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TCAP Review

Total questions: 126

Worksheet time: 1hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What economic policy is being shown in the diagram?

a)

Slavery

b)

Inflation

c)

Mercantilism

d)

Industrialization

2.

What was the purpose of Benjamin Franklin's cartoon?

a)

To convince the colonies to revolt against the Spanish

b)

to recruit men into the U.S. Army

c)

to convince the colonists to unite for defense against the French

d)

To push colonies to accept congressional rules.

3.

What event renewed an interest in religion and united the colonies together?

a)

Revolutionary War

b)

First Great Awakening

c)

Triangular Trade

d)

Common Sense

4.

What was the colonists response to the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

They obeyed and stayed east of the Appalachians

b)

They ignored it and went west anyway

c)

They filed a petition against the King

d)

They went south instead.

5.

Which area on the map was claimed by both the British and the French leading to the French and Indian War?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

6.

Why did the British pass the Stamp Act?

a)

to pay off the war debt caused by the French and Indian War

b)

To earn a lot of money under mercantilism

c)

To control the flow of paper products

d)

To fix a paper shortage in the colonies

7.

Why did the King issue the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

To stop the spread of colonial ideas.

b)

To keep colonists from settling on reserved Indian land and to prevent conflict.

c)

To make the French happy

d)

To prevent the spread of the colonies

8.

By the late 1700's the American colonists were upset with the British because of ____________ without representation.

a)

taxation

b)

jail

c)

inflation

d)

mercantilism

9.

In which battles did Washington outsmart the British and the Hessians.

a)

Trenton and Princeton

b)

Saratoga

c)

Yorktown

d)

Kings Mountain

10.

In which Battle was "the shot heard round the world" fired at?

a)

Battle of Lexington and Concord

b)

Battle of Bunker Hill

c)

Battle of Saratoga

d)

Boston Massacre

11.

How did the French Navy primarily assist the Americans at Yorktown?

a)

They blocked the British escape by sea

b)

They provided food and supplies to the Americans

c)

They bombarded British controlled New York.

d)

They intercepted all British supplies and destroyed them.

12.

What type of products did the Stamp Act tax?

a)

All types of printed materials like newspapers, wills, and playing cards.

b)

Imported Molasses and sugar canes

c)

Tea and coffee

d)

Glass and wood

13.

Who was the "midnight rider" who warned of the approaching British at Lexington and Concord?

a)

Paul Revere

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Alexander Hamilton

d)

George Washington

14.

Under the Articles of Confederation the federal govt could not regulate interstate commerce (trade). Why was this an issue?

a)

it caused conflicts between states over trade

b)

The feds could not make states trade

c)

It limited imports from foreign countries

d)

It had to ask Britain to regulate trade

15.

Why did the Articles of Confederation not allow a chief executive?

a)

Americans feared a monarchy with a king.

b)

Americans did not trust any of their leaders

c)

Americans could not afford a king as they were in debt

d)

There was no system in place for electing a president.

16.

What was the significance of Shays' Rebellion?

a)

It showed that the U.S. needed a govt that could protect property and enforce law and order.

b)

It showed that the U.S. Military was strong and efficient

c)

It allowed the U.S. to trade freely with the rest of the world.

d)

It showed how the 2nd Amendment was dangerous.

17.

What was the major issue that divided the members of the constitutional convention?

a)

how to divide power between the state and federal governments.

b)

How to abolish slavery

c)

How to pay down the massive debt from the Revolutionary War

d)

Establishing strong trade routes with Asia for goods.

18.

How was the issue of how to count congressional representation per state was solved?

a)

The Great Compromise

b)

The compromise of 1850

c)

Kansas/Nebraska Act

d)

The Missouri Compromise

19.

Who developed and explained most of the ideas found in the Constitution and is considered the "Father" of the constitution?

a)

James Madison

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

Ben Franklin

20.

At the constitutional convention, which group demanded a Bill of Rights be added before they would ratify (approve)?

a)

Anti-federalists

b)

Federalist

21.

How does the Supreme Court check the power of Congress?

a)

It can review and declare a law unconstitutional

b)

It can refuse to enforce laws passed by Congress

c)

It can impeach members of Congress

d)

It establishes regulations for the President to follow

22.

What is the purpose of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution?

a)

to list the purposes of government

b)

to establish the acceptance of a new constitution

c)

To justify declaring independence

d)

To warn the world that we will right for our rights.

23.

