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1st semester Final results review

Total questions: 120

Worksheet time: 2hrs 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the main economic commodity (trading good) of the southern colonies?

a)

Corn

b)

Tobacco

c)

Soybeans

d)

Sunflowers

2.

What was the term for the slave trade that predominantly serviced the southern colonies?

a)

Colombian Exchange

b)

Triangular Trade

c)

Africa-America Exchange

d)

Plantation Economic Trade

3.

The slave trade was a major part of the southern economy. Why were slaved used in the southern colonies?

a)

Textile Manufacturing

b)

Shipbuilding

c)

Land Creation Act

d)

Plantation System

4.

The Virginia House of Burgesses was significant because it set up a legislature based on:

a)

Elected Representatives

b)

Direct Democracy

c)

Federalism

d)

Monarchies

5.

The geography of Southern Colonies included:

a)

Uncleared Forests, Moderate Growing Season and Winters

b)

Fertile Soil, Warm Climate, Long Growing Season

c)

Harsh Winters, Rocky Soil, Jagged Coast

6.

What year was the first permanent settlement established in the colonies?

a)

1620

b)

1492

c)

1592

d)

1607

7.

Which of the following was the first permenant settlement in the American colonies?

a)

Plymouth

b)

Roanoke

c)

Jamestown

d)

Charleston

8.
Which location is not a part of the New England colonies? 
a)
New Hampshire 
b)
Massachusetts 
c)
Georgia 
d)
Rhode Island 
9.
Which was not a major economic activity in the Northern colonies? 
a)
Small Farming 
b)
Boat building
c)
Whaling 
d)
Mining
10.
What roles did women have in the Northern colonies? 
a)
Tending livestock
b)
Some worked in manufacturing 
c)
Helped manage plantations
d)
Managed Slaves 
11.
More free blacks could own land and were trained in a skill. 
a)
True 
b)
False
12.
Who settled in the Northern Colonies? 
a)
Puritan
b)
Protestants
c)
Jews
d)
Native Americans 
13.

The economy of the Northern Colonies was based on fishing, trade and shipbuilding.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

What was the main reason settlers settled Jamestown

a)

To find gold and become rich.

b)

To practice the religion they wanted.

15.

__________learned how to produce tobacco and later married Pocahontas

a)

John Smith

b)

John Rolfe

c)

John White

16.

Which set of colonies had thin stony soil, little level ground and long winters?

a)

Northern Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

17.

Which of the following was the first example of an assembly of legislators?

a)

Fundamental Order of Connecticut

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Virginia House of Burgesses

18.

The distance from Great Britain led to

a)

the development of self-government

b)

establishing a king for each colony

c)

increased shipbuilding for travel

d)

Parliament establishing new religious traditions in Great Britain

19.

Which quote best expresses one of the main principles of representative government in the colonies?

a)

"Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God"

b)

"We have it in our power to begin the world over again"

c)

"Religion and morals are essential to our civil society"

d)

"We base all our experiences of organization in the colonies on self-government"

20.
In what way did enslaved Africans draw upon their African past and adapt elements of their new culture to develop a distinct African-American culture?
a)
Family belongings from Africa passed from generation to generation
b)
Written family histories in Africa
c)
Written African family histories provided by slave owners
d)
Strong African family ties and oral traditions
21.
A person who worked in exchange for the ship fare to North America was called ______.
a)
an apprentice.
b)
a burgess.
c)
a freed slave.
d)
an indentured servant.
22.

Which of the following is a reason for the growth of representative government and institutions in colonial America?

a)

Protestant churches elected leaders and were self governing.

b)

Catholic churches elected leaders and were self governing.

c)

The colonies had a single and strong centralized government.

d)

England set up a Parliament for all the colonies.

23.
Which expanded democracy by allowing men who were non church members the right to vote?
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
c)
Virginia House of Burgesses
d)
Town Meetings
24.

The House of Burgesses was established in —

a)

Maryland.

b)

New York.

c)

North Carolina.

d)

Virginia.

25.

The Mayflower Compact was signed by —

a)

men who lived in the Plymouth Colony.

b)

English officials in the Plymouth Colony.

c)

American Indians in the Plymouth Colony.

d)

a majority of women in the Plymouth Colony.

26.

The House of Burgesses was —

a)

the first elected legislative assembly in the North American colonies.

b)

the name of the earliest known Freemason's lodge in the United States.

c)

a third chamber of Parliament whose members were appointed by the monarch.

d)

a tavern frequented by the Founding Fathers where they planned the American Revolution.

