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US History Year End Review

Total questions: 131

Worksheet time: 2hrs 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does the picture show?

a)

13 original colonies

b)

West Coast

c)

Physical map

d)

British Isles

2.
How did the Louisiana Purchase affect the United States?
a)
It led to war. 
b)
It doubled the nation's size.
c)
It limited trade opportunities.
d)
It led to the discovery of a water route across the country.
3.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest Destiny 
b)
 Monroe Destiny
c)
Moving West
d)
Louisiana Purchase
4.
Oregon Trail 
a)
a route used during the US migration westward
b)
a person who went to 13 Colonies for the gold rush
c)
a giving up ( as in territory or rights ) to another
d)
a government in which citizens rule through elected representatives
5.
What does the picture represent (sad journey to relocate Natives)?
a)
Seminole War
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Guerilla Warfare
d)
All of the above
6.
The primary goal of manifest destiny was
a)
End slavery in the new territories
b)
removal of European influence from South America
c)
expansion westward to the Pacific Ocean
d)
secession of southern states from the nation
7.
Which branch of government is responsible for enforcing laws? 
a)
Executive
b)
Judicial
c)
Legislative
8.
Which amendment gives you the right to keep weapons or arms?
a)
First Amendment
b)
Second Amendment
c)
Third Amendment
d)
Fourth Amendment
9.
Which branch makes the laws and includes Congress?
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
d)
Constitiutional Branch
10.
Which branch interprets the laws and includes the Supreme Court?
a)
Executive Brnach 
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
 Judicial Branch
d)
Constitutional Branch
11.
No one has to house quarter soldiers in their home
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
12.
Guarantees freedom of religion
a)
1st Amendment
b)
3rd Amendment
c)
5th Amendment
d)
7th Amendment
13.

Regardless of where the colony was located, all 13 colonies were by this body of water.

a)

Pacific Ocean

b)

Atlantic Ocean

c)

Indian Ocean

d)

Arctic Ocean

14.
What was England's first permanent settlement in North America?
a)
Roanoke
b)
New Netherland
c)
Plymouth
d)
Jamestown
15.
Slaves were brought  from _____ to ___
a)
New World  to Africa 
b)
Africa to New world
c)
asia to africa 
16.
There were three regions in the 13 original colonies. 
a)
East, West and North
b)
Top, middle and bottom
c)
New England, Middle and Southern
17.
Where the 13 original colonies located?
a)
On the East Coast 
b)
On the West Coast
c)
In the middle of  North America 
18.
What do you call a strip of land surrounded on 3 sides by water?
a)
coast
b)
channel
c)
revolution
d)
peninsula
19.

Why was President George Washington’s proclamation of neutrality in 1793 important for U.S. foreign policy goals?

a)

It allowed the United States to secure colonies in Latin America.

b)

It kept the United States from becoming entangled in European wars.

c)

It secured an open trade policy between the United States and Asia.

d)

It allowed the United States to maintain troops in Europe

20.

Why did the Alien and Sedition Acts passed under the presidency of John Adams upset many citizens?

a)

They allowed more immigrants into America

b)

They violated the Constitution and the Bill of Rights

c)

They were passed without the approval of Congress

d)

They forbid all immigration into America

21.

Which event showed that Thomas Jefferson accepted a broader interpretation of the Constitution?

a)

the Louisiana Purchase

b)

the Embargo of 1807

c)

the elections of 1800

d)

the War of 1812

22.

How did the shaded area on the map become part of the United States?

a)

It was purchased by the United States from France.

b)

It was gained from Mexico after the Mexican War.

c)

It was won from the British in the Revolutionary War.

d)

It was ceded to the United States by Spain.

23.

Which early 19th century land acquisition doubled the territory of the United States?

a)

Alaska

b)

Florida

c)

Oregon Territory

d)

Louisiana Territory

24.

Today, England is an ally of the United States, but in the War of 1812 we fought them yet again for our rights as a nation. What was England trying to do that caused James Madison to go to war?

a)

England was interfering with our trade with France, and forced Americans into the British navy.

b)

England was trying to take back lands settled after the Revolutionary War.

c)

England was fighting with France and wanted to tax us to pay for the war.

d)

England was trying to take slaves back to England to fight the French.

