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EOY - Quiz - Class Questions

Total questions: 103

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Topic 1 - Who was Ponce De Leon?

a)

A Native American

b)

A military general

c)

An explorer

d)

A president

2.

Topic 1 - Where did the first Americans come from?

a)

Serbia

b)

Japan

c)

Mexico

d)

Great Britain

3.

Topic 1 - Which crops were essential to native American agriculture?

a)

Beans, cotton, and squash

b)

Corn, indigo, and pumpkin

c)

Beans, squash, and corn

d)

Rice, squash, and corn

4.

Topic 1 - What was the primary reason why the Native American population decreased rapidly in the 1400s-1600s?

a)

Starvation/Loss of Food

b)

War between tribes

c)

Natural Disasters

d)

Diseases brought by Europeans

5.

Topic 1 - Which of the following best explains why Native Americans in South Carolina were upset by the continued settlement of Europeans?

a)

The local Native American tribes were denied trade by the European settlers.

b)

Local Native American tribes were unable to win a war against rival tribes because European settlers declined to assist them.

c)

When more European immigrants arrived in South Carolina, they started to colonize land that had previously belonged to Native Americans.

d)

When the European settlers arrived, they resorted to violence against the local Native American tribes

6.

Topic 1 - What part of the Columbian Exchange that hurt Native Americans was caused by Europeans?

a)

diseases that Native Americans were not immune to

b)

bad crops

c)

lack of transportation

d)

loss of land

7.

Topic 1 - What did native Americans have to do in order to survive?

a)

Kill enemies

b)

Give up

c)

Adapt to their environment

d)

Surrender

8.

Topic 2 - Which of the following was one of the 13 colonies?

a)

Virginia

b)

California

c)

Florida

d)

Texas

9.

Topic 2 - The 3 types of colonies in early America were North, Middle, and South Colonies.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Topic 2 - The main reason early settlers moved to Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island were?

a)

To get better jobs

b)

Find religious freedom

c)

To buy cheap farmland

d)

Profit from fur trade

11.

Topic 2 - What were the 13 colonies?

a)

Montana, Alabama, Connecticut, West Virginia, New York, New Jersey, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Oklahoma.

b)

New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, West Virginia, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

c)

New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.

d)

North Carolina, South Carolina, Maine, Delaware, California, Georgia, Hawaii, Colorado, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Washington, Idaho

12.

Topic 2 - Plantation economics became common in the southern colonies. This meant they owned vast farms and produced crops for export. Which of the following exports is most likely to have developed in a Southern colony?

a)

cotton, indigo, tobacco

b)

fish, rum, iron

c)

textiles, spices, iron

d)

fish and fur products

13.

Topic 2 - Which of the following is a state included in the New England Colonies?

a)

North Carolina

b)

New York

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Georgia

14.

Topic 2 - Which of the following was a colony founded by Calvert for Catholics to be free to worship?

a)

Indiana

b)

Maryland

c)

Virginia

d)

Georgia

15.

Topic 3 - The Great Awakening helped bring religion back to the colonies, True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Topic 3 - New York was a middle colony

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Topic 3 - What did the magna carta do in England?

a)

Limit the power of the king

b)

Established a bill of rights

c)

Allowed parliament to tax

d)

Made a democratic government

18.

Topic 3 - Which is the BEST description of the Slave Trade Triangle from Africa to the New World to Europe?

a)

Slaves --> Money --> Sugar, tobacco, and cotton

b)

Migrants --> Boats --> Land

c)

Slaves --> Sugar, tobacco, and cotton --> Textiles, rum, and manufactured goods

19.

Topic 3 - What was the key reason for the economic disparities between New England, Middle, and Southern colonies?

a)

The people's language in the region

b)

The region's natural resources

c)

The nationality of those who settled in the area

d)

The people in the area's education.

20.

Topic 3 - What was one of the first religious movements in the colonies?

a)

The Constitution

b)

The Declaration of Independence

c)

Magna Carta

d)

The Great Awakening

21.

Topic 3 - What was the middle passage/triangular trade route mostly used for?

a)

To trade slaves

b)

To trade clothing

c)

To trade food

d)

To trade cultural items

22.

Topic 4 - Who was George Washington?

a)

A European explorer

b)

A Founding Father

c)

A Scientist

d)

A Dictator

23.

Topic 4 - What state did not attend the First Continental Congress?

a)

Maryland

b)

Georgia

c)

North Carolina

d)

South Carolina

24.

Topic 4 - What were the colonists who supported independence for England called?

a)

Fence sitters

b)

Loyalists

c)

Patriots

d)

Neutralists

25.

