WorksheetsUSH Q3 Benchmark Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 32mins
What happened to the general population of Native Americans when the British settled North America?
It declined at first because of war but then sharply grew again
Nothing
It increased due to an abundance of new technology
It declined due to a series of wars and diseases brought by Europeans
"We hold these truths to be self-evident... all men are created equal..." comes from which important document from US History
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
The Declaration of Sentiments
The Emancipation Proclamation
Which of the following were British actions that caused the US to fight for Independence? (choose more than one)
The Stamp Act
The Sugar Act
The Intolerable Acts
The Espionage Act
When women petitioned for the right to vote at Seneca Falls, they wrote a document called the:
Declaration of Human Rights
Declaration of Sentiments
Articles of Confederation
Dawes Act
The Articles of Confederation were the first attempt at creating a new government in the US. They were abandoned for the Constitution because:
They gave too much freedom to the federal government
They allowed too many states to leave the union
The federal government was too weak to maintain a nation
They allowed slavery
Under the leadership of Andrew Jackson in the 1830s, Native Americans:
Were largely treated with respect and dignity
Were given opportunities to integrate into mainstream society
Were encouraged to join as members of the federal government
Were moved from their homes into designated Indian Territory in the west
The United States need to expand westward was largely aided by the construction of:
The transcontinental railroad
High speed rail
Horse and carriage trails
The Oregon Trail
The North and South had major differences at the outset of the Civil War. What were some of those differences?
The north was agricultural while the south was industrialized
The north supported plantation slavery while the south had different forms of slavery
The north was largely industrialized while the south was heavily agricultural
Southern states had more supplies and soldiers than the northern states
While the US encouraged white settlers to live in areas like Iowa and Nebraska, at the same time this meant Native Americans were forced to live:
In shanty towns
In internment Camps
On plantations
On reservations
What era directly followed the Civil War whose focus was to reunite the nation?
Reconstruction
Roaring 20s
WWI
Gilded Age
Chinese Immigrants came to the US for
free land
religious freedom
economic boom and opportunities
education
What legislation is this cartoon referring to?
30 day waiting period for immigration
Deportation after completion of Transcontinental Railroad
Immigration Reduction Act
Chinese Exclusion Act
Why does this image depict Rockefeller so large?
He was a political boss who tried to win governmental favors
He was a government inspector looking for corruption
He was a robber baron who used his money and power to influence government
He was looking to correct all of pollution cause by industrialization
What does this image say about the need for labor unions?
labor unions were desirable because the workers were being crushed by difficult living conditions and poor pay.
Labor unions decreased nativism
Labor unions helped big business keep control of the workers
Labor unions helped reduce the length of the work day
During the early 1900s, the term "muckrakers" was used to describe-
pacifists who demonstrated against war
Politicians who criticized Progressive Era presidents
Writers who exposed the evil in American society
Newspaper columnists who reported in celebrities
When a larger/stronger nation gains political and economic control over a smaller/weaker nation.
imperialism
expansionism
isolationism
Protectorate
The war resulted in the U.S. gaining the following territories
Guam, Puerto Rico, The Philippines
California, New Mexico, Nevada
Alaska, Hawaii, The Philippines
Guam, Puerto Rice, Cuba
Why did the U.S. join World War One?
Germany declared unlimited submarine warfare, and the Zimmerman Telegram
Mexico invaded the USA because of the Zimmerman Telegram
Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated
The "clear and present danger" principle stated by the Supreme Court in Schenck v. United States (1919) had the effect of...
prohibiting the president from implementing a military draft
preventing the wartime internment of citizens
restricting the formation of defense alliances
limiting freedom of speech during wartime
What is the name of the movement which promoted the growth of African-American culture, spread Jazz music, and inspired the Civil Rights movement?
Black Panthers
Mobs
Great Migration
Harlem Renaissance
The movement of African Americans from the rural south to the industrialized cities to seek economic opportunities is called the -
Great Migration
Harlem Renaissance
Civil Right Movement
Gold Rush
What was the name given to the women who challenged traditional attitudes and social norms during the 1920s?
Mobsters
Party Girls
Flappers
Temperance
What is another name for prohibition?
Temperance
Abolitionist
Suffragette
Muckraker
What is the name of the new political party to rise in Germany following WW1?
Socialist
Nazi
Fascist
Bolshevik
What is the name of this iconic poster woman?
Tanya the Tank
Wonder Woman
Eleanor Roosevelt
Rosie the Riveter
Approximately when did World War 2 begin and end?
1929-1945
1939-1945
1939-1954
1929-1954
According to Order 9066, which people on the west coast were to be relocated?
People of Japanese ancestry
People of Hawaiian ancestry
People of Native American ancestry
People of French ancestry
