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WorksheetsUS History - Year in Review
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 25mins
The primary author of the Declaration of Independence was?
Benjamin Franklin.
Thomas Jefferson.
George Washington.
Richard Henry Lee.
“The shot heard around the world” was fired at
the Battle of Gettysburg.
Lexington.
the Battle of Yorktown.
Saratoga.
The final major battle of the American Revolution was
Saratoga.
Yorktown.
Bunker Hill.
Cowpens.
Supporters of the Constitution called themselves
Delegates.
Ratifiers.
Federalists.
Antifederalists.
Those that opposed the Constitution were called
Delegates.
Ratifiers.
Federalists.
Antifederalists.
The Three-Fifths Compromise resolved the problem of how slaves would be counted
in states where freed African Americans were allowed to vote.
as a part each state’s population when allotting representatives to the lower house.
when allotting each state’s representatives in the Senate.
in deciding each state’s taxes.
A type of government in which representatives are elected by the people is a
confederation.
constitution.
bill of rights.
republic.
Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to the Louisiana Purchase to
learn about the West and find a river route to the Pacific Ocean.
engage in combat with the American Indians who lived there.
negotiate a treaty to buy the area from France.
find the starting point of the Red River and possibly spy on Spain.
Who was it that joined Lewis and Clark on their expedition?
Tecumseh
Little Big Foot
Lord Peverell
Sacajawea
Andrew Jackson rewarded some of his supporters with government jobs, in a practice known as
Jacksonian Democracy.
the American System.
the spoils system.
nullification theory.
Mass Production and interchangeable parts were concepts contributed to American industry by
John Deere.
Eli Whitney.
Isaac Singer.
Cyrus McCormick.
The treaty that ended the Mexican War was known as
the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
the Treaty of San Antonio.
the Declaration of Mexican Independence.
the Mexican Cession.
Many southerners
believed that Lincoln, if elected president, would move to abolish slavery.
secretly sent money to help John Brown recruit, train, and supply a small army.
attended the Lincoln-Douglas debates.
were outraged by the Dred Scott decision.
Targeting military as well as civilian economic resources to destroy an opponent’s ability and will to fight is
guerrilla warfare.
total war
habeas corpus.
cotton diplomacy.
The Battle Cry of the Texas Revolution was ________________________________.
“One if by land”
“Don’t give up the ship”
“Don’t tread on me!”
“Remember the Alamo”
The South made __________________ their first president.
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Ulysses S. Grant
The term for voting rights is
suffrage.
abolition.
emancipate.
temperance.
What is the term for the first time something is done and sets the example for others to follow after?
Suffrage
Ex Post Facto
Habeas Corpus
Precedent
True or False : The early explorers of the New World were in search of a trade route to Asia and just happen to run into the Americas.
True
False
Which of the following was not a region of the new 13 Colonies?
New England
Middle
Mid-Atlantic
Southern
What is the name given to the trade route that brought slaves to the Caribbean and Southern United States?
Triangle Trade
Square Trade
Devils Route
Slave Route
What was the Act that required American Colonists to house British troops at the colonies’ expense?
Quartering
Lodging
Housing
Livery
What two events took place in Boston, lead to major upheaval against the British government?
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
The Steeplechase
Midnight Raid
Who is the famous author of the pamphlet Common Sense, that pushed the colonies towards independence?
Thomas Pain
Charles Montesquieu
Thomas Hobbes
John Lock
This famous painting depicts?
Washington crossing the Delaware
British Taking New York
Revolutionaries crossing the Hudson
Lewis & Clarks expedition
The American Revolution ends with what Treaty that grants the United States freedom and additional lands west of the original 13 colonies?
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
Adams-Onis Treaty
Treaty of Paris
What famous Rebellion showed the weaknesses of the Articles of the Confederation?
Shays’ Rebellion
Whiskey Rebellion
Boston Uprising
Horseshoe Rebellion
Which of the following is not true about George Washington’s time as President of the United States?
He only served 2 terms
He established the Cabinet
He did not have a political Party
He was chosen as President by Congress
During his presidency, John Adams used what to attack Republicans?
Press
US Army Reserves
Alien & Sedition Act
Constitutional Rights
What is the term for the British practice of capturing US Sailors and forcing them into the British Navy?
Endunturement
Impressment
Servitude
Slavery
Which president issued a statement to European Nations that the Western Hemisphere was no longer open to European Influence and threatened action if they tried?
Madison
Monroe
Jackson
Polk
John O’Sullivan is famous for coining what famous term?
Manifest Destiny
Popular Sovereignty
49ers
Exodusters
The Louisiana Purchase was bought from?
Spain
Mexico
France
Russia
True or False : Florida was added to the United States after the US paid Spain $5 Million and recognized Texas as belonging to Spain.
True
False
Who lead the effort in the Nullification Crisis?
John C Calhoun
Davy Crockett
John Q Adams
Jefferson Davis
True or False : Andrew Jackson used the presidential veto more than the first 6 presidents combined.
True
False
What was originally created in the attempt to reduce the need for slavery?
Cotton Gin
Slave Laws
Black Codes
Steam Power
What is the religious movement that had it’s followers challenge society’s rules and connect with nature?
Naturalism
Individualism
Transcendentalism
Mormonism
True or False : The Women’s Suffrage Moment and Abolitionists were often on opposite ends of the Reform Era and would at time make moves against the other.
True
False
Harriett Beecher Stowe’s novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, was a direct response to what?
Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Act
Bleeding Kansas
John Brown Raid
Rose O’Neal Greenhow is known due to her connection with…
The Abolitionist Movement
Prison Reform
The Battle of Bull Run
Women’s Suffrage
The Union’s Civil War 3-part war strategy was called…
Anaconda Plan
Copperhead Plan
Total War
Emancipation Plan
What was the turning point of the Civil War?
Antietam
Bull Run
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
The Merrimac (Virginia) and the Monitor are examples of what?
Railroads
Ironclad War Ships
Prison Camps
Civil War Generals
General Lee surrendered to General Grant at?
Richmond
Washington DC
Petersburg
Appomattox Courthouse
How long after the end of the Civil War does Lincoln get assassinated?
5 Weeks
5 Days
5 Months
1 Year
What is the name of the group set up to help newly freed slaves following the Civil War?
Freedmen's Bureau
Wells-Fargo
Farm Bureau
Sharecropping
True or False : President Johnson worked alongside Congress to pass laws that helped extend Civil Rights to freed Black men & women in the South?
True
False
Plessy v Ferguson established what?
Voting Rights
Upheld the 14th Amendment
Separate but Equal
Due Process
