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US History Milestone Review 1 USH1-14

Total questions: 180

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the Geography like for the New England Colonies?

a)

Harbors/ Mountainous/Very Cold

b)

Flat

c)

Island

d)

Desert

2.
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
3.
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
4.
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
5.
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
6.
In what year was Jamestown settled?
a)
1492
b)
1607
c)
1776
d)
2007
7.

SSUSH1a

What does mercantilism seek to increase with daughter countries?

a)

Exports

b)

Imports

c)

Domestic Trade

d)

Tariffs

8.

SSUSH1d

This region was contained many rivers and harbors to make trade easier. Also known as the "Bread Basket"

a)

New England

b)

Southern

c)

Mid-Atlantic

d)

All of the above

9.

SSUSH1b

This regions economy needed large quantities of cheap labor for plantations.

a)

New England

b)

Southern

c)

Mid-Atlantic

d)

All of the above

10.
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
11.
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
12.

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

13.
Which crop was significant to the early growth of the North American colonies in the 1600s?
a)
tobacco
b)
cotton
c)
uranium
d)
gold
14.
Mercantilism is MOST related to which other topic? 
a)
Civil War
b)
cotton gin
c)
trans-Atlantic trade
d)
type of government
15.

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.

16.

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.

17.

Which of these conflicts gave the British Empire effective control over North America in the 18th century?

a)

The War of 1812

b)

The Napoleonic War

c)

The War of Spanish Succession

d)

The Seven Years/French & Indian War

18.

How did the Stamp Act, the Tea Act, and the Intolerable Acts encourage American colonists to consider revolution against British rule?

a)

by representing an effort in Britain to end the slave trade in the colonies

b)

by increasing conflict between the colonists and neighboring Indian tribes.

c)

by revealing the British plan to expand the American colonies farther west on the continent

d)

by raising taxes in the American colonies without granting the colonies any representation in Parliament

19.

Why did American colonists resent British taxes?

a)

American colonists were unhappy that the high taxes were keeping the nobility in luxury.

b)

Unlike American colonists, people who lived in Great Britain did not have to pay any duties .

c)

Americans did not elect representatives to Parliament as people who lived in Great Britain did.

d)

Great Britain did not offer the American colonists any protection from the French and the Indians.

20.

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

21.

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

22.

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

23.

Law passed by parliament allowing the British East India Company to sell its low-cost tea directly to the colonies - undermining colonial tea merchants; led to the Boston Tea Party

a)

Tea Act

b)

Townshend Act

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Stamp Act

24.

protest against increased tea prices in which colonists dumped British tea into Boston harbor

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Battle of Lexington

d)

Battle of Concord

25.

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

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Tea Act

26.
Virginia’s House of Burgesses fulfilled which of the following roles?
a)
It met on board the Mayflower to draft laws that would help institute representative government in Massachusetts.
b)
It sparked the American Revolution by meeting and selecting Thomas Jefferson to write the Declaration of Independence.
c)
It helped establish representative government in the colonies by serving as the first official elected body in British North America.
d)
It drafted a treaty ending the French and Indian War.
27.

A sudden outbreak of religious fervor that promoted separation of church and state is...

a)

religious toleration

b)

The Great Awakening

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

House of Burgesses

28.

1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony.

a)

House of Burgesses

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

salutary neglect

d)

self-government

29.

Founder of Pennsylvania

a)

Roger Williams

b)

John Winthrop

c)

William Bradford

d)

William Penn

30.

Which 4 colonies makes up the New England colonies?

a)

Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, Connecticut

b)

Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island

c)

Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island

d)

Massachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware, New Hampshire

31.
What was the purpose of the Navigation Acts?
SSUSH2.a
a)
to stop the Middle Passage
b)
to control the trans-Atlantic trade
c)
to end the Atlantic slave trade
d)
to halt the triangular trade
32.

Puritans wanted:

a)

wanted freedom of religion for themselves, but did not accept other religions; settled in New England

b)

tolerated all religions; settled in Pennsylvania

c)

settled in Maryland

33.

Alot of Germans went to Pennsylvania

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Which food did African Americans NOT bring to America?

a)

Corn

b)

Okra

c)

Watermelon

d)

Yams

35.