25.

Which president was the first to live in Washington D.C.?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

James Madison

26.

What was one benefit that the Louisiana Purchase provided for the United States?

a)

a port on the Gulf of Mexico

b)

protection against a British invasion

c)

control of the Great Lakes

d)

less chance of conflict with Spain

27.

How did the War of 1812 affect the economy of the United States?

a)

More people turned to farming because the war disrupted trade.

b)

The destruction of factories caused a slow recovery.

c)

Labor costs increased due to shortages of workers who died in the war.

d)

Manufacturing increased because British goods were no longer imported.

28.

The group of citizens that gained equality in the political process during the Jacksonian Era were adult —

a)

white males

b)

black females

c)

white females

d)

black males

29.

· Sojourner Truth · William Lloyd Garrison · Frederick Douglass

All of these were prominent names were figures in WHICH social movement?

a)

Abolition

b)

States’ rights

c)

prohibition

d)

prison reform

30.

Which of these was a DIRECT result of the failed slave revolt of Nat Turner in 1831?

a)

Southern legislatures questioned the moral foundation of slavery.

b)

Laws greatly restricting the legal rights of free blacks and slaves were passed.

c)

Congress passed a law that would phase out the importation of African slaves.

d)

President Buchanan was elected for a second term.

31.

How did the cotton gin affect slavery in GA and other southern states?

a)

Slaves began making clothes in Northern factories

b)

Since farming stopped being an economic option, slaves were not needed

c)

Less cotton = smaller fields = need for fewer workers = less slaves

d)

More cotton = bigger fields = need for more workers = more slaves

32.

Completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 encouraged growth of the Midwest and of New York City because it

a)

Stimulated development of cotton production in Ohio.

b)

Linked the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Coast

c)

Increased trade with Asia

d)

Helped force the removal of British forts in the Northwest Territory

33.

Enslaved Africans were brought to the New World to mostly work on what?

a)

in shops

b)

on plantations

c)

in factories

d)

on missions

34.

Native Americans helped the Plymouth colonies by...

a)

teaching them how to plant crops and where to hunt and fish

b)

trading gold with them

c)

living with them the first year

d)

providing them shelter during the winter

35.

The first New England colonists were...

a)

Farmers

b)

Shipbuilders and Merchants

c)

Fur Traders

d)

Religious Separatists

36.

What place was originally called New Amsterdam?

a)

New Jersey

b)

Rhode Island

c)

Philadelphia

d)

New York City

37.

William Penn and the Quakers believed...

a)

it was important to join the army

b)

slavery was wrong and should be abolished

c)

the teachings of the Anglican Church

d)

Ministers were the head of the church

38.

Which colony was founded as a place for Catholics to practice their religion freely?

a)

Maryland

b)

Georgia

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

South Carolina

39.

Which colony was established as a place for debtors to make a fresh start?

a)

Maryland

b)

Virginia

c)

Georgia

d)

North Carolina

40.

What economic theory influenced the European exploration and settlement of North America?

a)

supply and demand

b)

democracy

c)

the Reformation

d)

mercantilism

41.

What does it mean to "impose duties"?

a)

writs of assistance

b)

people under the same government

c)

actions taken by the King

d)

raising taxes

42.

What was the rallying cry for the Americans against the British?

a)

No taxation without representation

b)

The Proclamation of 1763 should be ignored

c)

Governments should treat citizens equally

d)

People can rebel against an unjust king

43.

What group did Samuel Adams help start after the Stamp Act?

a)

Committee of Correspondence

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

Citizens of Liberty

d)

Sons of Independence

44.

Which battle convinced the British that the war was too costly and marked the end of the American Revolution?

a)

Battle of Bunker Hill

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battle of Cowpens

d)

Battle of Saratoga

45.

Guerrilla Warfare and Wilderness Fighting are

a)

hit-and-run war strategies mastered by Francis Marion

b)

units for mercenaries

c)

War strategies used by Cornwallis

d)

New War techniques by Gates

46.

