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US A Final Review

Total questions: 123

Worksheet time: 2hrs 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the South's major economic export (what do they make the most of in the South)?

a)

Cotton

b)

Steel

c)

Coal

2.

The Lincoln-Douglas Debates were fought over what topic?

a)

Slavery

b)

Voting Rights

c)

Political Power

3.

Why did there need to be compromises like the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?

a)

To keep an equal number of slave and free states

b)

To make sure there will always be more whites than slaves living in a state

c)

To give the South more power than the North

4.

What was the 36°30' line?

a)

The line separating NEW slave states and new free states

b)

The line separating ALL slave and free states

c)

The line where most Civil War battles were fought

5.

What was the first battle of the Civil War?

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Antietam

6.

Who won the election of 1860?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

John Breckinridge

c)

John Bell

7.

Who won the Civil War?

a)

Union

b)

Confederacy

8.

Suffragists achieved some early success persuading

a)

states to allow women to vote.

b)

Congress to pass a constitutional amendment.

c)

President Wilson to back them.

d)

the Supreme Court to rule in their favor.

9.

The Sedition Act made it illegal to

a)

buy Liberty bonds.

b)

work in factories.

c)

discuss anything negative about the government, Constitution

d)

write articles about the war.

10.
How many original colonies were there?
a)
10
b)
15
c)
13
11.
Why did the colonists want to leave England?
a)
To have a better life and escape religious persecution
b)
To take a vacation
c)
To visit their family
12.
Where the 13 original colonies located?
a)
On the East Coast 
b)
On the West Coast
c)
In the middle of  North America 
13.

What was written by Thomas Jefferson, and signed and ratified by the 13 colonies on July 4, 1776?

a)

Constitution

b)

Federalist Papers

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Declaration of Independence

14.
Which of the following was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
provided for a strong national government
b)
Congress did not have the power to tax
c)
Provided no common currency
d)
Provided no judicial or executive branch
15.

During this time, federalists believed in...

a)

a strong central (federal) government

b)

supported the idea of a national bank

c)

emphasized manufacturing of goods over farming and agriculture

d)

all of the possible answers are correct

16.

In the system of federalism, who has supreme law making power?

a)

The States

b)

The People

c)

The National Government

d)

Confederations

17.

According to the Constitution, the power of the government to rule over its' citizens is derived from

a)

the people

b)

congress

c)

the president

d)

the judicial branch

18.

The rights listed above were —

a)

established by a series of Supreme Court decisions

b)

defined by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence

c)

established by the ratification of the U.S. Constitution

d)

defined by President George Washington in his Farewell Address

19.

From 1690 to 1760, Parliament and the king of England allowed colonists in America to exercise a great deal of control over local and regional matters. Historians have described this practice as “salutary neglect.”


Which of the following happened as a direct result of this policy?

a)

The colonies developed a strong tradition of self-government.

b)

Many proprietary colonies were converted to royal colonies.

c)

The colonies refused to participate in a system of common defense.

d)

Many colonies sought economic aid from other countries.

20.

Which of the following was a pull factor that encouraged Europeans to colonize North America?

a)

Available farmland

b)

the promise of a better life

c)

economic opportunities

d)

all of the above

21.

Which of the following was an argument made against slavery in the Thirteen Colonies?

a)

Manufacturers argued that slavery discouraged the development of industry.

b)

Farmers argued that using slave labor was expensive and inefficient.

c)

Quakers argued that slavery violated Christian principles.

d)

Puritans argued that the slave trade encouraged materialism.

22.

This document was important as a foundation for many of our current constitutional principals such as habeas corpus, trial by jury, and no taxation without consent.

a)

the F.O.C.

b)

The Magna Carta

c)

the House of Burgesses

d)

the Mayflower Compact

23.
An abolitionist who tried to start a slave rebellion by attacking an armory at Harpers Ferry, VA.
a)
Fort Sumter
b)
Sherman's March to Sea
c)
state's rights
d)
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
24.
Each state should be able to decide their issues for themselves and the Federal Government should not interfere.
a)
slavery
b)
state's rights
c)
secede
d)
Gettysburg
25.
The 1st and only President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Jefferson Davis
26.
This law said Americans could NOT help runaway slaves.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
27.

