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Worksheets7th Grade SS Final Exam Review
Total questions: 95
Worksheet time: 54mins
The pathway created by the frozen water in the Bering Strait is called a....
strait.
land bridge.
nomads.
theory.
Why did the Native Americans migrate to North America?
The Native Americans were forced out of their homes by Europeans.
The Native Americans decided it was time to move because of weather.
The Native Americans were following herds of animals for food.
The Native Americans were looking for a new area to build their tepees.
How did hunter-gatherers survive in North America?
They went to the grocery store for food.
They traveled from place to place to search for food.
They stayed in only one place.
They raised their own livestock and planted farms.
What does the passage explain?
Different homes were built by Native American tribes in different regions of America.
Different beliefs of Native American tribes throughout America.
Different styles of hunting of Native American tribes throughout America.
Different ways Native Americans hunted for food throughout America.
Which three continents were involved in the Triangular Trade Route?
North America, South America and Africa
North America, Africa and Europe
North America, South America and Europe
North America, Africa, and Asia
What was the part of the Triangular Trade Route in which slaves were shipped from Africa to Central and North America?
Modern Passage
Middle Passage
Modern Route
Middle Route
What's the best definition of the Columbian Exchange?
The trading of goods and resources between the New World and the Old World.
Everyone from Columbia has to exchange presents.
It was the worst event in the history of the world - there was no good that came from it.
We want to honor Columbus because he discovered America.
Which of the following is a negative impact that the Columbian Exchange had on the native peoples of the Americas?
The spread of disease killed millions of people.
Agriculture spread to more regions.
The use of the horse caused native peoples to leave.
Native peoples were no longer allowed to use their languages.
Europeans established global trade networks that brought maize to Europe, chili peppers to India, and wheat to the Americas.
Manufacturing, especially shipbuilding, was very important to the people in this region. They had more manufacturing than any of the other regions.
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
This colonial region was founded mostly for economic reasons and grew cash crops on many of their plantations.
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
This region was founded mostly for religious tolerance where people of different religious beliefs could live together and the soil was good for farming.
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
What was a main reason(s) for the fight over the land west of the Appalachian Mountains?
Both France and Britain wanted control over the Ohio River Valley.
Spain wanted to ally with France to gain more land.
Spain felt that Florida was too small for their trade routes.
They did not want any more Native American tribes to have any land, so France and Britain joined together to fight the Native Americans.
Who was the French and Indian War fought between?
French vs. British
French vs. Native Americans
British vs. Native Americans
British vs. Dutch
As a result of the cost of the French and Indian War, what did King George III do to the colonists?
killed them
removed them from the land in the colonies just like the Indians.
imposed taxes to pay for the war
paid for the war out of his own pocket
When you refuse to buy a product as a protest:
buy out
repulsion
boycott
strike
Founding Father who wrote the Declaration of Independence:
Sam Adams
George Washington
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
Why were the colonists angry about "taxation without representation?"
The colonists wanted to pay taxes on stamps and tea.
The colonists had no representation in Parliament.
The colonists fought to write the Declaration of Independence.
The colonists were loyal to the British and wanted to keep them happy.
All of the following were purposes of the Sons of Liberty EXCEPT
to organize colonial resistance.
to show growing dislike of British rule.
to protest the Stamp Act.
to support the efforts of Loyalists to maintain British control over the colonies.
Leadership of George Washington
Continental Advantage
British Advantage
Continental Disadvantage
British Disadvantage
Far away from supplies and fresh troops
Continental Advantage
British Advantage
Continental Disadvantage
British Disadvantage
Small, weak army and navy
Continental Advantage
British Advantage
Continental Disadvantage
British Disadvantage
Large, well trained army
Continental Advantage
British Advantage
Continental Disadvantage
British Disadvantage
Fighting to defend home, family and beliefs
Continental Advantage
British Advantage
Continental Disadvantage
British Disadvantage
Used its navy to create an effective blockade
Continental Advantage
British Advantage
Continental Disadvantage
British Disadvantage
- Very little power was given to the federal government
- States had the majority of power
- Federal government could not tax or raise and army
All of these are examples of
weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
strengths of the Articles of Confederation
weaknesses of the U.S. Constitution
strengths of the U.S. Constitution
What were the two proposals to decide how each state should be represented in Congress?
