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WorksheetsEnd-of-the-School-Year U.S. History Test Review
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
In 1828, Congress passed a tariff, a tax on imported goods, so foreign competition could be reduced against American products. Vice President John C. Calhoun declared the tariff unconstitutional, and he believed states didn't have to follow any federal laws that were not in their best interest. This practice is known as __________________.
spoils system
nullification
bureaucracy
none of these answers are correct
President Andrew Jackson oversaw the ___________________, which forcibly relocated tens of thousands of Native Americans and had a devastating effect on the Native population.
Pueblo Revolt
Battle of New Orleans
Indian Removal Act
Revolutionary War
During the 1820s, the Second Party system formed in the United States, pitting the Whigs against ___________________.
Jacksonian Democrats
Democrats
Federalists
Republicans
Spain wanted to convert Native Americans to ____________________________.
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
Jewish
The tariff of 1828 was so unpopular in the South that it generated threats of secession and the theory of _______________________________.
war
nullification
economic boycotts
None of these answers are correct.
By 1672, there were about 5,000 French settlers in North America. French settlements were initially made up of ____________________________________________.
warriors, traders, and fishermen
traders, fishermen, and sailors
fur traders, merchants, and missionaries
None of these answers are correct
Which nations established few permanent settlements in the New World? Check all the apply.
French
English
Spain
Dutch
United States of America
What did the French and Dutch have in common?
Both fought heavily against Native Americans
Both had marriages with Native Americans to expand their fur trading operations.
Both wanted to find a new trade route to Asia
None of these answers are correct.
The Dutch's original intent colonization was to find a path to Asia through North America, but the Dutch discovered that the ___________________ was extremely profitable.
fur trade
cotton production
rice production
whaling
When Native Americans began to die from diseases like smallpox, the Spanish and Portuguese began
work with the French on the fur trade.
capture and send enslaved Africans to the Americas as a labor force.
attempt to destroy England and control North and South Americas.
None of these answers are correct.
Spain’s colonization goals in South and Central Americas were to __________________________. Check all answers that apply.
become a more powerful nation
convert Native Americans to Christianity
extract gold and silver from the Americas
join forces with England and France to control the New World
During Andrew Jackson’s presidency, the United States evolved from a republic — in which only landowners could vote —
super power in the world
to a mass democracy, in which white men of all socioeconomic classes were enfranchised and were able to vote.
to a monarchy, in which all white men can gained a few rights and were able to vote.
None of these answers are correct.
President Andrew Jackson was known as a supporter of the "common man." He was a major opponent of the ____________________________ . Jackson believed it was run by and for eastern banking and manufacturing elites.
Bank of the United States
Great Britain's control of Canada
Indian Removal Act
None of these answers are correct.
The War of 1812, which was between the United States and England, was caused over issues such as ________________________.
slave trade
impressment of American sailors and trade restrictions on American shipping.
control of the 13 Colonies and the Atlantic Ocean
None of these answers are correct.
The first military clashes of the American Revolutionary War between the British Army and militias were __________________________________________.
The Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battle of Bucker Hill
Battle of Long Island
Battle of Trenton
The Treaty of Ghent did what?
It was a trade agreement between Great Britain and the United States of American.
It formally ended the War of 1812 between Great Britain and the United States of America.
It formally ended the Revolutionary War.
None of these answers are correct.
President Thomas Jefferson authorized the _________________________________________, which doubled the size of the United States of America.
Seditions Acts
Embargo Act of 1807
Louisiana Purchase
None of these answers are correct.
President Thomas Jefferson dealt with two major issues during his presidency. These issues caused him to impose an embargo on European goods (Embargo Act of 1807).
Slavery and the Revolutionary War
British impressment and pirates along the Barbary Coast of North Africa
Sedition Acts and domestic terrorism
None of these answers are correct.
The process by which commodities, people, and diseases crossed the Atlantic is known as the ______________________.
Columbia Exchange
Revolutionary War
Atlantic Slave Trade
None of these answers are correct.
Christopher Columbus introduced horses, sugar plants, and disease to the New World (Americas), while facilitating the introduction of New World commodities like sugar, tobacco, chocolate, and potatoes to the Old World (Europe, Asia, Africa). This is an example of the
Atlantic Slave Trade
Columbia Exchange
Pueblo Revolt
None of these answers are correct.
British Parliament imposed a direct tax on all printed material in the North American colonies. This legislation intensified colonial hostility toward the British and was a pivotal move that led to the American Revolution.
The Intolerable Acts
The Proclamation of 1763
Stamp Act
None of these answers are correct.