What was a cause of the Civil War

a)

state's rights

b)

slavery

c)

sectionalism

d)

All of the above

28.

The 3/5 Compromise:

a)

stated 3 out of every 5 slaves would count toward the population

b)

slavery would be banned after a 20 year time period

c)

both of these

d)

neither of these

29.
What is an abolitionist?
a)
Someone who wants to abolish or end slavery.
b)
Someone who wants to end voting for slaves.
c)
Someone who doesn't want to work with slaves.
d)
Someone who wants to never wear jeans.
30.
What was life like for FREE African Americans?
a)
They lived in fear of losing their freedom.
b)
The lived the same as white citizens.
c)
They lived as paid slaves.
d)
They received many benefits 
31.
The section of the country had more factories and railroads.
a)
North 
b)
South
32.
This was the main cause that caused the South to secede because they said they did not have to follow the Federal laws 
a)
Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin
b)
John Brown's Raid
c)
State's Rights
d)
Fort Sumter
33.
This was one of the main causes that led to the Civil War. The North did not want this and the South did. The  South depended on this for their economy and to make a profit. 
a)
State's Rights
b)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
c)
Slavery
d)
John Brown's Raid
34.

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.

35.
Which group was most hurt by Jackson's removal policy?
a)
the rich and well-born
b)
Native Americans
c)
the common people
d)
states' rights supporters
36.
What was the name of the journey made by Cherokee Indians after they were removed from their land?
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Trail of Sorrows
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Nullification Act
37.

How did tariffs affect imported goods?

a)

Tariffs lowered the prices of imported goods.

b)

Tariffs made imported goods illegal to buy.

c)

Tariffs set weight restrictions for imported goods.

d)

Tariffs raised the cost of imported goods.

38.

What type of historical source is it?

a)

Primary / Written

b)

Primary / Non-written

c)

Secondary / Written

d)

Secondary / Non-written

39.

Digital technology

a)

Primary source

b)

Secondary source

40.

Ancient drawings in caves

a)

Primary source

b)

Secondary source

41.

A story told by an inhabitant of a certain place

a)

Primary source

b)

Secondary source

42.
Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?
a)
power and privilege
b)
money and fame
c)
good looks and charm
d)
reason and logic
43.
Enlightenment philosopher who believed people had natural rights of life, liberty, and property.
a)
John Locke
b)
Montesquieu
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
44.
Which of the following best explains the effect of the Scientific Revolution on traditional religious beliefs?
a)
People now looked to religion to explain the world around them.
b)
People now looked to their kings to explain the world around them.
c)
People used reason and logic to explain the world
d)
Momney makes the world go round
45.
Which astronomer was tried for heresy and placed under house arrest because he argued that the universe was heliocentric?
a)
Ptolemy
b)
Copernicus
c)
Newton 
d)
Galileo 
46.

Whose authority was challenged by the new scientific theories during the 16th and 17th centuries?

a)

English monarchs

b)

Protestant Reformers

c)

The Catholic Church

d)

Wealthy Merchants

47.
George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards gave sermons about
a)
the existence of many gods.
b)
helplessness and sinfulness of humankind.
c)
importance of government.
d)
importance of other religions.
48.
Many rulers came to power believing that their right to lead came from God. This is an example of: 
a)
Supreme Law
b)
Divine Right
c)
Their Opinion
d)
Poor Judgement
49.

Ministers of The Great Awakening preached ___________

a)

God was kind and forgiving

b)

people were not equal

c)

colonists should not be independent

d)

colonists could save themselves

50.

How did the Great Awakening change America?

a)

It brought people from all over the colonies together for the first time

b)

It led to people denying God and leading secular lives

c)

It spread abolitionism throughout the land and led to the end of slavery

d)

It brought French rule to America

51.