Georgia and New Hampshire Plan
Virginia and New Jersey Plan
New York and Boston Plan
Florida and Alabama Plan
The Founding Fathers combined the ideas of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan to come up with what compromise for representation in Congress?
Compromise of 1820
Three-fifths compromise
Great Compromise
Constitutional Convention
Northern and Southern delegates vehemently argued on how slaves should be counted as population for representation purposes. The result of this debate was the
Three-Fifths compromise
Great Compromise
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Missouri Compromise
principle that “the people” hold the final ruling power
limited government
checks & balances
federalism
popular sovereignty
separation of powers
principle that the government is not all-powerful
limited government
checks & balances
federalism
popular sovereignty
separation of powers
principle that divides power between the national and state governments
limited government
checks & balances
federalism
popular sovereignty
separation of powers
principle that divides the national government into three branches, each with their own responsibilities
limited government
checks & balances
federalism
popular sovereignty
separation of powers
principle that states each of the three branches can control or limit the powers of the other two branches
limited government
checks & balances
federalism
popular sovereignty
separation of powers
Supreme Court decisions based on the First Amendment issues usually involve
the rights of individuals.
control of big business.
the collection of taxes on income.
corruption in government.
The Bill of Rights guarantees
states’ rights.
the power of the national government.
individual rights of the people.
that all U.S. citizens can vote.
What constitutional principle do these statements illustrate?
flexibility
federalism
federal supremacy
checks and balances
Where will you find the words “We the people”?
in the preamble to the Declaration of Independence
in the preamble to the Constitution
in the preamble to the Bill of Rights
in the preamble of every bill introduced in Congress
The elastic clause and the amendment process in the U.S. Constitution have often been used to
allow the government to adjust to changing times.
give more power to the President.
limit the role of minorities in government.
limit democracy in the U.S.
Which of the following precedents describes Washington’s foreign policy?
the Cabinet
two-term limit
isolationism
mercantilism
How did Washington feel about political parties?
He felt it would divide the nation.
He felt it would create lively debate.
He felt it would help unite the nation.
He felt it destroyed the belief of states’ rights.
The Louisiana Purchase was important to the United States for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
it doubled the size of the country.
the U.S. gained control of New Orleans.
the U.S. lost control of New Orleans.
it provided the U.S. with better trade routes.
From what country did the U.S. purchase the Louisiana Territory?
Great Britain
Germany
Spain
France
President Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark into the newly acquired Louisiana Territory primarily to
explore and map the region.
search for gold and other valuable minerals.
improve relations with Native Americans.
force U.S. settlers out of the territory.
a tax on imported goods
import
tariff
export
embargo
products that leave the U.S. to go to other countries
import
tariff
export
embargo
the kidnapping of sailors, forcing them to work on other ships
embargo
expedition
impressment
repeal
a refusal to trade
import
tariff
export
embargo
What is one cause for the War of 1812?
impressment of American sailors by the French
opposition by the war hawks
impressment of American sailors by the British
to increase trade with Great Britain
All of the following are effects of the War of 1812 EXCEPT:
the U.S. gained respect from Great Britain.
Andrew Jackson became a famous American hero.
the U.S. gained a national anthem.
the U.S. gained all of Canada and Florida.
the movement of people from rural areas to cities (urban areas)
nativism
urbanization
market revolution
nationalism
engine for cleaning cotton, now allowing one worker to clean as much as 50 pounds of cotton a day
spinning jenny
cotton gin
mechanical reaper
thresher
transportation that carried people and goods farther and faster; powered by coal, it could move against the current or a strong wind
telegraph
airplane
steamboat
steel plow
machine that sent long and short pulses of electricity along a wire that could be translated into letters of a message
telegraph
telephone
spinning jenny
steel plow
spun several threads at once; reduced amount of work needed to produce yarn
spinning jenny
cotton gin
mechanical reaper
thresher
Which of the following statements best supports the creation of the Erie Canal?
Goods were able to reach the east quicker and cheaper.
Goods were able to reach Asia quicker and cheaper.
The canal was not as successful as everyone had hoped.
The canal did not encourage the construction of other water ways.
