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WorksheetsAPUSH REVIEW Units 1-4
Total questions: 140
Worksheet time: 1hrs 17mins
Which native Americans were the largest tribe on the Atlantic coast of the Virginia?
Powhatan
Iroquois
Cherokee
Pueblo
First but short-lived British settlement in North America
Roanoke
Jamestown
Plymouth
Salem
European country that had the most co-habitable relationship with native americans
France
Spain
British
Dutch
Were property for 4-7 years & once free could acquire land, increased under "headright system"
Apprentices
Indentured Servants
Slaves
Believed in the "City upon a hill"
George Whitfield
Jonathan Edwards
John Winthrop
Roger Williams
allowed children of baptized but unconverted church members to be baptized, become church members & get political rights
The Salem Witch Trials
The Halfway Covenant
The concept of Predestination
Deism
The Pilgrims who arrived on the Mayflower wanted to...
Seperate from the church of England
Purify but remain part of the church of England
Be a colonial example for the world
Create peaceful relationships with the natives and trade
Cash Crop in Virginia & Maryland introduced by John Rolfe
Tobacco
Rice
Cotton
Wheat
The introduction of ___ to the West Indies led to the development of a race based labor system
sugar
rice
tobacco
cotton
What effect did looking for gold have on the settlers of Jamestown?
It gave them something to look forward to.
They nearly starved because no one worked.
It caused problems with the Indians
It made them stronger
Why was Virginia established?
refuge for political dissidents
Economic Profit
Religion
To convert Natives to Church of England
Who is Anne Hutchinson and why was she banished?
She challenged gender roles and Puritan orthodoxy
She was a witch
She gave birth out of wedlock
She taught predestination
Both Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut were early colonial
Complaints against the British monarchy
Arguments for a free-market economy
Treaties with Native Americans
Plans for self-government
What happened as a result of Salutary Neglect?
Many colonies sought economic aid from other countries
Colonies refuse to participate in a system of common defense
The colonies developed strong tradition of self-government
Many proprietary colonies were converted to royal colonies
The Great Awakening was
A religious revival stressing passion and emotion
The growing awareness that the colonies needed to unite
An era of learning and deduction through Reason
A revival in Socratic method
The Spanish monk Bartolome de las Casas argued what about treatment of natives in the Americas?
He criticized the inhumane treatment of the natives
He argued natives should maintain their own religion
He argued the conversion of natives justified poor treatment
He argued for the creation of trade networks with natives
Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas, and Georgia were similar in that they were all:
heavily dependent upon one stable crop for their income
proprietary colonies est after the restoration of Charles II
advocates of religious toleration
able to establish peaceful relationships with natives
Disagreed with Massachusetts Bay Colony, was banished, formed Rhode Island:
Roger Williams
William Bradford
John Winthrop
William Penn
1637, resulted in the burning of a town by Massachusetts Bay colonists who wanted the land
Pequot War
Bacon's Rebellion
King Phillip's War
Shays' Rebellion
One effect of Bacon's Rebellion of 1676 was:
African slavery was reduced
Bacon was given a position in the colonial militia
Planters looked for alternatives to indentured servants
suffrage was expanded to include poor white freemen
Pennsylvania was founded by this religious group:
Quakers
Catholics
Puritans
Congregationalists
Which of the following was true of the Northeast American Indian tribes at the time Europeans first began colonization?
Their warriors rarely engaged in intertribal warfare.
Their populations were immune to European diseases.
Their economies depended entirely on hunting and gathering.
Their political and linguistic differences hindered their united opposition to the Europeans.
English colonization patterns in North America differed most from Spanish colonization in that the English
relied more on coerced labor from Native Americans
adopted some of Native Americans’ more egalitarian views on the roles of women
enjoyed relatively peaceful relations with Native Americans
more often settled as families and rarely intermarried with Native Americans
In 1735 the New York City trial of editor John Peter Zenger helped establish the principle that
the government had the right to punish its critics in times of war
an editor could not be punished for seditious libel if the editor’s words were accurate
legislators had no right to interfere with freedom of the press
a defendant was entitled to a trial by jury
A major goal of the French in wanting to maintain control over the Ohio Valley was to
prevent attacks by Native Americans on their forts and outposts
eventually expand into Canada
merge their landholdings from Canada to the Mississippi Valley
exploit the lumber trade
As a result of the French and Indian War,
relations between the French and American colonists improved dramatically.
