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US History - Year in Review

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The primary author of the Declaration of Independence was?

a)

Benjamin Franklin.

b)

Thomas Jefferson.

c)

George Washington.

d)

Richard Henry Lee.

2.

“The shot heard around the world” was fired at

a)

the Battle of Gettysburg.

b)

Lexington.

c)

the Battle of Yorktown.

d)

Saratoga.

3.

The final major battle of the American Revolution was

a)

Saratoga.

b)

Yorktown.

c)

Bunker Hill.

d)

Cowpens.

4.

Supporters of the Constitution called themselves

a)

Delegates.

b)

Ratifiers.

c)

Federalists.

d)

Antifederalists.

5.

Those that opposed the Constitution were called

a)

Delegates.

b)

Ratifiers.

c)

Federalists.

d)

Antifederalists.

6.

The Three-Fifths Compromise resolved the problem of how slaves would be counted

a)

in states where freed African Americans were allowed to vote.

b)

as a part each state’s population when allotting representatives to the lower house.

c)

when allotting each state’s representatives in the Senate.

d)

in deciding each state’s taxes.

7.

A type of government in which representatives are elected by the people is a

a)

confederation.

b)

constitution.

c)

bill of rights.

d)

republic.

8.

Thomas Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark to the Louisiana Purchase to

a)

learn about the West and find a river route to the Pacific Ocean.

b)

engage in combat with the American Indians who lived there.

c)

negotiate a treaty to buy the area from France.

d)

find the starting point of the Red River and possibly spy on Spain.

9.

Who was it that joined Lewis and Clark on their expedition?

a)

Tecumseh

b)

Little Big Foot

c)

Lord Peverell

d)

Sacajawea

10.

Andrew Jackson rewarded some of his supporters with government jobs, in a practice known as

a)

Jacksonian Democracy.

b)

the American System.

c)

the spoils system.

d)

nullification theory.

11.

Mass Production and interchangeable parts were concepts contributed to American industry by

a)

John Deere.

b)

Eli Whitney.

c)

Isaac Singer.

d)

Cyrus McCormick.

12.

The treaty that ended the Mexican War was known as

a)

the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.

b)

the Treaty of San Antonio.

c)

the Declaration of Mexican Independence.

d)

the Mexican Cession.

13.

Many southerners

a)

believed that Lincoln, if elected president, would move to abolish slavery.

b)

secretly sent money to help John Brown recruit, train, and supply a small army.

c)

attended the Lincoln-Douglas debates.

d)

were outraged by the Dred Scott decision.

14.

Targeting military as well as civilian economic resources to destroy an opponent’s ability and will to fight is

a)

guerrilla warfare.

b)

total war

c)

habeas corpus.

d)

cotton diplomacy.

15.

The Battle Cry of the Texas Revolution was ________________________________.

a)

“One if by land”

b)

“Don’t give up the ship”

c)

“Don’t tread on me!”

d)

“Remember the Alamo”

16.

The South made __________________ their first president.

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

17.

The term for voting rights is

a)

suffrage.

b)

abolition.

c)

emancipate.

d)

temperance.

18.

What is the term for the first time something is done and sets the example for others to follow after?

a)

Suffrage

b)

Ex Post Facto

c)

Habeas Corpus

d)

Precedent

19.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

Which of the following was not a region of the new 13 Colonies?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Mid-Atlantic

d)

Southern

21.

What is the name given to the trade route that brought slaves to the Caribbean and Southern United States?

a)

Triangle Trade

b)

Square Trade

c)

Devils Route

d)

Slave Route

22.

What was the Act that required American Colonists to house British troops at the colonies’ expense?

a)

Quartering

b)

Lodging

c)

Housing

d)

Livery

23.

What two events took place in Boston, lead to major upheaval against the British government?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

The Steeplechase

d)

Midnight Raid

24.

