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United States History Unit 2

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The belief that the United States was destined to stretch all the way across the continent of North America

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Mexican-American War

d)

Gold Rush

2.
Which part of the country was the Mexican Cession in?
a)
Northeastern U.S.
b)
Southeastern U.S.
c)
Northwestern U.S.
d)
Southwestern U.S.
3.
The war with Mexico BEGAN with
a)
California's rebellion
b)
a border dispute in Texas
c)
the Battle of Buena Vista
d)
a US invasion of Mexico City
4.

The purchase of Louisiana

a)

was a costly mistake

b)

was opposed by western farmers

c)

doubled the size of the United States and gave control of the Mississippi River

d)

led to war with Great Britain

5.
Why was the Gadsden Purchase added to the U.S. in 1853?
a)
it was needed for the building of a railroad
b)
it was a gift from Mexico
c)
it was part of the treaty with Mexico
d)
gold was discovered in that area
6.
The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Great Lakes
7.
Which area on the map was acquired by the United States as a result of the Mexican War?
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Gadsden Purchase 
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Oregon Territory
8.
49ers
a)
Group of settlers who moved to California in search of land. 
b)
Group of settlers who moved to California in search of religious freedom
c)
Group of settlers who moved to California in search of white beaches
d)
Group of settlers who moved to California in search of gold
9.
“Mr. Manifest Destiny”; added more territory to the United States than any other President. 
a)
Jefferson
b)
Jackson
c)
Monroe
d)
Polk
10.
Which of the following presidents purchased Louisiana?
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
d)
Jackson
11.
How did the U.S. acquire Oregon? 
a)
treaty with the British
b)
war with England
c)
purchased from the British
d)
war with Mexico
12.
Why was the Gadsden Purchase added to the U.S. in 1853?
a)
it was needed for the building of a railroad
b)
it was a gift from Mexico
c)
it was part of the treaty with Mexico
d)
gold was discovered in that area
13.

The war ended with 2 sides signing a treaty which took away half of Mexico's land. What was the name of the treaty?

a)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Nantes

d)

Olive Branch Petition

14.
The idea that the common people should control the government
a)
Spoils system
b)
Corrupt Bargain
c)
American system
d)
Jacksonian Democracy
15.
Henry Clay, a presidential candidate withdrew from the race and gave his support to John Quincy Adams in exchange for the position of Secretary of State
a)
American system
b)
Controversy
c)
Corrupt Bargain
d)
Mudslinging
16.

a proposal from Henry Clay to the government that called for a new national bank, which Andrew Jackson despised

a)

American System

b)

Corrupt Bargain

c)

Jacksonian Democracy

d)

Spoils System

17.
Hurling insults at each other and was a controversial technique used by Jackson to persuade voters
a)
Campaigning
b)
Mudslinging
c)
Facebook
d)
Debating
18.

States ignoring a federal law is called --

a)

nullification

b)

spoils system

c)

suffrage

d)

resettlement

19.

The right to vote is called --

a)

tariff

b)

nullification

c)

suffrage

d)

states' rights

20.

When a region cares more about its interests rather than the nation's interests, this is called --

a)

nullification

b)

sectionalism

c)

states' rights

d)

Judicial Review

21.

This political party was established by Andrew Jackson and his supporters --

a)

Democratic-Republicans

b)

Whig Party

c)

Federalists

d)

Democratic Party

22.

Which statement describes "The Trail of Tears"?

a)

The blood shed by the Indians at the Battle of Little Bighorn

b)

The line connecting Natives from sea to shining sea

c)

The path Chief Osceola took on his way to prison in Florida

d)

The involuntary 1000-mile march Cherokee Indians made in their removal from Georgia

23.

The Indian Removal Act relocated thousands of Cherokees from Georgia to Indian Territory for the purpose of ________________.

a)

making the land available for white settlers and farmers

b)

allowing the Cherokee their freedom from U.S. control

c)

obeying the Supreme Court's order to move the Cherokee

d)

creating a wilderness area for use by French for trappers

24.
What was the Tariff of 1828 referred to by the Southerners?
a)
Tariff of Nullification
b)
Tariff of the South
c)
Tariff of Abominations
25.

What principle of government is question during the Nullification Crisis?

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Federalism

d)

Popular Sovereignty

26.
The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 crafted a document that was very similar to the __________________.
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Halifax Resolves
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Articles of Confederation
27.

As a result of the suffrage movement

a)

slavery was abolished.

b)

the 19th Amendment was passed

c)

women achieved equal pay

d)

women were allowed to drive.

28.

Which of the following represents the best definition for temperance movement?

a)

a widespread effort by few people to increase the consumption of alcohol

b)

a widespread effort by many people to reduce the consumption of alcohol

c)

a widespread effort by many people to reduce the consumption of tobacco

d)

the fight for equal rights such as education,voting, and workplace rights for women

29.
One of the goals of the women's suffrage movement was to
a)
give women the right to work.
b)
allow women to attend church.
c)
give women the right to vote.
d)
get women out of schools.
30.
A person who believed in getting rid of slavery was called ______________.
a)
an abolitionist
b)
a soldier
c)
a civilian
31.

____ was the movement to end slavery in America.

a)

The Suffrage Movement

b)

The Abolition Movement

c)

The Emancipation Movement

d)

The Citizen's Rights Movement

32.

A statement of American policy warning European powers not to interfere with the Americas.

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Treaty of Ghent

c)

Nationalism

d)

American System

33.

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

34.

