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VA-US History Final/SOL Review

Total questions: 90

Worksheet time: 8hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which principle is shared by the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution of the United States?

a)

Limited government

b)

Judicial Review

c)

Checks and balances

d)

Separation of power

2.

Between 1801 and 1835, the Supreme Court made many decisions that resulted in —

a)

strengthening the federal government

b)

weakening the system of slavery

c)

increasing states' powers

d)

supporting workers' rights

3.

Which headline best illustrates the use of judicial review?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

4.

The land area located between 80°W and 90°W and 25°N and 30°N represents the acquisition of —

a)

land as a result of the American Revolution

b)

territories according to the Northwest Ordinance

c)

land won through the French and Indian War

d)

Florida through a treaty with Spain

5.

Which of the following was NOT a condition of the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

The American continents should not be considered for future colonization by any European powers.

b)

The United States had no dealings with Latin American and Europe could impose its powers and continue colonization practices there.

c)

The United States would not interfere in European affairs.

d)

Nations in the Western Hemisphere were inherently different from those of Europe, republics by nature rather than monarchies.

6.

?

• British interference with American shipping

• British interference with America's westward expansion

Which event best completes the graphic?

a)

Causes of the War of 1812

b)

Causes of the creation of the Democratic-Republican Party

c)

Causes of the Revolutionary War

d)

Causes of the failures of the Articles of Confederation

7.

Uprisings led by Nat Turner and Gabriel Prosser contributed to the Southern states’ decisions to —

a)

pass harsh fugitive slave laws

b)

accept the Missouri Compromise

c)

support the passing of higher tariffs

d)

enact Jim Crow legislation

8.

The Virginia House of Burgesses:

a)

Provided an example of representative government. 1st example of Legislature in America.

b)

Established the first army in the New World.

c)

Regulated what the people were allowed to eat.

d)

Determined who could leave the colony.

9.
The first permanent English settlement in North America was
a)
Werowocomoco
b)
Yorktown
c)
Richmond
d)
Jamestown
10.
The part of the Triangular Trade used to transport slaves from Africa to the West Indies and the 13 colonies was called...
a)
The Slave Journey
b)
The Middle Passage
c)
The Northwest Passage 
11.
Economy based on Fishing and Ship building
a)
New England
b)
Southern
c)
Middle
12.
The Middle colonies were known for their -
a)
religious tolerance
b)
happy natures
c)
cash crops
d)
unusual hats
13.
a person who signs an agreement to work for a master for a period of years in exchange for voyage to North America
a)
dissenter
b)
indentured servant
c)
debtor
d)
artisan
14.

In which area would you have found hunters, traders, and subsistence farmers?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

15.

What made you the most important people in New England society?

a)

slave ownership

b)

land ownership

c)

family status

d)

religious standing

16.

Which of these most made a man important in the Southern colonies?

a)

money

b)

land

c)

religious standing

d)

indentured servants

17.

Which region of colonies made money by trading, small scale farming of crops like wheat, and shipbuilding?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Western

18.

Which colonial region had an economy based almost exclusively on agriculture?

a)

New England

b)

Middle

c)

Southern

d)

Western

19.

Which religious group settled in Pennsylvania?

a)

Quakers

b)

Catholics

c)

Puritans

d)

Baptists

20.

Which of these did ALL of the colonies have in common?

a)

Long growing seasons

b)

Belief in free enterprise

c)

Good soil

d)

Emphasis on religion

21.
The Proclamation of 1763 angered colonists because -
a)
It levied high taxes on the colonists
b)
It forbade settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains  
c)
It denied the colonists members in Parliment
d)
It resulted in increased manufacturing in the colonies
22.
All of the following were ideas borrowed from English philosopher John Locke used by colonists to create new government EXCEPT - 
a)
Limited Government
b)
Divine Right of Kings
c)
Natural Rights
d)
Social Contract
23.
The idea of Locke and Paine were used by Thomas Jefferson when he wrote what document?
a)
The Constitution
b)
The Statute of Religious Freedom 
c)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
d)
The Declaration of Independence 
24.
Thomas Paine authored what pamphlet?
a)
Common Sense
b)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
c)
The Liberator
d)
Declaration of Independence
25.
Stamp Act, Sugar Tax, Townshend Act , Tea Tax are ?
a)
Actions of the French against the British
b)
taxes placed on the American colonies
c)
taxes on imports
d)
a list of grievances
26.
The first battle of the American Revolution?
a)
Lexington and Concord
b)
Gettysburg
c)
Yorktown
d)
Appomattox
27.
George Washington led the colonists to victory at which final battle?
a)
Yorktown
b)
Saratoga
c)
Lexington and Concord
d)
Boston Massacre
28.
The most important thing General George Washington did early in the Revolutionary War was - 
a)
Win every major battle with the British
b)
Avoided direct confrontation and preserved the army
c)
Execute anyone who showed cowardice in battle 
d)
Stop Benedict Arnold defecting to the British
29.

What completes the graphic?

a)

Bill of Rights

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Mayflower Compact

d)

Constitution

30.

Who is described?

a)

James Madison

b)

George Mason

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Patrick Henry

31.