Topic 4 - Who was the first person to sign the declaration of independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

John Hancock

d)

John Adams

26.

Topic 4 - Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Samuel Adams

27.

Topic 4 - What important event did colonists make propaganda for?

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

The Boston Massacre

c)

The Civil War

d)

The French and Indian War

28.

Topic 4 - Who did the colonist accuse of Tyranny?

a)

Patriots

b)

Fence Sitters

c)

The King

d)

Loyalists

29.

Topic 5 - Why did the Colonies want to separate from Britain?

a)

For better fishing

b)

Canada had better resources

c)

The King was a tyrant

d)

Spain paid them for their land

30.

Topic 5 - The colonists’ complaints were called “complications”

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Topic 5 - Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?

a)

John Adams

b)

George Washington

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

Thomas Jefferson

32.

Topic 5 - The Intolerable Acts lead to which War?

a)

French & Indian War

b)

War of 1812

c)

Revolutionary War

d)

Civil War

33.

Topic 5 - Which battle did the British win?

a)

Battle of Trenton

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Bunker Hill

d)

Battle of Yorktown

34.

Topic 6 - Which battle was the first of The American Revolution?

a)

Battle of Trenton

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Bunker Hill

d)

Battle of Lexington and Concord

35.

Topic 6 - Washington crossed the Delaware River in the Battle of Yorktown.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

Topic 6 - What did the first congressional congress want to avoid?

a)

High Taxes

b)

Peace

c)

Native American Attacks

d)

War with Great Britain

37.

Topic 6 - When did the Revolutionary War end?

a)

1775

b)

1803

c)

1792

d)

1783

38.

Topic 6 - The__________ required colonists to pay extra taxes on paper goods such as newspapers, legal documents, and even playing cards.

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Intolerable Acts

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Quartering Act

39.

Topic 7 - The Three-Fifths compromise was used to ratify states rights, True of False?

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Topic 7 - African-American people were considered as property in the Constitution.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Topic 7 - Which is not a weakness of the articles of confederation?

a)

Couldn’t collect taxes

b)

All states had one vote

c)

Supreme court had too much power

d)

No executive branch

42.

Topic 7 - Who were the Anti-Federalists?

a)

Democrat and Republican ideologies mushed together

b)

People who opposed a strong national government and a Constitution

c)

People who agreed with a strong national government and a Constitution

d)

People who were against slavery

43.

Topic 7 - What was the name of the document that gave every state, regardless of size, one vote?

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Treaty of Paris

d)

Declaration of Independence

44.

Topic 7 - Why were the Federalist papers written?

a)

To convince the states to ratify

b)

To make anti-federalist angry

c)

To support anti-federalists

d)

For entertainment of the people

45.

Topic 8 - What did Washington tell the country in his Farewell Address?

a)

Be loyal to your political party

b)

Don't make treaties with foreign countries

c)

Stop the expansion of slavery

d)

Burn the White House

46.

Topic 8 - Alexander Hamilton was in favor of the National Bank.

a)

True

b)

False

47.

Topic 8 - Which act criminalized making false statements that were critical to the government?

a)

Alien Act

b)

Pickney’s Act

c)

Criminal Act

d)

Sedition Act

48.

Topic 8 - Which branch of movement writes laws?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

49.

Topic 8 - What were the first 3 cabinet positions established?

a)

Secretary of State, War General, Vice President

b)

Banker, Peacemaker, Lawmaker

c)

Department of Defense, Treasury Department, Department of Justice

d)

Department of War, Secretary of State, Department of Treasury

50.

Topic 8 - Who won in the War of 1812?

a)

The U.S.

b)

The British

c)

Canada

d)

Neither/Nor

51.

Topic 8 - In his Farewell Address in 1796, President Washington advised Americans of…..

a)

his wish that the president be given more power

b)

his fear of a British invasion

c)

the nation's need for a national bank

d)

the dangers of ties with foreign nations

52.

Topic 8 - All of the following are true about the Era of Good Feelings except?

a)

re-established national bank

b)

one political party in power

c)

good and healthy relationships with native American tribes

d)

national pride after the "victory" in the War of 1812

53.

Topic 9 - What was one reason Austin was allowed to colonize Texas with Americans?

a)

He got a lot of money

b)

Mexico told him he could live there with nothing in return

c)

Him and the people who colonized had to become Mexican citizens

d)

He took Texas forcefully

54.

Topic 9 - What country did America buy the Louisiana Territory from?

a)

Spain

b)

Great Britain

c)

France

d)

Russia

55.

