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Foundations of US History and Western Expansion Review

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The Bill of Rights was added to the US Constitution primarily to-
a)
provide the President with power in times of emergency
b)
establish fair and impartial elections
c)
protect individual liberties
d)
guarantee voting privileges to minorities
2.
Which guarantees freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion to individuals in the United States?
a)
the Treaty of Paris of 1783
b)
the Articles of Confederation
c)
the First Amendment to the US Constitution
d)
the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitution
3.
Which of the following was an important characteristic of American society as noted by Alexis de Tocqueville in 1831-1832?
a)
federalism
b)
imperialism
c)
populism
d)
isolationism
4.
Which has been an important limitation on the power of eminent domain found in the Fifth Amendment?
a)
The reciting of prayers in public schools has been prohibited.
b)
There must be a "clear and present danger" before it can be exercised.
c)
Individuals accused of committing crimes are protected from abusive behavior by the police.
d)
Governments must provide "reasonable compensation" when taking a person's property.
5.
Which of the following words are part of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
"They are endowed by the Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"
b)
"All persons born or naturalized in the United States are citizens of the United States"
c)
"No soldier shall, in times of peace, be quartered in any house, without the consent of the owner"
d)
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof"
6.
Which action would be protected by the First Amendment?
a)
A reporter publishes an article critical of city officials.
b)
A man on trial refuses to testify against himself.
c)
A woman asks to see a lawyer before answering questions from the police.
d)
A family refuses to permit soldiers to be housed in their home.
7.
In the US, illegally obtained evidence cannot be used in a court of law against someone. This rule is based on an individual's constitutional right to-
a)
face accusers in open court
b)
be protected against double jeopardy
c)
a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury
d)
protection against unreasonable searches and seizures
8.
Which statement describes a limitation on government action established by the Bill of Rights?
a)
Congress controls interstate commerce.
b)
The President shares control over foreign policy with Congress.
c)
The Supreme Court can declare acts of Congress unconstitutional.
d)
Government officials cannot enter a home without the owners permission or a valid search warrant.
9.
Which principle was adopted in the US Constitution to ensure that no one branch of the federal government became too powerful?
a)
republican government
b)
popular sovereignty
c)
judicial review
d)
checks and balances
10.
Why did Alexis de Tocqueville believe that American society was egalitarian?
a)
All Americans had the same wealth.
b)
Americans lacked a hereditary social class of nobles.
c)
Americans had just abolished slavery just before his visit.
d)
The Declaration of Independence announced that all men were created equal.
11.
The US Constitution replaced which plan of government for the United States?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Federalist Papers
d)
Northwest Ordinance
12.
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
13.
Who was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
d)
Benjamin Franklin
14.
What are the three inalienable rights that all people have?
a)
Food, Shelter, and Clothing
b)
Life, Liberty and Death
c)
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
15.
What is the main purpose of government?
a)
To protect the rights of the people
b)
To protect the life of people's things
c)
To give people things
16.
What Constitutional Principle says "We the People"?
a)
Popular Sovereignty
b)
Judicial Review
c)
Limited Government
d)
Separation of Powers
17.
What is federalism?
a)
The people vote for their leaders who then represent them. 
b)
The people have individual rights. 
c)
There are three branches of government. 
d)
The state and national government share power. 
18.
Which proves that the USA uses separation of powers?
a)
The people vote for their leaders. 
b)
The people are in charge. 
c)
There are three branches of government. 
d)
The people have individual rights. (bill of rights) 
19.
What does the Legislative Branch do?
a)
Congress- it makes the laws
b)
The President- carries out the laws
c)
Supreme Court it interprets the laws
20.
What does the Judicial Branch do?
a)
Congress- it makes the laws
b)
The President- carries out the laws
c)
Supreme Court it interprets the laws
21.
What does the Executive Branch do?
a)
Congress- it makes the laws
b)
The President- carries out the laws
c)
Supreme Court it interprets the laws
22.
Ability of each branch to oversee the activities of other branches-
a)
Federalism
b)
Separation of powers
c)
Jurisdiction
d)
Checks and balances
23.
What document was written in 1787?
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Declaration of Independence 
c)
Common Sense
d)
U.S. Constitution 
24.
What is the principle of republicanism?
a)
Government should be split into three branches.
b)
The people create the government.
c)
The power of government should be limited.
d)
The interest of Americans are represented by elected officials. 
25.
Popular sovereignty, a principle set forth in the Constitution, means that--
a)
People elect their political representatives.
b)
people are the source of the government's power. 
c)
power is divided between national and state government. 
26.

