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Benchmark Review

Total questions: 136

Worksheet time: 2hrs 58mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What city had an advantage because the Erie Canal?

a)

New York

b)

New Jersey

c)

Ohio

d)

Michigan

2.
By 1860, where were most of the country’s goods manufactured?
a)
Northeast
b)
Northwest
c)
Southeast
d)
Southwest
3.
Which invention filled the need for a method of communication that kept up with the industrial growth and fast-paced travel?
a)
mechanical reaper
b)
railroads
c)
steam engine
d)
telegraph
4.
Robert Fulton improved transportation with his invention of the ____.
a)
clipper ship
b)
steamboat
c)
steam locomotive
d)
canal system
5.

Who Invented The Telegraph?

a)

Samual Morse

b)

Don McLean

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

Stevie Wonder

6.

What invention turned rivers into busy routes for traders and travelers.

a)

Railroads

b)

Steamboat

c)

Telegraph

d)

Mechanical Reaper

7.
Why did the invention of the cotton gin lead to an increase in the number of slaves in the South?
a)
It needed to be repaired a lot
b)
More slaves were needed to clean the cotton
c)
Lots of slaves were needed to produce and harvest more cotton
8.

What invention allowed parts to be exchanged or repaired.

a)

Interchangeable Parts

b)

Telegraph

c)

Steel Plow

d)

Railroad

9.

What did the telegraph do?

a)

Transmit messages from a distance

b)

Make toast

c)

Flower Transportation

d)

Power Railroads

10.
(1) California admitted as free state, (2) territorial status and popular sovereignty of Utah and New Mexico, (3) resolution of Texas-New Mexico boundaries, (4) federal assumption of Texas debt, (5) slave trade abolished in DC, and (6) new fugitive slave law; advocated by Henry Clay and Stephen A. Douglas
a)
Compromise of 1820
b)
Missouri Compromise
c)
The New Deal
d)
Compromise of 1850
11.

What contributed to domestic industrial growth and manufacturing in the U.S. after the war?

a)

A severe decrease in farming

b)

Disruption in European trade

c)

France gave us new inventions

d)

The Louisiana Purchase

12.
This law required that northern states forcibly returned escaped slaves to their owners.
a)
Returned Property Ordinance
b)
Fugitive Slave Law
c)
Underground Railroad
d)
Bounty Hunters Alliance
13.
Who invented the cotton gin?
a)
Eli Whitney
b)
John Deere
c)
Robert Fulton
d)
Cyrus McCormick
14.
Notion that the people of a territory should determine if they want to be a slave state or a free state by voting.
a)
Secession
b)
Popular Sovereignty
c)
Nullification
d)
Abolition
15.
(1856) a series of violent fights between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in Kansas who had moved to Kansas to try to influence the decision of whether or not Kansas would a slave state or a free state.
a)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
b)
Kentucky Massacre
c)
Bleeding Kansas
d)
The Civil War
16.
A state's refusal to recognize an act of Congress that it considers unconstitutional
a)
submission
b)
secession
c)
nullification
d)
partition
17.
South Carolina Senator - advocate for state's rights, limited government, and nullification
a)
John C. Calhoun
b)
Frederick Douglas
c)
James Farmer
d)
Henry Clay
18.

What invention improved long distance communication?

a)

telegraph

b)

cotton gin

c)

steamboat

d)

steel plow

19.
Primarily focused on industrial enterprise. Business and industry played major roles. Life was faster and commerce important.
a)
The North
b)
The South
c)
The West
20.
This Act set up territory west of Missouri. Each state would use popular sovereignty to decide what to do about slavery. People who were pro-slavery and antislavery moved to Kansas, but some antislavery settlers were against the Act. This began fighting in the area.
a)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
b)
Nullification Act
c)
Bleeding Heart Act
d)
Manifest Destiny
21.
States' Rights, Slavery, Tariffs, & Sectionalism were the major issues that led to the start of:
a)
The Republic of Texas
b)
World War I
c)
World War II
d)
The Civil War
22.
1828 - Also called Tariff of 1828, it raised the tariff on imported manufactured goods. The tariff protected the North but harmed the South; South said that the tariff was economically discriminatory and unconstitutional because it violated state's rights.
a)
Webster's Absolution
b)
Tariff of Abomination
c)
Tariff of Incentive
d)
1828 Integration
23.

Which region's economy is based plantations, cash crops, and slave labor?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

24.

Which region's economy is based on exporting wood, fishing, whaling, and shipbuilding?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

25.

