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Unit 3 Exam | US History

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

2.
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.
3.
As Americans took over more and more land, what happened to Native Americans?
a)
They agreed to give up their land.
b)
They were given their choice of where to live.
c)
They were forced to live in reservations.
d)
They voluntarily moved to Canada and Mexico.
4.
What states were part of the Mexican Cession?
a)
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania
b)
Louisiana, Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi
c)
Oregon, Washington, Idaho
d)
California, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada
5.
How did the U.S. acquire Oregon? 
a)
treaty with the British
b)
war with England
c)
purchased from the British
d)
war with Mexico
6.

In June 1846, this treaty was signed between Britain and the United States, Provisions included: The boundary between Canada and the United States was set at the 49th parallel

a)

Treaty of British Canada and US

b)

Treaty of Washington

c)

Treaty of Oregon

7.
What was the name of the treaty where Mexico ceded half of its land to the United States?
a)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
b)
Treaty of San Jacinto
c)
Treaty of Mesa Verde
d)
Treaty of Alama Gordo
8.

Occurred because of Manifest Destiny and the Annexation of Texas. the United States wins the war and pays Mexico $15 million for the Mexican Cession.

a)

U.S. - Mexican War

b)

French and Indian War

c)

American Revolution

d)

War of 1812

9.

What was the main purpose of Lewis and Clark's expedition?

a)

To see how many new animals they could find.

b)

To make friends with the Native Americans in the West.

c)

to explore and to map the newly acquired territory.

d)

To see of they could find New Orleans.

10.

Who lead the Corps of Discovery along with sacagawea as their translator with the goal to explore the newly acquired territory of Louisiana?

a)

Washington

b)

Hamilton

c)

Adams and Grant

d)

Lewis and Clark

11.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Ohio
12.
Which of the following stopped European colonization in America.
a)
Adams-Onis Treaty
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Watauga Compact
d)
Convention of 1818
13.
_________  in 1830 authorized the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi river to lands in the west.
a)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
b)
Worcester v. Georgia
c)
Indian Removal Act
d)
None of the above
14.

The forced removal of about __________ Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole Indians west; a quarter of them died along the way. they did not have time to prepare for the journey.

a)

15,000

b)

5,000

c)

4,000

d)

10,000

15.

Why did the government support homesteading?

a)

to encourage trade with Canada

b)

to encourage settlers to farm the western land

16.

Signed into law in May 1862, the ___________ opened up settlement in the western United States, allowing any American, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land.

a)

The Homestead Act

b)

The Western Settlement Act

c)

The Manifest Destiny Act

17.

The Northwest Ordinance territory acquired through this act would eventually become the states of ?

a)

Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana, Ohio, and Missouri

b)

Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Minnesota.

c)

Pennsylvania, Michigan, Kentucky, Iowa, and Arkansas

d)

Iowa, Indiana, Alabama, Oklahoma, and Texas

18.
How did John Brown's raid at Harper's Ferry affect the nation?
a)
John Brown became a hero.
b)
It made the nation come together.
c)
It further divided the North and the South
d)
It had no affect on the country. 
19.
Who Was John Brown?
a)
An avid abolitionist
b)
President of the United States of America
c)
A rich slave owner
d)
A southern democrat
20.

This 1857 ruling declared slaves are property and not citizens therefore they had no rights.

a)

Dred Scott v Sandford

b)

McCulloch v Maryland

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Worcester v Georgia

21.
What is the name for people who wanted to put an end to slavery?
a)
Underground Railroaders 
b)
Suffragists
c)
Bushwackers
d)
Abolitionists
22.
Which amendment officially ended slavery in the United States?
a)
12th
b)
13th
c)
14th 
d)
15th
23.
How did Lincoln and Douglas' views on slavery differ? 
a)
Lincoln opposed slavery but Douglas believe slavery had its place.
b)
Neither one cared about slavery.
c)
They both opposed slavery.
d)
Douglas opposed slavery but Lincoln believed slavery had its place. 
24.
Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation declared --
a)
United State's freedom from Great Britain
b)
an end to the Civil War
c)
freedom for slaves in rebellious southern states
d)
the beginning of Reconstruction
25.
Which event was the immediate cause of the secession of several Southern states from the Union in 1860?
a)
The Dred Scott decision by the U.S. Supreme Court
b)
The election of President Abraham LIncoln
c)
The enactment of the Missouri Compromise
d)
The raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry by John Brown
26.
The states that left the Union called themselves the...
a)
Non-union States of America
b)
Southern States of America
c)
Confederacy
d)
Imperialist
27.