The British government issued a proclamation, drawing a boundary line in the Appalachian mountains and forbidding colonists from settling the lands west of the line, which were designated Indian territory. This proclamation help push the colonists and the British toward war.
The Proclamation of 1763
The Stamp Act
The Intolerable Acts
None of these answers are correct.
Major motivations for European migration to the Americas centered on
Spreading Christianity
Gold
Glory/Adventure
increase national power
None of these answers are correct.
The first labor system in the colony of Virginia was indentured servitude, in which servants worked for landowners in exchange for passage to America.
slavery
indentured servitude
capitalism
socialism
A plan created by Benjamin Franklin to organize an intercolonial government, including a system to collect taxes and recruit troops. This was a major turning point in the French and Indian War.
Albany Plan of Union
Stamp Act
Seven Year's War
None of these answers are correct.
French and Indian War was a conflict between France and Britain, in which the Algonquins Indians sided with the French and the Iroquois Indians sided with the British and the colonists. This conflict is sometimes referred to as __________________________________.
The Seven Years War
The Revolutionary War
Albany Plan of Union
None of these answers are correct.
European colonization of the Americas was made substantially easier through several technological innovations like __________________________________.
car, train, and airplane
compasses, caravels, and astrolabes
ships, weapons, and shovels
None of these answers are correct.
The New England colonies' economies depended on
large plantations that produced cash crops such as cotton and rice.
citrus fruits and ranching
fishing, lumbering, whaling, shipbuilding, and subsistence farming
None of these answers are correct.
The Middle colonies featured mixed economies that include
farming, textiles production, shipbuilding, and merchant shipping
cash crops such as cotton and rice
manufacturing goods such as weapons and furniture
None of these answers are correct.
The southern colonies' economy was based on
logging, shipbuilding, and whaling.
agriculture (farming), which produced cash crops such as rice, indigo, tobacco, sugarcane, and cotton.
manufacturing goods such as weapons and clothes.
None of these answers are correct.
In 1763, about 300 members of different Native American tribes, who were led by Chief Pontiac, attempted to stop British encroachment on their territory in an armed rebellion was known as _____________________________________.
the Pontiac's Wars (Pontiac's upraising)
Pontiac's Civil War
French and Indian War
None of these answers are correct.
What treaty ended the Seven Years War, which France ceded much of its North American territory to the British?
Treaty of Paris of 1763
Treaty of Paris of 1783
Treaty of Ghent
None of these answers are correct.
What treaty end the Revolutionary War, which gave the colonies their independence from Great Britain?
Treaty of Paris 1763
Treaty of Paris 1783
Treaty of Ghent
None of these answers are correct.
The British Parliament passed legislation was aim at isolating Boston, which included shutting down the Boston Harbor. The purpose was to target and prevent the most radical anti-British sentiment, from the other colonies. This legislation was known as
the Coercive Acts (also known as the Intolerable Act)
Stamp Act
the Quartering Act
None of these answers are correct.
England forced the people in its colonies to provide shelter for the British troops, allowing them to be housed in private buildings. This was known as
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Intolerable Acts
None of these answers are correct.
Colonists weren't protesting having to buy only British products but also pay higher taxes on good such as tea. The colonists believed England was imposing these regulations on them to help pay for the expenses from the French and Indian War. The Colonies dressed up like Indians and dumped about 92,000 pounds of tea into the Boston Harbor. The event was known as
The Boston Tea Party
The Revolutionary War
The Stamp Act
The Quartering Act
When Native Americans began to die from diseases like smallpox, the Spanish and Portuguese began capturing who to replace that workforce?
Asians
Europeans and women
Enslaved Africans
None of these answers are correct.
A form of government that the state and federal governments share power. This is an important features of the United States of America government.
Socialism
Federalism
Capitalism
States' Rights
Roger Sherman, of Connecticut, had a compromised proposed different representation in a two-house legislation - the upper house (Senate) will have each state getting two representative and the lower house (House of Representatives) the number of members will be based on the state's population.
The Great Compromise
The Three-Fifths Compromise
The U.S. Constitution
The Articles of Confederation
Delegates from the Southern states and Northern states disagreed on how to count enslaved populations because the number of seats a state gets in House of Representatives. The solution to settle this dispute was called
Federalism
The Three-Fifths Compromise
The Virginia Plan
None of these answers are correct.
This was a decisive American victory, which is considered the turning point of the entire American Revolution, because it resulted in the French alliance.
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Trenton
Battle of New Orleans
None of these answers are correct.
The delegates made a last attempt to avoid war. The delegates sent a petition asking King George III to protect the colonists' rights.
Declaration of Independence
U.S. Constitution
Olive Branch Petition
None of these answers are correct.
