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U.S. History Semester 1 Review

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

First used in 1845, the term manifest destiny referred to the idea that God had given the continent to the Americans and that?

a)

They were to bring religion to the natives

b)

it was their destiny to become the greatest nation on earth

c)

God wanted them to settle western lands

d)

it was their duty to protect the environment

2.

Early travelers to the west feared attacks by Native Americans while in reality?

a)

Natives often gave good and useful information

b)

426 settlers were killed between 1840-1860

c)

were concerned that settlers would hunt the buffalo

d)

the natives signed a treaty guaranteeing safe passage

3.

After Mexican Independence American influence in the borderlands?

a)

increased

b)

was limited to california

c)

gradually faded

d)

disappeared

4.

This battle marked the end of Texas' war for independence?

a)

San Jacinto

b)

San Antonio

c)

Goliad

d)

The Alamo

5.

In 1844 candidate James K Polk promised to do what?

a)

Annex Texas, Oregon, and California

b)

Annex Texas, Oregon, and buy California

c)

Buy Texas and California from Mexico

d)

annex Texas, Oregon, and California and buy New Mexico

6.

Frontier forts established by the Spanish?

a)

missions

b)

presidios

c)

rancheros

d)

pueblos

7.

Religious leader who led the Mormons west?

a)

Brigham Young

b)

Joseph Smith

c)

Jim Bridger

d)

Stephen Austin

8.

Successful Empresario who negotiated with the Mexican government

a)

Stephen Austin

b)

Moses Austin

c)

Sam Houston

d)

Jim Bowie

9.

Magazine Editor who coined the term Manifest Destiny?

a)

John Louis O'Sullivan

b)

John C Fremont

c)

Winfield Scott

d)

Brigham Young

10.

The rallying cry of supporters of President Polk referring to the question of Oregon?

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

54 - 40 or fight

c)

Oregon or Bust

d)

War with Mexico

11.

As president George Washington attempted to remain neutral in the war between France and Britain because?

a)

Most Americans supported the British

b)

both France and Britain traded with the U.S.

c)

Most Americans supported the French

d)

The British were encouraging Native Americans to attack settlers

12.

The necessary and proper clause created what kind of powers?

a)

Absolute

b)

implied

c)

enumerated

d)

explicit

13.

Jay's treaty helped to protect the economy of the U.S. by?

a)

stopping the British from seizing American cargo bound for French ports

b)

Requiring the British to compensate American Merchants

c)

Giving the U.S. navigation rights on the Mississippi

d)

preventing a costly war with Great Britain

14.

Which of the following was a belief of Alexander Hamilton and the Federalist Party?

a)

the national government is the ultimate authority

b)

all property owners should be allowed to vote

c)

state governments should have ultimate authority

d)

the constitution should be interpreted quite rigidly

15.

As president Jefferson sought to avoid entanglement in the conflict between France and Britain by?

a)

urging congress to pass the embargo act of 1807

b)

allowing the British to search American ships

c)

refusing to make payments to the Barbary pirates

d)

encouraging American trade with French colonies

16.

This battle enabled the Americans to recover Detroit?

a)

Battle of Lake Eerie

b)

Battle of Lake Michigan

c)

Battle of the Thames

d)

Battle of Fallen Timbers

17.

This battle dealt a decisive blow to Native American resistance in the Northwest territory?

a)

Battle of Tippecanoe

b)

Battle of New Orleans

c)

Battle of Fallen Timbers

d)

Battle of the Thames

18.

At this battle a combined British and Native American force was defeated?

a)

Battle of Tippecanoe

b)

Battle of New Orleans

c)

Battle of the Thames River

d)

Battle of Fallen Timbers

19.

At this battle British and Canadian forces stopped an American attack from the east?

a)

Battle of Stony Creek

b)

Battle of Fort McHenry

c)

Battle of Tippecanoe

d)

Battle of Detroit

20.

Battle where William Henry Harrison defeated Tenskwatawa's forces?

a)

Battle of Tippecanoe

b)

Battle of the Thames

c)

Battle of Fallen Timbers

d)

Battle of New Orleans

21.

In the Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional part of the what?

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

fugitive slave act

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Missouri Compromise

22.

The original purpose of the Gadsden Purchase was to?

a)

balance free and slave states

b)

create a route for a railroad

c)

enlarge Kansas and Nebraska

d)

expand slavery west

23.

The know-nothings were?

a)

Anti-Catholic and Nativist

b)

antislavery and Anti-Catholic

c)

antislavery and nativist

d)

proslavery and anti-Catholic

24.

Crittenden's compromise proposed to?

a)

extend the missouri compromise line westward

b)

prohibit slavery from expanding into the western territories

c)

prohibit slavery in Nebraska but allow it in Kansas

d)

require new states to enter the Union in free/slave pairs

25.

