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U.S. and the World II Final Exam Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What piece of land did Thomas Jefferson buy at a cheap price that doubled the size of the U.S.?

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Gadsden Purchase

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Oregon Teritory

2.

What was the belief that the United States is destined to stretch from coast to coast called?

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Divine Destiny

c)

Divine Calling

d)

American Expansionism

3.

The Second Great Awakening was a movement centered around...

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Religion

c)

Industrialization

d)

Immigration

4.

Merchants and fur trappers living in the West were called...

a)

Rugged Individualists

b)

Mountain Men

c)

Fur Fellows

d)

Western Warriors

5.

James Watt helped contributed to the Industrial Revolution by inventing the...

a)

Telegraph

b)

Phonograph

c)

Light Bulb

d)

Steam Engine

6.

This policy is like the U.S. saying to Europe: "This is our half of the world, so stay out and don't colonize it!"

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Big Stick Diplomacy

c)

Monroe Doctrine

d)

Imperialism

7.

The fight to get rid of slavery is sometimes called...

a)

Abolition

b)

The Fight for Freedom

c)

Reconstruction

d)

Nativism

8.

This enraged many Northerners because it required them to return runaway slaves to the South.

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Monroe Doctrine

c)

Fugitive Slave Act

d)

13th Amendment

9.

This word describes what southern states did after Abraham Lincoln was elected president.

a)

Segregation

b)

Succession

c)

Colonization

d)

Secession

10.

The time period right after the Civil War is called...

a)

Reconstruction

b)

The Industrial Revolution

c)

The Era of Good Feelings

d)

The Progressive Era

11.

A company that has complete control over an industry is known as a...

a)

Cottage Industry

b)

Capitalist

c)

Monopoly

d)

Duopoly

12.

The Louisiana Purchase was explored by...

a)

Washington and Lee

b)

Monroe and Madison

c)

Jefferson and Adams

d)

Lewis and Clark

13.

The people who wanted to go to war against Great Britain in 1812 were called...

a)

Radical Republicans

b)

War Hawks

c)

Secessionists

d)

Unionists

14.

Though the Missouri Compromise maintained the important balance between free and slave states, why did it fail?

a)

It was hard to enforce

b)

It created the Fugitive Slave Act

c)

It didn't address what would happen if a state wanted to switch sides

d)

It didn't address the root problem of slavery

15.

Thousands of people traveled on the ________ for religious freedom, land, and the opportunity for a new life.

a)

Oregon Trail

b)

Chisholm Trail

c)

Trail of Tears

d)

Appalachian Trail

16.

What was the number one killer on the Oregon Trail and in the Civil War?

a)

Battles

b)

Wild Animals

c)

Disease

d)

Inclement Weather

17.

Most of the 49ers who went to California for gold...

a)

became very rich

b)

decided to settle in Oregon

c)

died

d)

ended up with nothing

18.

About 10 years after gaining independence from Mexico, Texas...

a)

returned to Mexico

b)

Fought a war against California

c)

became a U.S. state

d)

was overthrown by the Spanish

19.

Innovation during the Industrial Revolution was focused around...

a)

Farming Practices

b)

Machines

c)

Electricity

d)

Military Weapons

20.

Which of the following is NOT a limitation of using canals for transportation?

a)

They are expensive to build

b)

They are at the mercy of the weather

c)

They are extremely dangerous

d)

They are slow 

21.

Strikes are used by _____ to get concessions like better wages and working conditions.

a)

Scabs

b)

Carptebaggers

c)

Strikebreakers

d)

Labor Unions

22.

The northern economy was primarily _____; the southern economy was primarily-----.

a)

agricultural; industrial

b)

industrial; agricultural

c)

transportation-based; factory-based

d)

shipping-based; production-based

23.

The system used to give government jobs to friends and supporters.

a)

Victors System

b)

Back-Scratching System

c)

Spoils System

d)

Elector System

24.

Andrew Jackson forced the Cherokee nation from Georgia on the...

a)

Oregon Trail

b)

Trail of Sorrows

c)

Great Migration

d)

Trail of Tears

25.

For a long time, politicians did not discuss slavery due to the...

a)

gag rule

b)

silence clause

c)

abolition article

d)

harmony principle

26.

Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the Union in the Civil War?

a)

Larger population

b)

More troops

c)

Better generals

d)

More factories

27.

What declared that slaves in Confederate states were free?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Emancipation Proclamation

c)

13th Amendment

d)

14th Amendment

28.

The Union victories at _______ and _______ in July of 1863 marked the turning point of the Civil War.

a)

Shiloh, Antietam

b)

Fort Sumter, Second Bull Run

c)

Chancellorsville, Fredericksburg

d)

Gettysburg, Vicksburg

29.

What was William Tecumseh Sherman practicing when he destroyed many parts of Georgia on his March to the Sea?

a)

Total War

b)

Limited War

c)

Civilian Warfare

d)

Tactical Destruction

30.

_____ was the one who shot Abraham Lincoln.

a)

Charles Guiteau

b)

Leon Czolgosz

c)

Lee Harvey Oswald

d)

John Wilkes Booth

31.

Why was President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction Plan more lenient towards the South?

a)

He was from the South

b)

He wanted them to feel comfortable seceding again

c)

He felt responsible for the destruction caused there

d)

His plan was not actually very lenient

32.

Southern states passed _____ during Reconstruction to limit the rights of Black Americans.

a)

amendments

b)

Black codes

c)

a Fugitive Slave Act

d)

the 3/5 Compromise

33.

What group wanted to (1) punish the South for the Civil War and (2) give equal rights to Blacks?

a)

Radical Democrats

b)

Stalwarts

c)

Radical Republicans

d)

Half-Breeds

34.

The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) arose to...

a)

reverse Radical Reconstruction

b)

help freedmen get land

c)

challenge the two major political parties in elections

d)

support the 15th Amendment

35.

The United States was connected entirely East to West coast by the...

a)

Erie Canal

b)

Oregon Trail

c)

Chisholm Trail

d)

Transcontinental Railroad

36.

The Carlisle Indian Industrial School practiced _____ to make Native Americans adopt white culture.

a)

abolition

b)

assimilation

c)

repatriation

d)

transformation

37.

What were towns built specifically to receive and ship cattle called?

a)

Railroad Towns

b)

Shipping Towns

c)

Beef Towns

d)

Cow Towns