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7th Grade American History End of Year Review

Total questions: 72

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did the king begin to tax the colonists?
a)
He wanted more money to make England look better
b)
He needed money to pay off war debts
c)
He needed money to pay for Boston soldiers
d)
He hated the colonists' guts
2.

In the 1770s, England made the American colonies pay many taxes. What did the colonists do to show their feelings about these taxes?

a)

The colonists started taxing British goods.

b)

The colonists decided to trade only with France.

c)

The colonists voted for a new king.

d)

The colonists boycotted the taxes and held many protests.

3.
An organized campaign to refuse to buy certain products:
a)
boycott
b)
petition
c)
minutemen
d)
mercenary
4.
What is the meaning of taxation without representation?
a)
When people are taxed, but they have no say in the government
b)
When people are taxed twice on the same item
c)
When some people get taxed and others don't
d)
When people in the Colonies are taxed, but no one in England is
5.
Thousands of people died during the Boston Massacre.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Group of colonists who were in favor of independence during the war:
a)
Patriot
b)
mercenary
c)
civilian
d)
Loyalist
7.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed, by their Creator, with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness."
- What document is this from?
a)
Proclamation of 1763
b)
Charter of 1732
c)
Declaration of Independence
8.

Define abolitionist

a)

Someone in favor of women's rights.

b)

Sought to bring an end to slavery

c)

Wanted to bring an end to the production and consumption of alcohol.

d)

Sought to end the mistreatment of prison inmates

9.

Escaped slave who published antislavery writings and gave speeches throughout the North.

a)

William Lloyd Garrison

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

c)

Nat Turner

d)

Frederick Douglass

10.

Term for the idea not to obey laws you considered unjust, but refuse to obey peacefully.

a)

civil disapproval

b)

civil disobedience

c)

purposeful protest

d)

civil protest

11.
What was the effect of the 2nd Great Awakening?
a)
The Second Great Awakening caused the start of many reform movements designed to remedy the evils of society.
b)
The 2nd Awakening caused many people to reconsider their beliefs and turn to philosophy for direction. 
c)
The Second Great awakening caused a great panic about the evils of alcohol in the world. 
d)
The Second Great Awakening created the conditions necessary to make the Southern United States consider abolition. 
12.

The influx of urban workers helped boom industry & modernize cities, but led to

a)

bad and unhealthy working and living conditions for whites.

b)

bad and unhealthy working and living conditions for African Americans.

c)

bad and unhealthy working and living conditions for immigrants.

d)

bad and unhealthy working and living conditions for everyone.

13.
What is a main reason immigrants came to the US in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
a)
Did NOT want religious freedom
b)
Hoped for economic opportunity (to make money)
c)
Wanted LESS diversity
d)
Wanted to live more simply
14.
Immigration push factors are…
a)
reasons people come to a new place
b)
reasons people leave their homelands
c)
reasons people begin working
d)
reasons people stop working
15.
Which of the following was a PULL factor for 19th century immigrants?
a)
War
b)
Poverty
c)
Job Opportunities
d)
Famine
16.
Which of the following was a PUSH factor for 19th century immigrants?
a)
Famine
b)
Job Opportunities
c)
Reuniting with Family Members
17.
Immigrants came to the United States because of both push and pull factors. Often they were pushed out of their home countries because of war, poverty, or discrimination. Why were they pulled to the United States? 
a)
They were pulled to the United States by the hope of earning money to return home
b)
They were pulled to the United States because of promise of economic opportunity, religious freedom and political social equality 
c)
They were pulled to the United States because of religious freedom only 
d)
They were pulled to the United States to be free from poverty only 
18.
What was one result of colonial settlement on Native American populations?
a)
Native American Indian populations continued to increase
b)
The African Slave Trade ended
c)
Native Americans formed an alliance with the Spanish
d)
Many Native American Indians died from diseases
19.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest destiny 
b)
Monroe Doctrine 
c)
Great Awakening 
d)
Louisiana Purchase
20.

What piece of land was purchased in order to build something in the Southwest? What did they want to build?

a)

Mexican Cession/Trails

b)

Louisiana Territory/Canals

c)

transcontinental/Oregon Country

d)

Gadsden Purchase/Railroad

21.