Where did a lot of Scots Irish Settle?

a)

Mountain Region

b)

Beach Area

c)

Georgia

36.

What percentage of slaves died along the middle passage

a)

10%

b)

20%

c)

30%

d)

40%

37.

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

38.

(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

39.

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

40.

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

41.

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

a)

Townshend Act

b)

Sugar Act

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Tea Act

42.

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

43.

series of laws passed in 1774 to punish Boston for the Tea Party

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Townshend Acts

c)

Quartering Act

d)

Sugar Act

44.

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

a)

Patriots

b)

Loyalists

c)

Colonists

d)

Settlers

45.

American colonists who remained loyal to Britain and opposed the war for independence

a)

British

b)

Loyalists

c)

Patriots

d)

Colonists

46.

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

47.

Treaty Between England and the Colonies , formally ended the American Revolutionary War

a)

Treaty of Paris (1763)

b)

Treaty of Paris (1783)

c)

Olive Branch Petition

d)

Declaration of Independence

48.

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

49.

What was the significance of the Land Ordinance of 1785?

a)

It set up a system where settlers could

purchase farmland in the undeveloped

Northwest

b)

It set up a system where settlers could

purchase farmland in the undeveloped

South

c)

It set up a system where settlers could

purchase farmland in the undeveloped

West

d)

It set up a system where settlers could

purchase farmland in the undeveloped

West

50.
Author of 'Common Sense'
a)
Thomas Jefferson 
b)
Thomas Paine 
c)
John Locke 
51.
Date the first draft of the Declaration was completed 
a)
June 1776
b)
July 1776
c)
August 1776
d)
June 1774
52.
Date the Declaration was passed 
a)
July 4th 1776
b)
July 3rd 1776
c)
June 4th 1776
d)
June 3rd 1776 
53.
The continental Army faced a harsh, deadly winter while stationed at 
a)
Death Valley 
b)
Valley Forge 
c)
Trenton 
d)
Yorktown 
54.
Marquise de Lafeyette and Baron von Streubon served the United States (as French officers) in what capacity 
a)
Offered advice 
b)
Trained American soldiers 
c)
Brought food and drinks 
d)
Brought medicine 
55.
The battle of Trenton was a surprise attack on Hessians on which holiday 
a)
Christmas 
b)
Thanksgiving 
c)
Labor Day 
d)
Hanukkah 
56.
Without the help of _________________, the Americans would have lost the war 
a)
British 
b)
Spanish 
c)
French 
d)
Italians 
57.
Which battle is seen as the turning point of the American Revolution 
a)
Yorktown 
b)
Trenton 
c)
Saratoga 
d)
Lexington 
58.
The Diplomacy of these two Americans helped persuade the French to become our allies 
a)
Benjamin Franklin and John Adams 
b)
George Washington and John Locke 
c)
Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Hobbes 
d)
John Locke and Thomas Paine 
59.

What established the procedure by which the United States would expand westward across North America by the admission of new states, rather than by the expansion of existing states?

a)

Treaty of Paris 1763

b)

The Wilmont Proviso

c)

The Monroe Doctrine

d)

The Northwest Ordinance

60.

Why did the Founding Fathers create a weak central government under the Articles of Confederation?

a)

to prevent another war with Great Britain

b)

to provide the states with unlimited power

c)

to prevent abuse of power by the national government

d)

to increase the taxation powers of the national government

61.

Which sentence describes the power to tax given to the U.S. Congress by the Articles of Confederation?

a)

Congress could pass a tax with Presidential approval.

b)

3/4 of Congress had to agree on passing a tax.

c)

All of Congress had to agree on passing a tax.

d)

Congress could not tax.

62.

The Articles of Confederation represented the Americans' distrust of

a)

the British

b)

states rights

c)

any governing authority

d)

a strong central government

63.

One of the most important legacies of the Northwest Ordinance was that it prevented the expansion of ________________ north of the Ohio River in the new territories.

a)

slavery

b)

Indian warfare

c)

industrialization

d)

British colonization

64.

