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WorksheetsAPUSH MIDTERM MCQ
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
Which President was a federalists?
George Washington
John Quincy Adams
John Adams
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
What was the purpose of the enactment of the Force Bill?
Order the removal of Native American tribes that were still east of the Mississippi
Required states to pay the tariffs that had been set by the federal government
Allowed for the spoils system to occur
Eliminated the one-party system that had occurred under Monroe
Despite being unsuccessful, what impact did the Wilmot Proviso have on American politics at the time?
It threatened the Southern Democrats' pro-slavery aspirations
It ended slavery from that point forward, angering plantation owners
It encouraged increased literacy among all citizens
It directly forced the practiice of slavery westward
Which of the following territories was NOT acquired by James K. Polk?
Texas
California
Florida
Oregon
What did Francis Cabot Lowell contribute to the American market?
He influenced the government at the time to not take on state transportation projects
He was a part of the short-lived steamship craze
He was a leading communication innovator, including involvement with the telagraph
He sparked the market revolution that would have continuing effects
Which of the following was NOT a main value of the cult of domesticity?
Was radically different from previously established gender roles
Defined women's roles to be staying at home to take care of their household
Encouraged men to work and get involved with politics
Allowed children to recieve more individual care from their mother since she stayed at home
On what basis did the Know-Nothing party form?
Anti-immigrant tendancies and growing nativism
Fondness of the growing middle class which they wanted to expand further
Growing rates of women employed in factories
A desire for expanded suffrage
Which of the following was focused on the limitation of alcohol consumption?
Utopian Visions
Temperance Movement
Abolitionist Movement
Women's Rights Movement
Which abolitionist published An Appeal to Colored Citizens of the World?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Fredrick Douglas
David Walker
Sojourner Truth
Which of the following was NOT a part of the American System
A tarrif to protect American industries
The creation of a national bank to help commerce
Americans promoting more imperialist policies
Increased federal subsides for railroads and canals
During president Andrew Jackson's term, what was the long lasting effect of the Tariff of Abominations on the US?
Developed regional and sectional differences between the country
Negotitated a treaty forcing Native Americans off land
Helped develop more trade between the Northern and the Southern states
Sparked war between the Northern and Southern states
Which Era highlighted nationalism under President Monroe?
(a)
McCulloch v. Maryland was on the issue of
States rights
Taxing federal banks
The issue of slavery in the West
representation of states in the Senate
What Did the Northwest Ordinance Accomplish in 1787?
It allowed for a larger number of people to own weapons.
It established a system for setting up governments in the west.
It allowed the rapid militarization of the west to defend settlers.
One of the greatest accomplishments of the Articles of Confederations
What did Anti-Federalist fear about the new constitution?
They never feared the new constitution.
They feared the government would be too powerful.
They feared that it would be too weak to be useful to the nation.
They feared that the government would use their power to harm state rights.
Why was Shays Rebellion significant?
It showed the power that the slaves had to rebel against white plantation owners
Exposed the weakness of the government under the Articles of Confederation
Exposed the power of the government and its control over its people
Initiated the American Revolution, by increasing the uprisings of state militias
What did the Great Compromise accomplish to improve representation?
It allowed larger states to have more power in the government.
It allowed small states to have more power in the government.
It allowed new states to easily gain power in the government.
It allowed states of all sizes to have equal and proportional representation.
How did impressment lead to the XYZ Affair?
President John Adams sent three delegates to England to kill the officers named X, Y, and Z. This increased tensions between England post Revolutionary War.
President John Adams sent three delegates to France to compromise, but they were met by officers named X, Y, and Z who told the men if they wanted an audience with them, they had to pay them first.
Americans sent three delegates to England to fix this issue. The delegates were called X, Y, and Z and they demanded that England give them money if they were going to have a meeting about the impressment of American ships.
America sent two delegates to France and they held a meeting that ended with a mutually beneficial compromise. The XYZ affairs helped build the alliance with France and increased the support of President John Adams.
Why did the Whiskey Rebellion occur?
It occurred due to the levy of an excise tax in 1791 pushed by Alexander Hamilton.
It occurred due to the government creating a large tax on imported products from foreign countries.
It occurred due to bad harvests leaving a low amount of food for people.
It occurred due to the large number of loyalists in american after the revolutionary war.
What were the effects of the Alien and Sedition Acts?
It gave the government too much power causing violent uprising militias
It messed up with politics and caused a large migration
Restricted the activities of foreign residents in the country and limited freedom of speech and of the press
Restricted former slaves from being citizens and having voting rights
What happened in the election of 1800?
Thomas Jefferson (Federalist) defeated John Adams (Democratic-Republican) in the presidential election of 1800 by an electoral vote of seventy-three to sixty-five.
John Adams (Federalist) defeated Thomas Jefferson ((Democratic-Republican)) in the presidential election of 1800 by an electoral vote of seventy-three to sixty-five.
John Adams (Democratic-Republican) defeated Thomas Jefferson (Federalist) in the presidential election of 1800 by an electoral vote of seventy-three to sixty-five.
Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican) defeated John Adams (Federalist) in the presidential election of 1800 by an electoral vote of seventy-three to sixty-five.
