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WorksheetsYoung People's History Final Quiz
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 51mins
When writing about the Arawak people in his journal, Christopher Columbus described them as 'handsome and generous,' and thought that the would make fine _______.
Allies
Neighbors
Enemies
Servants
What year did Christopher Columbus and his men arrive in the Caribbean for the first time?
1675
1492
1777
1850
Where did Columbus mistakenly believe his ships had landed?
India
America
Africa
China
What is the definition of Genocide?
To conquer someone or something
The system of beliefs of the Catholic Church
The purposeful killing of a group of people with the intent to destroy all of them
The land or water that one group claims belong to them
Where were the first enslaved Africans brought to in 1619?
Jamestown
Gettysburg
Mississippi
Philadelphia
What does Howard Zinn say that America's slavery was based on and driven by?
Compassion and humanity
Racial hatred and limitless profits
To colonize America and increase diversity
A desire to spread religion and other ideas
As many as _______ million African people died as a result of American slavery.
50
3
1
10
The middle passage was the trip by kidnapped people from Africa in packed ships, chained together, across the ______.
Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Ohio River
The Horn of Africa
What did colonial leaders do to try and keep enslaved African people and indentured European people (servants) from uniting together?
They didn't really do anything
They passed laws that said they couldn't be friends
They passed laws that said European servants had to be treated better than African slaves
They passed laws that said African slaves had to be treated better than European servants
What is the definition of inhumane?
Being worthy of honor or respect
Feeling or showing opposition to someone or something
Boldly resisting
Having no compassion
Bacon's rebellion was an uprising of angry enslaved black people, indentured white people, and some free poor people, against these two groups that they saw as their enemies:
Native Americans and rich colonial leaders
Merchants and tax collectors
British soldiers and immigrants
Land and business owners
Nathaniel Bacon was a/an ________________.
rich white man
enslaved person
indentured person
poor white man
What is the definition of underclass?
The highest class in society
The lowest class in society
Crude and indecent
Violating principles of justice or fairness
Who burned Jamestown to the ground?
Bacon's rebellion
Colonial leaders
The British
Native Americans
What are some reasons someone may have become an indentured servant? (Check all that apply)
To pay for their passage to America
To get out of being a soldier
In punishment for a crime they committed
To make money
Who did the loyalists support?
America
Enslaved people
Britain
Native Americans
In 1776 Thomas Paine published __________, for the first time claiming the colonies should be free from British control.
The Declaration of Independence
Common Sense
Rule by the People
A Handbook to Freedom
On March 5th, 1770, conflict between local workers and British soldiers broke out in Boston. The British soldiers fired their guns at demonstrators, killing several. This event is known as the _______.
Boston Tea Party
The Shot Heard Round the World
The Battle of Boston
Boston Massacre
Who benefited as a result of America winning the Revolutionary War?
Native Americans
Women
Wealthy people
Enslaved people
What is the definition of tyranny?
A feeling of being heavily weighed down in mind or body
Love and devotion to one’s country
An uprising or riot
Absolute power, especially when used unjustly or cruelly
What punishment did George Washington decide on when soldiers in New Jersey rebelled in 1781?
To be shot by a firing squad of their friends
To be hung
To be removed from the military
To be given as prisoners to the British
When African-American enslaved people fought in the Revolutionary War, seeking their freedom, George Washington ________.
Turned them down
Granted them freedom
Asked them to wait
Ignored them
After the Revolutionary war in 1786, farmer's who could not pay their debts staged an uprising in western Massachusetts known as ________.
Shay's Rebellion
The Sons of Liberty
The Boston Tea Party
Bacon's Rebellion
What is the definition of Revolution?
The overthrow of one government and its replacement with another
To object to, especially in a formal statement
To engage in argument by discussing opposing points
To oppose or refuse to accept something
These people were given the right to vote when the constitution was first written.
Women
Enslaved people
White men
Native Americans
Which of the following is not one of the main ways in which women came to early America?
To become wives
As indentured servants
To teach school
As slaves
Which early American woman was ordered to leave Massachusetts for standing up to male religious authorities?
Mary Dyer
Sojourner Truth
Emma Willard
Anne Hutchinson
The earliest known strike of factory workers was in 1824 in _______.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Salem, Massachusetts
Seneca, New York
The first women's rights convention happened in ________.
