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Total questions: 116

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Name
Class
Date
1.
The first successful British colony in North America was
a)
Roanoke, Virginia
b)
Boston, Massachusetts
c)
Plymouth, Massachusetts
d)
Jamestown, Virginia
2.
Who was Powhatan?
a)
the first African slave to arrive in Virginia by way of the Middle Passage
b)
a Native American chief who was shot and killed by New Englanders in Rhode Island
c)
a Native American chief who ruled over much of the Virginia territory when English settlers arrived
d)
a Native American chief who made peace with the Pilgrims and helped them through their first winter
3.

What was the Geography like for the New England Colonies?

a)

Harbors/ Mountainous/Very Cold

b)

Flat

c)

Island

d)

Desert

4.
How was the climate in the New England colonies?
a)
hot all year round
b)
Mild winters/ harsh summers
c)
Harsh Winters/ Mild Summers
d)
no climate changes
5.
What were the two main jobs in the New England region?
a)
Farming and hunting
b)
Trading and clothes making
c)
rug weaving and basket weaving
d)
Fishing and Ship Building
6.
The New England Colonies contain which group?
a)
Delaware, Carolina, Massachusetts, Virginia
b)
New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
c)
Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Carolinas
d)
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut , Rhode Island
7.
Someone who agrees to work for 7 years in return for a passage to the New World is called a _________.
a)
slave
slave
b)
assembly member
c)
indentured servant
d)
farmer
8.
Name the Middle Colonies. 
a)
New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts
b)
New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania
c)
New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York
9.
Someone who agrees to work for 7 years in return for a passage to the New World is called a _________.
a)
slave
slave
b)
assembly member
c)
indentured servant
d)
farmer
10.
In what year was Jamestown settled?
a)
1492
b)
1607
c)
1776
d)
2007
11.

Which of the following is the correct grouping of the Southern Colonies?

a)

Virginia, Massachusetts, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

b)

Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Carolina, Georgia

c)

New York, New Jersey, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina

d)

Maryland, South Carolina, New England, Virginia, Georgia

e)

Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland

12.

SSUSH1a

The Triangular Trade connected all the continents EXCEPT

a)

Asia

b)

Africa

c)

Europe

d)

The Americas

13.
Which economic policy was based on the ideas that the American colonies existed primarily to provide an economic benefit for Great Britain?
a)
mercantilism
b)
free trade
c)
socialism
d)
laissez-faire capitalism
14.
He introduced a new type of tobacco to VA which proved to be highly demanded in Europe and highly profitable to the southern colonies.
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
John Rolfe
c)
John Smith
d)
Peter Stuyvesant
15.
During the 1700s, North America’s African population grew immensely. Which of the following MOST LIKELY contributed to this trend?
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Declaration of Independence
c)
Great Britain's conquest of NY
d)
the Middle Passage
16.

A series of four acts that required all goods being shipped to and from the colonies to be shipped in English/British vessels. Another way Britain tried to control the colonies.

a)

Navigation Acts

b)

British Maritime Laws

c)

Anti-Smuggling Acts

d)

Blue Laws

17.

The Virginia House of Burgesses was significant because it

a)

negotiated the treaty of the French-Indian War.

b)

attempted to subvert English rule before the Revolution.

c)

acted as the first legislative(government) body in the Americas.

d)

granted early equal rights to non-white American settlers.

18.

What is mercantilism?

a)

A system where a mother countries gains money and power from natural resources that come from its colonies.

b)

where colonies trade gold and silver with each other.

c)

Wars that start over money.

d)

Plantation colonies trading slaves for money.

19.

Which food did African Americans NOT bring to America?

a)

Corn

b)

Okra

c)

Watermelon

d)

Yams

20.

What percentage of slaves died along the middle passage

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

30%

d)

40%

21.

What was the significance of Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense?

a)

It presented a convincing case for independence, using plain language.

b)

It counteracted the Great Awakening by arguing against religion.

c)

It clearly described how increased trade could benefit the colonies.

d)

It considered early arguments against using slave labor in America.

