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Total questions: 68
Worksheet time: 45mins
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Class
Date
1.
This effect of the French and Indian War prevented colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains.
a)
Salutary Neglect
b)
Mecklenburg Resolves
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Proclamation of 1763
2.
This document declared North Carolina (only) free from Britain.
a)
Halifax Resolves
b)
Mecklenburg Resolves
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Common Sense
3.
According to the Declaration of Independence the government gets its power from ____________.
a)
elected officials
b)
Britain
c)
the people
d)
the court system
4.
Which of these events occurred first?
a)
Battle of Lexington and Concord
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
First Continental Congress
d)
Second Continental Congress
5.
Which colonial region was different than the other two in relation to its source of income.
a)
Middle Colonies
b)
Southern Colonies
c)
New England Colonies
d)
Piedmont
6.
The legislative Branch for Britain is called _____________.
a)
Congress
b)
General Assembly
c)
Parliament
d)
Supreme Court
7.
Which colony declared independence first?
a)
Georgia
b)
North Carolina
c)
South Carolina
d)
Virginia
8.
The dates of the Halifax and Mecklenburg Resolves are reflected on which of the following ________________.
a)
United States Flag
b)
North Carolina Flag
c)
Mooresvilel Flag
d)
The Declaration of Independence
9.
At this meeting delegates created an alliance system and attempted to stay loyal to the King.
a)
Second Continental Congress
b)
Constitutional Convention
c)
First Continental Congress
d)
Washingtons Inaugural Address
10.
Under the Articles of Confederation, most of the power was where?
a)
Legislative branch
b)
the president
c)
the states
d)
national government
11.
What is the name of the first written plan of government for the newly independent U.S.A.?
a)
Constitution
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Articles of Confederation
12.
Which plan had a two house legislature with a Senate (=representation for all states) and a House of Representatives (representatives based on total population)?
a)
Virginia Plan
b)
New Jersey Plan
c)
Great Compromise
d)
3/5 Compromise
13.
The larger states favored a plan by James Madison called the
a)
Virginia Plan
b)
New Jersey Plan
c)
Three-Fifths Compromise
d)
Confederal Plan
14.
Small states favored the plan by William Patterson called the
a)
New Jersey Plan
b)
Three-Fifths Compromise
c)
Virginia Plan
d)
Georgia Plan
15.
The plan that was agreed on to settle the issue about whether or not to count slaves in the population was called the
a)
Three-Fifths Compromise
b)
North and South Agreement
c)
New Jersey Plan
d)
Virginia Plan
16.
The New Jersey Plan is to the ___________ as the Virginia Plan is to the ______________.
a)
House of Representatives/Senate
b)
Executive Branch/House of Representatives
c)
Senate/House of Representatives
d)
Judicial Branch/Senate
17.
The Anti-Federalists opposed a strong national gov't and would not ratify the new Constitution unless it contained a(n)
a)
Preamble
b)
Term Limit for the President
c)
Necessary and Proper Clause
d)
Bill of Rights
18.
How many total representatives are in the House of Representatives?
a)
538
b)
535
c)
100
d)
435
19.
How many total Senators are there in the United States?
a)
50
b)
2
c)
100
d)
75
20.
What was a frequent justification for United States actions in the 1800's?
a)
Federalism
b)
Republicanism
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
Congress
21.
The purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to
a)
Find a way to give the states more power
b)
Write a letter to King George asking that he take back the colonies
c)
declare independence from England
d)
Fix the Articles of Confederation and form a stronger national government
22.
Which Amendment ended slavery?
a)
11th
b)
12th
c)
13th
d)
14th
23.
1868, makes all persons born in the United States—including former slaves— citizens of the country and guarantees equal protection of the laws.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
24.
1870, grates voting rights to all men regardless of their race or color or because they have previously been slaves
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
25.
laws enacted by Southern state and local governments to separate white and black people in public and private facilities.
a)
Racist
b)
Prejudice
c)
Discrimination
d)
Jim Crow Laws
26.
Bloodiest one day battle in the Civil War.
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Chancellorsville
c)
Antietam
d)
Second Bull Run/Manassas
27.
A tax that had to be paid before a citizen was able to vote
a)
Poll tax
b)
Vote tax
c)
Literacy tax
d)
Segregation tax
28.
What organization assisted former slaves in the creation of schools and universities for former slaves?
a)
KKK
b)
Freedmen s Bureau
c)
Black Codes
29.
The Articles of Confederation had a weak federal government.
a)
True
b)
False
30.
The first ten amendments to the Constitution are called
a)
The Declaration of Independence
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Changes
d)
Bill of Rights
31.
The two parts of Congress (the US Legislative Branch) are....
a)
House of Representatives and Assembly
b)
Senate and Congress
c)
House of Representatives and Senate
d)
Parliament
32.
What does ratification mean?
a)
To deny
b)
to ask for
c)
to demand
d)
to approve
33.
What would you call a person who wanted to abolish slavery?
a)
Freedom Writer
b)
Abolitionist
c)
Fugitive
d)
Treason
34.
In the Missouri Compromise who was admitted as a free state?
a)
California
b)
Texas
c)
Missouri
d)
Maine
35.
In the Compromise of 1850 who was admitted as a free state?
a)
California
b)
Texas
c)
Missouri
d)
Maine
36.