27.

Formal approval that had to be given by all 13 state legislatures before the Articles of Confederation could go into effect

a)

suffrage

b)

ratification

c)

republic

d)

constitution

28.

Political philosopher who believed a social contract existed between political leaders and the people they governed

a)

John Locke

b)

John Lincoln

c)

Joseph Locke

d)

Lincoln Locke

29.

Vast region that included present day Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin

a)

New England

b)

Northeast Territory

c)

Louisiana Territory

d)

Northwest Territory

30.

Voting rights

a)

republic

b)

suffrage

c)

constitution

d)

ratification

31.

Act passed by Congress that created a system of limited self government for the settlers living in the Northwest Territory

a)

Northwest Territory

b)

Land Ordinance of 1785

c)

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

d)

Articles of Confederation

32.

Set of basic principles and laws that determine the powers and duties of government

a)

constitution

b)

ratification

c)

suffrage

d)

republic

33.

Surveys that divided public lands into townships of 36 square miles, which in turn were divided into 36 lots of 640 acres each

a)

Northwest Territory

b)

Land Ordinance of 1785

c)

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

d)

Articles of Confederation

34.

First written constitution in the colonies

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

d)

Magna Carta

35.

Document that created a "firm league of friendship" among the states

a)

Constitution

b)

Northwest Territory

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Confederation Congress

36.
Which branch of government existed when the Articles of Confederation was created?
a)
Legislative (congress)
b)
Judicial (Supreme court)
c)
Executive (President)
d)
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial
37.
Under the Articles of Confederation, which government had the MOST power?
a)
Legislative branch
b)
the president
c)
the state governments
d)
national government
38.
Under the Articles of Confederation, how many votes did each state get?
a)
Zero
b)
One
c)
Two 
d)
Three
39.
Why was this first U.S. government so weak?
a)
King George III  was still in charge of USA
b)
Americans were afraid to give their new government too much power
c)
The American army did not win their independence from Great Britain and King George III
d)
ask; no
40.
The Articles of Confederation created a ________ national government.
a)
weak
b)
strong
c)
both strong and weak
d)
neither  strong nor  weak
41.
What is the name of the first written plan of government for the newly independent U.S.A.?
a)
Constitution
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Articles of Confederation
42.
The USA almost ended up under under British control for the 2nd because the USA did not have a national ____.
a)
money
b)
government
c)
army
d)
vote
43.
The Great Compromise was a compromise between--
a)
Mass. Plan and New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
c)
Virginia Plan and New York Plan
d)
Virginia Plan and Delaware Plan
44.
The Virginia Plan wanted representation based on--
a)
population
b)
equality for every state
c)
state size
d)
money
45.
The New Jersey Plan wanted representation in government based on--
a)
population
b)
equality for every state
c)
state size
d)
money
46.
What kind of congress did the Great Compromise establish?
a)
1 House that controls everything
b)
2 Houses that have no power
c)
2 Houses that both vote on laws
d)
2 Houses that take turns being in charge
47.
The 3/5 Compromise settled the argument of--
a)
Representation in the Senate
b)
How slaves should be counted for representation
c)
How states should be represented
d)
Borders of states
48.
Congress is made up of two houses, which one is based on population?
a)
House of Burgesses
b)
Senate
c)
House of Representatives
d)
Continental Congress
49.
The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan were trying to answer the question...
a)
"Should slaves be counted for representation and taxation?
b)
"How should states be represented in Congress?"
50.
Who was happy with the Virginia plan?
a)
Small States
b)
Large States
51.
How many votes does any state get in the New Jersey Plan?
a)
5
b)
1
c)
3
d)
100
52.
Which kind of state is happy with the House of Representatives (based on population)?
a)
Small State
b)
Large State
53.
Which kind of state is happy with the Senate?
a)
Small State
b)
Large State
54.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Ohio
55.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Alabama
56.
When was the Missouri Compromise reached?
a)
1820
b)
1850
c)
1776
d)
1803
57.
The Missouri Compromise is also known as?
a)
The Compromise of 1820
b)
The Equality Compromise
c)
The Henry Clay Compromise
d)
The Great Compromise
58.
Who came up with the idea of the Missouri Compromise?  
a)
James Monroe
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Henry Clay
59.
At the time of the Missouri Compromise, there were 11 free states and 11 slave states. Where would the balance between free and slave states become unbalanced if Missouri was accepted as a slave state?
a)
In the House of Representatives
b)
In the Senate
c)
In the Executive Branch
d)
In the Judicial Branch
60.
How many votes does each state have in the senate?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
depends on population 
61.
Which of the following is true about the Missouri Compromise?
a)
It was only a temporary solution
b)
The Unorganized Territory permitted slavery
c)
The Arkansas Territory prohibited (banned) slavery
d)
It solved all issues concerning slavery in the west
62.
True or False:  The population in Texas decreased in 1845 because it joined the United States.
a)
True
b)
False
63.
The Compromise of 1850 included all of the following except 
a)
California entered the Union as a free state
b)
All other states would enter under popular sovereignty
c)
US pays TX $10 million for land outside present day boundary
d)
Texas agreed to become a free state
64.
What war did the United States finally accomplish its Manifest Destiny expansion
a)
Spanish-American War
b)
The Civil War
c)
Texas Revolution
d)
Mexican-American War
65.
Which of the following Ended the war and forced Mexico to turn over much of its north territory to the United States?
a)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b)
Gadsden Purchase
c)
New Mexico and Arizona Purchase
d)
Guadalupe Purchase
66.
The United States thought the border between the United States and Mexico was between the _________
a)
Nueces River
b)
Rio Grande River
c)
Red River
d)
Trinity River
67.
Which of the following was when Mexico gave its provinces of California and New Mexico up to the United States?
a)
Gadsden Purchase
b)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
None of the above
68.
Why did the U.S. and Mexico go to war?
a)
All of these answers are correct
b)
The U.S. and Mexico disagreed over their boundary
c)
America's continued desire to achieve manifest destiny
d)
The U.S. recently annexed Texas
69.
Which area on this map was gained by the U.S. as a direct result of the Mexican-American War?
a)
green 
b)
blue
c)
red
d)
yellow
70.
The large area of land that Mexico gave up to the U.S. after losing the war was known as the Mexican ___________ .
a)
Cession
b)
Transfer
c)
Treaty
d)
Compromise
71.
_______ is the idea that God wanted America to have land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
a)
Providence
b)
The Spoils System
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Destiny of the USA
72.
In US history, adding on a state to the rest of the country is known as _____.
a)
providence
b)
annexation
c)
manifest destiny
d)
secession
73.
The following political cartoon describes The US-Mexican War.  Which of the following answers is correct concerning the cartoon?
a)
The eagle is Mexico's national bird
b)
The Treaty of Velasco ended the US-Mexican War
c)
The Gadsen Purchase was part of the Mexican Cession
d)
Mexico was forced to give up a vast portion of territory through the Mexican Cession
74.