22.

This cartoon was published by Benjamin Franklin in 1754. The cartoon encouraged

a)

States to ratify the new Constitution.

b)

Confederate states to organize a government.

c)

American colonies to unite in their efforts.

d)

Britain to establish more American Colonies.

23.

The 1763 Treaty of Paris concluded a conflict between which two colonial powers?

a)

England and Spain

b)

France and England

c)

Spain and Portugal

d)

Portugal and France

24.

Stated that no colonists could settle in lands to the west of the Appalachian mountains-- made the colonists very upset.

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Townshend Act

d)

Quartering Act

25.

A group of colonists who formed a secret society to oppose British policies at the time of the American Revolution

a)

Sons of Liberty

b)

Daughters of Liberty

c)

Stamp Act Congress

d)

Committees of Correspondence

26.

During the Battle of _________________, Americans surprised Hessian troops guarding Trenton and took most of them prisoner.

a)

Bunker's Hill

b)

Trenton

c)

Saratoga

d)

Yorktown

27.

Ended the French and Indian War and effectively kicked the French out of North America.

a)

Treaty of Paris (1763)

b)

Treaty of Paris (1783)

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

U.S. Constitution

28.

(1754-1763) War fought in the colonies between the English and the French for possession of the Ohio Valley area. The English won.

a)

French and Indian War

b)

King Philip's War

c)

American Revolution

d)

French Revolution

29.

1765; law that taxed printed goods, including: playing cards, documents, newspapers, etc.

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Tea Act

30.

American colonists who were determined to fight the British until American independence was won

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Colonists

d)

Settlers

31.

A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that claimed the colonies had a right to be an independent nation

a)

Common Sense

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Olive Branch Petition

d)

Bill of Rights

32.

1781 American victory in Virginia that forced the British to surrender

a)

Battle of Charleston

b)

Battle of Cowpens

c)

Battle of Yorktown

d)

Battle of Saratoga

33.
Date the first draft of the Declaration was completed 
a)
June 1776
b)
July 1776
c)
August 1776
d)
June 1774
34.
The continental Army faced a harsh, deadly winter while stationed at 
a)
Death Valley 
b)
Valley Forge 
c)
Trenton 
d)
Yorktown 
35.

The Articles of Confederation represented the Americans' distrust of

a)

the British

b)

states rights

c)

any governing authority

d)

a strong central government

36.

Which three rights are guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?

a)

freedom of speech, right to work, right to petition the government.

b)

right to bear arms, right to a speedy trial, right to an education

c)

freedom of speech, right to bear arms, right to a speedy trial

d)

right to vote, right to work, right to a speedy trial

37.

This group opposed a strong central government and would not sign the Constitution until certain rights were guaranteed to individuals and states.

a)

Native Americans

b)

Anti-Federalists

c)

Industrialists

d)

The British

38.
He led an armed uprising of over 1,000 farmers to protest economic conditions caused by the Articles of Confederation
a)
Nathaniel Bacon
b)
Daniel Shays
c)
Nat Turner
d)
John Brown
39.
Printer, scientist, and inventor who helped write both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; oldest delegate at the Convention
a)
George Washington
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
John Dickinson
d)
Abraham Baldwin
40.
One precedent set by Washington was 
a)
serving two terms 
b)
being a military leader first 
c)
living in the white house 
d)
electing congressmen 
41.
Second president of the United States 
a)
John Madison 
b)
John Adams 
c)
Thomas Jefferson 
d)
George Walton 
42.
The name for a scandal that embarrassed the United States; French diplomats attempted to Bribe US diplomats. 
a)
ABC Affair 
b)
XYZ Affair 
c)
French Revolution 
d)
French Affair 
43.
One of John Adams' Domestic Policies; Was very controversial
a)
Alien and Sedition Acts 
b)
Immigration Reform Bill 
c)
Tax Bill 104 
d)
Bill of Rights 
44.
Third President of the US. Was given the presidency after tying with John Adams. 
a)
James Madison
b)
Thomas Jefferson 
c)
James Monroe 
45.
The price the US paid for the La. Territory 
a)
10 Million 
b)
15 Million 
c)
12 Million 
d)
17 Million 
46.
Doubled the size of the United States 
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
Oregon Purchase
c)
Gadsden Purchase 
d)
Mexican Cession 
47.

