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US Review

Total questions: 147

Worksheet time: 2hrs 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The ___________________ required colonists to pay a tax on most paper items.

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Intolerable Act

c)

The Boston Tea Party

d)

Paper Tax Act

2.

In response to British taxes, Boston shop- keepers, artisans, and laborers organized a secret resistance group called the ____________________.

a)

Loyalists

b)

Klu Klux Klan

c)

Sons of Liberty

d)

Freedom Riders

3.

A group's refusal to have commercial dealings with some organization in protest against its policies

a)

boycott

b)

circumvent

c)

circumnavigate

d)

destroy

4.

Bacons Rebellion stemmed from violent attacks of

a)

Protestants against wealthy Catholics

b)

Poor white settlers against Native Americans

c)

Black slaves against plantation owners

d)

white indentured servants against plantation owners

5.
The First Representative Democracy established in colonial North America was 
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Fundamental Orders 
c)
Toleration Act
d)
House of Burgesses
6.

Most slaves were found in this group of colonies

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

7.
Which document was based on the Enlightenment ideals and established the separation of the colonies from Britain?
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
US Constitution
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Declaration of the Rights of Man
8.
Which battle in the American Revolution was considered the major turning point, in which the American colonists began defeating the British in most battles?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Saratoga
c)
Bunker Hill
d)
Waterloo
9.
How did American newspapers used the Boston Massacre?
a)
As propaganda to increase resistance against Britain
b)
As propaganda to encourage unity under British rule
c)
To explain that the massacre was a misunderstanding
d)
To blame the colonists for the attack
10.
-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 
a)
Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
b)
Strengths of the Articles of Confederation
c)
Weaknesses of the U.S. Constitution
d)
Strengths of the U.S. Constitution
11.
"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. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness."Declaration of Independence, 1776In this passage of the Declaration, which Enlightenment philosopher's ideas are present? 
a)
John Locke's natural rights
b)
Montesquieu's separation of powers
c)
Thomas Hobbe's social contract theory
d)
Beccaria's end of cruel and unusual punishment
12.

Political parties, the president's cabinet, and national nominating conventions are considered examples of

a)

delegated powers

b)

separation of powers

c)

the elastic clause

d)

the unwritten constitution

13.
The Articles of Conderation created a ______central government. 
a)
Weak
b)
Strong
c)
Stable
d)
Big
14.
Which principle split the power of the government into three branches?
a)
Self-government
b)
Republicanism
c)
Separation of Powers
d)
Limited government
15.
Which of the following correctly describes the Three-Fifths Compromise?
a)
Slaves count as 3/5th of a person for population and representation in congress. 
b)
The Virginia Plan and New Jersey plan would combined to form a bicameral legislature.
c)
The Bill of Rights appeased the Anti-Federalists.
d)
The preamble states "we the people" evidence of popular sovereignty.
16.
Why did the Anti-Federalists demand that a bill of rights
a)
They wanted to keep the government small
b)
They wanted to keep the government big and strong
c)
They wanted a provision for Taco Tuesday
d)
They wanted to make sure individual and state rights were protected
17.
These were men opposed to the constitution
a)
Federalist
b)
Anti-Federalists
c)
Loyalists (There were Americans against the Declaration of Independence... so not them.)
d)
Cripus Atticus (He was an African American who died at the Boston Massacre). 
18.
A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches
a)
Checks and Balances
b)
Check and Weigh 
c)
Prohibit Abuse
d)
Monitor Power
19.

A plan that provides the rules for government

a)

Legislative Branch

b)

Constitution

c)

Supreme Court

d)

President

20.

To reject a bill and prevent it from becoming a law

a)

Ratify

b)

Override

c)

Veto

d)

Amend

21.

group of persons chosen from each state, indirectly elect president

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Indirect Democracy

c)

Limited Government

d)

Electoral College

22.
Which Chief Justice established Judicial Review?
a)
John Roberts
b)
Oliver Wendell Holmes
c)
William Howard Taft
d)
John Marshall
23.
The power of the court to rule acts of Congress and the President unconstitutional.
a)
Final Appeal
b)
Court Perogative
c)
Judicial Review
d)
Judicial Independence
24.

