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US History EOC Review 1

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following regions would have featured the MOST diversity during the late 1600s and 1700s?
a)
Mid-Atlantic
b)
New England
c)
Southern
d)
Western
2.
How was the settlement of Virginia different from the settlement of Massachusetts?
a)
Mass. was created as a haven for Quakers from England.
b)
VA was settled primarily for economic reasons rather than to escape religious persecution.
c)
VA was created as a haven for Native Americans to escape persecution by English colonists.
d)
Mass. was settled primarily for economic reasons rather than to escape religious persecution.
3.
What role did tobacco play in the history of Jamestown?
a)
It was the main crop the founders of Jamestown hoped to grow when they first established the colony.
b)
It caused fighting when the colonial government outlawed the crop and would not allow it to be imported.
c)
It turned out to be the cash crop that saved the colony.
d)
Although Virginians tried to raise tobacco, the crop failed miserably.
4.
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.
5.
The presence of which pair of geographic conditions discouraged the development of a plantation economy in the New England colonies?
a)
wide coastal plain & absence of good harbors
b)
flatlands & lack of forests
c)
rocky soil and short growing season
d)
numerous rivers & humid climate
6.
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
7.
Why did slavery grow in the American colonies in the middle 1600's?
a)
Given the harsh colonial conditions, Englishmen refused to come to America.
b)
Colonial leaders saw the advantages of using slaves over indentured servants.
c)
Poor conditions along the African coasts meant more Africans were willing to leave.
d)
Large scale wards in W. Africa meant more slaves were available driving prices down.
8.

African peoples were kidnapped and transported to the Americas. Which of the following MOST LIKELY contributed to this trend of enslaved peoples?

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Great Britain's conquest of NY

d)

the Middle Passage

9.
One important way that the Great Awakening affected American society was that
a)
it unified the New England churches.
b)
it supported the practice of slavery.
c)
it led individuals to question traditional authority.
d)
it introduced a system of checks and balances system for government.
10.
What was the effect on American culture as a result of the influx of African slaves?
a)
Colonial slave owners accepted the new African cultural identity into their own lives.
b)
A unique African-American culture was created as a blend of African and European cultures.
c)
The African cultures of slaves was replaced with a more European culture.
d)
All slave owners learned the languages of their slaves
11.
How did the ideas of the Great Awakening of the 1700s MOST affect the North American colonies?
a)
Native American uprisings led colonists to call for the creation of a standing army.
b)
Northern support for slave rebellions caused Southerners to openly discuss secession.
c)
Scientific advances helped develop a strong belief in human reason and natural rights
d)
Religious belief contributed to a sense of individualism and political independence.
12.
What was the primary reason that slavery became more widespread in the South than in the North?
a)
The abolitionist movement was based in the North. 
b)
The textile industry was controlled by southern merchants
c)
Geographic factors contributed to the growth of the southern plantation system.
d)
Opposition to slavery by the Anglican Church was stronger in the North.
13.

An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought.

a)

Mercantilism

b)

Salutary Neglect

c)

Triangular Trade

d)

Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

14.

During the period of Salutary Neglect, colonist made several attempts at

a)

Self-government such as the House of Burgesses

b)

Socialism such as the Federation of Labor

c)

Ending slavery such as the Three-Fifths Compromise

d)

Westward expansion such as the Northwest Ordinance

15.

Which of the following actions best illustrates the policy of salutary neglect?

a)

Lack of enforcement of the British laws prior to 1763

b)

Creation of royal colonies such as the Carolinas

c)

The practice of non-importation within the colonies after 1765

d)

The use of vice admiralty courts to prosecute smugglers

16.

The French and Indian War and the 1763 Treaty of Paris

a)

Laid the groundwork for the American Revolution

b)

Eliminated Native Americans from North America for good

c)

Inspired slaves to lead a brutal rebellion

against plantation owners

d)

Promoted conflict between wealthy elites

and poor farmers

17.

Whom did the British Parliament expect to pay for defending the colonies in the French and Indian

War?

a)

French armies

b)

Native Americans

c)

British colonists

d)

All British Subjects

18.

Why did the British attempt to raise taxes in the colonies during the Colonial Era?

a)

They needed to pay for the French and Indian War

b)

They needed to fight the threat from Napoleon

c)

Money was needed to finance colonial

social programs

d)

Money was needed to pay for Native American territory

19.

The Intolerable Acts are best described as

a)

a series of punishments for the colonists rebellion during the Boston Tea Party

b)

a explanation of why the colonies were dissolving political connections to Britain

c)

a formal announcement of war between the colonies and Great Britain

d)

a statement that the United States would not become involved in foreign affairs

20.

