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American History I Review Game

Total questions: 133

Worksheet time: 3hrs 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Marbury v. Madison was an important court case because it established ______________.

a)

judicial review

b)

presidential powers

c)

midnight judges

d)

federal judicial appointments

2.

Why did Jefferson support the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France?

a)

it doubled the size of America for farmers

b)

it wasn’t directly stated in the Constitution

c)

the U.S. had extra money to spend

d)

all of the above

3.

The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and ______.

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Russia

4.

Francis Scott Key wrote the words to the Star-Spangled Banner during _______.

a)

the bombing on Fort McHenry

b)

the attack on Washington, D.C.

c)

the attack on New Orleans

d)

the signing of the treaty to end the war

5.

The War of 1812 affected American attitudes by _____________.

a)

increasing American patriotism

b)

increasing fear of immigrants

c)

decreasing American confidence

d)

decreasing interest in European trade

6.
This was a tax on all printed materials in the 13 Colonies.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Townshend Act
7.
Finish this American Colonist Motto, "No Taxation without..."
a)
Transportation
b)
Relaxation
c)
Representation
d)
Sensation
8.
Why were the American Colonist taxed after the French and Indian War?
a)
Britain was in debt and needed money
b)
That was the agreement with the Native Americans
c)
They made too much money
d)
Townshend Acts
9.
How did the colonist protest against the tea tax?
a)
Dressed up like Native Americans
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Dumped tea into Boston harbor
d)
Didn't pay the tax on the East India Tea
10.
Which was the punishment for the Boston Tea Party?
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Sugar Acts
c)
Quartering Acts
d)
Stamp Acts
11.
This type of American Colonist was in support of the British parliament.
a)
Patriot
b)
Loyalist
c)
Yes man
d)
Neutral
12.
Who was the first choice to command the Continental Army?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
George Washington
13.
Colonists were forbidden to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains.
a)
Proclamation line of 1763
b)
Proclamation boundary
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Borderlands
14.
What does Quartering mean?
a)
To allow troops to stay in your home
b)
Hitting someone with a quarter
c)
To give someone a quarter
d)
Giving a quarter of your earnings to Britain
15.
This picture shows which weakness of the Articles?
a)
no common currency
b)
no executive branch
c)
no power to tax
d)
one vote for each state
16.
Free Speech is found in which Amendment?
a)
First Amendment
b)
Second Amendment
c)
Third Amendment
d)
Fourth Amendment
17.
How many houses make up the legislative branch under the Constitution?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
18.
What term refers to the system that gives each government branch some power over the others?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Ratification
c)
Federalism
d)
Checks and Balances
19.

The President of the USA during the war was

a)

Hannibal Hamlin

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

James Buchanan

20.

Lincoln's presidency ended in 1865 as he

a)

resigned

b)

was defeated in the election

c)

was assassinated

d)

had health problems

21.

Cash crops were mainly grown

a)

in the North

b)

in the South

c)

in both regions

d)

in neither region

22.

The Northern industrialists were

a)

in favour of slavery

b)

against free trade

c)

for free trade

d)

interested in cash crops

23.

Slavery was forever constitutionally abolished by ...

a)

the Emancipation Proclamation

b)

the 14th Amendment

c)

the 13th Amendment

d)

the 15th Amendment

24.

The leader of the Confederate Army was ...

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Abraham Lincoln

25.

Lincoln delivered his famous address in ...

a)

Washington

b)

Appomatox

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Fort Sumter

26.

Abraham Lincoln was a

a)

Republican

b)

Southern Democrat

c)

Unionist

d)

Northern Democrat

27.

What was the name of the book that inspired abolitionists?

a)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

b)

Huckleberry Finn

c)

The Scarlet Letter

d)

The Peculiar Institution

28.

