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S1 American History Exam

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are your natural rights according to Enlightenment thinker, Locke?

a)

Life, Liberty, Property

b)

Freedom, Taxes, Happiness

c)

Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness

d)

Liberty, Insurance, Low Prices

2.

This document was created to establish a weak federal government with powerful state governments

a)

Northwest Ordinance

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Constitution of the United States

d)

Declaration of Independence

3.

This document was created to explain how the King of England violated the rights of the colonists and established a free United States

a)

Constitution of the United States

b)

Articles of Confederation

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Declaration of Independence

4.

This was required by the Anti-Federalists for ratification of the Constitution

a)

Banning slavery

b)

Federalist papers

c)

Bill of Rights

d)

Representation based on population

5.

This document created the rules for admitting new states into the Union (country)

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Northwest Ordinance

d)

Constitution of the United States

6.

This document establishes 3 branches of government, checks & balances, and a system of fair representation

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

Constitution of the United States

c)

Declaration of Independence

d)

Bill of Rights

7.

This document in 1787, outlawed slavery in the territory that eventually becomes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin

a)

Northwest Ordinance

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Constitution of the United States

8.

Which of the following was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

a)

No power to collect taxes

b)

No power to enforce laws

c)

No power to coin money

d)

No power to establish new states

9.

What effect did the Enlightenment have on political though in the colonies?

a)

Adoption of a state sponsored church

b)

Questioning authority of the monarchy

c)

Colonists shouldn't have to pay any taxes

d)

Britain was too far away to run the colonies effectively

10.

Anti-Federalists believed that the Constitution would...

a)

Create a government like the British

b)

Give the States too much power

c)

Give the federal government too much power

d)

Balance power well between the federal and state government

11.

Rights that cannot be taken away are called...

a)

unalienable

b)

unbreakable

c)

social contract

d)

permanent

12.

The protests from 1786-1787 by American farmers angered by unfair taxation are referred to as...

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Shays' Rebellion

d)

Farmers Revolt

13.

Which amendment gives you the freedom of speech, press, religion, assembly and petition?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

14.

Which amendment gives people the protection from unreasonable searches and seizures?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

15.

Which amendments protects the people from excessive bail or cruel and unusual punishment?

a)

6th

b)

7th

c)

8th

d)

9th

16.

Why was it called the "Gilded Age"?

a)

America had many organizations for immigrants to join.

b)

America looked bright and shiny from the outside, but had problems, like corruption.

c)

It was beginning to build many large cities, with skyscrapers.

17.

This invention created steel, which was used to build railroads and skyscrapers:

a)

the telegraph

b)

the Bessemer Process

c)

the Model T

d)

The light bulb

18.

Andrew Carnegie and John D Rockefeller created monopolies. What is a monopoly?

a)

When one person or company controls a market

b)

a board game created by Rockefeller and Carnegie

c)

a law that gave them advantages in business

19.

The growth of cities is called:

a)

assimilation

b)

ruralization

c)

mechanization

d)

urbanization

20.

Workers stick together to fight for better pay and working conditions. This is known as a:

a)

trust

b)

union

c)

monopoly

d)

industry

21.

During the Gilded Age, immigrants often lived in parts of cities that were:

a)

crowded, run down, and filthy

b)

beautiful and new

c)

spacious

d)

the most expensive

22.

Someone who follows the "laissez-faire" approach to economics would agree most with which of the following statements?

a)

Government regulations on business should focus on protecting the environment

b)

Workers should be paid equally despite the industry they work in

c)

Government needs to increase rules and regulations on large businesses

d)

Government should only play a small role in the economy and limit the rules and regulations it puts on businesses

23.

How can American society best be described during the Gilded Age?

a)

The large majority of Americans are involved in business ownership and are very wealthy

b)

There is a small number of very wealthy millionaires, however many citizens also live in poverty

c)

Huge numbers of American citizens are immigrating to Europe to seek new opportunities

d)

There is an equal number of wealthy and poor citizens

24.