Which region has rich soil, lots of rain and sun, and easily navigated rivers?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

26.
Which amendment abolished slavery in 1865?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
27.

Which region has rich soil, hot summers and mild winters, and long growing seasons?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

28.

Which region has rocky soil, harsh winters, and good natural harbors?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

29.

Which region's society consisted of many slave owners, slaves, and plantations?

a)

New England Colonies

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

30.

What type of convention did Elizabeth and her friend Lucretia Mott hold in New York?

a)

Sephora

b)

Women's Right

c)

Dog Diaries

d)

Prodigy

31.

Which of the following correctly identifies two well-known men who attended the Seneca Falls Convention?

a)

Frederick Garrison and William Douglass

b)

Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas

c)

William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass

d)

Henry Ward Beecher and William Lloyd Garrison

32.
Which amendment said anyone born in United States is a citizen in 1868?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
33.

Which two women were mainly responsible for organizing the Seneca Falls Convention?

a)

Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

b)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony

c)

Susan B. Anthony and Harriet Beecher Stowe

d)

Harriet Beecher Stowe and Lucretia Mott

34.
Which amendment gave African-Americans the right to vote in 1869?
a)
13th Amendment
b)
14th Amendment
c)
15th Amendment
35.

James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay were....

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

36.

An Anti Federalist believed...

a)

There should be a weak central government

b)

There should be a powerful central government

37.

Which of the following documents became the major achievement of the Seneca Falls Convention?

a)

The Declaration of Independence

b)

The Declaration of the Rights of Women

c)

The 19th Amendment of the United States Constitution

d)

The Declaration of Sentiments

38.
What does abolish mean?
a)
to get rid of
b)
to make shiny
39.

Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson were...

a)

Federalist

b)

Anti-Federalists

40.

Who would represent the Executive Branch?

a)

The President

b)

Congress

c)

Supreme Court

41.

A federalist....

a)

Wanted a strong Executive Branch- Executive Branch has more authority than the other branches of government.

b)

Supported the idea of Checks and Balances

42.

Who would represent the Legislative Branch?

a)

President

b)

Congress

c)

Supreme Court

43.

A strong central government would be able to...

a)

Create rules and regulations for the entire nation

b)

Give power to the states to create their own rules and regulations

44.

Legislative Branch has the ability to....

a)

Create Laws

b)

Enforce Laws

c)

Judge laws

45.

Who represented the Judicial Branch?

a)

President

b)

Congress

c)

Supreme Court

46.

An anti-federalist

a)

Supported checks and balances, separation of powers

b)

Wanted the executive branch to have ultimate power

47.

Judicial Branch has the power to...

a)

Create Laws

b)

Enforce Laws

c)

Judge Laws

48.

Executive Branch has the power too

a)

Create Laws

b)

Enforce Laws

c)

Judge Laws

49.
 Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact?
a)
 to show that they opposed representative government.
b)
to establish an orderly community
c)
 to reinforce the laws of England in the new colony
d)
 to guarantee universal religious tolerance in the colony
50.
When was Mayflower Compact written?
a)
1410
b)
1492
c)
1655
d)
1620
51.

Citizens elect senators to serve in Washington, D.C.

a)

popular sovereignty

b)

republicansim

c)

federalism

d)

limited government

52.

Who makes up our Congress?

a)

The Senate and House of Representatives

b)

The Supreme Court

c)

The President and his crew

53.
What business did the French engage in in North America? 
a)
Mining
b)
Fur trade
c)
Spice trade
d)
Lumber
54.
Which of the following is the most important reason why Pilgrims came to America?
a)
 gold
b)
trade
c)
land
d)
religious freedom
55.

We the people...do ordain and establish this Constitution

a)

popular sovereignty

b)

republicanism

c)

federalism

d)

separation of powers

56.

The national government conducts foreign policy

a)

checks and balances

b)

popular sovereignty

c)

limited government

d)

federalism

57.

The Mayflower Compact is the first example in America of _____.

a)

divine oversight of government

b)

popular sovereignty

c)

democratic self-government

d)

constitutional monarchy

58.

The Constitution restricts the powers of our government

a)

federalism

b)

separation of powers

c)

limited government

d)

republicanism

59.

State governments can pass marriage laws within their state.

a)

federalism

b)

republicanism

c)

limited government

d)

separation of powers

60.

Congress can impeach judges and the president

a)

separation of powers

b)

checks and balances

c)

federalism

d)

republicanism

61.

The president can pardon criminals

a)

checks and balances

b)

federalsim

c)

separation of powers

d)

republicanism

62.

The president appoints federal judges

a)

checks and balances

b)

federalsim

c)

republicanism

d)

limited government

63.

