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3rd 9 Weeks Review - Topics 8-12

Total questions: 97

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What percent of the early United States was focused on agriculture?

a)

35%

b)

50%

c)

65%

d)

80%

2.

Who was Washington's Secretary of State?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Henry Knox

3.

Who is the Secretary of the Treasury that created the plan to establish a National Bank?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

Henry Knox

d)

John Adams

4.

What was not one of the steps Hamilton proposed to end the debt from the American Revolution?

a)

Establish a National Bank

b)

Assume State's Debts

c)

Pass High Tariffs

d)

Increase the Production of Cotton

5.

Who opposed the National Bank?

a)

Washington and the Democrats

b)

Hamilton and the Republicans

c)

Jefferson and the Federalists

d)

Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans

6.

What foreign policy idea set by Washington was followed by future Presidents?

a)

Indivudalism

b)

Isolationism

c)

Monroe Doctrine

d)

Military Might

7.

Which of these was John Jay able to achieve in the Jay's Treaty?

a)

Stop the seizing of US ships

b)

Vacate forts in the Ohio River Valley

c)

Repayment for lost crops and slaves

d)

None of the above

8.

Pickney's Treaty is with what country and focused on what territory?

a)

Spain, Florida

b)

Spain, Mississippi

c)

France, Louisiana Territory

d)

Great Britain, Maine

9.

When does Washington warn about relationships with foreign nations and loyalty to political parties?

a)

Farewell Address

b)

Annual Address

c)

President Correspondence Speech

d)

Inauguration

10.

What event with France led people to ask for war and lead Adams to lose support?

a)

War of 1812

b)

Whiskey Rebellion

c)

XYZ Affair

d)

French & Indian War

11.

What did Jefferson try to use State's Rights against with John Adams?

a)

Alien Act

b)

Sedition Act

c)

Kentucky and Virginia Resolution

d)

National Bank

12.

What event kicked off the beginning of Jefferson's presidency?

a)

War of 1812

b)

Marbury v Madison

c)

XYZ Affair

d)

Vetoing the National Bank

13.

Which of the following was not part of the Election of 1800 with Jefferson?

a)

Electoral College Tie

b)

House of Representative Tie

c)

12th Amendment Established

d)

Washington Breaks the Tie

14.

Toussaint L'Ouverture impacts the United States in what way?

a)

Pulls the US into the French Revolution

b)

Actions make the Louisiana Purchase Cheaper

c)

Brings the Industrial Revolution to Northern Factories

d)

Is an Abolitionist Fighting for African American Rights

15.

Which of the following does Jefferson not have to deal with?

a)

Barbary Pirates

b)

British Impressment

c)

French Seizing Ships

d)

Spanish Troops in Florida

16.

Which of the following is not a reason for the War of 1812?

a)

War Hawks

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Impressment of Sailors

d)

Arming of Native Americans in the Ohio River Valley

17.

Which of these statements reflects a view held by Thomas Jefferson?

a)

The nation’s economy depends on bankers and merchants.

b)

Wealthy citizens should have the power to govern.

c)

The national bank supported the goals of farmers

d)

Informed citizens can make good decisions for the country

18.

How is President during the War of 1812?

a)

Jefferson

b)

Madison

c)

Monroe

d)

Adams

19.

Which of these was a major issue dividing the Federalist and Republican parties?

a)

How to divide the nation's wealth equally

b)

How many terms a president should serve in office

c)

How large and powerful the military should be

d)

How large and powerful the federal government should be

20.

Which is not part of the Era of Good Feelings?

a)

One Party in Power

b)

Heightened Nationalism

c)

Weakened Native American Resistance

d)

Investment in State Banks

21.

What are the major Domestic and Foreign Policies of Monroe?

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Neutrality

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Annexation of Texas

22.

Which of the following is not part of the Missouri Compromise?

a)

Maine is added as a Free State

b)

Missouri is added as a Slave State

c)

Slavery is outlawed in Texas

d)

Creation of the 36-30 Line

23.

What are our first 2 political parties?

a)

Federalists and Democratic-Republican

b)

Federalists and Republican

c)

Democratic and Republican

d)

Federalists and Democratic

24.

Which statement about the “Trail of Tears” is accurate?

a)

President Andrew Jackson opposed the removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia

b)

Large numbers of Cherokee were forced to relocate during the winter months.

c)

Chief Justice John Marshall ordered the Cherokee Indians to move westwards.

d)

The Cherokee were moved because they lacked a written alphabet.

25.

