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End of Year Review

Total questions: 94

Worksheet time: 1hrs 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did the colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

They supported the British policy and left areas west of the Appalachian Mountains

b)

They resisted British policy and refused to pay the new taxes the king ordered

c)

They supported British policy and paid the new taxes the king ordered

d)

They resisted the British policy and stayed in areas west of the Appalachian Mountains

2.

Which event happened first?

a)

Great Britain wins the French and Indian War

b)

Common sense convinces many colonists to support the American Revolution

c)

The American colonists protest taxes and trade restrictions in the Boston Tea Party

d)

England imposes sugar, stamp, and tea taxes on the American colonists to replenish its treasury.

e)

Kings George III issues the Proclamation of 1763

3.

Which actions were part of the Coercive or Intolerable Acts?

a)

Colonists in all thirteen colonies were required to quarter British troops

b)

Colonists in all 13 Colonies lost their virtual representation in Parliament

c)

Colonists were forced to disband the meeting of the first Continental Congress

d)

Imports of paint, lead, glass, and tea were taxed

e)

Boston Harbor was closed and town meetings in Massachusetts were ended.

4.

Which statement BEST represents the message Ben Franklin was trying to send with this political cartoon

a)

The colonies will be more effective if they convince the American Indians to join the war against France

b)

The colonies will be more effective as a single unit and they should join together

c)

The colonies will be more effective if they join with France in the war against Great Britain

d)

The colonies are seperate units and they should join with Great Britain to be successful

5.

Why did Great Britain pass the Navigation Acts?

a)

To support the policy of mercantilism

b)

to discourage the growth of cash crops

c)

to prohibit the African slave trade

d)

To encourage exploration of the Americas

6.

What was a significant accomplishment of Jamestown colony?

a)

It became a have of tolerance for many different groups in the colonies

b)

it established a colonial government run as a theocracy

c)

It was the first permanent English colony

d)

it server as a buffer colony to protect Virginia

7.

The colony of Georgia was founded by James Oglethorpe for which of the following reasons?

a)

Buffer (protection from Spain)

b)

A place for rich people to move and start farms

c)

religious freedom

d)

a colony for debtors to have a new start

8.

What document was penned by Thomas Jefferson and was America's break up letter with the British where they declared their independence from King George III.

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

The US Constitution

d)

The Declaration of Independence.

9.

How were national laws enforced under the Articles of Confederation?

a)

The executive branch made people obey them

b)

The national army enforced them

c)

The states decided whether or not to follow them

d)

The leader of the government enforced them

10.

Who is describe below?


- Typically older and wealthier (but not always)

- remained dedicated to Great Britain in the Revolution

a)

loyalist

b)

patriots

11.

Who is described below?


- Typically younger (not always)

- Wanted independence from Great Britain

- Supported the Revolutionary War

a)

patriot

b)

loyalist

12.

First battles of the Revolution

a)

Lexington and Conway

b)

Lexington and Concord

c)

Saratoga and Bunker Hill

d)

Bunker Hill and Yorktown

13.

This was the style of fighting adopted by the Colonial Army in the Revolution.

a)

Constant Attack

b)

Guerrilla Warfare

c)

Submarines

d)

Rows and Column

14.

This battle is know as the turning point of the American Revolution. Colonial victory here convinced the French to become our ally.

a)

Yorktown

b)

Saratoga

c)

Trenton

d)

Kings Mountain

15.

What was the policy on slavery established by the Northwest Ordinance?

a)

Slavery was permitted throughout the territory

b)

slavery was banned throughout the territory

c)

Slavery was permitted only for large plantation owners

d)

Citizens were allowed to vote to decide whether or not to allow slavery

16.

Which of the following was Jamestown's cash crop?

a)

tamales

b)

chicken

c)

cotton

d)

tobacco

17.

Which of the following is highlighted in orange on the map below?

a)

Gadsden Purchase

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Oregon Territory

d)

Northwest Territory

18.

