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FINAL EXAM: American History Semester 1

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which three Amendments were drafted to ensure equality for the slaves?

a)

17th,18th,19th

b)

13th,14th,15th

c)

13th,14th,16th

d)

8th,9th,10th

2.

What was the primary economic activity of the Southern Colonies?

a)

Fur trading

b)

Shipbuilding

c)

agriculture

d)

commerce

3.

What was the importance of Ellis Island?

a)

Where prisoners were transported to when the spoke out negatively against the government

b)

Site of one of the battles of the Civil War

c)

Chief immigration center for European immigrants

d)

Primary location of Radical Republicans during Reconstruction

4.

Which Amendment granted African-American men the right to vote?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

5.

The Raid on Harpers Ferry in Virginia was carried out by which extreme abolitionist?

a)

William Lloyd Garrison

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Nat Turner

d)

John Brown

6.

Which of the following is considered the first shots of the Civil War?

a)

Battle of Antietam

b)

Battle of Atlanta

c)

Fort Sumter

d)

Valley Forge

7.

California was admitted as a free state as part of what Compromise?

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Great Compromise

d)

Compromise of 1877

8.

The Middle Passage is the name given to the voyage that brought what to America?

a)

Rum

b)

Slaves

c)

Guns

d)

Manufactured Goods

9.

What event led to the immediate secession of South Carolina?

a)

John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry

b)

The Dred Scott case

c)

The Election of 1860

d)

The Compromise of 1850

10.

____________________________ created a monopoly in the oil industry using horizontal integration methods.

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

J.P. Morgan

c)

John D. Rockefeller

d)

William T. Sherman

11.

This was the single day bloodiest battle of the Civil War.

a)

Battle of Antietam

b)

Battle of Gettysburg

c)

Battle of Atlanta

d)

Battle of Vicksburg

12.

Which of the following Civil War Battles is being described?


-Turning Point of the war

-3 day battle

-Confederacy could no longer attack

a)

Battle of Vicksburg

b)

Battle of Gettysburg

c)

Battle of Atlanta

d)

Battle of Bull Run

13.

After the British won the French and Indian War, King George would not allow the colonists to move west of the Appalachian Mountains. This was called the:

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Proclamation of 1763

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Declaration of Independence

14.
He wrote the book Common Sense to convince colonials of the need to support independence from Britain
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Thomas Paine
c)
John Locke
d)
j.K. Rowling
15.

The Erie Canal would change everything by linking the _____ to the whole of middle America.

a)

Gulf of Mexico

b)

Mississippi RIver

c)

Pacific Ocean

d)

Atlantic Ocean

16.
Which act/compromise prohibited slavery north of latitude 36 30' north? 
a)
Missouri Compromise 
b)
Texas Act
c)
Dakota Compromise
17.

This city was the epicenter of protests prior to the start of the Revolutionary War.

a)

Boston

b)

New York

c)

Philadelphia

d)

Baltimore

18.

Those who still sided with the King and British were called:

a)

Loyalists

b)

Patriots

c)

Traitors

d)

Rebels

19.

Following the Revolutionary War, what was the United States' #1 problem?

a)

Loyalists causing disruptions

b)

Native American attacks

c)

Overwhelming national debt

d)

Too many babies

20.

What did Thomas Jefferson buy that doubled the size of the United States instantly?

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Napoleon's State

c)

Northwest Territory

21.

The invention of the cotton gin increased southern dependence on:

a)

slave labor

b)

railroad transportation

c)

northern cooperation

d)

Cotton and Gin

22.

Which of the following was not an advantage for the South at the start of the Civil War?

a)

More industry

b)

Will to fight

c)

Defensive strategy

d)

Better generals

23.

Lincoln issued this statement during the Civil War which freed slaves in the South - making the war about freedom, and not just preserving the Union.

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Gettysburg Address

d)

Dred Scott Decision

24.

This was when a Northern General marched from Atlanta, across Georgia, burning everything in his path to show the South how terrible the war was.

a)

Sherman's March

b)

Selma's March

c)

March of Washington

25.

This Amendment banned slavery forever.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

26th Amendment

c)

8th Amendment

d)

2nd Amendment

26.

This group was created to help provide food, clothing and education to freed slaves following the Civil War.

a)

Freedman's Bureau

b)

Freedom's Union

c)

Emancipator's Association

27.

