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U.S. History Final

Total questions: 106

Worksheet time: 2hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who were the "War Hawks"?
a)
Americans who thought we should choose sides and enter the war
b)
Americans who were AGAINST war
c)
Americans who thought the President should lose his job
2.
What was the name of the capitol city that the British destroyed?
a)
Atlanta, GA
b)
Washington, D.C.
c)
Boston, Massachussettes
3.
Francis Scott Key wrote the words to a famous song during the War of 1812,  What was the song?
a)
Yankee Doodle Dandy
b)
The Star Spangled Banner
c)
America the Beautiful
4.
What battle during the War of 1812 was fought even though the war was over?
a)
Battle of Trenton
b)
Battle of New Orleans
c)
Battle of Saratoga
d)
Battle of Paoli
5.
Who was the US President during the War of 1812?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison
c)
John Adams
d)
George Washington
6.
Who was the President in office that bought the Louisiana Territory?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Monroe
e)
Benjamin Franklin
7.
Who was the second ambassador who went to France to negotiate the purchase of the Louisiana Territory?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Monroe
e)
Benjamin Franklin
8.
What made the Louisiana Territory so vital to the United States economy?
a)
Port at New Orleans
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Florida
d)
Both the Port of New Orleans and the Mississippi River
e)
It did not help the economy
9.
How much was the Louisiana Territory sold for?
a)
1 Million
b)
5 Million
c)
10 Million
d)
15 Million
e)
100 Million
10.
The Embargo Act of 1807
a)
banned all U.S. imports and exports
b)
increased the amount of exports to France
c)
placed a heavy tax on all imported goods
d)
led to war with England
11.
The US received what territory from the Adams-Onis Treaty?
a)
Texas
b)
Missouri
c)
Alabama
d)
Florida
12.

What was a major problem with the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Created a strong central government

b)

Created a weak central government

c)

Gave all of the power to the people

d)

Gave all of the power to the President

13.
What did Shays' Rebellion help Americans realize they needed?
a)
A strong national government
b)
A stronger militia
c)
A common currency
d)
The ability to sign peace treaties
14.
Who was Daniel Shay?
a)
A farmer and leader of the rebellion
b)
A colonial debt collector
c)
executive of the colonial couts
d)
founder of the Sons of Liberty
15.

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

16.
What was the first organizing document of the new United States government?
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
The Constitution
c)
The Bill of Rights
d)
The Articles of Confederation
17.
Shay's Rebellion started as a protest against
a)
unfair taxes and farmer debt
b)
the death penalty
c)
no judicial system
d)
debtors' prisons
18.
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
to create a bill of rights
b)
to make changes to the Articles of Confederation
c)
 to declare independence from Great Britain
d)
 to create an entirely new governing document for the new nation
19.
What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution? 
a)
the Preamble
b)
 the Articles of Confederation
c)
the Declaration of Independence
d)
 the Bill of Rights
20.
Why did some of the delegates refuse to sign the Constitution?
a)
because it didn’t include a bill of rights
b)
 because it didn’t give women the right to vote
c)
because it gave too much power to the states
d)
because it didn’t include the idea of checks and balances
21.
How does the system of Checks and Balance protect people?
a)
it keeps any of the branches from over powering the other so as not to destroy the rights of people
b)
it keeps any of the branches from fighting so the people are safe
c)
it keeps one branch in power and destroys the rights of people
d)
it keeps all branches in power so as to destroy the rights of  people
22.
This setup 3 branches of government, a Senate, and a House of Representatives
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Three-Fifths Compromise 
c)
New Jersey Plan
d)
The Great Compromise
23.

The written plan of government for the United States of America

a)

democracy

b)

Constitution

c)

monarchy

d)

Bill of Rights

24.
Which person was for the National Bank?
a)
Jefferson
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Clinton
d)
Hamilton
25.
What was the Whiskey rebellion fought over?
a)
bad tasting whiskey 
b)
taxes on whiskey
c)
shortage of whiskey
d)
no Jack Daniel's
26.
What was the major goal of Alexander Hamilton's Financial Plan?
a)
To print more money
b)
to steal gold from Fort Knox
c)
to pay off the war debt from the American Revolution
d)
to increase the war debt from the War of 1812
27.
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
To rewrite the Declaration of Independence
b)
To rewrite the Articles of Confederation
c)
To write the Treaty of Paris
d)
To elect the first president
28.
The _______________ was the solution to the disagreement about how many representatives each state would have. 
a)
Great Compromise
b)
Three-fifths Compromise
c)
Great Dispute
d)
Big Agreement
29.
Which of the following describes the area of the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
From the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River
b)
From the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains
c)
From the Appalachian Mountains to the Rocky Mountains
d)
from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean
30.
The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from what country?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
Spain
31.
Who was the President who sent out Lewis and Clark on their journey?
a)
George Washington
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
'Thomas Jefferson
32.