A group of individuals with broad common interests who organize to nominate candidates for office, win elections, conduct government, and determine public policy.

a)

Political Party

b)

Federalists

c)

Democratic-Republicans

d)

Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

48.

The national anthem of the United States written by Francis Scott Key, inspired by the battle of Fort McHenry.

a)

The Star Spangled Banner

b)

Pledge of Allegiance

c)

Monroe Doctrine

d)

Jay's Treaty

49.

Group of officials who head government departments and advise the President.

a)

Cabinet

b)

Advisors

c)

Departments

d)

Branches

50.

"Father of the Constitution," Federalist leader, and fourth President of the United States.

a)

George Washington

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Madison

d)

James Monroe

51.

In the first half of the 20th century (early 1900s), literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses were passed by the southern states in order to

a)

deny the right to vote to women

b)

end the Reconstruction Era

c)

deny the right to vote to African Americans

d)

help pay for the growing New Deal programs

52.

The US Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson, determined that segregation was acceptable under the condition that...

a)

all children receive permission to attend the same school

b)

whites receive higher quality facilities and services than blacks

c)

the segregation laws did not spread outside of the Southern states

d)

the separate facilities or services for both races be of equal quality

53.

I was jailed for sitting in the "whites only" section of a rail car; I sued claiming my 14th & 15th Amendment rights had been violated.

a)

Homer Plessy

b)

Alonzo Herndon

c)

W.E.B. DuBois

d)

Booker T. Washington

54.

Which of the these was a precedent set by the first President of the United States, George Washington?

a)

the popular election of the President

b)

the tradition of only serving two terms

c)

naming nine Justices to the Supreme Court

d)

addressing the Chief Executive as "Your Highness"

55.

As the first president, George Washington's decisions regarding selecting a Cabinet and serving two terms are all examples of

a)

following Constitutional laws

b)

precedents he made that future presidents followed.

c)

early mistakes that were changed by later presidents.

d)

extending presidential powers not explicitly given to the President

56.

Who was Alexander Hamilton's primary political rival while serving in Washington's cabinet? He later became the founder of the Democratic-Republican Party and our nation's third president.

a)

Henry Knox

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

George W. Clinton

d)

Thomas Jefferson

57.

Which of these BEST describes the purpose of the Alien and Sedition Acts?

a)

They prevented people from becoming citizens of the United States.

b)

They provided a means to safely protect the country from French invasion.

c)

They were meant to punish the Federalists who supported the National Bank.

d)

They were aimed at people who were criticizing President Adams and the Federalists.

58.

The Louisiana Purchase of 1803

a)

was a major cause of the Spanish-American War.

b)

pushed the Spanish below the Rio Grande in North America.

c)

resulted in increased conflict between the U.S. and France.

d)

almost doubled the area of the U.S. and gave it control of the Mississippi River.

59.

Which area on the map was purchased from France in 1803?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

60.

In the War of 1812, the United States:

a)

fought Mexico for territory in the Southwest.

b)

gained the Florida territory from the Spanish.

c)

fought France for control of the Louisiana Territory.

d)

responded to England’s attempts to restrict US trade in Europe.

61.

The main purpose of the route seen here was to

a)

make new roads in a new land.

b)

help Indians relocate to western lands.

c)

explore the newly-acquired U.S territory.

d)

make routes to newly discovered gold in California.

62.

After his first term, John Adams was defeated in the election of 1800 by

a)

James Madison

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

Alexander Hamilton

63.
What is the correct order of the first five Presidents?
a)
Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Adams
b)
Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe
c)
Washington, Madison, Jefferson, Monroe, Adams
d)
Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Monroe, Madison
64.
Who wrote a doctrine warning European nations not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere? 
a)
John Adams
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James Madison
d)
James Monroe
65.
What was the cause of the Whiskey Rebellion?
a)
Farmers refused to pay taxes on whiskey
b)
Farmers refused to use grain to produce whiskey
c)
The government wouldn't allow the trade of whiskey
d)
The government made the production of whiskey illegal
66.
How long was George Washington President?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
67.