Which group worked in California (searching for gold) and also helped build the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

Italian

b)

Japanese

c)

Irish

d)

Chinese

27.

Which of these choices below was a goal shared by supporters of Manifest Destiny?

a)

Stopping slavery in the U.S.

b)

Occupying all of the land in the U.S.

c)

Pulling out of foreign affairs

d)

Going back to an agriculture based economy (agrarian)

28.
As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?
a)
They agreed to give up their land.
b)
They were given their choice of where to live.
c)
They were forced to live in reservations.
d)
They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.
29.
Which of the following is not an effect of the Dawes Act.
a)
Native Americans forced to Americanize
b)
Forced them to become farmers
c)
Native Americans became wealthy landowners
d)
Abolished Native American Tribes
30.
Which of the following helps to explain the reason for American expansionism in the mid-1800s and early 1900s?
a)
The United States sought new markets for agricultural and industrial products
b)
The United States wanted to establish colonies in Asia, Africa, and Australia
c)
United States foreign policy rejected the theory of "Social Darwinism
d)
The United States military wanted to establish overseas bases and recruit from those locations
31.
Which of the following BEST explains how railroads stimulated the national economy in the late 1800s?
a)
They increased the number of railroad barons
b)
They allowed a large number of people to enter the United States
c)
They efficiently allowed products to be shipped across the country
d)
They diminished the power of monopolies in the railroad industry
32.
People who search for gold, silver, and other minerals are called
a)
farmers
b)
ranchers
c)
geologists
d)
prospectors
33.
Invention of the steel plow, the passage of the Homestead Act, and the completion of the transcontinental railroad all contributed to the
a)
development of the Great Plains
b)
growth of the plantation system of agriculture
c)
extension of slavery into the western territories
d)
gold rushes in California and Nevada
34.
Which of the following inventions brought an end to the open range on the Great Plains?
a)
steel plow
b)
reaper
c)
windmill
d)
barbed wire
35.
Which of the following was the main reason for the rapid settlement of the Great Plains during the late 1800s?
a)
Congress passed a law requiring all public lands to be sold at auction.
b)
Congress passed a law allowing people to claim public land and convert it to public property through homesteading.
c)
Speculators bought large parcels of land and built factory towns to attract new immigrants.
d)
Native Americans sold most of their tribal land directly to railroad companies.
36.

Boomtowns helped to settle the frontier by

a)

providing an unlimited amount of gold

b)

attracting miners westward

c)

providing coal for the railroads

d)

giving farmers land

37.

How did the government encourage the railroad companies to build?

a)

giving land grants and money

b)

signing the Homestead Act

c)

annexing Alaska

38.

How did the transcontinental railroad impact the US?

a)

it destroyed the Native American's way of life

b)

settlement of the frontier increased

c)

trade around the nation expands

d)

all of the above

39.

The herding of cattle from Texas to the railroad is known as the

a)

openrange

b)

cow town

c)

long drive

d)

boom town

40.

Farmers of the Great Plains faced all of the following problems, except

a)

lack of wood

b)

harsh weather

c)

lack of wind for windmills

d)

insects

41.

This gave 160 acres of land for free to anyone willing to work the land for 5 years

a)

The Trail of Tears

b)

The Homestead Act

c)

The union Pacific RR company

d)

Prospectors

42.

