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WorksheetsS1 American History Exam
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins
What are your natural rights according to Enlightenment thinker, Locke?
Life, Liberty, Property
Freedom, Taxes, Happiness
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
Liberty, Insurance, Low Prices
This document was created to establish a weak federal government with powerful state governments
Northwest Ordinance
Articles of Confederation
Constitution of the United States
Declaration of Independence
This document was created to explain how the King of England violated the rights of the colonists and established a free United States
Constitution of the United States
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
Declaration of Independence
This was required by the Anti-Federalists for ratification of the Constitution
Banning slavery
Federalist papers
Bill of Rights
Representation based on population
This document created the rules for admitting new states into the Union (country)
Articles of Confederation
Bill of Rights
Northwest Ordinance
Constitution of the United States
This document establishes 3 branches of government, checks & balances, and a system of fair representation
Articles of Confederation
Constitution of the United States
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
This document in 1787, outlawed slavery in the territory that eventually becomes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin
Northwest Ordinance
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
Constitution of the United States
Which of the following was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
No power to collect taxes
No power to enforce laws
No power to coin money
No power to establish new states
What effect did the Enlightenment have on political though in the colonies?
Adoption of a state sponsored church
Questioning authority of the monarchy
Colonists shouldn't have to pay any taxes
Britain was too far away to run the colonies effectively
Anti-Federalists believed that the Constitution would...
Create a government like the British
Give the States too much power
Give the federal government too much power
Balance power well between the federal and state government
Rights that cannot be taken away are called...
unalienable
unbreakable
social contract
permanent
The protests from 1786-1787 by American farmers angered by unfair taxation are referred to as...
Boston Tea Party
Stamp Act
Shays' Rebellion
Farmers Revolt
Which amendment gives you the freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly and petition?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Which amendment gives people the protection from unreasonable searches and seizures?
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Which amendments protects the people from excessive bail or cruel and unusual punishment?
6th
7th
8th
9th
Why was it called the "Gilded Age"?
America had many organizations for immigrants to join.
America looked bright and shiny from the outside, but had problems, like corruption.
It was beginning to build many large cities, with skyscrapers.
This invention created steel, which was used to build railroads and skyscrapers:
the telegraph
the Bessemer Process
the Model T
The light bulb
Andrew Carnegie and John D Rockefeller created monopolies. What is a monopoly?
When one person or company controls a market
a board game created by Rockefeller and Carnegie
a law that gave them advantages in business
The growth of cities is called:
assimilation
ruralization
mechanization
urbanization
Workers stick together to fight for better pay and working conditions. This is known as a:
trust
union
monopoly
industry
During the Gilded Age, immigrants often lived in parts of cities that were:
crowded, run down, and filthy
beautiful and new
spacious
the most expensive
Someone who follows the "laissez-faire" approach to economics would agree most with which of the following statements?
Government regulations on business should focus on protecting the environment
Workers should be paid equally despite the industry they work in
Government needs to increase rules and regulations on large businesses
Government should only play a small role in the economy and limit the rules and regulations it puts on businesses
How can American society best be described during the Gilded Age?
The large majority of Americans are involved in business ownership and are very wealthy
There is a small number of very wealthy millionaires, however many citizens also live in poverty
Huge numbers of American citizens are immigrating to Europe to seek new opportunities
There is an equal number of wealthy and poor citizens
This Scottish immigrant invented the telephone in 1876
Andrew Carnegie
Domingo Ghirardelli
Levi Strauss
Alexander Graham Bell
Why were individuals like John. D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J.P Morgan and Vanderbelt called Robber Barrons?
They were nice to people
They stole money from the government
They robbed the rich
They used ruthless business tactics against other companies and competitors
What does "Social Darwinism" mean?
"Survival of the fittest"
"Every man for themself"
"An eye for an eye"
"Fight for your rights"
Who is responsible for the invention on the light bulb?
Thomas Edison
Theodore Roosevelt
Thomas Jefferson
Alexis de Tocqueville
Freedom for businesses and consumers in the economy is called
socialism
totalirarianism
communism
free enterprise
An entrepreneur is someone who
runs for political office after being successful in the business world
risks their money to start a business with the hopes of making a profit
is elected by a board to run a large corporation like Walmart or Verizon
sells stock to raise funds for their company
The innovation of ________ helped open up the national market in the 1800s. This was a big part of making the infrastructure of the US so great.
During the late 19th century, most immigrants to the U.S. found work as ?
Educated professionals
Factory workers
Scientists
Lawyers
What are businessmen who are known for their positive contribution to the modern industrial economy called?