Which amendment provides the 5 basic freedoms including speech (RAPPS)?

a)

1st Amendment

b)

5th Amendment

c)

3rd Amendment

d)

9th Amendment

24.

Which amendment was added to the Constitution because our rights should not be limited to just those in the Bill of Rights?

a)

9th Amendment

b)

8th Amendment

c)

7th Amendment

d)

10th Amendment

25.

Which amendment was added due to the colonial experience with Writs of Assistance

a)

4th Amendment (no illegal search and seizure)

b)

6th Amendment (right to a speedy trial)

c)

8th Amendment (no cruel or unusual punishment)

d)

2nd Amendment (right to bear arms)

26.

What is the main purpose of the first ten amendments?

a)

to protect individual rights.

b)

to provide a system of taxes

c)

to guarantee the rights of the government

d)

to protect against criticism

27.

Which of the following is NOT a purpose of the govt according to the Preamble?

a)

Deny the general welfare

b)

establish justice

c)

insure domestic tranquility

d)

provide for the common defense.

28.

Select the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

a)

No executive branch (No president)

b)

No levying (collecting) of taxes

c)

no regulation of trade (interstate commerce)

d)

No court system

e)

No Legislative Branch (Congress)

29.

Which group supported limited power to the federal government

a)

Anti-Federalists

b)

Federalists

30.

Which constitutional principle is being shown in the image?

a)

Separation of Powers

b)

Checks and balances

c)

Sovereignty

d)

Federalism

31.

What gave the U.S. the right to use the Port of New Orleans?

a)

Pinckney's Treaty

b)

Jays Treaty

c)

Treaty of Ghent

d)

Treaty of Paris

32.

Which event during Washington's presidency showed the U.S. could enforce law and order?

a)

Whiskey Rebellion

b)

Shays' Rebellion

c)

XYZ Affair

d)

Alien and Sedition Acts

33.

Who was the Leader of the Federalist Party?

a)

Alexander Hamilton

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Jay

d)

John Adams

34.

Which party had a strict interpretation of the Constitution?

a)

Federalists

b)

Democratic-Republicans

35.

Who was the first governor of Tennessee?

a)

John Sevier

b)

William Marbury

c)

Danial Boone

d)

Andrew Jackson

36.

French agents attempt to extort (get money) from the U.S

a)

XYZ Affair

b)

Alien and Sedition Acts

c)

Whiskey Rebellion

d)

Elastic Clause

37.

What was George Washington's two warning in his farewell address?

a)

Avoid permanent alliances and political parties

b)

Avoid war debt and balance the budged

c)

Universal healthcare and equity

d)

Stop immigration and ensure domestic tranquility

38.

Who believed that only the wealthy and educated should lead?

a)

Federalists

b)

Democratic-Republicans

39.

In response to the Alien and Sedition Acts. A Political declarations that maintained that states could nullify federal legislation they regarded as unconstitutional

a)

Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

b)

Burgesses Resolution

c)

House Resolution 1797

d)

Declaration of Independence

40.

Warned Americans not to get involved in European affairs, not to make permanent alliances, not to form political parties and to avoid sectionalism

a)

Washington's Farewell Address

b)

Alien and Sedition Acts.

c)

XYZ Affair

d)

Whiskey Rebellion

41.

What Tennessee city was established on land acquired in the Jackson Purchase?

a)

Memphis

b)

Clarksville

c)

Nashville

d)

Chattanooga

42.

Leader of the Democratic-Republicans?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

John Adams

d)

John Jay

43.

Who was the Supreme Court justice that ruled in the Marbury v. Madison?

a)

John Marshall

b)

Roger Taney

c)

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

d)

Brett Kavanaugh

44.

Which event showed that the U.S. would not be bulled and would fight to protect its trade?

a)

Conflict with the Barbary States

b)

War of 1812

c)

XYZ Affair

d)

Louisiana Purchase

45.

What was significant about the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

size of U.S. doubled and vast new resources acquired

b)

Gold mines were found in New Orleans

c)

the U.S. was drawn into a war with France

d)

There was a massive land rush to get new land

46.

Which court case established Judicial Review?

a)

Marbury v. Madison

b)

Mculloch v. Maryland

c)

Brown v. Board of Education

d)

Dred Scott v. Sanford

47.

Which country sold the Louisiana Territory to the U.S.?

a)

Britain

b)

Spain

c)

Prussia

d)

France

48.

How did the U.S. get the shaded land in the map?

a)

Purchased it from Russia

b)

Purchased it from Spain

c)

Purchased it from France

d)

Purchased it from Britain

49.