Name the first President of the United States

a)

George Washington

b)

Alexander Hamilton

c)

John Adams

d)

Abraham Lincoln

47.

Name the capital city of the United States

a)

New York City, NY

b)

St Paul, MN

c)

Chicago, IL

d)

Washington DC

48.

Who was the first President of the United States to be impeached?

a)

Richard Nixon

b)

Donald Trump

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

Bill Clinton

49.

The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution is considered one of the most important in American history. Why?

a)

It gave every person the right to free speech

b)

It outlawed slavery

c)

It gave women the right to vote

d)

It limited the President to two terms in office

50.

Which war in US history was fought between the Union and Confederacy forces?

a)

The US Civil War

b)

American Revolution

c)

The War of 1812

d)

World War II

51.

Which of the following was NOT considered a US Civil Rights leader in the 1950s and 1960s?

a)

Martin Luther King, Jr

b)

Frederick Douglas

c)

Rosa Parks

d)

Malcolm X

52.

This land deal, completed between the US and France in 1803, gave the United States 530 million acres for $15 million.

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Lewis and Clark Deal

c)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

d)

Marshall Plan

53.
Which of the following words means that a person places the interests of a small area over the interests of the entire country?
a)
Nationalism
b)
Sectionalism
c)
Popular Sovereignty
d)
Secession
54.
The Civil War was originally fought over what?
a)
Slavery
b)
Taxes
c)
Secession
d)
Imports/Exports
55.
What term means the God given right to control everything from sea to sea?
a)
Proviso
b)
Popular Sovereignty
c)
Secession
d)
Manifest Destiny
56.
Every state north of Missouri's southern border had to be what kind of state?
a)
Free
b)
Slave
c)
Territory
d)
Sovereign
57.
Where was it important to keep an equal amount of free and slave states?
a)
Supreme Court
b)
Congress
c)
Governors
d)
Western Territories
58.
Was the Missouri Compromise strictly enforced?
a)
Yes
b)
No
59.
Who was the senator from Massachusetts that was beaten with a cane on the floor of congress by another congressman because he was speaking poorly about slave owners?
a)
Preston Brooks
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Stephan A. Douglas
d)
Charles Sumner
60.
What idea was introduced by the Compromise of 1850?
a)
Popular Sovereignty
b)
Sucession
c)
Limited Government
d)
Fugitive Slave Law
61.
What word means that the people have the power to choose their own government and they give it power to make appropriate laws?
a)
Union
b)
Popular Sovereignty
c)
Secession
d)
Referendum
62.
What states were granted popular sovereignty by the Compromise of 1850?
a)
Northern States
b)
Southern States
c)
New States
d)
All States
63.
What erased the Missouri Compromise?
a)
Fugitive Slave Law
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
Bleeding Kansas
64.
Popular Sovereignty was granted to who by the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
a)
All States
b)
Northern States
c)
Southern States
d)
New States
65.
Who is the slave that brought his case all the way to the Supreme Court trying and gain his freedom?
a)
Stephen Douglas
b)
Harriet Tubman
c)
Dred Scott
d)
Fredrick Douglas
66.
How did the Supreme Court rule in the Dred Scott case?
a)
In favor of Dred Scott
b)
Against Dred Scott
67.
According to the Supreme Court, slaves can never be what?
a)
Citizens
b)
Own Land
c)
Paid
d)
Bought
68.
Because slaves are not humans and therefore not citizens, they can't do what?
a)
Sue People
b)
Own Land
c)
Work
d)
Be Free
69.
The word that means to leave an organization or a collective group?
a)
Secession
b)
Union
c)
Confederacy
d)
Popular Sovereignty
70.
The election of what president was the final straw that caused the south to leave the country and start their own?
a)
James K. Polk
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
James Buchannan
71.
The name given to the North was what?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
c)
Free United States
d)
Canada
72.
The name given to the southern states was what?
a)
Union
b)
Free States
c)
Confederacy
d)
Mexico
73.

In 1800 Napoleon Bonaparte controlled

a)

Great Britain

b)

Spain

c)

Germany

d)

France

74.