This group formed to terrorize, intimidate and strike fear into the hearts of anyone who supported equality for African Americans during Reconstruction.

a)

Ku Klux Klan

b)

Wu Tang Clan

c)

Techno Union Clan

d)

Vicroy Clan

28.

When a corporation controls an entire market or industry, they have a _______.

a)

Cartel

b)

Conglomerate

c)

Monopoly

d)

Business

29.

During the late 1800s, workers were upset with low wages and dangerous working conditions, so they formed these to collectively bargain with big corporations.

a)

Labor Unions

b)

American Federations

c)

Guilds

d)

Clans

30.

Which of the following groups was often used to repair large industrial machines in factories?

a)

Women

b)

Robots

c)

Children

d)

Immigrants

31.

Which resource primarily drew pioneers to California?

a)

Wheat

b)

Gold

c)

Corn

d)

Copper

32.

I. Many Americans went westward believing in Manifest Destiny, the idea that-

a)

All Americans had an equal chance making a fortune out west

b)

The United States was destined by God to expand westward

c)

That all who immigrated to the US should be treated equally

d)

That Native Americans could be peacefully assimilated

33.

Which Country sold the Louisiana Territory?

a)

The United States of America

b)

England

c)

France

d)

Spain

34.

California Gold Rush

a)

The influx of gold from foreign countries in order to create new currency within the United states

b)

Attack on the Native American tribes who's land in California was rich in gold deposits. The fights between miners and Natives lead to stricter laws forcing the tribes onto reservations

c)

Purchase of California from the Mexicans in an attempt to increase the overall territory of the United States. After the an influx of people it started to be called the gold state causing more people to head to California.

d)

Mass migration to California after gold was discovered in 1848. The Gold Rush undoubtedly sped up California’s admission to the Union as the 31st state, as the population had increased from 800 to 100,000 in less than two years.

35.

This opened up the American West to more rapid development. With the completion of this, the travel time for making the 3,000-mile journey across the United States was cut from a matter of months to under a week.

a)

Steam engine

b)

Telegraph

c)

Transcontinental Railroad

d)

Highway system

36.

Famous American inventor who is credited with inventing the phonograph, microphone, incandescent light bulb, and many others.

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

Nikola Tesla

d)

John D. Rockefeller

37.

What is the term for the government's "hands-off" approach to the economy during Reconstruction and the Gilded Age?

a)

socialism

b)

laissez-faire

c)

tariff

d)

philanthropy

38.

What invention slowed down the cattle drives?

a)

Airplanes

b)

Barbed Wire

c)

XBox

d)

Gold

39.
The period between the 1870s and 1890s was known as _________________.
a)
The Civil Service Age
b)
The Roaring Twenties
c)
The Age of Reason
d)
The Gilded Age
40.

What invention allowed buildings to be built above 5 stories?

a)

Elevator

b)

Stairs

c)

Steel

d)

Superman

41.
A less expensive and easier way to make steel.  It increased production and lowered the price of steel in the US dramatically. Allowed skyscrapers to be built.
a)
Industrial Revolution
b)
Bessemer Process
c)
JP Morgan
d)
Hull House
42.
Suffrage refers to:
a)
Discrimination
b)
Women’s Rights
c)
The Right To Vote
d)
The Denial of Voting
43.

The purpose of the Stamp Act was to tax...

a)

playing cards.

b)

legal documents.

c)

newspapers.

d)

All of the above

44.

The primary purpose of the Declaration of Independence was to...

a)

create a new framework of government.

b)

list colonial complaints against King George III.

c)

declare colonial independence from Great Britain.

d)

celebrate the Fourth of July.

45.

Who were the Patriots?

a)

Colonists who wanted to stay part of the British Empire

b)

A dominating NFL football team that has racked up 6 super bowl championships since 2000.

c)

Colonists who wanted to be independent from the British Empire

d)

Colonists who wanted to move to Great Britain

46.

Why did the British tax the colonies so heavily after the French and Indian War?

a)

To get extra tea and sugar

b)

To force the Patriots to surrender

c)

To create anger in the colonies

d)

To pay off war debt

47.

Who was the monarch in charge of Great Britain during the Revolutionary War?

a)

King George III

b)

King Charles X

c)

King Henry IV

d)

King James I

48.