Who is the famous author of the pamphlet Common Sense, that pushed the colonies towards independence?

a)

Thomas Pain

b)

Charles Montesquieu

c)

Thomas Hobbes

d)

John Lock

25.

This famous painting depicts?

a)

Washington crossing the Delaware

b)

British Taking New York

c)

Revolutionaries crossing the Hudson

d)

Lewis & Clarks expedition

26.

The American Revolution ends with what Treaty that grants the United States freedom and additional lands west of the original 13 colonies?

a)

Treaty of Ghent

b)

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

c)

Adams-Onis Treaty

d)

Treaty of Paris

27.

What famous Rebellion showed the weaknesses of the Articles of the Confederation?

a)

Shays’ Rebellion

b)

Whiskey Rebellion

c)

Boston Uprising

d)

Horseshoe Rebellion

28.

Which of the following is not true about George Washington’s time as President of the United States?

a)

He only served 2 terms

b)

He established the Cabinet

c)

He did not have a political Party

d)

He was chosen as President by Congress

29.

During his presidency, John Adams used what to attack Republicans?

a)

Press

b)

US Army Reserves

c)

Alien & Sedition Act

d)

Constitutional Rights

30.

What is the term for the British practice of capturing US Sailors and forcing them into the British Navy?

a)

Endunturement

b)

Impressment

c)

Servitude

d)

Slavery

31.

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?

a)

Madison

b)

Monroe

c)

Jackson

d)

Polk

32.

John O’Sullivan is famous for coining what famous term?

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

49ers

d)

Exodusters

33.

The Louisiana Purchase was bought from?

a)

Spain

b)

Mexico

c)

France

d)

Russia

34.

True or False : Florida was added to the United States after the US paid Spain $5 Million and recognized Texas as belonging to Spain.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Who lead the effort in the Nullification Crisis?

a)

John C Calhoun

b)

Davy Crockett

c)

John Q Adams

d)

Jefferson Davis

36.

True or False : Andrew Jackson used the presidential veto more than the first 6 presidents combined.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

What was originally created in the attempt to reduce the need for slavery?

a)

Cotton Gin

b)

Slave Laws

c)

Black Codes

d)

Steam Power

38.

What is the religious movement that had it’s followers challenge society’s rules and connect with nature?

a)

Naturalism

b)

Individualism

c)

Transcendentalism

d)

Mormonism

39.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Harriett Beecher Stowe’s novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, was a direct response to what?

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Fugitive Slave Act

c)

Bleeding Kansas

d)

John Brown Raid

41.

Rose O’Neal Greenhow is known due to her connection with…

a)

The Abolitionist Movement

b)

Prison Reform

c)

The Battle of Bull Run

d)

Women’s Suffrage

42.

The Union’s Civil War 3-part war strategy was called…

a)

Anaconda Plan

b)

Copperhead Plan

c)

Total War

d)

Emancipation Plan

43.

What was the turning point of the Civil War?

a)

Antietam

b)

Bull Run

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Vicksburg

44.

The Merrimac (Virginia) and the Monitor are examples of what?

a)

Railroads

b)

Ironclad War Ships

c)

Prison Camps

d)

Civil War Generals

45.

General Lee surrendered to General Grant at?

a)

Richmond

b)

Washington DC

c)

Petersburg

d)

Appomattox Courthouse

46.

How long after the end of the Civil War does Lincoln get assassinated?

a)

5 Weeks

b)

5 Days

c)

5 Months

d)

1 Year

47.

What is the name of the group set up to help newly freed slaves following the Civil War?

a)

Freedmen's Bureau

b)

Wells-Fargo

c)

Farm Bureau

d)

Sharecropping

48.

True or False : President Johnson worked alongside Congress to pass laws that helped extend Civil Rights to freed Black men & women in the South?

a)

True

b)

False

49.

Plessy v Ferguson established what?

a)

Voting Rights

b)

Upheld the 14th Amendment

c)

Separate but Equal

d)

Due Process