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America Land I Love Semester Test

Total questions: 125

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Who was the President who sent out Lewis and Clark on their journey?
a)
George Washington
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
'Thomas Jefferson
2.
What is the name of the big piece of land that Thomas Jefferson bought in 1803?
a)
Texas Territory 
b)
Louisiana Purchase
c)
Mississippi Expansion
d)
Midwest Territory
3.
What was the main purpose of Lewis and Clark's expedition?
a)
To see how many new animals they could find.
b)
To make friends with the Native Americans in the West.
c)
To try to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
d)
To see of they could find New Orleans.
4.
Which port did Jefferson want to control?
a)
Savannah
b)
New Orleans
c)
Mexico
d)
Mississippi
5.
How much money did the US pay for the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
$10 million
b)
$12 million
c)
$15 million
d)
$100 million
6.
Who helped as a guide to Lewis& Clark along their expedition of the new territory? 
a)
Sacagewea
b)
Pochahontas
c)
James Monroe
d)
Jean Baptise
7.
The expedition lasted more than _________ years.
a)
one 
b)
two 
c)
three
d)
four
8.
What were 2 obstacles Lewis and Clark faced on their journey?
a)
Flat tires & busted wagon wheel
b)
Wild animals & Indians
c)
Sickness and lost compass
d)
weather 
9.
Who invented the telegraph in 1840?
a)
James Hargreaves
b)
John Deer
c)
Samuel Morse
d)
John Montressor
10.
Who invented the first automobile, assembly line?
a)
Cyrus McCormick
b)
Henry Ford
c)
Samuel Morse
d)
Alexander Graham Bell
11.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
John Deere
c)
Robert Fulton
d)
Cyrus McCormick
12.

What invention turned rivers into busy routes for traders and travelers.

a)

Railroads

b)

Steamboat

c)

Telegraph

d)

Mechanical Reaper

13.
Inventions helped industry because they
a)
helped workers earn more.  
b)
 ended competition.    
c)
 made it more efficient.  
d)
    d. encouraged railroads to offer rebates,
14.
Who invented the steamboat 1804?
a)
Cyrus Mc Cormick
b)
Elias Howe
c)
Samuel F.B. Morse
d)
Robert Fulton
15.
Which person was for the National Bank?
a)
Jefferson
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Clinton
d)
Hamilton
16.
Who was against the idea of a National Bank?
a)
Jefferson
b)
Lincoln
c)
Trump
d)
Raegan
17.
What was one of the political parties?
a)
Federalists
b)
Communists
c)
Empire
d)
Monarchy
18.
What is the second political party?
a)
Democrat-republic
b)
communists
c)
there is no other one
d)
dictatorship
19.

One of the goals of the Indian Removal Act was to -

a)

avoid conflict between Natives and white settlers

b)

assimilate Natives into American culture

c)

protect Native American culture

d)

bring peace between Natives and slaves

20.

How was suffrage (the right to vote) expanded during Jackson's presidency?

a)

Owning property was no longer a qualification to vote

b)

African Americans voted for the first time

c)

women were allowed to vote

d)

White men were no longer the only people who could vote

21.

The Indian removal policies led to --

a)

conflict with many American Indian tribes (Trail of Tears, Seminole Wars, etc.)

b)

peace treaties with many American Indian Tribes

c)

the end of the Industrial Revolution

d)

the purchase of Louisiana territory

22.
The definition for suffrage is
a)
voting rights
b)
unalienable rights
c)
church rights
23.
What political party favored the idea of a weak president and a strong Congress and was formed to oppose Jackson?
a)
Whig Party
b)
Democratic Party
c)
Republican Party
24.

Who was the 1st woman doctor?

a)

Lias Howe

b)

Clara Barton

c)

Elizabeth Blackwell

d)

Rachel Blackwell

25.

What did Samuel Morse send over the 1st telegraph?

a)

"In God we trust"

b)

"Hello"

c)

" To each his own"

d)

"What hath God Wrought"

26.

check all that apply

what was the description of the people who worked for the Pony Express?

a)

Boys over 18

b)

expert riders

c)

orphaned

d)

boys not over 18

e)

a good leader

27.

Which New York Governor promoted the construction of the Erie Canal?

a)

Francis Cabot Lowell

b)

Matthew Maury

c)

DeWitt Clinton

d)

Cyrus Field

28.

What city became the commercial center in the 1800s?

a)

Chicago

b)

New York

c)

New Orleans

d)

Boston

29.