This ruling explicitly outlawed racial segregation of public education facilities (legal establishment of separate government-run schools for blacks and whites), ruling so on the grounds that the doctrine of "separate but equal" public education could never truly provide black Americans with facilities of the same standards available to white Americans

a)

Brown vs Board of Ed

b)

Escobedo vs ILL

c)

Dred Scott vs Sanford

d)

Gregg vs Georgia

25.

This landmark ruling held that basis for the exercise of judicial review of Federal statutes by the United States Supreme Court under Article Three of the United States Constitution is legal.

a)

McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819

b)

Marbury v. Madison, 1803

c)

Miranda v. Arizona, 1966

d)

New Jersey v. TLO, 1985

26.

The Supreme Court ruled that the "separate but equal" provision of the Louisiana law was constitutional. The case established this principle of segregation until it was overturned in 1954.

a)

Regents of California v. Bakke, 1978

b)

Roe v. Wade, 1973

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896

d)

Tinker v. Des Moines School District, 1969

27.

A constitutional right to an abortion is established, though the court laid down a trimester criteria in determining whether states can impose restrictions

a)

Regents of California v. Bakke,

b)

Roe v. Wade, 1973

c)

Tinker v. Des Moines School District, 1969

d)

Texas v. Johnson, 1991

28.

What is located at number 3?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

James River

29.

What is located at number 3?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Rocky Mountains

d)

James River

30.

What is located at number 4?

a)

Virginia

b)

James River

c)

Great Lakes

d)

Chesapeake Bay

31.

what is located at number 5?

a)

Rocky Mountains

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

James River

d)

Virginia

32.

What is located at number 1

a)

Great Lakes

b)

Appalachian Mountains

c)

Mississippi River

d)

Rocky Mountains

33.

The issuance of the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 was prompted by?

a)

The Russian annexation of Alaska.

b)

President Monroe's hope of increasing his popularity with the American public.

c)

the fear that Europeans might intervene in Latin America to restore Spanish colonial rule.

d)

Continuing British policies of naval impressment.

34.
Which of the following stopped European colonization in America.
a)
Adams-Onis Treaty
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Watauga Compact
d)
Convention of 1818
35.

Whose side did Most Native Americans take during the French and Indian War?

a)

British

b)

Europeans

c)

French

d)

Dutch

36.

Why was the French and Indian War fought?

a)

The French, Native Americans, and British did not like each other

b)

The French and British were both trying to claim the disputed land west of the Appalachian Mountains

c)

The French and the British wanted to have more power back in Europe

d)

The Native Americans wanted to fight both the British and the French

37.

Native American populations declined substantially after the Europeans arrived in North America mostly due to:

a)

shortages of land

b)

food shortages

c)

extreme weather

d)

epidemic diseases

38.

Based on population, ____________________ was the bloodiest and most deadly war in America.

a)

Pequot War

b)

French & Indian War

c)

American Revolution

d)

King Philip's War

39.

What did the Indian Removal Act of 1830 authorize President Andrew Jackson to do?

a)

declare war on any Native American tribe who resisted the relocation treaties

b)

negotiate treaties to relocate Native American tribes west of the Mississippi River

c)

remove Native Americans from their lands to attend English-speaking schools

d)

forcibly remove all Native Americans to reservations in the eastern United States without pay for their land

40.

What proclamation led the Trail of Tears under President Andrew Jackson?

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Gettysburg Address

c)

Indian Removal Act

d)

War of 1812

41.

Jackson's practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs became known as

a)

the spoils system.

b)

Jacksonian democracy.

c)

mudslinging.

d)

a corrupt bargain.