The Louisiana Purchase gave the US access to what important trading port?

a)

Port of Houston

b)

Port of Baltimore

c)

Port of Nebraska

d)

Port of New Orleans

50.

Who was the 3rd President of the United States?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

James Madison

d)

James Monroe

51.

Who won the election of 1800?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

Aaron Burr

d)

Alexander Hamilton

52.

SCOTUS determining if a federal or state law is constitutional or not is called

a)

Judicial Review

b)

Judiciary Branch

c)

Rightful Interpretation

d)

Checks and Balances

53.

Who did Thomas Jefferson send to explore the Louisiana Territory?

a)

Lewis and Clark

b)

Simon and Garfunkel

c)

Marbury and Madison

d)

Daniel Boone

54.

What geographical terrain feature did Lewis and Clark primarily use to complete their journey?

a)

River systems

b)

Mountain Passes

c)

Roads and Trails

d)

Valleys and draws

55.

What city became the "Cotton Capital" in the agrarian south?

a)

Nashville

b)

New Orleans

c)

Memphis

d)

St. Louis

56.

This invention in 1793 led to a drastic increase in cotton production in the south.

a)

Cotton Gin

b)

Mechanical Reaper

c)

Steamboat

d)

Threshing Machine

57.

What does the image show about cotton production in 1860?

a)

The Mississippi River region produced most of the cotton for the South

b)

Northern states produced more cotton than the South

c)

Florida was an important cotton-producing state in the South

d)

Tennessee was the "Cotton King" of the southern economy

58.

Why was slavery important to the cotton industry?

a)

Slaves planted, tended, and harvested the cotton

b)

Slaves produced cloths from cotton in northern factories

c)

Slaves ran the steamboats that moved the cotton

d)

Slaves provided the funds to grow the cotton

59.

Inventor of the cotton gin

a)

Eli Whitney

b)

Samuel Slater

c)

Francis Lowell

d)

Henry Clay

60.

What crop was "King" in the southern economy?

a)

Cotton

b)

Tobacco

c)

Rice

d)

Indigo

61.

Who led a slave rebellion that led to harsher slave laws?

a)

Nat Turner

b)

John Brown

c)

Frederick Douglass

d)

Harriet Tubman

62.

Allowed unskilled workers to produce large numbers of manufactured goods quickly and at a lower cost, and made repair and replacement of parts much easier

a)

Mechanical Reaper

b)

Lowell System

c)

Cotton Gin

d)

Interchangeable Parts

63.

Who won the election of 1824?

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Henry Clay

d)

Abraham Lincoln

64.

The Corrupt Bargain refers to

a)

Controversy over Jackson's loss to John Quincy Adams

b)

frequent use of the veto by Andrew Jackson

c)

Influence of the Bank of the U.S. over members of Congress

d)

Forced removal of Cherokees from their lands.

65.

Who won the election of 1828?

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Henry Clay

d)

James K. Polk

66.

What were the results of McCulloch vs. Maryland? (CHOOSE TWO)

a)

Congress had the right to establish a national bank

b)

It held that Congress could not interfere with state laws.

c)

It reinforced the supremacy of the federal government

d)

State governments could break contracts

67.

What was the primary issue in Gibbons v. Ogden court case?

a)

Interstate Commerce

b)

The National Bank

c)

Indian Removal

d)

Taxation without representation

68.

What was the primary issue in Gibbons v. Ogden court case?

a)

Interstate Commerce

b)

The National Bank

c)

Indian Removal

d)

Taxation without representation

69.

Which eventual state (shaded on the map) was the destination of the Cherokee natives on the Trail of Tears?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Kansas

c)

Tenessee

d)

Wyoming

70.

What was Andrew Jackson's response to the National Bank?

a)

He vetoed the charter

b)

He renewed the charter

c)

He ignored the vote and let the bank continue

d)

He challenged it in the Supreme Court

71.

What is the main idea this image is trying to communicate?

a)

Americans are destined to expand westward

b)

America must bring technology to the native Americans

c)

Americans must return to their rugged colonial roots

d)

The 2nd Great Awakening is being birthed.

72.

What main ideas make up Manifest Destiny? (Choose 3)

a)

Democracy is the superior form of Govt and must be spread

b)

Challenge to a new frontier

c)

Obtain valuable new resources

d)

Eliminate native Americans

e)

Increase trade with foreign countries

73.

What does the image portray?

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Mexican Cession

74.

