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Week 3 Quizizz

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Some people questioned Jefferson's role in the Louisiana Purchase.  Why? 
a)
Constitution did not state that he could buy land 
b)
Western land was opening the U.S. to threats 
c)
the land made the U.S. twice as big
d)
We were not allies with the French 
2.
Lewis and Clark's expedition proved which of the following was TRUE 
a)
Louisiana Purchase was worth the money because of all the plants and animals there 
b)
Louisiana Purchase was a waste of money 
c)
People cannot survive out west 
d)
they did not bring enough information back to make a judgement 
3.

Which map shows the boundaries of the United States just after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

4.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest destiny 
b)
Monroe Doctrine 
c)
Great Awakening 
d)
Louisiana Purchase
5.

What piece of land was purchased in 1853 in order to build something in the South? What did they want to build?

a)

Mexican Cession/Trails

b)

Louisiana Territory/Canals

c)

transcontinental/Oregon Country

d)

Gadsden Purchase/Railroad

6.

In 1846, war broke out between the United States and Mexico. What was the main cause of this war?

a)

a dispute over the number of settlers in the Oregon Territory

b)

issues arising over the boundaries of Texas (border dispute)

c)

the discovery of gold in California

d)

the relocation of American Indians from the Southeast

7.
The Northwest Ordinance is considered a historical milestone because it —
a)
more than doubled the size of the United States
b)
established a method for admitting new states to the Union
c)
encouraged state legislatures to ratify the Constitution
d)
proposed treaties with American Indians to allow the peaceful settlement of new territories
8.
Based on the cartoon, which of the following best explains the impact of the Monroe Doctrine?
a)
The United States would not allow foreign nations to form alliances.
b)
The United States would not allow further European colonization in the Western Hemisphere.
c)
The United States would serve as a negotiator between European nations.
d)
The United States would protect the economic interests of Europe.
9.

What act closed all American ports to foreign trade? This was also a cause of the War of 1812.

a)

Embargo Act of 1807

b)

Impressment Act

c)

Judiciary Act of 1798

d)

New Orleans Act of 1812

10.

What poem did Francis Scott Key write during the War of 1812?

a)

Star Spangled Banner

b)

My Country 'tis of Thee

c)

God Bless America

d)

America the Beautiful

11.

What was Monroe's first term known as?

a)

The Era of Good Feelings

b)

The Era of One Party

c)

The Desire of Peace

d)

The National Be Patriotic Month

12.

The Missouri Compromise was needed to

a)

keep the balance of free and slave states

b)

prevent a civil war from happening

c)

decide a president

13.
Which order of presidents is correct?
a)
Washington, Jefferson, Adams
b)
Washington, Madison, Adams
c)
Washington, Adams, Jackson
d)
Washington, Adams, Jefferson 
14.
Which president warned the country of the dangers of forming   political parties? 
a)
Washington 
b)
Adams
c)
Roosevelt 
d)
Monroe
15.
Which president is considered the main  author of the Declaration of Independence? 
a)
Franklin 
b)
Jefferson 
c)
Madison 
d)
Adams 
16.
Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
Johnson
b)
Polk 
c)
Lincoln
d)
Grant 
17.
19th century Chinese immigrants are known for what?
a)
Work in building the Transcontinental Railroad
b)
Work in New York factories
c)
Contributions to the steel industry
d)
Contributions to John D. Rockefeller
18.
This law specifically barred Chinese laborers from entering the US, and was in place for more than 60 years.
a)
The Chinese Exclusion Act
b)
The Ban on Foreign Labor Act
c)
The Asian Immigration Act
d)
The Chinese Labor Law
19.
Which idea led to a rise in anti-immigrant groups and a demand for immigration restrictions?
a)
Melting Pot
b)
Birds of Passage
c)
Nativism
d)
All of the above
20.

Which statement best explains how the Second Great Awakening influenced change in American society?

a)

It encouraged Southerners to assert their rights by seceding.

b)

It inspired the growth of social reform movements.

c)

It led to the industrialization of northern cities

d)

It encouraged Southerners to assert their rights by seceding.

21.

Define the term suffrage

a)

the right to live

b)

the right to protest

c)

the right to vote

d)

the right to educate

22.

The________ ___________ movement was about women's rights and held a convention in Seneca Falls, New York

(a)  

23.

Susan B Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton were leaders most closely associated with which movement?

a)

Socialism

b)

Suffrage

c)

Environmentalism

24.