Which US document proclaims that all men are created equal?

a)

The Bill of Rights

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Constitution

d)

The 5th Amendment

29.
How did geography spur industrialization in the Northeast?
a)
Good soil made it easier to grow raw materials
b)
Swift rivers provided power for machines
c)
Flat land facilitated factory construction 
d)
The mild climate attracted many workers
30.
Why did Northern industrialists favor protective tariffs?
a)
Tariffs raised the cost of European goods so that more people would buy American goods
b)
Labor unions demanded tariffs because they raised factory workers' wages
c)
Investors used money from tariffs to reduce production costs
d)
Higher prices meant that companies earned higher profits
31.
The ruling in McCulloch v. Maryland was significant because the Supreme Court?
a)
Declared its right to review the constitutionality of laws
b)
restricted the federal government's right to regulate interstate commerce
c)
establish the supremacy of state laws over federal laws
d)
used a broad interpretation of the Constitution to expand federal power
32.
What was one effect of the Erie Canal?
a)
New York City became the nation’s greatest commercial center
b)
Buffalo became the East Coast's travel hub
c)
The time it took to cross the Atlantic dropped by more than a week
d)
Farmland in New England increased in value
33.
What was the most far-reaching development in the transportation revolution of the early 1800s?
a)
the arrival of railroads 
b)
Road construction
c)
Canal Building
d)
the invention of the steamboat
34.
Which American industry first used machines to do work previously done by hand?
a)
Guns
b)
Textiles
c)
Cotton farming
d)
Shoe making 
35.
How did nullification relate to tariffs in the early 1800s?
a)
Southern states wanted to nullify tariffs 
b)
Northern states wanted to nullify tariffs
c)
Northerners supported both tariffs and nullification
d)
Southerners supported both tariffs and nullification 
36.
Jacksonian Democrats___ the national bank because they thought it _____. 
a)
opposed; favored a wealthy few 
b)
opposed; undermined the economy
c)
supported; stabilized the currency 
d)
supported; strengthened the federal government 
37.
Industrialization in the North caused?
a)
a middle class to emerge
b)
factory workers to move to suburbs
c)
skilled artisans to earn higher wages
d)
labor unions to disband 
38.
In the mid-1800s, immigrants?
a)
primarily came from Ireland and Germany 
b)
tended to be protestant 
c)
moved to new cities in the South
d)
distrusted existing Catholic Institutions
39.
The crisis over the Missouri Compromise exposed the?
a)
growing sectionalism over the issue of slavery
b)
nation's weak foreign policy
c)
dangers of excessive nationalism
d)
trade imbalances that result from protective tariffs
40.
Why did the US government remove Native Americans from the Southeast in the 1830s?
a)
White Southerners wanted the Native Americans’ valuable land 
b)
Indian territory offered more fertile land
c)
Native Americans refused to adapt to white American culture 
d)
The Supreme Court ruled that the Native Americans had violated treaty obligations
41.
In 1833, South Carolina threatened to secede from the Union if?
a)
Congress raised tariffs
b)
the federal government used force against South Carolina
c)
John C. Calhoun resigned his vice presidency 
d)
the Supreme Court rejected the principle of nullification 
42.

Who were scalawags?

a)

African American elected officials

b)

individuals who worked for suffrage during Reconstruction

c)

white men who had been locked out of pre-Civil War politics

d)

northerners who came to the South to improve their economic situation

43.

Public schools in the South were expensive because they were

a)

integrated.

b)

segregated.

c)

not supported by taxes.

d)

built with loans by railroad speculators.

44.

