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Final Exam Review

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What were the three reasons for European exploration?
a)
Game, God, Glory
b)
Glory, Fame, and God
c)
God, Glory, and Gold
d)
Gifts, Greatness, Glory
2.

Which "G" of Exploration is described below?

"Countries in the 'Old World' were coming to the 'New World' for Wealth and Economic Gain"

a)

God

b)

Glory

c)

Gold

3.

Which "G" of Exploration is described below?

"Nationalism and desire for gold pushed people to want fame and power for their homeland."

a)

God

b)

Glory

c)

Gold

4.

Which "G" of Exploration is described below?

"Explorers wanted to spread Christianity to the 'New World.' "

a)

God

b)

Glory

c)

Gold

5.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was
a)
Werowocomoco
b)
Yorktown
c)
Richmond
d)
Jamestown
6.
Large farms, called ___________________, were spread throughout the Southern colonies.
a)
Trade centers
b)
Plantations
c)
Settlements
d)
industrial centers
7.
Which colonial region contained rocky soil and cold climate?
a)
New England
b)
Middle
c)
Southern
d)
Backcountry
8.
Which set of colonies profited off of trading, shipbuilding, and small scale farming?
a)
Southern
b)
Middle
c)
New England
9.
Which set of colonies thrived off of shipbuilding, lumbering & fishing? 
a)
Southern 
b)
Middle 
c)
New England 
10.
The Southern colonies had a good climate for farming because,
a)
The area had a long growing season.
b)
It snowed in the winter
c)
The area had large mountain that terraced framing worked very well
d)
a.       The area had a short growing season.
11.

Why was the Declaration of Independence written?

a)

to explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain

b)

the start the American Revolution

c)

to offer a peace settlement to Great Britain.

d)

to instruct how a county wins its freedom.

12.

How do natural rights, as described in the Declaration of Independence, differ from other rights?

a)

People are born with natural rights.

b)

People can vote to choose natural rights

c)

Natural rights are given only to citizens.

d)

Natural rights come from the government.

13.

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...

a)

it might lead to demand to free slaves.

b)

it was unimportant issue in the colonies.

c)

it was unfair to blame the king for enslaving Africans.

d)

it might offend merchants who profited from the slave trade.

14.
When was the Declaration of Independence written?
a)
September 11, 1789
b)
July 4, 1776
c)
June 25, 1778
15.
What are the three inalienable rights that all people have?
a)
Food, Shelter, and Clothing
b)
Life, Liberty and Death
c)
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
16.
Who gives government the ability to govern?
a)
The people
b)
Parliament
c)
The King
d)
The Sons of Liberty
17.

The British Parliament imposed the sugar act in order to...

a)

give the colonists all the sugar

b)

collect revenue needed to pay for the French and Indian War

c)

sell their sugar to the colonists

d)

help the colonists make a lot of cookies

18.

Why did the colonists feel that the British had no right to tax them?

a)

The colonists had no representation in the British Parliament

b)

The colonists were mad because the British had more money

c)

The colonists had no reason to be upset with the British

d)

The colonists just wanted to fight with somebody

19.
Why did they fight the French and Indian War?
a)
They were fighting over land
b)
They were fighting over the Indians
c)
They were fighting over acts
d)
They were fighting over taxes
20.
This law said that colonists had to house and feed British troops when they were in their town.
a)
Townsend Act
b)
Proclamation of 1763
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Quartering Act
21.
This law placed a tax on newspapers, pamphlets, and legal documents, such as birth certificates, marriage licenses, every deck of cards, and even every pair of dice had to have a government stamp.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Quartering Act
c)
Townshend Act
d)
Proclamation of 1763
22.
This was a law made in British Parliament that said the colonists could not move past the Appalachian Mountains.
a)
Quartering Act
b)
Proclamation of 1763
c)
Stamp Act
d)
Townshend Act
23.

An Anti Federalist believed...

a)

There should be a weak central government

b)

There should be a powerful central government

24.

A federalist....

a)

Wanted a strong Executive Branch- Executive Branch has more authority than the other branches of government.

b)

Supported the idea of Checks and Balances

25.

Who would represent the Executive Branch?

a)

The President

b)

Congress

c)

Supreme Court

26.

Who would represent the Legislative Branch?

a)

President

b)

Congress

c)

Supreme Court

27.

Who represented the Judicial Branch?

a)

President

b)

Congress

c)

Supreme Court

28.

Who makes up our Congress?

a)

The Senate and House of Representatives

b)

The Supreme Court

c)

The President and his crew

29.

Legislative Branch has the ability to....

a)

Create Laws

b)

Enforce Laws

c)

Judge laws

30.

Executive Branch has the power too

a)

Create Laws

b)

Enforce Laws

c)

Judge Laws

31.

Judicial Branch has the power to...

a)

Create Laws

b)

Enforce Laws

c)

Judge Laws

32.
The Constitution contains no Bill of Rights to protect individual liberties like freedom of speech, trial by jury, and the right against searches and seizues.
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
33.
The Indian Territory, to which the Cherokee were removed during the Trail of Tears, is the modern-day state of...
a)
California
b)
Oklahoma
c)
Missouri
d)
New Mexico
34.

