WorksheetsUS History Pre-Comp Review 1
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which of the following is not considered a cause of the War of 1812?
The impressment of American sailors
Trade restrictions placed by the British on the US
The burning of the White House by the British and CANADIANS
British military support of Native Americans opposing settlement
John Monroe gave his Monroe Doctrine to:
Encourage England to help central America
Warn European countries to stay out of the Western Hemisphere (especially Central America)
Tell the world that the United States would not intervene in the Western Hemisphere
Criticize revolutions in Latin America
The United States purchased Louisiana from which country?
Canada
Great Britain
France
Spain
Slavery was one of the main reasons that Texas wanted independence from Spain, where slavery was illegal.
True
False
The___________________ is an ongoing exchange of diseases, animals, plants and ideas between Africa/Europe/Asia and the Americas.
Columbian Exchange
Middle Passage
Reconquista
Spanish Inquisition
The only successful slave revolt that resulted in an independent nation was:
Peru
France
Haiti
Bermuda
The Louisiana Purchase is significant because it:
Brought an end to Napoleon's rule in France
Nearly doubled the size of the US
Nearly led to war with Spain
Was not approved by Congress
The War in which the US mostly assumed its present boundaries was:
The French-Indian War
The Civil War
The Mexican-American War
The Spanish-American War
6. Which of the following was not a cause of King Philip’s war:
Population decline due to disease
The trial and execution of 3 of Metacom's men
Settlers taking indigenous lands
Metacom's alliance with the French
During the colonial era, the British promoted the policy of mercantilism to:
control the buying and selling of goods by the American colonies
promote colonial trade with Spain
Ban all trade between the different British colonies
restrict importing enslaved Africans
The 3-5ths Compromise had the effect of:
giving Southern states more representatives in Congress
making it possible to get rid of the President
replacing the Virginia Plan
providing a way to change (amend) the Constitution
The 1857 court decision which declared that African-American slaves were not citizens is:
Gibbons v. Ogden
Sanford v. Georgia
Scott v. Sanford (Dred Scott)
Worcester v. Georgia
Drought, persecution of their non-Christian beliefs and Spanish demands for labor/enslavement were all causes of the Pueblo Revolt.
True
False
The Columbian Exchange saw the indigenous population of the Americas decline while the population of Europe increased. True or False?
True
False
Both the First Great Awakening and the Enlightenment caused people to question authority, such as whether their government was good or not. True or False?
True
False
During the first half of the 19th century, the construction of canals in the US led to:
more economic integration between midwest and northeast
growth of plantation agriculture in New Mexico and Texas
the severe decline of the South
bankruptcy of railroad companies
The principal goal of supporters of Manifest Destiny in the 1840s was to:
convince Canada to join the US (NEVER!)
build a canal across central America
establish naval bases in the Carribean
expand US territory to the Pacific Ocean
This map shows the US at the time of the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. True or False?
True
False
During the 1840s, supporters of Manifest Destiny favored:
Ending new settlement of the West
ending the Munroe Doctrine
acquiring Texas and California
giving Russia the Oregon territory
The French and Indian War was a turning point in the relationship between American settlers and the British government because:
Increased French influence in North America
Ended native American attacks west of the Appalachians
resulted in British debt and thus taxing the settlers
creating an alliance with CANADA against the British
This map does not show the Mexican Cession.
True
False