42.

Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from

a)

the rich and well-born.

b)

Native Americans.

c)

the common people.

d)

states' rights supporters.

43.

Andrew Jackson was seen as a national hero after defeating the British at what battle?

a)

Battle of New Orleans

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battle of Little Big Horn

d)

Battle of Saratoga

44.

Who was the founder of the Democratic Party?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Quincy Adams

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

George Washington

e)

James Monroe

45.

What did Andrew Jackson promote during the 1820s and 1830s?

a)

universal suffrage for white men

b)

universal suffrage for all citizens

c)

universal suffrage for women

d)

universal suffrage for all

46.

What is suffrage?

a)

to be in pain

b)

the right to vote

c)

to protest

d)

to run for office

47.

Which amendment gave women the right to vote?

a)

20th Amendment

b)

26th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

19th Amendment

48.
The only President without a political party was:
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
d)
Hamilton
49.

What was the purpose of the Seneca Falls Convention?

a)

It fought for the social, civil, and religious rights of women.

b)

It fought for the rights of slaves and freedom of slaves.

c)

It fought for the idea that the nation should become more peaceful in light of things like bleeding Kansas.

d)

It fought for the rights of women to stay at home and not be forced to work in factories.

50.
President of the U.S. during the Civil War who issued the Emancipation Proclamation which freed slaves in the states that seceded.
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
51.
What was the effect of the cotton gin on slavery in the South?
a)
It reduced the need for slaves on plantations.
b)
It increased the demand for slaves to produce more cotton.
c)
It helped improve the slaves' work conditions.
d)
It had no significant effect on slaves or slavery.
52.
What did the Dred Scott decision say?
a)
It considered slaves to be property without rights.
b)
It outlawed slavery in all U.S. states
c)
It required that slavery not be allowed in all new states
d)
It gave slaves all the rights of U.S. citizens
53.
In the Dred Scott Decision, the Supreme Court decided that slaves were
a)
freed from their owners
b)
able to choose slavery or freedom
not considered property of their owners
c)
going to have new slave owners
d)
considered property of their owners
54.
In the Missouri Compromise who was admitted as a slave state?
a)
California
b)
Texas
c)
Missouri
d)
Maine
55.
What theory was used in the Kansas-Nebraska issue?
a)
Popular Soveriegnty
b)
majority rule
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
The Compromise of 1820
56.

This act allowed Missouri to enter as a slave state, and Maine as a free state. It drew a boundary line to separate northern free states and southern slave states.

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Fugitive Slave Act

c)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

d)

Missouri Compromise 1820

57.
This was a Novel that showed how evil slavery was.  It helped the anti-slavery movement grow stronger
a)
Of Mice and Men
b)
Fugitives
c)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
d)
Life of a Slave
58.

What did the South fear with Lincoln's election?

a)

He would increase the amount of slavery used

b)

He would keep the North and South separated

c)

He would abolish slavery

d)

None of the above

59.

What was were the goals of Lincoln once he became president? (There are 2 correct answers)

a)

Abolish slavery

b)

Give each state the choice to follow whatever laws they wanted

c)

Destroy the United states

d)

Unite the country again

60.
Which amendment said anyone born in United States is a citizen in 1868?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
61.
Which amendment abolished slavery in 1865?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
62.

Jim Crow laws

a)

Segregated blacks and whites

b)

Killed minorities

c)

Resulted in slavery

d)

Were ended after the Civil War

63.

A system in which landowners let poor farmers use small areas of their land, and in return the farmers gave the landowners a share of the crop...

a)

Sharecropping

b)

Segregation

c)

Border States

d)

Jim Crow's Law

64.

What replaced slavery in the south after the Civil War?

a)

Tenant Farming

b)

Sharecropping

c)

Slavery

65.