Feelings of pride and loyalty to a nation.

a)

American System

b)

Nationalism

c)

Era of Good Feelings

d)

Sectionalism

33.

Disagreements between the different regions (north, south, and west).

a)

Sectionalism

b)

American System

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Monroe Doctrine

34.

A time period in American history when people enjoyed peace, pride, and progress.

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

American System

c)

Whiskey Rebellion

d)

Era of Good Feelings

35.

The American general that invaded Florida to capture Seminole raiders.

a)

Oliver Perry

b)

George Washington

c)

Tecumseh

d)

Andrew Jackson

36.

Maine became a ______ in the Missouri Compromise.

a)

free state

b)

free territory

c)

slave state

d)

Spanish territory

37.

Slavery was prohibited in any new territories or states formed north of the 36 line of latitude. Which document is this statement from?

a)

Treaty of Ghent

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

American System

d)

Monroe Doctrine

38.
Which region benefited most from protective tariffs on industry?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
39.
What other state came into the Union with the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Missouri
c)
Maine
d)
Minnesota
40.
Did Missouri have slaves after the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Yes
b)
No
41.
Who invented the Cotton Gin?
a)
Samuel Slater
b)
Eli Whitney 
c)
Francis Lowell
d)
James Monroe
42.
Two biggest issues that caused sectional divide
a)
Slavery and Factories  
b)
Tariffs and Tobacco 
c)
Slavery and Farming 
d)
Slavery and Tariffs 
43.
ALL the following are true with regards to the Missouri Compromise EXCEPT 
a)
Written by Henry Clay 
b)
South of the 36 degrees 30 north would be Free
c)
Missouri would enter union a slave state 
d)
North of 36 degrees 30 North would be free territory 
44.
What state did the U.S. acquire with the Adams Onis Treaty 
a)
Florida 
b)
Missouri 
c)
Illinois 
d)
Kentucky 
45.
the process of moving from an agricultural society, in which most goods are handmade, to a society that thrives on machine-manufactured goods
a)
textile
b)
economy
c)
industrialization
d)
technology
46.
Why were railroads so important during this time?
a)
they moved goods more quickly and less expensively over greater distances
b)
they were fun to ride on to go visit family in other states
c)
people could ride on railroads to get to their jobs in another city
47.
In what country did the Industrial Revolution begin?
a)
United States
b)
France
c)
Great Britain
48.
Where were most factories built?
a)
in the mountains
b)
in the desert
c)
along rivers
49.
Who invented cotton gin and interchangeable parts?
a)
John Deere
b)
Eli Whitney
c)
Samuel Slater
d)
Elias Howe
50.
The _______________ is the name for the change from goods being made by hand at home to making them by machine in factories.
a)
French Revolution
b)
Machine Revolution
c)
Industrial Revolution
d)
Technological Revolution
51.
_______________ are people who live in a country in which they were not born.
a)
Pioneers
b)
Immigrants
c)
Merchants
d)
Native Americans
52.
What is the movement of people from rural to urban areas called?
a)
ruralization
b)
colonization
c)
inflation
d)
urbanization
53.
Which of the following was NOT associated with early factory working conditions?
a)
Low wages
b)
Safe working conditions
c)
Dangerous working conditions
d)
Widespread pollution
54.
How did railroads impact the prices of goods & services?
a)
Made them more expensive & harder to ship
b)
made them cheaper & easier to ship
c)
Gave people a way of transportation
55.
How did the Industrial Revolution affect the cities?
a)
Made the crime rate decrease
b)
Led to an increase in farm workers
c)
Make the cities cleaner and safer
d)
Led to an increase in population in the cities
56.
Which statement about the “Trail of Tears” is accurate?
a)
President Andrew Jackson opposed the removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia.
b)
Large numbers of Cherokee were forced to relocate during the winter months.
c)
Chief Justice John Marshall ordered the Cherokee Indians to move westwards.
d)
The Cherokee were moved because they lacked a written alphabet.
57.
Which term is connected with a state quitting the United States?
a)
Nullification
b)
Annexation
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Secession
58.
What was the Southern economy based on?
a)
manufacturing
b)
livestock
c)
agriculture
d)
service industry
59.
Why did Southerners oppose tariffs in  the early 1800s?
a)
decreased the price of goods they needed
b)
angered their European trading partners
c)
benefited only northern merchants
d)
were higher in the South than in the North
60.
What does the Indian Removal Act do?
a)
Pushes all Native Americans into Florida
b)
Allows Georgia to use Native Americans as slaves
c)
Enacts the policy of assimilation
d)
Moves Native Americans west beyond the Mississippi River
61.