Which group helped usher the Republican Party into the South?

a)

southern white men

b)

wealthy planters

c)

freed African American men

d)

former Confederate government officials

45.
Where was the famous "Tea Party" where the Sons of Liberty threw 19,000 pounds of tea into the harbor? 
a)
New York
b)
Chicago
c)
Providence
d)
Boston
46.
the law that said the American colonists could not settle west of the Appalachian Mountains due to conflict with the Native Americans
a)
Proclamation of 2016
b)
Proclamation of Mrs. Soileau
c)
Indian Lands Proclamation
d)
Proclamation of 1763
47.
British colonists objected to the Proclamation of 1763 because they - ?
a)
feared it would provoke attacks from American indains
b)
did not want to share control of the fur trade with France
c)
resented the limits it imposed on westward expansion
d)
wanted to be able to trade freely with foreign nations
48.
Why did England impose taxes on the colonies?
a)
Pay for the cost of a new navy.
b)
Build roads to the Ohio River Valley.
c)
Show colonists who was in charge.
d)
Pay off debts owed from the French and Indian War.
49.
What name was given to colonists who favored revolution?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Mercenaries
c)
Lobsterbacks
d)
Patriots
50.
What document signaled the official end of the war?
a)
Common Sense
b)
Treaty of Versailles
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Rights of Man
51.
What is the term that means refusal to buy goods?
a)
militia
b)
intolerable
c)
boycott
d)
repeal
52.
This was a system of volunteer riders to carry news from one colony to another. It helped the colonies to become united against England.
a)
Sons of Liberty
b)
Continental Congress
c)
Committees of Correspondence
d)
Paul Revere's Raiders
53.
This secret society formed by Boston patriots stirred a protest movement to upset British policies.
a)
Sons of Anarchy
b)
The Secret Loyalists
c)
Sons of Liberty
d)
The Continentals
54.
Why would colonists oppose the Quartering Act?
a)
It made searches of homes illegal
b)
It allowed British soldiers to enter their homes without permission
c)
It made protesting illegal
d)
It allowed the British to seize weapons
55.
Which governing body tried to organize colonial militias to battle the British?
a)
The Continental Congress
b)
The Sons of Liberty
c)
The American Parliament
d)
None of the Above
56.
What freedom gives you the right to say anything you want just long as you are not  threatening safety of anyone?
a)
Press
b)
Petition
c)
Assembly
d)
Speech
57.
What freedom gives us the right to gather in groups to protest peacefully?
a)
assembly
b)
press
c)
petition
d)
speech
58.
No one has to house quarter soldiers in their home
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
59.
Guarantees freedom from testifying against yourself
a)
1st Amendment
b)
3rd Amendment
c)
5th Amendment
d)
7th Amendment
60.
Forbids cruel and unusual punishment
a)
2nd Amendment
b)
4th Amendment
c)
6th Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
61.
Freedom of religion
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
62.
Guarantees the right to a speedy and public trial
a)
2nd Amendment
b)
4th Amendment
c)
6th Amendment
d)
8th Amendment
63.
Which battle ended the American revolution?
a)
Battle of Lexington and Concord
b)
Battle of Saratoga
c)
Battle of Yorktown
d)
Battle of Trenton
64.
Which battle persuades France to help aid the American revolution?
a)
Battle of Saratoga
b)
Battle of Yorktown
c)
Battle of Lexington and Concord
d)
Battle of Trenton
65.
The "shot heard 'round the world" was which battle?
a)
Battle of Bunker Hill
b)
Battle of Saratoga
c)
Battle of Trenton
d)
Battle of Lexington & Concord
66.
When Washington crossed the icy Delaware River, where was he planning to attack?
a)
Trenton & Princeton
b)
King's Mountain
c)
Saratoga & Valley Forge
d)
Bunker Hill 
67.

John Adams was a member of what political party?

a)

Federalists

b)

Republicans

c)

Democratic Republicans

d)

Whigs

68.

What were the two dominant political parties in the 1790s?

a)

Federalists and Democratic Republicans

b)

Federalists and Democrats

c)

Democrats and Republicans

d)

Whigs and the Know Nothings

69.

What is impressment?

a)

Boarding ships and seizing ships and crews from another nation of the high seas

b)

Diplomatic missions to Britain and France to impress their Kings

c)

the 1790's version of a sweat

d)

All of the Above

70.