Occurred because of Manifest Destiny and the Annexation of Texas. the United States wins the war and pays Mexico $15 million for the Mexican Cession.

a)

U.S. - Mexican War

b)

French and Indian War

c)

American Revolution

d)

War of 1812

22.

What were the difficulties of the Oregon Trail?

a)

Length of the journey

b)

Weather

c)

Disease

d)

All the above

23.

One effect of the Indian Removal Act was the __________________________.

a)

Supreme Court ruling that Cherokees could be forced to move.

b)

trip by Cherokees to Indian territory called the Trail of Tears.

c)

treaty between Cherokees and the United States government.

d)

the U.S. government’s development of Cherokee land in Georgia.

24.

Law signed by Andrew Jackson that would take Native American land in the east and exchange it for land in the west.

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Intolerable Act

c)

Indian Removal Act

d)

Stamp Act

25.
Why were many more people allowed to vote during Andrew Jackson's presidency?
a)
A man didn't have to own property anymore to vote
b)
tariffs were lowered
c)
women gained the right to vote
d)
African Americans were allowed to vote
26.

Jackson's practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs became known as

a)

corrupt bargaining

b)

mudslinging

c)

Jacksonian democracy

d)

the spoils system

27.

Why did Jackson oppose the Bank of the United States?

a)

He thought it was unconstitutional and that it favored the rich.

b)

He thought its president was inexperienced and poorly educated.

c)

He thought it loaned too much money to farmers and workers

d)

He thought it benefited western business owners over those in the east.

28.
How did the Kansas- Nebraska Act nullify the Missouri Compromise?
a)
It changed the borders of Missouri
b)
It required that all Missouri be free.
c)
It allowed slavery in Kansas and Nebraska Territories 
d)
It established new interstate trade rules.
29.
A slave who asked the court for freedom which they denied  
a)
Stephen Douglas
b)
Frederick Douglas
c)
Dred Scott
d)
Harriet Tubman
30.
Who was the famous abolitionist that wanted to arm slaves with weapons?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
John Brown
d)
Stonewall Jackson
31.
This law said Americans could NOT help runaway slaves.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
32.
This law sparked three years of violence in the Midwest.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
33.
The election of _____________ led the South to secede because they believed the Republicans would end their way of life.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Thomas Jefferson
34.
What was one immediate effect of the passage of The Stamp Act?
a)
Colonists began to make their own paper
b)
British tax collectors began to live more comfortable lives
c)
Colonists began to boycott British goods
d)
British ships refused to dock in Boston harbor
35.
When Thomas Jefferson copied John Locke's ideas about the social contract, what did he say the people had the right to do to a government who was not protecting the people's rights?
a)
Write a letter
b)
Suggest how it could be better
c)
Wait until they started to respect the people's rights
d)
Abolish it
36.
Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Paul Revere
37.
Jefferson stated that people have the rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
a)
your born rights
b)
bill of rights
c)
natural rights
d)
1st amendment
38.
The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.
a)
strong
b)
average
c)
weak
d)
federal
39.
Who was known for engraving "The Bloddy Massacre" and for warning that the British were coming?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
James Madison
c)
Paul Revere
40.
Which branch of the government writes the laws?
a)
legislative
b)
executive
c)
judicial
41.
Which branch of government includes the president?
a)
legislative
b)
executive
c)
judicial
42.
Which branch of government is made up of all the national courts?
a)
legislative
b)
executive
c)
judicial
43.
What system prevents any branch of the government from becoming too powerful?
a)
federalism
b)
democracy
c)
socialism
d)
checks and balances
44.
Within the Triangular Trade Route, enslaved Africans were shipped across the Atlantic Ocean and many died of hunger, disease, harsh treatment. This is known as
a)
Great Migration
b)
Middle Passage
c)
Columbian Exchange
d)
Northwest Passage
45.
What was the Columbian Exchange? 
a)
The global exchange of plants, food, diseases, and people over continents
b)
A method of currency created by Christopher Columbus
c)
The exchange of slave labor from Africa to the Americas
d)
The movement of people from the Americas to Europe
46.
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence in:
a)
1763
b)
1776
c)
1795
d)
2016
47.
The phrase "No Taxation without Representation" was shouted by colonist who felt what?
a)
They needed a tax collector
b)
That they had no voice in Parliment
c)
That they wanted their tax check
d)
That Parliament had heard them
48.
In what battle was the "shot heard round the world" fired?
a)
The Battle of Lexington
b)
Ticonderoga
c)
Bunker Hill
49.
In which battle did the Continental Army surprise attack Hessian soldiers on Christmas night? 
a)
Bunker Hill
b)
Ticonderoga
c)
Battle of Trenton
50.
Where did the Continental Army spend the winter of 1777-1778?
a)
Valley Forge
b)
Bahamas
c)
Yorktown
51.
To gain support for the Patriot cause what did Patrick Henry say in his speech that was motivational?
a)
"It is what it is...so let us fight!'
b)
"Give me liberty, or give me death"
c)
"taxation without representation is AWESOME!"
52.
What country helped the patriots in the battle of Yorktown?
a)
French
b)
Germans
c)
British
53.

