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History Vocabulary

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Economics

a)

Religion

b)

Money

c)

Geography

d)

Region

2.

Bill Of Rights

a)

Reasons for exploration

b)

U.S. Constitution

c)

First 10 Amendments

d)

Three Branches

3.

Articles of Confederation

a)

First form of Government

b)

First Ten Amendments

c)

13 Colonies

d)

First Religion of U.S.

4.

Geography

a)

Balance of Power between Branches

b)

Line Dividing two objects

c)

Land Features

d)

Short Piece of Reading

5.

Ratify

a)

Approve

b)

Deny

c)

Small excerpt of writing

d)

Boundary

6.

U.S. Constitution

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Revolutionary War

c)

First Form of Government

d)

Current/Revised form of Government

7.

Veto

a)

Deny

b)

Approve

c)

Vote

d)

Boundary

8.

Greivence

a)

Praise

b)

Complaint

c)

Document

d)

Battle

9.

Battle of Saratoga

a)

Shot Heard Round the World

b)

First Battle of the American Revolution

c)

Last Battle of Revolutionary War

d)

Turning point of Revolutionary War

10.

Battle of Yorktown

a)

Shot Heard Round the World

b)

First Battle of American Revolution

c)

Last Battle of American Revolution

d)

Turning point of American Revolution

11.

Compromise

a)

Agreement

b)

Land Boundary

c)

Permission

d)

Population

12.

3/5ths Compromise

a)

Land Boundary

b)

Farmers use 3/5 of their land

c)

Slaves count as 3/5 population

d)

River separating Land

13.

Principle

a)

Person who runs a school

b)

Foundation of our government

c)

Small excerpt of reading

d)

Economic Feature

14.

Federalists

a)

Against the U.S. Constitution

b)

Supported the U.S. Constitution

15.

Anti-Federalists

a)

Against the U.S. Constitution

b)

Supported the U.S. Constitution

16.

Region

a)

Economic Characteristics

b)

Part of a country with similar characteristics

c)

A timeline of events in order

d)

The 5 great lakes

17.

Cash Crop

a)

Crop planted and sold for money

b)

Farms only to feed the families that work them

c)

Crops imported from other countries

d)

Goods taxed for repaying the Revolutionary war

18.

Mercantilism

a)

Colonies built goods and sold them for massive profit

b)

Britain got materials from colonies and made goods to sell

c)

Spanish building missions to convert Native Americans

d)

France fur trading with Native Americans

19.

Exploration

a)

Meeting new people

b)

Converting Native Americans to Catholicism

c)

Building homes on "new" land

d)

Looking for something

20.

Colonization

a)

Creating goods and selling them for profit

b)

Searching for gold or riches

c)

Settling or building on new land

d)

Sailing to far off lands in search of gold

21.

United States would not take sides in the war between England and France

a)

Treaty of Ghent

b)

Proclamation of Neutrality

c)

Proclamation of 1783

d)

Treaty of Paris

22.

Tariff

a)

Crops sold for cash

b)

Merchants

c)

Taxes on foreign goods

d)

Trade restrictions

23.

Precedent

a)

Principal of a school

b)

Coming in last place

c)

Refusing to do something

d)

Setting an example

24.

Amend/Amendment

a)

Change to the Constitution

b)

Bill of Rights

c)

First form of government

d)

Staying out of other country's business

25.

Republicanism

a)

Freedoms are protected

b)

People have the power

c)

Vote for representatives

d)

3 Branches of Gov have their own jobs

26.

Patriotic

a)

Hate where you are from

b)

Proud of your country

c)

Immigrant to a country

d)

Never traveled to another country

27.

Treaty of Ghent

a)

Ended Revolutionary waW

b)

Ended Civil War

c)

Ended War of 1812

d)

Ended French and Indian War

28.

Monroe Doctrine

a)

NO more colonization of Americas

b)

DID NOT want war with Britain

c)

No more trading with Europe

d)

Ran away and called for surrender

29.

To Seize ships means to...

a)

To pass a ship at sea

b)

To set the ship on fire

c)

To let the people free

d)

To take the ships/capture

30.

Doubled the size of the U.S. in 1803

a)

Louisiana Purchase

b)

Mexican Cession

c)

Spain leaving Florida

d)

Expanding past Appalachian Mtns

31.

Nullify

a)

To Deny

b)

To approve

c)

To ignore or cancel

d)

To love the idea

32.

The winner fires the old people and only hires their friends

a)

Spoil System

b)

Trail of Tears

c)

Nullification Crisis

d)

Nomination conference

33.

Trail of Tears

a)

British pushing colonists west to new land

b)

Jackson crying because he lost to Q. Adams

c)

Chinese immigrants while working for railroads

d)

Cherokee forced off of their home land

34.

People felt national pride and patriotic

a)

Trail of Tears

b)

Era of Good Feelings

c)

Treaty of Ghent

d)

Monroe Doctrine

35.

Unalienable Rights

a)

Cannot be taken away

b)

Expanding nations

c)

Becoming a citizen

d)

Growing food for family

36.

Monarch/Monarchy

a)

Checks and balances

b)

Elect your officials

c)

Ruled by a king

d)

People chose the ruler

37.

Famine

a)

Free to do what you want

b)

Shortage on potatoes/food

c)

Consequence

d)

get money for crops

38.

Industrialization

a)

Growth of factories

b)

Native Americans traveling form Georgia to Oklahoma

c)

Potato Famine

d)

Immigration

39.

Urbanization

a)

Loss of people on Trail of Tears

b)

Immigration

c)

Growing population of cities

d)

Potato Famine in Ireland

40.

Reform Movement

a)

Growing population of cities

b)

Change society for the better

c)

Being neutral and staying out of countries business

d)

Keeping everything the same