The judicial branch interprets the law

a)

separation of power

b)

checks and balances

c)

popular sovereignty

d)

republicanism

64.

Government is by the consent of the governed

a)

popular sovereignty

b)

federalism

c)

republicanism

d)

checks and balances

65.

The executive branch enforces the law.

a)

separation of power

b)

limited government

c)

popular sovereignty

d)

federalism

66.

How many Congress votes are required to ratify an amendment?

a)

2/3

b)

1/2

c)

1/3

67.

How many states must approve an amendment?

a)

1/3

b)

1/4

c)

3/4

68.

All power comes from the people

a)

federalism

b)

popular sovereignty

c)

separation of powers

d)

republicanism

69.

Under a free enterprise system, businesses in the U.S. are allowed to do all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

decide what products to sell

b)

decide how to operate their business

c)

price their products

d)

they're allowed to do all of the above

70.

Another word used to describe a free enterprise system is:

a)

communism

b)

capitalism

c)

nationalism

d)

none of the above

71.

The legislative branch makes laws.

a)

popular sovereignty

b)

separation of powers

c)

federalism

d)

checks and balances

72.

According to the economic policy of mercantilism, the colony existed for the benefit of

a)

Native Americans

b)

the mother country

c)

the colonists & settlers

d)

ALL answer choices

73.

Why did the Founders make it difficult to amend the Constitution?

a)

They wanted to annoy people

b)

They wanted to maintain stability with the original goals

c)

They wanted to make sure only men could decide on amending

74.

Define ratify

a)

formally suggesting an amendment

b)

to approve an amendment

75.
The Star Spangled Banner was written during the War of ________
a)
2016
b)
1855
c)
1812
d)
1912
76.

The amount of money a business earns when selling a good

a)

Profit

b)

Consumer

c)

Entrepeneur

d)

Competition

77.
Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner?
a)
George Washington
b)
Barack Obama
c)
Ms. King
d)
Francis Scott Key
78.
Oglethorpe had to sell his idea of a colony to the king, so he argued that it would provide _____ to South Carolina.
a)
Food
b)
Cotton
c)
Silk
d)
Protection
79.
Why were people in in England sent to debtor's prison?
a)
They stole jewelry.
b)
They stole food.
c)
They could not buy clothes.
d)
They could not pay their debts because there were not enough jobs to earn money.
80.

Who was the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court during the Worcester v. Georgia case?

a)

Samuel Worcester

b)

William McIntosh

c)

John Marshall

d)

Andrew Jackson

81.

Which REQUIREMENT of the naturalization process is missing from this list:

be at least 18 years old

legal permanent resident for at least 5 years

be of good moral character

speak and read English

a)

have at least one American parent

b)

live in the U.S. prior to 2010

c)

pass a civics and history test

82.

Worcester v. Georgia was about...

a)

a white missionary who tried to help the Cherokee keep their tribal lands

b)

a Creek chief who signed a treaty ceding Indian lands

c)

a Cherokee chief who signed a treaty ceding Indian lands

d)

land companies that bribed members of GA's General Assembly

83.
Andrew Jackson’s role in the removal of the Cherokee from Georgia was that he 
a)
ruled in favor of the Cherokee as a sovereign nation and prevented their removal.
b)
refused to enforce the Supreme Court’s ruling and instead enforced the Indian Removal Act.
c)
accompanied the Cherokee people on the trail of tears and helped organize farms in the Oklahoma territory.
d)
organized the newly acquired Yazoo lands for their settlement, opening their land to gold miners.
84.
______ was the founder and first governor of Georgia.
a)
James Oglethorpe
b)
King George II
c)
Hernado de Soto
d)
Mary Musgrove
85.

What was John Marshall’s final ruling in the Worcester V. Georgia case?

a)

Cherokees were to be sold into slavery and their land would be divided out among Georgia political leaders.

b)

Cherokees were Georgia citizens and should follow state laws for taxes and voting.

c)

Cherokees were a sovereign nation and should have federal protection from state laws.

d)

Cherokees were a sovereign nation but should be relocated to Oklahoma.

86.

Who was the U.S. President that refused to support the Supreme Court's ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?

a)

John Marshall

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Abraham Lincoln

87.
In 1838, the U.S. Army forced thousands of Cherokee people to march to the Indian Territory (in present-day Oklahoma) as part of the removal process. Which statement BEST explains why the route to the Indian Territory became known as the "Trail of Tears"? 
a)
Many battles took place along the journey.
b)
Some government officials wept over Jackson’s decision.
c)
It describes the legend of the “Weeping Eagle”. 
d)
Thousands of Cherokees died along the journey.
88.