Topic 9 - What made the Louisiana Purchase so cheap?

a)

French Revolution

b)

Haitian Revolution

c)

Napoleon Conquers France

d)

France Does Not Need It

56.

Topic 9 - Why did thousands of people rush to California in 1849?

a)

Gold Rush

b)

New land

c)

To escape wars

d)

Lowered taxes

57.

Topic 9 - What was the Adams-Onis Treaty?

a)

Mexico gives up Texas and the Mexican Cession, the United States agrees to pay Mexico 15 million and promises to protect the Mexicanos living in Texas and the Mexican Cession

b)

The Spanish government agrees to yield Florida to the United States in exchange for $5 million and to honor Spain's longtime claim to Texas

c)

Established intentions of friendship between the US and Spain, and defined America’s western boundaries & guarantees American right to the Mississippi River

d)

John Adams sends three agents (XYZ) to request tribute in exchange for the boats and men captured by the French

58.

Topic 9 - True or False: In order to build a Transcontinental Railroad, The Gadsden Purchase was made in 1863.

a)

True

b)

False

59.

Topic 9 - What act allowed the national government to make deals with the Native Americans to exchange their land?

a)

Civilization Act

b)

Manifest Destiny

c)

Indian Removal Act

d)

Indian Territory Act

60.

Topic 9 - Americans believed that the United States had a duty to extend the blessings of democracy to new lands and peoples. What is this known as?

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

American Destiny

c)

Noble Bargain

d)

Manifest Destiny

61.

Topic 10 - Why was the Election of 1824 known as a "Corrupt Bargain"

a)

Another candidate convinced people to pick Adams and got rewarded with a job for it

b)

Adams cheated by buying votes from Senators

c)

Jackson called Adams a "Sabbath-breaker"

d)

Adams threw mud at Jackson

62.

Topic 10 - Andrew Jackson’s nickname was “Old Hickory”.

a)

True

b)

False

63.

Topic 10 - President Andrew Jackson and VP John C. Calhoun got along?

a)

True

b)

False

64.

What is the spoils system?

a)

The House of Representatives choosing the president

b)

Political party leaders choose candidates for president

c)

Elected officials rewarding supporters with government jobs

d)

Supporters pay others for their preferred candite to be elected

65.

Topic 10 - Why was Andrew Jackson known as “Old Hickory”?

a)

He was a tough man

b)

He was arrogant

c)

He was difficult to work with

d)

All of the above

66.

Topic 11 - Who replaced the Lowell Girls?

a)

Freed Slaves

b)

Children

c)

Immigrants

d)

Men

67.

Topic 11 - The North was in favor of slavery.

a)

True

b)

False

68.

Topic 11 - The South’s economy was based on cotton and crops while the North was based on...

a)

Military

b)

Food

c)

Industrial Factories

d)

Slavery

69.

Topic 11 - In 1860 most northerners

a)

Moved to the south

b)

Lived on farms

c)

Settled in cities

d)

Moved to England

70.

Topic 11 - Why were Southerners opposed to bills in Congress that would have enabled the federal government to finance internal improvements?

a)

They didn't think it was a good idea to make it easy to get to the south.

b)

They believed it would be much more beneficial to the North than to the South.

c)

They were concerned that it would necessitate an excessive amount of natural resources.

d)

They believed locomotives would devastate their world.

71.

Topic 11 - Where were interchangeable parts introduced?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

South

d)

West

72.

Topic 11 - What are the competing economies of the North and South

a)

North - industry, South - slavery

b)

North - cash crops, South - slavery

c)

North - slavery, South - industry

d)

None of the above

73.

Topic 12 - Who led the Prison Reform Movement?

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

William Lloyd Garrison

c)

Dorothea Dix

d)

Henry Clay

74.

Topic 12 - Frederick Douglass was an escaped slave and abolitionist speaker.

a)

True

b)

False

75.

Topic 12 - What was one major effect of the Second Great Awakening?

a)

Churches shifted their attention away from politics and toward religious matters.

b)

Religious leaders lobbied legislators to give women the right to vote.

c)

Instead of promoting federal unity, politicians were encouraged to support state rights.

d)

People were encouraged to become involved in reform movements in order to solve social problems.

76.

Topic 12 - Which of the following is not an abolitionist?

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

Angelina Grimke

77.

Topic 12 - Horace Mann is known for which Reform Movement?

a)

Abolitionists

b)

Prison Reform

c)

Education Reform

d)

Suffrage Movement

78.

Topic 13 - The 36'30" line banned states from having slavery north of the line EXCEPT Missouri, True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

79.

