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Abeka 4 History Test 9 Review

Total questions: 54

Worksheet time: 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A body of water smaller than an ocean or sea, it is usually fresh water.

a)

Channel

b)

Sea

c)

Lake

d)

Bay

2.

A deep, narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water.

a)

Channel

b)

Sea

c)

Lake

d)

Bay

3.

Part of a body of water, smaller than a sea, reaches the land, generally with a wide opening.

a)

Channel

b)

Sea

c)

Lake

d)

Bay

4.

What is the name of the piece of land that "C" is on?

a)

Gadsden Purchase

b)

United States 1783

c)

Oregon Territory

d)

Mexican Cession

5.

LAND THE U.S. BOUGHT FROM FRANCE IN EARLY 1800'S.

a)

APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS

b)

LOUISIANA PURCHASE

c)

TEXAS

d)

OREGON

6.

What is the name of the piece of land that "D" is on?

a)

Gadsden Purchase

b)

United States 1783

c)

Oregon Territory

d)

Mexican Cession

7.

What is the name of the piece of land that "G" is on?

a)

Northwest Territory

b)

United States 1783

c)

Oregon Territory

d)

Texas Annexation

8.

What is the name of the piece of land that "A" is on?

a)

Northwest Territory

b)

United States 1783

c)

Oregon Territory

d)

Texas Annexation

9.

What is the name of the piece of land that "F" is pointing to?

a)

Gadsden Purchase

b)

United States 1783

c)

Oregon Territory

d)

Texas Annexation

10.

What is the name of the piece of land that "E" is pointing to?

a)

Gadsden Purchase

b)

United States 1783

c)

Florida

d)

Texas Annexation

11.

Was signed July 4th 1776, stated that America was fighting for freedom from England

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Constitution

d)

Articles of Confederation

12.

Sections added to the Constitution stating rights and freedoms of citizens of the United States

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Constitution

d)

Articles of Confederation

13.

First plan of government agreed upon by the newly founded United States.

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Constitution

d)

Articles of Confederation

14.

Replaced the Articles of Confederation, after its failure, as the new form of government.

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Constitution

d)

Articles of Confederation

15.

Was added to the United States so a railroad could be built?

a)

Gadsden Purchase

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Texas Annexation

d)

Florida

16.

Government run by representatives of the people

a)

monarchy

b)

republic

c)

democracy

d)

socialist

17.

Became a hero to the people of the 13 colonies during the French and Indian War.

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

Paul Revere

18.

One of the men who rode at night to warn of a British attack

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

Paul Revere

19.

Main author of the Declaration of Independence

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

Paul Revere

20.

Was given command of the Continental Army during the War for Independence

a)

Benjamin Franklin

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Washington

d)

Paul Revere

21.

Secured the Northwest Territory for the U.S.A.

a)

Jonathan Edwards

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Rogers Clark

d)

Paul Revere

22.

Puritan preacher who started the Great Awakening

a)

Jonathan Edwards

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

George Rogers Clark

d)

Paul Revere

23.

These were heavily armored ships made with a strong metal.

a)

battleships

b)

ironclads

c)

Navy Seal

d)

Mayflower

24.
Who became the President of the Confederate States of America?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Robert E. Lee
25.

Where did General Lee surrender to General Grant at the end of the Civil War?

a)

Quebec

b)

Yorktown

c)

Appomattox Court House

d)

New York

26.

Which army did General Robert E. Lee lead?

a)

Confederate

b)

Union

c)

Neutrals

d)

He was not a general.

27.

This man was the commander of the Union troops

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Jefferson Davis

28.

Actor who killed Lincoln

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Ulysses Grant

c)

John Wilkes Booth

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Abraham Lincoln

29.

President of the Union, 1861-1865, and believed the Union should be preserved.

a)

Robert E. Lee

b)

Ulysses Grant

c)

John Wilkes Booth

d)

Jefferson Davis

e)

Abraham Lincoln

30.

Who invented the Cotton Gin?

a)

George Harrison

b)

Eli Whitney

c)

Thomas Singleton

d)

Matthew Pershing

31.

The explorer who created the Wilderness trail through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky was ____.

a)

Daniel Boone

b)

Meriwether Lewis

c)

George Rogers Clarke

d)

Thomas Jefferson

32.