Why were many more people allowed to vote during Andrew Jackson's presidency?

a)

Proper-owning requirement is removed

b)

Tariffs were lowered

c)

Women's suffrage

d)

African American suffrage

26.

Why did Southerners oppose tariffs in the early 1800s?

a)

Decreased the price of goods they needed

b)

Were higher in the South than in the North

c)

Angered their European trading partners

d)

Benefited only northern merchants

27.

Which present-day state were most of the Native Americans relocated to during Andrew Jackson's presidency?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Texas

c)

Arkansas

d)

Mississippi

28.

Jackson's practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs became known as...

a)

The Spoils System

b)

Jacksonian Democracy

c)

Mudslinging

d)

A Corrupt Bargain

29.

How did tariffs affect imported goods?

a)

Tariffs lowered the prices of imported goods

b)

Tariffs made imported goods illegal to buy

c)

Tariffs set weight restrictions for imported goods

d)

Tariffs raised the cost of imported goods.

30.

The nullification crisis occurred when...

a)

The Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.

b)

South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.

c)

Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.

d)

Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.

31.

Which Supreme Court decision established the principle that the federal government rather than the individual state governments has authority to deal with American Indian affairs?

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Worcester v. Georgia

c)

McCulloch v. Maryland

d)

Gibbons v. Ogden

32.

The Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek and Seminoles are known as?

a)

Prime 5 Tribes

b)

The First Nations

c)

5 Civilized Tribes

d)

The Native Alliance

33.

Which of the Native Tribes had their own written language and Constitution?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Chickasaw

c)

Choctaw

d)

Creek

e)

Seminole

34.

How many Native Americans died on the Trail of Tears?

a)

4,000 - 5,000

b)

10,000 - 12,000

c)

13,000 - 17,000

d)

20,000 - 25,000

35.

Which of the following is not part of Jacksonian Democracy?

a)

Expanding Suffrage

b)

Spoils System

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Loose Constructionism

36.

What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?

a)

the Monroe Doctrine

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

the Great Awakening

d)

the Louisiana Purchase.

37.

Why did some northerners oppose the annexation of Texas into the United States? It was because…

a)

Texas allowed slavery

b)

Spain had a claim to Texas

c)

Mexico demanded too high a price for Texas

d)

Texas was too large to become a state

38.

What does Andrew Jackson refer to the result of the Election of 1824 as?

a)

“A bad deal”

b)

“A corrupt bargain”

c)

“Stolen”

d)

“A violation of Democracy”

39.

What allowed Presidents the ability to trade land with Native American Tribes?

a)

The Constitution

b)

The Force Bill

c)

Indian Removal Act

d)

Monroe Doctrine

40.

How are Jackson/Calhoun similar to Adams/Jefferson?

a)

From the same state

b)

From the same political party

c)

The Vice President used State’s Rights against the President

d)

They both saw the changes of political parties during their Presidency

41.

Which court case stated that the Cherokee had an “unquestionable right to the land they occupy?”

a)

Madison v Monroe

b)

Chickasaw Nation v Georgia

c)

Cherokee Nation v Georgia

d)

Worcester v Georgia

42.

From which group did Andrew Jackson receive the most support in the election of 1828?

a)

Republicans

b)

common people

c)

rich upper-class

d)

American Indians

43.

What was the intention of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

a)

To nullify the laws restricting immigration

b)

To remove Indians from the East to Western territories

c)

To provide Indians with jobs to support their families

d)

To declare war on Indians who resisted resettlement

44.

Jackson utilized a traditional cabinet of Democratic advisors?

a)

True

b)

False

45.

What is a noble bargain?

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Election of 1828

c)

Election of 1824

d)

Adams-Onis Treaty

46.

What is not part of the Adams-Onis Treaty?

a)

Florida goes to the United States

b)

The United States pays Spain $5 Million

c)

Spain gives up Texas to the United States

d)

The United States recognizes Texas as belonging to Spain

47.

Which is not a reason the Texans are mad leading up to the Texas Revolution?

a)

They cant govern themselves though they are the majority

b)

All official documents are in Spanish

c)

Mexico is charging too much money for land

d)

They could not have slaves in the territory

48.

All of the following are why the Tejanos are mad leading up to the Texas Revolution except?

a)

More Americans arrive without permission

b)

Texans show little respect for Mexico and it's rules (language and slavery)

c)

The Texans are not converting to Catholicism

d)

The Texans are mining without permission

49.

What is the name of the mission where the Texas Volunteers make their last stand?

a)

Buena Vista

b)

Veracruz

c)

The Alamo

d)

Chapultepec

50.

