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WorksheetsUS History Test 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which of the following descries the Columbian Exchange?
The exchange of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from Old World to New World and from New World to Old World
The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from the Old World to New World only
The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from the New World to Old World only
The sending of people, plants, animals, diseases and ideas from South America to North America only
What happened to the population of many indigenous Americans due to Europe's invasion and colonization of Latin America?
The population decreased significantly due to diseases and warfare
The population increased significantly due to diseases and warfare
The population didn't change much
The population increased significantly due to the new crops and animals
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
George Washington
Sam Adams
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
The rights of life, liberty, and property are called:
Unalienable Rights
Essential Rights
Natural Rights
Original Rights
Which President proved the authority of the new Federal government when he put down the Whiskey Rebellion?
George Washington
John Adams
Andrew Jackson
James Madison
- 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?
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
Alien and Sedition Acts
Deportation Acts
Patriot Act
The Adams Act
Warned Europe against creating any new colonies in the Western Hemisphere
Monroe Doctrine
Proclamation of the Sovereignty of the Western Hemisphere
Andrew Jackson
George Washinton
What was the importance of the Louisiana Purchase?
it discouraged expansion west of the Mississippi River due to foreign conflicts
it almost doubled the size of the United States and encouraged expansion West
it was opposed by Jefferson because he favored industrial development
it hindered the economic expansion of the United States by blocking off New Orleans
What is the significance of Marbury v. Madison?
Establishment of Judicial Review which strengthened the power of the federal government
Declared a National Bank unconstitutional which weakened the federal government
Made Madison out to be a villain because he broke the Sedition Act
Forced a duel between Hamilton and Burr over the Election of 1800
What new set of rules was trying to replace the Articles of Confederation?
The Constitution
The Magna Carta
The Federalist Papers
The Anti-Federalist Papers
Jacksonian Democracy
an informal group of trusted advisers who sometimes met in the White House kitchen
The practice of giving government jobs to political backers
The period of expanding democracy that gave voting rights to all white males
The Court ruled that the national bank was constitutional
The Trail of Tears refers to
Jackson’s angry negotiations with the Five Civilized Tribes.
the movement of Seminole Indians from the West to Florida.
government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.
the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory in Oklahoma.
What was the Boston Massacre?
An event that occurred when British soldiers panicked and fired into a crown of colonists.
It was when British soldiers marched to "seize and destroy" the Patriot's military supplies.
It was an area of Boston that was occupied by British soldiers.
It was when Patriots drank tea near Boston Harbor.
