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WorksheetsChapter 7 Review US History 5th Grade
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which early political party believed that the country's economy should be based on farming?
Federalists
Nationalists
Anti-Federalists
Democratic-Republicans
What did Congress do to help President Washington perform his duties?
It created different departments within the executive branch.
It granted Washington money for his living expenses.
It paid for Washington's move to Washington, D.C.
It passed taxes on imports and exports.
Which of the following is an important practice begun by President Washington that continued after he left office?
He campaigned for office after his first term was over.
He created a group of advisors called a Cabinet.
He handled all relations with foreign countries.
He started his own political party.
" . . . there is not a single apartment [room] finished, . . . We have not the least fence, yard, or other convenience, without, and the great unfinished audience room I made a drying room of, to hang up the clothes in." —Abigail Adams
To what was Abigail Adams referring in this statement?
Living conditions that women faced in the early 1800s
Difficulties faced by Americans during the War of 1812
Conditions of poverty in which the early Presidents had to live
Living in the White House after John Adams was elected President
What was an important scientific mission for the Lewis and Clark expedition?
To prevent Great Britain from gaining more influence in North America
To identify new plants and animals in the Louisiana Territory
To find rich farmland for settlers who now lived in the East
To determine which American Indian tribes were friendly
Why was Jefferson able to make the Louisiana Purchase?
Congress had given him permission to buy it.
James Monroe was wealthy and could afford to buy the land.
The United States had captured the port of New Orleans.
Napoleon wanted to sell the territory to pay for a war with Britain.
What was the main concern of Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans when Congress passed the Alien and Sedition Acts?
He thought the acts violated individual rights.
He believed the acts would cost him the election.
He thought the acts gave Congress too much power.
He believed the acts would cut off trade with France.
Why did people begin to move west of the Appalachian Mountains?
They were afraid of a foreign attack on the coast.
They heard that there were more jobs in the West.
They felt there wasn't enough fertile land in the East.
They were forced out of the East by American Indians.
Why was it difficult for the United States to remain neutral in the war between Great Britain and France?
Both Great Britain and France were threatening American shipping.
Great Britain and France wanted to take back the Northwest Territory.
French and British soldiers had remained in the West after the Revolution.
The United States wanted more land and knew they would have to fight for it.
Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
What inspired Francis Scott Key to write these words?
The end of the War of 1812
The surrender of the British fleet
The American flag flying above Fort McHenry
The American victory at the Battle of New Orleans
What was one of the major effects of the War of 1812?
The United States annexed Canada.
The British lost all claim to the Caribbean islands.
American problems with French naval policies ended.
Americans felt strong feelings of patriotism and nationalism.
What was one of the outcomes of the American victory at New Orleans?
It caused Britain to ask for peace.
It made Andrew Jackson a national hero.
It extended the war for another five years.
It doubled the amount of land in the United States.
Which statement best describes life for the Cherokee in the Southeast during the 1820s and 1830s?
They were living on reservations.
They constantly fought with each other over territory.
They lived like white settlers, farming, trading, and living in towns.
They were nomadic, depending on animal herds for food.
Which statement best describes how Andrew Jackson's actions led to the acquisition of Florida by the United States?
The Seminoles sold Florida to the United States.
Jackson joined with the Seminoles to capture Spanish forts.
After Jackson defeated the Seminoles, he claimed Florida on behalf of the United States.
Spain decided the territory was too difficult to defend and so sold it to the United States.
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 directly led to which of the following events?
The development of a Cherokee alphabet by Sequoyah
The "Trail of Tears"
The alliance of several American Indian peoples
The founding of the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper.
"John Marshall has made his decision. Now let him enforce it." —Andrew Jackson
What did President Andrew Jackson do after making this statement?
He bought land in Mississippi for the Cherokee.
He threatened to send the Cherokee into slavery.
He removed 15,000 Cherokees from their homeland.
He abolished the Supreme Court for ruling against him.
What was the main effect of more farmers using Eli Whitney's cotton gin?
More settlers hired American Indians to pick and clean cotton.
It became less profitable to grow cotton, so fewer slaves were needed.
Slavery spread to western states because it became more profitable to grow cotton.
Less cotton could be processed, which caused a decrease in the demand for cotton.
What two events led to the rapid increase in immigration between 1840 and 1850?
The invention of the cotton gin and the end of slavery
A potato famine in Ireland and a revolution in Germany
Religious persecution in England and a revolution in France
An increase in slavery and a need for workers to build railroads
"I will be as harsh as truth and as uncompromising [determined] as justice. On this subject, I do not wish to think or speak, or write with moderation [restraint] . . . and I will be heard."—William Lloyd Garrison
"I appear before [you] this evening as a thief and a robber. I stole this head, these limbs, this body from my master and ran off with them."—Frederick Douglass
The men who spoke these words were speaking in favor of —
the abolition of slavery
legalizing slavery in the North
giving women the right to vote
increasing the number of plantations
What was the main message that came out of the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848?
Slavery should be abolished.
Alcohol should be made illegal.
Women should be allowed to go to college.
Women should have the same rights as men.