France was able to hold on to Canada but lost the rest of its North American empire.
the Americans and British developed a mutual respect for each other's military abilities
Britain felt it necessary to abandon the practice of salutary neglect
Conservative delegates to the First Continental Congress
sought immediate independence from British control.
favored using violence and intimidation to convince the British to grant the Americans their independence.
argued for a middle course between self-government and the tyranny of the status quo.
argued that the colonies had no legal right to representation.
The argument that "abuses and usurpations" by King George and his government violated the social contract that had existed between Britain and its American colonies was articulated in
the Treaty of Paris
the Declaration of Rights
the Declaration of the Causes and Necessities for Taking Up Arms
the Declaration of Independence
Shays' Rebellion
convinced many political leaders of the destructive consequences of a strong central government.
was eventually suppressed when the federal government sent troops to Massachusetts.
convinced some political leaders of the necessity of giving more power to the central government.
came about when American settlers clashed with the British over western land claims.
Five of the thirteen states voted for ratification of the Constitution only after
slavery was allowed to continue without federal interference
they were assured that a Bill of Rights would be added shortly after ratification
they were assured that the Supreme Court would have the power of judicial review
the other states threatened to organize the government without them
Which of the following contributed most to the American Victory in the Revolution?
French military and financial assistance
The failure of Loyalists to participate in military action
The British failure to capture Philadelphia
A major American military victory at Valley Forge
By the time of the American Revolution, most patriots had come to believe that, in republican government, sovereignty was located in
factions
state governments
a centralized government
the people
Thomas Paine’s pamphlet Common Sense attacked which of the following?
France for its failure to support the colonial war effort
Politicians who believed a small island could not effectively rule a distant continent
The authors of the Declaration of Independence
The king of England and the principle of monarchy
Which statement is true of the United States Constitution?
The Constitution’s checks and balances helped establish a stable government.
The Constitution established a unicameral legislature.
Thomas Jefferson was the author of the Constitution.
The Constitution cannot be amended.
France decided to aid the North American colonies in their war for independence primarily because France
was working to establish democratic rule in European countries
saw the war as an opportunity to end the international slave trade
wanted to weaken the British empire
was allied with Spain, which had already joined the colonists’ cause
I. The power to collect taxes
II. The power to negotiate treaties
III. The power to supersede state law
Which battle began the American Revolution featuring the "shot heard 'round the world"
Gettysburg
Yorktown
Saratoga
Lexington & Concord
Which enlightenment thinker had the largest influence on the writings of the Declaration of Independence?
Jonathan Henderson
John Locke
Thomas Paine
Daniel Shay
The central point of Thomas Paine's Common Sense was that it...
suggested economic reforms for the colonies.
suggested a plan of reconciliation with Britain.
outlined a logical approach to protesting against Parliament.
pointed out the absurdity of continued loyalty to King George III.
What was the Second Continental Congress seeking when the "Olive Branch Petition" was sent to King George III in 1775?
agricultural assistance and protection from Indian attacks
the overthrow of English government for ideological reasons
to explain why it was necessary to dissolve their political connections
to try to assure the King that the Colonists were not wanting independence
The phrase in the Declaration of Independence stating "that governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed" illustrates the principle of
federalism.
judicial review.
equality before the law.
the Social Contract theory.
The assistance of the French was given to the American Continental Army after which battle in the Revolutionary War?
Cowpens
New York
Saratoga
Yorktown
The Treaty of Paris of 1783
ended French colonial holdings in North America.
eventually became a major cause of the Mexican War.
granted the United States independence from England.
ensured Loyalists would not be compensated for their lands.
This image would be MOST useful when preparing a report about which of these topics?
The U.S. Constitution
The Homestead Act of 1862
The Land Ordinance of 1785
The Articles of Confederation
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 is significant because it
guaranteed universal suffrage.
gave free land to all settlers.
balanced the number of free and slave states in the Union.
included provisions for territorial growth and the admission of new states.
The Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise both dealt with
the admission of new western states.
the territorial expansion of slavery.
the regulation of interstate commerce.
the representation of states in Congress.
