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Total questions: 89

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It is the feared infection that was spread quickly in dirty, overcrowded towns. It arrived in the United Kingdom in 1831 and killed many people within a year. Victims became severely ill and had terrible diarrhea.

a)

smallpox

b)

typhoid

c)

cholera

2.

It is one of the most common deadly diseases that killed lots of people in towns like Sheffield.

a)

smallpox

b)

typhoid

c)

cholera

3.

It can attack and kill people of all ages. It killed up to 60 percent of adults and 80 percent of children infected. Acquired by germs passed on from one person to another by coughing, sneezing or touching.

a)

smallpox

b)

typhoid

c)

cholera

4.

a very hot summer worsened the stench of the filthy River Thames. In fact, the entire city of London reeked like nothing anyone had ever smelled. Bazalgette was handed 3 million euros and told to start building his sewer system right away after many weeks of what was called "_________."

a)

The Country Stink

b)

The Britains Stink

c)

The World Stink

d)

The Great Stink

5.

What do you think is the caused of fast spreading of diseases in towns of Britain?

a)

People were readily infected with cholera, tuberculosis, typhus, typhoid, and influenza due to poor sanitation caused by a lack of sewage systems, toilets, and clean water.

b)

People were readily infected with cholera, tuberculosis, typhus, typhoid, and influenza due to lack of knowledge to medicine.

c)

People were readily infected with cholera, tuberculosis, typhus, typhoid, and influenza due to increase of population.

d)

People were readily infected with cholera, tuberculosis, typhus, typhoid, and influenza due to uneducated doctors and proffessionals.

6.

Who among the following doctors from the 1854 outbreak that decided to figure out what was causing cholera once and for all?

a)

John Snow

b)

James Barry

7.

It is an act passed on in 1848 which allowed local governments to spend money cleaning up if they so desired.

a)

Community Immunization Act

b)

Public Health Act

c)

Private Health Act

8.

Which European country was the first to lead the way in the Transatlantic Slave Trade?

a)

Portugal

b)

Spain

c)

Britain

d)

France

9.

The global slave trade that transported between 10 and 15 million enslaved Africans across The Atlantic Ocean to the Americas between the 16th and 19th centuries.

a)

Transatlantic Slave Trade

b)

Triangle Trade

c)

The Middle Passage

d)

The Transpacific Slave Trade

10.

Considered the "in-between" portion of the Slave Trade was the waterway from Africa to the Americas. Sickening cruelty characterized this journey. In African ports, European traders packed Africans into the dark holds of large ships.

a)

Transatlantic Slave Trade

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Triangle Trade

d)

Northwest Passage

11.

Where did a majority of enslaved people go that were taken by Spain?

a)

South America in Brazil

b)

Caribbean Islands

c)

North America in the Modern United States

d)

Central America and Mexico

12.

The practice of direct controlling and settling foreign territories is known as:

a)

Pan-Africanism

b)

Agricultural Revolution

c)

Colonialism

d)

Imperialism

13.

*Slave labor from America

*Yearlong growing season

*Good soil and fresh water

*??????


Which best completes the graphic organizer?

a)

British Mercantalism

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

The American System

d)

The Plantation System

14.
The purpose of Columbus's voyage was to
a)
find out if the Earth was flat.
b)
find out if America had gold.
c)
find out if there was a passage through North America.
d)
find a short water route to Asia.
15.
The horrible effect Europeans had on Native Americans was
a)
the flu.
b)
diseases.
c)
the trading of goods.
d)
starvation.
16.
Spain came to America with what purpose?
a)
to trade with Natives
b)
for God, Gold, and Glory
c)
to exchange goods
d)
to spread diseases
17.
What is a conquistador?
a)
A Spanish cowboy
b)
A priest who came to America.
c)
A King or Queen.
d)
A Spanish soldier and explorer.
18.
What is a mission?
a)
A Spanish religious settlement.
b)
A fort to protect Spaniards.
c)
A stockade for cattle.
d)
A special saddle for a horse.
19.
Which explorer conquered the Mayan and Incan empires?
a)
Francisco Coronado
b)
Francisco Pizarro
c)
Cabeza de Vaca
d)
Hernan Cortes
20.

