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WorksheetsAmerican History I Review Game
Total questions: 133
Worksheet time: 3hrs 52mins
Marbury v. Madison was an important court case because it established ______________.
judicial review
presidential powers
midnight judges
federal judicial appointments
Why did Jefferson support the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France?
it doubled the size of America for farmers
it wasn’t directly stated in the Constitution
the U.S. had extra money to spend
all of the above
The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and ______.
Great Britain
France
Spain
Russia
Francis Scott Key wrote the words to the Star-Spangled Banner during _______.
the bombing on Fort McHenry
the attack on Washington, D.C.
the attack on New Orleans
the signing of the treaty to end the war
The War of 1812 affected American attitudes by _____________.
increasing American patriotism
increasing fear of immigrants
decreasing American confidence
decreasing interest in European trade
The President of the USA during the war was
Hannibal Hamlin
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
James Buchanan
Lincoln's presidency ended in 1865 as he
resigned
was defeated in the election
was assassinated
had health problems
Cash crops were mainly grown
in the North
in the South
in both regions
in neither region
The Northern industrialists were
in favour of slavery
against free trade
for free trade
interested in cash crops
Slavery was forever constitutionally abolished by ...
the Emancipation Proclamation
the 14th Amendment
the 13th Amendment
the 15th Amendment
The leader of the Confederate Army was ...
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln delivered his famous address in ...
Washington
Appomatox
Gettysburg
Fort Sumter
Abraham Lincoln was a
Republican
Southern Democrat
Unionist
Northern Democrat
What was the name of the book that inspired abolitionists?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Huckleberry Finn
The Scarlet Letter
The Peculiar Institution
Which US document proclaims that all men are created equal?
The Bill of Rights
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
The 5th Amendment
Who were scalawags?
African American elected officials
individuals who worked for suffrage during Reconstruction
white men who had been locked out of pre-Civil War politics
northerners who came to the South to improve their economic situation
Public schools in the South were expensive because they were
integrated.
segregated.
not supported by taxes.
built with loans by railroad speculators.
Which group helped usher the Republican Party into the South?
southern white men
wealthy planters
freed African American men
former Confederate government officials
John Adams was a member of what political party?
Federalists
Republicans
Democratic Republicans
Whigs
What were the two dominant political parties in the 1790s?
Federalists and Democratic Republicans
Federalists and Democrats
Democrats and Republicans
Whigs and the Know Nothings
What is impressment?
Boarding ships and seizing ships and crews from another nation of the high seas
Diplomatic missions to Britain and France to impress their Kings
the 1790's version of a sweat
All of the Above
The Sedition Act enabled the government to?
Jail journalists who criticize the Adams Administration
Execute journalists who criticize the Adams Administration
Deport journalists who criticize the Adams Administration
threaten to give journalists steps but never actually does
What was the result of the VA and KY Resolutions?
It attacked President Adams for the Alien and Sedition Acts and as a result, the Federalists lost the Election of 1800
It attacked President Adams for the Alien and Sedition Acts but the Federalists still won the Election of 1800 easily
Deported journalists who disagreed with the Adams Administration
All of the Above
Why did the House of Representatives decide the Election of 1800?
No candidate won a majority of the Electoral College
The House of Representatives elect the POTUS
The Electoral College became corrupt
False! black bear...
Which of the following statements would Alexander Hamilton be most likely to agree with?
“The Constitution should be strictly interpreted"
"The government should be able to use the Necessary and Proper Clause "
“Political parties would lead to disaster.”
“A small federal government would protect individual freedom.”
The British Crown policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws meant to keep British colonies obedient to England.
Salutary neglect
Merchantilism
Ambassador
Libel
This declaration by the British king did not allow settlers to move past the Appalachian Mountains:
Declaration of Travel 1782
Proclamation of 1763
Declaration of Travel 1752
Proclamation of 1731
Which event allowed expansion to the west by balancing the entry of a slave state with a free state.
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Copromise
Three-fifths Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Who was known as the "Great Compromiser"?
John Adams
Patrick Henry
Henry Clay
Harriet Beecher Stowe
How did Pres. Andrew Jackson respond to the Nullification Crisis?
Sent Federal Troops
Eliminated all tariffs
Assigned labor unions to South Carolina
Allowed South Carolina to secede
The Compromise of 1850 involved the free state of California which was part of the
Oregon Territory
Louisiana Purchase
Gadsden Purchase
Mexican Cession
The ______________ resulted in the capturing of enslaved person as well as freedmen.
Three-Fifths Compromise
Missouri Compromise
Fugitive Slave Act
Dred Scott Case
Fighting breaks out between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Three-fifths Compromise
Nullification Crisis
Missouri Compromise
Which court case involved an enslaved person?
