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Quarter 3 Review

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 36mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In what decade, did the US see the biggest growth according to the map

a)

1830s

b)

1840s

c)

1850s

d)

1860s

2.

What do the following have in common...

- Monroe Doctrine

- American System

- McCulloch v Maryland

- Gibbons v Ogden

a)

Examples of Sectionalism

b)

Examples of Nationalism

c)

Ways to make the US more peaceful

d)

Ways to stop immigration to the US

3.

What President presided over the successful gain of Texas, Mexican Cession, and Oregon?

a)

Henry Clay

b)

Zachary Taylor

c)

William Henry Harrison

d)

James K Polk

4.

Choose all that apply: Which of the following methods of transportation was helped by the steam engine?

a)

Locomotive

b)

National Road

c)

Steamboat

d)

X-Wing

5.

Choose all that apply: Which of the following explains the impact the cotton boom had on the south?

a)

It increased the demand for slave labor

b)

The cotton gin was used frequently

c)

Southerners wanted more land and pushed natives off their land

d)

There was a decrease in the number of acres used for farming

6.

Which of the following means to add a piece of land?

a)

Annex

b)

Cede

c)

Instigate

d)

Entreat

7.

How did the US gain Mexican Cession (California)?

a)

Treaty

b)

War

c)

Annex

d)

Purchase

8.

Choose all that apply: Which of the following were COMMON dangers on the trail west?

a)

Disease

b)

Weather

c)

Crossing Rivers

d)

Natives

e)

British Soldiers

9.

How did the US gain Texas?

a)

Treaty

b)

War

c)

Annex

d)

Purchase

10.

Which trail would you have most likely traveled if you were a Mormon seeking religious freedom?

a)

California

b)

Oregon

c)

Salt Lake

d)

Santa Fe

11.

Which trail would you have most likely traveled on your way during the gold rush?

a)

California

b)

Oregon

c)

Salt Lake

d)

Santa Fe

12.

What invention increased the speed of information travel?

a)

Steel Plow

b)

Telegraph

c)

Sewing Machine

d)

Ice Box

13.

Which invention increased the amount of grain a single farmer could harvest?

a)

Steel Plow

b)

Telegraph

c)

Sewing Machine

d)

Mechanical Reaper

14.

Choose all that apply: Which of the following were common reasons people traveled west?

a)

Good farm land

b)

Religion

c)

Fight the French

d)

Factory jobs

e)

Resources

15.

What is the name for people who rushed to California during the gold rush?

a)

Gold Diggers

b)

Goldies

c)

49ers

d)

Golden Guys

16.

How did the US gain Gadsden Purchase?

a)

Treaty

b)

War

c)

Annex

d)

Purchase

17.

What invention allowed for improvement to both land and water transportation?

a)

Steam Engine

b)

Telegraph

c)

Steel Plow

d)

Safety Pin

18.

Which of the following best describes an empresario?

a)

A land agent trying to bring Americans to Texas

b)

An American who moved to Texas for land

c)

Texans who wanted to fight against Mexico

d)

A Mexican army soldier

19.

Who invented the steel plow?

a)

Samuel Morse

b)

John Deere

c)

Isaac Singer

d)

Peter Cooper

20.

Which of the following means to give up a piece of land?

a)

Annex

b)

Cede

c)

Instigate

d)

Entreat

21.

Who invented the telegraph?

a)

Samuel Morse

b)

John Deere

c)

Isaac Singer

d)

Peter Cooper

22.

Which trail was the most commonly traveled?

a)

California

b)

Oregon

c)

Salt Lake

d)

Santa Fe

23.

Choose all that apply: Which of the following ideas fit with Manifest Destiny?

a)

Democracy

b)

Expanding West

c)

Factories

d)

Returning lands to Natives

24.

This region of the country had a larger population

a)

North

b)

South

25.

How did the US gain Oregon?

a)

Treaty

b)

War

c)

Annex

d)

Purchase

26.

