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Final Exam Review Part 1 -2021

Total questions: 75

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which colonial region was the most diverse ethnically, racially, religiously and agriculturally?

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

New England Colonies

c)

Western Colonies

d)

Middle Colonies

2.

Which crop helped save Jamestown?

a)

Tobacco

b)

Cotton

c)

Rice

d)

Indigo

3.

The Boston Tea Party was a response to the:

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Boston Port Bill

c)

Tea Act

d)

Sugar Act

4.

The Intolerable Acts were a reaction to the:

a)

Boston Port Bill

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Battles of Lexington and Concord

d)

Salem Witch Trials

5.

The Great Compromise:

a)

Gave states two members in the house and the senate would be based on population

b)

allowed for slaves to be counted towards the total population of a state to give more representation in Congress

c)

gave the assurance to the anti-federalists of the creation of a Bill of Rights after the Constitution was ratified

d)

Gave states two members in the senate and the House of Representatives would be based on population

6.

The three fifths compromise:

a)

Each state would have two senators and the membership of the House of Representatives would be based on the size of the population

b)

Slaves would be counted towards a state's population for the House of Representatives

c)

Slaves would be counted towards a state's population for the Senate

d)

Gave the authority to the Federal government to remove three of every five slaves from plantations that did not pay their taxes

7.

Which early political party was the party of the "common man" and the people of the rural areas?

a)

Democratic-Republican

b)

Federalists

c)

Anti-Masonic Party

d)

Whigs

8.

What party is thought to have represented the "elite"?

a)

Jacksonian Democrats

b)

Democratic Republicans

c)

Republicans

d)

Federalists

9.

What does the map here represent?

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Gadsden Purchase

10.

Which of the following lead to a depression, the end of the popularity of President Jefferson and the push for Americans to industrialize so they could produce for themselves?

a)

Whiskey Tax

b)

Embargo Act of 1807

c)

Macon's Bill no. 2

d)

The War of 1812

11.

Which of the following controversial elections was decided by the House of Representatives because the candidates tied in the electoral college?

a)

Election of 1800

b)

Election of 1876

c)

Election of 2000

d)

Election of 2016

12.

Which Presidential election featured the first time universal white male suffrage (all white men eligible to vote) and also helped elect Andrew Jackson?

a)

Election of 1800

b)

Election of 1824

c)

Election of 1828

d)

Election of 1832

13.

Which of the following WERE NOT abolitionists in America in the Antebellum (pre Civil War) period?

a)

Frederick Douglass

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

c)

David Wilmot

d)

Harriet Tubman

14.

The 36 30' Line was the dividing line between:

a)

Northern States and Southern States

b)

Free States and Slave States

c)

Louisiana Purchase and the Spanish Territory

d)

The Confederacy and the Union

15.

The 36 30' line was the prominent feature of

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

d)

Articles of Confederation

16.

Which of the following court cases challenged the Indian Removal Act of 1831?

a)

Marbury v Madison

b)

Worcester v Georgia

c)

McCulloch v Maryland

d)

Cherokee Nation v Georgia

17.

The verdict of Worcester v Georgia, lead:

a)

President Jefferson to declare the Indian of Georgia a sovereign, independent nation

b)

President Monroe to establish the Monroe Doctrine which created the reservation system to protect Indians

c)

President Jackson to ignore the ruling stating "John Marshall has made his ruling, now let's see him enforce it". Indians were then forcibly removed and sent to Indian Territory

d)

President Washington to give a complete pardon to all Indians who were charge in deaths during the Indian Wars in the colonial period

18.

The Mexican Cession in the picture was acquired by the United States after the Mexican War and the signing of:

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Embargo Act of 1807

c)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

d)

Treaty of Versailles

19.

Which of the following is a way that the United States asserted its right to be isolated from the European Nations in the Western Hemisphere?

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Treaty of Versailles

c)

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

d)

Big Stick Policy

20.

The Industrial North always favored ______________ because they benefited manufacturers and merchants

a)

low tariffs

b)

high tariffs

c)

no tariffs

d)

embargoes

21.

Which of the following pushed America closer towards a secession crisis in the late 1820s because the South felt it would suffer and the North benefited from it

a)

Tariff of 1828 (Tariff of Abominations)

b)

The rechartering of the Second Bank of the US

c)

Ratification of the Constitution

d)

the adoption of the Bill of Rights

22.

Which of the following were examples of arguments for states' rights (multiple answers)

a)

The War of 1812

b)

Secession Crisis of 1860 and 1861

c)

Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

d)

South Carolina Ordinance of Nullification

23.