What city was a major commercial center of the nation in the 1800s?

a)

New Orleans

b)

Charleston

c)

New York

d)

Philadelphia

30.

What linked the Hudson River with Lake Erie?

a)

Hudson Canal

b)

Hudson-Erie Canal

c)

Erie Canal

d)

Panama Canal

31.

Steam boat pilot and author

a)

Robert Fulton

b)

Mike Twain

c)

Samuel Clemens

d)

Francis Cabot Lowell

32.

Narrow-hulled vessels that dramatically cut travel time.

a)

Clipper Ships

b)

Steamboats

c)

Steam locomotives

d)

stell plow

33.

Developed a reaping machines.

a)

Cyrus Field

b)

Isaac Merrit Singer

c)

Cyrus McCormick

d)

Elias Howe

34.

Who pioneered the use of painkillers for surgery.

a)

Crawford Long

b)

William Morton

c)

Elizabeth Blackwell

d)

Matthew Maury

e)

Hoarce Wells

35.

Patents are what?

a)

applied science

b)

taxing on inventions

c)

Legal right to inventions

d)

code used to send messages across wire

36.

One who risks personal loss to develop and market new products or ideas.

a)

producers

b)

entrepreneur

c)

consumer

d)

enterpriser

37.

The underwater cable connecting Newfoundland to Ireland.

a)

Underwater Line

b)

Underwater Cable

c)

Transatlantic Telegraph

d)

Transatlantic Cable

38.

When was the 1st successful steamboat invented

a)

1807

b)

1825

c)

1842

d)

1858

39.

The year the Erie Canal opened

a)

1807

b)

1825

c)

1843

d)

1858

40.

the year the 1st transatlantic cable that was laid between Newfoundland and Ireland.

a)

1807

b)

1825

c)

1845

d)

1858

41.

The trusted friends of President Jackson who served as his personal advisers

a)

Kitchen counter

b)

Kitchen Cabinet

c)

Kitchen Sink

d)

Wise Men

42.

Radical abolitionist who published The Liberator.

a)

Black Hawk

b)

Martin Van Buren

c)

Nat Turner

d)

William Lloyd Garrison

43.

Which of the following represents the best definition of The Second Great Awakening?

a)

Salvation can only be achieved through a personal belief in Jesus Christ in some cases.

b)

People demonstrate true faith by leading a transformed life and by performing good deeds.

c)

Religion is the only way to solve the world's problems.

d)

The idea of including all people in the religious experience, not just rich people.

44.

New Jersey

a)

Atlantic City

b)

Trenton

c)

Princeton

d)

Newark

45.

Virginia

a)

Williamsburg

b)

Jamestown

c)

Harrisonburg

d)

Richmond

46.

Maryland

a)

Annapolis

b)

Easton

c)

Baltimore

d)

Hagerstown

47.

Pennsylvania

a)

Pittsburgh

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Harrisburg

d)

Lehigh

48.

New Hampshire

a)

Manchester

b)

Portsmouth

c)

Lexington

d)

Concord

49.

Georgia

a)

Augusta

b)

Decatur

c)

Marietta

d)

Atlanta

50.

Connecticut

a)

Hartford

b)

New Haven

c)

Bridgeport

d)

Stamford

51.

Massachusetts

a)

Cambridge

b)

Boston

c)

Worcester

d)

Plymouth

52.

South Carolina

a)

Myrtle Beach

b)

Hilton Head

c)

Charleston

d)

Columbia

53.

Delaware

a)

Wilmington

b)

Laurel

c)

Dover

d)

Harrington

54.

North Carolina

a)

Charlotte

b)

Asheville

c)

Raleigh

d)

Durham

55.

Louisana

a)

Shreveport

b)

New Orleans

c)

Lafayette

d)

Baton Rouge

56.

Indiana

a)

Bloomington

b)

South Bend

c)

Indianapolis

d)

Terra Haute

57.

New York

a)

Syracuse

b)

Buffalo

c)

Rochester

d)

Albany

58.

Tennessee

a)

Nashville

b)

Memphis

c)

Knoxville

d)

Chattanooga

59.

Rhode Island

a)

Newport

b)

Westerly

c)

Providence

d)

Pawtucket

60.

Mississippi

a)

Vicksburg

b)

Hattiesburg

c)

Tupelo

d)

Jackson

61.

