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Semester 2 Review (22)

Total questions: 115

Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the results of McCulloch vs. Maryland? (CHOOSE TWO)

a)

Congress had the right to establish a national bank

b)

It held that Congress could not interfere with state laws.

c)

It reinforced the supremacy of the federal government

d)

State governments could break contracts

2.

What did the SCOTUS decisions of McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden have in common?

a)

States could not interfere with federal institutions or violate federal law

b)

Congress does not have the implied powers of the Constitution

c)

State legislatures have the power to void federal laws deemed unconstitutional

d)

The SCOTUS could declare a law unconstitutional

3.

What was the primary issue in Gibbons v. Ogden court case?

a)

Interstate Commerce

b)

The National Bank

c)

Indian Removal

d)

Taxation without representation

4.

Who was the Supreme Court Justice that ruled in Gibbons v. Ogden and McCulloch v. Marlyland?

a)

John Marshall

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Roger Taney

d)

Andrew Jackson

5.

Which court case enabled the right of the federal government to create a national bank and reinforced the supremacy of the federal government?

a)

McCulloch v. Maryland

b)

Gibbons v. Ogden

c)

Marbury v. Madison

d)

Brown v. Board of Education

6.

Any time a state and federal law is in conflict with one another which law is followed?

a)

Federal Law

b)

State Law

7.

Since no single candidate won a majority of electoral votes, how was the election of 1824 decided?

a)

House of Representatives elections committee

b)

Senate Vote Committee

c)

A second election was held

d)

A runoff in each state

8.

Who won the election of 1824?

a)

John Quincy Adams

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Henry Clay

d)

Abraham Lincoln

9.

The Corrupt Bargain refers to

a)

Controversy over Jackson's loss to John Quincy Adams in 1824

b)

frequent use of the veto by Andrew Jackson

c)

Influence of the Bank of the U.S. over members of Congress

d)

Forced removal of Cherokees from their lands.

10.

Who won the Election of 1828?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Quincy Adams

d)

Henry Clay

11.

Which President was considered the champion of the "common man"?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

John Quincy Adams

d)

Henry Clay

12.

The act of rewarding political supporters with public government offices after a presidential victory is called...

a)

The Spoils System

b)

Laissez-faire

c)

Nullification

d)

Secession

13.

Jacksonian Democracy

a)

an informal group of trusted advisers who sometimes met in the White House kitchen

b)

The practice of giving government jobs to political backers

c)

The period of expanding democracy that gave voting rights to all white males

d)

The Court ruled that the national bank was constitutional

14.

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

15.

What was Andrew Jackson's response to the National Bank?

a)

He vetoed the charter

b)

He renewed the charter

c)

He ignored the vote and let the bank continue

d)

He challenged it in the Supreme Court

16.

What event does the image above represent?

a)

Trail of Tears

b)

nullification crisis

c)

Bank Crisis

d)

Manifest Destiny

17.

Why did the U.S. government want to move the Native Americans west of the Mississippi?

a)

White settlers wanted their land for gold

b)

Tribal members refused to comply with U.S. Law

c)

The government wanted to return natives to their ancesteral homes

d)

The SCOTUS ruled they had to leave

18.

Using the Map, where did the Native Americans settle after their journey on the Trail of Tears?

a)

They were forced to live on Reservations in Oklahoma

b)

They settled in the swamplands of Florida

c)

They headed west to California

d)

In the Northeastern part of the US.

19.

What constitutional principle was at the heart of the nullification crisis?

a)

The Supremacy Clause

b)

Judicial Review

c)

States rights

d)

Checks and balances

20.

During Andrew Jacksons time as POTUS he greatly increased the power of the Executive branch.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

What was the big issue surrounding the 1832 Nullification Crisis?

a)

States ignoring a federal law

b)

states managing federal mandates

c)

Taxes on state incomes

d)

Immigration

22.

Which constitutional principle was at the heart of the nullification controversies?

a)

Supremacy Clause

b)

Elastic Clause

c)

Preamble

d)

Checks and Balances

23.