The South had many disadvantages during the Civil War. Which of the following was an example of an ADVANTAGE during the Civil War (multiple answers)

a)

Better military leadership

b)

more manufacturing

c)

more railroads

d)

fighting a defensive war on their own land

24.

Which document or speech reshaped the Civil War from a war about secession to a war to end slavery?

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

Gettysburg Address

c)

Lincoln's Second Inaugural

d)

Th Fifteenth Amendment

25.

Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction was to be:

a)

swift and as easy as possible for the Rebels

b)

hard a punishing for the rebels

c)

it would be simple but it would involve executions for the top Confederate officers and politicians

d)

Lincoln did not have a plan for Reconstruction

26.

The Reconstruction Act of 1867 was implemented to

a)

help punish the Confederates

b)

protect the Freedmen after the passage and ratification of the 14th and 15th amendments

c)

protect the former Confederates after the completion of their requirements to be readmitted to the Union

d)

help reshape the boundaries of the former Confederate states

27.

Vigilante groups like the Ku Klux Klan and the Knights of the White Camelia:

a)

Used violence to intimidate freedmen from voting

b)

Gave charity to the local freedmen and poor whites after the destruction of the Civil War

c)

Were a tool used by the Republican Party to increase voting after the Civil War

d)

Used violence to intimidate poor ex-confederates from voting

28.

progressive politicians pushed to:

a)

end regulation on businesses so they could become more profitable and thereby hire more people

b)

limit the amount of people who could work for big businesses

c)

an increase of pay for the Union bosses

d)

regulate big business in the interest of protecting the workers and consumer

29.

Which of the following WAS NOT a progressive politican

a)

Theodor Roosevelt

b)

Warren Harding

c)

William Howard Taft

d)

Woodrow Wilson

30.

The nineteenth amendment established:

a)

Women's Suffrage

b)

Universal Men's Suffrage

c)

Federal Income Tax

d)

Two Term Limit for Presidents

31.

Which of the following campaigned for women's right to vote (multiple answers)

a)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

b)

Carrie Chapman Catt

c)

Susan B Anthony

d)

Dorothea Dix

32.

The Dawes Act:

a)

ended the Indian Reservation System and pushed Indians to live on their own individual property outside of their tribal system

b)

gave Indians the ability to create territorial legislatures and send representatives to Congress

c)

repealed the Treaty of new Echota

d)

provided millions for tribal infrastructure (building roads, telegraph lines, railroads)

33.

What group of people brought public attention to awful conditions in the factories and tenement housing in the cities?

a)

Yellow Journalists

b)

Bull Moose Party

c)

Conservative Republicans

d)

Muckrakers

34.

Which of the following was a famous muckraking photographer?

a)

Ida Tarbell

b)

Lincoln Steffens

c)

Jacob Riis

d)

Sam McClure

35.

The Roosevelt Corollary was intended to:

a)

Allow for better relations between the US and European nations over the colonization of Central and South America

b)

Reassert America's sole power in the Western Hemisphere and to not allow European colonization in Central and South America

c)

Bring an end to the Russo-Japanese War

d)

Create the Panama Canal

36.

How did the industrial revolution HURT farmers?

a)

The produced TOO MANY crops through mechanical tractors

b)

They could not keep up with demand because of the new freedmen

c)

They could not afford the tractors and created a recession because of the lack of demand

d)

People moved off the farms and into the cities because of more jobs and the farm economy crashed

37.

The fear of being tied to an alliance that could bring America into another war was a leading factor for

a)

the senate refusing to give money under the Marshall Plan

b)

the senate overriding Woodrow Wilson's veto of the Fordney McCumber Tariff

c)

the senate refusing to ratify the Treaty of Versailles

d)

the senate providing money under the Marshall Plan

38.

Which of the following WAS NOT a reason for the United States entry into the war

a)

The Zimmerman Telegram

b)

Germany's Unrestricted Submarine warfare

c)

Sinking of the Lusitania

d)

The Election of Woodrow Wilson

39.

A desire to find raw materials and new markets lead America to:

a)

isolationism

b)

expansionism and imperialism

c)

declare war on Germany

d)

the progressive movement

40.

which of the following foreign diplomacy programs is INCORRECTLY matched up?

a)

Theodore Roosevelt- Dollar Diplomacy

b)

Woodrow Wilson- Moral Diplomacy

c)

Theodore Roosevelt-Big Stick Diplomacy

d)

William Howard Taft- Dollar Diplomacy

41.

