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Mr Lee's Test Prep 2

Total questions: 152

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

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Class
Date
1.

What were the New England Colonies?

a)

New Hampshire,

Massachusetts,

Rhode Island,

Connecticut

b)

New York,

New Jersey,

Delaware,

Pennsylvania

c)

North Carolina,

South Carolina,

Georgia,

Maryland,

Virginia

d)

New Hampshire,

Massachusetts,

Rhode Island,

New York

2.

What were the Middle Colonies?

a)

New York,

New Jersey,

New Hampshire,

Pennsylvania

b)

New Jersey,

New York,

Delaware,

Rhode Island

c)

Pennsylvania,

New York,

New Jersey,

Delaware

d)

New Hampshire,

Rhode Island,

Connecticut,

New York

3.

What were the Southern Colonies?

a)

North Carolina,

South Carolina,

Delaware,

Maryland,

Virginia

b)

North Carolina,

South Carolina,

Maryland,

Virginia,

Georgia

c)

Georgia,

Maryland

Virginia

North Carolina

Massachusetts

d)

None of the Above

4.

What was the money Strategy for the New England Colony?

a)

Fish/Hunting, Shipbuilding, Craftsmen

b)

Trading

c)

Agriculture

5.

What was the Money Strategy for the Middle Colony?

a)

Shipbuilding, Craftsmen, Fishing

b)

Agriculture(Plantations)

c)

Trading/ trading ports

6.

What was the money strategy for the Southern Colonies?

a)

Fish, shipbuilding, craftsmen

b)

Trading/ trading ports

c)

Agriculture(plantations-tobacco)

7.

______ believed the church should be Purified.

a)

Puritans

b)

Pilgrims

8.

_______ believed the church did not represent true faith(Believed people had the right to establish their own church)

a)

Separatists

b)

Puritans

9.

What did the New England Way society (Beliefs and Society) consist of?

a)

Tunnel Vision(my way or the highway)

b)

Believed in duty, Godliness, hard work, and honesty

c)

Puritan Work ethic: Duty, hard work, education

d)

None of the above

10.

Separatists moved to _______________ and became known as ___________.

a)

South America, Pilgrims

b)

North America, Pilgrims

c)

South America, Pioneers

d)

North America, Pioneers

11.

Why were Separatists called Pilgrims?

a)

Because the name was inspired by the Mayflower.

b)

Because the name was inspired by the Colony they set up not too soon after.

c)

Because the name was inspired by the Pilgrimage they took, the long journey they took for religious reasons.

d)

None of the Above

12.

What was the name of the Ship the Pilgrims rode on to get to North America?

a)

Panama Canal

b)

Mayflower

c)

Lusitania

d)

The Maine

13.

What was the Mayflower Compact?

a)

Agreement to Set up colonies.

b)

Agreement to set up buildings

c)

Agreement to set up cars

d)

none of the above

14.

Why were the Puritans successful in the Great Migration?

a)

They were prepared for the trip

b)

They understood the assignment

c)

They read map

15.

When Puritans left for Massachusetts due to the worsening relations with King Charles:

a)

Great Migration

b)

Western Expansion

c)

Migration of the North

d)

None of the Above

16.

Leader of the Massachusetts bay colony-

a)

John Winthrop

b)

William Penn

c)

James Oglethorpe

d)

George Calvert

17.

What was the most Diverse colony?

a)

Southern Colonies

b)

New England Colonies

c)

Middle Colonies

18.

_________ was named New Amsterdam before king Charles gave it to his brother

a)

New Jersey

b)

New Hampshire

c)

New York

d)

Delaware

19.

Who did King Charles give New York to?

a)

His brother, The Duke Of York

b)

His Mother

c)

His cousin

d)

His sister

20.

In New York, people lived near the ______ ________

a)

Hudson River

b)

River Dam

c)

River of Statue

d)

None of he above

21.

Why did many people live in New Jersey instead of New York?

a)

Expensive.

b)

Fur traders/ Trappers didn't want farmers in the area.

c)

French/ Iroquois were willing to fight for the area

d)

None of the Above

22.

