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End of Year Social Studies Exam

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why were the Articles of Confederation replaced by the Constitution?

a)

So the states could end the war with Britain

b)

So the states could raise taxes

c)

So the U.S. could form a stronger government

d)

So the U.S. could form a Congress

2.

Which conflict pointed out the need to change the Articles of Confederation?

a)

The French and Indian War

b)

The War of 1812

c)

The American Revolution

d)

Shay's Rebellion

3.

Which Constitutional proposal called for a two house legislature where both houses' representation was based on the population of the state?

a)

The Delaware Plan

b)

The New Jersey Plan

c)

The Virginia Plan

d)

The New York Plan

4.

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

a)

States agreed that three-fifths of their women could vote.

b)

States agreed that three-fifths of a state's slaves could be counted in that state's population.

c)

States agreed that three-fifths of their income could be taxed.

d)

States agreed that three-fifths of their voters had to agree to an amendment.

5.

The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution is called the _______________.

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Top Ten

c)

Ten Commandments

d)

Rights of the People

6.

Where and when did the Constitutional Convention take place?

a)

New York, 1776

b)

Philadelphia, 1787

c)

Boston, 1777

d)

Philadelphia, 1776

7.

Who has the power to veto a law?

a)

The Judicial Branch (Courts)

b)

The Excecutive Branch (President)

c)

The Legislative Branch (Congress)

d)

All of the above

8.

Who has the power to declare a law unconstitutional?

a)

The Judicial Branch (courts)

b)

The Executive Branch (President)

c)

The Legislative Branch (Congress)

d)

All the above

9.

A tax on foreign goods brought into a country is called a ___________________.

a)

tariff

b)

bond

c)

sedition

d)

speculator

10.

What name was given to the uprising of farmers over the issue of taxing alcohol?

a)

The Great Vodka Protest

b)

The Whiskey Rebellion

c)

The Ale Petititons

d)

The Rum Rebellion

11.

What was Washington's policy regarding foreign relations?

a)

support Britain

b)

support France

c)

fight both Britain and France

d)

remain neutral

12.

Political parties began to form when Americans began taking sides between what two Founding Fathers?

a)

Madison and Jefferson

b)

Adams and Franklin

c)

Franklin and Jefferson

d)

Jefferson and Hamilton

13.

Why did Napoleon agree to sell all of Louisiana to the United States?

a)

Because the land was useless and swampy

b)

Because he needed money to pay for his wars in Europe

c)

Because the land was inhabited by violent Native American tribes

d)

Because he thought he could move to the U.S. and run for President

14.

The belief that Great Britain was supplying Native Americans on the frontier with weapons to fight Americans led to ___________________.

a)

The French and Indian War

b)

The War of 1812

c)

The Mexican American War

d)

The Frontier War

15.

The Star Spangled Banner was written by Francis Scott Key after the British bombardment of what fort?

a)

Fort Detroit

b)

Fort Wayne

c)

Fort Erie

d)

Fort McHenry

16.

"The National Bank is trying to kill me, but I will kill it!" Was a cry heard from what American politician?

a)

Nicholas Biddle

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Henry Clay

d)

Daniel Webster

17.

Andrew Jackson was the hero of what battle?

a)

The Battle of New Orleans

b)

The Battle of Detroit

c)

The Battle of Little Big Horn

d)

The Battle of Baltimore

18.

John Quincy Adams defeating Andrew Jackson in the 1824 election became known as what?

a)

The Roar of 24'

b)

The Corrupt Bargain

c)

The Great Upset

d)

The Election of the Crazies

19.

Many people left working on farms for the factories during the ______________.

a)

War of 1812

b)

Hartford Convention

c)

The Industrial Revolution

d)

Embargo Act

20.

The practice of rewarding supporters with government jobs became known as _____________________.

a)

The Spoils System

b)

The Scratch Your Back System

c)

The Reciprocal System

d)

The Pay it Forward System

21.

________________________ means that a state has the right to cancel a federal law that it feels is unconstitutional.

a)

Repeal

b)

Absolvement

c)

Nullification

d)

Nationalism

22.

Sam Houston was a hero in the defeat of Santa Anna in the future state of ______________.

a)

California

b)

Nevada

c)

New Mexico

d)

Texas

23.

_________________________ refers to America's right and duty to spread their culture all the way to the Pacific Ocean.

a)

Domination Conquest

b)

Coast to Coast

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

Saturation Theory

24.

___________________ were laws passed to keep slaves from running away or rebelling.

a)

Slave regulations

b)

Slave axioms

c)

Slave codes

d)

Slave prescriptions

25.