What were the three main causes of the War of 1812?

a)

Great Britain impressment of American sailors.

b)

Great Britain giving aid to the Native Americans in hopes of stopping westward expansion.

c)

The War Hawks encouraging war against Britain.

d)

All of the above

66.

What are companies who dominate a specific industry (steel, oil, etc.) called?

a)

Monopolies

b)

Local Business

c)

Corporations

d)

Competitors

67.

Captains of Industry valued competition in a free market because they believed only the strongest companies would survive and result in better goods and services. This is an example of

a)

Unionism

b)

Control Market

c)

Socialism

d)

Social Darwinism

68.
The sometimes unethical business practices of some industrialists led them to be given this nickname
a)
Captains of Industry
b)
Tycoons
c)
Fat Cats
d)
Robber Barons
69.
What is a Laissez-Faire economy?
a)
An economy that is completely controlled by the U.S. government
b)
An economy that is partially controlled by the U.S. government
c)
An economy that works best when there is very little involvement by the U.S. government
d)
An economy that is controlled by another country
70.
allows products to be mass produced generally allowing the price to decrease
a)
assembly line
b)
push factor
c)
pull factor
d)
sharecropping
71.
The man responsible for founding the biggest steel corporation in the US during the period 1865-1900 was
a)
JP Morgan
b)
Andrew Carnegie
c)
John D. Rockefeller
d)
Cornelius Vanderbilt
72.

Who had a monopoly on the oil business?

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

Henry Ford

c)

John D. Rockefeller

d)

Cornelius Vanderbilt

73.
This group of immigrants was especially discriminated against with an Exclusion Act made in 1882.
a)
Chinese
b)
Irish
c)
Italian
d)
German
74.
Another term for monopoly during the period 1865-1900 was
a)
Big Business
b)
Trust
c)
Giant of Industry
d)
Forbes 500
75.

Lincoln's controversial war-time decision to keep Confederate sympathizers in jail until the war was over.

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

suspending free speech

c)

suspension of habeas corpus

76.

Speech creating a "clear and present danger" is not protected by the 1st Amendment

a)

Schenck v. United States

b)

Roe v. Wade

c)

United States v. Lopez

d)

Engel v. Vitale

77.
What is the main idea of this cartoon?
a)
The Standard Oil Company was a harmful monopoly.
b)
The best way to support the Standard Oil Company was to form proprietorships.
c)
Foreign competition with the Standard Oil Company was hurting American companies.
d)
Government regulations were strangling the Standard Oil Company.
78.

What did workers demand throughout the mid-late 1800s?

a)

safer working conditions

b)

higher wages

c)

lower hours

d)

all the above

79.

Which best describes a tenement?

a)

A new form of transportation.

b)

Poorly built, overcrowded apartment buildings.

c)

A large industrial warehouse.

d)

A revolutionary war in Africa.

80.

What was the goal of the Chinese Exclusion Act?

a)

Letting Chinese freely migrate to America.

b)

Prohibiting Chinese migrants from entering the United States for 10 years.

c)

Prohibiting Europeans from migrating to China.

d)

Limiting Italian immigration in to China.

81.
Which group fulfilled the majority of the labor needs in the U.S. during the Industrial Era?
a)
aristocrats
b)
freed slaves
c)
immigrants
d)
veterans
82.

How did nineteenth-century city bosses and their machines retain control?

a)

By providing aid to citizens in exchange for political support.

b)

By developing alliances among diverse immigrant populations.

c)

Using police forces to protect organized labor.

d)

Establishing local militias to prevent outside interference.

83.

Jacob Riis brought attention to urban problems by photographing which of the following?

a)

Politicians

b)

Animals

c)

City slums

d)

Sky scrapers

84.

Journalists that exposed city problems were nicknamed:

a)

Nativists

b)

Muckrakers

c)

Reformers

d)

Stalwarts

85.

What did Upton Sinclair expose in his book, The Jungle?

a)

Problems in the meat packing industry.

b)

Transportation issues.

c)

Slum life celebrations.

d)

Political corruption through Tammany Hall.