Secretary of State John Hay's plan to get American access to trade in China without controlling territory was told through his:

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Roosevelt Corollary

c)

Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Open Door Note

42.

Installment plans were a new way in the 1920s for Americans to:

a)

Purchase a good without paying for it completely upfront

b)

Purchase a good at a discount price

c)

have new appliances installed in their house

d)

buy stocks

43.

President Franklin Roosevelt aimed to end any form of opposition to his New Deal plans through

a)

Court Packing Scheme

b)

Executive Order 8802

c)

Executive Order 9066

d)

Agricultural Adjustment Act

44.

buying on margin is the process of

a)

Someone who sells stocks for less than what it is worth, then borrows the difference in the hopes of making money

b)

Someone who buys stocks for less than what it is worth, then sells it off losing money

c)

Someone who buys stocks for less than what it is worth, then borrows the difference in the hopes of making money

d)

Someone who buys stocks for more than what it is worth, then borrows the difference in the hopes of making money

45.

What was the reaction to the attack on the Bonus Army?

a)

Many saw it as a reason not to re-elect Herbert Hoover

b)

Many saw it as a reason to re-elect Herbert Hoover

c)

Many saw it as a reason to re-elect Franklin D Roosevelt

d)

Many saw it as a reason not to re-elect Franklin D Roosevelt

46.

The Public Works Administration was intended to provide:

a)

employment

b)

loans to farmers

c)

aid to senior citizens

d)

support for banks

47.

forcing Japanese Americans into internment camps through the Executive order 9066 was supported by the Supreme Court in

a)

Sacco and Vanzetti Case

b)

Korematsu v United States

c)

Dennis v United States

d)

Executive Order 8802

48.

Which of the following contributed to suburbanization (people moving out of the cities and into the suburbs)?

a)

Eisenhower Interstate System

b)

The Cold War

c)

Korean War

d)

The Great Depression

49.

The Lend-Lease Act:

a)

Shifted Americans from interventionists to isolationists between World War I and World War II

b)

Shifted Americans from isolation to becoming involved in foreign affairs between World War I and World War II

c)

Provided money to the Axis Powers during World War II

d)

Gave Franklin Roosevelt the power invade Germany

50.

The United States relationships with Cuba and the Soviet Union due to the: (multiple answers)

a)

Cuban Revolution

b)

Cuban Missile Crisis

c)

Bay of Pigs Invasion

d)

Hungarian Revolution

51.

Domino theory is the belief that:

a)

if one land in a region came under the influence of communism, then the surrounding countries would follow in a domino effect

b)

if one land in a region came under the influence of capitalism, then the surrounding countries would follow in a domino effect

c)

if one land in a region came under the influence of anarchism, then the surrounding countries would follow in a domino effect

d)

if one land in a region came under the influence of democracy, then the surrounding countries would follow in a domino effect

52.

McCarthyism is:

a)

providing aid to European non-communist countries after World War II

b)

providing proper evidence for a Senate hearing

c)

making accusations of subversion or treason without proper regard for evidence.

d)

having a trial and convicting members of the Communist Party

53.

Which of the following frightened Americans and pushed Congress to increase spending on science and mathematics to keep up with the Soviets in the Space Race?

a)

Soviets exploding the Hydrogen Bomb

b)

Soviets invading Berlin

c)

Soviets launching Sputnik into space

d)

The Cuban Missile Crisis

54.

Sit-Ins, Freedom Rides and marches were all examples of:

a)

protests during the Civil Rights Era to bring attention to racial inequality in the American South

b)

forms of protest to bring attention to the inequalities Indians suffered from in the West on reservations

c)

forms of protest to bring attention to the inequalities Mexican Americans suffered from in the southwest in cities like Los Angeles

d)

forms of protest to bring attention to the inequalities poor whites suffered from in the mountain region in the American South

55.

Brown v Board of Education established:

a)

Separate But Equal was no longer legal except for in public schools

b)

Separate But Equal was no longer legal including in public schools

c)

Teachers could legally teach evolution

d)

Principals had the ability to admit Black students after they interviewed them

56.

The fear of the spread of international communism after World War II lead to which of the following (multiple answers)

a)

Containment

b)

McCarthyism

c)

House on UnAmerican Activities hearings (HUAC)

d)

Arab Oil Embargo of 1973

57.

