wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Unit 4 Test Review: Early Antebellum Era

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The 1803 purchase by the United States of France's Louisiana Territory extending from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains for $15 million dollars.

a)

Louisinia Purchase

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Proclamation of 1783

d)

Act of Neutrality

2.

A policy of U.S. opposition to any European interference in the affairs of the Western Hemisphere.

a)

Truman Doctrine

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Marshall Plan

d)

Roosevelt Corollary

3.

A state's refusal to recognize an act of Congress that it considers unconstitutional.

a)

Northwest Ordiance

b)

Proclamation of Ignorance

c)

Nullification

d)

Monroe Doctrine

4.

A law, enacted in 1830, that forced Native American peoples east of the Mississippi to move to lands in the West.

a)

War Powers

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Nullification Crisis

d)

Indian Removal Act

5.

Established the principle of Judicial Review giving the Supreme Court the power to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Nullification

c)

American System

d)

Temperance

6.

A social movement wanting to reduce the consumption of alcohol in America.

a)

Abolition

b)

Temperance

c)

Suffrage

d)

18th Amendment

7.

A conflict fought between the United States and the British, over the British practice of impressement.

a)

French and Indian War

b)

American Revolution

c)

Pequot War

d)

War of 1812

8.

This social movement wanted to end slavery in the United States.

a)

Abolition

b)

Temperence

c)

Suffrage

d)

Monroe Doctrine

9.

This system unified the economies of the North, South, and West, passed a new tariff, expanded the U.S. infrastructure, and created the Second Bank of the United States.

a)

Land Ordiance

b)

Northwest Passage

c)

Seneca Falls Conference

d)

American System

10.

This waterway connected the east coast to the western interior which created a shorter route for goods to travel.

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Erie Canal

c)

Suez Canal

d)

Mississippi River

11.

A women's right convention held in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848.

a)

Women's Suffrage Movement

b)

Temperence Movement

c)

Abolitionist Movement

d)

Seneca Falls Convention

12.

This treaty ended the War of 1812.

a)

Treaty of Ghent

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Versailles

d)

Treaty of Ripen

13.

The forcible seizure of men for military service.

a)

Draft

b)

Lottery

c)

Impressment

d)

Nullification

14.

The Louisiana Territory was explored and mapped out by these two men.

a)

Lewis and Clark

b)

Lewis and Jordan

c)

Clark and Brown

d)

Lewis and Cole

15.

After escaping from slavery in the mid1800s, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement.

a)

William Lloyd Garrison

b)

Grimke Sisters

c)

Fredrick Douglass

d)

Nat Turner

16.
Which political party did John Adams belong to?
a)
Federalists
b)
Democratic-Republicans
c)
Anti-Federalists
d)
Whigs
17.
There was a scandal during Adams' term as president involving France, and bribery about the French seizing American ships.  What was the name of this scandal?
a)
The French Connection
b)
Adams' Spygate
c)
Jay's Treaty
d)
XYZ Affair
18.
Another scandal that is associated with Adams' presidency that was concerned with immigration was the:
a)
Alien and Sedition Acts
b)
Immigration Acts of 1798
c)
Alien and Foreign Allegiances Ban
d)
Sedition and Bribery Scandal
19.
Who was John Adams's vice president?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Quincy Adams
d)
Abigail Adams
20.
__________ means speaking out against a government official.
a)
Alien
b)
Sedition
c)
Cabinet
d)
Nullify
21.
Which did NOT occur during the XYZ affair?
a)
French secret agents attempted to Bribe the US diplomats
b)
French ships impressed American sailors
c)
American diplomats attempted to negotiate peace
d)
the US declared war on France
22.
What allowed the President to imprison aliens and deport-send out of the country-those thought to be dangerous?
a)
XYZ Affair
b)
Jay's Treaty
c)
Alien Act
d)
Whiskey Rebellion
23.
Why was the Sedition Act a violation of the First Amendment?
a)
It required immigrants to house American soldiers
b)
It took away the immigrants' right to assemble
c)
It became illegal to print criticisms of the government
d)
It allowed the government to perform random checks of immigrants' private property
24.
Why did President John Adams appoint federal judges before leaving office?
a)
Adams was trying to fill as many appointments as he could with Federalist judges so the government would be run by Federalists
b)
Adams was trying to fill as many appointments as he could with Democratic-Republican judges so the government would be run by Deomocratic-Republicans
c)
Adams wanted to make sure the appointments were fair and chose judges from both parties so the government would be balanced
d)
Adams procrastinated and didn't get around to making the appointments until the very last moments of his presidency
25.
The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from what country?
a)
Great Britain
b)
France
c)
Russia
d)
Spain
26.
What president arranged the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington 
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
William Henry Harrison
27.
Thomas Jefferson was the ____ president.
a)
3rd 
b)
16th 
c)
43rd
d)
20th
28.

What were the primary arguments against the purchase of Louisiana Territory?

a)

The land was unexplored and uninhabitable

b)

The Constitution did not specifically state it was within the President's rights to purchase land

c)

Native American tribes within the territory were hostile toward white settlers

d)

The territory was too expensive for a young nation already in debt.

29.