Why did many Native Americans not like the white settlers?

a)

they killed their buffalo

b)

they broke promises and treaties

c)

they took their land

d)

All of the above

43.

Which of the following best characterizes the era of Western Expansion in the late nineteenth century?

a)

Freednmen’s goals conflicted with those of Republican leaders, who wanted cotton to return high dividends

b)

Nationwide movements for workers’ rights arose in response to industrialization and exploitation.

c)

Immigrants were drawn to rapid industrialization and production in a new mass consumer culture.

d)

Homesteaders accelerated the transformation of the western environments by converting grasslands for agriculture.

44.

The Homestead Act of 1862 contributed most directly to the—

a)

growth of large urban areas

b)

establishment of agricultural colleges

c)

migration of Chinese immigrants to work on the railroads

d)

increase in conflict between Native American and settlers

45.

Which item should be added to the following list of Agricultural innovations of the 1800s: Dry Farming, Steel Plow, ?

a)

Large scale irrigation

b)

Barbed wire

c)

Slash and burn techniques

d)

Sowing seed by hand

46.

What would be an appropriate title for this list:

-Built sod houses

-Used barbed wire fences

-Burned cow and buffalo chips for fuel

a)

Nomadic Life for American Indians

b)

Causes of the Range Wars

c)

Cooperation Between American Indians and Farmers

d)

Adaptations to Life on the Great Plains

47.

Which connection is correct?

a)

Restrictions on mineral rights => More private ownership of mines

b)

passage of legislation => increased opportunities for land purchases & expanded transportation

c)

created conservation programs => increased availability of lumber for home building on the great plains

d)

ban of immigrant labor => increased U.S. citizen labor market

48.

-Attend Native American Schools

-Learn English

-Live in designated areas

-Adapt to farming


QUESTION: Which of the following is best supported by the excerpt?

a)

Assimilation and Americanization of Native Americans

b)

Activation of Native American military forces

c)

Native American Tribes obtaining more land to continue their traditional way of life

d)

Native Americans' eagerness to adapt to a new life

49.

Laissez-Faire, One of Alexis de Tocqueville's American values, can be described as...

a)

Limits government involvement in voting in elections

b)

Limits government involvement in the economy

c)

Limits government involvement in education

d)

Limits government involvement in immigration

50.

What does “E Pluribus Unum” mean?

a)

Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free

b)

Give me liberty or give me death

c)

Out of many, one

d)

In God we trust

51.

One way you can become at US citizen at birth is to...

a)

Be born in the United States or territories

b)

Complete an application for naturalization

c)

Apply for political asylum within one year of living in the US.

d)

Be born in any foreign country

52.

Which of the following is a result of the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

The US government would be able to open cattle businesses in the Alaskan and Canadian Klondike.

b)

It provided a quick way for miners to get to California to mine silver

c)

It linked the Eastern & Western areas of the US, moving goods, people & stimulated the growth of towns

d)

Farmers were able to quit farming so they could travel and tour the entire Eastern and Western lands of the US

53.

How was cattle ranching impacted in the Great Plains?

a)

A great freeze during the winter killed off most of the cattle

b)

Native Americans in the area decided to hunt cattle instead of buffalo

c)

The US government decided that beef was no longer a healthy option for Americans and disbanded cattle drives

d)

The invention of barbed wire allowed farmers to close off their land, blocking cattle drives

54.

This image can best be described as...

a)

Nativism

b)

Assimilation

c)

Populism

d)

Manifest Destiny

55.

The first 10 amendments of the US Constitution are also known as the...

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Checks & Balances

c)

The Bill of Rights

d)

The Declaration of Independence

56.

The Historian, Frederick Jackson Turner, described the Frontier as...

a)

A symbol of hope for Americans trying to make a fresh start

b)

A wild and unstable area that all Americans should avoid

c)

A great economic opportunity if the US government would divide & sell the land to foreign countries

d)

A place only for outlaws, cowboys & corrupt government officials

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