The Supreme Court case of Marbury v Madison established the principle of -

a)

judicial review.

b)

limited government.

c)

"Separate but Equal".

d)

African-Americans were not citizens.

32.
the presidency of Andrew Jackson became known as the 
a)
era of his ways
b)
era of mistakes
c)
era of the Common Man
d)
Era of doing good
33.
The "spoils system" refers to Andrew Jackson's policy of --
a)
rewarding campaign supporters with gold
b)
rewarding his supporters with spoiled food
c)
rewarding campaign supporters with government jobs
d)
allowing evil people into the government
34.
"popular sovereignty" refers to 
a)
a famous King
b)
a states right to choose whether to be free or slave
c)
a popular system of money
d)
the choice of whether to be popular or not
35.
Women's Suffrage Movement refers to 
a)
Women's Moving Company
b)
women fighting for the right to vote
c)
Women wanting to suffer 
d)
Women's right to choose
36.

What political party was created after the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 to oppose the spread of slavery?

a)

Know-Nothing

b)

Whig

c)

Democratic

d)

Republican

37.

What was the name of William Lloyd Garrison's abolitionist newspaper?

a)

Divider

b)

Abolitionist Paper

c)

The Liberator

d)

Abolitionist Times

38.

What is the belief held in the mid-1800s that it was America's fate to control territory from the Atlantic to the Pacific?

a)

Imperialism

b)

Great Awakening

c)

Monroe Doctrine

d)

Manifest Destiny

39.

What territorial acquisition doubled the size of the United States in 1803?

a)

Texas Annexation

b)

Alamo Victory

c)

Mexican Cession

d)

Louisiana Purchase

40.

Who led the slave revolts in Virginia?

a)

Nat Turner and Gabriel Prosser

b)

Harriet Beecher Stowe and Sojourner Truth

c)

William Lloyd Garrison and Andrew Jackson

d)

William Lloyd Garrison and Post Malone

41.

What drew east-west line through Louisiana Purchase regarding slavery in the west?

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Missouri Compromise

42.

What allowed California to enter as a free state while SW territories from Mexico got to vote?

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

c)

Missouri Compromise

43.

Where were the first shots fired in the Civil War?

a)

Fort Sumter

b)

Appomattox

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Lexington & Concord

44.
The turning point of the Civil War?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Antietem
c)
Appomattox
d)
Fort Sumter
45.

The Emancipation Proclamation --

a)

made abolition of slavery a war goal

b)

allowed African Americans to serve as soldiers

c)

freed the slaves in the rebelling states

d)

all of the above

46.
#1. Abraham Lincoln is elected President
#2. ?????????
#3. Battle of Fort Sumter
Which event completes this list?
a)
Robert E. Lee surrenders at Gettysburg
b)
Emancipation Proclamation is issued
c)
South Carolina secedes from the Union
d)
Union victory at Gettysburg
47.

"with malice toward none and charity for all, to bind up the nation's wounds". . .. this quote refers to Lincoln's idea that ---

a)

the Union should punish the south for seceding

b)

the Union should welcome the southern states back without punishment

c)

the southern states had every right to secede

d)

the southern states should receive money

48.
Who was the the President of the Confederacy?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S. Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
49.

The President of the United States during the Civil War was ______________________.

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

Henry Clay

d)

Robert E. Lee

50.

The Open Door Policy gave all nations equal trading rights where?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

India

d)

United States

51.

What war resulted in the USA annexing Puerto Rico and intervening in Cuban affairs?

a)

Spanish American War

b)

Mexican American War

c)

Civil War

d)

WWI

52.

USA reluctantly entered WWI due to what?

a)

Unrestricted German submarine warfare

b)

Italy's hatred of the Jews

c)

The potato famine

d)

Woodrow Wilson's stroke

53.

Who issued the "Fourteen Points?"

a)

Franklin Roosevelt

b)

Bill Clinton

c)

Woodrow Wilson

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

54.

Which of the following immigrants helped build the Transcontinental Railroad?

a)

Poles

b)

Slavs

c)

Chinese

d)

Italians

55.

After 1871, where did most immigrants come from as they arrived in America?

a)

Asia, Africa and South America

b)

Southern Europe, Eastern Europe and Asia

c)

Africa, Asia and Northern Europe

d)

Western Europe, Eastern Europe and Asia

56.

Who invented the telephone?

a)

J. P. Morgan

b)

Alexander Graham Bell

c)

Thomas Edison

d)

The Wright Brothers

57.

In a laissez-faire economy, the government —

a)

regulates business

b)

opposes business

c)

gives aid to business

d)

keeps out of the affairs of business

58.

One outcome of the Scopes Monkey Trial was that...

a)

It denied the teaching of the Theory of Evolution in public schools.

b)

It required the teaching of the Creation story from the Bible.

c)

Resulted in the passing of the 18th Amendment.

d)

It challenged traditional religious beliefs.

59.

What provided escape from depression era realities?

a)

Newspapers

b)

Radio

c)

Movies

d)

Magazines

60.

