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Worksheets7/8 U.S. History - 2020-2021 Midterm Review
Total questions: 107
Worksheet time: 54mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
to take control of
a)
annex
b)
decree
c)
cede
d)
rendezvous
2.
missionary to the Cayuse Indians
a)
Marcus Whitman
b)
John O'Sullivan
c)
Zachary Taylor
d)
William Becknell
3.
New York newspaper editor who created the term "Manifest Destiny"
a)
John O'Sullivan
b)
Henry Clay
c)
Marcus Whitman
d)
Zachary Taylor
4.
Which of the following was the line that Great Britain and the U.S. set as the boundary between them?
a)
49°
b)
54°
c)
40°
d)
36°
5.
The first president of the Republic of Texas was
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Stephen Austin
c)
Davy Crockett
d)
William Travis
6.
After its founder was killed in Illinois, who became leader of the Mormon church?
a)
Brigham Young
b)
Joseph Strang
c)
Joseph Smith
d)
Moses Austin
7.
What was the name for the people who came to California in 1849 looking for gold?
a)
forty-niners
b)
Californios
c)
eighteen-niners
d)
golden niners
8.
What was the main route through the South Pass to the West Coast called?
a)
the Oregon Trail
b)
the Santa Fe Trail
c)
the Mormon Trail
d)
the North Country Trail
9.
_____________ led Mexico's forces against the Texans at the Battle of the Alamo
a)
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
b)
Guadalupe Hidalgo
c)
Victoriano Huerta
d)
Venustiano Carranza
10.
The belief that God had given the entire continent to Americans to settle was called
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Magnificient Destiny
c)
Magnanamous Destiny
d)
Mega Destiny
11.
What group made the single largest migration in U.S. history?
a)
the Mormons
b)
the Puritans
c)
the Texans
d)
the Californios
12.
___________ was the organizer of a colony in Texas made up of 300 American families.
a)
Stephen F. Austin
b)
Zachary Taylor
c)
Winfield Scott
d)
Sam Houston
13.
making surprise attacks and then retreating back into the forests and swamps
a)
guerrilla tactics
b)
marine tactics
c)
French tactics
d)
gorilla tactics
14.
attempts to ruin an opponent's reputation with insults
a)
mudslinging
b)
turf slinging
c)
dirtslinging
d)
trash slinging
15.
the act of canceling a law that is believed to be illegal
a)
nullify
b)
secede
c)
caucus
d)
relocate
16.
In the case of Worcester v. Georgia, what Indian nation fought to stay on their land?
a)
Cherokee
b)
Choctaw
c)
Chickasaw
d)
Seminole
17.
What law allowed the federal government to use force to enfore national laws?
a)
Force Bill
b)
Rebellion Act
c)
Military Law
d)
the Law of Requirement
18.
What issue led South Carolina to threaten to secede from the Union?
a)
tariffs
b)
canals
c)
railroads
d)
the National Bank
19.
When the property requirement to vote was removed
a)
more white males could vote
b)
both men and women could vote
c)
all men could vote
d)
people in cities were allowed to vote
20.
Because they had adopted many aspects of white America, the Cherokee, Creek, Seminole, Chickasaw, and Choctaw were known as the 5 ______________ tribes.
a)
Civilized
b)
Southern
c)
European
d)
Educated
21.
The practice of replacing government employees with the winning candidate’s supporters became known as
a)
the Spoils System
b)
The Suffrage System
c)
The Caucus System
d)
the Reward system
22.
President after Jackson who believed in laissez-faire, but whose policies caused division in his party
a)
Martin van Buren
b)
William Henry Harrison
c)
John Tyler
d)
J.Q. Adams
23.
Whig President, and former Democrat, who was kicked out of the Whig party.
a)
John Tyler
b)
Henry Clay
c)
William Henry Harrison
d)
J.Q. Adams
24.
In 1834, Congress created what territory in the area that is present day Oklahoma
a)
Indian Territory
b)
Seminole Territory
c)
Southeastern Territory
d)
Choctaw Territory
25.
loyalty to a region
a)
capitalism
b)
state sovereignty
c)
sectionalism
d)
patent
26.
a road that one must pay to use; the money is used to pay for the road
a)
turnpike
b)
capitalism
c)
lock
d)
sectionalism
27.
the person who invented the cotton gin was
a)
Samuel Slater
b)
Robert Fulton
c)
Eli Whitney
d)
Francis Cabot Lowell
28.
