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WorksheetsTri. 2 Review
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 30mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
An important guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition was __________.
a)
Zebulon Pike
b)
the Prophet
c)
Sacagawea
d)
Tecumseh
2.
Seizing sailors from one ship and forcing them into military service on another is called __________.
a)
the draft
b)
blockading
c)
an embargo
d)
impressment
3.
During the War of 1812 the British burned __________.
a)
the president's mansion
b)
Fort Key and Fort McHenry
c)
the president's mansion and Fort McHenry
d)
the Capitol and the Jefferson Memorial
4.
Who was the United States President during the War of 1812?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
George Mason
c)
James Madison
d)
Andrew Jackson
5.
What was a cause of the War of 1812?
a)
British use of Impressment against U.S. trade ships
b)
Federal Taxes
c)
Spain's colonization of South America
d)
Canada's foreign policy in North America
6.
Which Battle did Francis Scott Key write the "Star Spangled Banner"?
a)
Battle of York
b)
Battle of Thames
c)
Battle at Fort McHenry
d)
Battle of New Orleans
7.
Who fought in the War of 1812?
a)
France and America
b)
Britain and America
c)
Britain and the Native Americans
d)
America and Spain
8.
Which of these is true of the Louisiana Purchase?
a)
It cut the size of the land area of US in half.
b)
It doubled the size of the land area of US.
c)
It doubled the size of the state of Georgia.
d)
It cut the population of the US. in half.
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 try to find a water route to the Pacific Ocean.
d)
To see of they could find New Orleans.
10.
What did President Jefferson originally want to buy from France?
a)
Louisiana
b)
New Orleans
c)
croissant
d)
Haiti
11.
The President who bought Louisiana from France for $15 million was ...
a)
Jefferson Thomas
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
Barack Obama
12.
He was the leader of the expedition that drew maps
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Charbonneau
c)
Meriwether Lewis
d)
William Clark
13.
She was the Native American woman who acted as a guide and interpretor
a)
Pocahontas
b)
Watkeuweis
c)
Sacagawea
d)
Jean Baptiste
14.
He was the leader of expedition who recorded new plants and animals.
a)
Meriwether Lewis Clark
b)
Meriwether Lewis
c)
William Clark
d)
Mr. Stevenson
15.
In addition to being president, Thomas Jefferson was also known for writing which document?
a)
Greenville newspaper
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Friendly notes
d)
Declaration of Independence
16.
Why did the Americans want the Louisiana territory?
a)
For control of the Mississippi ports
b)
To spy on the Spanish
c)
To control Haiti
d)
For gold and silver
17.
How did the Louisiana Purchase effect the geography of the United States?
a)
it tripled the size of the U.S.
b)
it had no effect
c)
it doubled the size of the U.S.
18.
What was the main purpose of the of the Monroe Doctrine?
a)
Limit European influence in the Americas
b)
Stake a claim to Mexican territory
c)
Establish full control over Canada
19.
A major reason for the issuance of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to
a)
discourage United States trade with Latin America
b)
defend the Panama Canal from Great Britain
c)
prevent further European colonization in South and Central America
d)
provide economic aid to Latin American nations
20.
Which region benefited most from protective tariffs on industry?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
21.
What did the Monroe Doctrine tell European nations?
a)
Stop colonizing in the Western Hemisphere!
b)
Stop colonizing in the Eastern Hemisphere!
c)
Get out of the USA!
d)
Stop trading with Great Britain!
22.
This was the selling and transporting of goods from one state to another?
a)
interstate commerce
b)
commercial consequence
c)
economic pursuit
d)
autocracy
23.
An _________________________ is a person who moves from one country to another)
a)
Immigrant
b)
peasant
c)
student
d)
slave
24.
When comparing the North & South, the North is best known for
a)
big cotton farms
b)
plantations with large slave populations
c)
large factories that employed lower skilled workers
d)
warmer weather that allowed for year long farming
25.
What time period saw an increased growth of the use of machines and manufacturing?
a)
Industrial Revolution
b)
Transportation Revolution
c)
American Revolution
d)
Railroad Revolution
26.
Who used the strategy of hiring families and dividing work into smaller tasks for his factories?
a)
Samuel Slater
b)
Francis Cabot Lowell
c)
Eli Whitney
d)
Albert Gallatin
27.
Which person tended to employ young, unmarried women from local farms to work in his factories?
a)
Samuel Slater
b)
Francis Cabot Lowell
c)
Eli Whitney
d)
Albert Gallatin
28.
Why were trade/labor unions formed in the mid-1800's?
a)
trade unions were made to protect the rights of workers and their working conditions
b)
unskilled workers were losing their jobs
c)
work days were too short and needed to be lengthened to keep up with demand for products
d)
the quality of goods was going down and consumers complained about it
29.
