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Benchmark Review Part 2

Total questions: 106

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How did Dix help lead to change and greater awareness to the issue she was focused on reforming?

a)

She led protests in the nations capital.

b)

She opened several hospitals for the mentally ill.

c)

She became a doctor for people with mental illnesses.

d)

She boycotted hospitals.

2.
The name of the newspaper that William Lloyd Garrison printed was called the _______.
a)
The Liberator
b)
The Reformation
c)
The Slave News
3.
____ is moderation with alcohol.
a)
temperance
b)
abolitionists
c)
reform
d)
abolish
4.
____ means to change.
a)
abolish
b)
temperance
c)
reform
d)
abolitionists
5.
____ are reformers that tried to eliminate slavery with speeches and newspapers.
a)
reform
b)
abolish
c)
temperance
d)
abolitionists
6.
Who presented a declaration of resolutions for women's rights at the Seneca Falls Convention?
a)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
Sojourner Truth
d)
Dorothea Dix
7.
Who believed education was a way to fight poverty so he extended the school year to 6 months?
a)
Dorothea Dix
b)
Frederick Douglass
c)
Horace Mann
d)
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott
8.
Who was a freed slave and preacher that dedicated her life to traveling and spreading the truth about slavery?
a)
Sojourner Truth
b)
Horace Mann
c)
Dorothea Dix
d)
Frederick Douglass
9.

Which party would believe this statement : "A strong central government is essential to the survival of our nation"

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

10.

Which party would believe this statement : "A strong central government would becoming just like a king, taking away people's individual rights"

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

11.

Believed in a strong national government

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

12.

Believed in strong state governments

a)

Federalists

b)

Anti-Federalists

13.
Which court case establishes Judicial Review?
a)
Mculloh V Maryland
b)
Marbury V Madison
c)
Plessy V Ferguson
d)
Hamilton V Jefferson
14.
The war with Mexico BEGAN with
a)
California's rebellion
b)
a border dispute in Texas
c)
the Battle of Buena Vista
d)
a US invasion of Mexico City
15.
Which of the following presidents purchased Louisiana?
a)
Washington
b)
Adams
c)
Jefferson
d)
Jackson
16.
How did the U.S. acquire Oregon? 
a)
treaty with the British
b)
war with England
c)
purchased from the British
d)
war with Mexico
17.
Why was the Gadsden Purchase added to the U.S. in 1853?
a)
it was needed for the building of a railroad
b)
it was a gift from Mexico
c)
it was part of the treaty with Mexico
d)
gold was discovered in that area
18.
Which of the following contributed to the westward expansion of the United States?
a)
European warships attacked the eastern seaboard, forcing citizens to move westward for safety.
b)
Most of the land east of the Mississippi River was not suitable for farming.
c)
Many Americans felt it was their right and duty to move westward.
d)
The standard of living on the Pacific Coast was very high, so many people wanted to move there.
19.
The philosophy of "Manifest Destiny" stated that American should expand from the Atlantic Ocean to the __________
a)
Mississippi River
b)
Pacific Ocean
c)
Rocky Mountains
d)
Great Lakes
20.
Name the piece of Land.
a)
Texas Annexation
b)
Mexican Cession 
c)
Louisiana Purchase 
d)
Florida Cession
21.
Name the piece of land.
a)
Mexican Cession
b)
Northwest Territory 
c)
Trans-Appalachian West 
d)
Oregon Country 
22.
Which of the following was a hardship faced by the soldiers at Valley Forge?
a)
Lack of food
b)
Lack of good shelter
c)
Disease
d)
All of the above
23.
Who was in the commander of the Continental Army at Valley Forge?  
a)
Marquis de Lafayette
b)
Barron Von Stueben
c)
George Washington 
d)
Miss Edwards
24.

Why did New England colonists struggle as farmers?

a)

poor soil and long winters

b)

plant disease

c)

Native Americans stealing crops

d)

too Much work

25.
What was the climate like in the New England Colonies in the WINTER?
a)
Long and Cold
b)
Mild and Short
c)
Temperate and Short
d)
Temperate and Long
26.
What were the two main jobs in the New England region?
a)
Farming and hunting
b)
Trading and clothes making
c)
rug weaving and basket weaving
d)
Fishing and Ship Building
27.
The southern economy was based on what?
a)
Agriculture, Cash crops & making money
b)
Fishing, furniture building, & rum
c)
Harvesting jewels from the Appalachian Mts. & making jewelry
d)
Raising silk worms brought from Asia to make sails for ships
28.