The ___________ established the concept of Self-Government in Plymouth Colony

a)

House of Burgesses

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Declaration of Independence

19.

Which of the following are reasons why people came to the New World

a)

Religious Freedom

b)

Too many people living in England caused problems

c)

Gold/Get Rich/Make Paper

d)

All of the above are reasons why people came to the New World

20.

This man was crucial to the success of Jamestown. He brought them tobacco and married Pocahontas, which caused peace with the Powhatan Tribe.

a)

John Smith

b)

John White

c)

John Rolfe

d)

John Winthrop

21.

What characteristic of the Massachusetts Bay Colony had the biggest influence on the banishment of Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams?

a)

Its intolerance to the challenging Puritan beliefs

b)

Its policy to focus on economic achievement

c)

Its fair treatment of all people

d)

its tolerance to accept new ideas

22.

Who was responsible for writing Common Sense?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Thomas Pinto

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

James Madison

23.

Which of the following best explains what Common Sense encouraged colonists to do?

a)

submit to the British and follow their rules

b)

Band together with the Native Americans and form a new nation

c)

Break up with Britain and form a better government

d)

Be friends with France

24.

In order to get Southerners to agree to pay off Northern state debts, Alexander Hamilton agreed to:

a)

tax whiskey

b)

move the capital to Washington DC

c)

support the British in their war against France

d)

create a national bank

25.

The Neutrality Proclamation stated that:

a)

America would not be involved in foreign affairs

b)

America would not trade with Britain or France

c)

America would not be involved in the war between Britain and France

d)

All of these

26.

The Democratic Republican Party was created by supporters of:

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Alexander Hamilton

27.

Supporters of Alexander Hamilton created which Political Party?

a)

Federalists

b)

Democratic Republicans

c)

Whig

d)

Tupperware

28.

Who supported France in foreign policy?

a)

Hamilton

b)

Jefferson

29.

Who wanted the United States to focus on industry and trade?

a)

Hamilton

b)

Jefferson

30.

Who were X, Y, and Z?

a)

Spanish Conquistadors

b)

US Diplomats

c)

French "secret" agents asking for a bribe

d)

US Sailors being impressed

31.

What does Impressment mean?

a)

attacking ships and forcing sailors into military service

b)

squeezing something really hard

c)

trying to impress your friends

d)

a example we follow as if it were a law

32.

What allowed the President to imprison aliens and deport-send out of the country-those thought to be dangerous?

a)

XYZ Affair

b)

Jay's Treaty

c)

Alien Act

d)

Whiskey Rebellion

33.

What Supreme Court case established the process of Judicial Review?

a)

Jefferson v. Adams

b)

Worcester v. Georgia

c)

Marbury v. Madison

d)

Marbury v. Marshall

34.

Who decided the winner of the Election of 1800?

a)

House of Representatives

b)

Electoral College

c)

Popular Vote

d)

Senate

35.

What amendment was passed after the Election of 1800 that said president and vice-president are voted for separately?

a)

13th

b)

16th

c)

14th

d)

12th

36.

Lewis and Clark created the first detailed map of the

a)

Appalachian Mountains

b)

Gulf of Mexico

c)

American Northwest

d)

American Southwest

37.

Why did President Jefferson ask the U.S. Congress to pass the Embargo Act?

a)

to stop American merchant ships from avoiding taxes

b)

to stop Britain and France from fighting

c)

to stop Britain and France from seizing American merchant ships

d)

to stop trade with European countries

38.

This image best shows the location of....

a)

states producing cotton (tan)

b)

states producing cotton (green)

c)

states producing tobacco (tan)

d)

states producing tobacco (green)

39.

What does the term "antebellum" mean?

a)

industrialized North

b)

the time before the Civil War

c)

the time before the American Revolution

d)

the agrarian South

40.