What was the period of rapid growth in the late 1700's and early 1800's where machines were used for manufacturing and production?
a)
Machinery Revolution
b)
Industrial Revolution
c)
The Rise of Machines
d)
The Era of Good Feelings
30.
How did the South make most of its money?
a)
Factories
b)
Agriculture
c)
Trade
d)
Timber
31.
What was the economy of the South based on?
a)
Agriculture
b)
Mining
c)
Industry
d)
Warfare
32.
What were slaves legally considered?
a)
People
b)
Property
c)
Citizens
d)
Children
33.
Which area in America was gold found in that gave people all over the world "gold fever" in 1848?
a)
Texas
b)
Louisiana
c)
Oregon
d)
California
34.
Why is the Battle of the Alamo significant?
a)
It inspired the Texans to fight stronger
b)
It discouraged the Texan army
c)
It was an important win for the Texans
d)
Everyone, including the Mexican soldiers,died at the hands of Santa Anna
35.
What war did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo bring an end to
a)
Texas American war
b)
Mexican Revolu
c)
Mexican-American War
d)
Indian War
36.
Who was the President and leader of the Mexican Army during the battle between Texas?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
William B. Travis
c)
James Fannin
d)
Santa Anna
37.
Which sentence best describes Manifest Destiny?
a)
The United States should not acquire Texas.
b)
The united States needed to compete for trade with Asia.
c)
The United States was meant to share North America with England and France.
d)
the United States had the right to settle North America from coast to coast.
38.
The ______________ was a rebellion by a group of American settlers in which they declared California an independent nation.
a)
Bear Flag Revolt
b)
Californio's Rebellion
c)
War Against California
39.
U.S. citizens believed it was their God-Given fate to travel westward, which they titled what?
a)
American Expansion
b)
Westward Ho!
c)
Manifest Destiny
40.
Spanish settlers in California were called what?
a)
Californians
b)
The Calis
c)
Californios
41.
Mexico argued that the Texas border was the Nueces River, while the U.S. believed it was the ________ river
a)
Rio Grande
b)
Mississippi
c)
Colorado
42.
This president was a strong believer in expanding the nation westward
a)
Henry Clay
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
James K. Polk
43.
The lands gained by the United States as a result of the Mexican War are known as the
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Mexican Cession
c)
Gadsen Purchase
44.
Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?
a)
the north
b)
the south
c)
the west
d)
Alaska
45.
Jackson replaced many federal workers and gave jobs to people who supported him during his election bid. This system of rewarding supporters is known as…
a)
The Landslide
b)
The Suffrage System
c)
The Spoils System
d)
The Spoiled Rotten System
46.
During the 1820s and 1830s, their was an expansion of voting rights by lowering property requirements. This allowed more people to vote and became known as
a)
Jacksonian Conventions
b)
Jacksonian America
c)
Jacksonia
d)
Jacksonian Democarcy
47.
____ and ____ were accused of making a “corrupt bargain” in the 1824 Presidential Election.
a)
Andrew Jackson; Henry Clay
b)
Henry Clay; John C. Calhoun
c)
Henry Clay; John Quincy Adams
d)
John Quincy Adams; the devil
48.
President Andrew Jackson liked the Bank of the US and fought for its rechartering.
a)
True
b)
False
49.
To nullify a law means …
a)
to agree to the law
b)
to secede.
c)
to void or cancel the law.
d)
to vote on the law.
50.
Why did Southerners oppose tariffs?
a)
tariffs helped out the north.
b)
tariffs made European countries like Britain happy.
c)
tariffs hurt the southern manufacturers.
d)
tariffs increased the price of goods they needed from Europe & caused their goods to be tariffed as well.
51.
Who liked and wanted high tariffs?
a)
the South
b)
the North
c)
the West
d)
Britain
52.
Andrew Jackson himself created the Jacksonian Democracy.
a)
True
b)
False
53.
The Cherokee's 800-mile forced march to Indian Territory is known as the Trail of Tears.
a)
True
b)
False
54.
The Creek tribe tried to fight the Indian Removal Act by suing for the right to stay.
a)
True
b)
False
55.
Jackson violated his presidential oath to uphold the laws of the land by not enforcing the ruling of Worcester v. Georgia
a)
True
b)
False
56.
The practice of rewarding supporters with position in government is known as the Spoils System
a)
True
b)
False
57.
President Jackson's group of advisers were known as the Kitchen Cabinet.
a)
True
b)
False
58.
What is a tariff?
a)
tax paid on foreign trade
b)
tax paid on food
c)
tax paid on building goods
d)
tax paid on clothes
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