Jefferson, a strict constructionist, left the Presidency having reduced the size of the federal government

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Which coast did Lewis and Clark want to reach?

a)

East Coast

b)

Pacific Coast

c)

Michigan Coast

d)

Florida Coast

31.
Who was the President that declared war on England?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Monroe
e)
James Madison
32.

The War of 1812 finally established the U.S. reputation as a what?

a)

Independent

b)

Open territory

c)

World power

d)

French territory

e)

Pushovers

33.

Feelings of pride and loyalty to a nation.

a)

American System

b)

Nationalism

c)

Era of Good Feelings

d)

Sectionalism

34.

A series of measures intended to make the U.S. economically self-sufficient.

a)

American System

b)

Nationalism

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Era of Good Feelings

35.

A time period in American history when people enjoyed peace, pride, and progress.

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

American System

c)

Whiskey Rebellion

d)

Era of Good Feelings

36.

This person became the fifth president of the United States

a)

James Madison

b)

John Q. Adams

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

James Monroe

37.
the practice of rewarding the political supporters with government jobs.
a)
Elitism
b)
Mudslinging
c)
Spoils system
d)
jacksonian democracy
38.
The idea that the common people should control the government
a)
Spoils system
b)
Corrupt Bargain
c)
American system
d)
Jacksonian Democracy
39.
What was the political party of Andrew Jackson?
a)
Federlaist
b)
Democratic-Republican
c)
Democrat
d)
Republican
40.
In the 1820's voting rights expanded to include who?
a)
All white men 21 and over.
b)
All white men and women over 21.
c)
All White and Black men 21 and older.
d)
All white and Native Americans 21 or older.
41.
To nullify a law means …
a)
to agree to the law
b)
to secede.
c)
to void or cancel the law.
d)
to vote on the law.
42.
Which state said they wouldn‘t pay the new tariff and passed the Nullification act?
a)
North Carolina
b)
South Carolina
c)
Virginia
d)
Georgia
43.
What did Jackson do that ended the nullification crisis?
a)
passed a higher tariff
b)
fired his Vice President
c)
burned down every home in South Carolina
d)
threatened to use Army to enforce the law
44.
What was the name of the journey made by Cherokee Indians after they were removed from their land?
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Trail of Sorrows
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Nullification Act
45.
Why did the election of 1828 include many first-time voters?
a)
Southern states gave voting rights to women.
b)
African Americans were voting for the first time.
c)
New states gave voting rights to all white men.
d)
A new federal law required all men and women to vote.
46.
The nullification crisis occurred when
a)
the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.
b)
Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.
c)
South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.
d)
Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.
47.
Jackson's policy toward American Indians was
a)
to honor treaties that protected Indian land.
b)
to use force to remove Indians from their land.
c)
to give Indians fertile land for farming.
d)
to help Indians create their own government.
48.
Many of his opponents would have agreed with the cartoon’s portrayal of Jackson   Because it suggests that ---
a)
he was not really the common man that many people thought him to be
b)
he has used the spoils system to gain wealth and influence in the government
c)
the executive branch of government became too powerful during his presidency
d)
the leaders of other countries had too much influence in the American government
49.

This was a time of renewed vigor for religious feelings.

a)

Renaissance

b)

Enlightenment

c)

Second Great Awakening

d)

Revival Movement

50.
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. 
51.
What is an abolitionist?
a)
Someone who wants to abolish or end slavery.
b)
Someone who wants to end voting for slaves.
c)
Someone who doesn't want to work with slaves.
d)
Someone who wants to never wear jeans.
52.
Who was Elizabeth Cady Stanton ?
a)
She was a girl.
b)
She faught in the revolutionary war.
c)
She was the first woman president of the United States of America.
d)
She was abolitionist to slavery and a leading figure for early womens rights movement. She was also the president of National Woman Suffrage Accosiation for 20 years.
53.

Which of these was the model for the Seneca Falls Declaration of Sentiments?

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

Preamble to the U.S. Constitution

c)

Monroe Doctorine

d)

Bill of Rights

54.

What was the main goal of the abolitionist movement?

a)

to help Southerners catch runaway slaves

b)

to stop slavery from spreading into new U.S. territories

c)

to give slaves the right to vote

d)

to eliminate slavery in the United States

55.

Led the Education Reform and is often regarded as the "Father of Education."

a)

William Garrison

b)

Horace Mann

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Abraham Lincoln

56.

The common-school movement developed as a result of the demand for--

a)

education for African Americans

b)

education for people with disabilities

c)

more private educational institutions

d)

improved free public education

57.

What was Nat Turner known for ?

a)

Nat Turner's slave rebellion

b)

Killing whites

c)

Died for blacks

d)

Being racist

58.
Wrote The Liberator, an abolitionist newspaper. Formed the American Anti-Slavery Society.
a)
"Fredrick Douglass"
b)
"John Brown"
c)
"Harriet Beecher Stowe"
d)
"William Lloyd Garrison"
59.
Was escaped slave that taught himself to read and write. Wrote The North Star, a newspaper
a)
"William Lloyd Garrison"
b)
"Fredrick Douglass"
c)
"Harriet Beecher Stowe"
d)
"John Brown"
60.
Suffrage means the right to _______________.
a)
own a firearm
b)
vote in political elections
c)
practice your religion
d)
free speech