Which of the following words means that a person places the interests of a small area over the interests of the entire country?

a)

Sectionalism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Secession

75.

Every state north of Missouri's 36°30′ border had to be what kind of state?

a)

Frontier

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Free State

d)

Slave State

76.

Who is the slave or former slave that lost his case, then won his case, then lost his case and then took his case all the way to the Federal Supreme Court and lost his case trying to gain his freedom?

a)

Plessy Ferguson

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Dred Scott

d)

Stephen Douglas

77.

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.

78.

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

79.
This was a mini-Civil War fought in the Kansas territory between pro-slavery settlers and anti-slavery settlers 
a)
Missouri Compromise 
b)
Summer if 1856
c)
Bleeding Kansas
d)
Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas
80.
This law (act) opened the Kansas and Nebraska territory to being possible slave states 
a)
Fugitive Slave Act 
b)
Bleeding Kansas
c)
Missouri Compromise 
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act 
81.

What is popular sovereignty?

a)

Where sovereignty is left to the government to decide

b)

Where sovereignty is left to the people to decide

82.
The WHAT was part of the Compromise of 1850 and made it a crime to help runaway slaves?
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Fugitive Criminal Act
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
California-Maine Act
83.
Who led the anti-slavery fighters?
a)
Jim Brown
b)
John Brown
c)
Joe Brown
d)
Phil Brown
84.
The Missouri Compromise allowed what state to be a slave state and what state to be a free state?
a)
Missouri/ Maine
b)
Maine/Missouri
c)
Texas/California
d)
California/ D.C
85.
This picture represents what event?
a)
Bleeding Kansas
b)
The Compromise of 1850
c)
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
The Missouri Compromise
86.
Before 1854, slavery was banned from remaining Louisiana Purchase territory under the terms of _____.
a)
The compromise of 1850
b)
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787
c)
The 1820 Missouri Compromise
d)
The Wilmot Proviso
87.
The abolitionist who led an attack along the Pottawatomie Creek with broad swords.
a)
Stephen Douglas
b)
Charles Sumner
c)
John Brown
d)
Preston Brooks
88.
What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?
a)
That slavery diminished the national character.
b)
That African American rights were protected by the Constitution.
c)
That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens
d)
That slavery should be abolished by executive order
89.