Some of the most important help received by Lewis and Clark came from

a)

Sacagawea

b)

Mauel de Godoy

c)

Toussaint Louverutre

d)

Robert Livingston

75.
Who was the person who wanted to acquire the Louisiana Territory?
a)
Lewis and Clark
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Robert Livingston
d)
Napolean
76.
Which country owned the Louisiana Territory before the US?
a)
Africa
b)
England
c)
Mexico
d)
France
77.
With the purchase of the Louisiana Territory, the United States could expand ___.
a)
to the north
b)
to the south
c)
to the west
d)
to the east
78.
In the American Revolution, the Patriots were fighting for
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
America's freedom from Britain
79.

What was written by Thomas Jefferson, and signed and ratified by the 13 colonies on July 4, 1776?

a)

Constitution

b)

Federalist Papers

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Declaration of Independence

80.

a crop produced to be sold

a)

cash crop

b)

plantations

c)

agrarian

d)

region

81.

a contract given to someone to start a colony

a)

compact

b)

charter

c)

liberty

d)

independence

82.

large agricultural enterprise where crops are grown for profit

a)

plantations

b)

cash crop

c)

agrarian

d)

boycott

83.

self-government by a population

a)

independence

b)

liberty

c)

charter

d)

migration

84.

movement from one place to another

a)

courier

b)

colonization

c)

exploration

d)

migration

85.

refusal to buy something as a form of protest

a)

political revolution

b)

civil disobedience

c)

boycott

d)

grievance

86.

a geographic area that share characteristics

a)

region

b)

agrarian

c)

plantations

d)

independence

87.

process of collecting money to pay for government expenses

a)

taxation

b)

boycott

c)

grievance

d)

charter

88.

refusal to obey laws as a form of protest

a)

boycott

b)

grievance

c)

political revolution

d)

civil disobedience

89.

traveling to new territories for the purpose of discovery

a)

exploration

b)

migration

c)

independence

d)

liberty

90.

American colonists who did not support independence from Great Britain

a)

boycott

b)

parliament

c)

patriots

d)

loyalists

91.

settlement of people in new territories

a)

taxation

b)

mercantilism

c)

migration

d)

colonization

92.

The rights listed above were —

a)

established by a series of Supreme Court decisions

b)

defined by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence

c)

established by the ratification of the U.S. Constitution

d)

defined by President George Washington in his Farewell Address

93.

poor soil, cold winters, subsistence farming and fishing are characteristics of the ...

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Breadbasket Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

Middle Colonies

94.

Long growing season, warm climate, coastal plains and plantations are characteristics of the

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

d)

None of the above

95.

Which type of economy is best described by these characteristics?

a)

Communism

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Free Enterprise

d)

Socialism

96.

Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?

a)

To reduce overpopulation in Europe

b)

To create communities founded on religious tolerance

c)

To profit from trading in furs and other goods

d)

To create joint ventures with other European powers

97.
 What country is credited with discovering the Americas?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Portugal
d)
Spain
98.
What was the name of the 1st permanent English Colony
a)
Roanoke, Virginia
b)
Washington D.C.
c)
New York, New York
d)
Jamestown, Virginia
99.
Why did the British Colonists rebel and fight with England?
a)
Disagreement over boundaries
b)
Not being represented in British Parliament
c)
Wanting to make its own laws
d)
Wanting to move back to England
100.
In what month and year was the Declaration of Independence adopted in the United States?
a)
October, 1492
b)
April, 1620
c)
July, 1776
d)
November , 1512
101.
What country did the United States fight with during the Revolutionary war, and what country was our ally?
a)
England / France
b)
France / Netherlands
c)
Mexico / Canada
d)
Germany / Portugal
102.
Which document came first, the US Constitution or the Article of Confederation?
a)
Article of Confederation
b)
Constitution
103.
What do we call the first 10 amendments to the Constitution
a)
Bill of Rights
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Magna Carta
d)
Mayflower Compact
104.
Who did the United States fight with during the Civil War?
a)
Confederate States of America
b)
England
c)
Native American Tribes
d)
France
105.

Who fought the American Civil War?

a)

The Rich against the Poor

b)

The North against the South

c)

The Native Americans against the European settlers

d)

The West against the East

106.