Quakers are a religious group that

a)

hates women.

b)

goes to war often.

c)

is very peaceful.

d)

kills Native Americans.

52.
The second Continental Congress established better relationships with Native Americans and foreign countries
a)
True
b)
False
53.
Why were both Continental Congress held? 
a)
To vote for the first president
b)
To decide when to go to war with Great Britain
c)
To discuss a solution to the colonists’ complaints of Great Britain 
d)
To write the Constitution
54.
What did the Continental Congress decide to do with British trade? 
a)
Buy British goods
b)
Raise tariffs
c)
Destroy all British goods
d)
Boycott all British goods
55.

Which document was issued on July 4 1776?

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

56.

What were 4 grievances listed in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Quartering of troops, no trial by jury, no colonial legislature, and taxation without representation

b)

Petition, Protest, boycott, tar and feather

c)

Townshend Act, Intolerable Act, boycott

d)

Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness

57.

What are the 3 unalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Life, Liberty, Injustice

b)

Liberty, Life, and No taxation without representation

c)

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

58.

Which battle marked the start of the American Revolution?

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Yorktown

c)

Saratoga

59.

What was the last major battle of the American Revolution in 1781?

a)

Lexington and Concord

b)

Yorktown

c)

Saratoga

d)

Valley Forge

60.
After Shay's rebellion, America decided that--
a)
They needed a stronger national government
b)
Give farmers more money
c)
They needed a weaker national government
d)
farmers need more land
61.
The Great Compromise was a compromise between--
a)
Mass. Plan and New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
c)
Virginia Plan and New York Plan
d)
Virginia Plan and Delaware Plan
62.
The Virginia Plan wanted representation based on--
a)
population
b)
equality for every state
c)
state size
d)
money
63.
The New Jersey Plan wanted representation in government based on--
a)
population
b)
equality for every state
c)
state size
d)
money
64.
For the Great Compromise, how is the number of Senators determined?
a)
based on population of each state
b)
equal number - 1 from each state
c)
equal number - 2 from each state
d)
slaves count as 3/5
65.
What did the southern states want?
a)
Slaves to count as population
b)
Slaves to become free.
c)
Slaves to not count as population
d)
To get rid of slaves in the north.
66.
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress had the power to--
a)
creates taxes to help America's debt problem
b)
Control the army and make deals with foreign countries.
c)
Give land to farmers in need
d)
create laws
67.
What did the north and south agree on?
a)
Slaves do not count as population
b)
All slaves count as population
c)
Every 5 slaves count for 3 people
d)
Every 3 slaves count for 5 people
68.

Who was the president of the United States during the Civil War?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

John Wilkes Booth

69.

Who was the president of the Confederate states of America?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

William Sherman

c)

Morgan Freeman

d)

Jefferson Davis

70.

In 1863 this declared all slaves in the rebelling states were free.

a)

Declaration of Independance

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

Gettysburg Address

d)

Battle of Bull Run

71.

Why was the attack on Fort Sumter significant?

a)

It was the bloodiest day of the Civil War.

b)

The Confederacy surrendered.

c)

The first shots of the Civil War were fired.

d)

General Pickett charged the Union line.

72.

The Confederacy surrendered to the Union army at this courthouse in Virginia.

a)

Appomattox

b)

Antietam

c)

Manassas

d)

Richmond

73.

Superior transportation, an industrialized economy, and a large population describes the

a)

Union (North)

b)

Confederacy (South)

74.

Agricultural economy, superior military leadership, and a large slave population describes

a)

Union (North)

b)

Confederacy (South)

75.

Which of the following is NOT true about the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

It was signed by President Lincoln as a way to change the reason for the war to about ending slavery

b)

It made slavery illegal in all of the rebelling(Southern) states, and union forces could free slaves

c)

It was added to the constitution as the official abolishing of slavery in all of America including union states

d)

Congress would NOT let Lincoln free slaves in the border states because those states hadn't rebelled or seceded.