What is Dred Scott famous for?

a)

Being sued

b)

Suing for his freedom

c)

Becoming a famous doctor

d)

Winning his freedom

90.

The Dred Scott case made which pre Civil War compromise unconstitutional?

a)

The Compromise of 1850

b)

The Great Compromise

c)

The 3/5th Compromise

d)

The Missouri Compromise

91.
Dred Scott is famous for 
a)
being sued
b)
suing for his freedom
c)
becoming a famous doctor
d)
winning his freedom
92.

The result of my fight for freedom caused a division in the country which led to

a)

World War 1.

b)

the Vietnam War.

c)

the Civil War,

d)

the Revolutionary War.

93.
An Illinois lawyer who became the 16th President of the United States
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Stephen Douglas
c)
James Buchanan
d)
John C. Fremont
94.
Which battle was known as the "bloodiest day" of the Civil War and was fought near Sharpsburg, Maryland?
a)
Antietam
b)
Bull Run
c)
Fredericksburg
d)
7-Days
95.
What Virginia battle was fought west of Fredericksburg? Confederate forces flanked the Union position in a wooded area. It was a CS victory, but Stonewall Jackson was accidentally shot by some of his own men.
a)
Antietam
b)
Bull Run
c)
Chancellorsville
d)
7-Days
96.
Which battle was fought after the Peninsula Campaign in 1862, when Confederate troops defeated the Union just south of Washington D.C. near the Manassas railroad junction?
a)
Antietam
b)
1st Bull Run
c)
2nd Bull Run
d)
Fredericksburg
97.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
a)
abolished slavery everywhere
b)
freed slaves in border states
c)
allowed slaves to fight in the C.S. army
d)
freed slaves in Rebel-controlled areas only
98.
Who commanded the army of Northern Virginia?
a)
George McClellan
b)
Ambrose Burnside
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Robert E. Lee
99.
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
George McClellan
100.
Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
George McClellan
d)
Robert E. Lee
101.
Showing loyalty to a state or section rather than the whole country is known as
a)
states' rights
b)
secede
c)
sharecropper
d)
sectionalism
102.
Which section of the US felt more strongly in favor of states’ rights?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
Border states
103.

Where would you MOST LIKELY find an abolitionist?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

Border states

104.

The Northern economy was based MOSTLY on:

a)

Unpaid workers

b)

Industry

c)

Agriculture

d)

Goods & Services

105.
The Confederates were fighting a(n)
a)
offensive war
b)
defensive war
106.
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
107.
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
108.
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
109.
Which amendment abolished slavery in 1865?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
110.
Which amendment gave African-Americans the right to vote in 1869?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
111.
Which amendment said anyone born in United States is a citizen in 1868?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
112.
A railroad baron who was known as the "Commodore."
a)
George Westinghouse.
b)
George Pullman
c)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
d)
William McKinley
113.
The railroad industry ______________ after the Civil War.
a)
decreased
b)
increased
114.
Who built the Transcontinental Railroad?
a)
Chinese and Irish Immigrants
b)
Slaves
c)
Cowboys
d)
Poor White People
115.
The __________ process refers to the method to mass produce vast quantities of steel.
a)
Besser
b)
Bossom
c)
Bessemer
d)
Bessem
116.
The steel industry was controlled by _____ during the Gilded Age.
a)
Rockefeller
b)
Carnegie
c)
Vanderbilt
d)
Swift
117.
The oil industry was controlled by ________ during the Gilded Age.
a)
Rockefeller
b)
Carnegie
c)
Vanderbilt
d)
Swift
118.
The railroad industry was controlled by _________ during the Gilded Age.
a)
Rockefeller
b)
Carnegie
c)
Vanderbilt
d)
Swift
119.
The railroad finally united the nation in ______ on May 10, 1869.
a)
Kansas
b)
Nevada
c)
California
d)
Utah
120.
Standard Oil, the company owned by Rockefeller, was declared a monopoly and broken up into 34 different companies because of the ___________.
a)
Peabody Anti-Trust Act
b)
Sherman Anti-Trust Act
c)
Clayton Anti-Trust Act
d)
Grant Anti-Trust Act

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