Marbury v. Madison
McCullough v. Maryland
Gibbons v. Ogden
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Which of the following contributed to the growth of the abolitionist movement in the North? Choose all that apply.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Dred Scott Decision
Fugitive Slave Act
Common Sense
Long term causes of the Civil War.
states rights
sectionalism
slavery
temperance
Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln wins the Presidential election of 1860, resulting in....
South Carolina seceding
Harriet Beecher Stowe writing Uncle Tom's Cabin
the Fugitive Slave act being passed by Congress
the Annexation of Texas
a group formed in 1854 that opposed Slavery
Know-Nothings
Democrats
Republicans
Whigs
A political party that promised free soil, free speech, free labor, and free men.
popular sovereignty
Populist party
Free-Soil Party
Whig Party
Proposed legislation that outlawed slavery in lands won from Mexico.
Gadsden Purchase
Fugitive Slave Act
Secede
Wilmot Proviso
Policy that allowed voters in a territory to decide whether or not to allow slavery.
popular sovereignty
limited government
checks and balances
separation of powers
This party wanted a national bank
Federalist
Democratic-Republican
This party was led by Thomas Jefferson
Federalist
Democratic-Republican
This Northern party wanted manufacturing in factories to become the primary economic activity of the US
Federalist
Democratic-Republican
The completion of the Erie Canal played a key role in which development?
New York City becoming a vital commercial center with the country's busiest seaport.
New Orleans becoming a leader in manufacturing and oversees trade.
Washington, D.C., becoming the cultural and political center of the nation
Boston becoming one of the country's largest transportation hubs
During the early 1800's many young women in New England were employed outside their homes as--
crew members on cargo ships
cloth weavers in textile mills
staff reporters for local newspapers
legal counselors in state courts
What was one major effect of the opening of the Erie Canal?
The cost of shipping goods on eastern roads increased.
The number of ships passing through nothern ports decreased.
The cost of shipping goods from the MIdwest decreased.
The volume of trade passing through southern ports increased.
The growth of railroads during the nineteenth century affected U.S. businesses by--
discouraging Congress from instituting tariffs
increasing the cost of raw materials
decreasing the wages of unskilled workers
opening new markets for goods
Why did many Irish immigrants move to the Unites States?
Massive unemployment in Ireland
Political unrest in Ireland
Famine caused by crop failure
Civil war between Catholics and Protestants
How did the invention of the Cotton Gin contribute to the expansion of the plantation system.
By reducing the number of slaves needed for growing cotton
By increasing the time needed to cultivate cotton
By increasing the profitability of slavery
By reducing the demand for raw cotton
The introduction of interchangeable parts led directly to the-
formation of the patent system
creation of labor unions
use of mass-production techniques
eight-hour workday
The Second Great Awakening was a movement that prompted-
spiritual revival and the need for social reform
the use of reason and scientific theory
states' rights and ggovernmental reform
mercantilism and the development of global trade
What was the major impact of the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin?
The profits from book sales funded early labor organizations
Congress was inspired to pass laws outlawing slavery
The Supreme Court overturned fugitive slave laws
Support grew for the abolitionist movement.
Define temperance
A women's rights movement
drinking little to no alcohol
the right to vote
drinking lots of alcohol
These people wrote about the relationship between humans and nature and the importance of the individual conscience. They believed there was more to reality than what one can experience. They beloved in self-examination, individualism, and the exploration of the beauty of nature and humankind.
Conscience Souls
Transcendentalist
Nature Lovers
The Women of Temperance Union
Abolitionist fought to...
Get rid of the Underground Railroad
Abide by the fugitive slave laws
Expand the production of cotton in the South
End slavery in the U.S.
As a result of ____________________ people grew closer to God and wanted to become better people. This led to the reform movements.
Transcendentalism
The Second Great Awakening
The First Great Awakening
All of the above
President most associated with Manifest Destiny
Henry Clay
Zachary Taylor
James K Polk
Andrew Jackson
Which territory was not a destination of western seeking Americans?
Utah
Arkansas
California
Oregon
He led the US troops who were fired upon to start the Mexican-American War
Sam Houston
Zachary Taylor
Stephen F Austin
James K Polk
What happened at Sutter's Mill?
The Mexicans defeated Sam Houston's Army
Telegraph wires finally connected east to west
James K Polk was assassiinated
Gold was discovered
What country was targeted with the "fifty-four, forty, or fight" campaign slogan?
Spain
Mexico
France
Britain
Someone who went west to start a business such as a hotel in San Francisco in the hopes of making money would be
an entrepreneur
an empresario
a tejano
a mormon
What happened to Joseph Smith, the founder of the Mormon church?
He died after leading his followers to Utah
He and his brother were killed by a mob in illinois
He was killed by one of his jealous wives
He left the Mormon church and converted to Catholicism
Who was the leader of Mexico during the Texas Revolution?
Santa Claus
Santa Anita
Santa Anna
Santa Louis
