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US - SIM Review - 23

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

**EXPLORATION**

-

European countries sent explorers to the "new world" in order to -

a)

increase their nation's wealth

b)

spread their nation's religion and culture

c)

expand their empire by claiming new territories

d)

ALL of these are correct

2.

**EXPLORATION**

-

The country of _____ claimed areas that would one day be the states of Florida, Texas, and California. They also built missions to spread their religion and culture.

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England

d)

NONE of these are correct

3.

**EXPLORATION**

-

The country of _____ made money in the "new world" by hunting small animals and trading their fur [mostly beaver].

a)

Spain

b)

France

c)

England

d)

NONE of these are correct

4.

**COLONIZATION**

-

Which of these religious groups settled in Pennsylvania and started the first anti-slavery group in America?

a)

Quakers

b)

Catholics

c)

Puritans

d)

NONE of these are correct

5.

**COLONIZATION**

-

Which of these religious groups settled in Maryland in order to practice their religion peacefully and without persecution?

a)

Quakers

b)

Catholics

c)

Puritans

d)

NONE of these are correct

6.

**COLONIZATION**

-

* The Mayflower Compact

* The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

* The Virginia House of Burgesses

-

ALL of these items listed came about as a result of the distance [and slow communication] between the colonies and Great Britain. They are examples of -

a)

self-government

b)

geographic influence on the economy

c)

how humans adapt to their environment

d)

religions in the colonies

7.

**COLONIZATION**

-

Which of these answers gives the best summary of "mercantilism"? [hint: this is the type of economy utilized by Great Britain during this time period]

a)

the "mother" country controls all trade from its colonies [and colonies cannot trade with each other]

b)

businesses compete against each other and are allowed to set their own prices [and earn profits]

c)

the government controls the land and the means of production, and all profits are equally shared among its citizens

d)

NONE of these are correct

8.

**REVOLUTION**

-

What British law prevented the American colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains?

a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Law of Westward Migration

c)

Appalachian Boundary Decree

d)

British Rules for Moving West

9.

**REVOLUTION**

-

Which of these is the turning point victory for the Americans that convinced France to help them win their independence from Great Britain?

a)

Saratoga

b)

Valley Forge

c)

Yorktown

d)

Concord and Lexington

10.

**REVOLUTION**

-

Which of these is the final battle of the Revolutionary War? [hint: the American victory led to the Treaty of Paris - and British recognition of American independence]

a)

Saratoga

b)

Valley Forge

c)

Yorktown

d)

Concord and Lexington

11.

**REVOLUTION**

-

The British government closed Boston Harbor [as part of the Intolerable Acts] after the Americans -

a)

dumped British tea into the harbor [the Boston Tea Party]

b)

rioted in the streets of Boston [the Boston Massacre]

c)

attacked British troops at Lexington [the "shot heard 'round the world"]

d)

built a new capital for "America" [at Washington D.C.]

12.

**CONSTITUTION**

-

Which of these choices are the TWO [2] agreements made during the Constitutional Convention that were mainly based on economic differences between large and small states?

-

YOU MUST CHOOSE TWO [2] CORRECT ANSWERS

a)

the Great Compromise [creating a bicameral legislature]

b)

the Three-Fifths Compromise [agreeing on how to count slaves as part of a states' ppoulation]

c)

the Economic Deal

[deciding to share the nation's wealth equally among all states]

d)

the Representative Law

[making every state vote for their representatives]

13.

**CONSTITUTION**

-

U.S. citizens are expected to -

a)

stay informed about current events

b)

vote to help choose leaders and representatives

c)

serve on juries when called upon

d)

ALL of these are correct

14.

**CONSTITUTION**

-

1st = freedom of religion, speech, press, etc.

4th = no unreasonable search and seizure

6th = right to a trial by jury

8th = no cruel or unusual punishments

10th = powers belonging to the states

-

When citizens report for "jury duty" they are helping a constitutional right guaranteed by the -

a)

6th amendment

b)

1st amendment

c)

4th amendment

d)

8th amendment

15.

**CONSTITUTION**

-

Identify the three branches of the U.S. government.

-

YOU MUST CHOOSE THREE [3] CORRECT ANSWERS

a)

LEGISLATIVE -

U.S. Congress

b)

EXECUTIVE -

U.S. President

c)

JUDICIAL -

U.S. Supreme Court

d)

MILITARY -

U.S. Armed Forces

e)

RELIGIOUS -

U.S. churches, temples, and cathedrals

16.

**EARLY REPUBLIC**

-

How did President Washington deal with the Whiskey Rebellion? [hint: this was a protest over the federal tax on whiskey]

a)

he removed the tax on whiskey

b)

he used military force to end the protest

c)

he ignored the protest, and it eventually fell apart on its own

d)

NONE of these are correct

17.

**EARLY REPUBLIC**

-

In President Washington's "Farewell Address", he suggested that the U.S. try to avoid forming political parties and "steer clear of ___". Both of those suggestions were ignored by the leaders who came after him.

a)

building up a strong military

b)

federal income taxes

c)

foreign alliances

d)

interstate commerce

18.

**EARLY REPUBLIC**

-

The "Federalist" Party was led by Alexander Hamilton, and they wanted -

a)

more power given to the federal government

b)

an economy based on industrialization

c)

a national bank

d)

ALL of these are correct

19.

**EARLY REPUBLIC**

-

The "Democrat-Republican" Party was led by Thomas Jefferson, and they wanted -

a)

less power in the federal government

b)

an economy based on agriculture

c)

NO national bank

d)

ALL of these are correct

20.

**INDUSTRIALIZATION**

-

What war [fought between the U.S. and Great Britain] made the U.S. realize that they needed to rely LESS on trade and MORE on manufacturing products here in the U.S.?

a)

the War of 1812

b)

the Mexican-American War

c)

the French and Indian War

d)

the Civil War

21.