What battle was the turning point of the Revolutionary War?

a)

Yorktown

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Saratoga

d)

Lexington/Concord

49.

Who was the leader of the Continental Army?

a)

George Washington

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

General Cornwallis

d)

Thomas Jefferson

50.

This was the first armed conflict of the Revolutionary War; known as “shot heard round the world.”

a)

Trenton

b)

Lexington and Concord

c)

Yorktown

d)

Saratoga

e)

Bunker Hill

51.

Prussian officer who helped to train the Patriot troops at Valley Forge:

a)

Lord Dunmore

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Friedrich von Steuben

d)

Marquis de Lafayette

e)

Charles Cornwallis

52.

What country agreed to help the Colonial Army after the battle of Saratoga during the American Revolution?

a)

Britain

b)

Canada

c)

Spain

d)

France

53.
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
a)
John Adams
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
Thomas Jefferson
54.
What does "No Taxation without Representation" mean?
a)
that colonists could not tax the British because Parliament was in England
b)
that Britain should not be able to tax the colonists since the colonists did not have a voice in British Parliament
c)
that coloists needed to receive a bill before they would pay their taxes
55.

Who was the President during the Civil War?

a)

George Washington

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Andrew Johnson

56.

The main cause of the Civil War was

a)

the North did not want to be associated with poor southern states

b)

Lincoln's assassination by a Southerner

c)

taxation without representation

d)

the disagreement over slavery

57.

Who won the Civil War?

a)

The North -- Union

b)

The South -- Confederacy

c)

The Redcoats

d)

The Continental Congress

58.

General Sherman's March to the Sea is best described as an example of...

a)

Marching

b)

Apriling

c)

Total War

d)

Mostly War

59.

What is the name of the territory shown on the map?

a)

Oregon

b)

Original 13 Colonies

c)

Louisiana

60.

The area shown on the map was acquired from __________.

a)

Spain

b)

Britain

c)

France

61.
What year did the most miners rush to California?
a)
1848
b)
1849
c)
1852
d)
1853
62.
Utah was mostly settled by what group of people who sought a place where they could freely practice their religion?
a)
Mormons
b)
Christians
c)
Native Americans
d)
Mountain men and fur trappers
63.
The ________________ was a law in 1860 that offered acres of land to anyone who agreed to live on and improve the land for 5 years.
a)
Dawes Act
b)
Meeting at Promontory Point
c)
Homestead Act
d)
Boomtown Act
64.
Name the piece of Land.
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Mexican Cession 
c)
Louisiana Purchase 
d)
Florida Cession
65.
What were the difficulties of the Oregon Trail?
a)
Length of the journey
b)
Disease
c)
Weather
d)
All of the above
66.

How long did it take to travel the Oregon Trail?

a)

2 years

b)

3 months

c)

1-4 weeks

d)

6-8 months

67.

What were 2 advances in communication during the period of the second industrial revolution?

a)

the television and the text

b)

the intercom and internet

c)

the telegraph and the telephone

d)

the Pony Express and word of mouth

68.
Which of the following is true of working conditions in the Second Industrial Revolution?
a)
factories competed with one another to offer the highest wages
b)
factories were often crowded, poorly ventilated, and prone to accidents
c)
all factories used Assembly Lines to make production more efficient
d)
management made sure workers were so well-trained and educated they were irreplaceable
69.

During Reconstruction, these workers were given food, clothing, and medicine on credit. They had to share a portion of their harvest with the landowner but were provided land, a home, and fertilizer by the landowner

a)

slaves

b)

carpetbaggers

c)

scalawags

d)

sharecroppers

70.

Who became president after Lincoln's assassination?

a)

U.S. Grant

b)

Andrew Johnson

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Robert E. Lee

71.
What was the primary source of food, clothing, tools, shelter for the Plains Indians?
a)
Elk
b)
Deer
c)
Horses
d)
Buffalo
72.

Most Native Americans ended up being forced to live:

a)

In Reservations

b)

In Major Cities

c)

In the Pacific Northwest

d)

In Mississippi River Cities

73.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was
a)
Werowocomoco
b)
Yorktown
c)
Richmond
d)
Jamestown
74.

What does "Gilded" mean when we talk about the Gilded Age that Mark Twain termed?

a)

Nice on the outside, ugly on the inside

b)

Ugly on the outside, nice on the inside

c)

All talk, no action

d)

What goes around, comes around

75.