Why did Spain leave Texas alone for 150 years?

a)

There was no food

b)

There was no gold

c)

There was too many mountains

d)

Not enough rivers

21.

Check all the reasons why the Spanish explored and settled in New Spain.

a)

power

b)

wealth

c)

spread Christianity

d)

freedom from Spain

22.

The American Indians were using horses to hunt, travel, and carry things long before the Spanish came.

a)

True

b)

False

23.
What were the new crops grown in the colonies that demanded slave labor?
a)
A.sugar cane, cotton, tobacco
b)
B. sugar, cotton, wheat
c)
C. cotton, wheat, corn
d)
D  corn,beans, squash
24.

Who were the first European countries involved in the slave trade?

a)

Spain and Italy

b)

England and the U.S.

c)

Spain and Portugal

d)

Africa and Brazil

25.
The majority of slaves that were brought to the American colonies were brought to…
a)
A. work on plantations
b)
B. work on railroads
c)
C.  work on building houses
d)
D  work building ships
26.

In what year the Britain abolish the slavery throughout its empire?

a)

1803

b)

1833

c)

1865

d)

1886

27.

Who led the abolitionist movement in the British Parliament?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe

c)

John Newton

d)

William Wilberforce

28.

Why was it harder for slavery to be abolished in the US than in Britain?

a)

The US was gaining more wealth from their slaves

b)

Britain had a stronger abolitionist movement

c)

Slaves in the US lived among the general population giving it a permanent racial focus

d)

The US government was seeking for ways to make slavery permanent

29.

Which two nations helped begin the Atlantic Slave Trade?

a)

Britain

b)

Spain

c)

United States

d)

Portugal

e)

Holland

30.

Which ex-slaver converted to Christianity and went on to serve in the abolitionist movement and write the hymn "Amazing Grace"?

a)

John Newton

b)

Charles Wesley

c)

Harriet Beech Stowe

d)

William Wilberforce

31.

Which religious group fought against slavery almost from its inception?

a)

Quakers

b)

Anglicans

c)

Puritans

d)

Muslims

e)

Lutherans

32.

What tactics did abolitionists use to fight against slavery?

a)

published anti-slavery pamphlets and the personal memoirs of ex-slaves

b)

supported claims of African inferiority

c)

restricted the capturing and trading of new slaves

d)

purchased land in West Africa to settle free slaves

e)

refused to led the British navy capture slave ships

33.

Which nation is the first to outlaw slavery?

a)

Britain

b)

France

c)

United States

d)

Brazil

e)

Holland

34.

What allowed the US to abolish slavery?

a)

Declaration of Independence

b)

US Constitution

c)

publishing of Uncle Tom's Cabin

d)

Civil War

35.

In what year did the US abolish slavery?

a)

1803

b)

1776

c)

1833

d)

1865

e)

1888

36.

What allowed slavery to survive in the US when many Americans thought it would die out?

a)

racism

b)

cotton gin

c)

plantation system

d)

tobacco farming

37.

What slave-related legislation did the US pass in 1808?

a)

slavery in the US

b)

the Atlantic slave trade

c)

expansion of slavery into the new territories

d)

3/5's compromise

38.

Which helped bring the injustice of slavery into the American public consciousness?

a)

Civil War

b)

Emancipation Proclomation

c)

Harriet Beecher Stowe publishing Uncle Tom's Cabin

d)

William Lloyd Garrison's newspaper The Liberator

e)

invention of the cotton gin

39.

Where was slavery concentrated in the US?

a)

north

b)

south

c)

east coast

d)

midwest

e)

west coast

40.

Why didn't the US ban slavery from its beginning?

a)

they didn't believe it was wrong

b)

slaves were not believed to be fully human

c)

it would've prevented the unification of the north and south into a single country

d)

slavery was the country's most profitable industry

41.

Who asked Congress to declare war on Britain?

a)

James Madison

b)

Thomas Jefferson

c)

Frances Scott Key

d)

Andrew Jackson

42.

