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Semester Exam Review

Total questions: 88

Worksheet time: 1hrs 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The belief that the United States was destined to stretch all the way across the continent of North America

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Mexican-American War

d)

Gold Rush

2.

The war ended with 2 sides signing a treaty which took away half of Mexico's land. What was the name of the treaty?

a)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

Treaty of Nantes

d)

Olive Branch Petition

3.
Which part of the country was the Mexican Cession in?
a)
Northeastern U.S.
b)
Southeastern U.S.
c)
Northwestern U.S.
d)
Southwestern U.S.
4.
The war with Mexico BEGAN with
a)
California's rebellion
b)
a border dispute in Texas
c)
the Battle of Buena Vista
d)
a US invasion of Mexico City
5.

The purchase of Louisiana

a)

was a costly mistake

b)

was opposed by western farmers

c)

doubled the size of the United States and gave control of the Mississippi River

d)

led to war with Great Britain

6.

How did the U.S. acquire Oregon?

a)

treaty with the British in 1846

b)

war with England in 182

c)

purchased from the British in 1783

d)

war with Mexico in 1848

7.
Why was the Gadsden Purchase added to the U.S. in 1853?
a)
it was needed for the building of a railroad
b)
it was a gift from Mexico
c)
it was part of the treaty with Mexico
d)
gold was discovered in that area
8.
In what year did the United States purchase the Louisiana Territory?
a)
1803
b)
1819
c)
1845
9.
How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 provide for the orderly expansion of the United States?
a)
It provided the president with the power to sign treaties with foreign powers to buy additional territory
b)
It provided a review process for laws in new territories and states.
c)
It provided procedures for establishing territories and creating states.
10.
Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?
a)
European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.
b)
Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
c)
Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.
d)
The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.
11.
Which area on the map was acquired by the United States as a result of the Mexican War?
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Gadsden Purchase 
c)
Mexican Cession
d)
Oregon Territory
12.
Name the piece of Land.
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Mexican Cession 
c)
Louisiana Purchase 
d)
Florida Cession
13.
Name the piece of land.
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Northwest Territory 
c)
Trans-Appalachian West 
d)
Oregon Country 
14.
To take over territory and incorporate it into another political entity
a)
cede
b)
annexation
c)
treaty
d)
war
15.
49ers
a)
Group of settlers who moved to California in search of land. 
b)
Group of settlers who moved to California in search of religious freedom
c)
Group of settlers who moved to California in search of white beaches
d)
Group of settlers who moved to California in search of gold
16.
“Mr. Manifest Destiny”; added more territory to the United States than any other President. 
a)
Jefferson
b)
Jackson
c)
Monroe
d)
Polk
17.
The U.S. annexed the this place in 1845, eventually causing the Mexican-American War. Letter C on the map.
a)
Missouri
b)
Republic of Texas
c)
Oregon
d)
California
18.
1848 land acquisition given up by Mexico following the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
Letter D on the map.
a)
Spanish Cession
b)
Oregon Territory
c)
California
d)
Mexican Cession
19.
Members of a church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830; moved to Utah in search of freedom from religious persecution. 
a)
Mammoths
b)
Minions
c)
Mormons
d)
Morphins
20.
What did the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, the annexation of Texas in 1845, and the U.S.-Mexican War of 1846 have in common?
a)
They all brought about a war with Spain.
b)
They all increased the territory of the United States.
c)
They all resulted in territory being taken from the United States.
d)
They all involved land forcibly taken from Mexico. 
21.
What territory was acquired in 1783 after the American Revolution?
a)
Area 1
b)
Area 4
c)
Area 3
d)
Area 2
22.
How did we acquire area 4?
a)
Negotiation with Britain
b)
Conquest
c)
Florida Cession
d)
Mexican Cession
23.

Which state entered the Union as a free state as a result of the Compromise of 1850?

a)

California

b)

Maine

c)

Missouri

d)

Texas

24.

Which politician from Kentucky was instrumental in creating the Compromise of 1850? Hint: He also was key in passing the Missouri Compromise in 1820,

a)

Henry Clay

b)

John Quincy Adams

c)

John C. Calhoun

d)

Abraham Lincoln

25.