Former slave who demanded equal rights for women and slaves

a)

Sojourner Truth

b)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

c)

Lucretia Mott

d)

Susan B. Anthony

89.

Define the term suffrage

a)

the right to live

b)

the right to protest

c)

the right to vote

d)

the right to educate

90.

What was the main goal of the Temperance Movement?

a)

To influence people to stop drinking alcohol.

b)

To ensure proper rights within factories in the North

c)

To abolish slavery in the south

d)

To reform mental institutions

91.

Which statement best explains how the Second Great Awakening influenced change in American society?

a)

It encouraged Southerners to assert their rights by seceding.

b)

It inspired the growth of social reform movements.

c)

It led to the industrialization of northern cities

d)

It encouraged Southerners to assert their rights by seceding.

92.
Which amendment was included in the Bill of Rights in order to address the grievance expressed below?
"Depriving us..... of.... Trial by Jury"
a)
1st Amendment
b)
4th Amendment
c)
6th Amendment
d)
10 Amendment
93.

How did the Cotton Gin affect slavery?

a)

Plantation owners needed less slaves.

b)

It didn't affect it.

c)

Plantation owners needed more slaves.

d)

Plantation owners no longer needed slaves.

94.

Why did the invention of the Cotton Gin increase the need for more workers?

a)

Because plantation owners needed more slaves to grow more cotton.

b)

Because plantation owners need more slaves to pick seeds out of cotton.

c)

Because plantation owners needed more slaves to make fabric.

d)

Because they bought a lot of Cotton Gins and needed more slaves.

95.

What important event took place in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848?

a)

An abolitionist meeting was held which started the

the movement to end slavery

b)

A convention was held which started the women’s rights

movement

c)

A religious meeting was held that started a Christian

revival movement

d)

A political rally was held that started the Republican Party

96.

How did the Constitution prevent the government from imposing taxes without representation?

a)

Making taxes illegal

b)

Giving all states representation in Congress

c)

Giving people freedom of speech

97.

What is the subject of the chart?

a)

Effects of Shays' Rebellion on the laws of the United States.

b)

How colonial grievances were addressed by the United States Constitution.

c)

Effects of the Revolutionary War upon the United States' system of government.

d)

How the United States Constitution addressed problems of the Articles of Confederation

98.

How did the Constitution prevent the government from searching people's houses without the people's consent?

a)

The third amendment prohibits forced quartering of soldiers

b)

The second amendment gives the right to bear arms

c)

The fourth amendment prevents unreasonable search and seizure

d)

The sixth amendment

99.

What does the word secession mean?

a)

Leaving the Union

b)

Joining the Union

c)

Taxing imports and exports

d)

Declaring a law unconstitutional

100.

How did the Constitution prevent the government from housing soldiers without the people's consent?

a)

The third amendment prohibits forced quartering of soldiers

b)

The second amendment gives the right to bear arms

c)

The fourth amendment prevents unreasonable search and seizure

d)

First amendment

101.

What does nullification mean?

a)

Leaving the Union

b)

Joining the Union

c)

Taxing imports/exports

d)

Declaring a law unconstitutional

102.

When a territory gained _______ free adult people, it could write a Constitution and apply to the U.S. government to become a state

a)

5,000

b)

50,000

c)

60,000

d)

Any number of

103.

The Nullification Crisis occurred when

a)

the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.

b)

Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.

c)

South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.

d)

Jackson forced South Carolina leave the United States.

104.

Which of the following was NOT a rule required by the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?

a)

Freedom of religious worship without government interference

b)

Taxpayer supported education from grade school through college

c)

Slavery and indentured servitude was outlawed

d)

All Native Americans would be granted citizenship within five years

105.

What caused the nullification crisis?

a)

removal policies

b)

election of 1828

c)

northern trade policies

d)

southern opposition to tariffs

106.
What war allowed the U.S to acquire new western land including present day New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah?
a)
War of 1850
b)
WW2
c)
Mexican American War
d)
Cold War
107.

What was Jackson's response to the Nullification Crisis?

a)

He admitted that the states could nullify federal laws.

b)

He agreed that South Carolina had the right to secede.

c)

He offered to raise tariffs to keep South Carolina in the Union.

d)

He threatened to use force against South Carolina.

108.

During the Nullification Crisis, what was really being tested?

a)

the right to ignore Supreme Court decisions

b)

the rights of states to override federal laws

c)

the right of states to secede from the United States

d)

the right to pass federal laws that benefited certain regions

109.