In the factory system
a)
all manufacturing steps are brought together in one place
b)
manufacturing is done in multiple locations
c)
several small workshops do the work
d)
one person does all the work
29.
The shift from making goods by hand in homes to producing goods in factories with the aid of machinery is called the
a)
communist revolution
b)
factory revolution
c)
industrial revolution
d)
American revolution
30.
Which of the following was not an impact of canals
a)
the South began to industrialize
b)
shipping costs went down
c)
towns along the canals grew
d)
the nation became more united
31.
Maine became a new "free" state as part of the
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Adams-Onis Treaty
c)
Monroe Doctrine
d)
Convention of 1818
32.
This man's 1814 cloth making plant is considered the first example of the factory system in the United States
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
Robert Fulton
c)
Henry Clay
d)
Francis Cabot Lowell
33.
Governor DeWitt Clinton of New York state proposed
a)
the National Road
b)
Erie Canal
c)
Factory system
d)
the system of interchangeable parts
34.
This policy of the United States declared that while the United States would not interfere with existing European colonies in North and South America, it would oppose any new ones.
a)
Rush-Bagot Treaty
b)
Adams-Onis Treaty
c)
Monroe Doctrine
d)
Convention of 1818
35.
In the case of ___________________, the Supreme Court established that states could not make laws that interfered with the federal government's power over interstate commerce
a)
McCullough v. Maryland
b)
Marbury v. Madison
c)
Rush v. Bagot
d)
Gibbons v. Ogden
36.
In the Supreme Court case of ______________________ the court ruled that a state taxing the National Bank was unconstitutional because states cannot pass laws that interfere with the Federal government’s constitutional use of power.
a)
Gibbons v. Ogden
b)
McCullough v. Maryland
c)
Marbury v. Madison
d)
Clay v. Calhoun
37.
Henry Clay's American System included all of the following except
a)
the ending of slavery
b)
a strong national bank
c)
internal improvements
d)
a protective tariff
38.
Competition, private property, profit, and economic freedom are all parts of
a)
the patent system
b)
the factory system
c)
free enterprise
d)
free incorporation
39.
Which of the following people was a strong supporter of state sovereignty?
a)
John C. Calhoun
b)
Daniel Webster
c)
Henry Clay
d)
John Quincy Adams
40.
Because political difference in the U.S. temporarily faded after the War of 1812, the time period became known as the
a)
Era of Peaceful Living
b)
Era of Good Peace
c)
Era of Friendship and Unity
d)
Era of Good Feelings
41.
Because of its geographic conditions that made it difficult to grow massive amounts of crops, the Industrial Revolution in the U.S. began in
a)
New England
b)
the Western states
c)
the South
d)
the Oregon Country
42.
Which Barbary Coast state declared war on the United States because President Jefferson refused to pay increased tribute
a)
Tripoli
b)
Morocco
c)
Syria
d)
Tunisia
43.
______________________ led a successful revolt against Napoleon’s forces on the island of Santo Domingo
a)
Toussaint L'overture
b)
Santa Anna
c)
Pablo Picasso
d)
Nat Turner
44.
The leaders of the exploration of the Louisiana Territory were Lewis and
a)
Clark
b)
Fremont
c)
Taylor
d)
Pike
45.
The Louisiana Territory was purchased from
a)
France
b)
Spain
c)
England
d)
Canada
46.
Alexander Hamilton was killed in a duel by _________________
a)
Aaron Burr
b)
John Quincy Adams
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Preston Brooks
47.
The Nonintercourse Act
a)
prohibited trade with Britain and France
b)
cut off diplomatic relations with Spain
c)
resumed trade with England but not France
d)
killed the Bank of the United States
48.
Who had a goal of creating a strong confederacy among Native Americans?
a)
Tecumseh
b)
Black Hawk
c)
Little Turtle
d)
Geronimo
49.
The principles of judicial review were established in the case of
a)
Marbury v. Madison
b)
Gibbons v. Ogden
c)
McCulloch v. Maryland
d)
Dred Scot v. Sanford
50.
The battle where Harrison’s forces destroyed the Native American settlement of Prophetstown and caused Tecumseh to join forces with the British was the
a)
Battle of Tippecanoe
b)
Battle of the Thames
c)
Battle of Horseshoe Creek
d)
Battle of New Orleans
51.