Who invented the home sewing machine?

a)

Samuel Morse

b)

John Deere

c)

Isaac Singer

d)

Peter Cooper

27.

Who invented the Cotton Gin?

a)

Samuel Morse

b)

John Deere

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

Peter Cooper

28.

Who invented the Water Frame?

a)

Richard Arkwright

b)

John Deere

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

Peter Cooper

29.

Which of the following is considered to have started the American Industrial Revolution?

a)

Richard Arkwright

b)

Samuel Slater

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

Peter Cooper

30.

Which of the following statements is true according to the pie graph?

a)

Most slaveholders owned 20+ slaves

b)

Most southerners did not own slaves

c)

Most slaveholders owned only 2-9 slaves

d)

Most southerners were not allowed to own slaves

31.

Who came up with the idea of Interchangeable Parts?

a)

Samuel Morse

b)

John Deere

c)

Eli Whitney

d)

Peter Cooper

32.

Choose all that apply: Which of the following helped reduce the price of shipping goods in the US during the early to mid 1800s?

a)

Locomotive

b)

National Road

c)

Steamboat

d)

Millennium Falcon

33.

Which of the following shows the idea of Manifest Destiny at work?

a)

Mexico fighting in Texas

b)

Americans outnumbered the British 6 to 1 in Oregon by 1840

c)

Gold was found in California

d)

The British blocking American trade

34.

Choose all that apply: Which of the following, after the proclamation of the Monroe Doctrine, would be part of the US reaction to England trying to colonize Mexico?

a)

We would go to war to stop England

b)

We would leave England alone

c)

We would still recognize their current colonies

d)

We would give them help to take over Mexico

35.

Who was a major leader for both Temperance and the 2nd Great Awakening

a)

Jonathan Edwards

b)

Lyman Beacher

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

William Lloyd Garison

36.

Who invented the first steam locomotive in the US - the Tom Thumb?

a)

Samuel Morse

b)

John Deere

c)

Isaac Singer

d)

Peter Cooper

37.

Choose all that apply: Which of the following was an impact of immigration to the US in the 1830s and 1840s?

a)

It increased the population in the US dramatically.

b)

It gave the military new recruits for the wars we were fighting against the Spanish and French.

c)

It caused overcrowded and unhealthy living situations in cities such as New York and Boston.

d)

It provided much needed cheap labor to industries like transportation construction and manufacturing.

38.

Which of the following best explain the impact of the gold rush?

a)

California was filled up quickly with people from all over the world

b)

A war broke out for control over California and it was one by the US

c)

People slowly believed the news and started to hire people to go collect gold for them

d)

People avoided California and moved to Oregon instead

39.

This region of the country had slavery

a)

North

b)

South

40.

This region of the country had a larger population

a)

North

b)

South

41.

This region of the country was more appealing to immigrants

a)

North

b)

South

42.

This region of the country had large plantations

a)

North

b)

South

43.

This region of the country relied heavily on agriculture (farming)

a)

North

b)

South

44.

Choose all that apply: Which of the following were parts of the Missouri Compromise?

a)

Maine became a free state

b)

Missouri became a slave state

c)

Slavery was outlawed

d)

The slave trade was made illegal except in capital cities

e)

Slavery was banned above 36°30' North

45.

When a politician gives jobs to those who supported him/her in an election

a)

Nationalism

b)

Spoils System

c)

Jacksonian Democracy

d)

Abomination

46.

What was the major push factor for Irish Immigrants to the US

a)

Lack of food

b)

Freedom of Religion

c)

Lots of jobs

d)

Free passage to America

47.

Which group of people in the south owned many acres of land and slaves but was often heavily in debt?

a)

Free African Americans

b)

Planters

c)

Slaves

d)

Yeoman

48.

A factor which causes someone to leave their country?

a)

Push

b)

Pull

49.

What was a push factor for German immigrants to America?

a)

Freedom of religion

b)

Freedom of speech

c)

Political turmoil

d)

They wanted a king

50.