The idea that a state can nullify federal laws that are considered "unconstitutional"

a)

Doctrine of Nullification

b)

Doctrine of ignorance

c)

Doctrine of Avoidance

d)

Doctrine of Secession

24.

Which eventual state (shaded on the map) was the destination of the Cherokee natives on the Trail of Tears?

a)

Oklahoma

b)

Kansas

c)

Tenessee

d)

Wyoming

25.

During Andrew Jackson's time in office he greatly expanded the power of the ________________ branch.

a)

Executive

b)

Legislative

c)

Judicial

26.

Which event is most closely related to the text?

a)

Trail of Tears

b)

Nullification Crisis

c)

National Bank Charter

d)

Jacksonian Democracy

27.

What Supreme Court Case did Andrew Jackson ignore leading to the Trail of Tears?

a)

Worcester v. Georgia

b)

McCulloch v. Maryland

c)

Gibbons v. Ogden

d)

Marbury v. Madison

28.

What main ideas make up Manifest Destiny? (Choose 3)

a)

Democracy is the superior form of Govt and must be spread

b)

Challenge to a new frontier

c)

Obtain valuable new resources

d)

Eliminate native Americans

e)

Increase trade with foreign countries

29.

What is the main idea this image is trying to communicate?

a)

Americans are destined to expand westward

b)

America must bring technology to the native Americans

c)

Americans must return to their rugged colonial roots

d)

The 2nd Great Awakening is being birthed.

30.

What is Manifest Destiny?

a)

The idea that the USA is destined by God to overspread and possess all of the American continent

b)

The idea that the destiny of our nation lay in agriculture and livestock

c)

The idea that the American destiny lays in manufacturing and trade

d)

The idea that slavery must be spread to the entire world

31.

What does the image portray?

a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Mexican Cession

32.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Ohio
33.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Alabama
34.
When was the Missouri Compromise reached?
a)
1820
b)
1850
c)
1776
d)
1803
35.
Who came up with the idea of the Missouri Compromise?  
a)
James Monroe
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Henry Clay
36.

What line would was used to determine whether a state would be free or slave?

a)

36 30 line

b)

45 70 line

c)

mason-Dixon line

d)

Proclamation line

37.

What was the primary reason for the Missouri Compromise?

a)

To settle the question of slavery expansion into the Louisiana Purchase Territory

b)

To prevent the expansion of slavery into California

c)

To allow setters the right to settle in California

d)

To allow Missouri to become a free states instead of a slave state.

38.

Reasons why the Texas War of Independence began (CHOOSE 3).

a)

Mexicans confiscated (took) Texan's firearms

b)

Texans forced to learn Spanish and become Catholic

c)

Mexico banned slavery

d)

Texans forced to house Mexican soldiers

e)

Mexican taxation without representation

39.

Famous battle in which Davy Crockett was killed

a)

Battle of The Alamo

b)

Battle of San Jacinto

c)

Battle of Gonzales

d)

Battle of Mexico City

40.

Which river did Mexico claim was the international border between the U.S. and Mexico?

a)

Rio Grande

b)

Nueces River

c)

Rio Bravo

d)

Mississippi River

41.

What river did the U.S. claim was the international border between the U.S. and Mexico?

a)

Nueces

b)

Rio Grande

c)

Rio Bravo

d)

Mississippi River

42.

Individuals involved in the Texas War for Independence? (CHOOSE 2)

a)

Sam Houston

b)

Davy Crockett

c)

Daniel Boone

d)

John C. Fremont

e)

John Sutter

43.

First man to bring American settlers into Texas?

a)

Stephen Austin

b)

Sam Houston

c)

Davy Crockett

d)

Santa Anna

44.

These people blazed trails westward for others to follow.

a)

Mormon and Christian Missionaries

b)

Mountain Men

c)

Lewis and Clark

d)

49ers

45.

