WorksheetsMaine's Road to Statehood Review Quiz
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 27mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Maine became a state in _______.
a)
1820
b)
1800
c)
1720
d)
1920
2.
Maine was originally part of the state of _________.
a)
Massachusetts
b)
New Hampshire
c)
trick question – it was its own state from the beginning
d)
New York
3.
Which of these presidents was NOT one of the first three?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
George Washington
c)
John Adams
d)
Thomas Jefferson
4.
Maine was originally called the ________ of Maine.
a)
district
b)
country
c)
county
d)
colony
5.
One big problem in the early history of Maine was the _______ with Canada in the east.
a)
border
b)
war
c)
embargo
d)
treaty
6.
The border of Maine and Canada in the east is the __________.
a)
St. Croix River
b)
Mississippi River
c)
Atlantic Ocean
d)
Appalachian Mountains
7.
The Passamaquoddy and Penobscot are ________.
a)
Native American tribes that live in Maine
b)
Native American tribes that live in all parts of the United States
c)
the names of treaties
d)
former leaders in the fight to make Maine a state
8.
The Passamaquoddy and Penobscot signed ________ with the U.S. Government in the 1790s.
a)
treaties
b)
embargoes
c)
constitutions
9.
The United States passed the __________ because it wanted to be neutral in the war between Britain and France.
a)
Embargo
b)
Treaty
c)
Constitution
d)
War of 1812
10.
What did the Embargo of 1808 do?
a)
banned trade with all countries in the world
b)
banned trade with France only
c)
banned trade with Britain only
d)
banned trade with France and Britain only
11.
The Embargo of 1808 _____ the economy of Maine.
a)
hurt
b)
helped
c)
didn't affect
12.
The United States fought ________ in the War of 1812.
a)
Britain
b)
France
c)
Spain
d)
Germany
13.
Why did the U.S. declare war on Britain in 1812?
a)
Britain had been capturing American sailors and ships
b)
Britain invaded New York
c)
Britain banned trade with the United States
d)
Britain tried to make the U.S. its colonies again
14.
The War of 1812 ended with _________ changes between the U.S. and Britain.
a)
very few
b)
huge
c)
moderately big
15.
TRUE OR FALSE: British forces captured many Maine towns during the War of 1812.
a)
true
b)
false
16.
TRUE OR FALSE: The War of 1812 made more Mainers want Maine to become its own state.
a)
true
b)
false
17.
TRUE OR FALSE: All Mainers wanted to be independent from Massachusetts.
a)
false
b)
true
18.
Mainers voted _________ on whether to become a state independent from Massachusetts.
a)
many times
b)
one time only
c)
never
d)
twice
19.
_____________ led the effort to make Maine a state. He was also Maine's first governor.
a)
William King
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
20.
Maine finally voted to become a new state in ___________.
a)
1818
b)
1850
c)
1718
d)
1800
21.
At first, members of Congress from the _______ were against Maine becoming a state.
a)
South
b)
North
c)
West
d)
East
22.
Why were Southerners against Maine become a state?
a)
it upset the balance between free and slave states
b)
they wanted Massachusetts to have more power
c)
they hated people from Maine
d)
they wanted to move the capital to the South
23.
The ___________ was the agreement that led to Maine becoming a state.
a)
Missouri Compromise
b)
Massachusetts Compromise
c)
Maine Compromise
d)
Slavery Compromise
24.
In the Missouri Compromise, Maine became a new state with __________.
a)
no slavery allowed
b)
slavery allowed
c)
slavery allowed for the first 20 years of Maine's existence
25.
In the Missouri Compromise, Missouri became a new state with __________.
a)
slavery allowed
b)
no slavery allowed
c)
slavery allowed for the first 20 years of Missouri's existence
26.
Under the Missouri Compromise, all states north of Missouri's southern border were ___________.
a)
free states
b)
slave states
27.
Under the Missouri Compromise, all states south of Missouri's southern border were ____________.
a)
slave states
b)
free states
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