Who is credited with inventing the cotton gin and the idea of interchangeable parts?

a)

Eli Davis

b)

John Rolfe

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

Nat Turner

41.
Whose route is shown on the map to the right?
a)
Henry Hudson
b)
Lewis and Clark
c)
Zebulon Pike
d)
Mason and Dixon
42.
How far west did the Lewis and Clark expedition travel?
a)
to the foothills of the Rocky Mountai
b)
across the Rocky Mountains
c)
to the Pacific Ocean
d)
to the Atlantic Ocean
43.
What was the main cause of death along the trails to the West?
a)
sickness and accidents
b)
border disagreements
c)
equipment breaking down
d)
not enough gold was found
44.
What caused the spike in population in San Francisco 1849?
a)
the Mexican War
b)
the admission of California as a state
c)
the discovery of gold
d)
the increased immigration of the Chinese
45.
What did the Mexican government do that made the Texans fight for their independence?
a)
forced Texans to become Catholics.
b)
enforced the law that outlawed slavery.
c)
taxed  the land and property of the Texans
d)
violated their rights to a fair trial.
46.
Why was the annexation of Texas to the United States delayed for 9 years?
a)
 The U.S. wanted to keep the balance between slave and free states.
b)
The U.S. wanted to keep the peace with Mexico 
c)
Texans wanted their independence.
d)
Texans allied themselves with Great Britain
47.
Which group of Americans followed the "Trail of Tears" when they were forced to leave their homes?
a)
Japanese Americans
b)
Irish Americans
c)
Cherokee Indians
d)
Mormons
48.
Which territory was added through the Adam-Onis treaty with Spain?
a)
Oregon
b)
Louisiana
c)
Texas 
d)
Florida
49.

Which territory became an independent republic before it was added to the US?

a)

Oregon

b)

Louisiana

c)

Texas

d)

Florida

50.
Which types of waterways provided faster transportation to the west in the 1800's?
a)
Canals and rivers
b)
Oceans and seas
c)
Lakes and ponds
d)
Streams and creeks
51.
What trails were developed as people moved west?
a)
Appalachian and Tuscarora
b)
Oregon and Santa Fe
c)
Pacific Crest and John Muir
d)
Heyduke and Ozark
52.
What was the term for the idea that expansion was the right of the US?
a)
Manifest Destiny
b)
Righteous Growth
c)
Sovereign Development
d)
Due Process
53.
What did Andrew Jackson do when the Supreme Court ruled that legislation forcing Indians off of their land was unconstitutional?
a)
He stopped their removal
b)
He ignored the ruling and forced them to move
c)
He asked to court to review the law again
d)
He apologized to the Cherokee
54.

Name the shaded area on the map

a)

Original 13 Colonies

b)

British Cession

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

Texas Annexation

55.

Name the shaded area on the map

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Oregon Country

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

Gadsden Purchase

56.

Name the shaded area on the map

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Florida Cession

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

Texas Annexation

57.

Name the shaded area on the map

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

British Cession

58.

Name the shaded area on the map

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Gadsden Purchase

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

Original 13 Colonies

59.

The shaded region was acquired from which country?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Mexico

60.

The shaded region was acquired from which country?

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Mexico

61.

Name the treaty that gave the United States this shaded region

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Ghent

c)

Adams-Onis Treaty

d)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

62.

According to the Kansas-Nebraska Act,

a)

all territories above the 36°30’ N line would be free, while those below it would allow slavery.

b)

the people in each territory would vote on whether they wanted to allow slavery or not.

c)

the territories of Kansas and Nebraska would enter the Union as slave states.

d)

the territories of Kansas and Nebraska would enter the Union as free states.

63.

what was the main cause of his raid

a)

John Brown didn't like the south

b)

John Brown wanted to get revenge on his brother

c)

He wanted to end slavery because he grew up in the north knowing that slavery was a bad thing

d)

He wanted to have Fun

64.

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

65.

The idea that political power belongs to the people is called_____________________, and allows the people to make decisions about who will represent them in government and what laws will be established.

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Federalism

d)

Separation of Powers

66.