This was a breakup letter sent from the colonists to the Parliament and the King George III. This letter stated why the colonists wanted to separate from Great Britain and become a county. This document is called
Declaration of Independence
Olive Branch Petition
U.S. Constitution
Articles of Confederation
_____________________ was a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of "judicial review." This meant that American courts have the power to strike down laws, statutes, and some government actions that they find to violate the Constitution of the United States.
Marbury v Madison
McCulloch v Maryland
Worcester v. Georgia
None of these answers are correct.
A writer, Thomas Paine, published a popular pamphlet that called for the complete break from Great Britain.
Bible
Common Sense
Declaration of Independence
None of these answers are correct.
According to the map, which four items were introduced to the Americas from the Eastern Hemisphere as part of the Columbian Exchange?
potatoes, tobacco, tomatoes, pineapples
pumpkins, squash, peppers, beans
avocados, grapes, horses, corn
None of these answers are correct.
Which of the following statements regarding the colonization of North America by different European countries is the MOST accurate?
Spain claimed very little of the land in North America, and decided it would be best for everyone in Europe to share the continent with France, the Netherlands, and England.
Spain was able to maintain its dominance over North America, and kept the colonization
efforts of France, the Netherlands, and England to a minimum.
Although Spain was the first European nation to reach North America and claim the land, it could not maintain control over all of its territory and slowly saw land in North America
taken from them by France, the Netherlands, and England.
None of these answers are correct.
Which statement BEST describes the relationship between the Spanish, French, and
British in their colonization of the Americas?
Each group saw colonization as a competition for resources.
They were working together to take over from Native peoples.
Each group was only looking out for European best interests.
None of these answers are correct.
What were the two main reasons that colonists came to the Americas from the Netherlands and England?
to convert Native Americans to Christianity and establish centers of trade
to find fertile land to farm and establish a democratic government
to make profits from trade and religious freedom
None of these answers are correct.
Why did the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de Leon explore the Southeastern parts of North America?
He was searching for the fountain of youth, and wanted to claim the territory for the French crown.
He was searching for the fountain of youth, wanted to find gold and silver, and claim the territory for the Spanish crown.
He wanted to find gold and silver, to convert the Natives to Christianity, and claim land for
the Dutch crown.
None of these answers are correct.
Which of the following would accurately describe the alliances during the French and Indian War?
Most Native Americans allied with the French, but the Iroquois allied with the English
All Native Americans allied with the English
Most Native Americans allied with the English, but the Iroquois allied with the French
None of these answers are correct.
Which of the following best describes the main cause of the tension between Britain and France in North America prior to the French and Indian War?
French claimed the Iroquois Indians were the only ones who had a right to the land
Both claimed the land in the Ohio River Valley
French soldiers began to settle towns in the Appalachian Mountains
None of these answers are correct.
Which of the following best describes the significance of the location of Fort Duquesne?
Fort Duquesne was located in Canada near Michigan.
Fort Duquesne was used as the border to separate colonists from Native attacks.
Fort Duquesne was located in Boston where many protests over British rule occurred.
Fort Duquesne was located at the intersection of three rivers, making it an ideal trading post.
Which of the following were results of the Treaty that ended the French and Indian War?
the thirteen colonies received more independence from the British
it marked the end of France as a power in North America
France was forced to give Canada and most of its lands east of the Mississippi River to
Great Britain
Spain acquired French lands west of the Mississippi River
How is this cartoon a symbol that reflects a political viewpoint in Colonial America during the French and Indian war?
It was a symbol for the Albany Plan of Union and represents how the colonial government
needs to be united in order to survive
It was an example on how the New England colonies were against the other colonies
during the French and Indian War.
It showed the colonists how they needed to be part of the Iroquois Confederacy if they
wanted to survive.
It was the driving force that ultimately formed the Albany plan of Union.
Which of the following best describes the effect of the French and Indian War on the Native Americans?
The British began paying for the land when they settled there.
The Native Americans lost their French allies and trading partners.
The British lowered the price of their goods because there was no competition.
None of these answers are correct.
Which of the following is the French fort in the Ohio River Valley that George Washington was sent to in order to drive out the French?
Fort Necessity
Fort Duquesne
Fort Frontenec
Fort Quebec
Why were many Native American tribes interested in aligning with the French during the French and Indian War to overthrow the British?
The British were more aggressive in their land grabs than the French.
The French promised to return New York to the Dutch.
The French promised to return New York to the Dutch.
The Native Americans shared cultural and religious ties with the French.
Which document ended the French and Indian War with its signing in 1763?
Treaty of the Ohio River Valley
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of the French and Indian War
None of these answers are correct.