This Scottish immigrant invented the telephone in 1876

a)

Andrew Carnegie

b)

Domingo Ghirardelli

c)

Levi Strauss

d)

Alexander Graham Bell

25.

Why were individuals like John. D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J.P Morgan and Vanderbelt called Robber Barrons?

a)

They were nice to people

b)

They stole money from the government

c)

They robbed the rich

d)

They used ruthless business tactics against other companies and competitors

26.

What does "Social Darwinism" mean?

a)

"Survival of the fittest"

b)

"Every man for themself"

c)

"An eye for an eye"

d)

"Fight for your rights"

27.

Who is responsible for the invention on the light bulb?

a)

Thomas Edison

b)

Theodore Roosevelt

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Alexis de Tocqueville

28.

Freedom for businesses and consumers in the economy is called

a)

socialism

b)

totalirarianism

c)

communism

d)

free enterprise

29.

An entrepreneur is someone who

a)

runs for political office after being successful in the business world

b)

risks their money to start a business with the hopes of making a profit

c)

is elected by a board to run a large corporation like Walmart or Verizon

d)

sells stock to raise funds for their company

30.

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.

a)
boats
b)
railroads
c)
automobiles 
d)
horse drawn carriages 
31.

During the late 19th century, most immigrants to the U.S. found work as ?

a)

Educated professionals

b)

Factory workers

c)

Scientists

d)

Lawyers

32.

What are businessmen who are known for their positive contribution to the modern industrial economy called?

a)

Robber Barons

b)

Entrepreneurs

c)

Leaders

d)

Captains of Industry

33.

This a an act of "charitable giving."

a)

Laissez-Faire

b)

Beneficiary

c)

Philanthropy

d)

Frugality

34.

What is the Battle of Little Bighorn known as?

a)

Custer's Last stand

b)

The last war in the American Revolution

c)

The start of Westward expansion

d)

None of the above

35.

Which of the following people was the leader of the Native Americans who defeated Custer and his men?

a)

Major Marcus Reno

b)

General George

c)

Crazy Horse

36.

Why were Native Americans forced out of the Black Hills?

a)

gold was discovered

b)

the president wanted to live there

c)

they wanted more land

37.
When a group of people are forced to adopt the culture of another group, it's called -
a)
Wounded Knee
b)
Sioux
c)
forced assimilation
38.
The Indian Wars ended in 1890 after US soldiers massacred unarmed Native American men, women, and children at -
a)
Carlisle Indian Industrial boarding school
b)
discovery of gold in the Black Hills
c)
Wounded Knee
39.

The land that Native Americans were forced to settle in after marching the Trail of Tears was called_______________.

a)

Reservation

b)

Sanctuary

c)

Indian Land

40.

The last of many conflicts between the Lakota Sioux and the U.S. government.

a)

Battle of American Indians

b)

Battle of Wounded Knee

c)

Battle of Sioux

d)

Battle of the Trail of Tears

41.
What is the name given to the belief that the United States had the right and duty to expand across the North American continent?
a)
Manifest destiny 
b)
 Monroe Doctrine 
c)
 Great Awakening 
42.

The American Indians were forced to leave their homelands because the government wanted

a)

to open American Indian lands for settlement by white settlers.

b)

to punish them for not fighting in the American Revolution.

c)

to give them better access to education and job opportunities.

d)

to allow the government to sell American Indian lands to Canada.

43.