Hamilton helped establish the first central bank in the United States.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

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

30.
What does the executive branch do?
a)
elect the president
b)
make the laws
c)
enforces the laws
d)
count the votes
31.
Who is Commander in Chief of the military
a)
Congress
b)
The Senate
c)
The President
d)
The Supreme Court
32.
Was the commander of the Continental Army, former British officer, rallied his troops at Valley Forge.  Who am I?
a)
George Washington
b)
John Adams
c)
Benedict Arnold
d)
Thomas Jefferson
33.

Lawyer, defended Boston soldiers after Boston Massacre, became a foreign diplomat to Britain after Rev. War. My wife wrote me famous words advocating for women's rights. Who am I?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Benedict Arnold

d)

Thomas Jefferson

34.
King of England during the American Revolution
a)
King George III
b)
Prince Harry
c)
Bernardo de Galvez
d)
George Washington
35.
Fierce supporter of the patriot cause; best known for "Give me Liberty or give me death" speech.
a)
Wentworth Cheswell
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Haym Salomon
d)
Crispus Attucks
36.
African American who was the first to be killed at the Boston Massacre. 
a)
James Armistead
b)
Samuel Adams
c)
Crispus Attucks
d)
Franklin Douglas
37.
Author of "Common Sense" and " American Crisis" 
a)
Thomas Paine
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
George Washington
38.

Scottish-American Navy captain who was one of the United States' first naval commanders:

a)

Sam Adams

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Paul Revere

d)

John Paul Jones

39.
Wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin about the cruelty of slavery.
a)
"Harriet Beecher Stowe"
b)
"John Brown"
c)
"Harriet Tubman"
d)
"William Lloyd Garrison"
40.
Was an escaped slave and “conductor” on the Underground Railroad. Known as “Moses”
a)
"John Brown"
b)
"William Lloyd Garrison"
c)
"Harriet Tubman"
d)
"Harriet Beecher Stowe"
41.
Was escaped slave that taught himself to read and write. Wrote The North Star, a newspaper
a)
"William Lloyd Garrison"
b)
"Fredrick Douglass"
c)
"Harriet Beecher Stowe"
d)
"John Brown"
42.
Had an economy based on agriculture
a)
"North"
b)
"South"
43.
Short growing season
a)
"North"
b)
"South"
44.

What was the main source of wealth for the Virginia colony?

a)

Beans

b)

Corn

c)

Fur

d)

Tobacco

45.

The economy of Virginia depended on agriculture. What is another word for agriculture?

a)

farming

b)

hunting

c)

fur trading

d)

shipbuilding

46.

Why was Jamestown Colony settled?

a)

for religious freedom

b)

to build king James a new castle

c)

as an economic opportunity (making money)

d)

for agricultural opportunity (farming)

47.
Each of these colonies were established for religious reasons EXCEPT-
a)
Jamestown
b)
Massachusetts Bay
c)
Plymouth
d)
Pennsylvania
48.

Who invented the Cotton Gin?

a)

George Harrison

b)

Eli Whitney

c)

Thomas Singleton

d)

Matthew Pershing

49.

What did the Cotton Gin do?

a)

It picked cotton a lot faster than a person could.

b)

It sowed cotton seeds a lot faster than a person could.

c)

It spun cotton into thread a lot faster than a person could.

d)

It removed the seeds from cotton a lot faster than a person could

50.

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.

51.

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.

52.

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

53.

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

54.

What was the Supreme Court's ruling in Worcester v. Georgia?

a)

Georgia laws do NOT apply in the Cherokee Nation

b)

Cherokee must cede their lands to the Georgians

c)

all white missionaries must leave the Cherokee Nation

d)

Georgia has the right to distribute Cherokee lands using a lottery system

55.

What was the most important river in the Louisiana purchase?

a)

Rio Grande River

b)

Mississippi River

c)

Frio River

d)

Detroit River

56.
  Which of the following contributed to increased immigration from Ireland in the 1840s?
a)
the potato famine
b)
political unrest
c)
need for labor on cotton plantations
57.
Both Chinese and Irish immigrants to the U.S. in the 19th century wanted which of the following?
a)
relief from famine
b)
economic opportunity
c)
increased involvement in politics
d)
freedom from religious persecution
58.
The Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut are most closely associated with
a)
abuses by absolute monarchs
b)
establishment of religious toleration
c)
steps toward colonial self-government
d)
adoption of universal suffrage
59.

