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Semester 2 Midterm Review 2021

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The primary goal of manifest destiny was
a)
End slavery in the new territories
b)
removal of European influence from South America
c)
expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
d)
secession of southern states from the nation
2.

The Mormons traveled west for

a)

gold

b)

religious freedom

c)

to spread slavery

d)

to claim homesteads

3.

Define Manifest Destiny

a)

establishing new trails west

b)

The idea that the United States should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean

c)

The United States was to become the greatest country

d)

To declare war on Mexico

4.

The forced removal of the Cherokee from their lands was called the

a)

Jackson Removal Act

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

Voluntary Removal Act

d)

Westward Expansion Act

5.

What was added to the Constitution to protect basic individual rights?

a)

The premable

b)

separation of powers

c)

the Bill of Rights

d)

checks and balances

6.
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution are called the...
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Donald Trump
c)
Bill of Rights
d)
Declaration of Independence
7.

Which document defined the individual rights of citizens?

a)

The Constitution

b)

The Bill of Rights

c)

The Articles of Confederation

d)

The Declaration of Independence

8.

Which amendment states that the powers not given to the federal government in the Constitution are a power reserved for the states or people (FEDERALISM)

a)

1st Amendment

b)

2nd Amendment

c)

5th Amendment

d)

10th Amendment

9.

"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people." The Tenth Amendment was added to the Constitution to settle which constitutional debate?

a)

The debate over slavery

b)

Voting rights for women

c)

The balance between national and state government power

d)

The number of representatives in each house of Congress

10.

Which is NOT a right guaranteed by the Bill of Rights?

a)

Freedom of Speech

b)

No cruel or unusual punishment

c)

States Rights (Federalism)

d)

The right to not pay taxes

11.

Which industry started in the northeastern part of the United States and was the beginning of industrialization in the United States?

a)

steel manufacturing

b)

textile manufacturing

c)

mining

d)

cotton growing

12.

What is produced in a textile mill?

a)

flour

b)

leather

c)

tools

d)

woven fabric (cloth)

13.

All of the following are true about the Industrial Revolution EXCEPT:

a)

The first factories in the U.S. produced textiles.

b)

New inventions increased the production of goods.

c)

It was centered in the South

d)

It led to increased immigration to the U.S.

14.

Which of the following is true about the Lowell Mills in the early 1800s?

a)

Their design was based on stolen plans smuggled out of Spain.

b)

They were early factories in Massachusetts that used skilled workers to make cloth.

c)

They were textile mills that employed the daughters of New England farmers.

15.

What was the main cause of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

As the population grew there was a greater demand for manufactured goods.

b)

Increased trade between the U.S. and Europe.

c)

The annexation of Texas in 1845.

d)

New advancements in transportation led to economic growth.

16.

What technological advancement dramatically increased slavery in the Southeastern United States in the early 1800s.

a)

the steel plow

b)

the cotton gin

c)

the reaper

d)

the Erie Canal

17.

What does the map suggest about the United States in 1860?

a)

Most cities with populations above 100,000 were in the South.

b)

The North was more urbanized than the South.

c)

New Orleans was the largest city in the United States

d)

Most cities were west of the Mississippi River.

18.

According to the chart, what claim could be made about cotton production and the slave population?

a)

As cotton production increased, the amount of slaves decreased.

b)

As the slave population increased, so did the white population.

c)

Between 1800 and 1860 the population of slaves in the south stayed the same.

d)

As cotton production increased, so did the population of slaves.

19.

Based on the maps, how did slavery change between 1800 and 1860? Select the TWO that apply.

a)

Slavery increased near the Great Lakes.

b)

Slavery spread to the South and West.

c)

Slavery declined in the North.

d)

Slavery spread mainly to areas on the Atlantic Coast.

20.

Under the __________________________ system workers and machines were brought together under one roof.

a)

factory

b)

urbanization

c)

agricultural

d)

technological

21.

Select the map that shows the free states and slave states in 1860.

a)
b)
c)
d)
22.

Which of the following changes would NOT have been part of the Industrial Revolution?

a)

More cloth and tools were produced in factories than in the past.

b)

More food was harvested by hand and less food was harvested by machines.

c)

People bought more tools made in factories and fewer tools made by blacksmiths.

d)

People bought more machine-made cloth and less handmade cloth.

23.

Which of the following statements is supported by the graph?

a)

Cotton production was greater in the 1810s than the 1840s.

b)

The amount of cotton production dropped in the 1820s

c)

Cotton production was nearly three times higher in 1860 than in 1840.

d)

Cotton production remained steady during the 1820s and 1830s.

24.

In order to score above a 1/4 for my claim I need to restate the question and answer it.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

In order to score above a 1/4 on the evidence portion of my CER I need to cite my source.

a)

true

b)

false

26.

Which of the following is a good example of how evidence should be written when writing a CER.

a)

Congress had the power to make laws - but not to enforce them

b)

According to the passage, "Congress had the power to make laws -but not enforce them."

c)

The Articles of Confederation were weak because of taxes, laws and soldiers

d)

idk

27.

Which is a good example of how to write a CLAIM.

a)

slavery increased

b)

Because my teacher said so

c)

Although it was based in the North, one effect the Industrial Revolution had on the South was that it caused an increase in slavery.

d)

It caused an increase in slavery

28.

Which is a good example of how reasoning should be written?

a)

The increase in slavery was caused by the cotton gin

b)

idk

c)

My evidence supports my claim because the cotton gin helped make more cloth to send to the north

d)

The invention of the cotton gin allowed the South to meet the demand of the northern cotton mills. Because of this, the South planted more cotton and there was a dramatic increase in the number of slaves in the South.

29.

One way to write reasoning is to show some type of cause and effect relationship.

a)

true

b)

false