The ___________ fought hard to gain America's freedom from the king of England.

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

freedom

d)

treaty

62.
This American victory was the turning point in the American Revolutionary war and encouraged the French to join forces with them (the Americans).
(Turning point is a big change in a situation)
a)
Saratoga
b)
Yorktown
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Lexington and Concord
63.

Why was Massachusetts so important during the first battle of the American Revolutionary War?

a)

It was the where King George III was born

b)

It was where the Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party occurred

c)

It was where the first shot was fired when the Battles of Lexington and Concord started

d)

It was where the American Revolutionary war ended

64.
At the end of the  American Revolution war, the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1783.  What was the most important thing that the American colonists gained from this agreement?
a)
Americans gained their independence(freedom) from Great Britain
b)
Americans decided to keep King George III as their leader
c)
Americans decided to say that Great Britain won the war
d)
Nothing was gained from the signed agreement
65.
Where were the first armed conflicts of the American Revolution?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Saratoga
c)
Lexington and Concord
d)
Bunker Hill
66.

Surrounded by French and Continental(Armies) armies, a large British army led by General Cornwallis surrendered here.

a)

Saratoga

b)

Yorktown

c)

Bunker Hill

d)

Lexington and Concord

67.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Sam Adams

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

68.

The idea that the power to rule comes from the people is known as

a)

right to rebel

b)

natural rights

c)

popular sovereignty

69.

What was the first battle of the American Revolution?

a)

Guilford Courthouse

b)

Trenton

c)

Yorktown

d)

Lexington & Concord

70.
What was the immediate effect due to the passing of the Stamp Act in 1765?
a)
Colonists sought military support from France.
b)
Colonists organized boycotts of British goods.
c)
Colonists signed the Declaration of Independence.
d)
Colonists dumped tea into the Boston Harbor
71.
The Intolerable Acts, First Continental Congress, and Common Sense all happened during what era?
a)
The era of westward expansion
b)
The era of Good Feelings
c)
The Revolutionary Era
d)
The Jacksonian Era 
72.
The Sugar Act, Quartering Act, and the Stamp Act all contributed to the start of the Revolutionary War by....
a)
Restricting trade with American Indians
b)
Imposing regulations on colonial agriculture
c)
Angered colonists who believed that civil liberties had been violated
d)
Punishing colonists for resisting the authority of Parliament
73.
What was one result of the Treaty of Paris in 1783?
a)
Great Britain recognized thee United States as an independent country.
b)
Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved.
c)
The British Navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service
d)
British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France.
74.
Parliament passing the Tea Act is to the Colonists dumping tea into Boston Harbor..
Parliament responds by doing what?
a)
Parliament repeals the Stamp and Sugar Acts
b)
King George III allows colonists to petition Parliament for tax relief
c)
Parliament passes the Intolerable Acts
d)
King George III appoints colonial representatives to Parliament.
75.
The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo made the _______________ river the boundary between 
a)
Nueces River
b)
Sabine River
c)
Colorado River
d)
Rio Grande River
76.
Slavery became a major issue in the 1840s and 1850s because:
a)
The northern states tried to abolish slavery in the southern states
b)
The nation was expanding to the West
c)
The southern states demanded the end of slavery
d)
None of these
77.
This president was a strong believer in expanding the nation westward
a)
Henry Clay
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
James K. Polk
78.
U.S. citizens believed it was their God-Given fate to travel westward, which they titled what?
a)
American Expansion 
b)
Westward Ho!
c)
Manifest Destiny
79.
The ______________ was a rebellion by a group of American settlers in which they declared California an independent nation.
a)
Bear Flag Revolt
b)
Californio's Rebellion 
c)
War Against California
80.
Showing loyalty to a state or section rather than the whole country is known as
a)
states' rights
b)
secede
c)
sharecropper
d)
sectionalism
81.
Which section of the US felt more strongly in favor of states’ rights?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
Border states
82.