Who wrote "The Star Spangled Banner?"

a)

Francis Scott Key wrote it in 1814.

b)

Martha Washington wrote it in 1777.

c)

George Washington wrote it in 1789.

d)

Mary Todd Lincoln wrote it in 1861.

33.

In February 1836 a Mexican army of 5,000 troops advance on a small Texan force barricaded in this nearby mission?

a)

The Alamo

b)

San Antonio

c)

San Jacinto

d)

Goliad

34.

U.S. President who supported annexing Texas and Oregon on the basis of Manifest Destiny was this man?

a)

James Polk

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Zachary Taylor

d)

Sam Houston

35.

Texans' leader in fight for Independence. After the Battle of San Jacinto Mexico signed a treaty recognizing Texan independence. Texans elected this man president?

a)

Sam Houston

b)

William Travis

c)

Stephen Austin

d)

Jim Bowie

36.

Who were the Rebels?

a)

Union soldiers

b)

Confederate soldiers

37.

The first state to secede was ___________

a)

South Carolina

b)

Virginia

c)

Alabama

d)

Mississippi

38.

What was the main goal of the North (Union)?

a)

Preserving the Union

b)

Defeating the South

c)

Forcing the Confederate States to recognize Lincoln as President

d)

Allowing slavery to continue

39.

What was the nickname given to the Union (northern) soldiers?

a)

Rebels

b)

Yankees

40.

The name of the Union ironclad ship

a)

Mayflower

b)

Merrimac

c)

Monitor

d)

Massasoit

41.

The name of the Confederate ironclad ship

a)

Mayflower

b)

Merrimac

c)

Monitor

d)

Massasoit

42.

Marcus and Narcissa Whitman went the the Oregon Country to .

a)

teach the fur trappers about Christianity

b)

teach the Native Americans about Christianity

c)

build a mission at Fort Astoria

d)

help the Makah find more efficient ways to hunt grey whales

43.

Define patriot.

a)

Colonists who supported the British King

b)

Colonists who supported independence

c)

Colonists who didn't choose sides

44.
Lexington and Concord were the first battles in what war?
a)
Revolutionary War
b)
World War I
c)
War of 1812
45.
What did Charles Cornwallis do once he and his army were trapped in Yorktown?
a)
Fought the Colonists and the French
b)
Escaped by boat
c)
Escaped through the woods
d)
Surrendered
46.
Why was the Battle of Yorktown significant?
a)
It was the last major battle which ended the war
b)
It was the first major battle which sparked the war
c)
It was the first battle which the Continental Army had won
d)
It was the first battle which Britain had won
47.

What battle led to Texas Independence, but it was also the place where Texan patriot's suffered a tragic defeat by the Mexicans?

a)

Battle of the Alamo

b)

Battle of Gettysburg

c)

Battle of Iwo Jima

d)

Battle of Bunker Hill

48.

General Washington and the Continental Army spent a horrible winter of 1777-1778 at

a)

the Alamo

b)

Bunker Hill

c)

Lexington / Concord

d)

Valley Forge

49.

This battle was the turning point in the Civil War.

a)

Battle of Bull Run

b)

Battle of Antietam

c)

Battle of Gettysburg

d)

Battle of Appomattox Courthouse

50.
The event held at this location encouraged the start of the civil war and rallied both sides to build up their armies.
a)
Bull Run
b)
Yorktown
c)
Fort Sumter
d)
Appomattox 
51.

Which of the below statements best describes the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

A change to the United States constitution allowing for all men to vote regardless of race.

b)

A new law issued by congress that said slavery was illegal in the North.

c)

An executive order from Abraham Lincoln that eventually led to the freedom of millions of slaves.

d)

A speech given by Abraham Lincoln asking for the Civil War to end.

e)

An order made by the Supreme Court saying that the Confederate states had the right to decide for themselves on slavery.

52.

The states that seceded from the union formed a new country called:

a)

the Confederate States of America

b)

the Southern United States of America

c)

the Federation of America

d)

the Lone Star Republic

53.
Who won the War of 1812?
a)
England
b)
United States
c)
France
d)
No one won. It was a stalemate.
54.

What is the oldest French settlement in North America?

This was also where the English was victorious over the French in the French and Indian War.

a)

Montreal

b)

Detroit

c)

Quebec

d)

New Orleans