Robber Barons
Entrepreneurs
Leaders
Captains of Industry
This a an act of "charitable giving."
Laissez-Faire
Beneficiary
Philanthropy
Frugality
What is the Battle of Little Bighorn known as?
Custer's Last stand
The last war in the American Revolution
The start of Westward expansion
None of the above
Which of the following people was the leader of the Native Americans who defeated Custer and his men?
Major Marcus Reno
General George
Crazy Horse
Why were Native Americans forced out of the Black Hills?
gold was discovered
the president wanted to live there
they wanted more land
The land that Native Americans were forced to settle in after marching the Trail of Tears was called_______________.
Reservation
Sanctuary
Indian Land
The last of many conflicts between the Lakota Sioux and the U.S. government.
Battle of American Indians
Battle of Wounded Knee
Battle of Sioux
Battle of the Trail of Tears
The American Indians were forced to leave their homelands because the government wanted
to open American Indian lands for settlement by white settlers.
to punish them for not fighting in the American Revolution.
to give them better access to education and job opportunities.
to allow the government to sell American Indian lands to Canada.
Westward expansion impacted American Indians
by taking away their lands.
because they were forced to live on reservations.
by making it more difficult to keep their culture.
all of the above
What animal was the main basis for the success/economy of Native American tribes in the west?
horse
buffalo
ox
moose
Why did the U.S. break the Laramie Treaty?
land provided more food
Gold was discovered
land had rich soil
land had plenty of water
What happened to General Custer and the United States soldiers during the Battle of The Little Bighorn?
They beat the Cheyenne, Lakota and other tribes.
They were sent back to Washington DC to fight against the British.
They made a treaty with the Cheyenne, Lakota and other tribes.
All 210 of the soldiers and Custer were killed.
What impact did Jim Crow laws have on African Americans?
They kept them separated from the whites in public places.
They granted them the right to vote.
They brought more African Americans and whites closer together.
They led to the creation of the Grange.
What Supreme Court case ruled "separate but equal" was legal?
Redskins vs Giants
Aylor vs Byrd
Brown vs Board of Education
Plessy vs Ferguson
What was one of the goals of the KKK?
to reverse the federal governments Reconstruction policies
to promote former Confederate soldiers into places of power
to elect Abraham Lincoln president
to improve the contracts of sharecroppers
What did the Ku Klux Act in 1871 authorize Pres. Ulysses Grant to do?
provide aid in the form of money to the group
to use military force to restrain and eliminate the KKK
to restrict their meetings on public property
to prohibit the KKK from organizing in Southern states
Which of the following best defines the term Reconstruction?
The amendment that outlawed slavery
The time period (1865-1877) when former confederate states were reintegrated into the country.
The amendment that guaranteed citizenship to newly freed enslaved people and gave them equal protection.
Strict states laws passed after the Civil War.
After the election of 1876, a bargain was stuck that allowed Rutherford B. Hayes to become president if the federal government would removed troops from the southern states, thus ending Reconstruction.
Compromise of 1850
Dred Scott v Sandford
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1877
These Northerners saw the reconstruction South as a chance to get rich quickly by seizing political office now barred from the old order.
Carpetbaggers
Scalawags
Confederates
Colfax Massacre
The right to vote
abolition
sectionalism
disenfranchisement
suffrage
The 15th amendment said...
Everyone born in the US are citizens and have equal protection under the law.
All men have the right to vote.
No slavery is allowed.
The 14th amendment said...
Everyone born in the US are citizens and have equal protection under the law.
All men have the right to vote.
No slavery is allowed.
The 13th amendment said...
Everyone born in the US are citizens and have equal protection under the law.
All men have the right to vote.
No slavery is allowed.
grandfather clauses
How did the Freedmen's Bureau assist African-Americans in the South during and after Reconstruction?
They provided bus tickets to the North
They provided Freedmen with jobs, housing, food, and education.
They allowed Freedmen to sharecrop for a portion of the year's harvest.
The Freedmen's Bureau only helped Freedmen in the North.
Which of the following was a way that the South responded to the passage of the 15th Amendment?
Sharecropping as a substitute for slavery
Literacy Tests, Poll Taxes, and threats from the KKK.
They prohibited white people from attacking black people
The South allowed all black men to vote as they please
Which of the following created five military districts, required Congressional approval for new state constitutions, required Confederate states give voting rights to all men, and required former Confederate states must approve the 14th amendment?
Reconstruction Acts of 1867
Jim Crow Laws
Black Codes
15th Amendment
What was the Progressive Movement?
