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3rd 9 Weeks US Review

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Rhode Island being founded by dissenters is an example of –

a)

the strong belief in ownership of property in the colonies

b)

the intolerance demonstrated by the Puritans regarding religion and government

c)

skilled artisans developing a middle class and flexible social structure

d)

distinctly American economies influencing growth

2.

The Quakers settled mainly in which colony?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Massachusetts

c)

Virginia

d)

Maryland

3.

The Southern colonies in the mountains and valleys inland developed economies based largely on

a)

shipbuilding and fishing

b)

trading, shipbuilding, and manufacturing

c)

hunting, trading, and small-scale subsistence farming

d)

fishing, manufacturing, and lumbering

4.

How are the Puritans linked to the prosperity of New England?

a)

Interacted with other religious groups with tolerance

b)

Were English nobility that received large land grants

c)

Played leading roles in the development of Parliament

d)

Strong belief in the values of hard work and thrift

5.

“I have never met a man, either in England or America, who hath not confessed his opinion, that a separation, between the countries, would take place one time or another. And there is no instance in which we have shown less judgment, that in endeavoring to describe, what we call, the ripeness or fitness of the Continent for independence.” -Common Sense

What was the purpose of the pamphlet produced by Thomas Paine?

a)

Supported the century-old practice of dictatorial rule

b)

Challenged the rule of the colonies by the King of England

c)

Called for peace negotiations to take place

d)

Recommended that colonists obey the rules set by the King of England

6.

All of the following demonstrate how John Locke influenced Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence except

a)

“all men have certain unalienable rights”

b)

“Governments derive their power from the consent of the governed”

c)

“That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter it or abolish it, and to institute a new Government”

d)

“Give me liberty or give me death!”

7.

Who argued for separation of church and state?

a)

George Mason

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

James Madison

d)

George Washington

8.

A strong central government that advocates economic development and public improvements would most likely be supported by –

a)

Anti-Federalists

b)

Federalists

c)

Neutrals

d)

Cavaliers

9.

Which two Virginians were leading opponents of ratification?

a)

George Washington and James Madison

b)

John Adams and James Monroe

c)

Patrick Henry and George Mason

d)

Thomas Paine and Benjamin Franklin

10.

In the Marshall Court, the doctrine of judicial review was determined by –

a)

McCulloch v. Maryland

b)

Gibbons v. Ogden

c)

Marbury v. Madison

d)

Fletcher v. Peck

11.

Which Supreme Court case set forth the principle of implied powers?

a)

McCulloch v. Maryland

b)

Gibbons v. Ogden

c)

Maryland v. Madison

d)

Fletcher v. Peck

12.

Which would have been a cause of the War of 1812?

a)

The Spanish refusing to give up their forts

b)

American migration into Texas led to a revolt

c)

The French invaded Washington, D.C.

d)

The British interfering with American shipping

13.

Who led an anti-lynching crusade and called on the federal government to take action regarding racial justice?

a)

Clara Barton

b)

Ida B. Wells

c)

Jane Addams

d)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

14.

In Plessy v. Ferguson, the Supreme Court ruled that “separate but equal” did not violate –

a)

the right to petition

b)

guaranteed voting rights

c)

freedom of speech

d)

the 14th Amendment

15.

Jacob Lawrence painted the population shift in which African Americans moved North called the –

a)

Temperance Movement

b)

Progressive Movement

c)

Great Migration

d)

New Freedom

16.

Which term enabled voters to remove public officials from elected positions before the end of the term?

a)

initiative

b)

recall

c)

referendum

d)

secret ballot

17.

A new local form of government was the election of a city council who in return appoint which position to run the city departments?

a)

Governor

b)

Judge

c)

Manager

d)

Delegate

18.

The Seventeenth Amendment established –

a)

child labor laws

b)

the appointment of commissioners

c)

the direct election of U.S. senators

d)

bills introduced by the people

19.

The American Federation of Labor (AFL) was led by –

a)

William Sylvis

b)

Uriah Stephens

c)

Eugene V. Debs

d)

Samuel Gompers

20.

Which law was created in 1890 aimed at preventing the creation of monopolies?

a)

Homestead Act

b)

Dawes Act

c)

19th Amendment

d)

Sherman Anti-Trust Act

21.

Which supported political equality for African Americans by helping establish the NAACP?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

J.P. Morgan

c)

W.E.B. DuBois

d)

Frederick Douglass

22.

Which did Secretary of State John Hay proposed that would give all nations equal trading rights in China?

a)

League of Nations

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Fourteen Points

23.

Which president shown urged American banks and businesses to invest in Latin America?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt

b)

William Howard Taft

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Warren G. Harding

24.

