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US History Final Review

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does this picture represent?

a)

The Gold Rush

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Progress

d)

Monroe Doctrine

2.

What was the first successful English settlement in America?

a)

Plymouth, Massachusetts

b)

Jamestown, Virginia

c)

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

d)

Houston, Texas

3.
What year was Jamestown founded?
a)
1776
b)
1803
c)
1607
d)
1620
4.
What year was the Declaration of Independence signed?
a)
1812
b)
1787
c)
1803
d)
1776
5.

What founding document was written and ratified in 1787?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Constitution

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

6.
What president purchased Louisiana?
a)
Jefferson
b)
Adams
c)
Madison
d)
Hamilton
7.
What year was the Louisiana Purchase made from France?
a)
1787
b)
1803
c)
1903
d)
1861
8.
What years did the Civil War take place?
a)
1914-1918
b)
1812-1814
c)
1861-1865
d)
1763-1783
9.

Where were the first shots of the American Revolution fired? "Shot heard 'round the world?"

a)

Yorktown

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Saratoga

d)

Lexington and Concord

10.

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Lexington

c)

Antietam

d)

Ft. Sumter

11.

Where did General Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War?

a)

Sherman

b)

Washington

c)

San Jacinto

d)

Appomattox Courthouse

12.
What was someone called who wanted to end slavery in the United States?
a)
Abolitionist
b)
Anti-Slaver
c)
Suffragette
d)
Southerner
13.

What was one cause of the Civil War in which someone feels more loyalty to a part of the country or state than the country as a whole.

a)

Slavery

b)

Sectionalism

c)

Division

d)

Tariff

14.
This is the belief that the United States should own all the land from Atlantic to Pacific Ocean.
a)
Expansion
b)
Imperialism
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
None
15.

Which branch is not one of the three branches in the federal government?

a)

Legislative

b)

Representative

c)

Executive

d)

Judicial

16.

_____________ were supporters of the Constitution who favored a strong national government.

a)

Anti-Federalists

b)

Federalists

c)

Monarchists

d)

Loyalists

17.

_____________ were people opposed to the Constitution, preferring more power be given to the state governments than to the national government.

a)

Anti-Federalists

b)

Federalists

c)

Democrats

d)

Republicans

18.
_____________  the idea of a state declaring a federal law illegal.
a)
Voidation
b)
Declaration
c)
Nullification
d)
Federalism
19.
Diaries, journals and other original records of an event are called _____________ sources.
a)
Secondary
b)
Primary
20.
Textbooks, articles and other summaries written at a later date than the event are called ____________ sources.
a)
Primary
b)
Secondary
21.
___________ was a document written by Thomas Jefferson, declaring the colonies free from England.
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Constitution
c)
Mayflower Compact
d)
Declaration of Independence
22.
___________ was the first American constitution.  It was a very weak document that limited the power of the Congress by giving states the final authority over all decisions.
a)
Magna Carta
b)
Mayflower Compact
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Constitution
23.

The _____________ is the foreign policy statement made by the 5th President stating that 1) the U.S. would not interfere in European affairs, and 2) that the western hemisphere was closed to colonization and/ or interference by European nations.

a)

Adam's Inaugural Address

b)

Washington's Farewell Address

c)

Jefferson's Embargo Act

d)

Monroe Doctrine

24.

__________ treaty ended the French and Indian War (1754-1763) and effectively kicked the French out of North America.

a)

Treaty of Ghent

b)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

c)

Treaty of Paris 1763

d)

Treaty of Paris 1783

25.

The _____________ ended the American Revolution (1775-1783) and forced Britain to recognize the United States as an independent nation.

a)

Treaty of Ghent

b)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

c)

Treaty of Paris 1763

d)

Treaty of Paris 1783

26.
______________ was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to convince colonists that it was time to become independent from Britain.
a)
Federalist Papers
b)
Anti-Federalist Writing
c)
Give me Liberty or Give me Death
d)
Common Sense
27.
______________ the first ten amendments to the Constitution and detail the protection of individual liberties.
a)
Fixer Uppers
b)
Federalist Papers
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Reconstruction Amendments
28.
_____________ is a short speech given by Abraham Lincoln to dedicate a cemetery for soldiers who died at the Battle of Gettysburg.  It is considered to be a profound statement of American ideals.
a)
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
b)
Lincoln's First Inauguration
c)
Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address
d)
Lincoln's Farewell Address
29.

Abraham Lincoln issued the_________ on January 1, 1863, setting all slaves in the rebelling Confederate states free.

a)

Gettysburg Address

b)

Inaugural Address

c)

Emancipation Procalamation

d)

Farewell Address

30.
The ___________ Compromise created two houses of Congress.  One based on population, the other gave equal representation to each state.
a)
3/5 
b)
Great
c)
Missouri
d)
1850
31.