A period with a shift from making things by hand to making things with machines
A period of large scale immigration to the US
A period of economic decline & agriculture hardships
A period of social and political reform in the US
Which one of two laws did the federal government do in response to the rotten meats revealed by Upton Sinclair's The Jungle?
Sherman Antitrust Act
Pure Food and Drug Act
Interstate Commerce Act
Indian Removal Act
A goal of the Progressives during the Progressive Era was to.
end child labor
end political corruption
expand direct democracy
all of the above
What did the 16th amendment do?
Congress can collect income taxes
allowed for the direct election of senators
banned the sale of alcohol
granted women's suffrage
Before 1913, the selection of U.S. senators was not cohesive (of many ways). What was the solution?
Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1964
Congress passed the 15th amendment
Congress passed the 17th amendment
The Supreme Court ruled that states can define their own election laws.
What did the 18th amendment do?
It allowed for the direct election of senators.
It banned the sale of alcohol.
It allowed women's suffrage
It allowed 18 year olds and over to vote
What did the 19th amendment do?
It allowed for the direct election of senators.
It banned the sale of alcohol.
It allowed women's suffrage
It allowed 18 year olds and over to vote
Who outlined the Progressive reforms of the American public and gave his presidential campaign the name "Square Deal?"
William Howard Taft
Woodrow Wilson
William McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Wanted to end corruption and create equal rights. Also known as Bull Moose Party?
Progressive Party
Populist Party
Federal Reserve act
Work of the reformers during the Progressive Era focused on
Concerns about conservationism
policies related to isolationism
civil rights for minority groups
issues related to social injustice
Which of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act?
Workers secured a share of company profits
The influence of labor unions on factory owners was reduced
The federal government could dissolve business monopolies
Businesses were required to pay fees to open overseas locations
What are some examples of bad working conditions faced by America of that era?
long work hours
work rewards
money
breaks at work
What term from the Progressive era refers to a group of journalists who exposed problems like poverty, corruption, and monopolization?
investigative reporter
political cartoonists
legislators
muckrakers
Boss Tweed became rich from taking "kickbacks". What are kick backs?
Bribes
Karate
Expensive shoes
None of the Above
Boss Tweed's true form of keeping power was through
Voter Fraud & Extortion
Terrorism
Education
Military Force
The person who ultimately brought down Boss Tweed was a cartoonist by the name of
Benjamin Moore
Harper Bazar
Thomas Nast
W.E.B. DuBois
With the Republican Party split into conservatives and progressives, who won the election of 1912?
William Howard Taft
Franklin Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Where did the US decide to build a canal?
Guatamala
Egypt
Colombia
Panama
What country did the U.S. open to trade in 1854 by sending a floatilla of ships under Commodore Matthew C. Perry?
Japan
China
Russia
Panama
Who was President during the Spanish-American War?
Woodrow Wilson
William McKinley
William H Taft
Teddy Roosevelt
What country did American fight 4 years to take over as a colony?
Guam
The Philippines
Cuba
Puerto Rico
What was the name of the Conference that the US invited the Latin American countries to?
Western Hemisphere Conference
Pan-American Conference
Latin Conference
European Conference
Which policy gave US the ability to "police" the Western Hemisphere.
Roosevelt Corollary
Good Neighbor Policy
Open Door Policy
Marshall Plan
What are Spheres of Influence?
Replacing local leaders with foreigners
Putting local leaders in charge (with guidance from foreigners)
Controlling regions of a country through trade and economy
Removing the government and having anarchy
America's Great White Fleet was established to do which of the following?
Maintain cleanliness in America's Navy.
Display America's Naval Power to the world.
Encourage countries to declare war on America's Navy.
Conquer the world one ocean at a time.
Why was the Panama Canal so essential to the growing strength of the United States?
It made the slave trade move more easily from It made the slave trade move more easily from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
It helped the United States take over Japan.
It allowed the United States to transport navy and merchant ships between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans much quicker.
It made Panama a U.S. territory and eventually a state of the union.
President Teddy Roosevelt's foreign policy for relations with other countries.
Moral Diplomacy
Dollar Diplomacy
Big Stick Diplomacy
Panama Canal
Why did the United States "need" territories like the Philippines and Hawaii?
they acted as refueling stations for ships
they had once belonged to the United States
to rid the Americas of European powers
so that those countries did not imperialize the US
Discovery of which natural resources helped to spark change in how the purchase of Alaska was viewed?
gold
iron
timber
fish
What role did the media(yellow journalism) play in the Spanish American War?
shaped public opinion to go to war
only covered facts of the events of the war
play no role in the war whatsoever
shaped public opinion to give the president war powers to declare war on Cuba