A canal that was built in New York that connected Albany to Buffalo.

a)

Whitewater Canal

b)

Erie Canal

c)

Panama Canal

d)

Suez Canal

35.

This agreement settled conflict that had arisen from Missouri's application for statehood.

a)

The Great Compromise

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Rush-Bagot Agreement

36.

Established a line 36 30 as a boundary between slave and free states

a)

McCulloch vs. Maryland

b)

Mudslinging

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Interstate Commerce

37.

Ruled that the federal government had power over the states

a)

McCulloch vs. Maryland

b)

Mudslinging

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Interstate Commerce

38.

Who was the president during the Era of Good Feelings?

a)

John Adams

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Monroe

d)

George Washington

39.

Why were people worried about admitting Missouri into the Union as a slave state?

a)

Missouri couldn't afford to be admitted.

b)

There wasn't enough room for the state.

c)

It would upset the balance of free and slave states in the country.

d)

The Union didn't want any more states.

40.

Which best defines the term spoils system?

a)

a system that forced American Indians to relocate to Oklahoma Territory

b)

a system that allowed the winning political party to give jobs to supporters

c)

a system that implemented the renewal of a charter for a national bank

d)

a system of federal tariffs on goods imported from foreign nations

41.

Which was a major source of controversy for President Andrew Jackson?

a)

his support of expanded voting rights

b)

the Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears

c)

his upbringing west of the Appalachians

d)

the appeal to the public during his campaign

42.
Which person was for the National Bank?
a)
Jefferson
b)
Roosevelt
c)
Clinton
d)
Hamilton
43.

When the Supreme Court ruled that the National Bank was constitutional, what did Andrew Jackson do?

a)

Agreed with the Supreme Court and kept it.

b)

Vetoed the National Bank

c)

Wasn't happy about it, but tolerated it.

44.
The first state to leave the Union after the Election of 1860 was...
a)
South Carolina
b)
North Carolina
c)
Georgia
d)
Mississippi
45.

What was the main cause of South Carolina's secession in the 1860s?

a)

the Kansas Nebraska Act

b)

the Missouri Compromise

c)

the election of Abraham Lincoln

d)

the firing on Ft Sumter

46.
Which 2 issues played the GREATEST roles in causing the Civil War?
a)
States' rights and slavery
b)
Manifest destiny and Indian Removal
c)
The Missouri Compromise and California Gold Rush
d)
The election of James K Polk and the Northwest Ordinance
47.

Who was the President of the Confederacy?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Booker T. Washington

48.

The idea that political power belongs to the people is called_____________________, and allows the people to make decisions about who will represent them in government and what laws will be established.

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Federalism

d)

Separation of Powers

49.

Which part of the nation would be most in favor of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

a)

The Northern free states

b)

The Southern slave states

c)

California

d)

The states in New England

50.

The Compromise of 1850 admitted _________ as a free state.

a)

Arizona

b)

California

c)

New Mexico

d)

Utah

51.

Which of the following was the final ruling of the Dred Scott court case?

a)

Slavery Could Never Legally End

b)

Slaves Were Property And Not Citizens And Could Not Sue In Court

c)

Slavery Helped The Economy

d)

Slaves Were Essential To A Healthy Life

52.
Which of these people ran for the Republican Party?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Stephen A. Douglas
c)
John Breckinridge
53.

During the Election of 1860...

a)

The Republican party was split over slavery.

b)

Whigs won easily

c)

The Democratic party was split over slavery

d)

Abraham Lincoln won over 80% of the popular vote

54.
The event held at this location encouraged the start of the civil war and rallied both sides to build up their armies.
a)
Bull Run
b)
Yorktown
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
Appomattox 
55.
This was the first battle of the Civil War
a)
Yorktown
b)
Bull Run
c)
Appomattox
d)
Gettysburg
56.
This was the President of the Union.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
57.
This battle was the turning point in the war.
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of Antietam
c)
Battle of Gettysburg
d)
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
58.
How did John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry affect the nation?
a)
John Brown became a hero.
b)
It made the nation come together.
c)
It further divided the North and the South
d)
It had no affect on the country. 
59.
Which side won the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
60.
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
61.
Which amendment officially ended slavery in the United States?
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th 
d)
15th
62.
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
63.
The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
b)
Freed the Slaves
c)
Gave African American men the right to vote
d)
Forced African Americans back into slavery
64.
What did Congress think about President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction Plan?
a)
They agreed with his plan.
b)
They helped President Johnson form his plan.
c)
They thought his plan was too easy on the South.
d)
They thought his plan was too hard on the South.
65.
What was segregation?
a)
equal treatment for all people
b)
the forced separation of races
c)
a farmer shares part of his crop to pay for land
d)
the period of time after the Civil War
66.
The US government created what organization to help former slaves and poor whites?
a)
Bureau of Parks and Recreation
b)
Free Food Bureau
c)
Jobs and Education Bureau
d)
Freedman's Bureau
67.
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
68.
Northerners who migrated to the mostly destroyed post-war south to make large profits and/or help freedmen were known as
a)
Scalawags
b)
Ku Klux Klan
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Sharecroppers
69.
Hayes agreed to remove federal troops from the South in order to win the Presidency in the Election of 1876. This--
a)
started Reconstruction
b)
got him impeached
c)
made Southern Democrats angry
d)
ended Reconstruction
70.
After President Lincoln was assassinated, the Vice President became President. The new President was
a)
Andrew Johnson
b)
Ulysses Grant
c)
George Bush
d)
John Wilkes Booth

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