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Robert E. Lee

68.
What day did the Civil War begin?
a)
April 12, 1865
b)
November 19, 1863
c)
July 1, 1863
d)
April 12, 1861
69.
Where did the Civil War begin?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Antietam
c)
Fort Sumpter
d)
Manassas
70.
How long did the Civil War last?
a)
2 years
b)
8 years
c)
1 year
d)
4 years
71.
Who won the battle of Gettysburg?
a)
North
b)
South
72.
who marched to harpers fairy?
a)
Ulysses s grant
b)
Jefferson davis
c)
john brown
d)
Abraham licoln
73.
To break away from a group
a)
state's rights
b)
slavery
c)
Gettysburg
d)
secede
74.
In its decision in the case of Dred Scot v. Sanford the Supreme Court held that
a)
Separate facilities for different races were inherently unequal and therefore unconstitutional
b)
No black slave could be a citizen of the United States
c)
Separate but equal facilities for different races were constitutional
d)
Imposition of a literacy test imposed an unconstitutional barrier to the right to vote
75.

Control of this waterway was an important part of the North's strategy to win the war

a)

Ohio River

b)

Tennessee River

c)

Missouri River

d)

Mississippi River

76.

What battle was the single bloodiest battle in US history?

a)

Antietam

b)

Shiloh

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Vicksburg

77.

The name given to the South

a)

Confederacy

b)

Rebels

c)

Union

d)

Revolutionaries

78.

The Missouri Compromise

a)

created rules for all new territories regarding slavery

b)

allowed slave states to come in without a free state to balance them out

c)

maintained the balance of slave and free states

d)

established rules for statehood in the Mexican Cession

79.
What was the secret organization that helped slaves to escape to freedom?
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
Seneca Falls Convention
c)
National Road
d)
American Temperence Union
80.

According to the Kansas-Nebraska Act, what would decide whether the territories became a free or a slave state?

a)

popular sovereignty

b)

the 36'30" parallel

c)

one would be a slave state, the other a free state

d)

Rock, Paper, Scissors

81.
True or False: The Battle of Antietam was the bloodiest single-day battle in American History.
a)
True
b)
False
82.

what did General Sherman do?

a)

start a war

b)

destroy most of Georgia

c)

killed people

d)

taught math

83.
The Union General that forced General Lee to surrender at Appomattox.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
84.
A book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that described the cruelty of slavery.
a)
Gone with the Wind
b)
Across the Lines
c)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
d)
Gettysburg
85.
War between people of the same country
a)
secede
b)
state's rights
c)
civil war
d)
slavery
86.
The place where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to General Ulysses S. Grant.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Sherman's March to Sea
c)
Appomattox Court House
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
87.

What industry contributed to rapid growth in the steel and oil industries?

a)

Automobile

b)

Electrical Power

c)

Coal

d)

Railroad

88.

This man controlled the steel industry during the Gilded Age

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

John D Rockefeller

c)

JP Morgan

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

89.

This is a term for when one company controls the majority of an industry

a)

Monopoly

b)

Merger

c)

Corporation

d)

Company

90.

This man owned Standard Oil and controlled 90% of the oil industry during the Gilded Age

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

c)

John D Rockefeller

d)

JP Morgan

91.

This invention made it possible to send coded messages from one place to another in seconds.

a)

telegraph

b)

internet

c)

electricity

d)

Morse code

92.

This inventor had the first two way telephone conversation in 1876, changing communications forever

a)

Alexander Graham Bell

b)

J. P. Morgan

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Nicola Tesla

93.

Asian immigrant were most likely to be processed here

a)

Angel Island

b)

The Statue of Liberty

c)

New York City

d)

Ellis Island

94.