The idea that political power belongs to the people is called_____________________, and allows the people to make decisions about who will represent them in government and what laws will be established.

a)

Popular Sovereignty

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Federalism

d)

Separation of Powers

26.

What term means to formally withdraw from something? Like when slave states wanted to leave the United States.

a)

cede

b)

secede

c)

repeal

d)

annex

27.

Which part of the nation would be most in favor of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850?

a)

The Northern free states

b)

The Southern slave states

c)

California

d)

The states in New England

28.

Sectionalism occurs when people favor the interests of one section of the country over the interests of the entire country. The Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act that followed ____________________________________.

a)

increased sectional tensions in the United States

b)

decreased sectional tensions in the United States

c)

kept sectional tensions between the north and the south about the same

29.

What best describes Dred Scott ?

a)

slave who sued for his freedom

b)

slaveowner who sued for the return of a fugitive slave

c)

Georgia politician trying to ban slavery

d)

Supreme Court judge making a ruling on the spread of slavery

30.

The Dred Scott decision is referred to as "the Supreme Court case that...

a)

abolished slavery."

b)

declared the Fugitive Slave Act unconstitutional."

c)

caused the Civil War."

d)

resulted in the Compromise of 1850."

31.

The Dred Scott decision...

a)

angered southerners, satisfied northerners.

b)

satisfied southerners, angered northerners.

c)

promoted the abolitionist movement.

d)

resulted in a compromise between the North & South.

32.

(Please select three correct answers) In the Dred Scott case, the Supreme Court ruled that slaves...

a)

were NOT citizens of the U.S.

b)

had NO right to sue in court.

c)

were considered to be the property of their owner.

d)

should all be freed immediately.

33.

How did the Dred Scott case (1857) impact the Compromise of 1850?

a)

It overturned the Compromise of 1850 and made it obsolete.

b)

It upheld the Compromise of 1850.

c)

It made the Compromise of 1850 acceptable to all northerners.

d)

ALL choices

34.

The ruling in the Dred Scott case protected the rights of...

a)

fugitive slaves.

b)

abolitionists.

c)

slave owners.

d)

anti-slavery groups.

35.

The Dred Scott Supreme Court case centered around what issue?

a)

slavery

b)

tariffs

c)

manufacturing

d)

trade patents

36.

Select three (3) reasons why the South was so pleased with the ruling in the Dred Scott case?

a)

It protected the rights of slave holders.

b)

It weakened the anti-slavery and abolitionist movements.

c)

It enabled slavery to spread into any western territory.

d)

it outlawed slavery in the west

37.
Frederick Douglass wanted _______.
a)
to help slave children.
b)
money. 
c)
to be a land owner. 
d)
justice for slaves.
38.
Frederick Douglass was a known abolitionist. What is an abolitionist? 
a)
a person who wanted to end slavery.
b)
a person who wanted to help endangered animals.
c)
a person who fought for women's rights.
d)
a presidential candidate.
39.

Which of the following represents the best definition of The Second Great Awakening?

a)

Salvation can only be achieved through a personal belief in Jesus Christ in some cases.

b)

People demonstrate true faith by leading a transformed life and by performing good deeds.

c)

Religion is the only way to solve the world's problems.

d)

The idea of including all people in the religious experience, not just rich people.

40.
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
41.

What important event took place in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848?

a)

An abolitionist meeting was held which started the

the movement to end slavery

b)

A convention was held which started the women’s rights

movement

c)

A religious meeting was held that started a Christian

revival movement

d)

A political rally was held that started the Republican Party

42.

What was the main goal of the Temperance Movement?

a)

To influence people to stop drinking alcohol.

b)

To ensure proper rights within factories in the North

c)

To abolish slavery in the south

d)

To reform mental institutions

43.

What event led directly to major social reforms in the United States during the 19th century?

a)

1st Great Awakening

b)

2nd Great Awakening

c)

Women's suffrage movement

d)

Victory in the War of 1812

44.