What term means to formally withdraw from something? Like when slave states wanted to leave the United States.

a)

cede

b)

secede

c)

repeal

d)

annex

67.

Sectionalism occurs when people favor the interests of one section of the country over the interests of the entire country. The Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act that followed ____________________________________.

a)

increased sectional tensions in the United States

b)

decreased sectional tensions in the United States

c)

kept sectional tensions between the north and the south about the same

68.

Dred Scott Was...

a)

A Slave

b)

A Slave Owner

c)

A Minister

d)

An Army Soldier

69.
Dred Scott was famous for ___________. 
a)
being sued by someone else
b)
suing for his freedom
c)
being in the military
d)
being a famous doctor
70.

What Claim Did Dred Scott Sue With?

a)

Slavery Is Illegal

b)

Since He Had Once Lived In An Anti-Slavery Area He Would Always Be Free

c)

No One Should be a Slave or Own Slaves.

d)

People with Slaves Should be Prosecuted

71.

Which Of The Following Was In The Final Ruling?

a)

Slavery Could Never Legally End

b)

Slaves Were Property And Not Citizens And Could Not Sue In Court

c)

Slavery Helped The Economy

d)

Slaves Were Essential To A Healthy Life

72.
People who believed that slavery was wrong and tried to stop it
a)
abolitionists 
b)
habeas corpus
c)
state's rights
d)
secede
73.
Cultural and political differences that divided the country 
a)
sectionalism
b)
secede
c)
slave state
d)
free state
74.
Act made it a federal law that all runaway slaves MUST be returned to their owners in the south. 
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Dred Scott Decision
d)
Compromise of 1850
75.

Which of the following is a right of a state not to follow a federal law?

a)

Nullification

b)

Abolitionism

c)

Secession

d)

Segregation

76.

Jackson's practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs became known as

a)

the spoils system.

b)

Jacksonian democracy.

c)

mudslinging.

d)

a corrupt bargain.

77.
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.
78.

What was President Jackson's response to the nullification crisis?

a)

He admitted that the Union was a "compact" of the states

b)

He offered to raise tariffs to keep South Carolina in the Union

c)

He conceded South Carolina's right to secede

d)

He threatened to use force against South Carolina if it did not repeal its nullification policies

79.
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
80.
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
81.
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
82.
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
83.
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
84.
3 day battle that the South lost and is considered the turning point in the war
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
The Atlanta Campaign
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
85.
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
86.
The place where Confederate cannons opened fire thus starting the Civil War
a)
Sherman's March to Sea
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Atlanta Campaign
d)
Fort Sumter
87.
General Sherman led his troops through Georgia toward Savannah and destroyed  things that Southerners needed for war.
a)
Sherman's March to the Sea
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Gettysburg
d)
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
88.

What did the 13th amendment accomplish?

a)

It mad slavery illegal

b)

Grants citizenship & equal protection

c)

Guarantees voting rights

89.

What did the 14th amendment accomplish?

a)

Freedom of religion

b)

Grants citizenship and equal protection

c)

Made slavery illegal

d)

Guarantees voting rights

90.

What did the 15th amendment accomplish?

a)

Grants citizenship & equal protection

b)

Right to bear arms

c)

Bans slavery

d)

Guarantees voting rights

91.

These were used to take away the rights of African Americans in the South after the Civil War.

a)

Amendments

b)

White Codes

c)

Black Codes

d)

Civil Rights

92.

The following group provided aid (help) to former slaves during Reconstruction.

a)

Black Codes

b)

Carpetbaggers

c)

13th Amendment

d)

Freedmen's Bureau

93.

This group used fear & violence to prevent African Americans from voting in the South following Reconstruction

a)

Black Codes

b)

Ku Klux Klan

c)

Radical Republicans

d)

Carpetbaggers

94.

Northerner who took economic, political, or social advantage of the south following the Civil War

a)

Radical Republican

b)

Confederate

c)

Carpetbagger

d)

Yankee

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