The Sedition Act enabled the government to?

a)

Jail journalists who criticize the Adams Administration

b)

Execute journalists who criticize the Adams Administration

c)

Deport journalists who criticize the Adams Administration

d)

threaten to give journalists steps but never actually does

71.

What was the result of the VA and KY Resolutions?

a)

It attacked President Adams for the Alien and Sedition Acts and as a result, the Federalists lost the Election of 1800

b)

It attacked President Adams for the Alien and Sedition Acts but the Federalists still won the Election of 1800 easily

c)

Deported journalists who disagreed with the Adams Administration

d)

All of the Above

72.

Why did the House of Representatives decide the Election of 1800?

a)

No candidate won a majority of the Electoral College

b)

The House of Representatives elect the POTUS

c)

The Electoral College became corrupt

d)

False! black bear...

73.

Which of the following statements would Alexander Hamilton be most likely to agree with?

a)

“The Constitution should be strictly interpreted"

b)

"The government should be able to use the Necessary and Proper Clause "

c)

“Political parties would lead to disaster.”

d)

“A small federal government would protect individual freedom.”

74.
What is the Quasi-War?
a)
The War between Quasi Moto and the Cardinal of Notre Dame
b)
The undeclared war between the US and France
c)
The 2nd French and Indian War
d)
The War between the Jedi and the Sith
75.
How did John Rolfe help Jamestown generate income for the Virginia Company?
a)
Introduction tobacco in the colonies
b)
Beginning the Headright System
c)
Starting the Middle Passage
d)
Marrying Pocahontas
76.
an economic theory whose goal is building a state’s wealth and power by increasing exports (trade)  and accumulating precious metals in return
a)
charter
b)
headright
c)
mercantilism
d)
joint-stock company 
77.
trade route between three destinations, such as Britain, West Africa, and the West Indies/American Colonies
a)
Triangular Trade
b)
Northwest Passage
c)
Middle Passage
d)
Silk Road 
78.
the transatlantic journey for slaves from Africa to America, part of Triangular Trade
a)
Northwest Passage
b)
Middle Passage
c)
Headright System
d)
Mayflower Compact
79.
The Navigation Acts required European imports to the colonies to pass through English ports.
a)
True
b)
False
80.

The British Crown policy of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws meant to keep British colonies obedient to England.

a)

Salutary neglect

b)

Merchantilism

c)

Ambassador

d)

Libel

81.

This declaration by the British king did not allow settlers to move past the Appalachian Mountains:

a)

Declaration of Travel 1782

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Declaration of Travel 1752

d)

Proclamation of 1731

82.
What firmly established the principle of judicial review?
a)
Tecumseh
b)
Treaty of Ghent
c)
Marbury v. Madison
d)
Impressment
83.
What was the Embargo Act?
a)
Forbid trade with Spain
b)
Made FrenchToast illegal
c)
A law which ended US trade with Britain  and France
d)
Encouraged trade with all foreign nations
84.
What was the nickname of the politicians who wanted to declare war on Great Britain in 1812?
a)
War Falcons
b)
War Eagles
c)
War Hawks
d)
War Pigeons
85.
Who was the US President during the War of 1812?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison
c)
John Adams
d)
George Washington
86.
We bought Louisiana from which country?
a)
England
b)
Great Britain
c)
Spain
d)
France
87.
After which battle did Tecumseh join forces with the British troops?
a)
Battle of Greenville
b)
Battle of Tecumseh
c)
Battle of Tippecanoe
d)
Battle of Vandalia
88.
What common way of life did Jefferson envision for America?
a)
Manufacturing
b)
Trade
c)
Farming
d)
Catholocism
89.

Which event allowed expansion to the west by balancing the entry of a slave state with a free state.

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Missouri Copromise

c)

Three-fifths Compromise

d)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

90.

Who was known as the "Great Compromiser"?

a)

John Adams

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

Henry Clay

d)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

91.