Just before leaving office, President John Adams worked around the clock to process last minute judicial appointments that became known as
a)
midnight judges
b)
late night judges
c)
sunset judges
d)
nick of time judges
52.
The victory by Andrew Jackson and his troops at the Battle of New Orleans
a)
took place after the war was officially over
b)
was the first battle of the War of 1812
c)
made the British decide to end the war
d)
was a major defeat for the French
53.
The _________________ branch of the U.S. government makes the laws.
a)
legislative branch
b)
executive branch
c)
judicial branch
d)
hickory branch
54.
The _________________ branch of the U.S. government carries out the laws.
a)
legislative branch
b)
executive branch
c)
judicial branch
d)
hickory branch
55.
The _________________ branch of the U.S. government interprets the laws.
a)
legislative branch
b)
executive branch
c)
judicial branch
d)
hickory branch
56.
The ________________________ opposed the Constitution because they felt a strong national government would take away American liberties.
a)
Anti-Federalists
b)
Federalists
57.
The ________________________ supported the new Constitution and favored a strong national government
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
58.
Colonists were angered by the Sugar Act and other laws because it was felt the laws violated their rights as
a)
British citizens
b)
French Citizens
c)
South Carolinians
d)
Patriots
59.
Because they believed that the states created the federal government, South Carolina felt they had the right to ______________ or cancel the tariff
a)
nullify
b)
embargo
c)
imply
d)
annex
60.
Which colonists wanted to fight the British for American independence?
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Quakers
d)
Puritans
61.
The man who wrote the Declaration of Independence was
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Washington
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
John Hancock
62.
Which colonists did not consider unfair taxes a good reason for rebellion against Britain?
a)
Loyalists
b)
Patriots
c)
Separatists
d)
Baptists
63.
The author of the pamphlet Common Sense was
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Alexander Graham Bell
d)
Alexander Hamilton
64.
Which act taxed almost all printed material in the colonies?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Tea Act
c)
Paper Act
d)
Force Act
65.
The African American/Native American man killed at the Boston Massacre was
a)
Crispus Attucks
b)
Nat Turner
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Osceola
66.
__________________ started the Sons of Liberty to protest the Stamp Act
a)
Samuel Adams
b)
John Adams
c)
John Quincy Adams
d)
Benedict Adams
67.
The man who proposed a resolution that called for independence was
a)
Richard Henry Lee
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
68.
One of the main reasons for the British placing new taxes on the colonists was
a)
to help pay the debt from the French and Indian War
b)
to raise money to build a new palace for the king
c)
to raise money for internal improvements
d)
to build a canal from Albany to Lake Erie
69.
Which of the following was NOT one of the 3 natural rights English philosopher John Locke said people were born with?
a)
speech
b)
life
c)
liberty
d)
property
70.
The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from moving west of the
a)
Appalachian Mountains
b)
Louisiana Territory
c)
Mississippi River
d)
Rio Grande River
71.
These laws, put in place after the Boston Tea Party, closed Boston Harbor, banned town meetings, and forced colonists to provide shelter for British soldiers
a)
Coercive Acts
b)
Tea Acts
c)
Boston Acts
d)
Rebellion Acts
72.
Traitor who turned against America and sold information to the British
a)
Benedict Arnold
b)
Aaron Burr
c)
Samuel Adams
d)
Ethan Allen
73.
Who said that the powers of government should be separated and balanced?
a)
Baron de Montesquieu
b)
Voltaire
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Thomas Hobbes
74.
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution are called the
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Connecticut Compromise
c)
New Jersey Plan
d)
Natural Rights
75.
In the House of Representatives, the number of representatives is ___________________ or corresponds in size to the population of each state.
a)
proportional
b)
equal
c)
unicameral
d)
statuatory
76.
The first constitution of the United States was the
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
the Mayflower Compact
c)
the Land Ordinance of 1785
d)
the English Bill of Rights
77.
At ________________ over 1000 farmers in Massachussetts revolted because they were losing their farms due to debt
a)
Shays' Rebellion
b)
Bacon's Rebellion
c)
the Whiskey Rebellion
d)
the Boston Massacre
78.
The British document that limited the power of the English monarch, and influenced the framers of the Constitution was
a)
the Magna Carta
b)
the Articles of Confederation
c)
the New Jersey Plan
d)
the Glorious Revolution
79.