Why was the late 1800’s to World War I referred to as the first era of true “global economy?”

a)

Innovation and progress was slow

b)

Progressive reforms were passed

c)

Anti-trust measures were established

d)

Growth in international trade occurred

25.

After the Spanish-American War, the United States annexed –

a)

Puerto Rico

b)

Colombia

c)

Spain

d)

Mexico

26.

In what year did World War I begin in Europe?

a)

1900

b)

1905

c)

1914

d)

1918

27.

What was the policy of the U.S. for the first three years of World War I?

a)

Remain neutral

b)

Declare war on Germany

c)

Support Austria-Hungary

d)

Joined the Allies immediately

28.

All are true regarding the U.S. decision to enter World War I except

a)

Freedom of the seas

b)

Attack on Pearl Harbor

c)

German submarine warfare

d)

Close ties with Great Britain

29.

All are true regarding the Treaty of Versailles except

a)

France and Great Britain wanted to punish Germany

b)

A League of Nations was created

c)

New nations were established

d)

Germany was not required to pay reparations

30.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt used mass media to communicate important messages about current events called “fireside chats” through -

a)

television

b)

radio

c)

newspapers

d)

magazines

31.

By the 1930’s, millions of Americans went to the movies each week mainly to –

a)

watch presidential speeches

b)

escape from the realities created by the Depression

c)

learn job skills

d)

train for the war effort

32.

Which president played a role in the completion of the Panama Canal?

a)

William Taft

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

Teddy Roosevelt

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

33.

Overspeculation, expansion of credit, and banks running out of money lead to what event?

a)

Dust Bowl

b)

Flappers

c)

Stock Market Crash

d)

WWII

34.

"...the only thing we have to fear is fear itself..."

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

Teddy Roosevelt

c)

FDR

d)

Truman

35.
Germany bombing Great Britain is called the -
a)
Stalingrad
b)
Battle of Great Britain
c)
Pearl Harbor
d)
Midway
36.
How did the war start in Europe in 1939?
a)
D-day invasion
b)
Germany over runs France
c)
Soviets invade Germany
d)
Germany invades Poland
37.
Which battle in Europe kept Hitler from getting the oils fields in Russia?
a)
Stalingrad
b)
D-day
c)
El Alamein
d)
Trafalgar 
38.

The liberation of western Europe started after which invasion?

a)

Paris

b)

D-Day

c)

Battle of Britain

d)

Stalingrad

39.

Which US president made the decision to drop the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima?

a)

Wilson

b)

FDR

c)

Truman

d)

Teddy Roosevel

40.

American POW's suffered brutal treatment after the surrender of the Phillippines, known as the...

a)

Bataan Death March

b)

Hiroshima

c)

Iwo Jima

d)

Midway

41.

Germany's plan and system for eliminating the Jews, gypsies and other "undesirables" was known as...

a)

The Final Answer

b)

genocide

c)

Holocaust / Final Solution

d)

Lebensraum / Extermination

42.
Which convention attempted to ensure humane treatment of prisoners of war...
a)
Geneva
b)
Paris
c)
Stalingrad
d)
El Alamein
43.

What was the nickname given to women who entered the workforce during WWII?

a)

Rosie

b)

Sandy

c)

Willomenia

d)

Frannie

44.

Japanese Americans were moved to these to prevent them from "spying" and/or working with Japan during WWII.

a)

Concentration Camps

b)

Internment Camps

c)

Work Camps

d)

CCC

45.
What organization was created following WWII to help prevent future wars?
a)
League of Nations
b)
United Nations
46.

This was the name for the set of programs put in place by FDR to help the depression era economy.

a)

fireside chat

b)

bank holiday

c)

New Deal

d)

packing the court

47.
This New Deal reform program insured checking and savings accounts. 
a)
Civilian Conservation Corps
b)
Fair Labor Standards Act
c)
Federal Deposits Insurance Corporation
d)
Social Security Act
48.

Which New Deal program employed young men to work on various projects to improve the country?

a)

Social Security Act

b)

Fair labor Standards Act

c)

Rural Electrification Act

d)

Civilian Conservation Corps

49.
Which New Deal program set aside savings through taxes for unemployment, the disabled or retirement? 
a)
Federal Deposits Insurance Corporation
b)
Social Security Act 
c)
Agricultural Adjustment Act
d)
Civilian Conservation Corps
50.

During the 1920s, controversies concerning national Prohibition and the behavior of “flappers” were all signs of disagreement over…

a)

The return to normalcy

b)

Changing culture and lifestyles

c)

Causes of the Great Depression

d)

The benefits of new technology