True or False: Fredrick Douglas

*Escaped from slavery in 1838

*Author (Narrative published 1845)

*Newspaper publisher (Libertor) 1847

*Worked closely with radicals, particularly with the Underground Railroad

*Helped about 1,000 slaves every year escape to the North

*Raised awareness of conditions for slaves

a)

True

b)

False

25.
In 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment was the first amendment added to the United States Constitution after the Civil War. As a result of this amendment. 
a)
women obtained the right to vote
b)
free speech was protected
c)
alcohol was not to be made or sold
d)
slavery was abolished
26.
The 14th Amendment was approved by the states and became part of the United States Constitution in 1868. The purpose of this amendment was to define citizenship and to protect the rights gained by 
a)
African Americans
b)
factory workers
c)
European immigrants
d)
naturalized citizens
27.
How did the development of railroads impact industrialization?
a)
It led to the establishment of the first U.S. city
b)
Railroads did not impact industrialization at all
c)
Transportation to more areas became easier and industry expanded
d)
Railroads led to the discovery of California
28.
During Reconstruction many southern states created new laws. Why did many people in the north consider these Jim Crow Laws unjust? 
a)
They made sharecropping illegal.
b)
They kept women from voting
c)
They limited the rights of African Americans in the south.
d)
They gave African Americans in the south too much freedom
29.
The following statements below are referring to what event in American history?
● period that followed the Civil War
● states brought back into the Union
● country rebuilt 
a)
revolution
b)
Reconstruction
c)
rebuilding
d)
desegregation
30.
What was the biggest problem facing the United States at the end of the Civil War?
a)
 rebuilding the South and bringing it back into the Union
b)
setting up the Freedmen's Bureau
c)
paying off war debts
d)
catching and punishing the man who assassinated Lincoln
31.
Who Was John Brown?
a)
An avid abolitionist
b)
President of the United States of America
c)
A rich slave owner
d)
A southern democrat
32.
This 1857 ruling declared slaves are property and not citizens therefore they had to rights.
a)
Dred Scott v Sandford
b)
McCulloch v Maryland
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Worcester v Georgia
33.
The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states.  North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned, South of the line slavery was _________.
a)
permitted, prohibited
b)
prohibited, permitted or allowed
c)
sometimes prohibited, never allowed
d)
cheap, expensive
34.
What was the time period that followed the Civil War called?
a)
The Golden Age
b)
The Roaring Twenties
c)
The Industrial Revolution
d)
Reconstruction
35.
The 15th Amendment of the United States Constitution...
a)
Gave African Americans the right to own businesses
b)
Freed the Slaves
c)
Gave African American men the right to vote
d)
Forced African Americans back into slavery
36.
What did Congress think about President Andrew Johnson's Reconstruction Plan?
a)
They agreed with his plan.
b)
They helped President Johnson form his plan.
c)
They thought his plan was too easy on the South.
d)
They thought his plan was too hard on the South.
37.

What does Radical mean?

a)

Outrageous and awesome

b)

An extreme section of a political party

c)

Official power to make legal decisions

d)

Forgiveness for people who have been convicted of political offenses

38.

Which statement best describes the beliefs of Radical Republicans?

a)

"The United States has done enough and shouldn't have to pay more to support freed slaves."

b)

"Former Confederate leaders should be forgiven for their actions during the Civil War."

c)

"The Southern states and members of the Confederacy should be punished for their actions."

d)

"The country should follow President Lincoln's plan to reunite the country as quickly as possible."

39.

What group wanted to provide land, education, and the right to vote for freedmen (freed slaves)?

a)

Northern Democrats

b)

Moderate Republicans

c)

Southern Democrats

d)

Radical Republicans

40.
Where did the Transcendentalists believe that you could find God?
a)
Nature
b)
Church
c)
Inside yourself
d)
At the flagpole 
41.
The aim of Transcendentalism is ___________________________________.
a)
Self-Reliance
b)
Self-Knowledge
c)
Self-Taught
d)
Self-Esteem
42.

Who is considered the "father" of Transcendentalism?

a)

Henry David Thoreau

b)

Margaret Fuller

c)

Ralph Waldo Emerson

d)

Robin Williams

43.

The Transcendentalists believed in self-reliance and free thought.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

A drawing or painting of the outside

a)

landscape

b)

interior

c)

portrait

d)

exterior

45.

This School of Early American Art painted America's Beautiful Landscapes.

a)

Old School

b)

Western Painters

c)

Rocky Mountain School

d)

Hudson River School

46.
Grant accepted Lee's surrender here in Virginia on April 9, 1865
a)
Blount Courthouse
b)
Fredericksburg
c)
Washington, D.C.
d)
Appomattox Courthouse
47.
Bloodiest Battle day of the war (23,000 casualties) Confederates lost 1/3 of their army.
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of the Bulge
c)
Battle of Antietam
d)
Battle of Fort Sumter
48.
Grant besieged this city in Mississippi from May 18 to July 4, 1863, until it surrendered, yielding command of the Mississippi River to the Union.
a)
Battle of Vicksburg
b)
Battle of New Orleans
c)
Battle of Savannah
d)
Battle of Fort Sumter
49.

Confederates attacked the this fort, the Union surrendered. First shots of the war

a)

Bull Run/ Manassas 1

b)

Antietam

c)

Appomattox Courhouse

d)

Ft. Sumter

50.

