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US History 1492- 1915

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

American Revolution: United States Vs.

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

Germany

d)

Spain

2.

Declaration of Independence was written in _______ by _________________

a)

1776/ John Adams

b)

1777/ Thomas Jefferson

c)

1776/ Thomas Jefferson

d)

1791/ The founding fathers

3.

Who said " Speak softly but carry a big stick"?

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Teddy Roosevelt

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Wm H Taft

e)

Wm McKinley

4.

Who was the Union General in the Civil War?

a)

Robert E Lee

b)

Stonewall Jackson

c)

George McClellan

d)

Ulysses S Grant

5.

Who was the confederate General in the Civil War?

a)

Robert E Lee

b)

Stonewall Jackson

c)

George McClellan

d)

Ulysses S Grant

6.

Who assassinated Abe Lincoln___________ and in what year _________

a)

John Wilkes Booth/ 1864

b)

Gavrillo Princip/ 1914

c)

John Wilkes Booth/ 1865

d)

Lee Harvey Oswald/ 1963

7.

Who was president of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Stonewall Jackson

d)

Ulysses S Grant

e)

Robert E Lee

8.

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

a)

Jefferson Davis

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Stonewall Jackson

d)

Ulysses S Grant

e)

Robert E Lee

9.

In which war did Zachary Taylor gain his fame?

a)

Civil War

b)

Mexican American War

c)

War of 1812

d)

Spanish American War

10.

In which war did Andrew Jackson gain his fame?

a)

Civil War

b)

Mexican American War

c)

War of 1812

d)

Spanish American War

11.

In which war did Teddy Roosevelt gain his fame?

a)

Civil War

b)

Mexican American War

c)

War of 1812

d)

Spanish American War

12.
Who was the third president of the United States?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Donald Trump
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
13.
What year did the Revolutionary War end?
a)
1783
b)
1776
c)
1745
d)
1802
14.

When did Christopher Columbus arrive in the Americas?

a)

1442

b)

1482

c)

1492

d)

1490

15.
When did women get the right to vote?
a)
September 19, 1915
b)
August 25, 1922
c)
August 18, 1920
d)
August 31, 1918
16.

What amendment freed the slaves?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

e)

18th

17.

What amendment gave black men the right to vote?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

e)

18th

18.

What amendment gave us income taxes?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

e)

18th

19.

A muckraker is a

a)

Person who exposes the truth in a story

b)

A person who makes rakes for stalls

c)

A person who infiltrates the media posing as a reporter

d)

Very common today.

20.

Which amendment gave women suffrage?

a)

16th

b)

17th

c)

18th

d)

19th

21.
Which statement best describes President Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy position toward Latin America in the early 1900’s?
a)
The United States should reduce its involvement in Latin American affairs
b)
The Monroe Doctrine permits the United States to intervene actively in the affairs of Latin American nations.
c)
Latin American nations should form an organization to help them achieve political and economic stability.
d)
The United States should give large amounts of financial aid to help the poor of Latin Amenca.
22.
Which United States foreign policy was most directly related to the rise of big business in the late 1800s?
a)
containment
b)
 imperialism 
c)
 détente
d)
neutrality 
23.

Which of the following is not one of the original 13 colonies?

a)

Pennsylvania

b)

Virginia

c)

Delaware

d)

Vermont

24.

Which of these was a problem with the Articles of Confederation?

a)

The federal government was too weak

b)

The federal government was too strong

c)

There was no federal government

d)

There was no state government

25.

What was the primary goal of the Federalist Papers?

a)

to ratify the Constitution

b)

to stop the US from going to war

c)

to establish a new leader

d)

to establish freedom of speech

26.

Which of the following is NOT protected by the 1st Amendment?

a)

freedom of speech

b)

freedom of the press

c)

freedom of assembly

d)

freedom of property

27.

What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?

a)

Discovery

b)

Speedwell

c)

Godspeed

d)

Mayflower

28.

Who was the French and Indian War between?

a)

French and Indian

b)

French and British

c)

Colonists and British

d)

Spain and French

29.

Colonists could not go west of which physical feature according to the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

Mississippi River

b)

Rocky Mountains

c)

Appalachian Mountains

d)

Missouri River

30.

Who was the first president to live in the White House?

a)

John Adams

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jeffereson

d)

James Madison

31.

What was the deal in 1803 where the US bought a large amount of land from the French?

a)

Florida Sale

b)

Paris Land Lease

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

Jefferson's Folly

32.

The United States first subway line was opened in what city in 1897?

a)

New York

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Chicago

d)

Boston

33.

The Statue of Liberty was a gift to the US from which country?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Engalnd

d)

Italy

34.

Which decade did the California Gold Rush start?

a)

1840's

b)

1850's

c)

1860's

d)

1870's

35.

During which War was the White House set on fire?

a)

Revolutionary War

b)

Civil War

c)

War of 1812

d)

French and Indian War

36.

How many stripes are on the American Flag?

a)

10

b)

15

c)

13

d)

14

37.

During which years did the Civil War occur?

a)

1861-1865

b)

1860-1865

c)

1861-1864

d)

1860-1863

38.

When was the Bill of Rights Added to the US Constitution?

a)

1789

b)

1790

c)

1791

d)

1792

39.

Where did the the Patriots suffer through a terrible winter; lacking adequate food, clothing and shelter, but were able to survive dueto the leadership of George Washington?

a)

Boston

b)

Philadelphia

c)

Valley Forge

d)

Albany

40.

Who wrote Common Sense and The Crisis during the American Revolution?

a)
b)
c)
41.
Who was the third president of the United States?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Donald Trump
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
42.
Who was the third president of the United States?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Donald Trump
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
43.
Who was the third president of the United States?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Donald Trump
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
44.

Manifest Destiny was an idea popular in America during the

a)

Great Depression

b)

War of 1812

c)

mid 1800's

d)

early 1900's

45.

Lewis and Clark explored the Louisiana Territory, which had been purchased by ______ in ______.

a)

Jackson, 1812

b)

Jefferson, 1778

c)

Jackson, 1777

d)

Jefferson, 1803

46.

A "tragic policy of Indian removal," which move more than 100,000 Native Americans from their homes in 1838 was called the

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

Gold Rush

d)

Reconstruction Era

47.

People who worked to end slavery were called _____.

a)

Jim Crows

b)

steamboats

c)

abolitionists

d)

common men

48.

Which is NOT TRUE about the American Civil War?

a)

It was fought from 1861-1865.

b)

It was the deadliest war in American history.

c)

One of its causes was slavery.

d)

One of its causes was the Jim Crow system.

49.

Which of these occurred last in the U.S.?

a)

the Jim Crow system

b)

Reconstruction

c)

the Civil War

d)

the Industrial Revolution

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