The __________ Compromise said that every enslaved person counted as 3/5ths of a person for population purposes.

a)

Great

b)

Three-Fifths

c)

Missouri

d)

1850

32.
The ____________ Act overturned the Missouri Compromise by giving people in the middle territory of the United States a chance to vote on slavery.
a)
California
b)
1820
c)
Kansas-Nebraska
d)
None
33.
The ___________ Compromise avoided sectional tensions by drawing a line across the United States. Slavery would be legal below the line only.
a)
Kansas-Nebraska
b)
1850
c)
Missouri
d)
Great
34.
The Compromise of 1850 kept the north happy by admitting California as a free state. What law did it create to make the south happy?
a)
Missouri Law
b)
Cotton Law
c)
Great Compromise
d)
Fugitive Slave Law
35.
A member of the Sons of Liberty who started the Committee of Correspondence to stir public support for American independence.
a)
Sam Houston
b)
Sam Adams
c)
Abigail Adams
d)
King George III
36.
The King of England who disbanded the colonial legislatures, taxed the colonies, and refused the Olive Branch Petition leading to the final break with the colonies.
a)
King John 
King John
b)
King Richard
c)
King George VIIII
d)
King George III
37.
Wrote the Declaration of Independence; became the 3rd President of the United States and purchased the Louisiana territory, doubling the size of the United States.
a)
James Madison
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
38.
Wrote pamphlets like Common Sense and The Crisis to encourage American independence and resolve.
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Sam Adams
d)
Henry Clay
39.
Leader of the Continental Army who became the first President of the United States.
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
d)
George Washington
40.
Leader of the original Democratic Party and a “President of the people”.  He was also responsible for the Trail of Tears, which forced Native Americans west of the Mississippi River.
a)
Sam Adams
b)
James Monroe
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
George Mason
41.
President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Stonewall Jackson
42.
General of the Union Army and was responsible for winning the Civil War for the North.
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Stonewall Jackson
43.
General of the Confederate Army.
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Andrew Jackson
d)
Jefferson Davis
44.

16th President of the United States who successfully put the Union back together only to be assassinated days after the Civil War ended.

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jeffersons Davis

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

45.
Considered to be the “Father of the Constitution." He was President during the War of 1812.
a)
John Jay
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Monroe
46.
Former slave who became the best-known black abolitionist in the country.
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Martin Luther King Jr.
c)
Harriet Beecher Stowe
d)
William Lloyd Garrison
47.

The president who enacted the Monroe Doctrine, which shut down the western hemisphere to European expansion or interference.

a)

James Madison

b)

James Monroe

c)

Henry Clay

d)

George Washington

48.
An escaped slave who became a Conductor on the Underground Railroad and helped over 300 slaves to freedom in the North.
a)
Frederick Douglass
b)
Harriet Beechers Stowe
c)
Harriet Tubman
d)
William Lloyd Garrison
49.
Was the Supreme Court decision that said slaves were property and not citizens.
a)
Marbury vs. Madison
b)
Worcester vs. Georgia
c)
Dred Scott Case
d)
McCullough vs. Maryland
50.
The Act by Congress that forced Native Americans to move to land west of the Mississippi River.
a)
Compromise of 1850
b)
Compromise of 1877
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
Civil Rights Act
51.
Thousands of Cherokee died on the journey to Oklahoma.  This journey became known as ______________.
a)
Trail to Utah
b)
Santa Fe Trail
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Oregon Trail
52.
What Treaty brought an end to the Mexican-American War?
a)
Treaty of Paris 1783
b)
Treaty of Ghent
c)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
d)
Treaty of Paris 1765
53.
The territory that was ceded to the US after the Mexican-American war eventually became the states of...
a)
Florida, Louisiana, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas
b)
California, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Nevada and Wyoming
c)
Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Oklahoma
d)
Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Oklahoma, and Texas
54.
In 1849, John Sutter discovered a mineral on his property in California which escalated the westward moment of Americans.
a)
California Gold Rush
b)
Silver in the San Juans
c)
Coal in Colorado
d)
Ore in Oregon
55.
An American who supported Britain in the Revolution was called a:
a)
Patriot
b)
Loyalist
c)
Greenback
d)
Redcoat
56.
What river did Washington and his men cross for the Battle of Trenton?
a)
Susquehanna
b)
Trenton
c)
Delaware
d)
Mississippi
57.
Refusing to buy a product or service
a)
Cede
b)
Blockade
c)
Boycott
58.

Regular citizens choosing to volunteer in local army units

a)

Militia

b)

Minutemen

c)

Boycotts

d)

Rebels

59.
What was the main reason people from England chose to move to the Colonies
a)
They wanted to move for fun
b)
They wanted religious freedom
c)
There was more tea in the Colonies
d)
They wanted the higher paying jobs that were there
60.
What is the meaning of taxation without representation?
a)
When people are taxed, but they have no say in the government
b)
When people are taxed twice on the same item
c)
When some people get taxed and others don't
d)
When people in the Colonies are taxed, but no one in England is
61.