76.

General Sherman in his March to the Sea used this tactic in order to defeat the South

a)

Limited War

b)

Guerilla Warfare

c)

Total War(Scorched Earth)

d)

Peace Treaties

77.

Lincoln's Reconstruction needed southern states to have at least ________ % of the voting population take a loyalty oath.

a)

10

b)

30

c)

50

d)

99

78.

The __________Amendment outlawed slavery.

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

79.

___________________ wanted African Americans to have full citizenship.

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Radical Republicans

d)

Union Army

80.

President Johnson was impeached for _________________.

a)

lying to the country

b)

violating the Tenure of Office Act

c)

holding elections in an off year

81.

What amendment made all people born in the United States citizens?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

82.

The ________________ allowed for slavery as a punishment for a crime.

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

83.

Literacy tests were created as a way to suppress African American voters after the passage of the _______________.

a)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

b)

13th Amendment

c)

14th Amendment

d)

15th Amendment

84.

The 15th Amendment states that a person cannot be denied the right to vote based on ____________________.

a)

race.

b)

previous condition of servitude.

85.

Which plan for Reconstruction required a majority of Southerners to give oath of loyalty?

a)

Lincoln's 10% Plan

b)

Wade Davis Bill

c)

Johnson's 10%+ Plan

d)

Reconstruction Act 1867

86.
Segregation in the South was mainly based on 
a)
hair color
b)
religion
c)
race (color of the skin)
d)
economic status
87.
What Supreme Court case ruled "separate but equal" was legal?
a)
Redskins vs Giants
b)
Aylor vs Byrd
c)
Brown vs Board of Education
d)
Plessy vs Ferguson
88.
What best describes Jim Crow laws?
a)
better opportunities for women
b)
African Americans gaining full civil and political rights
c)
discrimination laws focused on Native Americans
d)
unequal opportunities for African Americans in housing, jobs, and education
89.

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.

90.

Did Andrew Jackson support the National bank?

a)

yes

b)

no

91.
Which group was most hurt by Jackson's removal policy?
a)
the rich and well-born
b)
Native Americans
c)
the common people
d)
states' rights supporters
92.

What does the Indian Removal Act do?

a)

Pushes all Native Americans into Florida

b)

Allows Georgia to use Native Americans as slaves

c)

Enacts the policy of assimilation

d)

Moves Native Americans west beyond the Mississippi River

93.

The Trail of Tears refers to

a)

Jackson’s angry negotiations with the Five Civilized Tribes.

b)

the movement of Seminole Indians from the West to Florida.

c)

government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.

d)

the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory.

94.

The Dawes Act broke up__________ and gave_________of land to Native Americans.

a)

reservations; allotments

b)

pueblos; parcels

c)

tribes; allotments

95.

1) How did they recognize people who were sick?

a)

They were marked with a fleur-de-lis

b)

They were marked a withpiece of chalk

c)

Their ears were cut

96.

When were women finally allowed to enter America alone?

a)

In 1950

b)

After World War II

c)

Before World War II

97.

During the medical inspections for what were the doctors looking for?

a)

Trouble walking or breathing or signs of other health problems.

b)

Knees and legs problems

c)