The Land Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance of 1787
Was the treaty that ended the Mexican-American War
Gave territories guidelines to become a state
Was created by Henry Clay
Gave the US the Louisiana Territory from France
The first successful British colony was
Plymouth
Quebec
New Amsterdam
Jamestown
The Dred Scott Decision overturned which compromise?
The Missouri Compromise
The Compromise of 1850
The Three-Fifths Compromise
The Great Compromise
Resistance to harsh British taxes was aided and facilitated by
The Stamp Act of 1765
The Encomienda System
The Committee of Correspondence
Bacon's Rebellion
A company owned by shareholders that is created in order to finance endeavors that are too expensive for an individual or even a government to fund are
Joint Stock companies
Headright System
American System
Federalism
A system of government in which powers are divided between a national government and state government
Monarchy
Federalism
Socialism
Democracy
A group of young girls in Salem Village, Massachusetts, claimed to be possessed by the devil and accused several local women of witchcraft which led to
The Great Compromise
Salem Witch Trials
Compromise of 1820
Jay's Treaty
Which of the following battles is considered a turning point in the purpose of the Civil War and why?
Battle of Gettysburg; because it gave Abraham Lincoln the opportunity to deliver the Gettysburg Address.
Battle of Vicksburg; because it granted the Union control over the Mississippi River.
Battle of Gettysburg; because the battle prevented Confederate General Robert E. Lee's second quest to invade the North. This loss lowered the morale amongst the Confederacy.
Battle of Antietam; because the victory allowed Abraham Lincoln to announce the Emancipation Proclamation.
What form of relief did the Freedmen’s Bureau provide to former slaves?
It gave Blacks a place to vote without interruption.
It granted formerly enslaved African Americans 40 acres and a mule.
It provided former slaves protection from violent Southerners.
It provided food, shelter, clothing, medical services and land to former slaves.
Which of the following promoted the idea of popular sovereignty?
Kansas - Nebraska Act
Wilmot Proviso
Alien and Sedition Acts
Spot Resolutions
Which court case established judicial review in the 1800’s?
McCulloch v. Maryland
Scott v. Sandford
Fletcher v. Peck
Marbury v. Madison
What rebellion proved the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Shay’s Rebellion
Whiskey Rebellion
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion
What acts were against immigration and violated freedom of speech in the constitution?
Tea Acts
The Force Acts
Alien and Sedition Acts
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
What president was responsible for the Trail of Tears, Indian Removal Act, and was an advocate for the extension of voting rights to all white males?
John Quincy Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Rutherford B Hayes
Henry Clay created this to encourage a self-sufficient economic plan.
10% plan
American System
3/5 Compromise
Market Revolution
Stated that slavery was a “positive good” and was Andrew Jackson’s vice president
John C. Calhoun
Andrew Jackson
John Adams
John Marshall
Jackson passed which of the following that gave him authority over South Carolina in the Nullification Crisis?
Tariff of Abominations
Force Bill
The Indian Removal Act
Alien and Sedition Acts
In which meeting did Federalists discuss the possibility of secession?
Hartford Convention
Seneca Falls Convention
Federalist Convention
Hampton Roads Convention
Which of the following was part of the compromise of 1850?
Separate Kansas and Nebraska
Line of latitude
Fugitive Slave laws
Enter Texas into Statehood
These resolutions were passed in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts stating that these acts were unconstitutional; therefore, null and void.
Nullification Crisis
Special Field Order #15
Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
Bill of Rights
The Whig Party was most identified with:
the policies of Martin Van Buren
Catholic immigrants from Europe
radical reforms during the Jacksonian era
the nationalism of Henry Clay and opposition to Jacksonian principles
the growing temperance movement
Which of the reforms below is characteristic of the Jacksonian period rather than the period following the American Revolution?
abolition of the law of nullification
decrease in the power of the state assemblies
elimination of property requirements for voters
confiscation of Loyalists estates
creation of tariffs
The Trail of Tears refers to:
white settlers who died on the way to the Oregon territory
the reaction to the Panic of 1837
tragic losses in the fighting over Florida
the forced relocation of the Cherokee Native Americans to Oklahoma in the 1830s
The Freedmans Bureau was was known for
Being unconstitutional
being an absolute failure during Reconstruction
Being the very first Federal relief agency in American history
promoting black codes as a way to maintain a virtual form of slavery after the Civil War.
What border states did Lincoln do everything he could to keep in the Union after Fort Sumter?
Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri
North Carolina and Arkansas
Kentucky and Tennessee
Pennsylvania and Maryland
Virginia and Delaware
The initial cause of the political debate that resulted in the Compromise of 1850 was:
the publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin
the Texas war for independence
the death of President William Henry Harrison
the Dred Scott decision
California’s bid to enter the Union as a free state
Passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act was a victory for:
proponents of popular sovereignty
nativist groups
southerners who wanted a transcontinental railroad with an eastern terminus at New Orleans
The Free-Soiler party
abolitionists
“Bleeding Kansas” refers to:
wartime casualties in Kansas during the Civil War
a mini war between pro-and anti-slavery groups in Kansas in the 1850s
the capture of fugitive slaves in the West
cruelty towards slaves in Kansas City
The blood colored rivers the run through the mountains in Kansas.
Dred Scott was:
an abolitionist who argued that the North should seceded from the Union
the founder of the Union League
a slave who sued for his freedom after his master took him to the North
a Supreme Court justice who declared that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional
1st African American to land on the moon.