Abraham Lincoln was elected which

a)

led to peace across the nation

b)

caused the South to worry about the future of slavery

c)

immediately ended slavery

d)

was supported by everyone

28.

There were 600,000 lives

a)

saved in the Civil War

b)

lost in the Civil War

c)

rescued from the underground railroad

d)

traded in slavery during the 1800's

29.
Popular sovereignty means each state has the right to choose if they are a free or a slave state
a)
True
b)
False
30.
Which of the following was NOT part of the Compromise of 1850
a)
California = slave state
b)
Allows popular sovereignty in territories from Mexico
c)
Stricter Fugitive Slave Law
d)
Slave trade, but NOT slavery, abolished in Washington, DC
31.
Uncle Tom's Cabin was written shortly after this law was passed.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
32.
This law allowed slavery to expand in the West through popular sovereignty.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
33.
This event was the first time Americans acted violently against slavery.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
34.
This was a Novel that showed how evil slavery was.  It helped the anti-slavery movement grow stronger
a)
Of Mice and Men
b)
Fugitives
c)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
d)
Life of a Slave
35.
A person who wanted to end slavery
a)
Secession
b)
Abolitionist
c)
Fugitive
d)
Southerner
36.

Who led the Confederate Army at Gettysburg?

a)

General George Washington

b)

General Robert E. Lee

c)

General Stonewall Jackson

d)

General Ulysses S. Grant

37.

At what battle did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses Grant?

a)

Battle of Gettysburg

b)

Battle of Appomattox

c)

Battle of Antietam

38.

The process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War.

a)

Reconstruction

b)

Amendments

c)

Black Codes

d)

Constitution

39.
Which three Amendments where designed to ensure equality for the slaves?
a)
17th,18th,19th
b)
13th,14th,15th
c)
13th,14th,16th
d)
8th,9th,10th
40.

Which Amendment abolish slavery?

a)

15th

b)

14th

c)

13th

d)

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41.
Which Amendment states that anyone born in the United States is a citizen?
a)
14th
b)
15th
c)
16th
d)
13th
42.

What Amendment was passed to guarantee African American men the right to vote?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

16th

d)

15th

43.
What name was given to a terrorist group that used violence to keep African-Americans from having equal rights in the South?
a)
Freedman's Bureau
b)
Black Codes
c)
Jim Crow Laws
d)
Ku Klux Klan
44.
Poll taxes & ____ prevented African Americans from voting.
a)
literacy tests
b)
Jim Crow laws
c)
black codes
d)
Freedmen's Bureau
45.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that facilities could be separate as long as they were equal, thus establishing the “________________” clause which allowed for legal segregation in the South.

a)

Separate but Equal

b)

Separate but Fair

c)

Equality

d)

Civil Separation

46.
Southern states created the Black Codes to do what?
a)
limit African Americans rights
b)
expand Confederate rights
c)
give women voting rights
d)
jail Carpetbaggers
47.

Poll taxes and Literacy tests are examples of ways Southern states weakened the effects of the-

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

15th amendment

c)

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

d)

Dred Scot v Sanford decision

48.

What was one long-term consequence of the sharecropping system?

a)

Agricultural workers organized labor unions

b)

Many former slaves became trapped in a cycle of debt

c)

Many agricultural workers moved to cities to start small businesses

d)

Land owners sold property to pay wages to former slaves

49.
Hayes agreed to remove federal troops from the South in order to win the Presidency in the Election of 1876. This--
a)
started Reconstruction
b)
got him impeached
c)
made Southern Democrats angry
d)
ended Reconstruction
50.
Which side won the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy

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