Which three events directly contributed to the American Revolutionary War?

a)

Bacon’s Rebellion, French and Indian War, and Battle of Yorktown

b)

Action of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty, Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence and the George

Washington’s Crossing of the Delaware

River

c)

Proclamation of 1763, Actions of the

Sons and Daughters of Liberty, and

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense

d)

The Stamp Act, Thomas Paine’s

Common Sense, and the Half-way

Covenant

21.

The main reason Great Britain established the Proclamation Line of 1763 was to

a)

Avoid conflicts between American

colonist and Native American Indians

b)

Make a profit by selling the land west of

the Appalachian Mountains

c)

Prevent American industrial development

in the Ohio River valley

d)

Allow Canada to control the Great Lakes

region

22.

Who was the commander in chief during the American Revolution and the 1st President of the United States?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Samuel Adams

23.

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

24.

American intellectual, inventor, and politician He helped to negotiate French support for the American Revolution.

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

John Adams

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Jefferson

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.

Signed in 1776 by US revolutionaries; it declared the United States as a free state.

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Treaty of Paris (1783)

c)

Common Sense by Thomas Paine

d)

Treaty of Paris (1763)

27.

American victory over British troops in 1777 that was a turning point in the American Revolution.

a)

Battle of Saratoga

b)

Battle of Trenton

c)

Battle of Bunker's Hill

d)

Battle of Yorktown

28.

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

29.

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

30.

What was the name of the man that trained the Continental Army at Valley Forge?

a)

Baron Friedrich von Stupid

b)

Baron Friedrich von Steuben

c)

Baron Christophe von Buerin

d)

Baron Antoine von Steubin

31.

French general who support the American during the war for Independence.Helped trained colonial troops and persuaded France to aid the colonies

a)

Marquis de Lafaytte

b)

Samuel Adams

c)

Abigail Adams

d)

John Adams

32.

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

33.

What was the main argument against the Articles of Confederation that Daniel Shay's Rebellion proved?

a)

The government was too strong.

b)

The government was too weak.

c)

The colonists coudn't decide on a president.

d)

It outlawed slavery.

34.

Those who supported adoption of the Constitution were called

a)

Anti-Federalists

b)

Democrats

c)

Federalists

d)

Republicans

35.

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

36.

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

37.
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 
38.
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
39.
Doubled the size of the United States 
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
Oregon Purchase
c)
Gadsden Purchase 
d)
Mexican Cession 
40.
Name of the People who explored the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
Lewis
b)
Clark
c)
Sacagawea
d)
All of the above
e)
None of the above
41.

Which of the following stopped European colonization in America.

a)

Sedition Act

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Louisiana Pruchase

d)

Federalist Papers

42.
Why did the election of 1828 include many first-time voters?
a)
Southern states gave voting rights to women.
b)
African Americans were voting for the first time.
c)
New states gave voting rights to all white men.
d)
A new federal law required all men and women to vote.
43.
The nullification crisis occurred when
a)
the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.
b)
Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.
c)
South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.
d)
Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.
44.

A proposal from Henry Clay to the government that called for a new national bank, industrial/Economic System and would link the North, South, & Western parts of the United States....

a)

American System

b)

Corrupt Bargain

c)

Jacksonian Democracy

d)

Spoils System

45.

What was the 2nd Great Awakening?

a)

A series of religious revivals from 1790-1840

b)

A revival of the American economy after the War of 1812

c)

A system to unify the different sections of the nation

d)

Movement to abolish slavery

46.

What was the main goal of the Temperance Movement?

a)

To influence people to stop drinking alcohol.

b)

To ensure proper rights within factories in the North

c)

To abolish slavery in the south

d)

To reform mental institutions

47.

What event led directly to major social reforms in the United States during the 19th century?

a)

1st Great Awakening

b)

2nd Great Awakening

c)

Women's suffrage movement

d)

Victory in the War of 1812

48.

Former slave who demanded equal rights for women and slaves

a)

Sojourner Truth

b)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

c)

Lucretia Mott

d)

Susan B. Anthony

49.

Which social movement is Horace Mann a driving figure in which involved children, the betterment of American Society, Human Capital, and the Land Ordinance of 1785?

a)

Public Education

b)

Temperance

c)

Abolition

d)

Female Suffrage

50.

Slave Rebellions and abolitionism pushed the significance of slavery to the front of the American mind. What is one Slave Revolt that dramatically changed the treatment of African Americans in the South?

a)

Daniel Shay's Rebellion

b)

Nathaniel Bacon's Rebellion

c)

During Nat Turner's Rebellion

d)

Lucretia Mott's Rebellion

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