Group of wagons who traveled westward in large groups

a)

Wagon Trains

b)

Wagon Groups

c)

Herd of Wagons

d)

Wagon Missionaries

46.

What was the primary land route that pioneers used to head west during the 19th century (1800s)?

a)

Oregon Trail

b)

Santa Fe Trail

c)

Mormon Trail

d)

California Trail

47.

Where did the Mormons mostly settle in the west?

a)

Utah

b)

Nevada

c)

Oregon

d)

California

48.

What famous battle is being depicted in the image?

a)

Battle of the Alamo

b)

Battle of New Orleans

c)

Battle of San Jacinto

d)

Battle of Harpers Ferry

49.

Who made their living out west by trapping and trading furs?

a)

Mountain men

b)

Politicians

c)

Western tribes

d)

Eastern Merchants

50.

Which trail is being represented?

a)

Santa Fe Trail

b)

Mormon Trail

c)

Oregon Trail

d)

Oklahoma Trail

51.

President who acquired California and annexed Texas into the Union.

a)

James K. Polk

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Franklin Pierce

d)

Abraham Lincoln

52.

Which number represents the Gadsden Purchase that was purchased by President Franklin Pierce?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

e)

5

53.

Land that was purchase from Mexico in 1854 for $10 million dollars so the transcontinental railroad could be completed and become new southern border with Mexico.

a)

Gadsden Purchase

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Oregon Territory

d)

Texas

54.

What term best describes number 1?

a)

Oregon Territory

b)

California

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Gadsden Purchase

55.

What term best describes number 2?

a)

Oregon Territory

b)

California

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Gadsden Purchase

56.

What term best describes number 4?

a)

Oregon Territory

b)

California

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Gadsden Purchase

57.

What term best describes number 5?

a)

Oregon Territory

b)

California

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Gadsden Purchase

58.

What was the final boundary for the Oregon Territory?

a)

49th Parallel

b)

54' 40'

c)

36' 30'

d)

Rio Grande River

59.

What piece of land is #2

a)

Mexican Cession

b)

Gadsden Purchase

c)

Oregon Territory

d)

Texas

60.
What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?
a)
That slavery diminished the national character.
b)
That African American rights were protected by the Constitution.
c)
That African Americans did not have the right to sue in federal court because they were not citizens
d)
That slavery should be abolished by executive order
61.

What did the Supreme Court rule (decide) in the Dred Scott case?

a)

Dred Scott was given his freedom

b)

Slavery was outlawed

c)

African Americans are not citizens

62.
A political party formed to prevent the spred of slavery
a)
Free Soil Party
b)
Republican Party
c)
Democratic Party 
d)
Constitutional Party
63.

The Missouri Compromise, the compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were all efforts to

a)

end fighting between midwestern farmers and native American Indians

b)

encourage manufacturing in the west

c)

increase the number of people who voted in presidential elections

d)

settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories

64.
This was a mini-Civil War fought in the Kansas territory between pro-slavery settlers and anti-slavery settlers 
a)
Missouri Compromise 
b)
Summer if 1856
c)
Bleeding Kansas
d)
Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas
65.

What is popular sovereignty?

a)

Where sovereignty is left to the government to decide

b)

Where sovereignty is left to the people to decide

66.

Which of the following describes "Bleeding Kansas"?

a)

A violent slave uprising led by Joseph Cinque

b)

Violence in Kansas between proslavery and antislavery settlers prior to the Civil War

c)

The turning point of the Civil War, in which Robert E. Lee's army was routed from Kansas

d)

The devastation caused by a tornado in Kansas in 1854, which killed 55 people

67.

What part of the Compromise of 1850 and made it a crime to help runaway slaves?

a)

Fugitive Slave Act

b)

Fugitive Criminal Act

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

California-Maine Act

68.

What part of the Compromise of 1850 caused the most conflict between the North and the South?

a)

Fugitive Slave Act

b)

Balance of power in Congress

c)

That California was entered as a slave state

d)

That Oregon became a slave state.