How did Pres. Andrew Jackson respond to the Nullification Crisis?

a)

Sent Federal Troops

b)

Eliminated all tariffs

c)

Assigned labor unions to South Carolina

d)

Allowed South Carolina to secede

92.

The Compromise of 1850 involved the free state of California which was part of the

a)

Oregon Territory

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Gadsden Purchase

d)

Mexican Cession

93.

The ______________ resulted in the capturing of enslaved person as well as freedmen.

a)

Three-Fifths Compromise

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Fugitive Slave Act

d)

Dred Scott Case

94.

Fighting breaks out between pro-slavery and anti-slavery groups.

a)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

b)

Three-fifths Compromise

c)

Nullification Crisis

d)

Missouri Compromise

95.

Which court case involved an enslaved person?

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

McCullough v. Maryland

c)

Gibbons v. Ogden

d)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

96.

Which of the following contributed to the growth of the abolitionist movement in the North? Choose all that apply.

a)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

b)

Dred Scott Decision

c)

Fugitive Slave Act

d)

Common Sense

97.

Long term causes of the Civil War.

a)

states rights

b)

sectionalism

c)

slavery

d)

temperance

98.

Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln wins the Presidential election of 1860, resulting in....

a)

South Carolina seceding

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe writing Uncle Tom's Cabin

c)

the Fugitive Slave act being passed by Congress

d)

the Annexation of Texas

99.

a group formed in 1854 that opposed Slavery

a)

Know-Nothings

b)

Democrats

c)

Republicans

d)

Whigs

100.

A political party that promised free soil, free speech, free labor, and free men.

a)

popular sovereignty

b)

Populist party

c)

Free-Soil Party

d)

Whig Party

101.

Proposed legislation that outlawed slavery in lands won from Mexico.

a)

Gadsden Purchase

b)

Fugitive Slave Act

c)

Secede

d)

Wilmot Proviso

102.

Policy that allowed voters in a territory to decide whether or not to allow slavery.

a)

popular sovereignty

b)

limited government

c)

checks and balances

d)

separation of powers

103.
Washington crushed an uprising over whiskey taxes using the new federal army
a)
Judiciary Act of 1789
b)
Farewell Address
c)
Whiskey Rebellion
d)
Battle of Fallen Timbers
104.
How many terms did George Washington serve as President?
a)
0
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
105.

This party wanted a national bank

a)

Federalist

b)

Democratic-Republican

106.

This party was led by Thomas Jefferson

a)

Federalist

b)

Democratic-Republican

107.

This Northern party wanted manufacturing in factories to become the primary economic activity of the US

a)

Federalist

b)

Democratic-Republican

108.

The completion of the Erie Canal played a key role in which development?

a)

New York City becoming a vital commercial center with the country's busiest seaport.

b)

New Orleans becoming a leader in manufacturing and oversees trade.

c)

Washington, D.C., becoming the cultural and political center of the nation

d)

Boston becoming one of the country's largest transportation hubs

109.

During the early 1800's many young women in New England were employed outside their homes as--

a)

crew members on cargo ships

b)

cloth weavers in textile mills

c)

staff reporters for local newspapers

d)

legal counselors in state courts

110.

What was one major effect of the opening of the Erie Canal?

a)

The cost of shipping goods on eastern roads increased.

b)

The number of ships passing through nothern ports decreased.

c)

The cost of shipping goods from the MIdwest decreased.

d)

The volume of trade passing through southern ports increased.

111.

The growth of railroads during the nineteenth century affected U.S. businesses by--

a)

discouraging Congress from instituting tariffs

b)

increasing the cost of raw materials

c)

decreasing the wages of unskilled workers

d)

opening new markets for goods

112.

Why did many Irish immigrants move to the Unites States?

a)

Massive unemployment in Ireland

b)

Political unrest in Ireland

c)

Famine caused by crop failure

d)

Civil war between Catholics and Protestants

113.