Which of these BEST explains why many Anti-Federalists finally agreed to the approve the U.S. Constitution?

a)

George Washington favored it

b)

the Bill of Rights was added

c)

they wanted to have a better relationship with the Federalists

d)

they feared a civil war would break out if the dispute continued

65.

The Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise both dealt with

a)

the admission of new western states

b)

the territorial expansion of slavery

c)

the regulation of interstate commerce

d)

the representation of states in Congress

66.

Those who supported adoption of the Constitution were called

a)

Anti-Federalists

b)

Democrats

c)

Federalists

d)

Republicans

67.

The Federalist Papers were written to encourage

a)

the adoption of the Bill of Rights

b)

the ratification of the Constitution.

c)

delegates in Philadelphia to write a new constitution.

d)

states to send delegates to the Philadelphia Convention.

68.

The uprising of Massachusetts farmers who did not want to lose their farms to pay for heavy state taxes after the American Revolution was known as

a)

Shays Rebellion

b)

The Boston Tea Party

c)

Whiskey Rebellion

d)

Bacon's Rebellion

69.

Which statement best reflects the views of an Anti-Federalist?

a)

“I demand a new constitution”

b)

“I support ratification”

c)

“I fear a strong government”

d)

“I oppose a bill of rights”

70.

What was the main argument against the Articles of Confederation?

a)

The government was too strong.

b)

The government was too weak.

c)

The colonists coudnt decide on a president.

d)

It outlawed slavery.

71.

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

72.
Which issue was highlighted by Daniel Shays Rebellion of 1786–1787?
a)
The dangers of executive authority over state’s rights
b)
The weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation 
c)
The failure of the federal government to organize the territories
d)
The inability of the Monroe Doctrine to protect American interests
73.
What role did Alexander Hamilton play in the debates for ratification of the Constitution?
a)
He proposed national elections to decide issues among the people
b)
He wrote political essays supporting the principles of the Constitution
c)
He drafted the Bill of Rights
d)
He led protests in several states to limit the power of the national government
74.
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
75.
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 
76.
Second president of the United States 
a)
John Madison 
b)
John Adams 
c)
Thomas Jefferson 
d)
George Walton 
77.
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 
78.
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 
79.
This election was one of the nastiest elections in History, filled with slander. It ended in a tie. 
a)
Election of 1796
b)
Election of 1800
c)
Election of 1774
d)
Election of 1803
80.
Third President of the US. Was given the presidency after tying with John Adams. 
a)
James Madison
b)
Thomas Jefferson 
c)
James Monroe 
81.
Sold the Louisiana Territory to the United States to fund his war with Britain. 
a)
Napoleon Bonaparte 
b)
Louis XIV
c)
Louis X
d)
Napoleon Dynamite 
82.
The price the US paid for the La. Territory 
a)
10 Million 
b)
15 Million 
c)
12 Million 
d)
17 Million 
83.
Doubled the size of the United States 
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
Oregon Purchase
c)
Gadsden Purchase 
d)
Mexican Cession 
84.
The number of states we gained in the La. Purchase 
a)
7
b)
9
c)
15
d)
16
85.

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

86.

Two explorers sent by the president to explore the Louisiana Purchase.

a)

Lewis and Clark

b)

Madison and Monroe

c)

Washington and Adams

d)

Burr and Hamilton

87.

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

88.

A statement of foreign policy which proclaimed that Europe should not interfere in affairs within the United States or in the development of other countries in the Western Hemisphere.

a)

Proclamation of Neutrality

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Alien and Sedition Acts

d)

Embargo Act of 1807

89.

3rd President of the United States, wrote the Declaration of Independence.

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

90.

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

a)

Cabinet

b)

Advisors

c)

Departments

d)

Branches

91.

"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

92.

1794 protest against the government's tax on whiskey by back country farmers.

a)

Whiskey Rebellion

b)

Shay's Rebellion

c)

Bacon's Rebellion

d)

Rum Rebellion

93.

5th President who implemented the Monroe Doctrine

a)

James Monroe

b)

James Madison

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

John Adams

94.
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 
95.