69.
How did Harriet Tubman help slaves?
a)
She helped injured and sick slaves hurt their masters.
b)
She brought food to the slaves who were starving.
c)
She offered the escaped slaves a place to live.
d)
She helped them escape through the Underground Railroad.
70.
What is an abolitionist?
a)
Someone who wants to abolish or end slavery.
b)
Someone who wants to end voting for slaves.
c)
Someone who doesn't want to work with slaves.
d)
Someone who wants to never wear jeans.
71.

A series of hiding places where those who were escaping slavery traveled.

a)

conductor

b)

suffrage

c)

abolition

d)

underground railroad

72.

Who wanted states to decide the issue of slavery using popular sovereignty?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Stephen Douglas

c)

Harriet Tubman

d)

Frederick Douglas

73.

Which event led to the rise of the Republican Party?

a)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

b)

Missouri Compromise

c)

Compromise of 1850

d)

Gadsden Purchase

74.

Who would have viewed John Brown as a hero?

a)

Abolitionist

b)

Slave owners

c)

Government officials

d)

small family farmers in the south

75.

Who led the failed raid on Harpers Ferry Virginia?

a)

John Brown

b)

Elihu Embree

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Abraham Lincoln

76.

What book enflamed tensions between the North and South over the issue of slavery?

a)

Uncle Tom's Cabin

b)

The Bible

c)

One flew over the Cuckoos nest

d)

Common Sense

77.

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Antietam

d)

Sharpsburg

78.

Who served as the President of the Confederate States of America (CSA)?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

79.

What was one of the main effects of the Battle of Fort Sumter?

a)

Several more southern states seceded

b)

More states joined the Union

c)

Abraham Lincoln wanted a peace treaty

d)

Slavery was immediately abolished.

80.

Who was the President of the United States (Union)?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Ulysses S. Grant

81.

A slave state that stayed loyal to the Union is called a _________________ _______________?

a)

Border State

b)

Slave Loyalist

c)

Union Slaver

d)

Indecisive

82.

Analyze the map: How did sectionalism effect the outcome of the election of 1860?

a)

The different sections of the country cast their votes based on their beliefs about slavery

b)

The Southern states were strongest

c)

The Northern states wanted slavery

d)

There was widespread support for popular sovereignty

83.

Who won the election of 1860 causing southern states to begin seceding (leaving) from the Union?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Andrew Johnson

84.

Which state was the first to secede from the Union?

a)

South Carolina

b)

Tennessee

c)

North Carolina

d)

Virginia

85.

How would the large amounts of railroad mileage help the North in the Civil War?

a)

The North was able to transport supplies and troops more easily

b)

The North had to maintain all of the railroad lines

c)

The North was able to retreat more quickly after major losses

d)

The railroad had very little impact in the Civil War.

86.

Why did the Union want to control the Mississippi River (circled in the map)?

a)

It would divide the Confederacy and isolate its western territories.

b)

It would allow the Union to have free trade with the Confederacy

c)

It would limit the fighting to the West

d)

The Union did not want to control the Mississippi.

87.

One of Lee's most trusted generals. Won many battles early in the war. Lee's 'right arm"

a)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

J.E.B. Stuart

d)

Beauregard

88.

Which African American Union Regiment gained fame because of their attack on Fort Wagner?

a)

The 54th Massachusetts Regiment

b)

The 13th U.S. Colored Troops

c)

The 42nd Infantry

d)

101st Airborne Division

89.
The bloodiest single day in American military history ended in a draw, but the Confederate retreat gave Abraham Lincoln the “victory” he desired before issuing the
a)
Declaration of Independence.
b)
13th Amendment.
c)
Gettysburg Address.
d)
Emancipation Proclamation.
90.

Who was promoted to the overall Union Commander after the Battle of Gettysburg?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

George McClellan

d)

Ambrose Burnside

91.

What battle was considered the turning point in the Civil War because Lee could no longer mount an offensive?

a)

Antietam

b)

Gettysburg

c)

Shiloh

d)

Bull Run

92.

