WorksheetsFinal Exam Review
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 45mins
Which "G" of Exploration is described below?
"Countries in the 'Old World' were coming to the 'New World' for Wealth and Economic Gain"
God
Glory
Gold
Which "G" of Exploration is described below?
"Nationalism and desire for gold pushed people to want fame and power for their homeland."
God
Glory
Gold
Which "G" of Exploration is described below?
"Explorers wanted to spread Christianity to the 'New World.' "
God
Glory
Gold
Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
to explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain
the start the American Revolution
to offer a peace settlement to Great Britain.
to instruct how a county wins its freedom.
How do natural rights, as described in the Declaration of Independence, differ from other rights?
People are born with natural rights.
People can vote to choose natural rights
Natural rights are given only to citizens.
Natural rights come from the government.
In a draft of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson charged the king with violating the "sacred rights of life and liberty.... of a distant people by carrying them into slavery." This passage was removed for all of these reasons except...
it might lead to demand to free slaves.
it was unimportant issue in the colonies.
it was unfair to blame the king for enslaving Africans.
it might offend merchants who profited from the slave trade.
The British Parliament imposed the sugar act in order to...
give the colonists all the sugar
collect revenue needed to pay for the French and Indian War
sell their sugar to the colonists
help the colonists make a lot of cookies
Why did the colonists feel that the British had no right to tax them?
The colonists had no representation in the British Parliament
The colonists were mad because the British had more money
The colonists had no reason to be upset with the British
The colonists just wanted to fight with somebody
An Anti Federalist believed...
There should be a weak central government
There should be a powerful central government
A federalist....
Wanted a strong Executive Branch- Executive Branch has more authority than the other branches of government.
Supported the idea of Checks and Balances
Who would represent the Executive Branch?
The President
Congress
Supreme Court
Who would represent the Legislative Branch?
President
Congress
Supreme Court
Who represented the Judicial Branch?
President
Congress
Supreme Court
Who makes up our Congress?
The Senate and House of Representatives
The Supreme Court
The President and his crew
Legislative Branch has the ability to....
Create Laws
Enforce Laws
Judge laws
Executive Branch has the power too
Create Laws
Enforce Laws
Judge Laws
Judicial Branch has the power to...
Create Laws
Enforce Laws
Judge Laws
Name of the Congressional legislation (law passes by Congress) that allowed Georgia to forcibly remove the Creek and Cherokee from the state?
Proclamation of 1763
Cherokee Act
Indian Removal Act
Native American Act
On their forced westward journey to the Indian Territory, the Cherokee took both land and water routes?
true
false
Which of the following describes the relationship between Jim Crow and Plessy v. Ferguson? (RI.1.3)
Jim Crow segregation laws compelled Plessy to protest segregated trains.
Plessy v. Ferguson hoped to end the segregation common during Jim Crow.
Plessy v. Ferguson made Jim Crow laws widely accepted, but not officially legal.
Jim Crow segregation laws were made possible by the Plessy v. Ferguson decision.
What Supreme Court case ruled "separate but equal" was legal?
Texas vs. Johnson
Tinker vs. DesMoines
Brown vs. Board of Education
Plessy vs. Ferguson
Which of the following BEST explains the purpose of the Jim Crow system?
Keep public facilities cleaner
keep African-Americans as second-class citizens
keep the races pure
keep African-Americans from voting
Tests given to African Americans at the voting polls.
Literacy Tests
Voting tests
Government Tests
Poll tests
What areas were racially segregated?
Schools
Housing
Public Transportation
All of these answers
Where Were Jim Crow Laws Mainly Used?
Eastern Shore
South
North
What was the Lusitania?
A German news press company
The first satellite to orbit the Earth
A deadly disease that plagued Europe and killed thousands in the early 19th century
British passenger ship that was sunk by the Germans
What was the "Zimmerman Note"?
A coded letter that Germany sent to try and make allies with Mexico against the United States, but was intercepted
An agreement that was signed between Italy and Germany to create a formal alliance
Arthur Zimmermann's high school love note that he got caught passing in class
A letter to the USA from Great Britain warning of spies in the country
Which country sent the Zimmerman Note?
Sweden
Britain
USA
Germany
Why did the USSR want to put missiles on Cuba?
To have more missiles because they couldn't match the nuclear power of the US
To counter the Warsaw Pact countries that were overthrowing communism
To counter the US missiles in Italy and Turkey
To counter the power of NATO
Why didn't Kennedy want to attack Cuba once the missiles were discovered?
fear of war
fear of communism in the US
fear of putting European allies in danger
fear of losing re-election
What was the resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis?
The ambassadors from both countries came to an agreement to remove missiles from the countries each were concerned about
The President and Soviet Premier decided that they would both agree to disagree without fighting
Kennedy lifted the blockade but Cuba still had missiles on it
Khrushchev decided to remove missiles from Cuba to get the blockade lifted without talking to the US first, as an act of good faith