What was one of the reasons James K. Polk won the 1844 presidential election?

a)

He was against removing the Native American from their land

b)

He favored the policy of popular sovereignty in the Kansas-Nebraska territory

c)

He was committed to fulfilling the goals of Manifest destiny.

d)

He opposed the extension of slavery west of the Mississippi

110.
Which of the following stopped European colonization in America.
a)
Adams-Onis Treaty
b)
Monroe Doctrine
c)
Watauga Compact
d)
Convention of 1818
111.
What deal allowed the U.S to aquire 30,000 square miles including Arizona and New Mexico?
a)
Gadsden Purchase
b)
Western Territories compromise 
c)
Louisiana purchase
d)
Texas expansion of 1850
112.
___ founded Providence, Rhode Island.
a)
John Winthrop
b)
Roger Williams
c)
Thomas Hooker
d)
John Wheelright
113.
Who lead the British Army in the Battle of Yorktown
a)
Marquis de Lafayette
b)
Charles Cornwallis
c)
George Washington
d)
François Joseph Paul de Grasse
114.
Who helped the colonists in the Battle of Yorktown?
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Sweden
d)
Germany
115.
"The national bank is necessary for economic stability.  The Constitution gives implied powers to Congress to have a bank.
a)
Democratic Republicans
b)
Federalists
116.

Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from

a)

the rich and well-born.

b)

Native Americans.

c)

the common people.

d)

states' rights supporters.

117.
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
118.
The nullification crisis occurred when
a)
the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.
b)
Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.
c)
South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.
d)
Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.
119.

Jackson's practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs became known as

a)

the spoils system.

b)

Jacksonian democracy.

c)

mudslinging.

d)

a corrupt bargain.

120.

Andrew Jackson was seen as a national hero after defeating the British at what battle?

a)

Battle of New Orleans

b)

Battle of Yorktown

c)

Battle of Little Big Horn

d)

Battle of Saratoga

121.
___ founded Hartford, Connecticut.
a)
John Winthrop
b)
Roger Williams
c)
Thomas Hooker
d)
John Wheelright
122.
Why were many more people allowed to vote during Andrew Jackson's presidency?
a)
A man didn't have to own property anymore to vote
b)
tariffs were lowered
c)
women gained the right to vote
d)
African Americans were allowed to vote
123.
This law said Americans could vote if their state should be free or have slaves.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
124.
What was the name of the journey made by Cherokee Indians after they were removed from their land?
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Trail of Sorrows
c)
Trail of Tears
d)
Nullification Act
125.

Dred Scott went to court to be free. What was the name of the last court he went to?

a)

Federal Court

b)

County Court

c)

Supreme Court

126.
This said all blacks were NOT US citizens
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Fugitive Slave Act
c)
Kansas Nebraska Act
d)
Dred Scott Case
127.
"The Cherokees are nearly all prisoners. They have been dragged from their homes and encamped at the forts and military places, all over the nation.... The propert[ies] of many [have] been taken and sold before their eyes for almost nothing."This quotation from an eyewitness on the "Trial of Tears" describes events resulting from the---
a)
Intolerable Acts
b)
Lewis and Clark Expedition
c)
Quartering Act
d)
Indian removal Act
128.
Where was gold first discovered in California?
a)
Sutters Mill
b)
San Fransisco
c)
San Diego
d)
Sacramento
129.
Act made it a federal law that all runaway slaves MUST be returned to their owners in the south. 
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Dred Scott Decision
d)
Compromise of 1850
130.
Which grouped came from overseas to join the gold rush?
a)
Russians
b)
Chinese
c)
Germans
d)
Gauls 
131.
What does Impressment mean?
a)
attacking ships and forcing sailors into military service
b)
trying to impress your friends
c)
squeezing something really hard
d)
a example we follow as if it were a law
132.
What did the Embargo act of 1807 do?
a)
Allowed American merchants to trade with whoever.
b)
Banned American merchants from trading with foreign nations.
c)
Raised taxes on imported goods.
133.
19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?
a)
Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Work in New York factories
c)
Contributions to the steel industry
d)
Contributions to John D. Rockefeller
134.
John Adams was elected the _______ President of the United States.
a)
first
b)
second
135.

Which city became one of the U.S's largest almost overnight due to the Gold Rush?

a)

Los Angeles

b)

Sacramento

c)

San Francisco

d)

Sonoma

136.
What caused political parties to form in the Early Republic?
a)
the argument over the establishment of the National Bank
b)
arguments over slavery
c)
disagreements about taxation of imports
d)
Washington's response to the Whiskey Rebellion