**INDUSTRIALIZATION**

-

How did canals and railroad tracks help the economy of the U.S. during this time period?

a)

they allowed manufactured and agricultural goods to be moved faster and for less money

b)

the U.S. government charged people extra to travel on canals or railroads

c)

they were rented to steamboat companies and railroad companies for their exclusive use

d)

NONE of these are correct

22.

**INDUSTRIALIZATION**

-

Which of these innovations helped speed up the production of a profitable cash crop? [hint: it also increased the number of slaves in the south, because it made the crop even more profitable]

a)

the cotton gin

b)

interchangeable parts

c)

the assembly line

d)

the steel plow

23.

**AGE OF JACKSON**

-

_____?_?_?_____

-

*South Carolina ignored the Tariff of Abominations

*South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff was enforced

*South Carolina backed down when President Jackson passed the Force Bill

-

What would be a good title for this list of information?

a)

The Nullification Crisis

b)

The Corrupt Bargain

c)

The Laws of Supply and Demand

d)

The End of the Beginning

24.

**AGE OF JACKSON**

-

*Supreme Court case that ruled the Cherokees couldn't be forced off their homelands

*President Jackson ignored the Supreme Court and ordered the removal of the Cherokees anyway

-

The name of this court case was -

a)

Worcester v. Georgia

b)

Williams v. South Carolina

c)

Walker v. Texas Rangers

d)

Wood v. Florida

25.

**AGE OF JACKSON**

-

Voting rights expanded during this time period when the requirement of being a property owner was removed. This is just one example of -

a)

Jacksonian Democracy

b)

Madisonian Suffrage

c)

Adamsonian Constitutionality

d)

Jeffersonian Functionality

26.

**REFORM ERA**

-

What name was given to the religious movement of the early 1800s that led to social reforms? [hint: people saw problems in society and wanted to fix them]

a)

the "Spiritual Signs"

b)

the "Religious Spark"

c)

the "Move for Change"

d)

the "2nd Great Awakening"

27.

**REFORM ERA**

-

The "Temperance Movement" was an effort to get Americans to -

a)

pay their taxes on time

b)

go to church more often

c)

consume less alcohol

d)

give money to charities

28.

**REFORM ERA**

-

* William Lloyd Garrison

* Frederick Douglass

* Harriet Beecher Stowe

-

What title would be appropriate for this list of people?

a)

Abolitionists

b)

Transcendentalists

c)

Prostestant Religious Leaders

d)

Scientists and Inventors

29.

**WESTWARD**

-

What was the belief [held by most Americans] that the U.S. would eventually expand across the entire continent of North America?

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Inevitable Occurance

c)

Unstoppable Fate

d)

Undeniable Eventuality

30.

**WESTWARD**

-

Look at the map provided. Which letter represents the area that the U.S. took from Mexico in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? [hint: the "Mexican Cession" was the land between Texas and the Pacific Ocean]

a)

B

b)

C

c)

D

d)

E

31.

**SECTIONALISM**

-

*Northern Economy = factories, textile mills, cheap labor

* Southern Economy = ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

*Western Economy = mining for gold, farming wheat and grains

a)

cash crops on plantations, slave labor

b)

fishing, lumbering, and ship-building

c)

ranching cattle, horses, goats, and pigs

d)

NONE of these are correct

32.

**SECTIONALISM**

-

The Fugitive Slave Law involved -

a)

capturing escaped slaves and returning them to the South

b)

helping escaped slaves find jobs in the North

c)

forcing escaped slaves to live in Canada

d)

NONE of these are correct

33.

**SECTIONALISM**

-

In the Supreme Court case _____ v. Sanford, the court ruled that slaves were property [not citizens of the U.S.], and therefore had no rights to petition the government for anything.

a)

Dred Scott

b)

Worcester

c)

Marbury

d)

Douglass

34.

**CIVIL WAR**

-

Look at the graph provided. According to the graph, which side had the resource advantage during the Civil War?

a)

the Union had more resources

b)

the Confederacy had more resources

c)

the two sides had the same amount of resources

d)

that information is NOT on this graph

35.

**CIVIL WAR**

-

Midway through the war, President Abraham Lincoln issued a message of freedom for slaves in the south. This message weakened the Southern economy and gave the Union soldiers a moral reason to keep fighting. It was known as -

a)

the Emancipation Proclamation

b)

the Northwest Ordinance

c)

the Nullification Crisis

d)

the Compromise of 1850

36.

**CIVIL WAR**

-

Which of these Civil War battles was an important victory for the Union? [hint: General Grant was able to take control of the Mississippi River and divide the Confederacy in half]

a)

the Battle of Antietam

b)

the Battle of Vicksburg

c)

the Battle of Gettysburg

d)

the Battle of Bull Run

37.

**CIVIL WAR**

-

Where did the Civil War end? [hint: this is where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant]

a)

Washington D.C.

b)

San Antonio, Texas

c)

Appomattox Court House, Virginia

d)

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

38.

**RECONSTRUCTION**

-

Which amendment officially abolished slavery?

a)

the 13th Amendment

b)

the 14th Amendment

c)

the 15th Amendment

d)

the 16th Amendment

39.

**RECONSTRUCTION**

-

Which amendment protected the citizenship rights of former slaves?

a)

the 13th Amendment

b)

the 14th Amendment

c)

the 15th Amendment

d)

the 16th Amendment

40.

**RECONSTRUCTION**

-

Which of these amendments gave African American men the right to vote?

a)

the 13th Amendment

b)

the 14th Amendment

c)

the 15th Amendment

d)

the 16th Amendment