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US History EOC Review

Total questions: 71

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Was Thomas Jefferson a Federalist?

a)

Yes

b)

IDK

c)

No

d)

Maybe

2.

Jefferson was our nation's _____ president.

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

3.

Waterway through North America?

a)

Northern Sea Route

b)

Canadian Canal

c)

Northwest Passage

d)

Paleo Passage

4.

Trade between the Colonies, Europe, and Africa

a)

Square Deal

b)

Fair Deal

c)

Triple Trade

d)

Triangular Trade

5.

Native Americans were most effected by which part of the Triangular Trade

a)

new crops

b)

disease

c)

weapons

d)

animals

6.

Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

Western Colonies

7.

Which was NOT a part of the economy in the New England colonies?

a)

cash crops

b)

lumber

c)

rum

d)

shipping

8.

Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, New Jersey

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

WesternColonies

9.

Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

Western Colonies

10.

What was the most important part of the economy in the Southern colonies?

a)

Cash Crops

b)

Rum

c)

Lumber

d)

Shipping

11.

This document provided law and order to the Plymouth colony

a)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

b)

Magna Carta

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

Declaration of Independence

12.

Why was the French & Indian War fought?

a)

Land in the West

b)

Taxes

c)

Land in the Ohio River Valley

d)

Gold

13.

The Boston Tea Party describes the colonial protest against what?

a)

Tax on Tea

b)

Tax on printed materials

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

French & Indian War

14.

The colonists that supported independence were called

a)

Patriots

b)

loyalists

c)

confederates

d)

Union

15.

The colonists who remained loyal to Britain were called

a)

Patriots

b)

loyalists

c)

confederates

d)

Union

16.

Who wrote Common Sense?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

Samuel Adams

17.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

Samuel Adams

18.

America’s first constitution

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Hammurabi’s Code

19.

Those who support the Constitution are called

a)

Federalists

b)

Republicans

c)

Anti-federalists

d)

Democrats

20.

Protects individual liberties

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Gettysburg Address

21.

The system that allows each branch to balance the power of the other 2 branches

a)

Federalism

b)

Democracy

c)

Checks and Balances

d)

Popular sovereignty

22.

The system of shared power between the federal and state governments

a)

Democracy

b)

Federalism

c)

Popular sovereignty

d)

Checks and Balances

23.

What did George Washington warn us about in his Farewell Address?

a)

Terrorism and Nuclear Weapons

b)

Foreign alliances and political parties

c)

Trade Policies and Industrialization

d)

Rainbows and Puppies

24.

John Adams passed these controversial laws

a)

Patriot Acts

b)

Alien & Sedition Act

c)

Embargo Acts

d)

13th Amendment

25.

Who sold the Louisiana Territory to the U.S.?

a)

Alexander the Great

b)

Rasputin

c)

George Washington

d)

Napoleon

26.

What was NOT a cause of the War of 1812?

a)

British sell guns to natives

b)

Desire for Canadian land

c)

Impressment of sailors

d)

High taxes

27.

Who invented the cotton gin?

a)

Eli Manning

b)

Eli Whitney

c)

Samuel Slater

d)

Francis Cabot Lowell

28.

Florida was ceded to the US in which treaty?

a)

Adams-Onis Treaty

b)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

American-Mexican Treaty

29.

The theory that America is destined to expand to the Pacific coast

a)

Destiny’s Child

b)

American Spread

c)

Expansionism

d)

Manifest Destiny

30.

Which tribe was forced to march west on the Trail of Tears?

a)

Cherokee

b)

Seminole

c)

Sauk

d)

Apache

31.

Which tribe was the only native group to successfully resist removal? Who was their leader?

a)

Cherokee/John Ross

b)

Seminole/Osceola

c)

Sauk/Black Hawk

d)

Apache/Kicking Bird

32.

Who was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad?

a)

Frederick Douglas

b)

Angelina Grimke

c)

Sojourner Truth

d)

Harriet Tubman

33.

Which was NOT an advantage for the confederates

a)

Fighting on their own land

b)

Military leadership

c)

Support

d)

more railroad

34.

Which battle of the Civil War was a turning point?

a)

Shiloh

b)

Antietam

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Fredericksburg

35.

Which battle gave the North the confidence to take action against slavery

a)

Shiloh

b)

Antietam

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Fredericksburg

36.
Which group was most hurt by Jackson's removal policy?
a)
the rich and well-born
b)
Native Americans
c)
the common people
d)
states' rights supporters
37.
Andrew Jackson was in support of the policy of removal towards Native Americans.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
What was the name of the journey made by Cherokee Indians after they were removed from their land?
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Trail of Sorrows
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Nullification Act
39.
_______ is the idea that God wanted America to have land from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
a)
Providence
b)
The Spoils System
c)
Manifest Destiny
d)
The Shining She
40.
The Compromise of 1850 included all of the following except 
a)
California entered the Union as a free state
b)
All other states would enter under popular sovereignty
c)
US pays TX $10 million for land outside present day boundary
d)
Texas agreed to become a free state
41.
What was the "cotton belt?" 
a)
An area stretching from South Carolina to Texas that grew most of the country's cotton crop. 
b)
The southern region east of the Mississippi that produced 2/3 of the cotton grown in the United States. 
c)
Fields in Mexico where agricultural scientists worked to crossbreed short-staple cotton with Mexican cotton. 
d)
A long stretch of land in the South where short-staple crops were wiped out by disease in the 1830s. 
42.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations
b)
It increased the demand for slaves to produce more cotton
c)
It helped improve the working conditions for slaves
d)
It had no significant impact on slaves or slavery
43.