How did the invention of the Cotton Gin contribute to the expansion of the plantation system.

a)

By reducing the number of slaves needed for growing cotton

b)

By increasing the time needed to cultivate cotton

c)

By increasing the profitability of slavery

d)

By reducing the demand for raw cotton

114.

The introduction of interchangeable parts led directly to the-

a)

formation of the patent system

b)

creation of labor unions

c)

use of mass-production techniques

d)

eight-hour workday

115.

The Second Great Awakening was a movement that prompted-

a)

spiritual revival and the need for social reform

b)

the use of reason and scientific theory

c)

states' rights and ggovernmental reform

d)

mercantilism and the development of global trade

116.

What was the major impact of the novel Uncle Tom's Cabin?

a)

The profits from book sales funded early labor organizations

b)

Congress was inspired to pass laws outlawing slavery

c)

The Supreme Court overturned fugitive slave laws

d)

Support grew for the abolitionist movement.

117.

Define temperance

a)

A women's rights movement

b)

drinking little to no alcohol

c)

the right to vote

d)

drinking lots of alcohol

118.

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.

a)

Conscience Souls

b)

Transcendentalist

c)

Nature Lovers

d)

The Women of Temperance Union

119.

Abolitionist fought to...

a)

Get rid of the Underground Railroad

b)

Abide by the fugitive slave laws

c)

Expand the production of cotton in the South

d)

End slavery in the U.S.

120.

As a result of ____________________ people grew closer to God and wanted to become better people. This led to the reform movements.

a)

Transcendentalism

b)

The Second Great Awakening

c)

The First Great Awakening

d)

All of the above

121.
Who is known as the "father" of the Constitution because of his drafting of the Virginia Plan?
a)
George Washington
b)
George Mason
c)
John Adams
d)
James Madison
122.
The Virginia Plan wanted ....
a)
No Representation
b)
Equal representation
c)
10 representatives per state
d)
Representation based on population
123.
The New Jersey Plan wanted...
a)
Representation based on population
b)
Equal representation
c)
No representation
d)
10 representatives per state
124.
Roger Sherman proposed the ________ to solve the representation issue.
a)
3/5 Compromise
b)
Great Compromise
c)
Articles Compromise
d)
Commerce Compromise
125.
According to the 3/5 Compromise what would the slaves count for?
a)
Representation & Taxation
b)
Representation ONLY
c)
Taxation ONLY
d)
Property ONLY
126.

President most associated with Manifest Destiny

a)

Henry Clay

b)

Zachary Taylor

c)

James K Polk

d)

Andrew Jackson

127.

Which territory was not a destination of western seeking Americans?

a)

Utah

b)

Arkansas

c)

California

d)

Oregon

128.

He led the US troops who were fired upon to start the Mexican-American War

a)

Sam Houston

b)

Zachary Taylor

c)

Stephen F Austin

d)

James K Polk

129.

What happened at Sutter's Mill?

a)

The Mexicans defeated Sam Houston's Army

b)

Telegraph wires finally connected east to west

c)

James K Polk was assassiinated

d)

Gold was discovered

130.

What country was targeted with the "fifty-four, forty, or fight" campaign slogan?

a)

Spain

b)

Mexico

c)

France

d)

Britain

131.

Someone who went west to start a business such as a hotel in San Francisco in the hopes of making money would be

a)

an entrepreneur

b)

an empresario

c)

a tejano

d)

a mormon

132.

What happened to Joseph Smith, the founder of the Mormon church?

a)

He died after leading his followers to Utah

b)

He and his brother were killed by a mob in illinois

c)

He was killed by one of his jealous wives

d)

He left the Mormon church and converted to Catholicism

133.

Who was the leader of Mexico during the Texas Revolution?

a)

Santa Claus

b)

Santa Anita

c)

Santa Anna

d)

Santa Louis