Westward expansion impacted American Indians

a)

by taking away their lands.

b)

because they were forced to live on reservations.

c)

by making it more difficult to keep their culture.

d)

all of the above

44.
1887 law that distributed reservation land to individual Native American owners- breaking up tribal communities
a)
Dawes Act
b)
Fort Laramie Treaty of 1868
c)
Ghost Dance Movement
d)
Homestead Act of 1862
45.
a Native American movement that called for a return to traditional ways of life and challenged White dominance in society
a)
Ghost Dance Movement
b)
Homestead Act of 1862
c)
Las Gorras Blancas (The White Caps)
d)
peon
46.
a force of Colorado militia attacked and destroyed a village of friendly Cheyenne and Arapaho encamped in southeastern Colorado Territory, killing and mutilating an Indians, about two-thirds of whom were women and children.
a)
Sand Creek Massacre (1864)
b)
Sitting Bull
c)
Sod Houses (soddies)
d)
Transcontinental Railroad
47.

What animal was the main basis for the success/economy of Native American tribes in the west?

a)

horse

b)

buffalo

c)

ox

d)

moose

48.

Why did the U.S. break the Laramie Treaty?

a)

land provided more food

b)

Gold was discovered

c)

land had rich soil

d)

land had plenty of water

49.

What happened to General Custer and the United States soldiers during the Battle of The Little Bighorn?

a)

They beat the Cheyenne, Lakota and other tribes.

b)

They were sent back to Washington DC to fight against the British.

c)

They made a treaty with the Cheyenne, Lakota and other tribes.

d)

All 210 of the soldiers and Custer were killed.

50.

What impact did Jim Crow laws have on African Americans?

a)

They kept them separated from the whites in public places.

b)

They granted them the right to vote.

c)

They brought more African Americans and whites closer together.

d)

They led to the creation of the Grange.

51.

What Supreme Court case ruled "separate but equal" was legal?

a)

Redskins vs Giants

b)

Aylor vs Byrd

c)

Brown vs Board of Education

d)

Plessy vs Ferguson

52.

What was one of the goals of the KKK?

a)

to reverse the federal governments Reconstruction policies

b)

to promote former Confederate soldiers into places of power

c)

to elect Abraham Lincoln president

d)

to improve the contracts of sharecroppers

53.

What did the Ku Klux Act in 1871 authorize Pres. Ulysses Grant to do?

a)

provide aid in the form of money to the group

b)

to use military force to restrain and eliminate the KKK

c)

to restrict their meetings on public property

d)

to prohibit the KKK from organizing in Southern states

54.

Which of the following best defines the term Reconstruction?

a)

The amendment that outlawed slavery

b)

The time period (1865-1877) when former confederate states were reintegrated into the country.

c)

The amendment that guaranteed citizenship to newly freed enslaved people and gave them equal protection.

d)

Strict states laws passed after the Civil War.

55.

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.

a)

Compromise of 1850

b)

Dred Scott v Sandford

c)

Missouri Compromise

d)

Compromise of 1877

56.

These Northerners saw the reconstruction South as a chance to get rich quickly by seizing political office now barred from the old order.

a)

Carpetbaggers

b)

Scalawags

c)

Confederates

d)

Colfax Massacre

57.

The right to vote

a)

abolition

b)

sectionalism

c)

disenfranchisement

d)

suffrage

58.

The 15th amendment said...

a)

Everyone born in the US are citizens and have equal protection under the law.

b)

All men have the right to vote.

c)

No slavery is allowed.

59.

The 14th amendment said...

a)

Everyone born in the US are citizens and have equal protection under the law.

b)

All men have the right to vote.

c)

No slavery is allowed.

60.

The 13th amendment said...

a)

Everyone born in the US are citizens and have equal protection under the law.

b)

All men have the right to vote.

c)

No slavery is allowed.

61.
Poll taxes & ____ prevented African Americans from voting.
a)

grandfather clauses

b)
Jim Crow laws
c)
black codes
d)
Freedmen's Bureau
62.

How did the Freedmen's Bureau assist African-Americans in the South during and after Reconstruction?

a)

They provided bus tickets to the North

b)

They provided Freedmen with jobs, housing, food, and education.

c)

They allowed Freedmen to sharecrop for a portion of the year's harvest.

d)

The Freedmen's Bureau only helped Freedmen in the North.