86.

Which was considered the most famous political machine of the Gilded Age era?

a)

Tammany Hall

b)

Millionaire's Club

c)

Madison Square

d)

Lansing Center

87.

Who led the Tammany Hall political machine?

a)

William "Boss" Tweed

b)

Rutherford B. Hayes

c)

Chester Arthur

d)

Bill "The Butcher" Cutting

88.

A goal of the Progressive Movement was to:

a)

Improve environment.

b)

End child labor.

c)

Create economic reform.

d)

All of the above.

89.

What political party was Roosevelt part of during his two terms as president?

a)

Republican

b)

Democrat

c)

Bull Moose

d)

I DON'T KNOW

90.

Teddy Roosevelt was known as a "trust-buster." What does that mean?

a)

He worked to break up small businesses

b)

He worked with big monopolies to make them stronger

c)

He worked to break up large monopolies

d)

He let the companies operate without any government interference

91.
Which statement accurately describes an aspect of Theodore Roosevelt's presidency?
a)
He signed a law granting U.S. citizenship to Native Americans.
b)
He reduced America's involvement in foreign affairs.
c)
He popularized conservation and respect for natural wonders.
d)
He refused to take legal action against monopolies and trusts.
92.
Which statement accurately describes one of Theodore Roosevelt's accomplishments as president?
a)
He led the United States to victory in World War I.
b)
He gave the Philippine Islands their independence.
c)
He granted U.S. citizenship to all Native Americans.
d)
He negotiated a peace treaty between Russia and Japan.
93.
The Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 had to do with teaching of Fundamentalism and ______.
a)
school
b)
Evolution
c)
life
d)
religion
94.
Beliefs based on a literal interpretation of the Bible are called
a)
fundamentalism
b)
evolution
c)
urbanization
d)
values
95.
Prohibition was implemented by passage of the
a)
17th Amendment
b)
18th Amendment
c)
19th Amendment
d)
21st Amendment
96.
Prohibition created which one of the following?
a)
Reduction in crime.
b)
Reduction in alcohol related deaths
c)
Organized Crime.
d)
More money being made.
97.

Who are people who illegally import liquor?

a)

flappers

b)

prohibition

c)

bootleggers

d)

speakeasies

98.
During the Great Depression, there was a severe drought in the Great Plains. Strong prairie winds picked up the topsoil and spread dust everywhere. Many farm families packed everything up and moved west. What was this event called?
a)
Dust Bowl
b)
Salad Bowl
c)
Great Plains Panic
d)
Depressing Dust
99.
People who could no longer afford their homes were forced to live in cardboard shacks that they built in public parks. What were these shacks called?
a)
Shantyshacks
b)
Town Homes
c)
Tenement Housing
d)
Hoovervilles
100.
What event did America take part in beginning in 1942 following the Great Depression?
a)
WWI
b)
Great Depression 2.0
c)
The Election
d)
WWII
101.
Who was president at the time of the Stock Market Crash of 1929?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
c)
Theodore Roosevelt
d)
Herbert Hoover
102.
Farmers contributed to the problems that led to the Dust Bowl by
a)
putting down new layers of topsoil.
b)
moving off of the plains to find new farmland.
c)
damming western rivers and using irrigation techniques.
d)
using intensive farming practices that removed protective grasses.
103.
How did "bank runs" impact the American people during the Great Depression?
a)
Banks eventually ran out of money to loan, and people's life savings were gone.
b)
Banks made loans throughout the Great Depression, helping people pays bills until they could find work.
c)
Banks were able to people's deposits safe, but they could not loan out any more money.
d)
Banks were not at all involved in the Great Depression because people did not use them.
104.
What were the 3 causes of the Great Depression?
a)
FDR, The New Deal, The Second New Deal
b)
Herbert Hoover, Hobos, Riding the Rails
c)
Credit, Stock Market Crash, Corruption
105.
Which of the following would MOST contribute to people living beyond their means?
a)
Credit
b)
Rich People
c)
Goverment
d)
The Stock Market
106.
What program did Franklin Roosevelt create in order to help Americans during the Great depression?
a)
Roosevelts boys
b)
Newer Deal
c)
New Deal
d)
FDR's relief
107.
Did the New Deal bring the United States out of The Great Depression?
a)
Yes
b)
No
108.
What was a major result of FDR’s New Deal programs?
a)
The national deficit declined for most U.S. citizens
b)
The suffrage rights for women changed
c)
The power of the federal government was expanded
d)
The federal government lowered taxes for most Americans
109.
What was FDR’s plan to add justices to the Supreme Court called?
a)
The Yes Man Trials
b)
Court Packing Scheme
c)
Operation Puppet
d)
Court Repatriation
110.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed an increase in the number of Supreme Court justices because the Court ruled against -