Pawtucket, New Jersey
Seneca Falls, New York
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Salem, Massachusetts
Who said "The land belongs to all of us, for the use of each"
Anne Hutchinson
Speckled Snake
Andrew Jackson
Chief Tecumseh
The definition of abolitionist is...
Any belief or theory that is different from established beliefs or customs, especially in religion
A contract by which a person is bound to serve. Oftentimes it would be due to a debt or as a punishment
A person who favors the abolition of any law or practice deemed harmful to society (such as slavery)
The exercise of authority or power in a cruel or unjust way
The ______________ was held in London, England in 1840. The organizers of the event attempted to prevent women from attending. Though they were eventually allowed, they were forced to sit behind a curtain.
World Anti-Slavery Convention
Continental Congress
First women's rights convention
Meeting of the Sons of Liberty
Which nation of Native Americans went to war against the United States in response to the Indian Removal orders?
Cherokee
Shawnee
Creek
Seminole
What happened to the land taken from Native American nations in the south?
It was given to freed slaves
Became the basis for the 'Cotton Kingdom,' where enslaved Black people worked on white-owned plantations
It was given to Andrew Jackson
Became the basis for the reservations given to Native American nations when their own land was taken
What was the Trail of Tears?
A formal agreement between two or more groups in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations
Land given to Native American nations after theirs was taken
To stand or tower over; dominate
The route along which the United States government forced several nations of Native Americans, including the Cherokees, Seminoles, Chickasaws, Choctaws, and Creeks, to migrate to reservations west of the Mississippi River in the 1820s, 1830s, and 1840s. Those on the march suffered greatly from disease and mistreatment.
A U.S. march on _________ began the War with Mexico.
Texas
The Mississippi River
California
The Rio Grande
Manifest Destiny was:
The belief that it was the destiny of the U.S. to expand its territory over the whole of North America
The refusal to obey certain laws or government demands in order to influence legislation or government policy using non-violent techniques such as boycotting, picketing and nonpayment of taxes
One who advocates the expansion of the territory of their nation
To leave the military without permission and without planning to return
Which of the following states did the U.S. NOT gain following the War with Mexico?
Utah
Arizona
Oregon
California
Who said: “If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that.”
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
Anne Hutchinson
General Zachary Taylor
Why did some congressmen who opposed slavery oppose the war with Mexico?
They believed the conquered people would be made to be slaves
They believed if the US lost the war that they would become slaves
They believed the territory gained would be used to create new free states
They believed the territory gained would be used to create new slave states
What is the definition of civil disobedience?
Strategy and tactics that tend to focus around the use of small, mobile forces competing against a larger, more unwieldy one
The belief that it was the destiny of the U.S. to expand its territory over the whole of North America
The refusal to obey certain laws or government demands in order to influence legislation or government policy using non-violent techniques such as boycotting, picketing and nonpayment of taxes
The crime of saying, writing, or doing something that encourages people to disobey their government.
Which law did the U.S. government NOT really enforce?
The law that said no new slaves could be imported to the U.S.
The Fugitive Slave Act that made it more difficult for escaped slaves to remain free
In 1831, _________ led 70 other slaves in Virginia in revolt.
Nat Turner
Denmark Veasey
Harriet Tubman
Fredrick Douglas
Which of the following once enslaved people was a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad?
Nat Turner
Harriet Tubman
Denmark Veasey
Frederick Douglass
On Jan. 1, 1863, Lincoln issued the _________, freeing enslaved people in areas that were fighting against the Union.
Emancipation Proclamation
The 13th Amendment
The Fugitive Slave Act
The 15th Amendment
According to Howard Zinn, what did the myth of 'Jacksonian Democracy' lead ordinary people to believe?
That they had a voice in government
That they had to overthrow the government to obtain true freedom
That they were in control of what happened to their country
That democracy did not work
Which of the following is an example of the mean of production?
Cars
Computers
Factories
Movie Theaters
What is the definition of the draft?
To take or select someone for military service
A small printed notice, advertisement or announcement, usually for distribution by hand
People who join together for a common purpose
Designating a city or town
The economic system in which private people or companies own the means of production for private benefit is called ___________.
Communism
Socialism
Capitalism
Anarchism
The economic system in which the government or people own the means of production for everyone’s benefit is called ___________.