What was the official name of the south during the Civil War?

a)

Confederate States of America

b)

Rebel States of America

c)

Southern States of America

d)

Confederate States of the South

51.
Which of the following was a Union advantage during the Civil War?
a)
heavy military support fr Great Britain
b)
more experienced generals
c)
Southern Nationalism
d)
more soldiers and factories
52.

Southern General from Virginia who led the South's largest army.

a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
53.
George Washington was appointed as the ____________ during the American Revolution.
a)
Father of the US Navy
b)
British General
c)
Colonial Spy
d)
Commander of the Continental Army
54.
After the victory at Saratoga, which country was convinced that the Americans could win the war with Britain?
a)
Poland
b)
France
c)
Germany
d)
Japan
55.

The main purpose for writing the Declaration of Independence was to-

a)

Declare war on Great Britain

b)

Force Spain to support the Revolutionary War

c)

Convince Great Britain to abolish slavery

d)

State the colonists' reasons for separating from Great Britain

56.

According to the Declaration of Independence, the main purpose of government is to-

a)

Protect the rights of individuals

b)

Provide strong military leadership

c)

Protect a nation from foreign invasions

d)

Ensure the stability of a country's economy

57.
The phrase "shot heard round the world" describes the beginning of the American Revolution in which city?
a)

Lexington and Concord

b)
Bunker Hill
c)
Saratoga
d)
Cowpens
58.
________ took place during the winter of 1777 to 1778 and more than ⅕ of the soldiers died of disease and/or malnutrition.
a)
Saratoga
b)
Yorktown
c)
Valley Forge
d)
Trenton
59.
OFFICIALLY gives colonists independence 
a)
Declaration of Independence 
b)
Treaty of Paris
c)
Yorktown
d)
2nd Continental Congress 
60.
The French began to support the Americans after this battle
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Yorktown
c)
Saratoga
d)
Treaty of French 
61.
Which battle ended the American revolution?
a)
Battle of Lexington and Concord
b)
Battle of Saratoga
c)
Battle of Yorktown
d)
Battle of Trenton
62.
What was the name of the treaty signed that ended the war?
a)
Treaty of Americans
b)
Treaty of Revolutionary
c)
Treaty of Peace
d)
Treaty of Paris
63.

The Industrial Revolution is the era when ___________ was developed.

a)

power-driven machinery

b)

written language

c)

the airplane

d)

sports

64.

What was revolutionary about the Industrial Revolution? It changed the way people ____________.

a)

breathed

b)

read

c)

worked

d)

prayed

65.

The growth of cities is called __________.

a)

Rural Area

b)

Urbanization

c)

Farm Towns

d)

Mobilization

66.

A __________ is a group of workers fighting for reforms (changes) in the workplace for their wages and working conditions

a)

Tenement

b)

Factory

c)

Social Class

d)

Union

67.

What is the best definition for Limited Government?

a)

The government's power is restricted

b)

Powers are separated into 3 branches

c)

Power is shared between the states and federal government

d)

The people have power

68.

Which of the following is the best definition of Popular Sovereignty

a)

The people hold the power in the government

b)

Powers are divided and shared between the national government and the states

c)

Powers are divided between 3 branches of government

d)

The people must approve of the governments actions

69.

Which of the following is the best definition for Consent of the Governed?

a)

People have the power

b)

People must approve of government's actions

c)

Powers are separated between 3 branches of government

d)

Each branch has power over the other

70.

Which of the following is the best description of Separation of powers?

a)

People have the power

b)

Powers are divided between the national and state governments

c)

Powers are divided among 3 branches of government

d)

Branches have power over each other to keep each other from becoming too powerful

71.

Which of the following is the best definition for Federalism?

a)

Powers separated between 3 branches of government

b)

Powers given only to the Federal Governments

c)

Powers shared between the Federal government and the states

d)

People have the power.

72.

Which of the following is the best definition of Checks and Balances?

a)

Power divided between 3 branches of government

b)

Each branch has power over the other to keep them from becoming too powerful

c)

It has to do with money and scales

d)

Everyone must follow the law

73.

a)

Republicanism

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Popular Sovereignty

74.

"People exercise their power by voting for their political representatives"

a)

Republicanism

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Limited Government

75.

a)

Federalism

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Limited Government

76.
a)

Individual Rights

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Separation of Powers

77.

"A government in which the people rule"

a)

Individual Rights

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Separation of Powers

78.

"Each branch of government can exercise controls over the other branches"

a)

Republicanism

b)

Checks and Balances

c)

Popular Sovereignty

79.

Fertile Land & Long Growing Season: Plantation System

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

80.

Cold Winters; Think Rocky Soil

a)

New Engalnd

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

81.

Fertile Land, Mild Climate

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

82.

Diverse Groups of People; Quakers: first abolitionists

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

83.

Cash crops: Tobacco, Indigo and Rice

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

84.

Rivers/Coastlines

a)

New England

b)

Middle Colonies

c)

Southern Colonies

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