Deal reached to settle the issue of the expansion of slavery into the Louisiana Territory?

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Texas War of Independence

d)

Manifest Destiny

75.

Famous battle in which Davy Crockett was killed

a)

Battle of The Alamo

b)

Battle of San Jacinto

c)

Battle of Gonzales

d)

Battle of Mexico City

76.

People who moved west to find gold in California?

a)

49ers

b)

Christian and Mormon Missionaries

c)

Wagon Trains

d)

Mountain Men

77.

How did the U.S. resolve the boundary dispute for the territory in the image?

a)

Land Treaty with the British

b)

Land Treaty with the French

c)

Land Treaty with the Natives

d)

Mexican War

78.

What was the final boundary for the Oregon Territory?

a)

49th Parallel

b)

54' 40'

c)

36' 30'

d)

Rio Grande River

79.

Which number is the disputed territory that led to the Mexican War?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

80.

Which river did Mexico claim was the international border between the U.S. and Mexico?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Nueces River

c)

Rio Bravo

d)

Mississippi River

81.

What was the large piece of land called that we obtained from Mexico in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Gadsden Purchase

c)

Oregon Territory

d)

Louisiana Purchase

82.

What was an consequence of the Mexican War?

a)

The country had to decide whether the new territory would be slave or free

b)

The country had to find a way to pay the new war debt

c)

The newly added land had aggressive native Americans

d)

The Mexicans continued to attack the Americans

83.

Land that was purchase from Mexico in 1854 for $10 million dollars so the transcontinental railroad could be completed and become new southern border with Mexico.

a)

Gadsden Purchase

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Oregon Territory

d)

Texas

84.

Why were Northerners upset about the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision?

a)

They were angered because the decision could extend slavery into western territories.

b)

They did not want to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act

c)

They considered Dred Scott to be a slave and did not want him to be free.

d)

The SCOTUS ruled that Dred Scott was a U.S. citizen.

85.

What did the Supreme Court rule (decide) in the Dred Scott case?

a)

Dred Scott was given his freedom

b)

Slavery was outlawed

c)

African Americans are not citizens

86.
A political party formed to prevent the spred of slavery
a)
Free Soil Party
b)
Republican Party
c)
Democratic Party 
d)
Constitutional Party
87.
This was a mini-Civil War fought in the Kansas territory between pro-slavery settlers and anti-slavery settlers 
a)
Missouri Compromise 
b)
Summer if 1856
c)
Bleeding Kansas
d)
Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas
88.
This law (act) opened the Kansas and Nebraska territory to being possible slave states 
a)
Fugitive Slave Act 
b)
Bleeding Kansas
c)
Missouri Compromise 
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act 
89.

What is popular sovereignty?

a)

Where sovereignty is left to the government to decide

b)

Where sovereignty is left to the people to decide

90.

Which of the following describes "Bleeding Kansas"?

a)

A violent slave uprising led by Joseph Cinque

b)

Violence in Kansas between proslavery and antislavery settlers prior to the Civil War

c)

The turning point of the Civil War, in which Robert E. Lee's army was routed from Kansas

d)

The devastation caused by a tornado in Kansas in 1854, which killed 55 people

91.

What part of the Compromise of 1850 and made it a crime to help runaway slaves?

a)

Fugitive Slave Act

b)

Fugitive Criminal Act

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

California-Maine Act

92.

What event ultimatley caused Senator Sumners to be caned in Congress?

a)

Bleeding Kansas

b)

Dred Scott Case

c)

Compromise of 1850

d)

Marbury v. Madison

93.

Which issue brought about the need for a compromise measure in 1850?

a)

the application of California for statehood as a free state

b)

The outbreak of violence in the Kansas Territory

c)

The need for a new Oregon Treaty

d)

The dispute over the California Gold Rush

94.

What part of the Compromise of 1850 caused the most conflict between the North and the South?

a)

Fugitive Slave Act

b)

Balance of power in Congress

c)

That California was entered as a slave state

d)

That Oregon became a slave state.

95.

Which state entered the Union as a free state as a result of the Compromise of 1850?

a)

California

b)

Maine

c)

Missouri

d)

Texas

96.
How did Harriet Tubman help slaves?
a)
She helped injured and sick slaves hurt their masters.
b)
She brought food to the slaves who were starving.
c)
She offered the escaped slaves a place to live.
d)
She helped them escape through the Underground Railroad.
97.

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Antietam

d)

Sharpsburg

98.