a)

the gold standard

b)

some New Deal programs

c)

internment camps

d)

some rationing programs

111.

In January 1918, President Wilson spoke to Congress about the war aims of the nation. His plan ultimately became known as the _______________________ and was designed to create a lasting peace in the world.

a)

Fourteen Points

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Wilson's suggestions

d)

League of Nations

112.

WWI began because of the assassination of ______________________________.

a)

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

b)

Pope Pius V

c)

King John II

d)

Duke of Buckingham

113.

Which country takes the blame of WWI and has to pay reparations (war debt)?

a)

Germany

b)

Austria-Hungary

c)

Russia

d)

Ottoman Empire

114.
Why did the US Congress refuse to join the League of Nations? 
a)
They feared Hitler.
b)
They feared being drawn into foreign wars.
c)
Their distrust of Pres. Wilson
d)
They disagreed with all of the 14 points.
115.
Why did the US Congress refuse to join the League of Nations? 
a)
They feared Hitler.
b)
They feared being drawn into foreign wars.
c)
Their distrust of Pres. Wilson
d)
They disagreed with all of the 14 points.
116.
What is a German submarine?
a)
subway
b)
uboat
c)
blitzkrieg
d)
dreadnought 
117.

The USA entered WW2 after _________

a)

the invasion of Poland

b)

the bombing of Pearl Harbor

c)

the Battle of Britain

d)

Operation Barbarossa

118.

In which battle did Hitler violate the Nazi-Soviet Pact?

a)

Battle of Stalingrad

b)

Operation Torch

c)

Battle of Soviets

d)

Operation Barbarossa

119.

What was the battle that took place along 5 beaches in Normandy, France.

a)

Operation Torch

b)

D-Day

c)

Invasion of France

d)

Operation Fortitude

120.

Japanese Americans were interned as a result of what major event?

a)

Germany invading Poland

b)

Pearl Harbor

c)

The Appeasement Policy

d)

the death of Franklin Roosevelt

121.
Which war is associated with McCarthy?
a)
World War II
b)
World War I
c)
Vietnam War
d)
Cold War
122.
What was Joseph McCarthy's profession?
a)
U.S. Senator
b)
Wisconsin Senator
c)
Cincinnati Zoo zookeeper 
d)
None of the above
123.
Which political trend characterized the era of McCarthyism?
a)
the effort to end the welafre system and remove regulations on US businesses
b)
the willingness to provide political asylum to persecuted people worldwide
c)
the effort to transform the United States into asociety based on civil equality
d)
the use of false accusation of communism as a weapon against political opponents
124.
Cold War "Containment" means....
a)
to surround a country with a Navy
b)
to attack any communist country
c)
to stop the spread of communism
d)
to place missiles in Cuba
125.
The Berlin Airlift was....
a)
the bombing of East Berlin by US forces
b)
evacuation of people from West Germany
c)
sending food to West Germany
d)
invasion of East Berlin
126.
The Bay of Pigs invasion was....
a)
an invasion of Cuba by the CIA
b)
an attack by Cuba on Guantanomo
c)
when Fidel Castro took power
d)
an invasion of Cuba by US Navy
127.