Where would you MOST LIKELY find an abolitionist?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

Border states

83.
The Southern economy was based MOSTLY on:
a)
Paid workers
b)
Industry
c)
Agriculture
d)
Goods & Services
84.

The Northern economy was based MOSTLY on:

a)

Unpaid workers

b)

Industry

c)

Agriculture

d)

Goods & Services

85.

Who was elected President in 1860 that led to the secession of 11 southern states?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Robert E. Lee

86.

Which statement BEST explains President Abraham Lincoln's original reason for fighting the Civil War?

a)

President Lincoln wanted to end all slavery everywhere in the US

b)

President Lincoln wanted to preserve the Union

c)

President Lincoln wanted to punish the South for their rebellion

87.
What was the MOST SIGNIFICANT outcome of the 1860 Presidential election?
a)
Abraham Lincoln was elected
b)
Abraham Lincoln lost the election
c)
Slavery was immediately abolished (ended)
d)
The Southern states started to secede( withdraw/leave)
88.
To withdraw from something, such as a nation
a)
states' rights
b)
secede
c)
abolitionist
d)
amendment
89.

When was the Civil War?

a)

1861-176

b)

1861-1865

c)

1870-1876

d)

2015-2019

90.

After Abraham Lincoln won the election, which states seceded (left)?

a)

Indian Territories

b)

Western Territories

c)

Southern States

d)

Northern States

91.

What were the advantages the South had in the war? (Check all that apply).

a)

Military leadership (better generals)

b)

Larger army

c)

Fighting in familiar territory

d)

More money

92.

What's important about Fort Sumter?

a)

This is where Lee surrender and it ended the Civil War.

b)

The Confederates open fired on the fort, which began the Civil War.

c)

Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address here.

93.

The Emancipation Proclamation truly freed slaves in ALL parts of the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

I don't know

94.

Why is important to know about the Appomattox Courthouse's location for the Civil War?

a)

This is where Lee surrender and it ended the Civil War.

b)

The Confederates open fired on the fort, which began the Civil War.

c)

Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address here.

95.

One reason South Carolina chose to leave the Union was because:

a)

the other states refused to trade with South Carolina

b)

people in SC believed their state's rights were being denied

c)

our state was too far away from the state capital

d)

plantation owners were being forced to trade with northern businesses

96.

Lincoln ordered a blockade of Charleston and the entire south to:

a)

keep a closer watch on the South

b)

keep the South from getting any supplies

c)

catch seafood along the coast

d)

keep southerners from escaping to the North

97.

What are two ways Shermans' march affected South Carolina?

a)

Sherman's men gave out medical supplies and food to soldiers.

b)

Sherman's men burned homes and buildings and left destruction all through the state.

c)

His march helped South Carolinians by giving them some entertainment to take their mind off the war.

d)

Sherman's march freed slaves all over South Carolina and made Confederate soldiers angry.

98.
What advantage did the South have the North during the Civil War?
a)
greater manufacturing
b)
more effective navy
c)
better government
d)
more capable military leaders
99.
What conclusion can best be supported by the information in the illustration?
a)
The North and the South had equal percentages of their population working for railroads
b)
The North had fewer manufacturing plants than the South
c)
Most of the nation's railroads ran through the South
d)
The North had a major advantage in industrial production when compared to the South
100.
Ulysses S. Grant was to the Union as ___________ was to the Confederacy
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Stonewall Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Abraham Lincoln
101.
The name given to the northern army. 
a)
Confederates
b)
Americans
c)
Military
d)
Union
102.
The name given to the southern army.
a)
Confederates
b)
Union
c)
Americans
d)
Military
103.
This was the first battle of the Civil War
a)
Yorktown
b)
Bull Run
c)
Appomattox
d)
Gettysburg
104.
This was the president of the Confederate States.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Jefferson Davis
105.
This battle was the turning point in the war.
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of Antietam
c)
Battle of Gettysburg
d)
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
106.
This is where the Civil War Ended
a)
Yorktown
b)
Richmond
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Appomattox Courthouse

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