Vermont

a)

Stowe

b)

Montpelier

c)

Middlebury

d)

Killington

62.

Ohio

a)

Cincinnati

b)

Cleveland

c)

Columbus

d)

Toledo

63.

Kentucky

a)

Frankfort

b)

Louisville

c)

Paducah

d)

Lexington

64.

Florida

a)

Jacksonville

b)

Tampa

c)

Tallahassee

d)

Orlando

65.

Alabama

a)

Birmingham

b)

Montgomery

c)

Huntsville

d)

Mobile

66.

Maine

a)

Bangor

b)

Brunswick

c)

Kennebunkport

d)

Augusta

67.

Illinois

a)

Springfield

b)

Chicago

c)

Naperville

d)

Peoria

68.

Michigan

a)

Detroit

b)

Lansing

c)

Flint

d)

Kalamazoo

69.

Wisconsin

a)

Green Bay

b)

Milwaukee

c)

Madison

d)

Racine

70.

Arkansas

a)

Bentonville

b)

Springdale

c)

Fort Smith

d)

Little Rock

71.

Missouri

a)

St. Louis

b)

Springfield

c)

Kansas City

d)

Jefferson City

72.

Which US river is the largest?

a)

Columbia

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Hudson Bay

d)

Mississippi River

73.

These two rivers flow into the Gulf of Mexico

a)

Mississippi & Rio Grande

b)

Columbia & Hudson Bay

c)

Great Lakes & Missouri

d)

Mississippi & Ohio

74.
What river is highlighted in blue?
a)
St. Lawrence
b)
Ohio
75.
What river is highlighted red?
a)
Missouri
b)
Mississippi
76.
Which mountain range is located on the EASTERN side of the United States?
a)
Rocky Mountains 
b)
Appalachian Mountains
77.
What is geographic feature letter B?
a)
Rocky Mountains
b)
Appalachian Mountains
c)
Pacific Ocean
d)
Atlantic Ocean
78.

Who was out responsible for the 2nd Great Awakening

a)

James McGready

b)

Peter Cartwright

c)

Edgar Allen Poe

d)

Charles G. Finney

79.

Who Founded the 1st settlement house in New York City

a)

Susan B Anthony

b)

Phoebe Palmer

c)

Beatrice Potter

d)

Francis Bacon

80.

Which American Indian tribe developed their own written language.

a)

Cherokee

b)

Shawnee

c)

Choctaw

d)

Swiss

81.

Which star was 1st to outlaw liquor

a)

New York

b)

Michigan

c)

Maine

d)

Rhode Island

82.

Who helped organize the 1st Women's Rights Convention

a)

Loretta Moss

b)

Lucretia Mott

c)

Lacy Mann

d)

Dorothea L Dix

83.

Who introduced The Blue-Backed Speller?

a)

Daniel Webster

b)

Noah Webster

c)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

d)

Washington Irving

84.

Who wrote Scarlett Letter

a)

Edgar Allen Poe

b)

Nathaniel Hawthorne

c)

John Greenleaf Whittier

d)

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

85.

Who was responsible for the start of Public Education

a)

Noah Webster

b)

Josiah Holbrook

c)

Horace Mann

d)

James F Cooper

86.

The site of the most notable camp meeting of 1801

a)

Cane Ridge, KY

b)

Philadelphia, PA

c)

New York City, NY

d)

Boston, MA

87.

Who worked on treating the mentally ill

a)

Susan B Anthony

b)

Catherine Ferguson

c)

Dorothea L. Dix

d)

Queen Kaahumanu

88.

Which Hawaiian ruler abolished pagan religion and encouraged Christianity

a)

Liholiho

b)

Kammehamaeha I

c)

Kammehamaeha II

d)

Queen Kaahumanu

89.

Distrbuted tracts and devotional Bibles

a)

American Tract Society

b)

American Bible Society

c)

African Methodist Episcopal Church

d)

American Temperance Movement

90.

Fireside Poet who incorporated his Christian faith into his poetry

a)

Edgar Allen Poe

b)

Oliver Wendell Holmes

c)

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

d)

John Greenleaf Whittier

91.

Originator of the detective story: famous for short stories and poetry

a)

Edgar Allen Poe

b)

Hermen Melville

c)

Stephen Foster

d)

Edward Hicks

92.

Inventor of the cotton gin

a)

John Deere

b)

Louis Agassiz

c)

Elli Whitney

d)

Stephen Foster

93.