What British regulation prohibited colonist from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains and caused anger at the British?

a)

The Proclamation of 1763

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

The Declaration of 1760

d)

The Proclamation of Rights

62.
The exchange of goods and ideas between the hemispheres after Europeans colonize the Americas is known as 
a)
Columbian Exchange
b)
Manifest Destiny
c)
mercantilism
d)
nationalism
63.

All of the following were problems settlers faced at Jamestown except

a)

diseases

b)

too many resources

c)

laziness of settlers

d)

poor leadership

64.
Slavery was at the heart of the economy in this region.
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
65.
The region with rocky soil, small farms, lumber and shipbuilding
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
66.

Which of these was NOT a goal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

a)

Search for a water route to the Pacific Ocean

b)

Establish relationships with Native Americans

c)

Pay close attention to the soil and face of the country

d)

Conquer any Indian tribes and move them to Indian Territory

67.

The part of the slave’s journey aboard the ship between Africa and the American colonies was known as the _________________ _________________

a)

Triangular Trade Route

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Northwest Passage

d)

Bermuda Triangle

68.

The trade routes between Europe, Africa, and the Americas that transported goods and enslave peoples was known as...

a)

Triangular Trade

b)

Square Trade

c)

Circular Trade

d)

Money Trade

69.
This taxed paper products like mortgages and licenses, and also cards and newspapers
a)
Tea Act
b)
Paper Act
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Townshend Act
70.
What event does this drawing show?
a)
Tarring and feathering
b)
Boston Tea Party
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
American Revolution
71.
 Alexander Hamilton believe in a-
a)
Loose interpretation of the Constitution 
b)
Strict interpretation of the Constitution
72.
The XYZ Affair involved what two countries? 
a)
US & France
b)
US & Britain
c)
Britain & France 
d)
Spain & France 
73.
According to the concept of manifest destiny,
a)
westward expansion was the fulfillment of America's destiny
b)
it was primarily economic factors that caused Americans to expand westward
c)
overpopulation on the eastern seaboard forced westward expansion
d)
it was primarily political factors that caused Americans to expand westward
74.
The Era of Good Feelings 
a)
is the term for the presidency of Thomas Jefferson 
b)
Marked an era of one party; the Federalists 
c)
took place after the War of 18112
d)
was a time period of true unity and harmony with all Americans 
75.
What were those slave states that did not secede during the fighting called?
a)
Traitor States
b)
Border States
c)
Free States
d)
Ideal States
76.
The South had an advantage over the North in
a)
a larger population
b)
better military commanders
c)
more industry
d)
more transportation
77.
Enforced a strict law saying runaway slaves in the North must be captured and returned to their masters.
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Slave Codes
d)
Black Codes
78.

Christopher Columbus is often credited with being the first European to "discover" the New World in 1492. According to the map, who was the first to arrive in the New World?

a)

the Vikings

b)

John Cabot

c)

Amerigo Vespucci

d)

the map does not show the "New World"

79.

The map of Magellan's voyage shows that his crew successfully:

a)

reached the South Pole

b)

crossed the mainland of Asia

c)

landed in the United States

d)

sailed around the world

80.

What motivated Europeans to explore and settle new territory?

a)

economic gain through land and goods (gold)

b)

spreading Christianity (God)

c)

competition with other countries (glory)

d)

all of the above

81.

Diseases carried by the explorers such as measles, smallpox, and malaria killed many _________.

a)

Colonists

b)

African slaves

c)

Spanish explorers

d)

Native Peoples

82.
Hernando Cortez conquered this Indian Empire
a)
Aztecs
b)
Wampanoags
c)
Mayans
d)
Chumash 
83.

Thomas Jefferson believe in a-

a)

Loose interpretation of the Constitution

b)

Strict interpretation of the Constitution

84.
More factories, population, and a better navy were
a)
Confederate advantages
b)
Union advantages
c)
reasons for a Confederate victory
d)
causes of the Battle of Gettysburg
85.
The Civil War began when Confederate forces launched an attack at which location?
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Fort Williams
c)
Fort Pillow
d)
Fort Apache
86.
To withdraw from something, such as a nation
a)
states' rights
b)
secede
c)
abolitionist
d)
amendment
87.

An abolitionist who tried to start a slave rebellion by attacking an armory at Harpers Ferry, VA.

a)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

John Brown

88.
General Sherman led his troops through Georgia toward Savannah and destroyed  things that Southerners needed for war.
a)
Sherman's March to the Sea
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Gettysburg
d)
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
89.

What battle was the single, bloodiest day in the Civil War?

a)

Bull Run

b)

Antietam

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Manassas

90.
Which side won the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy

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