If someone had the flu

98.
A major cause of antagonism toward the “new immigrants” who came to the United States after 1880 was the belief that they...
a)
were better educated than native-born Americans
b)
had a higher standard of living than most Americans
c)
adapted easily to American culture
d)
competed with Americans for jobs as unskilled laborers
99.
19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?
a)
Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Work in New York factories
c)
Contributions to the steel industry
d)
Contributions to John D. Rockefeller
100.
Economic opportunities, religious freedom, and political and social equality are all examples of...
a)
Push Factors
b)
Pull Factors
c)
Falling Factors
d)
Jump Factors
101.
War, poverty, and discrimination are all examples of.......
a)
Pull Factors
b)
Push Factors
c)
Jump Factors
d)
Falling Factors
102.
The westward expansion of the U.S. was referred to as Manifest Destiny meaning it was ordained by...
a)
The president
b)
The U.S. Congress
c)
God
d)
Buddha
103.
Passed in 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act did what?
a)
closed America to Chinese immigrants for the next ten years
b)
welcomed more Chinese immigrants to America to perform hard work
c)
allowed Chinese immigrants, but only under a very strict set of rules
d)
closed America to Chinese immigrants for three years then allowed a few at a time
104.
This law specifically barred Chinese laborers from entering the US, and was in place for more than 60 years.
a)
The Chinese Exclusion Act
b)
The Ban on Foreign Labor Act
c)
The Asian Immigration Act
d)
The Chinese Labor Law
105.
Which idea led to a rise in anti-immigrant groups and a demand for immigration restrictions?
a)
Melting Pot
b)
Birds of Passage
c)
Nativism
d)
All of the above
106.
What act gave any American 160 acres of land for free to anyone who claimed it?
a)
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
b)
The Chinese Exclusion Act
c)
The Quartering Act
d)
The Homestead Act
107.

What explanation below explains why railroad companies were able to charge high prices to farmers to ship their crops in the late 1800s?

a)

There was a great deal of competition between various railroad companies

b)

The railroads foreclosed on many farms and took the farmers’ properties

c)

The railroad companies had essentially no competition.

d)

They were able to charge high prices because the railroad companies owned the Grange.

108.
Members of which group most likely to belong to Populist Party?
a)
Anarchists
b)
Farmers
c)
Industrialists
d)
Immigrants
109.

The Populist Party wanted all of the following except:

a)

abolition of the income tax

b)

unlimited coinage of silver

c)

regulation of railroads

d)

a graduated income tax

110.
Which organization combined with the The Grange to create the Populist Party? 
a)
The Farming Society
b)
American Association of Agriculture
c)
Farmer's Alliance
111.
What did Congress do to help with the problem of the domino effect caused when one bank fails and customers of other banks rush to withdraw their money from non-failing banks.
a)
Congress instated the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
b)
Congress instated the Federal Reserve Act.
c)
Congress instated the Non-Withdrawal Act to stop people from taking out money unnecessarily.
d)
Congress blocked the old Customer's Rights Act.
112.

Who would have said: " It's infinately more important to have the right to earn a dollar at a job than to spend that dollar at a theater or opera house"?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

WEB Dubois

113.

Believed political rights were more important than economic rights

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

WEB Dubois

114.

Promoted economic independence over social and political equality

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

WEB Dubois

115.

His can be considered a "giant leap" forward approach to civil rights.

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

WEB Dubois

116.

Many African Americans criticized this leader calling him an "accommodationist" and a "compromiser" who gave-in to white demands?

a)

Booker T. Washington

b)

WEB Dubois

117.

What part of the Jim Crow laws were African-Americans mostly trying to get away from? Hint: One of these has always been around the other was created by these new laws

a)

Discrimination

b)

Segregation

118.

What two (2) things were African-Americans looking for when they did move?

a)

Segregation and a Better Life

b)

Lost Family and A Better Life

c)

Discrimination and More Opportunities

d)

More Opportunities and a Better Life

119.
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.
120.

Worcester v. Georgia was about...

a)

a white missionary who tried to help the Cherokee keep their tribal lands

b)

a Creek chief who signed a treaty ceding Indian lands

c)

a Cherokee chief who signed a treaty ceding Indian lands

d)

land companies that bribed members of GA's General Assembly

121.

Who was the U.S. President that refused to support the Supreme Court's ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?

a)

John Marshall

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Abraham Lincoln

122.
The President most associated with Manifest Destiny was ---.
a)
Andrew Jackson
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
James K. Polk
123.
Which of the following Ended the war and forced Mexico to turn over much of its north territory to the United States?
a)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b)
Gadsden Purchase
c)
New Mexico and Arizona Purchase
d)
Guadalupe Purchase

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