In the late 1800's, the second wave of immigrants mostly came from this region

a)

Northern and Western Europe

b)

Southern and eastern Europe

c)

Asia

d)

Africa

95.

Many immigrants that moved to the US in the late 1800's found employment in

a)

farms

b)

factories

c)

agriculture

d)

the military

96.

He founded one of the most successful labor unions in the United States

a)

Samuel Gompers

b)

John McCormick

c)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

d)

President Teddy Roosevelt

97.
Who is responsible for the telegraph?
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Nikolai Tesla
c)
Alexander Graham Bell
d)
Samuel F.B. Morse
98.
What was Ellis Island?
a)
An amusement park
b)
An immigration center in New Jersey
c)
An immigration center in New York
d)
The first capital of the United States
99.
The ____________________ made it easier to travel, communicate, and trade. 
a)
Comstock Lode
b)
Transcontinental Railroad
c)
Vigilantes
d)
Chinese Exclusion Act
100.

Book written by Upton Sinclar

a)

The Jungle

b)

The Octopus

c)

History of Standard Oil

d)

How the Other Half Lives

101.

Subject of The Jungle

a)

Problems such as poverty faced by people in the cities

b)

Abuses of the railroad company on farmers

c)

Horrible practices in Chicago Meat packing plants, such as rats on meat

d)

Political corruption in major cities

102.

Book written by Jacob Riis

a)

How the Other Half Lives

b)

The Jungle

c)

History of Standard Oil

d)

McClure's Magazine

103.

Book written by Ida Tarbell

a)

History of the Standard Oil Company

b)

How the Other Half Lives

c)

The Octopus

d)

The Jungle

104.

Legislation enacted as a result of the "The Jungle"

a)

Pure Food & Drug Act

b)

Tenement Housing Act

c)

17th Amendment

d)

21st Amendment

105.
American reformer and leader in the anti-lynching crusade and women’s suffrage movement.
a)
Jane Addams 
b)
Susan B. Anthony 
c)
Ida B. Wells 
d)
Ida Tarbell 
106.
The poll tax, literacy tests, and grandfather clause aimed to keep who from voting
a)
Poor white citizens
b)
Black citizens
c)
Native Americans
d)
Chinese immigrants
107.
If you, your father, or your grandfather could vote before 1867, you had the right to vote even if you could not pay the poll tax or pass the literacy test
a)
Separate but equal
b)
Grandfather clause
c)
Gentleman's Agreement
d)
Exclusion Act
108.
Journalists who exposed practices of monopolies and big business
a)
Gump Mushers
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Scalawags
d)
Dirt Diggers
109.
Who benefited the most from Jane Addams?
a)
Battered women.
b)
Poor Immigrants.
c)
Business Owners.
d)
Homeless toddlers.
110.
What was Jane Addams' establishment called?
a)
The Escape.
b)
Convalescent Home.
c)
Hull House.
d)
The Mansion.
111.
Susan B. Anthony wanted....
a)
the colonists to be free from British rule.
b)
to be the first woman president
c)
to be a nurse
d)
all women to have the right to vote
112.
Southern states restricted the voting rights of blacks by enacting
a)
literacy tests
b)
grandfather clause
c)
poll taxes
d)
all of the above
113.
-Born into slavery on a plantation in Virginia -Believed equality could be achieved through vocational education -Organized the Tuskegee Institute for agricultural and industrial education
a)
W.E.B. Du Bois
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Martin Luther King, Jr.
d)
Booker T. Washington
114.
Which person accepted social separation and believed racial equality could be achieved through vocational education?
a)
 Booker T. Washington
b)
Martin Luther King, Jr. 
c)
. W.E.B. Du Bois                               
d)
William Lloyd Douglas
115.

Booker T Washington and WEB DuBois both agreed

a)

white people are superior

b)

the telephone is the best invention

c)

Education for African-Americans is important

d)

Equal rights for all

116.

In 1909, who helped found the NAACP?

a)

Booker T Washington

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

WEB DuBois

d)

Thomas Edison

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