Communism
Socialism
Capitalism
Anarchism
The economic system in which the government or people own the means of production for everyone’s benefit and private property is abolished is called ________.
Socialism
Capitalism
Communism
Anarchism
The political philosophy that government is unnecessary and even wrong is called __________.
Communism
Socialism
Capitalism
Anarchism
In 1886, protesters were demonstrating in Chicago when a bomb went off, wounding 66 police officers with seven of them eventually dying. Eight anarchists were rounded up and put on trial even though only one of them was even there that day. Four were hanged, one killed himself and three were pardoned. This event is known as _________.
The Haymarket Affair
The Battle of Chicago
The Fall of Populism
The Downfall of Western Civilization
What issue were people working on when the Haymarket Affair occurred?
Racial Justice
Women’s Rights
Labor Rights
Environmental Justice
What are means of production?
The materials, tools and other instruments used by workers to make products, including farms, mines, and factories
Complete control of the entire supply of goods or of a service in a certain area or market
An economic system in which the government or people own the means of production, which are operated for the benefit of all and not for private profit
A worker who does not join a strike or who takes the place of another worker who is on strike
_________ said that the United States claimed an interest in the politics of the entire Western Hemisphere, North, Central and South America. It warned the nations of Europe not to meddle with countries in the Americas.
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Monroe Doctrine
Manifest Destiny
Nationalism
What country’s rebellion started the Spanish American War?
Puerto Rico
Mexico
Cuba
Vietnam
What is the definition of nationalism?
A spirit of strong national pride
The political philosophy that government is unnecessary and even wrong
Seizing the means of production
The idea that the US is a world power instituted by a higher power
The Spanish-American War resulted in the U.S. annexing which of the following countries?
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Vietnam
Mexico
”One Big Union” was the motto of ________.
The American Federation of Labor
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
The Niagara Movement
Industrial Workers of the World
The definition of Anarchosyndicalism is?
The belief that workers could take power in a country, not be seizing control of the government in an armed rebellion, but by bringing the economic system to a halt
A strike in which all workers in all the trades and industries would join, united by a common purpose
Writers who raked up the muck, or the bad conduct and unfair practices, of corporations, government, and society in general
________ believed that the war of Mexico was caused by the price of sugar.
Jack London
Upton Sinclair
Emma Goldman
Victor Berger
________ was passed and called for 20 years in prison for anyone who would not serve in the military or tried to convince others not to serve.
The Espionage Act
The Monroe Doctrine
The Patriot Act
The 13th Amendment
_________ began in the summer of 1914 and would last for four years.
World War I
World War II
The War with Mexico
The Vietnam War
When did World War I end?
November 1918
October 1941
December 1935
January 1916
Which president was responsible for the 1932 New Deal?
Herbert Hoover
Harry S. Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
1919 brought a _______ that would kill half a million Americans and millions of people around the world.
World War
Mass Genocide
Flu Pandemic
Labor Standards Act
In 1920, women earned the right to _________.
join the military
own land
own slaves
vote
Which of the following countries were among the Allies during World War II?
Russia
Italy
Germany
Japan
________ followed soon after World War II and America’s enemy was the Soviet Union (or Russia) that had been its ally in World War II.
The Vietnam War
The Korean War
The Cold War
World War I
In politics, someone who want to preserve the existing social order of society, government or economy is called a __________________. This is known as the political right and tends to place a high value on security, stability and established institutions.
Liberal
Conservative
Anarchist
Radical
In politics, someone who supports progress, often through change, is called a _________. This is known as the political left and tends to place a high value on individual rights, civil liberties, and direct participation in government.
Liberal
Conservative
Radical
Anarchist
Which President desegregated the military?
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Harry Truman
What is the definition of segregation?
The institutional separation of an ethnic, racial, religious, or other minority group from the dominant majority
To put to death, especially by hanging, by mob action and without legal authority
The policy, practice, or technique of refraining from the use of violence, especially when reacting to or protesting against oppression, injustice, discrimination, or the like
Any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises; an organized passive protest, especially against racial segregation, in which the demonstrators occupy seats prohibited to them, as in restaurants and other public places
In 1954 the Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education ordered the desegregation of the nation's _________________.
churches
schools
work places
public transportation
This top-secret history of the war in Vietnam was written for the Department of Defense by Daniel Ellsberg and a friend who later leaked it to the New York Times.