Who was the Founder of Pennsylvania?

a)

William Penn

b)

Thomas Edison

c)

John Calvert

d)

James Oglethorpe

23.

Why did William Penn request for land to build a colony?

a)

So Catholics could be free and roam around without persecution

b)

So Quakers could be safe from Persecution.

c)

To provide freedom for all types of religions

d)

none of the above

24.

What did William name Pennsylvania after?

a)

His mother

b)

His sister

c)

His brother

d)

His father

25.

Who is George Calvert?

a)

Roman Catholic who asked if he could start his own colony

b)

Named the colony Maryland in honor of the English Queen

c)

Wanted to make a colony for Roman Catholics to be safe and express themselves

26.

King Charles gave land(NC&SC) to the-

a)

Hassan

b)

Minutemen

c)

Eight lords Proprietors

27.

When did NC and SC split?

a)

May 9, 1712

b)

May 9, 1714

c)

May 9, 1711

d)

May 9, 1716

28.

Georgia was started by ____________, called _____________.

a)

Englishmen, Trusty

b)

Englishmen, Trusties

c)

Englishmen, Trusmess

d)

Englishmen, Trust me

29.

Who was the First leader of the Georgia Colony?

a)

James Oglethorpe

b)

George Calvert

c)

Jamestown

d)

Edward Hyde

30.

Who took oath as the first Governor in north Carolina?

a)

Edward Hyde

b)

John Calvert

c)

James Oglethorpe

d)

None of the ABove

31.

What were the MAIN causes of the American Revolution?

a)

Tax on Tea

b)

Stamp Act

c)

No taxation without representation - Random people taxing them

32.

What was the Proclamation of 1763? What did it do?

a)

Signed by King George lll, Temporary closing of all lands west of the line to the Appalachian Mountains

b)

Signed by King George lll, Ending war between Indians and French

c)

Signed by King George lll, Ending civil war

33.

French and Indian war:

a)

Conflict between American colonists and French over control of Ohio Valley, Left Britain in debt, resulting in taxing the colonies

b)

Conflict between American colonists and British over control over Ohio Valley, Left French in debt, resulting in taxing the colonies

c)

Conflict between French colonists and British over control over the Ohio Valley, Left British in Debt, resulting in taxing the colonies

34.

What was the Stamp Act?

a)

Tax on newspapers, pamplets, legal documents, playing cards and dice

b)

Tax on tea

c)

Tax on Luxury items

35.

What was the resulting effect of the Stamp Act?

a)

"No taxation without Representation"

b)

Sons of Liberty

c)

Coercive Acts

d)

Boycotts of Goods and demonstrations

36.

Sons Of Liberty was founded by __________ and _____________.

a)

Samuel Adams

b)

James Hancock

c)

James Winthrop

37.

Sugar Act was:

a)

Tax/ Raising duty on Luxury Items such as wine and silk

b)

Tax on tea

c)

Tax on Newspapers

38.

Quartering Act-

a)

Forced colonists to house and feed British Soldiers

b)

Tax on imports of Glass, lead, tea, paper

c)

Search warrants

39.

Tea Act-

a)

British East India Co. Sell its low cost tea directly to the colonies undermining colonial tea merchants

b)

Sons of Liberty

40.

What is the result of the Tea Act?

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Massacre

c)

Boston March

d)

None of the Above

41.

Boston Tea Party-

a)

Sons of Liberty, dressed as Indian Americans Dumped Tea overboard/ stripped Captain and tarred him with feathers as a protest

b)

Sons of Boston, dressed as Indian Americans Dumped Tea overboard/ stripped Captain and tarred him with feathers as a protest

c)

Sons of New York, dressed as Indian Americans Dumped Tea overboard/ stripped Captain and tarred him with feathers as a protest

42.