How did the Treaty of Paris affect Native Americans?
Native Americans were displaced and pushed farther west as more of their lands were
taken.
Native Americans were able to reclaim lost lands from the French and Indian War.
Native Americans were allowed to have one representative in the Congress.
None of these answer are correct.
The Boston Massacre took place in 1770 in the British colony of Massachusetts. Which description of this event is written from the point of view of the Sons of Liberty?
Conflict between British soldiers and Boston residence resulted in five deaths.
Unprovoked British soldiers fired into a defenseless crowd, taking five innocent lives.
British soldiers were surrounded by unruly colonists and fired their muskets in self-defense.
None of these answers are correct.
What statement best explain the British government’s reason for imposing taxes on American colonies?
England was in massive debt following the French and Indian War.
England was providing more rights and economic assistance to the colonies.
The colonies had not contributed to defeating the French during the war.
The British government was trying to raise money to expand colonies to the west
Which act gave the British Parliament the right to tax and make decisions for the colonies “in all cases”?
Declaratory Act
Stamp Act
Sugar Act
None of these answers are correct.
Which of the following statements about the Intolerable Acts is correct?
The acts closed Boston Harbor and banned town meetings
The acts forced colonists to pay a tax on printed materials.
The acts forced colonists to give Parliament a portion of their salary.
None of these answers are correct.
Colonists in Boston were required to house and supply British soldiers as a result of the ______.
Stamp Act
Quartering Act
Intolerable Acts
None of these answers are correct.
Why was it difficult for the Continental Congress to get soldiers and raise money for the war effort?
Most colonist were Loyalists.
The population of the colonies was too small.
Americans were fearful of a strong national government and unwilling to give Congress too
much power.
None of these answers are correct.
What was the significance of the Battles of Lexington and Concord?
Marked the beginning of armed conflict between the American colonists and the British
Marked the beginning of poor trade agreements between Native Americans and the
colonists
Helped establish Canadian boundaries by violently settling "The Lexington Problem"
None of these answers are correct.
The purpose of the Olive Branch Petition was to persuade:
King George to make peace with the colonies.
Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act.
British troops to leave Boston.
volunteers to join the Continental Army.
Which important outcome was a result of The Treaty of Paris?
The drafting of the Articles of Confederation
British recognition of American independence
Merchant laws protecting trading ships
None of these answers are correct.
Why was it difficult for the Continental Congress to get soldiers and raise money for the war effort?
Americans were fearful of a strong national government.
Britain still controlled most of the finances within the individual colonies.
The population of the colonies were too small.
None of these answers are correct.
Which country controlled Florida and the Louisiana Territory after the Revolutionary War ended?
United States of America
France
Spain
England
Which was the primary purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
To discuss the weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation
To establish the Supreme Court and the power of judicial review
To write interstate trade laws and regulate conflict between the states
None of these answers are correct.
To help build a strong national economy, which did Hamilton ask Congress to create?
a national bank
a loan program
stock market
None of these answers are correct.
The Judiciary Act of 1789 established which kind of legal system?
stacked court system
federal court system
international law system
congressional law system
Which did George Washington consider a grave danger to the new nation?
lack of foreign alliances
formation of political parties
settlers moving west
national taxes
Which country was Pinckney’s Treaty primarily drafted to improve relations with?
England
Spain
France
Portugal
Why did Hamilton support locating the national government in the south?
to gain southern states support for ratifying the U.S. Constitution
to gain southern states support for the national government to pay off war bonds
to gain southern states support for approving the Bill of Rights
None of these answers are correct.
Which of the following was a NEGATIVE effect of the Columbian Exchange on the Native American population?
Europeans died from diseases that Native Americans brought to Europe
many Native Americans died from diseases brought to the Americas from Europe
there was an exchange in culture
None of these answers are correct.
How was Spanish colonization different than French colonization in North America?
The French were searching for the Northwest Passage and the Spanish were seeking a
new route to China.
The French wanted slaves, gold, and glory and the Spanish wanted friendly relations with
Native Americans.
The Spanish wanted gold and glory and to convert people to Christianity while the French
wanted fish and furs and cooperation with Native Americans.
None of these answers are correct.
Which settlers agreed to work without pay for a certain length of time?
Quakers
enslaved Africans
Women
indentured servants
What geographic characteristic most influenced the Southern colonies?
long summers that promoted farming
long dry seasons that promoted timber production
large ports that promoted international trade
None of these answers are correct.
Large plantations, cash crops, and slavery were geographic characteristics of which colonial region?
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
None of these answers are correct.
