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APA 2nd History Review | Constitution | War of 1812 | Westward

Total questions: 51

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the father of the Constitution

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

James Madison

c)

George Washington

d)

Abraham Lincoln

2.

Who was the first president of the United States?

a)

James Madison

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Abraham Lincoln

3.

What are the first words of the constitution?

a)

We the Americans

b)

We the people

c)

We people

d)

We the men

4.

Democracy means ____________ by the _______________

a)

ruled, people

b)

ruled, king

c)

ruled, president

d)

ruled, government

5.

Who called the meeting between the 13 colonies?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

James Madison

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Jefferson

6.

Where was the meeting between the colonies held?

a)

New York, NY

b)

Philedelphia, PA

c)

Salt Lake, UT

d)

Orlando, FL

7.

What is the name of the building where the meeting was held?

a)

The Capital

b)

Independence Hall

c)

The White House

8.

How many colonies were there?

a)

3

b)

13

c)

15

d)

8

9.

Before the constitution, did the colonies believe in the same laws?

a)

yes

b)

no

10.

The constitution tells the ___________ of our country.

a)

stories

b)

customs

c)

laws

11.

Who chose the new kind of government?

a)

James Madison

b)

people united

c)

president

d)

king

12.

How many branches of the government are there?

a)

5

b)

4

c)

3

d)

2

13.

If you want to look at the constitution today, you have to go to

a)

Philedelphia, PA

b)

Washington D.C.

c)

England

14.

What are the 3 branches of government

a)

official

b)

judicial

c)

executive

d)

legislative

15.

What branch resides in the Supreme Court?

a)

judicial/judges

b)

official

c)

legislative

d)

executive

16.

What branch resides in The White House?

a)

official/ government

b)

executive/ president

c)

judicial/ judges

d)

legislative/ congress

17.

What branch resides in the Capitol?

a)

judicial/ judges

b)

legislative/ congress

c)

official/ government

d)

executive/ president

18.

Who thought we should go to war with England?

a)

yankees

b)

War hawks

c)

War eagles

d)

patriots

19.

One famous American ship during the war of 1812 was called the

a)

Old Bessie

b)

Baltimore

c)

U.S.S. Constitution

d)

U.S.S. Minnow

20.

The American Soldiers gave our ship the nickname “Old

a)

Judy

b)

Ironsides

c)

Metalsides

d)

Hardsides

21.

What is it called when you force someone to work for you?

a)

time out

b)

Prison

c)

involvement

d)

impressment

22.

Who was the president during the War of 1812?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

James Madison

c)

George Washington

d)

Thomas Jefferson

23.

President Madison's wife was

a)

Deborah Madison

b)

Dolley Madison

c)

Sarah Madison

d)

Alice Madison

24.

When two countries decide to stop fighting they sign a

a)

peace treaty

b)

peace paper

c)

peace binder

25.

Who was fighting in the war of 1812 before America became involved?

a)

Germany and Italy

b)

Britain and France

c)

USA and Russia

d)

Mexico and China

26.

What was this battle fought after the Peace Treaty was signed?

a)

The Battle of New York

b)

The Battle of New Jersey

c)

The Battle of New Orleans

27.

When we decided to fight England, we not only wanted our ships back, we also wanted which country?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Canada

d)

USA

28.

What was the name of the man who wrote the Star-Spangled Banner?

a)

James Madison

b)

Francis Scott Key

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

George Washington

29.

Why did France stop American ships in the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

They wanted to be our friends

b)

They didn't like that we were buying and selling things to England

c)

They were trying to sell us their food

30.

Which country let the American ships go first?

a)

France

b)

England

31.

What did Dolley Madison dress up like in order to escape the British?

a)

Lawyers wife

b)

Farmers Wife

c)

Villagers Wife

32.

What two documents did Dolley Madison save from being burned?

a)

Declaration of Independence and constitution

b)

Constitution and Birth certificate

c)

bill of rights and some books

33.

The war lasted 2 years.

a)

true

b)

false

34.

England won the war of 1812.

a)

true

b)

false

35.

The battle of New Orleans was fought after the war of 1812 ended.

a)

true

b)

false

36.

The British burned the presidents house.

a)

true

b)

false

37.

After the peace treaty was signed, ALL American and British soldiers knew the war was over.

a)

true

b)

false

38.

The famous route that the pioneers took west was the

a)

Oregon Trail

b)

Erie Trail

c)

Trail of Tears

d)

Pioneer Trail

39.

The Transcontinental Railroad was built to connect the

a)

North to south

b)

east to west

c)

east to north

40.

What canal was dug to connect the Hudson River to Lake Erie?

a)

Erie Canal

b)

Hudson Canal

c)

New York Canal

41.

What was the Pony Express?

a)

a way to get mail from to the west

b)

a way to travel to the west

c)

a very fast train

42.

The Pony Express was ended by the invention of the

a)

car

b)

telegraph

c)

email

43.

Another name for a train on the Transcontinental Railroad was

a)

copper train

b)

iron horse

c)

old steamy

44.

Robert Fulton invented the

a)

telegraph

b)

wagon

c)

steam engine

45.

The walk the Cherokee Indians took when they were forced to move west was called

a)

long walk west

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

Oregon Trail

46.

Sequoyah invented

a)

the steam engine

b)

The Cherokee Alphabet

c)

the railroad

47.

What land purchase doubled the size of the United States?

a)

Georgia Purchase

b)

Louisiana Purchase

c)

Virginia Purchase

48.

What animal was very important to the survival of the Native Americans?

a)

horse

b)

goat

c)

buffalo

d)

cows

49.

People who travel to unsettled areas to live are called

a)

travelers

b)

pioneers

c)

movers

50.

Many pioneers traveled by

a)

covered wagon

b)

train

c)

car

d)

speed boat

51.

Why did the pioneers travel west?

a)

liked adventure

b)

to find gold and better farm land

c)

wanted to build a new house