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Robert E. Lee

96.
Where did the Civil War begin?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Antietam
c)
Fort Sumpter
d)
Manassas
97.
How long did the Civil War last?
a)
2 years
b)
8 years
c)
1 year
d)
4 years
98.
Who won the battle of Gettysburg?
a)
North
b)
South
99.
who marched to harpers fairy?
a)
Ulysses s grant
b)
Jefferson davis
c)
john brown
d)
Abraham licoln
100.
Southern General from Virginia who led the South's largest army and lost a major battle at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
101.
To break away from a group
a)
state's rights
b)
slavery
c)
Gettysburg
d)
secede
102.
One of General Lee's most important generals who would stand like a "Stonewall" during battles and was accidentally killed by his own men.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
103.
President of the U.S. during the Civil War who issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves in the states that seceded.
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
104.
The 1st and only President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Jefferson Davis
105.
Fill in the title of the following list:
1.  ___________ ?______  (SSUSH 8b)
A.  Stated land north of the 36, 30’ in the former Louisiana Territory would be free of slaves
B.  Created Maine as a Free States
C.  Created Missouri as a Slave States
a)
The Great Compromise
b)
The 3/5 Compromise
c)
The Missouri Compromise of 1820
d)
The 1850 Compromise
106.
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
107.

The name given to the North

a)

Confederacy

b)

Rebels

c)

Union

d)

Revolutionaries

108.

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

109.

What battle was the single bloodiest battle in US history?

a)

Antietam

b)

Shiloh

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Vicksburg

110.

The name given to the South

a)

Confederacy

b)

Rebels

c)

Union

d)

Revolutionaries

111.

California being admitted as a free state and the Fugitive Slave Law are both part of

a)

The Missouri Compromise of 1820

b)

The Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)

The Compromise of 1850

d)

The Nullification Act

112.

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

113.
Which of the following words means that a person places the interests of a small area over the interests of the entire country?
a)
Nationalism
b)
Sectionalism
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
Secession
114.
An abolitionist supported which of the following causes?
a)
outlawing alcohol
b)
ending slavery
c)
limiting slavery to southern states
d)
ending women's suffrage
115.
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
116.

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

117.
The first state to leave the Union after the Election of 1860 was...
a)
South Carolina
b)
North Carolina
c)
Georgia
d)
Mississippi
118.
Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?
a)
European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.
b)
Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
c)
Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.
d)
The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.
119.

what did General Sherman do?

a)

start a war

b)

destroy most of Georgia

c)

killed people

d)

taught math

120.
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
121.
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
122.
War between people of the same country
a)
secede
b)
state's rights
c)
civil war
d)
slavery
123.
General Sherman's troops marched toward Atlanta to capture it because of Atlanta's railroad center and supplies.
a)
The Atlanta Campaign
b)
Sherman's March to the Sea
c)
John Brown's Raid on Harper Ferry
d)
Fort Sumter
124.
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
125.
Each state should be able to decide their issues for themselves and the Federal Government should not interfere.
a)
slavery
b)
state's rights
c)
secede
d)
Gettysburg
126.

1865 - Agency set up to aid former slaves in adjusting themselves to freedom. It furnished food and clothing to needy blacks and helped them get jobs.

a)

Black Codes

b)

Freedmen's Bureau

c)

Congressional Reconstruction

d)

Presidential Reconstruction

127.

1865 - Freed all slaves, abolished slavery.

a)

Thirteenth Amendment

b)

Fourteenth Amendment

c)

Civil Rights Act of 1866

d)

Fifteenth Amendment

128.

16th President of the United States saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865).

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Rutherford B. Hayes

129.

Murder of a public figure, usually for political reasons.

a)

Assasssination

b)

Treason

c)

Execution

d)

Flogging

130.

Southern laws designed to restrict the rights of the newly freed black slaves.

a)

Poll Tax

b)

Grandfather Clause

c)

Black Codes

d)

Literacy Test

131.

Made "all persons born or naturalized in the United States" citizens of the country.

a)

Thirteenth Amendment

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1866

c)

Fourteenth Amendment

d)

Fifteenth Amendment

132.

The constitutional amendment adopted in 1870 to extend suffrage to African Americans.

a)

Thirteenth Amendment

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1866

c)

Fourteenth Amendment

d)

Fifteenth Amendment

133.