The influx of urban workers helped boom industry & modernize cities, but led to

a)

bad and unhealthy working and living conditions for whites.

b)

bad and unhealthy working and living conditions for African Americans.

c)

bad and unhealthy working and living conditions for immigrants.

d)

bad and unhealthy working and living conditions for everyone.

54.
What is a tenement?
a)
A new form of transportation
b)
Poorly built, overcrowded apartment buildings
c)
The end of immigration
d)
A revolutionary war in Africa
55.
Immigration push factors are…
a)
reasons people come to a new place
b)
reasons people leave their homelands
c)
reasons people begin working
d)
reasons people stop working
56.
uniform pieces that can be made in large quantities to replace other identical pieces
a)
interchangeable parts
b)
opposite parts
57.

"Father of the Factory System" in America; escaped Britain with the memorized plans for the textile machinery; put into operation the first spinning cotton thread in 1791.

a)

Samuel Slater

b)

Samuel Morse

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

John Deere

58.

Escaped slave who published antislavery writings and gave speeches throughout the North.

a)

William Lloyd Garrison

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

c)

Nat Turner

d)

Frederick Douglass

59.

Reform movement which wanted to eliminate the consumption of alcohol.

a)

Temperance Movement

b)

Abstinence Movement

c)

Anti-alcohol Movement

d)

Alcohol Abstinence Association (AAA)

60.

I was the editor of "The Liberator", the most important newspaper of the abolitionist movement.

a)

William Lloyd Garrison

b)

John Brown

c)

Jonathan Walker

d)

Henry Box Brown

61.

What was the first state to succeed from the United States?

a)

Georgia

b)

South Dakota

c)

South Carolina

d)

Florida

62.

After which battle did President Lincoln give the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

Battle of Fort Sumter

b)

Battle of Bull Run

c)

Battle of Shiloh

d)

Battle of Antietam

63.

What does "four score and seven years ago..." mean?

a)

1886

b)

1863

c)

1901

d)

1776

64.

What does the term TOTAL WAR mean?

a)

use/attack on civilians and nonmilitary resources

b)

every solider fighting in battle

c)

all able civilians join the fight

d)

attack on military compounds

65.

Who "marched to the sea" ?

a)

President Lincoln

b)

General McClellan

c)

General Lee

d)

General Sherman

66.

Where did General Lee and General Grant meet about the terms of surrender?

a)

Washington DC

b)

Lincoln's command room in the White House.

c)

Gettysburg, PA

d)

Appomattox Court House

67.

What was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War?

a)

Vicksburg

b)

Antietam

c)

Shiloh

d)

Gettysburg

68.

Who led American troops at the Battle of New Orleans?

a)

William Henry Harrison

b)

James Madison

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

George Washington

69.

The practice of taking sailors from ships and forcing them into military service is known as___________________.

a)

embargo

b)

impressment

c)

naval blockade

d)

war hawks

70.
What Kentucky legislator earned the nickname "The Great Compromiser" for drafting the Missouri Compromise?
a)
James Monroe
b)
Daniel Webster
c)
Henry Clay
d)
John C. Calhoun
71.
The Monroe Doctrine said __________________.
a)
no more European colonies could be started in the Americas
b)
Europe must leave the Americas alone
c)
the United States would stay out of Europe's business
d)
all of the above
72.
What was the balance of Slave to Free states after the Missouri Compromise?
a)
12 and 12
b)
11 and 11
c)
12 and 11
d)
13 and 13

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