Boston Massacre-

a)

Conflict between colonists and British, 6 colonists killed

b)

Conflict between colonists and British, 4 colonists killed

c)

Conflict between Colonists and British, 5 colonists killed

d)

Conflict between Colonists and British, 8 colonists killed

43.

What is the result of the Boston Tea Party?

a)

Intolerable acts

b)

Coercive Acts

c)

Stamp Act

d)

Townsend acts

44.

Intolerable Acts/ Coercive Acts-

a)

5 acts passed by British in response to Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Port Act: closed Boston Harbor

c)

Mass Gov. act: Mass under direct British control

45.

Townsend Acts-

a)

Tax on imports of Paints, lead, glass, tea, paper

b)

Tax on Newspapers/ documents

c)

Search warrants

d)

Forced to house and feed British Soldiers

46.

Writs Of Assistance-

a)

Search warrants

b)

Search property for smuggled goods

c)

None of Above

47.

"Shot heard around the world"

First shot of the Revolution

First organized battle of militia against British Regulars

a)

Lexington& Concord

b)

Battle of Bunker Hill

c)

Battle of Moore's Creek ridge

d)

Battle Of Trenton

48.

First Battle of American revolution in North Carolina:

a)

Battle of Moores Creekridge

b)

Battle Of Lexington & Concord

c)

Battle of Bunker Hill

d)

Battle Of Trenton

49.

What was the Turning Point in the American Revolution?

a)

Battle of Bunkerhill

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Trenton

d)

Lexington And Concord

50.

What was the First call for Independence?

a)

Halifax Resolves

b)

Hames Resolves

c)

Havens Resolves

51.

What was the fiercest Battle of the American Revolution?

a)

Battle Of Bunker Hill

b)

Battle Of Lexington And Concord

c)

Battle of Antietam

52.

Why did the Colonists lose the Battle of Bunker Hill?

What did they prove

a)

They ran out of gunpowder, but they proved they could fight an Army

b)

They ran out of food, but they proved they coul fight an Army

53.

Who was the First American Naval Hero?

a)

John Paul Jones

b)

Cornwallis

c)

Nathaniel Greene

54.

Who was the Leader of the Continental army in the South?

a)

Nathaniel Greene

b)

John Paul Jones

c)

Cornwallis

55.

Where does Cornwallis Surrender? and Why?

a)

Surrenders at yorktown due to ice cream

b)

Surrenders at New Jersey due to Blockade

c)

Surrenders at Yorktown due to Blockade

56.

Who is the Father Of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

George Washington

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Thomas Edison

57.

Who won the Battle of the Guildford Courthouse?

a)

British

b)

Colonists

58.

The Battle of Guildford Courthouse, British felt like they lost because

a)

They had many casualties

b)

f

c)

t

d)

4

59.

Why Did Americans win the Revolutionary War?

a)

Home-field Advantage

b)

Help from Abroad

c)

Leadership and Tactics(surprise attacks)

60.

American Crisis was the-

a)

Inspiring Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that George Washington read to his Soldiers for inspiration

b)

f

c)

f

d)

k

61.

Thomas Paine, a former soldier, wrote the American Crisis and Common Sense, which _________________.

a)

Inspired people to seek independence

b)

Inspired people to dance more

c)

Inspired people to get rid of Independence

62.

Why did George Rogers clark Reverse the Proclamation of 1763?

a)

To protect settlers living west in Appalachians

b)

To protect settlers living north

c)

To protect settlers living south of Appalachians

63.

What ended the American Revolution?

a)

Treaty of Paris, 1783

b)

Treaty of Ghent

c)

Treaty of Love

d)

None of the Above

64.

When was the Declaration Of Independence Signed?

a)

July 4, 1776

b)

d

65.

What was the Beginning of the Civil War?

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

For tork

c)

Fort SHore

66.

To prevent future conflict over Lusitania Territory, congress drew an imaginary line east-west "36'30" North

a)

True

b)

False

67.

Maine entered as a Free State

Missouri entered as a Slave State

a)

True

b)

False

68.