Topic 13 - True or False : Dread Scott won his court case and was declared a Freed Person.

a)

True

b)

False

80.

Topic 13 - Which of the following states was added as a free state after the Compromise of 1850?

a)

California

b)

Delaware

c)

Arizona

d)

New Mexico

81.

Topic 13 - What was the Supremes court's decision for the Dred Scott case?

a)

African Americans didn’t have the right to sue in court

b)

African Americans rights were protected by the constitution

c)

Slavery was abolished

d)

Dred Scott was arrested

82.

Topic 13 - Which of the following is true about Lincoln?

a)

He was a Federalist

b)

He wanted to stop slavery

c)

He wanted to eliminate the South completely

d)

He wanted to stop the expansion of slavery

83.

Topic 13 - Why did Frederick Douglass say that the 4th of July was hypocritical?

a)

It didn’t apply to slaves, who were considered as property

b)

It didn’t apply to anyone unless if they were rich or white

c)

He didnt

84.

Topic 13 - Slavery would have been prohibited on lands acquired as a result of the Mexican- American War under a proposed law.

a)

The Missouri Compromise

b)

The Wilmot Proviso

c)

The Compromise of 1850

d)

The Fugitive Slave Act

85.

Topic 13 - When was Harriett Beecher Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, published?

a)

1867

b)

1884

c)

1863

d)

1852

86.

Topic 13 - Why did southern states secede from the United States?

a)

They wanted the expansion of slavery

b)

They believe originally Lincoln wanted to help grow slavery

c)

Lincoln died

d)

They wanted slavery abolished

87.

Topic 14 - What was the bloodiest day of the Civil War?

a)

Battle of Bull Run

b)

Sherman's March to the Sea

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Battle of Antietam

88.

Topic 14 - Soldier life in the Civil War was rough, with it being the hardest for black soldiers on both sides of the war.

a)

True

b)

False

89.

Topic 14 - What event marked the start of the Civil War?

a)

Lincoln’s Inauguration

b)

Civil Rights Movement

c)

Battle of Fort Sumter

d)

Battle of Gettysburg

90.

Topic 14 - What was the north called?

a)

Confederacy

b)

Union

c)

Unwanted

d)

Revolters

91.

Topic 14 - Approximately 500,000 people died in the Civil War.

a)

True

b)

False

92.

Topic 14 - Which of these are all events that took place during the Civil War era?

a)

The Gettysburg Address, Battle of Bull Run and the Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Jackson Presidency, South Carolina secedes and Battle of Saratoga

c)

Lincoln Presidency, Missouri Compromise and the Battle of Shiloh

d)

Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Shiloh and Battle of Concord and Lexington

93.

Topic 14 - Which battle was claimed to have one of the bloodiest battles in American history?

a)

Battle of Fort Sumter

b)

Bottle of Bull Run

c)

Battle of Antietam

d)

Battle of Gettysburg

94.

Topic 14 - What is true about the south in the civil war. Select all that apply.

a)

The south had more advantages

b)

The south had less advantages

c)

The south had great military leadership

d)

The South had a strong plan called the anaconda plan

e)

Part of the south’s plan was to cut off trade with others

95.

Topic 15 - Who killed Abraham Lincoln?

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

James Earl Ray

c)

John Wilkes Booth

d)

Lee Harvey Oswald

96.

Topic 15 - Who replaced Lincoln after he was assassinated?

a)

Ulysses S Grant

b)

Rutherford Hayes

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Andrew Johnson

97.

Topic 15 - What laws were passed to control former slaves?

a)

Fugitive Slave Act

b)

Black Codes

c)

Freedmen Laws

d)

Slavery Act

98.

Topic 15 - Which amendment abolished slavery

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

99.

Topic 15 - What does the images below represent? There may be more than one answer.

a)

Segregation

b)

Fascism

c)

Equal Rights

d)

“Separate but Equal”

e)

Fair Play

100.

Topic 15 - Which better describes the post-Civil War economic situation of many African Americans in the South?

a)

Opportunities in the South outnumbered those in the North.

b)

Agricultural labor was phased out due to technological advancements.

c)

Through sharecropping, slavery was replaced by a cycle of poverty.

d)

Mining provided the best opportunities.

101.

Topic 15 - What amendment extended the right to vote to all men, regardless of race?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

102.

Topic 15 - What was the reason for Lincoln‘s assassination?

a)

Equal rights

b)

Save the Union

c)

Help the movement of slavery

d)

The belief that it would save the Confederacy

103.

Topic 15 - What amendment granted citizenship to all?

a)

12th amendment

b)

14th amendment

c)

15th amendment

d)

19th amendment