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History practice

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

   Reason for Mexican War?

a)

Proximity to major trade routes

b)

Central government had too much power

c)

Manifest Destiny

2.

Geographical features that influenced Greek civilization?

a)

Proximity to major trade routes

b)

Mountains crisscrossed the peninsula and limited communication which helped create independent city-states

c)

Transcontinental railroad

3.

Why did enslaved African Americans use Christianity as a tool of resistance?

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Admonition for the humane Treatment

c)

The Start of Men and Women productive years

4.

Why were the anti-federalist against the constitution?

a)

The Start of Men and Women productive years

b)

Admonition for the humane Treatment

c)

Central government had too much power

5.

Which of the following best describes an important feature of American Indian life in pre-Columbian California. Most american Indians of the region belonged to the same language group?

a)

Proximity to major trade routes

b)

rice cultivation

c)

Trade route network ***trade over long distances

6.

Which of the following was most responsible for the rapid growth of California’s population during the mid 19th century?

a)

Admonition for the humane Treatment

b)

The Start of Men and Women productive years

c)

Transcontinental railroad

7.

Transatlantic slave trade had a catastrophic effect on the development of sub-saharan africa, in that a large portion of these enslaved:

a)

The Start of Men and Women productive years

b)

Proximity to major trade routes

c)

“Believed constitution was pro-slavery”

8.

The southward shift of settlement in China during and after the 8th century CE most influenced the development and spread of which of the economic activities?

a)

rice cultivation

b)

northern and southern regions

c)

Transcontinental railroad

9.

  There was a conflict of concern/interest over California water with what two areas?

a)

Urban leaders vs conservationist

b)

northern and southern regions

c)

east and west

10.

What were Phoenicians known for?

a)

Trade route network ***trade over long distances

b)

rice cultivation

c)

Transcontinental railroad

11.

William Lloyd Garrison and his involvement with the slavery process.. He is for anti-slavery.

a)

A more extensive food-producing and mineral resource base

b)

Separation of Church & State

c)

“Believed constitution was pro-slavery”

12.

The Whig party of Henry Clay was most likely to support federal effort to:

a)

Separation of Church & State

b)

“Believed constitution was pro-slavery”

c)

Develop the nation’s economic infrastructure - support for national bank

13.

Rhode Island- Asked about government and Rhode Island

a)

Trade route network

b)

northern and southern regions

c)

Separation of Church & State

14.

Question about Andrew Jackson and Indians

a)

Separation of Church & State

b)

American Indians were forced west of the Mississippi

c)

northern and southern regions

15.

At the outset of the Civil War a significant advantage of the union over the confederacy was:

a)

The Start of Men and Women productive years

b)

A more extensive food-producing and mineral resource base

c)

Trade route network

16.

Describe major similarities between Sumerian Civilization and Ancient Greek society?

a)

Organization of society into independent city-state

b)

Develop the nation’s economic infrastructure - support for national bank

c)

Separation of Church & State

17.

20th century Hetch Hetchy valley controversy

a)

Taoism Nature

b)

Urban leaders vs conservationist

c)

northern and southern regions

18.

In which of the following culture areas of Pre-Columbian California would one most likely find American Indian peoples living in solid-frame rectangular structures made of red wood planks? OR: triangular shape houses from redwood planks

a)

Northeastern

b)

West

c)

South

19.

Scientific development in China is due to:

a)

A more extensive food-producing and mineral resource base

b)

Urban leaders vs conservationist

c)

Taoism Nature

20.

Question on California and Gold Rush. Asks which number on map the Gold Rush became found

a)

Northeastern

b)

harvest wood

c)

key word :Mother load

21.

What did the Europeans ask the male Indians to do that showed they did not understand the Indians gender roles?

a)

harvest wood

b)

Taoism Nature

c)

Separation of Church & State

22.

1620 Renaissance route expansion

a)

Started in Italy the arrow points to the direction of France ending in England

b)

Trade route network

c)

northern and southern regions

23.

Question about workers during industrialization (1810-1920)

a)

Location & output

b)

Unionizations and Strikes

c)

it changed economically

24.

What was the MAJOR difference between feudalism in Japan versus Europe?

a)

Taoism Nature

b)

Warriors will fight for the nobles, as a exchange for a piece of land but they didn’t own the land. European knights gained land from their lords as payment for their military service; they had direct control of the serfs who worked that land.

c)

Mountains crisscrossed the peninsula and limited communication which helped create independent city-states

25.

Question about steam power and how it changed American factories

a)

Unionizations and Strikes

b)

it changed economically

c)

Location & output

26.

Consequences of Islam into north and Western Africa in the 9th and 10th century

it changed economically

a)

it changed economically

b)

Unionizations and Strikes

c)

Location & output

27.

How did Native Americans help early colonists in 1600 in Plymouth?

a)

Organization of society into independent city-state

b)

harvest wood

c)

Food production

28.

When the United States gained California what happened to the Mexicans who lived there?

a)

American Indians were forced west of the Mississippi

b)

Mexicans had more political choice because they had an option to become U.S. Citizens

c)

it changed economically