What group from Pennsylvania organized the first American anti-slavery society?
a)
the Quakers
b)
the Puritans
c)
the Separatists
d)
the Green Mountain Boys
80.
The ___________ clause allows Congress to make laws as needed to deal with new situations.
a)
Necessary and Proper
b)
New Time Legislation
c)
Progressive Party
d)
Equal Rights
81.
To gain support for the Constitution by explaining its benefits, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay wrote the
a)
Federalist Papers
b)
Common Sense Papers
c)
Bill of Rights Papers
d)
Nullification Papers
82.
With which of the following did Congress establish a federal court system?
a)
Judiciary Act of 1789
b)
American System
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
the 13th Amendment
83.
Which of the following would not have been excluded from the Constitutional Convention?
a)
white men
b)
women
c)
native Americans
d)
African-Americans
84.
Hamilton claimed that the federal government had __________________ which are powers not expressly forbidden in the Constitution
a)
implied powers
b)
national powers
c)
inherited powers
d)
elastic powers
85.
______________ became John Adams' Vice President because he received the second highest number of votes
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Aaron Burr
86.
Because they felt it was unconstitutional, Jefferson and Madison opposed Alexander Hamilton's
a)
proposed national bank
b)
new national anthem
c)
American System
d)
proposed Bill of Rights
87.
The belief that the federal government only has the power to do the theings the Constitution specifically says it can do is called a
a)
strict interpretation of the Constitution
b)
loose interpretation of the Constitution
c)
nullifying interpretation of the Constitution
d)
provisional interpretation of the Consitution
88.
The right of the Supreme Court to determine if a law violates the Constitution is called
a)
judicial review
b)
supreme review
c)
legal review
d)
federal review
89.
Which of the following prohibited trade with all other countries
a)
Embargo Act
b)
Neutrality Act
c)
Monroe Doctrine
d)
Olive Branch Petition
90.
__________ were a group of Republicans who wanted a strong army and navy, and supported a strong national government
a)
War Hawks
b)
War Eagles
c)
War Owls
d)
War Machines
91.
_______________ urged Native Americans to return to the customs of their ancestors.
a)
Tenskwatawa
b)
Tecumseh
c)
Geronimo
d)
Osceola
92.
According to the principle of _______________ the government should interfere as little as possible in the nation's economy
a)
laissez-faire
b)
state's rights
c)
nullification
d)
socialism
93.
In order to handle the government's money, President _____________ created an independent treasury.
a)
Martin van Buren
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
Henry Clay
d)
James K. Polk
94.
What do historians call the forced removal of the Cherokee from their native lands to present-day Oklahoma?
a)
the Trail of Tears
b)
the Seminole Trail
c)
the Trail of Sorrows
d)
the Long March
95.
Who founded the Mormon church?
a)
Joseph Smith
b)
Brigham Young
c)
John Quincy Adams
d)
Marcus Whitman
96.
maintaining a position of not taking sides in a conflict
a)
neutrality
b)
nationalism
c)
boycott
d)
nullification
97.
consisting of two houses or chambers
a)
bicameral
b)
unicameral
c)
tricameral
d)
quadcameral
98.
a group of citizen soldiers
a)
militia
b)
aliens
c)
mercenaries
d)
loyalists
99.
when a person refuses to buy goods or use services
a)
boycott
b)
nullify
c)
neutrality
d)
nationalism
100.
intense loyalty to one's own nation above all others
a)
nationalism
b)
neutrality
c)
bicameral
d)
boycott
101.
a tax on imports
a)
tariff
b)
excise
c)
alien
d)
exclusionary
102.
an immigrant who lives in a country and is not a citizen
a)
alien
b)
native
c)
indigenous
d)
neutral
103.
in an election, winning more than 50% of the vote
a)
majority
b)
plurality
c)
minority
d)
neutrality
104.
in an election, winning the most votes, but not necessarily more than 50%
a)
plurality
b)
majority
c)
minority
d)
embargo
105.
to leave or withdraw
a)
secede
b)
embargo
c)
nullify
d)
boycott
106.
information, such as posters, made to influence public opinion
a)
propaganda
b)
impressment
c)
nationalism
d)
boycott
107.
to force the military of one country to work for the military of an opposing country
a)
impressment
b)
secession
c)
neutrality
d)
embargo
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