Which of these characteristics BEST describes the geography of the New England colonies?
long winters and thin, rocky soil
broad coastal plains and fertile soil
long, hot summers and mild winters
broad rivers, swamps, and wetland
Which of the following resulted from the immigration of many non-English settlers to the Middle Colonies?
introduction of poor farming methods
religious conflict
cultural diversity
the use of slave labor
Which of the following BEST describes subsistence farming?
Medium-sized farms in the Middle colonies harvest more grains than northern colonies.
Small farms in the New England colonies produce enough food for immediate needs with
no surplus.
Settlers and Native Americans create community farms to share food with all groups
equally.
Large plantations in the Southern colonies produce surplus amounts of rice and indigo.
Which colonial region was founded mainly for religious purposes?
Western territories
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
New England Colonies
Which geographic characteristics of the New England colonies made large-scale farming difficult?
warm climate and fertile soil
long winters and thin, rocky soil
mild summer and a long growing season
mild climate and easy access to waterways
Which of the following BEST describes the cause of the slave trade in North American colonies?
Plantations required a large labor force to harvest cash crops.
Quakers used slaves to clear territory for their settlements.
Colonists traded slaves to Native Americans in exchange for land.
Slaves were needed to help with subsistence farming in the northern colonies.
What three regions made up the British colonies in the 17th century?
African, Caribbean, American
Southern, Middle, New England
Ireland, Scotland, England
Atlantic, Pacific, Indian
Which of the following accurately describes the alliances during the French and Indian War?
Most Native Americans allied with the English, but the Iroquois allied with the French
Most Native Americans allied with the French, but the Iroquois allied with the English
All Native Americans allied with the English
All Native Americans allied with the French
Which of the following describes the main cause of the tension between Britain and France in North America prior to the French and Indian War?
Both claimed the land in the Ohio River Valley
French soldiers began to settle towns in the Appalachian Mountains
British began building forts along the Mississippi River
French claimed the Iroquois Indians were the only ones who had a right to the land
Which of the following describes the significance of the location of Fort Duquesne?
Fort Duquesne was located in Canada.
Fort Duquesne was used as the border to separate colonists from Native attacks.
Fort Duquesne was located in Boston where many protests over British rule occurred.
Fort Duquesne was located at the intersection of three rivers, making it an ideal trading
post.
Which of the following was a result of the Treaty that ended the French and Indian War?
it marked the end of France as a power in North America
France was forced to give Canada and most of its lands east of the Mississippi River to
Great Britain
Spain acquired all the French lands west of the Mississippi River
All of the Above
Which significant outcome of the French and Indian War eventually led to the American Revolution?
Britain placed its colonies under strict control and began taxing them to help pay back their debts from the war.
Britain expected colonists to fight the war at their own expense and offered no
reimbursement.
The loss of colonial territory to the French made colonists lose faith in the British
government.
Britain did not offer aid to colonists during the war but still declared sovereignty over them.
Why did the British government issue the Proclamation of 1763, which banned colonial settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains?
To reduce casualties during the French and Indian War.
To avoid conflicts with Spanish settlers west of the Mississippi.
To promote easy collection of new taxes.
To keep the British markets on the east coast profitable and avoid conflicts with Native
Americans.
Why were many Native American tribes interested in aligning with the French during the French and Indian War to overthrow the British?
The British were more aggressive in their land claims than the French.
The French promised to return New York to the Dutch.
The French had more money and goods to share with Native Americans.
The Native Americans shared cultural and religious ties with the French.
Before 1763, how were the American colonies treated by their “mother country”, Great Britain?
Ruled with a firm hand by the British Parliament.
Left alone by the British government to govern themselves.
Heavily taxed by the British government.
Denied religious freedom by the king.
Which document ended the French and Indian War with its signing in 1763?
Treaty of the Ohio River Valley of 1763
Treaty of Paris of 1763
Treaty of the French and Indian War of 1763
Treaty of London of 1763
After the French and Indian War, which of the following caused the British colonists to begin to distrust the British government?
10,000 troops were sent over, and colonists felt like their freedom was being taken away.
Colonists were not distrustful of the government, and continued to live in the colonies.
The Proclamation of 1763 was revoked, and colonists were free to move.
None of these answers are correct.
The Boston Massacre took place in 1770 in the British colony of Massachusetts. Which description of this event is written from the point of view of the Sons of Liberty?
Conflict between British soldiers and Boston residents results in five deaths.
Unprovoked, British soldiers fired into a defenseless crowd, taking five innocent lives.
British soldiers were surrounded by unruly colonists and fired their muskets in self-defense.
A mob of angry Bostonians unlawfully confronted British soldiers, resulting in five deaths.