Drafted by the Pilgrims to organize self-government

a)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

Magna Carta

60.

This was the first British document to limit the power of the government.

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Magna Carta

d)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

61.

The first written Constitution in the United States was

a)

Magna Carta

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

62.
The First Amendment includes the freedoms of
a)
speech and the right to bear arms
b)
religion, press, and right to counsel
c)
petition, assembly, press, speech, and religion
d)
press, petition, and the right to vote
63.

The idea that government’s power comes from the people.

a)

Divine Right

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Social Contract

d)

Natural Rights

64.

Rights that cannot be taken from the people.

a)

Unalienable Rights

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Social Contract

d)

Natural Rights

65.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” What important ideas does this language express?

a)

Popular sovereignty/social contract

b)

Natural rights/unalienable rights

c)

Social contract/natural rights

d)

Unalienable rights/popular sovereignty

66.
The Great Compromise was a compromise between--
a)
Mass. Plan and New Jersey Plan
b)
Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
c)
Virginia Plan and New York Plan
d)
Virginia Plan and Delaware Plan
67.
The Virginia Plan wanted representation based on--
a)
population
b)
equality for every state
c)
state size
d)
money
68.
The New Jersey Plan wanted representation in government based on--
a)
population
b)
equality for every state
c)
state size
d)
money
69.
What kind of congress did the Great Compromise establish?
a)
1 House that controls everything
b)
2 Houses that have no power
c)
2 Houses that both vote on laws
d)
2 Houses that take turns being in charge
70.
The 3/5 Compromise settled the argument of--
a)
Representation in the Senate
b)
How slaves should be counted for representation
c)
How states should be represented
d)
Borders of states
71.
Congress is made up of two houses, which one is based on population?
a)
House of Burgesses
b)
Senate
c)
House of Representatives
d)
Continental Congress
72.
Congress is made up of two houses, which one has equal representation of 2 representatives per state?
a)
House of Burgesses
b)
Senate
c)
House of Representatives
d)
Continental Congress
73.
Before the 3/5 Compromise, Southern states wanted slaves to count for--
a)
Taxes
b)
Population
74.

What is a canal?

a)

A river that connects different regions of the country

b)

Any body of water used for trade

c)

A man made river that connects existing bodies of water

d)

A large lake

75.

According to the map, which of the following is true of canals in the 1800s?

a)

They connected the Midwest and Northeast

b)

They replaced the railroad as the main form of transportation

c)

They connected all regions of the United States

d)

They were mostly built in the south

76.

What was an effect of the Erie Canal?

a)

Chicago became a major city in the Midwest

b)

New York City became America's top trade port

c)

The U.S. was able to trade more effectively with Europe

d)

The North and South became interdependent

77.

How did canals impact trade? *select 2 answers*

a)

Increased the time it took to travel across regions

b)

Decreased travel time for shipping goods

c)

Decreased the costs of shipping goods

d)

Decreased trade between the North and South

78.

Which of the following words means that a person places the interests of a small area over the interests of the entire country?

a)

Sectionalism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Popular Sovereignty

d)

Secession

79.

Who is the slave or former slave that lost his case, then won his case, then lost his case and then took his case all the way to the Federal Supreme Court and lost his case trying to gain his freedom?

a)

Plessy Ferguson

b)

Frederick Douglass

c)

Dred Scott

d)

Stephen Douglas

80.

The Compromise of 1850...

a)

allowed California to enter as a free state.

b)

gave all of the land taken from Mexico to Texas.

c)

banned slavery in Texas

d)

ended the Fugitive Slave law.

81.

An abolitionist supported which of the following causes?

a)

outlawing alcohol

b)

limiting slavery to southern states

c)

ending slavery

d)

ending women's suffrage

82.

Tariffs caused the price of ____ to go up.

a)

foreign goods

b)

slaves

c)

milk and eggs

d)

labor

83.

Which region of the country had a lot of manufacturing?

a)

The North

b)

The South

c)

The West

84.

In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?

a)

Missouri

b)

Maine

c)

Nebraska

d)

Texas

85.

