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US History Test 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following descries the Columbian Exchange?

a)

The exchange of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from Old World to New World and from New World to Old World

b)

The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from the Old World to New World only

c)

The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from the New World to Old World only

d)

The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from South America to North America only

2.

What happened to the population of many indigenous Americans due to Europe's invasion and colonization of Latin America?

a)

The population decreased significantly due to diseases and warfare

b)

The population increased significantly due to diseases and warfare

c)

The population didn't change much

d)

The population increased significantly due to the new crops and animals

3.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was
a)
Werowocomoco
b)
Yorktown
c)
Richmond
d)
Jamestown
4.
Who wrote Common Sense?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Benjamin Franklin
d)
Thomas Paine
5.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Sam Adams

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

6.

The rights of life, liberty, and property are called:

a)

Unalienable Rights

b)

Essential Rights

c)

Natural Rights

d)

Original Rights

7.

Which President proved the authority of the new Federal government when he put down the Whiskey Rebellion?

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

James Madison

8.
Which of the following area is associated with the purple area on the map ?
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
Northwest Ordinance
c)
Erie Cnal
d)
Compromise of 1850
9.
- fought against the British
- made A. Jackson a national hero
- led to end of Federalist Party
- resulted in new sense of national identity
What is the list referring to?
a)
French and Indian War
b)
War of 1812
c)
WWI
d)
American Revolution
10.
Jackson's practice of rewarding political supporters with government jobs became known as
a)
the spoils system.
b)
Jacksonian democracy.
c)
mudslinging.
d)
a corrupt bargain.
11.

Passed by President John Adams and the Federalists allowed the President to jail or deport non-citizens who were considered to be a threat against national security during a time of war

a)

Alien and Sedition Acts

b)

Deportation Acts

c)

Patriot Act

d)

The Adams Act

12.

Warned Europe against creating any new colonies in the Western Hemisphere

a)

Monroe Doctrine

b)

Proclamation of the Sovereignty of the Western Hemisphere

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

George Washinton

13.

What was the importance of the Louisiana Purchase?

a)

it discouraged expansion west of the Mississippi River due to foreign conflicts

b)

 it almost doubled the size of the United States and encouraged expansion West

c)

it was opposed by Jefferson because he favored industrial development

d)

it hindered the economic expansion of the United States by blocking off New Orleans

14.

What is the significance of Marbury v. Madison?

a)

Establishment of Judicial Review which strengthened the power of the federal government

b)

Declared a National Bank unconstitutional which weakened the federal government

c)

Made Madison out to be a villain because he broke the Sedition Act

d)

Forced a duel between Hamilton and Burr over the Election of 1800

15.

What new set of rules was trying to replace the Articles of Confederation?

a)

The Constitution

b)

The Magna Carta

c)

The Federalist Papers

d)

The Anti-Federalist Papers

16.

Jacksonian Democracy

a)

an informal group of trusted advisers who sometimes met in the White House kitchen

b)

The practice of giving government jobs to political backers

c)

The period of expanding democracy that gave voting rights to all white males

d)

The Court ruled that the national bank was constitutional

17.

The Trail of Tears refers to

a)

Jackson’s angry negotiations with the Five Civilized Tribes.

b)

the movement of Seminole Indians from the West to Florida.

c)

government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.

d)

the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory in Oklahoma.

18.
Why did Jackson oppose the Bank of the United States?
a)
He thought its president was inexperienced and poorly educated.
b)
He thought it loaned too much money to farmers and workers.
c)
He thought it was unconstitutional and that it favored the rich.
d)
He thought it benefited western business owners over those in the east.
19.
The nullification crisis occurred when
a)
the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.
b)
Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.
c)
South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.
d)
Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.
20.

What was the Boston Massacre?

a)

An event that occurred when British soldiers panicked and fired into a crown of colonists. 

b)

It was when British soldiers marched to "seize and destroy" the Patriot's military supplies.

c)

It was an area of Boston that was occupied by British soldiers.

d)

It was when Patriots drank tea near Boston Harbor.