Sectionalism refers to the individual identity and sense of loyalty each section of the country had for itself.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Which answer best explains what the image of The Albany Plan means? (its message)

a)

The British colonies are like sneaky snakes and should be cut up and destroyed.

b)

This image warns British colonist they must unite together to defeat the French, or die from the French.

c)

The British colonies were actually divided into 10 different sections.

d)

This is how parts of a snake are labeled.

45.

What did the Quartering Act say?

a)

British Soldiers could search your house without a cause to

b)

Colonists had to pay a tax on thier houses

c)

Colonists had to allow British Soldiers to stay in their homes

d)

British Soldiers could seize any house they wanted

46.

The Stamp Act taxed all ________ goods.

a)

paper

b)

plastic

c)

pollution

47.
In which event were 5 unarmed colonists killed by British soldiers?
a)
Boston Tea Party
b)
Stamp Act Riots
c)
Boston Massacre
d)
Townshend Act Boycott
48.
The Sons of Liberty dumped tea into the Boston Harbor. This act of protest is known as 
a)
the Boston Tea Party
b)
the Stamp Act
c)
Committees of Correspondence
d)
Boston Massacre
49.

Who were the Sons of Liberty?

a)

Colonists, known as American patriots, who spoke out against the British.

b)

A group of religious rebels.

c)

People who followed King George's rule.

d)

King George III's loyal subjects.

50.

This writing was published during the American Revolution and paved the way for the Declaration of Independence.

a)

Rights of man

b)

The American Crisis

c)

Common Sense

51.

What document did the colonists write to share their concerns with England and to break away?

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Declaration of Independence

52.

What was the main weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

the federal government was too weak

b)

It had no legislative branch

c)

The judicial was too powerful

d)

The executive was too powerful

53.

What is the name of the first 10 amendments?

a)

Constitution

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Articles of Confederation

54.

What power did the Supreme Court give itself in Marbury v Madison?

a)

Judicial Review

b)

Veto Power

c)

Make Laws

d)

Override

55.
Who invented the cotton gin 1793?
a)
Robert Fulton
b)
John Deer
c)
Cyrus Mc Cormick
d)
Eli Whitney
56.

Federalists wanted to...

a)

ratify the Articles of Confederation

b)

Get rid of the Declaration of Independence

c)

Ratify the constitution

d)

elect George Washington as president

57.
Which statement about the “Trail of Tears” is accurate?
a)
President Andrew Jackson opposed the removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia.
b)
Large numbers of Cherokee were forced to relocate during the winter months.
c)
Chief Justice John Marshall ordered the Cherokee Indians to move westwards.
d)
The Cherokee were moved because they lacked a written alphabet.
58.
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.
59.

President Andrew Jackson was liked mostly by the --

a)

Richest Americans

b)

Poorest Americans

c)

The common man

60.
Manifest Destiny was the belief that...
a)
It was the United States' God given right to expand to the Pacific Ocean.
b)
Native peoples in the United States should be treated with respect.
c)
The United States should respect the land claims of countries.
d)
All people in the United States should have the right to vote.
61.

What is an Abolitionist?

a)

A person who wants to abolish slavery forever

b)

A immigrant to the USA from Poland

c)

A person of high breeding and class

d)

A person born into a political family

62.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Ohio
63.
An abolitionist who led a raid at in Harper’s Ferry and led a slave revolt. Captured and hung.
a)
"John Brown"
b)
"Harriet Tubman"
c)
"Harriet Beecher Stowe"
d)
"William Lloyd Garrison"
64.
In 1861, the first shots of the Civil War were fired at:
a)
Fort Bragg
b)
Fort Sumter
c)
Summer Camp
d)
Antietam
65.

This legislation said that slavery in Kansas and Nebraska would be decided by vote. It lead to lots of violence.

a)

Kansas Nebraska act

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Compromise of 1850

d)

Raid on Harper's Ferry

66.

What name was given to the conflict 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

67.

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 Fort Sumter

68.
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
69.

Who was General of the Union army that defeated Lee?

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

70.
Less than a week after the end of the Civil War, Lincoln was shot in the head by ____________________.
a)
Lee Harvey Oswald
b)
John Wilkes Booth
c)
Mark David Chapman
d)
Sirhan Sirhan
71.

Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin about the evils of slavery?

a)

Harriet Tubman

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

c)

William Lloyd Garrison

d)

Frederick Douglas

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