The Monroe Doctrine was a change for U.S. foreign policy because
it warned Latin America not to interfere with the United States.
it warned Latin America not to interfere in affairs in Europe.
it warned European nations not to interfere with the United States.
it warned European nations not to interfere with or try to gain new colonies in the Americas.
What did the Indian Removal Act of 1830 state?
Native American tribes living east of the Mississippi River could swap their land for land west of the Mississippi River.
Native Americans could stay on their land in the east as long as they assimilated into, or became more like, white culture.
All Native American tribes living in Oklahoma had to move to California.
Native Americans were to be removed from representation in Congress.
According to the map above, which Native American tribe was forced to march the Trail of Tears?
Cherokee
Chickasaw
Choctaw
Seminole
Which of the following best describes the Trail of Tears?
A road in Pennsylvania that wagons traveled to go West.
A journey that all single people had to take.
A journey by Cherokees who were taken from their homes and forced to walk to a new location west of the Mississippi River.
Andrew Jackson's driveway.
The list of resolutions signed by Susan B. Anthony and others in July 1848 at the Seneca Falls Convention on women’s rights was called the following:
Declaration of Independence
National Anthem
Treaty of Paris
Declaration of Rights and Sentiments
the belief that the U.S. should inhabit all of the land
between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
prospector
states' rights
sectionalism
Manifest Destiny
Settlers faced many of the following hardships on the Oregon Trail EXCEPT
surprise attacks by Spanish soldiers.
starvation.
diseases.
broken bones.
Which of the following land acquisitions added the MOST territory to the United States?
the annexation of Texas
the purchase of Florida
the treaty gaining the Oregon Territory
the Louisiana Purchase from France
What was one factor that led to the Mexican-American War in 1846?
There was growing tension between America and Spain.
The Monroe Doctrine was invoked.
The British claimed land in Florida.
Texas was annexed by the U.S. which angered Mexico.
strong sense of loyalty to a state or region rather than the whole country
sectionalism
states' rights
slave codes
popular
a secret network to help slaves escape
to freedom
Underground Railroad
Manifest Destiny
civil war
Fort Sumter
person who worked for the permanent ending of slavery
abolitionist
suffragist
separatist
sectionalist
this is the location of the “spark” of the Civil War
Manifest Destiny
Underground Railroad
Fort Sumter
fugitive
to break away or withdraw from a larger group or union
secede
sectionalism
states' rights
fugitive
principle of government where the people decide an issue by voting
civil war
secession
states' rights
popular sovereignty
Stated that all citizens could be fined and punished for helping or not reporting runaway slaves.
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Law
Resulted in U.S. citizens fighting violently for slavery across the border of two recently admitted states to the Union.
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Compromise of 1850
Fugitive Slave Law
Sectional differences from 1820-1860 centered mainly around the issues of
foreign policy, the abolition of slavery and the currency system.
states’ rights, the spread of slavery and tariffs.
tariffs, the currency system and trust regulation.
conservation, foreign policy and women’s suffrage.
larger population
North
South
lacked strong military leadership
North
South
excellent military leadership
North
South
Fighting on familiar ground, knew the terrain well
North
South
Had 70% of the country's railroads
North
South
Had over 80% of the country's factories to make supplies
North
South
Which of the following did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Freed all slaves in the Confederate states that were not currently under Union control.
Laid the groundwork for a future constitutional amendment to outlaw slavery.
Allowed for African American men to fight in the Union army.
All of the above
The Emancipation Proclamation paved the way for what constitutional amendment that outlawed slavery in the United States?
The thirteenth amendment
The nineteenth amendment
The fifth amendment
The first amendment
The twenty-first amendment
What does it mean to "emancipate" someone?
To enslave
To abolish
To free
To vote
What was Lincoln's main goal during the Civil War?
To abolish slavery in the US
To stop slavery from spreading west
To preserve the unity of the country
To get Europe to support the north in the war
What was one effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?
More African Americans (slave and free) joined the Confederates
More African Americans (slave and free) joined the Union
Many southern soldiers joined the North
Some of the northern states lost faith in Lincoln
What was General Sherman's strategy of total war?
To destroy all civilian and military resources.
To kill prisoners of war.
To attack from land and sea.
To kill all the slaveholders in the South.
What caused the most deaths in the Civil War?
drowning
combat
starvation
disease