Who served as the President of the Confederate States of America (CSA)?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

99.

Who was the President of the United States (Union)?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

100.

A slave state that stayed loyal to the Union is called a _________________ _______________?

a)

Border State

b)

Slave Loyalist

c)

Union Slaver

d)

Indecisive

101.

Which state was the first to secede from the Union?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Tennessee

c)

North Carolina

d)

Virginia

102.

What event led to the first wave of southern secession?

a)

The Election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860

b)

The refusal of the North to loosen the tariffs

c)

Bleeding Kansas

d)

John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry

103.

Why did the Union want to control the Mississippi River (circled in the map)?

a)

It would divide the Confederacy and isolate its western territories.

b)

It would allow the Union to have free trade with the Confederacy

c)

It would limit the fighting to the West

d)

The Union did not want to control the Mississippi.

104.

Who had a defensive strategy throughout the war, used knowledge of the land, and had better commanders? ?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

105.

Why are all the ships shown on the map above?

a)

The represent the Union Navy that blockaded the Southern coast to stop trade.

b)

It would allow the Union to have free trade with the Confederacy

c)

It would limit the fighting to the West

d)

The Union did not want to control the Mississippi.

106.

Lincoln gained the confidence to order the emancipation of the slaves due to the victory of the Union army in this battle:

a)

Battle of Gettysburg

b)

Battle of Antietam

c)

Battle of Fredericksburg

d)

Battle of Shiloh

e)

Battle of Fort Sumter

107.

What famous document is the excerpt above from?

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

US Constitution

d)

Declaration of War

108.

Why did Lincoln only announce the freedom of the slaves in Confederate-controlled territories?

a)

He did not want to drive border states into the Confederacy

b)

He did not have the authority to free all the slaves in the Border States

c)

He wanted to drag the war out longer

d)

He feared that slaves would not fight

109.

What plan used the geographic features of the South against the Confederacy?

a)

Anaconda Plan

b)

Proclamation plan

c)

Emancipation plan

d)

Defensive Strategy

110.

Who was promoted to the overall Union Commander after the Battle of Gettysburg?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

George McClellan

d)

Ambrose Burnside

111.

What battle was considered the turning point in the war because Lee could no longer mount an offensive?

a)

Antietam

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Shiloh

d)

Bull Run

112.

Union General who conducted his famous "March to the Sea" through Georgia?

a)

William Tecumseh Sherman

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Nathan Bedford Forrest

d)

Robert E. Lee

113.

Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln

a)

John Wilkes Booth

b)

Lee Harvey Oswald

c)

James Earl Ray

d)

Sirhan Sirhan

114.

Who became president after Abraham Lincolns assassination?

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

John F. Kennedy f

d)

William Howard Taft

115.

Which amendment gave African Americans citizenship?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

116.

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

117.

Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

118.

Why did Southern states enact Black Codes?

a)

to limit the impact of the 13th Amendment

b)

to empower African Americans

c)

To establish equality

d)

To establish suffrage for African Americans

119.

A northerner who would most likely take advantage of southern whites to make money?

a)

Carpetbagger

b)

Scalawag

c)

Radical Republican

d)

Abolitionist

120.

Southern white who supported the Republicans and their efforts to reconstruct the south

a)

Carpetbaggers

b)

Scalawags

c)

Radical Republicans

d)

Democrats

121.

Why did Tennessee adopt a new constitution in 1870?

a)

To meet federal requirements to ban slavery

b)

to incorporate higher taxes in the states

c)

To outlaw Jim Crow laws

d)

To establish a TN Supreme Court

122.

What type of laws segregated (separated) people by race in places like bathrooms, restaurants, trains, and even water fountains?

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Black Code Laws

c)

Tenure of Office Laws

d)

SIgnatory Laws

123.

What type of law is being displayed above?

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Black Code Laws

c)

Proclamation Laws

d)

Law of Equality

124.

This group was made of ex-confederate soldiers who intimidated people by attacking their homes and families to enforce white supremacy.

a)

Ku Klux Klan

b)

Radical Republicans

c)

Carpetbaggers

d)

Scalawags

125.

When Hayes became President in 1877, what was one of his first actions?

a)

He pulled all federal troops out of the South ending reconstruction

b)

He raised taxes on the South

c)

He reinstated the Freedman's Bureau

d)

He abolished the 13th Amendment

126.

Who vetoed the Freedman's Bureau?

a)

President Johnson

b)

President Lincoln

c)

Radical Republicans

d)

Democrats