Who called Slavery a "good, not an evil"

Argued that Enslaved Africans lived better lives than Poverty Stricken African Americans in the North

a)

John C. Calhoun

b)

John Brown

c)

John C

69.

Nat Turner, revolted in Virginia- resulted in banning of David Walkers Book

a)

True

b)

False

70.

North depended on _____.

a)

Manufacturing

b)

Agriculture

71.

South depended on

a)

Agriculture

b)

Manufacturing

72.

Levi was the

a)

Unofficial Pres of Underground Railroad

b)

d

73.

Bleeding Kansas:

a)

Fight between Abolitionists and Southerners sent floods of colonists into Kansas. 200 people died from fighting

b)

j

74.

Dred Scott V.S SandFord

a)

Couple sued for their freedom because they had lived with their owners for several years in free territories

b)

Ruled Missouri Compromise Unconstitutional

75.

Hinton Rowan Helper-

a)

Wrote "The Impending Crisis, How to meet it.

b)

Helper wanted to help poor whites, not African Americans

76.

May 20, 1861, South Carolina is the FIRST state to leave the Union

a)

True

b)

False

77.

Anaconda Plan- used by Winfield Scott

Naval blockades of all southern ports & military expedition take control of Mississippi River

a)

True

b)

False

78.

Common Weapon used by soldiers in the Civil War was the:

a)

Rifle Musket

b)

Shot gun

c)

Bomb

d)

Atomic Bomb

79.

Battle of Bull Run:

a)

Proved War could be longer

b)

Thomas Jackson earns the name "Stonewall Jackson"

c)

Confederates won

80.

Hampton Roads Monitor Battle:

First battle of Iron sided ships

a)

True

b)

False

81.

Battle of Shildoh:

a)

Battle with the most casualties than all American wars combined

b)

Confederates attacked unprepared Union Group

82.

Battle Of Antietam:

a)

Single Bloodiest day of War

b)

Confederates hoped attacks would lead to Northern States accepting the Confederates

83.

George McCleallan attacked Lee's forces, pushing them West. But did nothing to Gain Victory. This results in Lincoln Removing McClellan from Commander

a)

True

b)

False

84.

Check all that are True about the Emancipation Proclamation, September 22, 1862:

a)

Document promised freedom to everyone

b)

Freed slaves

c)

Only applied to states that succeeded the Union

d)

Did not apply to confederate territory territories already owned

85.

Battle Of Chancellorsville:

a)

Lee's greatest Victory

b)

Stonewall Jackson shot by his own soldier

86.

Battle Of Vicksburg:

a)

2nd Part of Anaconda Plan

b)

Turning Point of Civil War

c)

Grant appointed General In chief

87.

Battle Of Gettysburg:

a)

Turning Point in Civil War

b)

General Lee's army seriously weakened. His second and final attempt to invade the North

88.

Gettysburg Address: November 19, 1863

a)

Lasted Two minutes

b)

Linked Civil war to American Revolution

c)

War was for freedom and equality

d)

Finest speech in history

89.

Battle of Atlanta:

a)

Sherman commanded his forces to burn down resources that could be useful to Confederate war efforts

b)

Event was the backdrop in "Gone with the Wind"

90.

Shermans March to sea:

a)

Marched from Atlanta to Savannah

b)

Destroyed everythig that could be used by Confederates

c)

This method was called Total War

d)

Sherman did not use Total was on North Carolina

91.

Appomattox Courthouse: April 9, 1865

a)

Union succeeded i capturing final supply line, the South Side Railroad. Forcing Lee and his hungry soldiers to flee to Petersburg.

b)

Lee attempted to Join with Confederate Joseph Johnson, however Grant blockaded this meeting

c)

Lee is forced to surrender after several Brief battles on April 7

92.

All military Leadership graduated from West point

a)

True

b)

False

93.

Zebulon B. Vance defended North Carolina against efforts by the confederate government to oppose its authority in the State

a)

True

b)

False

94.

Fort Fisher

a)

L shaped Sand Caslte

b)

t

95.

Who did Lincoln replace George McClellan with?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Lee

96.