What revised interest in trade with the East?

a)

rise of the middle class

b)

Renaissance

c)

Reformation

d)

Crusades

94.

In What year did the Pilgrims land at Cape Cod?

a)

1619

b)

1620

c)

1621

d)

1622

95.

Which crop became very important to the economic development of Jamestown?

a)

Cotton

b)

Corn

c)

Tabacco

d)

Wheat

96.

The 1st Spanish landing on the mainland of North America

a)

Vasco de Balboa

b)

Ponce de Leon

c)

Hernando Cortez

d)

Hernando de Soto

97.

Who discovered the Pacific Ocean?

a)

Ponce de Leon

b)

Francisco Pizarro

c)

Vasco de Balboa

d)

Hernando de Soto

98.

Who conquered the Aztecs

a)

Hernando de Soto

b)

Hernando Cortes

c)

Ponce de Leon

d)

Francisco Coronado

99.

Which colony was established by Sir Walter Raleigh

a)

Delaware

b)

Maryland

c)

Virginia

d)

Roanoke

100.

Which colony's 1st governor was John Winthrop

a)

Massachusetts Bay

b)

Plymouth

c)

Jamestown

d)

Maryland

101.

New Netherland was renamed what?

a)

New Jersey

b)

Old Netherland

c)

New York

d)

New Hampshire

102.

What document helped prepare England for limited government.

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

Constitution

103.

What is number 13?

a)

Andes Mountians

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Appellation Mountains

d)

South American Mountains

104.

What is number 3

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Caribbean Sea

c)

Hudson Bay

d)

Erie Bay

105.

What is number 8

a)

Newfoundland

b)

Iceland

c)

Greenland

d)

Victoria Island

106.

The French and Indian War was known as

a)

The French and Indian War

b)

Queen Anne's War

c)

Seven Years'

d)

the War of 1812

107.

In what year did the French and Indian War end

a)

1754

b)

1759

c)

1763

d)

1764

108.

What taxed legal documents

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Quartering Act

c)

Restrictive Act

d)

Proclamation of 1763

109.

What made to legal tp force colonists to supply housing for the British soldiers?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Quartering Act

c)

Restrictive Act

d)

Declaratory Act

110.

Who is the Best know missionary to the Indians?

a)

William Billings

b)

David Brainerd

c)

Cotton Mather

d)

Paul Revere

111.

Who was the general of the British Army?

a)

Benjamin BAnneker

b)

Edward Braddock

c)

George Grenville

d)

William Pitt the Elder

112.

Who helped introduce the smallpox vaccine?

a)

Edward Braddock

b)

George Grenville

c)

Cotton Mather

d)

Benjamin Branneker

113.

What is number 12

a)

Lake Superior

b)

Lake Ontario

c)

Lake Michigan

d)

Lake Ontario

114.

Who was a member of Parliament who supported the colonists?

a)

George Whitefield

b)

Wiliam Billings

c)

Edward Braddock

d)

William Pit the Elder

115.

Which President had the slogan " fifty-four forty and fight"

a)

Henry Clay

b)

James K Polk

c)

Zachary Taylor

d)

John Tyler

116.

Who led the Mormons to the Great Salt Lake

a)

Brigham Young

b)

Henry Clay

c)

Winfield Scott

d)

Zachary Taylor

117.

When did the Mexican War end?

a)

1846

b)

1848

c)

1842

d)

1847

118.

Who defeated Santa Anna's Army during the Mexican War

a)

Henry Clay

b)

James K Polk

c)

John Tyler

d)

Zachary Taylor

119.

Who is remembered as Old Rough and Ready?

a)

Zachary Taylor

b)

Bringham Young

c)

James K Polk

d)

William Taylor

120.

Where was the 1st major amphibious landing of American forces?

a)

Chapultepec

b)

Veracruz

c)

Bueno Visita

d)

San Antonino

121.

What is number 8

a)

Springfield

b)

St. Louis

c)

Chicago

d)

Topeka

122.

What is number 3

a)

Snake River

b)

Arkansas River

c)

Colorado River

d)

Columbian River

123.

What is 14

a)

Rocky Mountians

b)

Death Valley

c)

Mojave Dessert

d)

California Valley

124.

What is number 1

a)

North Carolina

b)

South Carolina

c)

Georgia

d)

Virginia

125.

What is number 10

a)

Lansing

b)

Detroit

c)

Chicago

d)

Springfield

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