63.

Which of the following was a way that the South responded to the passage of the 15th Amendment?

a)

Sharecropping as a substitute for slavery

b)

Literacy Tests, Poll Taxes, and threats from the KKK.

c)

They prohibited white people from attacking black people

d)

The South allowed all black men to vote as they please

64.

 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?

a)

Reconstruction Acts of 1867

b)

Jim Crow Laws

c)

Black Codes

d)

15th Amendment

65.
Which of the following was not a part of the Freedman's Bureau?
a)
Helped reconnecting slaves with their families
b)
Helped create African American Colleges
c)
Helped feed slaves
d)
Forced African Americans to become sharecroppers
66.
Laws enacted by Southern state and local governments to separate white and black people in public and private facilities. 
a)
Racist
b)
Prejudice
c)
Discrimination
d)
Jim Crow
67.

What was the Progressive Movement?

a)

A period with a shift from making things by hand to making things with machines

b)

A period of large scale immigration to the US

c)

A period of economic decline & agriculture hardships

d)

A period of social and political reform in the US

68.

Which one of two laws did the federal government do in response to the rotten meats revealed by Upton Sinclair's The Jungle?

a)

Sherman Antitrust Act

b)

Pure Food and Drug Act

c)

Interstate Commerce Act

d)

Indian Removal Act

69.

A goal of the Progressives during the Progressive Era was to.

a)

end child labor

b)

end political corruption

c)

expand direct democracy

d)

all of the above

70.

What did the 16th amendment do?

a)

Congress can collect income taxes

b)

allowed for the direct election of senators

c)

banned the sale of alcohol

d)

granted women's suffrage

71.

Before 1913, the selection of U.S. senators was not cohesive (of many ways). What was the solution?

a)

Congress passed the Voting Rights Act of 1964

b)

Congress passed the 15th amendment

c)

Congress passed the 17th amendment

d)

The Supreme Court ruled that states can define their own election laws.

72.

What did the 18th amendment do?

a)

It allowed for the direct election of senators.

b)

It banned the sale of alcohol.

c)

It allowed women's suffrage

d)

It allowed 18 year olds and over to vote

73.

What did the 19th amendment do?

a)

It allowed for the direct election of senators.

b)

It banned the sale of alcohol.

c)

It allowed women's suffrage

d)

It allowed 18 year olds and over to vote

74.

Who outlined the Progressive reforms of the American public and gave his presidential campaign the name "Square Deal?"

a)

William Howard Taft

b)

Woodrow Wilson

c)

William McKinley

d)

Theodore Roosevelt

75.

Wanted to end corruption and create equal rights. Also known as Bull Moose Party?

a)

Progressive Party

b)

Populist Party

c)

Federal Reserve act

76.

Work of the reformers during the Progressive Era focused on

a)

Concerns about conservationism

b)

policies related to isolationism

c)

civil rights for minority groups

d)

issues related to social injustice

77.

Which of the following occurred as a result of the Sherman Antitrust Act?

a)

Workers secured a share of company profits

b)

The influence of labor unions on factory owners was reduced

c)

The federal government could dissolve business monopolies

d)

Businesses were required to pay fees to open overseas locations

78.

What are some examples of bad working conditions faced by America of that era?

a)

long work hours

b)

work rewards

c)

money

d)

breaks at work

79.

What term from the Progressive era refers to a group of journalists who exposed problems like poverty, corruption, and monopolization?

a)

investigative reporter

b)

political cartoonists

c)

legislators

d)

muckrakers

80.

Boss Tweed became rich from taking "kickbacks". What are kick backs?

a)

Bribes

b)

Karate

c)

Expensive shoes

d)

None of the Above

81.

Boss Tweed's true form of keeping power was through

a)

Voter Fraud & Extortion

b)

Terrorism

c)

Education

d)

Military Force

82.