Choose all that apply: Which of the following were pull factors for immigrants coming to America?

a)

Freedom of Religion

b)

Economic opportunity

c)

Slavery

d)

Lack of Food

e)

No nobility

51.

A factor which causes someone to immigrate into a country?

a)

Push

b)

Pull

52.

Which group of people in the south lived in fear they might be taken into slavery?

a)

Free African Americans

b)

Planters

c)

Slaves

d)

Yeoman

53.

Choose all that apply: Which of the following were true of the Know Nothing Party?

a)

Keeping Catholics and immigrants out of public office.

b)

Wanted to get slavery ended in the south.

c)

Making citizenship requirements difficult for immigrants.

d)

Often resorted to violence towards immigrant groups.

54.

When a person supports or wants what is best for the whole country even if it hurts their region or state

a)

Tribalism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Regionalism

d)

Sectionalism

55.

Which of the following best explains how Jackson responded to the attempt of nullification of the Tariff of 1828 by South Carolina

a)

He supported them

b)

He asked Congress to pass a law to stop them

c)

He asked congress to change the law immediately

d)

He threatened to send troops to enforce the law

56.

When a person supports or wants what is best for their region even if it hurts the country

a)

Tribalism

b)

Nationalism

c)

Regionalism

d)

Sectionalism

57.

Movement to reduce or eliminate the use of alcohol

a)

Reform

b)

Movement

c)

Modalism

d)

Temperance

58.

The idea that a person should try to get as many people to vote for them as possible by getting the word out about who they are to everyone.

a)

Nationalism

b)

Spoils System

c)

Jacksonian Democracy

d)

Abomination

59.

Which of the following best explains the result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

a)

It allowed Americans to move into Oregon

b)

It increased the size of the US by 25%

c)

It gave land to Mexico for their victory in the Mexican-American War

d)

This is a made up treaty

60.

What was the first public women's conference?

a)

TED Talks

b)

Million Woman March

c)

T4G

d)

Seneca Falls Convention

61.

Word used by most southerners to describe the Tariff of 1828 because they could not stand it

a)

Nationalism

b)

Spoils System

c)

Jacksonian Democracy

d)

Abomination

62.

Choose all that apply: Which of the following was important to the women's rights movement?

a)

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

b)

Sojourner Truth

c)

Lucretia Mott

d)

Harriet Beacher Stowe

63.

Voting Rights

a)

Solvent

b)

Suffrage

c)

Electoral

d)

Votage

64.

Who was the leader of one of the largest slave revolts in US history with the death of 55 whites.

a)

Fredrick Douglass

b)

Harriet Tubman

c)

Nat Turner

d)

Isaac Singer

65.

Which group of people in the south were poor farmers who worked on small farms or alongside slaves?

a)

Free African Americans

b)

Planters

c)

Slaves

d)

Yeoman

66.

Which of the following best explains the idea of the Antebellum South?

a)

A place where everyone was satisfied with their life and all was good

b)

A place where slavery was brutal and harsh and only a few people had all the wealth.

c)

A place where everyone was treated like equals and where freedom was everyhwere.

d)

A place where slaves were treated poorly but everyone was satisfied.

67.

If the southern states were allowed to nullify what type of law would they most likely nullify?

a)

A law which banned slavery

b)

A law which provided a tax break to farmers

c)

A law which prohibited internal improvements

d)

A law requiring licenses for carriages

68.

Choose all that apply: Which of the following were positives of Manifest Destiny

a)

America gained land

b)

America gained Pacific ports

c)

No new slaves states were added

d)

Democracy was spread

e)

America gained resources

69.

Choose all that apply: Which of the following were negatives of Manifest Destiny

a)

Mexican-American War and deaths

b)

Over hunting of buffalo

c)

The loss of territory to England

d)

Natives pushed off of their land

e)

A decrease in America's population

70.

Which of the following is the movement marked by a revival among Christianity in the early 1800s and was often paired with Temperance?

a)

Reformation

b)

2nd Great Awakening

c)

Revive

d)

Gospel Coalition