Born on the Fourth of July
The Monroe Doctrine
The Pentagon Papers
Masters of War
What was happening at the same time as the Civil Rights Movement?
WWII
The Vietnam War
WWI
The War with Mexico
What country did the US support regaining control of Vietnam?
Great Britain
Russia
France
Japan
The U.S. said the war in Vietnam was to stop the spread of __________________________.
Communism
Socialism
Anarchism
Capitalism
What is the definition of the Establishment?
Big powers like business, government, the schools, and the medical industry
how a country’s government acts toward other nations
to officially charge an elected official with misconduct
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has never become part of the constitution. The ERA would ensure full equality between __________.
The sexes
Races
Classes
What group of people took over Alcatraz Island in protest.
Women
LGBTQ people
Native Americans
African Americans
Because of all the movements for equality and justice, the increasing acceptance of LGBTQ people, the change in clothing styles, and more, the 1960s and 1970s were a time of (a) revolution.
The Vietnam War resulted in the largest ________________________ movement the U.S. had ever seen.
Anti-war
Women's rights
Civil rights
Environmental regulations
___________ formed in 1966 and the next year discrimination against women in federal government jobs was banned.
The National Organization for Women
The Watergate Committee
The Equal Rights Amendment
The 13th Amendment
__________ resulted in a president, Richard Nixon, stepping down for office from the first time in history.
Watergate
The Vietnam War
WWII
The Civil Rights Movement
Nixon chose _________ to replace him.
Bill Clinton
George Bush
Lyndon Johnson
Gerald Ford
Howard Zinn says two big parts of the “the American political tradition” are __________.
Peace and love
Capitalism and nationalism
Communism and civil disobedience
Acceptance and humanism
In 1989, protests against dictatorship broke out in the Soviet Union and the Eastern European nations controlled by the Soviet Union. The sudden collapse of the Soviet Union left U.S. political leaders unprepared. The Bush administration started two wars in four years. These were in ________.
Panama and Iraq
Vietnam and Korea
Russia and Germany
Mexico and Brazil
The resistance of the late 1970s through the early 1990s was ignored by politicians and the media didn’t mention it very often, but thousands of local groups were working for ___________. (Check all that apply)
The environment
Women’s rights
Housing for the homeless
An end to military spending
More Private Prisons
Toward the end of the 20th Century (1901-1999), the United States became the world’s leading provider of __________ to other nations.
Medicine
Education
Weapons
Food
In 1996, Democrats and Republicans agreed on a “Crime Bill” that made more crimes ___________. It set aside $8 billion to build new prisons.
Punishable by death
Nonpunishable
Punishable only by fines
Forgiven
Clinton was eager to show that he was tough on matters of ____________. As governor of Arkansas, he flew back to his home state for the execution of a mentally retarded man on death row.
"Law and order"
Peace and sustainability
Rebuilding the nation
Crime and Warfare
Who said, “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, [means] a theft from those who are hungry and are not fed, those who are cold and not clothed.”
Dwight Eisenhower
Jimmy Carter
Bill Clinton
George Bush
__________ ran for president against George Bush in the 2000 election.
Al Gore
Bill Clinton
Jimmy Carter
Dwight Eisenhower
Al Gore won the _________ in the 2000 Presidential Election.
Electoral vote
Popular vote
Nine months after Bush took office, on Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers flew three planes into the twin towers of the __________ in New York City and into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C.
Empire State Building
Statue of Liberty
World Trade Center
Brooklyn Bridge
Congress passed a law called the ____________. It gave the Department of Justice the power to hold noncitizens on nothing more than suspicion without charging them with a crime and without the protections guaranteed in the Constitution.
Monroe Doctrine
13th Amendment
Patriot Act
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Howard Zinn says that "Behind every fact that a teacher or writer presents to the world is _________."
The truth
A lie
A lesson
A judgement
What themes and issues does Howard Zinn believe were overlooked in the standard, mainstream telling of history. (Check all that apply.)
The suffering of the poor
The men and women and children on all sides who were killed or crippled when leaders made the decision to go to war
The claims of gay and lesbian people for their rights
The history of nonwhite people
The history of white people
