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U.S. History 1 Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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 gave women the right to vote

c)

It outlawed slavery

d)

It limited the President to two terms in office

2.

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

a)

American Revolution

b)

The Civil War

c)

The War of 1812

d)

The Mexican American War

3.

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

4.

True or False: The continent of North America was completely empty of people when Christopher Columbus arrived in 1492.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Who was elected President of the USA in the Election of 1860?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

James Polk

c)

John Breckinridge

d)

John Bell

6.

The Civil War was originally fought over what?

a)

Secession

b)

Slavery

c)

Silliness

d)

Sectionalism

7.

True or False: The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Dred Scott.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which group of colonies had the most plantations?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

9.

What was the name of the voyage that brought Africans to the Americas to become slaves?

a)

The Slave Voyage

b)

The Freedom Trail

c)

The Long Voyage

d)

The Middle Passage

10.

The cultural iceberg shows _____ that people can and can't see about you.

a)

Facts

b)

Traits

c)

Images

d)

Characteristics

11.

A word that shares a very similar meaning to "single story" is...

a)

Stereotype

b)

Prejudice

c)

Discrimination

12.

The tribe that still lives in Massachusetts is...

a)

Cherokee

b)

Sioux

c)

Wampanoag

d)

Cheyenne

13.

Why was Anthony Johnson's land taken away from his family after his death?

a)

Because he stole it

b)

Because he was Black

c)

Because he was enslaved

d)

Because someone else bought it

14.

Bias is a conscious prejudice against an individual or or group based on their identity

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What were people fighting for at Seneca Falls?

a)

Equal rights for Native Americans

b)

Equal rights for African Americans

c)

Equal rights for all

d)

Equal rights for women

16.

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." Is from what founding document?

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Constitution

17.

How many years was Solomon Northrup enslaved?

a)

He never escaped enslavement

b)

12

c)

11

d)

10

18.

There is a growing movement for _____ to be paid to the descendants of slaves in the U.S.

a)

Tithes

b)

Taxes

c)

Reparations

d)

Remuneration

19.

The Industrial Revolution greatly affected the way the Civil War was fought.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was enacted by which president?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Barack Obama

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

George Washington