Who Is Jefferson Davis?

a)

President Of Union

b)

President of Confederacy

97.

Who was the President of the Union

a)

President Lincoln

b)

President George Washington

c)

President James Clinton

98.

Pickets Charge:

a)

ordered by Robert E. Lee, and was intended to smash through the federal lines and destroy the Army of the Potomac.

b)

f

99.

What was General Cornwallis's(British army leader) mistake in the American Revolution

a)

Waited until fall to leave

b)

Waited until spring to leave

c)

Waited until summer to leave

d)

Waited until winter to leave

100.

In the American Revolution, what was the end of American Defeats?

a)

Kings Mountain Battle

b)

Battle of Cowpens

c)

Battle of Lexington and Concord

d)

None of the Above

101.

Who was the actor that assassinated Abraham Lincoln?

a)

John Wilkes Booth

b)

Washington

c)

None

102.

Who became President after Abraham Lincolns Assasination?

a)

Andrew Johnson

b)

George Washington

c)

Abraham Lincoln

d)

None of the Above

103.

What was the speech that Abraham Lincoln delivered?(ONe of the Most famous speeches in history)

a)

Gettysburg address

b)

Second Inaugural Address

104.

What were black Codes?

a)

restricted black people's right to own property, conduct business, buy and lease land, and move freely through public spaces.

b)

Giving you this answer, its gonna be on the test

105.

North- Body of Water

South- Towns

a)

True

b)

Faslse

106.

The Gold Rush started in _________, then soon moved to ________.

a)

New Jersey, New york

b)

New Hampshire, New york

c)

North Carolina, Canada

d)

North Carolina, California

107.

Who did Thomas Jefferson purchase the Louisiana Territory from?

a)

Napoleon(France)

b)

Napoleon(Canada)

c)

Napoleon(Russia)

108.

When did Thomas Jefferson Make this Purchase?

a)

April 30th, 1803

b)

b

109.

Who was the Army Captain appointed by President Thomas Jefferson.

(Traveled the Northern Part)

a)

Meriwether Lewis

b)

William Clark

c)

Pike

110.

Who was the co-leader of Lewis and Clark Expedition?

a)

Meriwether Lewis

b)

William Clark

c)

Pike

111.

What were the goals for the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

a)

Travel Northern Part

b)

Find water route to Pacific

c)

Relationships with Natives

(Describe landscape)

d)

Explore lands west to Pacific

112.

Who was the Native Woman from Shoshone Village that helped Lewis and Clark on their Expedition?

a)

Sacagewea

b)

Pocahontas

c)

None of the Above

113.

Why were people upset about Black Codes?

a)

Because if Black codes were to happen, the soldiers that fought in the civil war would have died in Vain

b)

Because they wanted to love and hug each other

114.

Who did the Southern part of the expedition?

(Gave false information about the area saying it was dry a deserted)

a)

Pike

b)

Lewis

c)

Clark

115.

Where did Lewis and Clark Begin their Expedition?

a)

St. Louis

b)

St. Idk

c)

St. Margrethe

116.

What did Lousi and Clark learn from their Expedition?

a)

The all water route to the Pacific did NOT exist

b)

d

117.

What was named after Pike and where is it located

a)

Pike's Peak, Colorado

b)

Johnsons peak, Colorado

118.

Who was one of the most powerful Radical Republicans in the U.S, and proposed the impeachment on Andrew Johnson?

a)

Thaddeus Stevens

b)

Thaddeus Steffin

119.

Who was the President responsible for the Trail of Tears?

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Andrew Johnson

120.

The freedmen Bureau was for the Poor whits and Blacks:

a)

Provided food/medical care

b)

helped freedmen arrange wages and good working conditions

c)

Built schools for Education

121.

Who were Radical Republicans?

a)

Help Black people get rights

b)

Help white people get rights

c)

Help hispanics get rights

122.