Which of the following is true about Texas?

a)

Texas gained independence from Spain via revolt

b)

Texas joined the United States upon gaining independence

c)

Texas remained independent for 10 years following the Texas Revolution

d)

Mexico gave up it's claims after Santa Anna is defeated in Texas

51.

What territory is claimed by Russia, Spain, Great Britain, and the United States?

a)

Texas

b)

Oregon Country

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Gadsden Territory

52.

Which President is most closely tied to Manifest Destiny?

a)

Jackson

b)

Taylor

c)

Polk

d)

Pierce

53.

What isn't one the 3 points of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

a)

Texas and Mexican Cession go to the United States

b)

The United States pays $15 Million

c)

The United States agrees to protect the Mexican citizens in the Mexican Cession

d)

The United States recognized Mexico's claim to California

54.

Who received a vision from God and Jesus to start a faith-based community?

a)

Joseph Smith

b)

Brigham Young

c)

John C Calhoun

d)

Davy Crockett

55.

Why is the San Francisco football team called the 49ers?

a)

Gold was $49 per ounce

b)

The Gold Rush took place in 1849

c)

They traditionally only have 49 players on a roster at a time

d)

It is named after the 49th Parallel that divided Oregon between the United States and Great Britain

56.

The Americans in the Gold Rush did all of the following to push the Chinese out of the area?

a)

Cut off their queues

b)

Burned down their homes

c)

Charged a tax and required a license to mine

d)

Physically attacked them

57.

The "cowboys" of the West gained much of their skills, language, and gear from?

a)

Vaqueros

b)

La Riata

c)

Riffles

d)

Rodeos

58.

"54-40 or Fight" was Polk's slogan for?

a)

Obtaining all of Oregon

b)

The vote count to declare war against Mexico

c)

The territory between the two rivers in Texas

d)

Dividing Oregon at the 54th Parallel

59.

Why did Brigham Young move the Mormons out West to Utah?

a)

Border disputes

b)

Persecuted for practicing polygamy

c)

Their land was no longer fertile

d)

Sought to escape slavery

60.

Who is the leader of the Mexican government and army during the Texas Revolution and Mexican-American War?

a)

Santa Cruz

b)

Santa Anna

c)

General Chapultepec

d)

Sam Houston

61.

Weather and geography forces the North to ...

a)

Have a variety of industries

b)

Increase their need for slaves

c)

Move South for the winter

d)

Rely solely on industrial factories

62.

While the South is focusing transportation on rivers, the North improves

a)

Canals

b)

Steamboats

c)

Railroads

d)

Roads

e)

Stagecoaches

63.

Women are able to start working in textile factories, thanks in large part to this man?

a)

Francis Lowell

b)

Sam Talbot

c)

James Polk

d)

Francis Scott Key

64.

Which is not a reason that women jump at the opportunity to work in a factory?

a)

Make their own money

b)

Live away from home for the first time

c)

Can create their own Unions to protect their jobs/pay

d)

Provides an opportunity for women outside of being a wife or mother

65.

Eli Whitney's invention has what effect on the economy and society of the South?

a)

Creates increased travel

b)

Makes planting easier and more efficient

c)

Factories can move away from rivers

d)

Increase the production of cotton

66.

What becomes "King" in the South?

a)

Elvis Presley

b)

Tobacco

c)

Cotton

d)

Slavery

67.

What is the name of the Canal that connects the Great Lakes to the Hudson River (and the Atlantic)?

a)

Ohio Canal

b)

Erie Canal

c)

Hudson Canal

d)

Fulton Canal

68.

What mode of transportation dominates in the North by 1860, and will have an impact on the Civil War?

a)

Stage Coaches

b)

Steamboats

c)

Clipper Ships

d)

Railroads

69.

Who would be carrying this?

a)

Slaves

b)

Freed Men and Women

c)

Tax Collectors

d)

Native Americans

70.

Who replaces women in the factories?

a)

Children

b)

Freed Men and Women

c)

Immigrants

d)

Men Returning from War

71.

They hierarchy of the South would be : Wealthy white slave owners, Poor white persons, __________________, Immigrants, then Slaves

a)

Women

b)

Freed Men and Women

c)

Mormons

d)

Slave Catchers

72.

Even though it was illegal in some places, some slave-owning women taught slaves how to read and write.

a)

True

b)

False

73.