Name of the Congressional legislation (law passes by Congress) that allowed Georgia to forcibly remove the Creek and Cherokee from the state?

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Cherokee Act

c)

Indian Removal Act

d)

Native American Act

35.
U.S. President who signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830 ordering ALL Native Americans to be relocated west of the Mississippi River.
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jeffersom
c)
James Madison
d)
Andrew Jackson
36.
Thousands of Cherokee did died of exposure, starvation, disease, & heartbreak on the Trail of Tears journey to the Indian Territory?
a)
true
b)
false
37.

On their forced westward journey to the Indian Territory, the Cherokee took both land and water routes?

a)

true

b)

false

38.

Which of the following describes the relationship between Jim Crow and Plessy v. Ferguson? (RI.1.3)

a)

Jim Crow segregation laws compelled Plessy to protest segregated trains.

b)

Plessy v. Ferguson hoped to end the segregation common during Jim Crow.

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson made Jim Crow laws widely accepted, but not officially legal.

d)

Jim Crow segregation laws were made possible by the Plessy v. Ferguson decision.

39.
Legal separation of people based on racial, ethnic, or other differences.
a)
Integration
b)
Conflagration
c)
Confederation
d)
Segregation
40.

What Supreme Court case ruled "separate but equal" was legal?

a)

Texas vs. Johnson

b)

Tinker vs. DesMoines

c)

Brown vs. Board of Education

d)

Plessy vs. Ferguson

41.

Which of the following BEST explains the purpose of the Jim Crow system?

a)

Keep public facilities cleaner

b)

keep African-Americans as second-class citizens

c)

keep the races pure

d)

keep African-Americans from voting

42.

Tests given to African Americans at the voting polls.

a)

Literacy Tests

b)

Voting tests

c)

Government Tests

d)

Poll tests

43.

What areas were racially segregated?

a)

Schools

b)

Housing

c)

Public Transportation

d)

All of these answers

44.

Where Were Jim Crow Laws Mainly Used?

a)

Eastern Shore

b)

South

c)

North

45.

What was the Lusitania?

a)

A German news press company

b)

The first satellite to orbit the Earth

c)

A deadly disease that plagued Europe and killed thousands in the early 19th century

d)

British passenger ship that was sunk by the Germans

46.

What was the "Zimmerman Note"?

a)

A coded letter that Germany sent to try and make allies with Mexico against the United States, but was intercepted

b)

An agreement that was signed between Italy and Germany to create a formal alliance

c)

Arthur Zimmermann's high school love note that he got caught passing in class

d)

A letter to the USA from Great Britain warning of spies in the country

47.

Which country sent the Zimmerman Note?

a)

Sweden

b)

Britain

c)

USA

d)

Germany

48.

Why did the USSR want to put missiles on Cuba?

a)

To have more missiles because they couldn't match the nuclear power of the US

b)

To counter the Warsaw Pact countries that were overthrowing communism

c)

To counter the US missiles in Italy and Turkey

d)

To counter the power of NATO

49.

Why didn't Kennedy want to attack Cuba once the missiles were discovered?

a)

fear of war

b)

fear of communism in the US

c)

fear of putting European allies in danger

d)

fear of losing re-election

50.

What was the resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis?

a)

The ambassadors from both countries came to an agreement to remove missiles from the countries each were concerned about

b)

The President and Soviet Premier decided that they would both agree to disagree without fighting

c)

Kennedy lifted the blockade but Cuba still had missiles on it

d)

Khrushchev decided to remove missiles from Cuba to get the blockade lifted without talking to the US first, as an act of good faith

51.
 An African American women who was asked to give up her seat on the bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama was
a)
Harriet B. Stowe
b)
Rosa Parks
c)
Michelle Obama
d)
Coretta King
52.
Brown vs. Board of Education was a famous case heard by the United States Supreme Court in 1954. The court ruled that it is illegal to:
a)
Allow children to work long hours in factories
b)
Segregate schools based on people’s skin color
c)
Pay black people less than white people for similar work
d)
Return an escaped slave to his/her master  
53.
How was the Montgomery Bus Boycott effective?
a)
It gave free transportation to African Americans
b)
It segregated buses in America
c)
 It made Rosa Parks lots of money
d)
It helped de-segregate buses in America
54.
What are Civil Rights?
a)
Rights that only some citizens get
b)
Rights that all citizens get
c)
 Rights that are civil
d)
Rights that are controlled by the president
55.
 Martin Luther King Jr believed in
a)
Violent protests
b)
Really loud protests
c)
Non-violent protests
d)
Violence  when needed protests
56.
How did newspapers and media play a role in the Civil Rights Movement?
a)
They showed how great Jim Crow laws were
b)
They showed how unfair Jim Crow laws were and helped convince people to join the Civil Rights Movement
c)
 They made a lot of money following Martin Luther King Jr. 
d)
All of the above