WorksheetsUS History mid-term
Total questions: 48
Worksheet time: 35mins
* led by Alexander Hamilton
* favored a strong central government
* supported by businessmen, bankers, and merchants
The United States generally followed the precedent set by George Washington in regard to foreign policy.
containment
neutrality
agression
indifference
What was the response by certain states to the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 and the constitutional question this response raised?
Land Act of 1800; eminent domain
Judiciary Act 1801; judicial review
Fugitive Slave law of 1793; states' rights
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions; nullification
What was the unexpected outcome of the election of 1796?
What was the unexpected outcome of the election of 1796?
Thomas Jefferson became the Federalist vice president
The president and vice president were of opposing political parties
The results were finally decided by the Senate
Under the Great Compromise, how are the number of representative per state calculated?
Every state gets one representative.
The size of the state's land area determines the number.
The size of the state's population determines the number.
What is federalism?
It is the sharing of power between the federal, state and local governments.
It is the separation of powers between the three branches.
It is a way for each branch to check the power of the other branches.
It is declaring a law unconstitutional.
Which court case established judicial review?
McCullough v. Maryland
Marbury v. Madison
Gibbons v. Ogden
Plessey v. Ferguson
Why were some people upset about the Alien and Sedition Acts?
They thought it treated immigrants unfairly.
They were strict constructionists.
They thought they violated the first amendment.
They thought they would pull us into a war.
What did the Monroe Doctrine do?
It increased the number of years someone had to live in the US to be a citizen.
It ended mercantilism.
It warned Mexico to stay out of Texas.
It warned European countries like Spain to stay out of the Americas.
Which of the following would be associated with Manifest Destiny?
sectionalism
acquiring land from the Mexican War
seccession
interstate and intrastate trade
Which of the following was an attempt to keep slavery out of the territory gained from the Mexican War?
Missouri Compromise
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Wilmont Provisio
Popular sovereignty
What did Lincoln believe about slavery in the territories?
There should be no slavery in the territories.
People should get to vote on whether there will be slavery in the territories.
Slavery should end by adding the 13th amendment to the Constitution.
Congress should decide the slavery issue.
Which Civil War battle was an attempt by Lee to take the war into the North?
Fort Sumter
Antietam
Gettysburg
Vicksburg
What did the Compromise of 1877 do?
It granted voting rights to black males.
It ended Reconstruction by removing the military from the South.
It said separate but equal is okay.
It vetoed the Freedman's Bureau.
How was the transcontinental railroad paid for?
The government gave them land and subsidies.
Americans invested their money in the RR company.
Slaves built it so it did not cost much.
1. Which of the following lists accurately describes the Mid-Atlantic colonies?
Town meetings, thin rocky soil, strict religious beliefs
Good relations with American Indians, ethnically and religiously diverse, good harbors and river systems
Plantation system, dependence on slaves and indentured servants, Bacon’s Rebellion
Puritans, House of Burgesses, lumbering and fishing major industry
This created a temporary border at the Appalachian Mountains, restricting the movement of the colonists
Appalachian Line of 1769
Proclamation of 1763
Northwest Ordinance of 1767
Colonial Border of 1763
Treaty of Paris 1763
What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?
Colonists were BANNED from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War.
Colonists were ENCOURAGED to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists.
What does "No Taxation without Representation" mean?
Colonists thought that everyone should be taxed except themselves
Colonists though they shouldn't be taxed because they weren't represented in Parliament
Colonists thought they were being picked on.
What did Common Sense convince the colonists to demand from the "Mother Country" (Britain)?
Money
Seperation
Love
Peace
Through his writings, he inspired support for American independence.
Lord Dunmore
Thomas Paine
Friedrich von Steuben
Marquis de Lafayette
Charles Cornwallis
Which weakness in the Articles led to all the financial troubles in the United States?
No executive branch
No judicial branch
No ability to tax or regulate trade
States constantly disagreeing.
Shays's Rebellion ....
exposed the weakness of the Articles of Confederation in its inability to provide security for the country.
led the country to repeal the Articles of Confederation and adopt the Constitution of the United States.
was a minor incident that had very little effect on the early government of America.
was America's first punk rock band.
a war between Great Britain and U.S. that started because of impressment
American Revolution
French Revolution
War of 1812
Civil War
What was the reason for The Declaration of Sentiments?
Men's rights
Immigrant's rights
African American's rights
Woman's rights
Which Of The Following Was In The Final Ruling?
Slavery Could Never Legally End
Slaves Were Property And Not Citizens And Could Not Sue In Court
Slavery Helped The Economy
Slaves Were Essential To A Healthy Life
Which animal provided many of Which animal provided many of the basic needs of Native Americans and was central to life on the Great Plains?the basic needs of Native Americans and was central to life on the Great Plains?
cow
horse
buffalo
deer
Under what circumstance can the writ of habeas corpus be suspended?
If a prosecutor thinks it would be useful.
If there is a natural disaster like a hurricane.
If there is a problem with a presidential election being challenged.
If there is a situation of war or rebellion and public safety is threatened.
