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2nd Progres Check

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The 14th Amendment defines citizenship, guarantees equal protection in all states for...

a)

All white men

b)

All men

c)

Every person in the US

2.

When did the Congress override the POTUS’ veto for the first time?

a)

With the Emancipation Proclamation

b)

With the Civil Rights Bill of 1686

c)

With the Civil Rights Act of 1866

3.

Former slaves were the only people involved in share cropping

a)

False

b)

True

4.

The Freedman’s Bureau wanted to …

a)

Give abandoned lands to former slaves

b)

Give former slaves jobs as crop sharers

c)

Give land back to rich Southerners

5.

The State governments after the civil war were…

a)

Incredibly diverse

b)

Similar to how they were previously

c)

Not changed at all

6.

Who was the POTUS after Lincoln’s assassination?

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

James Madison

c)

Tommy Lee Jones

7.

What was interesting about the Newburgh Raid?

a)

The use of fake cannons

b)

First ironclad warships

c)

First Union victory

8.

Which was the first major battle in the Civil War?

a)

Battle of Bunker Hill

b)

Battle of Running Bull

c)

None of the above

9.

The Dawes Act of 1877 made sure that Native Americans would…

a)

Lose most of their land

b)

Be able to protect more than 50% of the land they previously owned

c)

Get back all the land the government had previously taken from them.

10.

One of the key factors that made the Industrialization of America possible in the 19th century was…

a)

The creation of the railroad system.

b)

The creation of the interstate highway system.

c)

Equal rights and working conditions for all immigrants

11.

The terrorist group, the KKK, was created…

a)

During the Civil War

b)

After the era of Reconstruction

c)

Before the Great Depression

12.

Abraham Lincoln had to find a way around which existing law during the Civil War?

a)

The Fugitive slave law

b)

The Monroe doctrine

c)

Jim Crow laws

13.

Andrew Johnson was very fond of….

a)

African Americans

b)

Vetoing legislature

c)

Southern Succession

14.

What did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 dictate?

a)

No slave states above Arkansas state line

b)

Missouri was to become a slave state

c)

Every new state had to be a free state

15.

Which of the following recognized the independence of the colonies?

a)

The articles of confederation

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Treaty of Paris

16.

Which of the following was created first?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

Treaty of Paris

c)

The Constitution

17.

When was the Constitution first signed?

a)

1787

b)

1878

c)

1887

18.

When did the Constitution come into force?

a)

Before the Treaty of Paris

b)

During George Washingtons presidency

c)

During the Civil War

19.

Who was the first POTUS?

a)

Denzel Washington

b)

George Ford

c)

J Washington

d)

None of the above

20.

The POTUS is ultimately chosen by the…

a)

Senate

b)

Electoral college

c)

US voters

21.

Which is the US equivalent to the House of Commons?

a)

Senate

b)

Congress

c)

House of Representatives

22.

Which State has the least representatives in the House?

a)

Alaska

b)

Florida

c)

California

23.

Which State has the least senators in the Senate?

a)

Alaska

b)

California

c)

Florida

24.

When is Election Day?

a)

First Tuesday after the 1st Monday in November

b)

First Saturday after the 1st Sunday in November

c)

Last Tuesday of the last week of the month of November

25.

The Louisiana Purchase between Jefferson and the French…

a)

Loss the US half its territory

b)

Allowed the US access to the South through the Mississippi

c)

Took place after the American Civil War

26.

What was the main goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition?

a)

To find new land

b)

To map previously French territory

c)

To find a route to the Pacific

27.

How long did it take L&C to go form St Louis to the Pacific and back again?

a)

Four years

b)

Twelve months

c)

Less than expected

28.

The War of 1812 was..

a)

A tremendous win for the United States

b)

A terrible loss for the British

c)

An insignificant war in terms of economy or geography.

29.

Which POTUS declared war on England?

a)

George Washington

b)

James Madison

c)

Thomas Jefferson

30.

During which presidency did the US first try to invade Candada?

a)

James Madison

b)

Jone James

c)

Maiden Johns

31.

What was the Colony of Leberia?

a)

Place for African Americans to live in Asia again

b)

A new fragrance by Dior

c)

A ridiculously unsuccessful idea

32.

When did the Westward Expansion being?

a)

Beginning of the 19th century

b)

Beginning of the 18th century

c)

End of the 19th century