The person who ultimately brought down Boss Tweed was a cartoonist by the name of

a)

Benjamin Moore

b)

Harper Bazar

c)

Thomas Nast

d)

W.E.B. DuBois

83.

With the Republican Party split into conservatives and progressives, who won the election of 1912?

a)

William Howard Taft

b)

Franklin Roosevelt

c)

Theodore Roosevelt

d)

Woodrow Wilson

84.

Where did the US decide to build a canal?

a)

Guatamala

b)

Egypt

c)

Colombia

d)

Panama

85.

What country did the U.S. open to trade in 1854 by sending a floatilla of ships under Commodore Matthew C. Perry?

a)

Japan

b)

China

c)

Russia

d)

Panama

86.

Who was President during the Spanish-American War?

a)

Woodrow Wilson

b)

William McKinley

c)

William H Taft

d)

Teddy Roosevelt

87.

What country did American fight 4 years to take over as a colony?

a)

Guam

b)

The Philippines

c)

Cuba

d)

Puerto Rico

88.

What was the name of the Conference that the US invited the Latin American countries to?

a)

Western Hemisphere Conference

b)

Pan-American Conference

c)

Latin Conference

d)

European Conference

89.
What is imperialism?
a)
When one country takes over another country
b)
When one country is allies with another country
c)
When one country is at war with another country
d)
all of these options
90.
What prompted US government to participate in 1893 overthrow of Hawaiian monarchy?
a)
Colonization of Pacific islands near Hawaii by European nations
b)
Kidnapping of Christian missionaries by Hawaiian nationalists
c)
Queen Liliuokalani's attempt to reduce political influence of American sugar planters
d)
King Kalakaua's discussions with Japanese government to lease Pearl Harbor
91.

Which policy gave US the ability to "police" the Western Hemisphere.

a)

Roosevelt Corollary

b)

Good Neighbor Policy

c)

Open Door Policy

d)

Marshall Plan

92.
What is the type of sensational reporting where writers exaggerated or even invented stories?
a)
muckraking
b)
yellow journalism
c)
journalism
d)
reporting
93.
What was the event that ignited the Spanish-American War?
a)
Explosion of the USS Arizona
b)
Sinking of the USS Maine
c)
Sinking of the Lusitania
d)
Russia
94.

What are Spheres of Influence?

a)

Replacing local leaders with foreigners

b)

Putting local leaders in charge (with guidance from foreigners)

c)

Controlling regions of a country through trade and economy

d)

Removing the government and having anarchy

95.

America's Great White Fleet was established to do which of the following?

a)

Maintain cleanliness in America's Navy.

b)

Display America's Naval Power to the world.

c)

Encourage countries to declare war on America's Navy.

d)

Conquer the world one ocean at a time.

96.

Why was the Panama Canal so essential to the growing strength of the United States?

a)

It made the slave trade move more easily from It made the slave trade move more easily from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.

b)

It helped the United States take over Japan.

c)

It allowed the United States to transport navy and merchant ships between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans much quicker.

d)

It made Panama a U.S. territory and eventually a state of the union.

97.

President Teddy Roosevelt's foreign policy for relations with other countries.

a)

Moral Diplomacy

b)

Dollar Diplomacy

c)

Big Stick Diplomacy

d)

Panama Canal

98.

Why did the United States "need" territories like the Philippines and Hawaii?

a)

they acted as refueling stations for ships

b)

they had once belonged to the United States

c)

to rid the Americas of European powers

d)

so that those countries did not imperialize the US

99.

Discovery of which natural resources helped to spark change in how the purchase of Alaska was viewed?

a)

gold

b)

iron

c)

timber

d)

fish

100.

What role did the media(yellow journalism) play in the Spanish American War?

a)

shaped public opinion to go to war

b)

only covered facts of the events of the war

c)

play no role in the war whatsoever

d)

shaped public opinion to give the president war powers to declare war on Cuba