The Missouri Compromise, the compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were all efforts to

a)

end fighting between midwestern farmers and native American Indians

b)

encourage manufacturing in the west

c)

increase the number of people who voted in presidential elections

d)

settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories

45.
This was a mini-Civil War fought in the Kansas territory between pro-slavery settlers and anti-slavery settlers 
a)
Missouri Compromise 
b)
Summer if 1856
c)
Bleeding Kansas
d)
Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas
46.
This law (act) opened the Kansas and Nebraska territory to being possible slave states 
a)
Fugitive Slave Act 
b)
Bleeding Kansas
c)
Missouri Compromise 
d)
Kansas-Nebraska Act 
47.

What is popular sovereignty?

a)

Where sovereignty is left to the government to decide

b)

Where sovereignty is left to the people to decide

48.

Which of the following was one of the effects of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

a)

Kansas and Nebraska were united into one territory

b)

Residents could vote on the issue of slavery

c)

Banned slavery in both Kansas and Nebraska

d)

Allowed slavery in both Kansas and Nebraska

49.

Which of the following describes "Bleeding Kansas"?

a)

A violent slave uprising led by Joseph Cinque

b)

Violence in Kansas between proslavery and antislavery settlers prior to the Civil War

c)

The turning point of the Civil War, in which Robert E. Lee's army was routed from Kansas

d)

The devastation caused by a tornado in Kansas in 1854, which killed 55 people

50.
The WHAT was part of the Compromise of 1850 and made it a crime to help runaway slaves?
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Fugitive Criminal Act
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
California-Maine Act
51.
The Missouri Compromise allowed what state to be a slave state and what state to be a free state?
a)
Missouri/ Maine
b)
Maine/Missouri
c)
Texas/California
d)
California/ D.C
52.
This picture represents what event?
a)
Bleeding Kansas
b)
The Compromise of 1850
c)
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
The Missouri Compromise
53.
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
54.
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.
55.
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
56.
What did the Missouri Compromise say about the future of slavery?
a)
It would be legal in all future states
b)
It would be illegal in all future states
c)
It would be prohibited above the 36,30 line
d)
The Southern states had to give up their slaves
57.
Which of the following best describes John Brown?
a)
radical abolitionist who used violence to try to end slavery
b)
a peaceful abolitionists who hated violence
c)
a pro-slavery Senator
d)
a strong supporter of slavery who used violence to spread slavery
58.
An abolitionist is  
a)
a person who fights for slavery
b)
a soldier that fights for the Confederate
c)
A person who fights against slavery
d)
a soldier that fights for the Union
59.
A consequence of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was:
a)
violence between pro-slavery and abolitionist groups
b)
gold was discovered in Nebraska
c)
John Brown led a slave revolt
d)
Dred Scott sued for his freedom
60.
A series of passageways to escape to freedom was the
a)
Underground Railroad
b)
tunnel vision quest
c)
Freedom Crossing
d)
way to slavery
61.
What were the reasons for the start of the civil war?
a)
economy, slavery, new states
b)
economy, jobs, income
c)
slavery, new states
d)
economy, new states
62.

Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:

a)

they believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life

b)

they wanted a president who would support the abolition of slavery

c)

he wanted northern states to secede from the Union

d)

he had a plan to raise taxes

63.

The name given to army from the North.

a)

Confederates

b)

Americans

c)

Military

d)

Union

64.
The name given to the southern army.
a)
Confederates
b)
Union
c)
Americans
d)
Military
65.
This was the main economy of the Confederacy
a)
Agriculture
b)
Industy
c)
Shipping
d)
Trade
66.

This was the main economy of the Union

a)

Agriculture

b)

Industry

c)

Shipping

d)

Trade

67.

Who can stand for Parliament?

a)

Anyone over 16 - as long as they are a British citizen

b)

Anyone over 18 - as long as they are a British citizen or a qualifying Commonwealth or Republic of Ireland citizen resident in the UK.

c)

Most people over 18 - as long as they are a British citizen or a qualifying Commonwealth or Republic of Ireland citizen resident in the UK.

d)

Most people over 18 - as long as they are a British citizen or a qualifying Commonwealth or Republic of Ireland citizen resident in the UK. They must also pay a £500 deposit, which will be lost if they do not get at least 5% of the votes in their constituency.

