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US History Pre-Comp Review 1

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is not considered a cause of the War of 1812?

a)

The impressment of American sailors

b)

Trade restrictions placed by the British on the US

c)

The burning of the White House by the British and CANADIANS

d)

British military support of Native Americans opposing settlement

2.

John Monroe gave his Monroe Doctrine to:

a)

Encourage England to help central America

b)

Warn European countries to stay out of the Western Hemisphere (especially Central America)

c)

Tell the world that the United States would not intervene in the Western Hemisphere

d)

Criticize revolutions in Latin America

3.

The United States purchased Louisiana from which country?

a)

Canada

b)

Great Britain

c)

France

d)

Spain

4.

Slavery was one of the main reasons that Texas wanted independence from Spain, where slavery was illegal.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The___________________ is an ongoing exchange of diseases, animals, plants and ideas between Africa/Europe/Asia and the Americas.

a)

Columbian Exchange

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Reconquista

d)

Spanish Inquisition

6.

The only successful slave revolt that resulted in an independent nation was:

a)

Peru

b)

France

c)

Haiti

d)

Bermuda

7.

The Louisiana Purchase is significant because it:

a)

Brought an end to Napoleon's rule in France

b)

Nearly doubled the size of the US

c)

Nearly led to war with Spain

d)

Was not approved by Congress

8.

The War in which the US mostly assumed its present boundaries was:

a)

The French-Indian War

b)

The Civil War

c)

The Mexican-American War

d)

The Spanish-American War

9.

6. Which of the following was not a cause of King Philip’s war:

a)

Population decline due to disease

b)

The trial and execution of 3 of Metacom's men

c)

Settlers taking indigenous lands

d)

Metacom's alliance with the French

10.

During the colonial era, the British promoted the policy of mercantilism to:

a)

control the buying and selling of goods by the American colonies

b)

promote colonial trade with Spain

c)

Ban all trade between the different British colonies

d)

restrict importing enslaved Africans

11.

The 3-5ths Compromise had the effect of:

a)

giving Southern states more representatives in Congress

b)

making it possible to get rid of the President

c)

replacing the Virginia Plan

d)

providing a way to change (amend) the Constitution

12.

The 1857 court decision which declared that African-American slaves were not citizens is:

a)

Gibbons v. Ogden

b)

Sanford v. Georgia

c)

Scott v. Sanford (Dred Scott)

d)

Worcester v. Georgia

13.

Drought, persecution of their non-Christian beliefs and Spanish demands for labor/enslavement were all causes of the Pueblo Revolt.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

The Columbian Exchange saw the indigenous population of the Americas decline while the population of Europe increased. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

15.

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?

a)

True

b)

False

16.

During the first half of the 19th century, the construction of canals in the US led to:

a)

more economic integration between midwest and northeast

b)

growth of plantation agriculture in New Mexico and Texas

c)

the severe decline of the South

d)

bankruptcy of railroad companies

17.

The principal goal of supporters of Manifest Destiny in the 1840s was to:

a)

convince Canada to join the US (NEVER!)

b)

build a canal across central America

c)

establish naval bases in the Carribean

d)

expand US territory to the Pacific Ocean

18.

This map shows the US at the time of the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

19.

During the 1840s, supporters of Manifest Destiny favored:

a)

Ending new settlement of the West

b)

ending the Munroe Doctrine

c)

acquiring Texas and California

d)

giving Russia the Oregon territory

20.

The French and Indian War was a turning point in the relationship between American settlers and the British government because:

a)

Increased French influence in North America

b)

Ended native American attacks west of the Appalachians

c)

resulted in British debt and thus taxing the settlers

d)

creating an alliance with CANADA against the British

21.

This map does not show the Mexican Cession.

a)

True

b)

False