How much money did the United States offer France for New Orleans?

a)

15 million

b)

10 million

c)

8 million

d)

5 million

43.

British practice of forcing American sailors into the British navy

a)

Judicial Review

b)

War Hawk

c)

Impressment

d)

Treaty of Ghent

44.

Which first lady saved items from the White House before the British burned it?

a)

Martha Washington

b)

Abigail Adams

c)

Melania Trump

d)

Dolley Madison

45.

Which document ended the War of 1812

a)

Treaty of Paris 1763

b)

Treaty of Paris 1783

c)

Treaty of Ghent

d)

Jay's Treaty

46.

Power that gives the Supreme Court power to rule an act of Congress unconstitutional

a)

War Hawk

b)

Judicial Review

c)

Marbury vs. Madison

d)

Napoleon

47.

Leader of France who sold Louisiana to the U.S.

a)

Napoleon

b)

Sacagawea

c)

King Louis XIV

d)

Frances Scott Key

48.

Native American who helped Lewis and Clark

a)

Tecumseh

b)

Pocahontas

c)

Squanto

d)

Sacagawea

49.

Which number president was Thomas Jefferson?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

50.

Thomas Jefferson did a lot during his life. Which of the following is something he did NOT do?

a)

Politican

b)

Author

c)

Inventor

d)

Soldier

51.

The U.S. stopped trading with France and Britain. What does it mean to stop buying from someone or someplace?

a)

Tariff

b)

Blockade

c)

Embargo

d)

Junction

52.

How much money was France willing to sell the entire Louisiana territory for?

a)

15 million

b)

10 million

c)

20 million

d)

25 million

53.

Lewis and Clark made it to the Pacific Ocean. Did they find the Northwest Passage (water route to the Pacific)?

a)

Yes

b)

No

54.

Nickname for someone who is in favor of using war to settle problems

a)

Dove

b)

War Hawk

55.

Nickname for someone who tries to avoid war with peaceful ideas

a)

Dove

b)

War Hawk

56.

What battle inspired the Star Spangled Banner?

a)

Battle of New Orleans

b)

Battle of Lake Erie

c)

Battle of Baltimore

d)

Battle of Horseshoe Bend

57.

Native American chief who opposed western settlers

a)

Tecumseh

b)

Sacagawea

c)

Squanto

d)

Pocahontas

58.

Future American president who was the hero at the Battle of New Orleans

a)

William Henry Harrison

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

John Tyler

59.

Battle that ended Tecumseh's attempt to unify the tribes of the Northwest Territory

a)

Battle of the Thames

b)

Battle of Lake Erie

c)

Battle of Tippecanoe

d)

Battle of New Orleans

60.

Which Supreme Court case established the idea of judicial review?

a)

Brown vs. Board of Education

b)

TLO vs. New Jersey

c)

Marbury vs. Madison

d)

Tinker vs. Des Moines

61.

A collection of areas of land or even countries that are ruled over and controlled by one leading country.

a)

empire

b)

property custody

c)

land ownership

62.

Why did Britain want an Empire?

a)

To get valuable raw materials and riches

b)

For Britain to sell goods to the colonies and make money

c)

To become a more powerful country

d)

Britain thought it was the right thing to do

e)

all of these

63.

Instead of the British government colonizing India, British power in India was exercised by...

a)

the Mogul rulers.

b)

the British East India Company.

c)

the sepoys.

d)

Indian middlemen called Rajas.

64.
Native Indians who served in the British East India Co. army
a)
Raja
b)
Viceroy
c)
Sepoy
65.
Who controlled India before the Sepoy Mutiny?
a)
Great Britain
b)
Britain East India Company
c)
China
d)
France
66.
Indian nationalism in the 1800s began as a reaction to
a)
Communist Revolutions
b)
Religious Conflict
c)
 British Rule
d)
long periods of drought and famine
67.

What were some of the positive impacts of British Imperialism on India?

a)

There was a large amount of food for all people

b)

Religious divisions ended

c)

The poor had more opportunities to rise out of poverty

d)

New infrastructure was created along with schools

68.

