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American History

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Angel Island

a)

Southern Eastern European immigrants who arrived in the United States in a great wave between 1880 and 1920

b)

Third class accommodations on a steamship, which were usually overcrowded and dirty

c)

Island in New York Harbor that served as an immigration station for millions of immigrants arriving to the United States

d)

Immigrant processing station that opened in San Francisco Bay in 1910

2.

"Causes of industrialization"

a)

Agricultural Revolution

b)

Population Explosion

c)

Energy Revolution

d)

Industrial Revolution

3.

Steerage

a)

Southern Eastern European immigrants who arrived in the United States in a great wave between 1880 and 1920

b)

Third class accommodations on a steamship, which were usually overcrowded and dirty

c)

Island in New York Harbor that served as an immigration station for millions of immigrants arriving to the United States

d)

Immigrant processing station that opened in San Francisco Bay in 1910

4.

Ellis Island

a)

Southern Eastern European immigrants who arrived in the United States in a great wave between 1880 and 1920

b)

Third class accommodations on a steamship, which were usually overcrowded and dirty

c)

Island in New York Harbor that served as an immigration station for millions of immigrants arriving to the United States

d)

Immigrant processing station that opened in San Francisco Bay in 1910

5.

Industrial Revolution

a)

People eat better

b)

The time period in the 1750's, when people switched from making goods in the home or on the farm

c)

To mass producing goods in factories located in cities.

d)

Women give birth to healthier babies.

6.

Population Explosion

a)

People eat better

b)

More farms

c)

Women give birth to healthier babies

d)

Better medical care slows to death rate

7.

Energy Revolution

a)

New machines allowed mass production od goods

b)

Large labors supply

c)

Water wheels power machines

d)

New technology

8.

What does Thomas Paine wrote?

a)

Common Sense

b)

Declaratory Act

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Treaty of Versalles

9.

What were Lexington & Concord ?

a)

A famous deal

b)

The first engagement od the American Revolution

c)

An indian show

d)

A world war

10.

What was the Treaty of Paris?

a)

Shay's Rebellion

b)

Treaty of Versalles

c)

Ended the French and Indian war or seven year war

d)

An European Group

11.

Shay's Rebellion

a)

Opposition to high taxes and stringent economic conditions

b)

By Daniel Shays

c)

Declaratory Act

d)

New machines

12.

Why was Shay's Rebellion important?

a)

High taxes

b)

Seven year war

c)

It contributed the writing of the new constitution

d)

Low taxes

13.

Judiciary Act 1801

a)

Increased the number of federal judges

b)

Also called "midnight judges"

c)

Second constitution

d)

More important act

14.

Why the Federalist judges were called "midnight judges"

a)

their appointments were at 6 o'clock

b)

Because they wanted

c)

Adams waited until 9 o'clock on his last night a president to appoint them

d)

Adams called like that

15.

William Marbury is one of the judges affected by Jefferson's decision

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What did Marbury to the Supreme Court?

a)

He demands the Supreme Court

b)

He helped them

17.

Marbury demand that the Supreme Court examine the case and force the executive branch to had out papers

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Marshell disagree that Marbury has been trated fairly

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Marshall decides that forcing the government to make Marbury judge would be unconstitutional

a)

True

b)

False

20.

"New" immigrant

a)

Southern Eastern European immigrants who arrived in the United States in a great wave between 1880 and 1920

b)

Third class accommodations on a steamship, which were usually overcrowded and dirty

c)

Island in New York Harbor that served as an immigration station for millions of immigrants arriving to the United States

d)

Immigrant processing station that opened in San Francisco Bay in 1910