President Lyndon Johnson vowed that poverty and racial injustice would be eliminated, and economic opportunity would be available for all through his program of:

a)

New Deal

b)

Fair Deal

c)

New Frontier

d)

Great Society

58.

Which group was identified with increased opposition to the war in Vietnam, major reforms in Civil Rights and American college campuses and a conservative backlash against protesters and "radicals"

a)

New Left

b)

New Right

c)

NAACP

d)

Moral Majority

59.

Which lowered restrictions and allowed for better trade between United States, Mexico and Canada?

a)

NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)

b)

NATO (North Atlantic Trade Organization)

c)

Warsaw Pact

d)

World Trade Organization (WTO)

60.

Citizens' security can outweigh citizens' rights happened as a result of (multiple answers)

a)

Red Scare

b)

World War II

c)

September 11th Attacks

d)

Persian Gulf War

61.

The Oregon Territory was split between the United States and Britain under which expansionist president?

a)

Martin Van Buren

b)

James Polk

c)

William Henry Harrison

d)

John Tyler

62.

Why did the election of 1824 go to the House?

a)

No candidate got a majority of electoral votes

b)

No candidate got a plurality of electoral votes

c)

The President and VP got the same number of votes

d)

Aaron Burr shot Alexander Hamilton

63.

Which amendment granted citizenship and equal protection under the law for all people born in the United States?

a)

13th

b)

14th

c)

15th

d)

16th

64.

Where did the majority of the Okies attempt to move to?

a)

California

b)

Texas

c)

Oklahoma

d)

Colorado

65.

President Hoover believed that the government providing direct relief to individuals was:

a)

the only way to save the American people.

b)

unconstitutional

c)

the first step in a long recovery

d)

the last step in a long recovery

66.

The first thing that FDR did as president (two days after his inauguration) was

a)

pushed through the Works Progress Administration

b)

began Fireside Chats

c)

Fired his Secretary of State

d)

pushed through the Emergency Banking Bill

67.

Interventionists were:

a)

In favor of joining the war to help stop German expansion

b)

Not in favor of joining the war in any capacity

c)

In favor of giving aid to Great Britain but not sending the American military

d)

In favor of joining the war, but only to stop Japanese expansion

68.

The plan to exterminate the Jews from Germany-controlled regions was called:

a)

Kristallnacht

b)

Mein Kampf

c)

Final Solution

d)

The Wave

69.

Which event in the 1940s reflected a major milestone in

achieving the second victory described in this excerpt?


"The symbol of black participation [during World War II] was ‘the Double V.’ In other words, ‘Double V’ meant two victories: victory against the enemy abroad, and victory against the

enemy at home. The enemy at home of course being racism,discrimination, prejudice and Jim Crow."


Bill DeShields, founder of the Black Military History Institute of America

a)

passage of the GI Bill to provide veteran’s benefits

b)

the executive order desegregating the military

c)

establishment of the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe

d)

the formation of an international peacekeeping organization

70.

The United States government's Termination Policy:

a)

Encouraged Indians to assimilate to white American society

b)

Pushed for the final extinction of the Indians

c)

Helped to address the unjust treatment of Asian Americans during World War II

d)

Terminated the Black Panther Party

71.

Which event lasted for 380 days and forced desegregation?

a)

Montgomery County Bus Boycott

b)

Sit Ins at Greensboro Woolworth's lunch counters

c)

The Freedom Rides

d)

The federalization of the Arkansas National Guard

72.

Which law was passed by Congress soon after the death of Martin Luther King, Jr.

a)

Fair Housing Act

b)

Civil Rights Act of 1964

c)

Voting Rights Act of 1965

d)

Brown v. Board

73.

How did President Johnson escalate the war in Vietnam?

a)

He ordered a massive bombing campaign of North Vietnam and Cambodia known as Rolling Thunder

b)

He sent hundreds of advisers to inspect the ongoing Vietnamese civil unrest

c)

He ordered the CIA to kill South Vietnamese president Ngo Dien Diem

d)

He gave hundreds of millions of dollars in humanitarian aid to South Vietnam but none to North Vietnam

74.

Nixon believed __________________ gave him the right to refuse to cooperate with investigators and refuse to turn over the White House tapes of conversations.

a)

fake news

b)

Warren Commission

c)

Kerner Commission

d)

Executive Privilege

75.

The USSR's invasion of Afghanistan was too expensive and lead Mikhail Gorbachev to propose

a)

gulags

b)

To double down (increase) the invasion of Afghanistan

c)

a treaty with Afghanistan

d)

perestroika and glastnost