68.
Who was this important general?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
George Washington
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Thomas Jefferson
69.
Who was Nat Turner?
a)
A slave who led a slave revolt against plantation owners.
b)
An abolitionist who helped with a slave revolt.
c)
A slave who fought for the North to end slavery.
70.
More factories, larger population, and a better navy
a)
Southern advantages
b)
Northern advantages
c)
Reasons for  Southern victory
d)
Cause of the battle of Gettysburg
71.
Who was the commander of the confederate army called Army of Northern Virginia
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Jefferson Davis
d)
Robert E. Lee
72.
Better officers, defending homes, don't have to go on the attack
a)
Northern advantages
b)
reasons North won the battle of Antietam
c)
Southern advantages
d)
reasons Minecraft is fun
73.
What did the North call this strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Rattlesnake Plan
c)
Scorpion Plan
d)
Scott's Blockade Plan
74.
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.
75.
What impact did European contact have on Native American population between 1500 and 1620?
a)
population increased
b)
population decreased
c)
population remained stagnant
d)
population showed no changes
76.

Which evidence provides the BEST evidence to support the conclusion that Spanish exploration and settlement had a devastating effect on the Mississippian chiefdoms of the Southeast?

a)

During the two centuries following the discovery of the New World, over 90% of the native population were killed by disease and warfare.

b)

The food supply for Hernando de Soto's expedition was so scarce that his men reportedly ate the dogs in some Indian villages.

c)

The Spanish began importing African slaves to work in the fields and mines of the Caribbean Islands.

d)

The Spanish captured Fort Caroline and executed the French settlers there in 1565.

77.

One major change in United States politics from the 1820s to the mid-1850s was the

a)

adoption of an antislavery platform by the Whig Party

b)

rise of political parties defined largely by regional interests

c)

collapse of the Democratic Party in the South

d)

decline of competition between parties

78.
The Constitution gives the federal government enough power to overpower the states.
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
79.
The Constitution contains no Bill of Rights to protect individual liberties like freedom of speech, trial by jury, and the right against searches and seizues.
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
80.

The views expressed by the Anti-Federalists led to...

a)

The addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution

b)

A series of Rebellions

c)

The elimination of international slave trade

d)

The creation of a strong central government

81.

The Conquest of Mexico mostly reflects...

a)

The end of the Spanish-American War

b)

Westward Expansion

c)

The booming of international slave trade

d)

Increased manufacturing

82.

The export of New World crops to the Old World transformed European society mostly by

a)

improving diets and thereby stimulating population growth

b)

encouraging enclosure of open lands and pushing workers off of farms

c)

promoting greater exploration of the interior of the American continents

d)

fostering conflicts among major powers over access to new food supplies

83.

Lincoln's Main purpose for the Gettysburg Address was to...

a)

advocate racial equality

b)

encourage the punishment of the South

c)

propose expanded democratic voting rights

d)

gain continued support for the war effort

84.
What is the subject/main idea of the Gettysburg Address?
a)
Freedom 
b)
Self-Reliance
c)
Voting Rights 
d)
Equality
85.
Lincoln said our country was conceived in liberty.  What did he mean? 
a)
Founded for justice
b)
Founded for fairness
c)
Founded for equality
d)
Founded for freedom
86.
Lincoln states that "we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain", what does he mean? 
a)
They deserved to die
b)
It was God's will that they died
c)
We should fight for freedom in their honor
d)
All Confederate soldiers should die
87.
Lincoln believes that victory (for the Union) in the war will result in _____.
a)
full devotion of all citizens to the Union.
b)
women, as well as slaves, will have equal rights.  
c)
a proper memorial for those who have died in the war
d)
a new birth of freedom and all men will be created equal
88.

The map most directly depicts the

a)

inland expansion of the colonial population

b)

effects of industrialization

c)

pattern of American Indian resistance

d)

decline of tobacco production

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