What was the Three-Fifth's compromise?

a)

every enslaved American would be counted as three-fifths of a person for taxation and representation purposes.

b)

Every enslaved person would be counted two-fifths as a person for taxtation and representation purposes.

123.

What overturned the Three-fifths and Dred Scott decision?

a)

14 amend

b)

d

124.

Why was president Andrew Johnson voted for Impeachment

a)

Tensure of Office Act

b)

s

125.

Archibald Deow Murphey:

a)

Created internal Improvements

b)

Created Public education

c)

Created constitutional Reform

d)

Believed North Carolinians were behind due to education

126.

Who were carpetbaggers and why?

a)

Southerners that moved to the North, Trying to make money from North's bad situations

b)

Northerners that moved to the South, Trying to make money from South's bad situations

127.

What were scalawags?

a)

White Southerners who supported the Radical Reconstruction

b)

d

128.

General Scott was the Army captain trailing the Natives in the Trail of Tears.

a)

True

b)

False

129.

What were the Causes of the War of 1812?

a)

Great Britain had violated American sovereignty by refusing to surrender western forts as promised in the Treaty of Paris after the Revolutionary War.

b)

Britain interfered with U.S trade by the Impressment/kidnapping of American sailors

c)

Great Britain issued a series of trade restrictions designed to disrupt American trade with France.

d)

Great Britain provided arms and support to Native Americans in the western frontiers who were attacking American settlers.

130.

Embargo Act of 1807/ Non-intercourse Act, stopped the trading from all around the world

There was a con to this situation though,

a)

Southern and Western farmers lost important markets

b)

Shipowners lost income

c)

"cutting one's throat to cure the nosebleed"

131.

Andrew Jackson was:

a)

7th Presdident

b)

War of 1812 Hero

c)

Old Hickory

d)

Battle of New Orleans

132.

Dolly Madison was:

a)

Wife of James Madison

b)

Saved George Washington Portrait

133.

What Treaty ended the war of 1812

(December 24, 1814)

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Treaty of Gettysburg

c)

Treaty of Ghent

134.

War of 1812 had no Clear Winner

a)

True

b)

False

135.

Who is the Father of the Constitution?

a)

James Mason

b)

Jmas

136.

What were Federalists and Anti federalists?

a)

Federalists: Supported Constitution

b)

Anti federalists- feared that constitution gave too much power to central government

137.

What was the problem with the constitution?

a)

It did not have a bill of rights

b)

It did not have the 23 amendment

c)

Nothing was wrong with the Constitution

d)

None of the Above

138.

Article Of Confederation - system governemt that divided power between nation gov and state gov

a)

True

b)

False

139.

______ made them change the articles of confederation.

a)

Sheys Rebellion

b)

Rebellion of the north

140.

You have to be 35 to Be President

You have to be 30 to be Legislative

You have to be 25 to be Judicial/Supreme

a)

False

b)

True

141.

Checks and Balance - Balences out the power making sure one Branch does not get more power than the other

a)

True

b)

False

142.

Virginia plan

a)

Help out big states

b)

Help out small states

c)

Great Comprimise

143.

New Jersey-

a)

Helps out small states

b)

Helps out big states

c)

Great Compromise

144.

Connecticut Plan-

a)

Great Comprimise

b)

Help out small states

c)

Help out big States

145.

HOR(population) 435

a)

True

b)

False

146.

Senate - Equal Representation

(100 sentators)

(2 in each state)

a)

False

b)

True

147.

What is the total number of people in Congress(Altogether)

a)

535

b)

525

c)

512

d)

515

148.

What is the 1st Amend

a)

Freedoms, Petitions, Assembly

b)

c

149.

What is the 3rd Amend

a)

Quartering of Soldiers/ no soldier can house without permission

b)

.

150.

What is the 5th Amend

a)

Not having to Testify against yourself if accused of a crime

"Right to remain silent"

b)

x

151.

Right to Bear Arms is the

a)

2nd Amend

b)

d

152.

"Excessive bail should not be required, nor Cruel or unusual punishments."

this is an example of the:

a)

8th Amend

b)

.