What Did The Kansas Nebraska Act Do Between The North And The South?

a)

Created peaceful tensions between them

b)

Raised the tensions between the sides and started a mini war

86.

In the 1800's, which of the following required Northerners to help return runaway slaves?

a)

Dred Scott Decision

b)

Fugitive Slave Law

c)

Compromise of 1850

d)

Missouri Compromise

87.

Kansas earned this nickname as a result of the violence that broke out over disagreements for the expansion of slavery.

a)

Pottowatomie massacre

b)

The Jayhawk State

c)

Bleeding Kansas

d)

The mob state

88.

Founder of the Maryland Colony

a)

King Charles II

b)

James Oglethorpe

c)

King George II

d)

Lord Baltimore

89.

Which colony was meant to create a new kind of society; free from the religious conflicts in Europe?

a)

Georgia

b)

Virginia

c)

Maryland

d)

Carolina

90.
During the Age of Exploration, explorers were trying to find new trade routes to what place?
a)
Africa
b)
America
c)
Asia
d)
Europe
91.

Another word used to describe a free enterprise system is:

a)

communism

b)

capitalism

c)

nationalism

d)

none of the above

92.

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

93.

In a free enterprise system, the government places ________________ restrictions on businesses and its citizens:

a)

minimum

b)

maximum

c)

normal

d)

abnormal

94.

1st Amendment

a)

freedom of speech & freedom of religion

b)

freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of assembly

c)

freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press

d)

freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, right to petition the government.

95.

2nd Amendment

a)

Right to bear arms

b)

Suffrage (right to vote) for black men

c)

Suffrage (right to vote) for women

d)

Search and seizure, must have search warrant

96.

15th Amendment

a)

Right to bear arms

b)

Suffrage (right to vote) for black men

c)

Suffrage (right to vote) for women

d)

Search and seizure, must have search warrant

97.

19th Amendment

a)

Right to bear arms

b)

Suffrage (right to vote) for black men

c)

Suffrage (right to vote) for women

d)

Search and seizure, must have search warrant

98.

4th Amendment

a)

Right to bear arms

b)

Suffrage (right to vote) for black men

c)

Suffrage (right to vote) for women

d)

Search and seizure, must have search warrant

99.

3rd Amendment

a)

Right to a speedy trial (a quick trial)

b)

Right to a trial by jury

c)

Government cannot make you quarter troops (no forced housing of troops)

d)

No cruel or unusual punishment or excessive fines

100.

6th Amendment

a)

Right to a speedy trial (a quick trial)

b)

Right to a trial by jury

c)

Government cannot make you quarter troops (no forced housing of troops)

d)

No cruel or unusual punishment or excessive fines

101.

8th Amendment

a)

Right to a speedy trial (a quick trial)

b)

Right to a trial by jury

c)

Government cannot make you quarter troops (no forced housing of troops)

d)

No cruel or unusual punishment or excessive fines

102.

7th Amendment

a)

Right to a speedy trial (a quick trial)

b)

Right to a trial by jury

c)

Government cannot make you quarter troops (no forced housing of troops)

d)

No cruel or unusual punishment or excessive fines

103.

5th Amendment

a)

A person must get their rights read to them and they do not have to testify against their self. Eminent Domain - the government can force you to sell your property for the common good.

b)

Citizens may have rights not listed in the Constitution

c)

Abolition of slavery

d)

Powers of the states; each state can have its own government and make its own law

104.

10th Amendment

a)

A person must get their rights read to them and they do not have to testify against their self. Eminent Domain - the government can force you to sell your property for the common good.

b)

Citizens may have rights not listed in the Constitution

c)

Abolition of slavery

d)

Powers of the states; each state can have its own government and make its own law

105.

13th Amendment

a)

A person must get their rights read to them and they do not have to testify against their self. Eminent Domain - the government can force you to sell your property for the common good.

b)

Citizens may have rights not listed in the Constitution

c)

Abolition of slavery

d)

Powers of the states; each state can have its own government and make its own law

106.

14th Amendment

a)

Everyone is equally protected by the law

b)

Happened during the Vietnam War, when young men were being drafted to fight, but did not have the right to vote. Lowering the voting age to 18 years of age.

c)

Banning of poll taxes (charged a tax to vote – which kept African American from voting after the civil war and well into the 1960s)

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