What was the result of the Sepoy Rebellion?

a)

An end to company rule and more strict control from the British gov't

b)

The British left India

c)

The British East India Company went bankrupt

d)

All Indians over the age of 33 were executed

69.

Why did the British colonize India?

a)

They wanted to trade with India

b)

They needed raw materials/natural resources

c)

They wanted markets inside of India

d)

All the above

70.
What was the title of the British official, a governor who ruled as a representative of a monarch?
a)
Viceroy
b)
Senator
c)
Consul
71.
What was one of the benefits of British rule?
a)
Brought order & stability and honest government.
b)
British manufactured goods drove local industries out of business.
c)
Indians paid heavy taxes to the British rulers.
72.
What resulted from the introduction of British textiles & other manufactured goods?
a)
British manufactured goods drove local industries out of business.
b)
A new school system was set up.
c)
India & Britain formed a free-trade agreement.
73.
What led to the rise of an Indian nationalist movement?
a)
British racial attitudes & arrogance
b)
The building of railroads & telegraph lines
c)
An epidemic of bubonic plague
74.

A speaker at the World's Temperance Convention would be a supporter of which movement?

a)

ending the slave trade

b)

establishing strict limits on immigration

c)

exposing corruption

d)

discourage the consumption of alcohol

75.

Which Amendment ended slavery?

a)

12th amendment

b)

13th amendment

c)

14th amendment

d)

15th amendment

76.

The fugitive slave act (a law that said slave hunters could seize alleged slaves and prohibited anyone from helping escaped slaves) caused more northerners who thought the law was unfair to support the abolitionist movement.

a)

True

b)

False

77.

Which group was most likely to be the first to call for an end to slavery?

a)

Native Americans

b)

Quakers

c)

British Loyalists

d)

Puritans

78.

19th century reformers improved care for disabled people by doing what?

a)

building hospitals for the mentally ill, blind, and deaf.

b)

inventing new medical devices

c)

creating jobs for the handicapped and mentally ill

d)

passing laws to outlaw discrimination

79.

What was one major impact of the novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin.

a)

book sales funded labor organizations

b)

congress passed laws outlawing slave abuses

c)

the Supreme Court overturned the fugitive slave laws

d)

support for the abolitionist movement grew

80.

To promote Western learning, the British established universities in:

a)

Calcutta

b)

Madras

c)

Bombay

d)

All of these

81.

Which of the following is known as the Magna carta of English education in India

a)

English Education Act

b)

Wood's Despatch

c)

Chater Act of 1853

d)

National education policy

82.

In which year was the Hindu college established in Banares

a)

1791

b)

1871

c)

1879

d)

1792

83.

Name the new education system envisioned by Mahatma Gandhi ?

a)

National council of Education

b)

Arya Samaj

c)

Nai Taleem

d)

Satya Sodhak samaj

84.

Which of the following is not a merit of the modern education system?

a)

It helped to Eradicate several undesirable customs and superstitions

b)

It introduced indians to the ideas of freedom, nationalism and justice

c)

The higher education system set up by the british was of no practical use to the Indians

d)

English gave a common platform to bring indians together

85.

Who founded the Brahmo samak as a step to reform Indian society ?

a)

Dayanand Saraswati

b)

Rabindranath Tagore

c)

Raja Ram Mohan Roy

d)

Mahatma Gandhi

86.

............ means local language or dialect .

a)

Madarsa

b)

Orientation

c)

Vernacular

d)

Rudimentary

87.

The.......... made English the medium of instruction for Institutes of Higher Education.

a)

Charter Act of 1813

b)

English Education Act 1835

c)

Charter Act of 1833

d)

Wood's Dispatch

88.

Lord Macaulay was ............... ,who felt Indians needed to be civilised.

a)

Orientalist

b)

Social reformer

c)

Civil servant

d)

Anglicist

89.

Higher education in the pre British period was ............. in nature .

a)

Political

b)

Scientific

c)

Technical

d)

Religious

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