___ and ___ lead the expedition, known as the Corpse of discovery

a)

Shaggy and Scooby

b)

Monica and Rachel

c)

Louis and Clance

d)

Lewis and Clark

107.

Who owned Louisiana before it was traded to France?

a)

France

b)

America

c)

Italy

d)

Spain

108.
An immigrant that moved to the Americans in exchange for housing and passage to the Americas is....
a)
An indentured servant 
b)
A cash crop
c)
Triangle Trade
d)
Middle Passage
109.
Which group of colonies had the most plantations
a)
New England Colonies
b)
Middle Colonies
c)
Southern Colonies
d)
Spanish Colonies
110.
William Penn founded which colony?
a)
Massachusetts
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
New York
d)
Nebraska
111.
What crop cultivated by John Rolfe helped save Jamestown (Virginia)?
a)
corn
b)
rice
c)
tobacco
112.
Boston and New Orleans were both founded as - 
a)
port cities
b)
farming communities
c)
industrial centers
d)
military outposts
113.
Why were there more slaves in the southern colonies than in the other two regions?
a)
The southern Plantation system needed a large work force
b)
The northern colonies did not have any slaves
c)
The northern colonies used Native Americans for workers
d)
Slavery was illegal in the northern colonies
114.
How many original colonies were there?
a)
10
b)
15
c)
13
115.
Why did the colonists want to leave England?
a)
To have a better life and escape religious persecution
b)
To take a vacation
c)
To visit their family
116.

The three branches of government have relatively equal power and can prevent one branch from overstepping beyond its' powers. This is called...

a)

Judicial Review

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Bicameral Legislature

d)

Supreme Powers of government

117.
Which of the following was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
provided for a strong national government
b)
Congress did not have the power to tax
c)
Provided no common currency
d)
Provided no judicial or executive branch
118.

The three branches of government have relatively equal power and can prevent one branch from overstepping beyond its' powers. This is called...

a)

Judicial Review

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Bicameral Legislature

d)

Supreme Powers of government

119.

In the system of federalism, who has supreme law making power?

a)

The States

b)

The People

c)

The National Government

d)

Confederations

120.

Which civic action demonstrates the most fundamental responsibility of citizens in a democracy?

a)

Volunteering at a community food bank

b)

Signing a petition on a college campus

c)

Registering for the Selective Service

d)

Voting in a presidential election

121.

According to the Constitution, the power of the government to rule over its' citizens is derived from

a)

the people

b)

congress

c)

the president

d)

the judicial branch

122.

Freedom speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion and freedom to assemble are guaranteed rights under the

a)

2nd Amendment

b)

5th Amendment

c)

1st Amendment

d)

13th Amendment

123.

Marbury v. Madison court case established what Judicial power?

a)

Federalism

b)

Judicial review

c)

Individual rights

d)

Popular Soverignty

124.
What is Judicial Review?
a)
The Supreme Court shaping polices by addressing social and political issues
b)
The Supreme Court should avoid taking the initiative on social and political questions
c)
A clause stating that no state may deprive a person of life, liberty, or property.
d)
The Supreme Court's power to declare laws unconstitutional 
125.

Which invention created by Eli Whitney unintentionally increased the need for slave labor?

a)

cotton gin

b)

reaper

c)

steam locomotive

d)

steamboat

126.
Who was Dictator of Mexico?
a)
William Travis
b)
Stephen Austin
c)
Santa Anna
127.
Who won the Battle of the Alamo?
a)
Mexico
b)
Texans
128.
The siege of the Alamo lasted for
a)
7 days.
b)
11 days.
c)
13 days.
d)
21 days.
129.
Why is The Alamo significant? 
a)
It was the last battle of the Revolution
b)
It inspired Texans to fight
c)
It was the first battle of the Revolution
d)
Texas won its independence
130.
What battle cry would rally the Texans after the defeat at the Alamo? 
a)
Freedom is so close
b)
Remember the Alamo
c)
Victory or Death! 
d)
I give up!
131.
Who was elected Commander-In-Chief of the Texas military?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
William B. Travis
c)
George Childress
d)
Santa Anna

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