President's idea of reconstruction : all states had to end slavery, states had to declare that their secession was illegal, and men had to pledge their loyalty to the U.S.

a)

Presidential Reconstruction

b)

Congressional Reconstruction

c)

Lincoln's Plan of Reconstruction

d)

Grant's Plan of Reconstruction

134.

17th President of the United States; first president to be charged of misconduct.

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Rutherford B. Hayes

d)

Samuel Tilden

135.

A formal document charging a public official with misconduct in office.

a)

Impeachment

b)

Treason

c)

Pardon

d)

Petition

136.

A secret society created by white southerners in 1866 that used terror and violence to keep African Americans from obtaining their civil rights.

a)

Ku Klux Klan

b)

Knights of the White Camellia

c)

Order of the Pale Faces

d)

Grand Wizard

137.
A program that provided clothing, medical attention, food, education, and even land to African Americans who needed a start coming out of slavery. 
a)
13th Amendment
b)
Reconstruction Act
c)
14th Amendment
d)
Freedmen’s Bureau
138.
In American history, the term "Reconstruction" refers to
a)
problems associated with the transformation to an industrial economy.
b)
the admission of Western territories to the U.S. as either Free or Slave states.
c)
federal government intervention in the former Confederate states in order to monitor the treatment of former slaves.
d)
the establishment of a new system of agriculture in the western states and territories based on industrial machinery.
139.
Poll taxes, Literacy Tests, and Grandfather Clauses were all used during Reconstruction to
a)
Restrict the voting rights of freedmen
b)
Keep the Republican Party in power in the South
c)
Advance the cause of equality
d)
Fight the KKK
140.

What Battle helped the Union control the Mississippi and complete the Anaconda Plan?

a)

Ft. Sumter

b)

Antietam

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Vicksburg

141.

How did Geography play a role in the Battle of Gettysburg?

a)

The battle lead to the issuing of the Emancipation Proclamation

b)

The rugged terrain inspired the first Wrangler jeans

c)

Confederate forces secured the high ground on the steep hills

d)

Union forces secured the high ground on the steep hills

142.

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

a)

Automobile

b)

Electrical Power

c)

Coal

d)

Railroad

143.

How did the late 19th century railroad industry contribute to the oil industry?

a)

It used oil to fuel the engines

b)

It used oil to lubricate its engines

c)

It transported oil

d)

Construction on the railroad led to the accidental discovery of oil

144.

This man controlled the steel industry during the Gilded Age

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

John D Rockefeller

c)

JP Morgan

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

145.

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

a)

Monopoly

b)

Merger

c)

Corporation

d)

Company

146.

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

147.

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

148.

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

149.

The perfection of this device by Thomas Edison allowed factories to operate day and night shifts

a)

Pocket Watch

b)

Frozen Dinner

c)

Light Bulb

d)

Gas Lamp

150.

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

151.

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

a)

farms

b)

factories

c)

agriculture

d)

the military

152.

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

153.
Who controlled the Standard Oil Company?
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
d)
J.P. Morgan
154.
Who started a steel company that became the first billion dollar company in 1904?
a)
John D. Rockefeller
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
d)
J.P. Morgan
155.
Who is responsible for the telegraph?
a)
Thomas Edison
b)
Nikolai Tesla
c)
Alexander Graham Bell
d)
Samuel F.B. Morse
156.

Which labor union was led by Samuel Gompers?

a)

American Federation of Labor

b)

Knights of Labor

c)

American Railway Union

d)

International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union

157.
The ____________________ made it easier to travel, communicate, and trade. 
a)
Comstock Lode
b)
Transcontinental Railroad
c)
Vigilantes
d)
Chinese Exclusion Act
158.
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
159.
Where was Angel Island located?
a)
San Antonio, Texas
b)
New York, New York
c)
San Francisco, California
d)
Los Angeles, California
160.

Which term was directly associated with the career of Ida Tarbell?

a)

muckracker

b)

abolitionist

c)

freedom rider

d)

segregationist

161.

Why was the NAACP established in 1909?

a)

to resist Jim Crow laws

b)

to protect prayer in public schools

c)

to lobby against Asian immigrants

d)

to support the abolitionist movement

162.