This enslaved person sued for his freedom after having lived in a free state. The courts ruled he was property.

a)

Roger B. Taney

b)

Dred Scott

c)

Stephen Douglass

John Brown

d)

Stephen Douglas

76.

What is the purpose for Frederick Douglass's writing his slave narrative?

a)

To share his experience as a slave in hopes to bring changes for the lives of the slaves.

b)

To show off that he is a man.

c)

He just wants to write for pleasure.

d)

None of the above

77.

What was the Underground Railroad?

a)

A train that took people to freedom.

b)

A magical train that took kids to the North Pole.

c)

A group of people who helped slaves escape to freedom.

d)

A home where Harriet Tubman grew up.

78.
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.
79.
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book to show the cruelties of slavery. What was it called?
a)
Uncle Bob's Stories
b)
Uncle Tom's Hotel
c)
Uncle Joe's Best Recipes
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
80.

This is where the Continental Army barely survived a harsh winter. It was here that they became a strong fighting force as they were trained properly and turned into a true Army.

a)

Valley Forge

b)

Saratoga

c)

Yorktown

d)

Bunker Hill

81.

Which battle ended the Revolutionary war. The American and French surrounded them and Cornwallis surrendered to General Washington?

a)

Yorktown

b)

Saratoga

c)

Trenton

d)

Bunker Hill

82.

The Olive Branch Petition was written by the Colonists to Great Britain for what?

a)

Make a Declaration of Total War with England

b)

Ask for more time to pay debt to England

c)

A last attempt at peace with the mother country England before going declaring independence.

d)

Proposed attempt for peace with Native Americans and the French prior to the French and Indian War.

83.
Declaration of Independence was created July 4th of what year?
a)
1607
b)
1773
c)
1781
d)
1776
84.
Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country through the: 
a)
Treaty of Paris 1763
b)
Declaration of Independence 1776
c)
Treaty of Paris 1783
d)
Articles of Confederation
85.
Who was the conductor that helped free around 3,000 slaves on the Underground Railroad?
a)
Fredrick Douglass
b)
Sojourner Truth
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
86.
Which statement best describes the causes of the Civil War
a)
The North wanted their own slaves
b)
The south wanted slavery and states' rights
c)
the south wanted a strong federal government
d)
The North was angry about Lincoln's death
87.
What was the time period that followed the Civil War called?
a)
The Golden Age
b)
The Roaring Twenties
c)
The Industrial Revolution
d)
Reconstruction
88.
The 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans citizenship
b)
Gave African Americans the right to vote
c)
Freed the slaves
d)
Gave landowners the right to sharecrop
89.

More factories, more railroads, more soldiers, and a better navy were all ______________ during the Civil War.

a)

Confederate advantages

b)

Union advantages

c)

reasons for a Confederate victory

d)

causes of the Battle of Gettysburg

90.
Better officers, defending their own homes, and not having to go on the attack were
a)
Union advantages
b)
reasons the Union won the battle of Antietam
c)
Confederate advantages
d)
reasons that the Confederacy won at Ft. Pillow
91.
These were laws that made it illegal for African Americans to live or work in certain areas and allowed whites to arrest African Americans who were not working.  Once arrested they would be forcibly assigned to work for white landowners. 
a)
Freedman's Bureau Laws
b)
Reconstruction Acts
c)
Black Codes
d)
Jim Crow Laws
92.

Northerners who migrated to the mostly destroyed post-war south to make large profits and/or help freedmen after the Civil War were known as

a)

Scalawags

b)

Ku Klux Klan

c)

Carpetbaggers

d)

Sharecroppers

93.

Small poorly trained army

a)

British army

b)

Continental army

94.

No navy

a)

British army

b)

Continental army

95.

Long delays in getting supplies

a)

British army

b)

Continental army

96.

President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

97.

The commanding general of the Union army was

a)

Ulysses Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

William Sherman

d)

John Wilkes Booth

98.
How many colonies were there?
a)
13
b)
11
c)
15
d)
10
99.
From 1800 to 1860, what had the greatest economic impact on the South?
a)
Tobacco
b)
Cotton
c)
Rice
d)
Slavery
100.
When was the Constitution written?
a)
1776
b)
1787
c)
1941
d)
1865