Women of the time that challenged traditional female roles by becoming less conservative were called what?

a)

Maids

b)

Flappers

c)

Honoraries

d)

Homebodies

61.

What were illegal bars of the prohibition era referred to as?

a)

Quiet-tops

b)

Shooshes

c)

Speakeasies

d)

Hushes

62.

What year did the stock market crash?

a)

1800

b)

1929

c)

1945

d)

1982

63.

What was FDR's plan called to bring America out of the Great Depression?

a)

The Progressive Plan

b)

The Homestead Act

c)

The New Deal

d)

The Square Deal

64.

What New Deal program was designed to correct unsound practices in banking?

a)

SSA

b)

WPA

c)

AAA

d)

FDIC

65.

What is Genocide?

a)

prejudice, racism, hatred against Jews

b)

systematic attempt to eliminate an entire race

c)

organized attack on Jewish homes and businesses

66.
Alliance of Great Britain, Soviet Union, United States, and France during World War II
a)
axis powers
b)
rationing
c)
Japanese internment
d)
allied powers
67.

What was the Allied strategy in the Pacific known as?

a)

island-hopping

b)

island-jumping

c)

appeasement

d)

rationing

68.

Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union during WWII?

a)

Adolf Hitler

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Josef Stalin

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

69.

Which of the following was NOT an Axis Power?

a)

Italy

b)

Soviet Union

c)

Germany

d)

Japan

70.

What event led to the start of WWII?

a)

Germany invaded Poland

b)

Germany invaded Austria

c)

Germany formed an alliance with Italy

d)

Germany formed an alliance with Japan

71.

What battle, fought in June 1942, was the first major victory for the United States in the Pacific. It marked a turning point in the war with Japan.

a)

Coral Sea

b)

Leyte Gulf

c)

Midway

d)

Pearl Harbor

72.

The cold war involved the two superpowers of....?

a)

USA and Italy

b)

USA and USSR

c)

USA and Russia

d)

USSR and Germany

73.
The Truman Doctrine's main goal was to:
a)
Help North Korea
b)
Provide weapons to democratic countries
c)
Provide collective security
d)
Contain communism
74.
What was the main reason for the construction of the Berlin Wall?
a)
To embarrass America
b)
To stop East Germans from fleeing to West Germany
c)
To reduce cold war tensions
d)
To demonstrate the success of Communism
75.
Which of the following foreign policies gave financial aid to European nations to rebuild after WWII?
a)
Truman Doctrine
b)
Marshall Plan
c)
Warsaw Pact
d)
Domino Theory
76.

What happened to Germany after World War II

a)

It was left to become it's own new nation again

b)

It was taken over completely by Soviet Union

c)

The allies helped it become a democratic nation

d)

It was split in two, East communist and West democratic

77.

What organization did W.E.B. Du Bois found?

a)

The Back to Africa Movement

b)

Tuskegee Institute

c)

NAACP

d)

Access for all movement

78.
Thurgood Marshall became _______.
a)
a president of the United States.
b)
a principal in a school who fought racism.
c)
the first African American on the Supreme Court.
d)
one of the authors of the constitution.
79.
To separate one group from another is ___________________.
a)
integration
b)
segregation
c)
Civil Rights Movement
Jim Crow
80.
which supreme court case ruled that separation is okay so long as it is equal? 
a)
Plessy V. Ferguson
b)
Dred Scott v. Sanford
c)
Marbury v. Madison
d)
Miranda v. Arizona
81.

Which court case said public schools must desegregate?

a)

Brown V. Board of Education

b)

Plessy v. Fergusson

c)

McCulloch v. Maryland

d)

Marbury v. Madison

82.

What was Virginia's response to the Brown v. Board ruling?

a)

Acceptance

b)

Massive Resistance

c)

FEMA

d)

Civil War

83.

Which president wanted to cut taxes, make the government smaller and weaker, transfer power to states, and strengthen the military?

a)

Gerald Ford

b)

Lyndon Johnson

c)

Ronald Reagan

d)

Jimmy Carter

84.

Who was president during the Persian Gulf War 1990-1991?

a)

Ronald Reagan

b)

Bill Clinton

c)

George W. Bush

d)

George H.W. Bush

85.

Which president passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010?

a)

Bill Clinton

b)

John F. Kennedy

c)

George W. Bush

d)

Barack Obama

86.

Who was the first man to step foot on the moon?

a)

Neil Armstrong

b)

John Glenn

c)

Buzz Aldrin

d)

Richard Branson

87.

Who was the first female American astronaut?

a)

Dorothy Kimbrel

b)

Francis Howard

c)

Sally Ride

d)

Catherine Beecher

88.
FDR addressed the American public in weekly broadcasts known as:
a)
FDR Hour
b)
Hangin' With Franklin
c)
Fireside Chats
d)
Around the Fire
89.
Created during President Clinton's presidency to eliminate tariffs between the US, Mexico, and Canada in order to help the economy and encourage trading.
a)
OPEC
b)
NATO
c)
United Nations
d)
NAFTA
90.

The Patriot Act was passed under this president after 9/11.

a)

George W. Bush

b)

Jimmy Carter

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

Barack Obama

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