What is domination by one country of the political, economic, or cultural life of another country or region

a)

Imperialism

b)

Industrialization

128.

What was the event that started the Spanish-American War?

a)

explosion of the U.S.S. Maine

b)

Boxer Rebellion in China

c)

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

d)

Spanish colonization in Alaska

129.

When newspapers exaggerate the stories to get more readers it is called....

a)

Yellow Journalism

b)

Carpetbagging

c)

Muckraking

d)

Freeloading

130.
The forced march of Cherokee to relocate in Oklahoma was known as the __________ because so many suffered and died along the way.
a)
Trail of Tears
b)
Walk of Shame
c)
Indian Removal Plan
d)
universal suffrage
131.
Which of the following was the Cherokee’s 800 mile march to the indian territory where ¼ of the Cherokee tribe died on the march to the land?
a)
Second Seminole War
b)
Trail of Tears
c)
Blackhawk
d)
Cherokee resistance
132.
This rendering of the events on March 5, 1770 is considered ____________ by some because it depicts the scene in a bias fashion against the British.
a)
propaganda
b)
historical
c)
fallacy
d)
fact
133.
This painting of the Boston Massacre supports the ___________ side of the story from March 5, 1770.
a)
British
b)
Sons of Liberty
c)
Patriots
d)
Second Continental Congress
134.
Which well-known Patriot represented the British soldiers in a trial after the Boston Massacre?  It was not that he liked the British soldiers but he wanted to prove that even a British soldier could get a fair trial in America.
a)
Sam Adams
b)
John Hancock
c)
Paul Revere
d)
John Adams
135.
Which phrase became popular after passage of the Stamp Act?
a)
“The rights of Englishmen”
b)
“Give me liberty or give me death”
c)
“Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”
d)
“No taxation without representation“
136.

Both the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Clayton Antitrust Act –

a)

helped to end child labor in factories

b)

attempted to correct abusive business practices

c)

advanced laissez-faire economic principles

d)

decreased wages for factory workers

137.

As a result of The Jungle, Teddy Roosevelt signed the....

a)

New York Tenement Act

b)

17th Amendment

c)

Pure Food & Drug Act and Meat Inspection Act

d)

Declaration of Independence

138.
What are Civil Rights?
a)
Rights that only some citizens get
b)
Rights that all citizens get
c)
 Rights that are civil
d)
Rights that are controlled by the president
139.
This law banned discrimination of any American because of race, gender,  or religion. 
a)
Voting Rights Act
b)
Civil Rights Act
c)
15th  Amendment
d)
Civil Rights Movement
140.

What was the effect of the "Living Room War"?

a)

Americans supported the war effort

b)

Americans turned against the war effort

c)

American troops gained a combat advantage

141.
Those in support of Nixon and the war and who did not express their opinions publicly like the protesters were the:
a)
Silent Minority
b)
Silent Majority
c)
Silent Supporters
d)
None of the above
142.
Which university saw four students die during violent protests against the Vietnam War?
a)
Kent State
b)
Ohio State
c)
Miami of Ohio
d)
Dayton
143.
The Neutrality Proclamation stated that:
a)
America would not be involved in foreign affairs
b)
America would not be involved in the war between Britain and France
c)
America would not trade with Britain or France
d)
All of these
144.
Supporters of Alexander Hamilton created which Political Party?
a)
Federalist
b)
Democratic-Republican
c)
Whig
d)
Tupperware
145.
The Democratic Republican Party was created by supporters of:
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Alexander Hamilton
146.
Who supported France in foreign policy?
a)
Hamilton
b)
Jefferson
147.
Who supported Britain in foreign policy?
a)
Hamilton
b)
Jefferson

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