The Wilmot proviso, which never passed, would have?

a)

created a compromise by dividing the territories into free states and slave states

b)

made it easier for slaveholders to retrieve an enslaved person

c)

prevented congress from banning slavery in any territory gained from Mexico

d)

prohibited slavery in any territory gained from Mexico

26.

The confederate constitution stated that each state?

a)

could decide to halt slavery

b)

could impose protective tariffs

c)

would elect its own president

d)

was independent

27.

What issue did Lincoln challenge Douglas on in their debates?

a)

Slavery

b)

popular sovereignty

c)

states rights

d)

tariffs

28.

What was the name of the secret route used by slaves to make their way to freedom?

a)

underground railroad

b)

kansas-nebraska route

c)

overland express

d)

underground trail

29.

Who led the raid on Harper's ferry?

a)

John Brown

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

John C Calhoun

d)

Alexander Hamilton

30.

David Atchison

a)

for slavery

b)

against slavery

31.

Levi Coffin

a)

For Slavery

b)

Against Slavery

32.

Daniel Webster

a)

For Slavery

b)

Against Slavery

33.
Under the articles of confederation Congress' major achievements included its settling of western territories and
a)
Negotiation of commercial treaties
b)
regulation of trade
c)
collection of taxes
d)
enforcement of foreign treaties
34.
delegates at the constitutional convention had to balance states' rights with
a)
poor farmers worries about taxes
b)
a system to limit the powers of government 
c)
the need for a stronger national government
d)
southern planters reliance on slavery
35.
Which of the following provisions of the constitution establishes a federal system of government?
a)
power is divided between the national and state governments
b)
the federal government is divided into 3 branches
c)
the power of the federal government is limited
d)
state governments are given less power than the national government
36.
opponents to ratifying the constitution included which of the following groups
a)
farmers living near the coast
b)
large landowners
c)
western farmers far from the coast
d)
merchants and artisans
37.
to overcome opposition to ratifying the constitution in Massachusetts federalists promised to support
a)
reserving power for the states
b)
naming washington president
c)
allowing states to veto acts of congress
d)
adding a bill of rights to the constitution
38.
Proposed  the great compromise
a)
Roger Sherman
b)
alexander hamilton
c)
George Washington
d)
Edmund Randolf
39.
Delegate from New York who wrote most of the Federalist essays
a)
Ben Franklin
b)
James Madison
c)
Alexander Hamilton
d)
Federalists
40.
First president under the constitution
a)
John Hancock
b)
Ben Franklin
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
41.
Concerned about the amount of power states would have if a constitution was ratified
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
c)
Western Farmers
d)
Merchants and Artisans
42.
Governor of Virginia who presented Virginia Plan at the convention
a)
Edmund Randolph
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
Henry Lee
d)
William Patterson
43.
Main Author of the Virginia Plan
a)
James Madison
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
George Washington
44.
Proposed New Jersey Plan 
a)
Ben Franklin
b)
Edmund Randolf
c)
William Patterson
d)
Roger Sherman
45.
Chaired the committee charged with resolving differences between large and small states
a)
Roger Sherman
b)
James Madison
c)
Edmund Randolph
d)
Ben Franklin
46.
Delayed final ratification vote in New York until New Hampshire and Virginia had ratified the constitution
a)
Anti-Federalists
b)
Federalists
c)
George Washington
d)
Alexander Hamilton
47.
Served as minister to France
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
John Adams
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
48.

Most people enslaved in African Societies were what?

a)

Children born into slavery

b)

criminals being punished

c)

war captives who were either ransomed or absorbed into the culture

d)

women who hoped to marry out of slavery

49.

What did the early spanish call the multi-story buildings built by the Anasazi?

a)

pueblos

b)

huts

c)

kivas

d)

pyramids

50.

Which religion did the rulers and merchants of Mali adopt as their empire grew?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Christianity

c)

Islam

d)

Judaism

51.

Between 1640 and 1700 the population of the colonies increased from 50,000 to?

a)

1,000,000

b)

500,000

c)

100,000

d)

250,000

52.

Although the Scots-Irish settled in many colonies, most head to?

a)

New York

b)

Pennsylvania

c)

Rhode Island

d)

South Carolina

53.

In what ways did the geography of New England guarantee that fishing would become a major industry?

a)

Large Forests

b)

Good Harbors

c)

Abundant fish

d)

all of the above

54.

The journey of slave ships to America?

a)

middle passage

b)

triangular trade route

c)

the bahamas

d)

the long ride

55.

The Aztec Emperor who warred with the Spanish?

a)

Montezuma

b)

Cortez

c)

Tenochtitlan

d)

John Locke

56.

People willing to sell their labor for a number of years?

a)

indentured servants

b)

slaves

c)

laborers

d)

apprentices

57.

People who disagree with established religious beliefs?

a)

separatists

b)

heretics

c)

puritans

d)

pilgrims

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