In this compromise the Southwest territories would decide about slavery?
a)
Popular Soveriegnty
b)
majority rule
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
The Compromise of 1820
37.
Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?
a)
the north
b)
the south
c)
the west
d)
Alaska
38.
In what year did the Louisiana Purchase take place?
a)
1776
b)
1787
c)
1803
d)
1812
39.
Which port did Jefferson want to control?
a)
Savannah
b)
New Orleans
c)
Mexico
d)
Mississippi
40.
Which area on the map was part of the Mexican Cession?
a)
6
b)
8
c)
7
d)
4
41.
What invention is associated with Morse Code?
a)
The Telegraph
b)
The Cotton Gin
c)
The Mini Ball
d)
The Steamboat
42.
Any new territory south of the 36-30 line of latitude would be a _____ state.
a)
Free
b)
Slave
c)
Sovereign
d)
Abolitionist
43.
Why did the North not need slaves?
a)
they had abolished slavery
b)
they could hire immigrants and women in factories
c)
they were too expensive
d)
slaves refused to live there
44.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
b)
It increased the demand for slaves to produce more cotton.
c)
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
d)
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.
45.
Which event allowed slave owners to go search for their escaped slaves?
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Dred Scott Supreme Court Decision
d)
Fugitive Slave Act
46.
The Great Compromise accomplished which of the following?
a)
Created a unicameral legislature
b)
Postponed the conversation about slavery
c)
Added the Bill of Rights
d)
Created a bicameral legislature
47.
Who wrote the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
Fredrick Douglass
b)
Henry Clay
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Andrew Johnson
48.
What was Lincoln's main goal throughout the Civil War?
a)
to abolish slavery
b)
to end British control of the Western territories
c)
to make the Southern economy not dependent on cotton
d)
to preserve the Union
49.
Completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 encouraged the growth of the Midwest because it
a)
linked the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Coast
b)
helped force the removal of British forts in the Northwest Territory
c)
stimulated development of cotton production in the Ohio River valley
d)
increased trade with Asia
50.
Because of the Monroe Doctrine, the United States became a powerful leader in the ____________ hemisphere.
a)
northern
b)
southern
c)
western
d)
eastern
51.
This was the western boundary for the 13 colonies.
a)
Lake Erie
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ociean
52.
Yellow Journalism is....
a)
The Loudoun Sun Times
b)
Exaggerated News Reports
c)
Yellow Paper Reports
d)
Nonfiction News Reports
53.
Incident that started the Spanish American war
a)
The Maine blows up
b)
The lusitania blows up
54.
This gave all men regardless of race the right to vote.
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
d)
16th Amendment
55.
Freedmen in the south made their living usually by ....
a)
farming
b)
as craftsmen
c)
as house servants
d)
as politicians
56.
This secret society attempted to keep Freedmen from exercising their rights through threats and violence.
a)
the Freedmen's Bureau
b)
The Anti-Freedmen Group
c)
the Ku Klux Klan
d)
the NAACP
57.
Who became president after Lincoln's assassination?
a)
U.S. Grant
b)
Andrew Johnson
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Robert E. Lee
58.
In what year did Reconstruction end? With the election of which president?
a)
1877, Rutherford B. Hayes
b)
1889, U.S. Grant
c)
1866, Andrew Johnson
d)
1890, Robert E. Lee
59.
Sharecropping often kept African American farmers poor because
a)
The farmers owed more money than they made each year
b)
the landowners would not sell them land
c)
only those who voted could own land
d)
Most African Americans did not want to work anymore
60.
The 13th Amendment was passed in December 1865. This amendment said:
a)
Slavery was unconstitutional
b)
Former slaves had the right to vote
c)
Women had the right to vote
d)
Former Confederate leaders could not hold office
61.
What is the policy of building up armed forces in aggressive preparedness for war?
a)
Militarism
b)
Nationalism
c)
Imperialism
d)
Alliances
62.
What caused the U.S. and German relations to deteriorate in 1915?
a)
German invasion of Belgium
b)
German blockade
c)
Sinking of the Lusitania
d)
German embargo on U.S. goods
63.
A secret communication issued from the German Foreign Office that proposed a military alliance between Germany and Mexico
a)
Red Scare
b)
Trench Warfare
c)
Zimmerman Telegram
d)
Fourteen Points
64.
Which item would best complete the list?
a)
Inexperienced military leaders
b)
Lack of Industries
c)
Larger Population
d)
Lack of agricultural land
65.
The Battle of Vicksburg was important in the Civil War because it --
a)
allowed the Confederate army to seize Washington D.C.
b)
broke the Union blockade along the Gulf of Mexico
c)
enabled the Confederate army to seek French assistance
d)
gave the Union army control of the Mississippi River
66.
At the beginning of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln maintained that the war was being fought to
a)
uphold national honor
b)
prevent foreign involvement
c)
free all slave
d)
preserve the Union
67.
Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared --
a)
United State's freedom from Great Britain
b)
an end to the Civil War
c)
freedom for slaves in rebellious southern states
d)
the beginning of Reconstruction
68.
Gave women the right to vote
a)
19th Amendment
b)
15th Amendment
c)
23rd Amendment
d)
26th Amendment
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