African American rights, one main contributor of this was

a)

the Ku Klux Klan (KKK).

b)

Congress passed the Enforcement Acts.

c)

the Republican Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President.

d)

The Panic of 1873.

84.
What years did the Civil War take place?
a)
1914-1918
b)
1812-1814
c)
1861-1865
d)
1763-1783
85.
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Lexington
c)
Antietam
d)
Ft. Sumter
86.
What town did General Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant in?
a)
Sherman
b)
Washington
c)
San Jacinto
d)
Appomattox Courthouse
87.
This is the belief that the United States should own all the land from Atlantic to Pacific Ocean.
a)
Expansion
b)
Imperialism
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
None
88.
What was the campaign against the drinking of alcohol called?
a)
Suffrage
b)
Temperance
c)
Abolition
d)
Stop the Violenc
89.
Abraham Lincoln issued the_________ on January 1, 1863, setting all slaves in the Confederate states free.
a)
Gettysburg Address
b)
Inaugural Address
c)
Emancipation Procalamation
d)
Farewell Address
90.
The King of England who disbanded the colonial legislatures, taxed the colonies, and refused the Olive Branch Petition leading to the final break with the colonies.
a)
King John 
King John
b)
King Richard
c)
King George VIIII
d)
King George III
91.
"We the People of the United States of America, in order to form a more perfect Union..." These words are in the _______ 
a)
U.S. Constitution
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Gettysburg Address
d)
Articles of Confederation
92.
Andrew Jackson signed into law the _________ forcing Native-Americans to move to Oklahoma.
a)
Indian Highway Act
b)
Cherokee Removal Act
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
Indian Trail Act
93.
Jamestown was founded in 1607 and is known as the first permanent _______________ settlement?
a)
Spanish
b)
Dutch
c)
African
d)
English
94.
"Father of the Constitution"
a)
George Washington
b)
Crispus Attucks
c)
James Madison
d)
Thomas Jefferson
95.
Which amendment gives you freedom of Speech, Press, Religion, and the right to protest?
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
96.

President Monroe issued the _______________, demanding that Europe stay out of North and South America.

a)

US Constution

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Federalists Papers

d)

Magna Carta

97.
 Abolitionists want to rid the US of __________________.
a)
Alcohol
b)
Poverty
c)
Slavery
d)
Democrats
98.
Conflict with Britain over the impressment of US sailors that proved the nation could defend itself
a)
Mexican-American War
b)
American Revolution
c)
Civil War
d)
War of 1812
99.
Andrew Jackson became a national hero after the Battle of _____________.
a)
New Orleans
b)
Fort McHenry
c)
Baltimore
d)
Alamo
100.
1803 expansion of US territory that doubled the size of the nation
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
Adams-Onis Treaty
c)
Annexation of Texas
d)
Gaddsen Purchase
101.
Who did President Jefferson send to explore the Louisiana Territory?
a)
James Madison
b)
Robert Fulton
c)
Lewis and Clark
d)
Abraham Lincoln
102.
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
a)
Francis Scott Key
b)
Betsy Ross
c)
Abigail Adams
d)
Thomas Jefferson
103.
This group of people came to the United States as a result of a famine in their home country.
a)
Irish
b)
Chinese
c)
German
d)
French
104.
This document, signed by the Pilgrims in 1620, helped establish the idea of self-government.
a)
Virginia House of Burgesses
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
English Bill of Rights
d)
Magna Carta
105.
Who called the Election of 1824 the 'Corrupt Bargain?'
a)
John Q. Adams
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Henry Clay
d)
Andrew Jackson
106.
Put the following events in the correct order:
a)
Revolution, War of 1812, Civil War, Mexican War, Texas Revolution
b)
Texas Revolution, Mexican War, American Revolution, War of 1812
c)
American Revolution, War of 1812, Civil War, Texas Revolution, Mexican War
d)
American Revolution, War of 1812, Texas Revolution, Mexican-American War, Civil War
107.
Who won the Mexican-American War?
a)
United States
b)
 France
c)
Mexico
d)
Spain
108.

What happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke Island?

a)

They all died of an illness

b)

They were killed by Indians

c)

They were taken captive by Indians

d)

They were captured by the Spanish

e)

We simply do not know for sure

109.

How many English Colonies were in North America?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

13

d)

15

110.

The first permanent English Colony in America was ________

a)

Roanoke

b)

Jamestown

c)

Kings Landing

d)

New Orleans

111.

Who won the Election of 1800?

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Adams

d)

Ben Franklin

112.
Results of the U.S. Mexican War
-Mexico recognizes Texas as part of the United  States.
-The Rio Grande is made the border between Mexico and the United States.
-Mexico cedes territory that is now part of 7 present­ day states.

Which treaty established these terms of peace to end the war?
a)
Treaty of Paris
b)
Adams-Onis Treaty
c)
Treaty of Jefferson
d)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
113.

Who was the FIRST Republican elected President in 1860?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Samuel L. Jakcson

114.

Put the following Wars in the correct order from first to last:

  • American Civil War
  • American Revolutionary War
  • French and Indian War
  • War of 1812
  • Mexican-American War
a)
  • Civil War * Revolutionary War * War of 1812 * Mexican-American War * French and Indian War
b)
  • French and Indian War * American Revolutionary War * War of 1812 * Mexican-American War * Civil War
c)
  • Mexican-American War * War of 1812 * Revolutionary War * French and Indian War * Civil War
d)
  • French and Indian War * American Revolutionary War * Mexican-American War * War of 1812 * Civil War

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