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?

a)

Appomattox Courthouse, VA

b)

Chattanooga, TN

c)

Richmond Virginia

d)

Washington D.C.

93.

Which military leader helped to capture New Orleans

a)

David Farragut

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Stonewall Jackson

94.

Why did the Union Army's capture of Vicksburg so important?

a)

It gave the Union control of the Mississippi River (Anaconda)

b)

It gave access to the upper Mississippi Delta Region

c)

It cut off all supplies to Robert E. Lee in Virginia

d)

It allowed the Union to attack Richmond

95.

Union General who conducted his famous "March to the Sea" through Georgia?

a)

William Tecumseh Sherman

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

Nathan Bedford Forrest

d)

Robert E. Lee

96.

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to the Army of The Potomac (Union)?

a)

Appomattox Court House, Virginia

b)

Washington, D.C.

c)

Richmond, Virginia

d)

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

97.

Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln

a)

John Wilkes Booth

b)

Lee Harvey Oswald

c)

James Earl Ray

d)

Sirhan Sirhan

98.

Who became president after Abraham Lincolns assassination?

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

Ulysses S. Grant

c)

John F. Kennedy f

d)

William Howard Taft

99.

Who gained power in Congress after Lincolns assassination?

a)

Radical Republicans

b)

Democrats

c)

Whigs

d)

Southern Democrats

100.

Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

101.

Which amendment gave African Americans citizenship?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

102.

Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

103.

Black Codes in southern states led to which amendment being passed?

a)

13th Amendment

b)

14th Amendment

c)

15th Amendment

d)

16th Amendment

104.

A northerner who would most likely take advantage of southern whites to make money?

a)

Carpetbagger

b)

Scalawag

c)

Radical Republican

d)

Abolitionist

105.

Southern white who supported the Republicans and their efforts to reconstruct the south

a)

Carpetbaggers

b)

Scalawags

c)

Radical Republicans

d)

Democrats

106.

Why was President Johnson impeached?

a)

He had violated the Tenure of Office Act

b)

He wanted to forgive the South

c)

He had packed the Supreme Court

d)

He suspended constitutional rights for ex-confederates

107.

What law make it illegal to remove cabinet officials who had already been approved by Congress?

a)

Tenure of Office Act

b)

Reconstruction Acts

c)

Intolerable Acts

d)

Dawes Act

108.

What type of laws segregated (separated) people by race in places like bathrooms, restaurants, trains, and even water fountains?

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Black Code Laws

c)

Tenure of Office Laws

d)

SIgnatory Laws

109.

What type of law is being displayed above?

a)

Jim Crow Laws

b)

Black Code Laws

c)

Proclamation Laws

d)

Law of Equality

110.

This group was made of ex-confederate soldiers who intimidated people by attacking their homes and families to enforce white supremacy.

a)

Ku Klux Klan

b)

Radical Republicans

c)

Carpetbaggers

d)

Scalawags

111.

How was the controversial election of 1876 determined?

a)

Electoral College

b)

Special Electoral Commission chose the winner

c)

A coin flip

d)

Congressional vote based on popular sovereignty

112.

When Hayes became President in 1877, what was one of his first actions?

a)

He pulled all federal troops out of the South ending reconstruction

b)

He raised taxes on the South

c)

He reinstated the Freedman's Bureau

d)

He abolished the 13th Amendment

113.

According to the chart, why was the Election of 1876 controversial?

a)

Tilden won the popular vote but lost the election

b)

Hayes lost the election due to corruption

c)

Hayes won the popular vote but lost the election

d)

Tilden won the election but lost the electoral college

114.

Why were laws that established literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses were passed by Southern states?

a)

limit the rights of formerly enslaved persons

b)

To support Radical Republicans

c)

To raise money for the south

d)

to improve education for former slaves

115.

What did Jim Crow laws enforce?

a)

Segregation

b)

Equality

c)

Slavery

d)

Indentured Servitude