Which organization worked to reverse the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Plessy v. Ferguson during the first half of the 1900s?

a)

the Freedman's Bureau

b)

the Tennessee Valley Authority

c)

the American Federation of Labor (AFL)

d)

the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

163.

Founded by Jane Addams in 1889 in Chicago, Hull House was intended to

a)

protest the Army's treatment of Native Americans in the frontier.

b)

provide services to newly-arrived immigrants to the United States.

c)

raise awareness to the plight of the rural poor in the United States.

d)

lobby Congress to limit the number of poor immigrants to the United States.

164.

The importance of the Supreme Court Case of Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) was that it

a)

reinforced the doctrine of ¨separate but equal¨ facilities based on race.

b)

required that the Voting Rights Act would be enforced in the South.

c)

permitted the placing of Indians on reservations.

d)

ended the Jim Crow era in the American south.

165.

In the era of the ¨Muckrakers,¨ Ida Tarbell became known for exposing the abuses of

a)

the oil industry.

b)

the steel industry.

c)

the Federal government.

d)

state and local governments.

166.

Which political issue was directly connected to Jim Crow laws?

a)

prohibition

b)

segregation

c)

nullification

d)

unionization

167.
Writers that investigated the bad things going on in society
a)
Suffragists
b)
Muckrakers
c)
Students
d)
Chaffinators
168.
The Progressive Era could best be summed up as...
a)
an era that experienced massive job loss due to the collapse of the economy.
b)
an era that placed a great emphasis on reforming the corruption and injustices throughout American society.
c)
an era where the US started the "war on terror"
d)
an era where there was no government regulation on American businesses.
169.
Who was the photographer who revealed to the world how the lower class lived?
a)
Alexander Bell
b)
Jacob Riis
c)
Upton Sinclair
d)
Theodore Roosevelt
170.
Wrote “History of the Standard Oil Company,” in 1902. Showed how Rockefeller’s rise was based on ruthless business practices. 
a)
Ida B. Wells 
b)
Ida Tarbell 
c)
Susan B. Anthony 
d)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton 
171.
What book caused the government pass the Meat Inspection Act and create the Food and Drug Administration? 
a)
The Jungle
b)
A Red Record
c)
A History of Standard Oil
d)
How the Other Half Lives
172.

What Supreme Court ruling prompted the creation of the NAACP?

a)

Brown v. Board of Education

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson

c)

Scott v. Stanford

d)

Roe v. Wade

173.

Conservation is best described as

a)

being a Republican

b)

protecting the rights of children and women workers

c)

careful use of natural resources

d)

avoiding any human intervention in nature

174.

Why was Theodore Roosevelt concerned about conservation?

a)

Industrialization led to deforestation and waterway pollution

b)

American Indians used national parks as gathering places

c)

The federal government wanted to control raw materials like lumber and freshwater fish

d)

The governments needed to protect the forest from second-wave immigrants

175.

During the Progressive Era, muckrakers published articles and novels primarily to (SSUSH13a)

a)

advance their own political careers

b)

help the federal government become

more efficient

c)

make Americans aware of problems in

society

d)

provide entertainment for readers

176.
Man-made waterway cut through Panama that allowed for faster shipping. Was controlled by the US for decades 
a)
Belgium Strait 
b)
Panama Canal 
c)
Erie Canal 
d)
Isthmus Canal 
177.
Addition to the Monroe Doctrine; Stated that the Us could get involved in Latin American affairs when necessary. 
a)
Roosevelt Corollary 
b)
Roosevelt Doctrine 
c)
Roosevelt Memorandum 
d)
Truman Doctrine 
178.
War between the United States and Spain, in which the US came to the aid of Cuba. 
a)
Spanish-Cuban War 
b)
Spanish-American War
c)
Spanish-Panamanian War
d)
Spanish-Mexican War 
179.
Telegram sent by Germany to Mexico, asking Mexico to attack the US in exchange for land. Was intercepted by the US. 
a)
Zimmerman Telegram 
b)
Zimmerman Email 
c)
Morse Telegram 
d)
Navajo Codes 
180.
Legislation that made the US Neutral during WWI
a)
Neutrality Act 
b)
Non-Interference Act 
c)
Neutral Bill
d)
Lend-lease Act 

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