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WorksheetsUS History review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which two key principles of government are included in the Declaration of Independence?
majority rule and minority rights
universal suffrage and judicial independence
universal suffrage and judicial independence
consent of the governed and natural rights
Anti Federalists opposed ratification of the United States Constitution until they were assured that
a bill of rights would be added to the original document to protect citizens from a tyrannical Federal government
their supporters would receive a fair share of federal government jobs
the president was given increased powers
senators would be elected directly by the people
Federalism is best defined as a principle of government that
divides power between the central government and state governments
includes a system of checks and balances
places the most power in the hands of the legislative branch
all of the above
The Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison (1803) strengthened the power of the judicial branch by
denying states the right to secede from the Union
providing the president the power to declare war
ruling that Congress has the right to create new territories
granting federal courts the power to declare laws unconstitutional
Most of the amendments to the United States Constitution have dealt with
expanding the powers of the presidency
setting immigration restrictions
strengthening the authority of state governments
guaranteeing civil and political right
Which group benefited most directly from the Supreme Court decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)?
abolitionists
immigrants
slave owners
enslaved persons
Slavery throughout the United States was permanently abolished by the
ratification of the Constitution of the United States
approval of the Republican Party platform of 1860
issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation
adoption of the 13th amendment to the Constitution
One result of the purchase of the Louisiana Territory (1803) was that the United States
acquired California from Spain
gained control of the port of New Orleans
ended border conflicts with British Canada
annexed Florida
The main purpose of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to
stake a claim to Mexican territory
limit European influence in the Americas
force the British out of the Oregon Territory
establish full control over Canada
One way that “Bleeding Kansas,” the Dred Scott decision, and John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry had a similar effect on the United States was that these events
ended conflict over slavery in the territories
eased tensions between the North and the South
contributed to the formation of the Whig Party
made sectional compromise more difficult
The Missouri Compromise (1820), the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) were all efforts to
end fighting between midwestern farmers and Native American Indians
encourage manufacturing in the West
increase the number of people who voted in presidential elections
settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories
Which term did Americans use in the 1840s to describe the idea that the United States should possess the entire continent?
containment
globalization
manifest destiny
popular sovereignty
Throughout the Civil War, an important advantage the North had over the South was that the North
had superior military leaders
had greater manufacturing capabilities
received support from Great Britain and France
used a strategy for fighting a defensive war
Following Reconstruction, the passage of Jim Crow laws in the South limited the effectiveness of
the 14th and 15th amendments
the Freedmen’s Bureau
Black Codes
tenant farming and sharecropping
Which statement best expresses a common belief among nativists in the late 1800s and early 1900s?
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses.”
“The streets are paved with gold.”
“All immigrants strengthen America.”
“America is for Americans.”
• Overcrowding
• High crime rate
• Poor sanitation
In the early 1900s, these problems were most directly a result of
muckrakers’ influence
conservation programs
westward migration
rapid urbanization
In the latter half of the 1800s, a large labor supply, an abundance of natural resources, and the
construction of new railroads contributed most directly to the
growth of American industry
dependence on imported goods
demand for limits on immigration
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The term muckraker was used during the Progressive Era to describe
dissatisfied workers who went on strike
Northerners who went South following the Civil War
investigative journalists who exposed societal problems
women who supported the Prohibition movement
Which Progressive Era muckraker’s book led to the passage of the Meat Inspection Act?
Jacob Riis’s How the Other Half Lives
Lincoln Steffens’s The Shame of the Cities
Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle
Frank Norris’s The Octopus
During the late 19th century, labor union members generally believed that immigrants would
help workers achieve higher wages
provide necessary skills for the labor force
create a threat to their job security
refuse to become United States citizens
Which action by the federal government would Progressive reformers be most likely to support?
regulating business practices to protect consumers and workers
ending federal regulation of the banking system
passing high tariffs to protect domestic industries from foreign competition
authorizing tax breaks for large corporations
The United States ended their policies of neutrality in the 1940s when
the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
Germany continued use of submarine warfare
Italy declared war on the USA
the Marshall Plan was created
During the war, Japanese Americans on the West Coast
filled the ranks of integrated soldier regiments
were relocated to internment camps
were denied freedom of speech
refused to pay taxes
During both WWI and WWII, American women
fought oversees
became isolated in their homes
entered factories to fill jobs
demanded equal pay for equal work
Throughout the Cold War, most United States foreign policy was based on the belief that the United
States had the responsibility to
avoid foreign entanglements
prevent the spread of communism
support worldwide revolutions
provide economic aid to the nations of the Warsaw Pact