Frederick Douglas was _______________________________________.

a)

an escaped slave that told about his life under a harsh master.

b)

a free black that was hated for returning escaped slaves.

c)

a famous overseer who was very cruel to slaves that he watched.

d)

a white newspaper owner that wrote articles against slavery.

26.

What Massachusetts board of education leader spoke out for improvements to public education in America?

a)

Tyler Smithsonian

b)

Thomas Mead

c)

Horace Mann

d)

Eugene Hobbs

27.

If you were a(n) __________________, that meant that you wanted to stop slavery completely in the United States.

a)

abolitionist

b)

separatist

c)

cessationist

d)

evangelist

28.

What agreement allowed slavery south of a line and banned it north of the same line?

a)

Disenfranchisement Line

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Shackleford Line

d)

Confinement Agreement

29.

What law required all citizens to help return runaway slaves?

a)

Escape Clause of 1850

b)

Runaway Stipulation of 1845

c)

Slavery Return Policy of 1855

d)

Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

30.

Who was the most famous conductor of all time on the Underground Railroad?

a)

Sojourner Truth

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Elizabeth Stanton

d)

William Lloyd Garrison

31.

The opening shot of the Civil War was fired here at this island fort of the coast of South Carolina.

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Fort McHenry

c)

Fort Collins

d)

Fort Abner

32.

This battle was considered the turning point of the Civil War because Lee invaded the north and was turned away after three days of fighting.

a)

Atlanta

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Chancellorsville

d)

Antietam

33.

Where was the first major battle of the Civil War fought?

a)

Bull Run or Manassas

b)

Antietam

c)

Shiloh

d)

Atlanta

34.

What was the name of the campaign led by William Tecumseh Sherman where they captured Atlanta and then destroyed everything in their path on their way to Savannah, Georgia?

a)

March to the Sea

b)

Emancipation

c)

Pickett's Charge

d)

blockade

35.

This location is marked as the final surrender point of the Confederate army. Lee surrendered his army to General Grant here.

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Fredericksburg

c)

Chancellorsville

d)

Appomattox Courthouse

36.

What was the name of the move ordered by General Lee on the third day at Gettysburg that cost the Confederates the battle?

a)

March to the Sea

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Pickett's Charge

d)

Ring of Fire

37.

1863 victory for the Union where they controlled the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two.

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Vicksburg

c)

Shiloh

d)

Fredericksburg

38.

What did Abe Lincoln issue that went into effect on January 1, 1863 freeing all slaves in rebelling states?

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Gettysburg Address

c)

First inaugural Address

d)

Pickett's Charge

39.

Where was Lincoln's three minute speech where he dedicated a cemetery to those who gave their lives for the Civil War cause?

a)

Gettysburg

b)

Washington DC

c)

Atlanta

d)

Vicksburg

40.

Which of the following is not a Northern advantage in the Civil War?

a)

larger population

b)

better generals

c)

more factories

d)

more railroads

41.

Which of the following is a Southern advantage in the Civil War?

a)

smaller population

b)

fewer factories

c)

less railroads

d)

fighting a defensive war

42.

Which battle was a key Confederate victory where one of their best generals Stonewall Jackson was accidentally shot and killed?

a)

Chancellorsville

b)

Vicksburg

c)

Gettyburg

d)

The Wilderness

43.

Who was the 16th President of the United States that emancipated the slaves and saved the Union?

a)

Robert E Lee

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Abe Lincoln

d)

Ulysses S Grant

44.

Who was President of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Robert E Lee

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

William Tecumseh Sherman

d)

Stonewall Jackson

45.

Who was asked by Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union troops against the South but had to refuse and would later lead the Confederate army against the North?

a)

Philip Sheridan

b)

Robert Anderson

c)

Robert E Lee

d)

Ulysses S Grant

46.

The all African American unit that fought so bravely at Ft. Wagner in South Carolina was known as the ...

a)

25th Indiana Regiment

b)

35th Ohio Regiment

c)

45th Maryland Regiment

d)

54th Massachusetts Regiment

47.

Copperheads were ...

a)

Northern republicans that were against abolition and wanted the South to win

b)

Northern democrats that were against abolition and felt bad for the South

c)

Southern democrats that wanted slavery and did not plan on giving into the South

d)

Southern republicans that were against slavery and wanted to see it abolished in the South

48.

What victory did Lincoln need in order to get reelected in 1864?

a)

The Wilderness

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Vicksburg

d)

Atlanta

49.

Which of the amendments banned slavery throughout the nation?

a)

7

b)

10

c)

12

d)

13

50.

Who shot and killed Abraham Lincoln?

a)

John Wilkes Booth

b)

James Earl Ray

c)

Hiram Revels

d)

Andrew Johnson