Acting clumsy, pretending to be sick or dumb, or even breaking equipment secretly are forms of ___________

a)

Passive Resistance

b)

The Underground Railroad

c)

Open Rebellion

d)

Slave Breaking

74.

The Underground Railroad helped slaves escape to all of the following except?

a)

Mexico

b)

The North

c)

Canada

d)

Europe

75.

Freed or escaped slaves that went West were called?

a)

Runaways

b)

Conductors

c)

Freedom Riders

d)

Exodusters

76.

The renewal of religious feelings in the 1800s was called...

a)

The Great Awakening

b)

The Conjuring

c)

The Second Great Awakening

d)

The Fundamentalists

77.

Dorothea Dix is tied to what Reform Movement?

a)

Prison/Mental Health Reform

b)

Religious Reform

c)

Abolitionist/Slave Reform

d)

Educational Reform

78.

What is true about education reform?

a)

Education improved for everyone equally through reform

b)

Education improved primarily for people out West

c)

Education improved for white males the most, then women, then African Americans

d)

Education became open for African Americans

79.

Abolitionists fought for?

a)

Ending Slavery

b)

Prison Reform

c)

Women's Rights

d)

Healthcare

80.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott are tied to?

a)

Witchcraft

b)

Abolitionists

c)

Women's Rights

d)

Universal Suffrage

81.

Which of the following was not a reason why the South opposed laws to provide federal money for internal improvements, such as roads and canals?

a)

Slave labor could not build railroads or canals

b)

Most of their cities were near rivers or seacoasts

c)

They could use the newly invented steamboats for transportation

d)

They thought these improvements would benefit only Northern states

82.

Escaped slaved, turned abolitionist, Frederick Douglass also helped to work for...

a)

Women's Rights

b)

Education Reform

c)

Northern Industries

d)

Immigrant Rights

83.

Which of the following did not occur during the War of 1812?

a)

Washington DC is burned to the ground

b)

Francis Scott Key watches the Battle of Fort McHenry

c)

Andrew Jackson leads US troops to victory in the Battle of New Orleans

d)

General Marshall leads US troops in a failed attempt to take over the Spanish Fort in St Augustine

84.

What did Andrew Jackson use more than the first Presidents combined?

a)

Veto

b)

Executive Orders

c)

Military

d)

Supreme Court

85.

Who is credited with creating the first steamboat?

a)

Fulton

b)

McCormick

c)

Deere

d)

Lowell

86.

What is true about the Cotton Gin?

a)

It is mean to fluff the cotton

b)

Cleaned the cotton

c)

De-seeds the cotton

d)

Stretches the cotton to create fiber

87.

The Cotton Gin (1793) had what affect on society?

a)

Lead to an increase in slavery

b)

Overworking of the land in the South

c)

Reduction in the need for slaves

d)

Cotton and slavery move West

e)

Value of slaves skyrockets

88.

__________________ was the most common form of resistance, however _____________________ did occur.

a)

Passive Resistance, Open Rebellion

b)

Open Rebellion, Passive Resistance

c)

Passive Aggression, Murder

d)

Uprisings, Work Strikes

89.

Often rebellion and resistance in the South lead to better conditions for slave laborers.

a)

True

b)

False

90.

Land bought from France in 1803 by Thomas Jefferson, doubling the size of out nation.

a)

Adams-Onis Purchase

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Gadsden Purchase

d)

Treaty of Ghent

91.

What action gave us Florida in 1821?

a)

Adams-Onis Treaty

b)

Spanish-American War

c)

Mexican-American War

d)

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

92.

What territory is this in the Northwestern part of the United States?

a)

Oregon Country

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Louisiana Territory

d)

Gadsden Purchase

93.

What is the name of the territory gained in the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo?

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Great Plains

c)

Southwest Territory

d)

The Flatlands

94.

What is the name of the territory that was acquired due to it being flat and ideal for railroads?

a)

New Mexico Territory

b)

Flatlands

c)

Monument Valley

d)

Gadsden Purchase

95.

What are the 2 rivers involved in the Texas border dispute that kicks off the Mexican-American War

a)

Rio Grande River

b)

Buena Vista River

c)

Rio Delta River

d)

Nueces River

96.

Washington set a precedent by sending the military to end what event that opposed the Excise Tax?

a)

Jay's Rebellion

b)

Whiskey Rebellion

c)

Sedition Rebellion

d)

Pennsylvania Rebellion

97.

Judicial Review was established under which Supreme Court Case?

a)

Gideon v Ogden

b)

Marbury v Madison

c)

Cherokee Nation v Georgia

d)

Worcester v Georgia