Spain ceded Florida to the U.S., gave up its claims to the Oregon Territory, and the U.S. paid $5 million and gave up claims to northern Mexico (Texas)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Adams-Onis Treaty
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Paris
Spain introduced regulations that closed the lower Mississippi River to American shippers, creating a crisis for the U.S. economy prompting Jefferson to
find a diplomatic solution to the problem and avoid a war with Spain
bribe Spanish customs officials in what became known as the XYZ Affair
negotiated the purchase of New Orleans from Napoleon
sent a diplomat to France to negotiate the sale of New Orleans and ended up purchasing all of Louisiana.
The Embargo Act of 1807 resulted in...
the near destruction of the New England economy
caused devastating shortages of food in France
the Supreme Court ruling it was unconstitutional
open trade with one of the belligerents
The United States went to war in 1812 for all of the following reasons EXCEPT to
prevent France from recapturing the Louisiana Territory
stop the British from searching and seizing American ships
deal with conflicts between settlers and American Indians in the Northwest Territory
end British claims for repayment of Loyalist debt
The causes of the War of 1812 include all of the following EXCEPT
Napoleon's Continental System
The Leopard - Chesapeake incident
British encouraging the Native Americans to fight the settlers
the practice of impressment and ship seizures
Series of meetings in New England to discuss numerous grievances about the War of 1812 & other issues
Hartford Convention
Boston Convention
Cambridge Convention
Concord Convention
Time period where the nation was unified under a single political party, economic & political growth and an increase in nationalism is known as
Manifest Destiny
Era of Good Feelings
Progressive Era
Making America Great Again
The Era of Good Feelings saw the unification of the nation under a single political party due to the
demise of the Federalist political party brought about by their opposition to the war with Britain
end of the War of 1812
support for the British form of government being more streamlined
idea that one political party will reduce the power wielded by ordinary people.
The power of the federal courts to void acts of Congress in conflict with the Constitution
Marbury vs. Madison
Judicial Review
McCulloch vs Maryland
Manifest Destiny
The spoils system
prevented women, Natives, & blacks from voting
was a derogatory term used by opponents of the 1824 Tariff
is a term synonymous with rotation in office
was condemned by Jackson's supporters as being undemocratic
Indian Removal Act and subsequent Trail of Tears was a direct result of
the Cherokee taking the U.S. government to court
Andrew Jackson's wanting to preserve the Native American way of life
gold being found on Cherokee land in Georgia and the desire of southerns to expand their cotton plantations westward
the creation of reservations to end conflict between the settlers and the Natives
Worcester v. Georgia established which of the following?
Support for Indian removal
Support for Georgia's right to enforce its own laws
Rejected the decision by Jackson to force the Cherokee out of their lands
Rejected the efforts of native tribes attempting to stay in their own lands
Jackson did which of the following about the national bank?
Renewed the national bank before it expired
Ended it immediately
Allowed the bank's charter to expire
Allowed the bank to exist only if it helped the wealthy
The central focus of the Nullification Crisis included:
South Carolina's attempt to reject tariff laws
Jackson's attempt to nullify and void the tariff laws
Southern states pushing to nullify and void the tariff laws
Northern states aggressively pushing Jackson to enforce tariff laws
Economic program that sought to unite the nation economically through internal improvements, and a stabilized system of credit while advancing the industrial capacity through protective tariffs
Continental System
American System
Tariff of Abominations
Federal Works Bill
Transformation of the U.S. economy throughout the first half of the 19th century, due to the widespread mechanization of industry and the expansion and integration of various economic markets
Market Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Federal Works Bill 1817
Market Economy
The Lowell mills represented a shift from:
Industrial work to agricultural work
agricultural work to professional work
domestic work to industrial work
agricultural to industrial work
The Second Great Awakening was responsible for
the individual being actively involved in their own redemption
the drastic increase in church membership & addition of Christian denominations
the organization of reform movements
All of the above
Sojourner Truth was not only an abolitionist, but an advocate for women's rights challenging
the second class treatment of women
the idea that women need to be kept in a best place
the idea that women are not entitled to rights based on religious teachings.
the idea that women are not created equal or protected under the Constitution or the Bill of Rights
During the 1800s the most common form of resistance to slavery by slaves themselves was
escaping to Canada via the Underground Railroad
working slowly and breaking tools
organizing petitions and demonstrations against slavery
rebelling openly, using weapons, and planning confrontations
The Age of Reform can find its roots in each of the following EXCEPT
Enlightenment Ideals
Second Great Awakening
American Revolution
the idea of Manifest Destiny
What political party that represented the Nativist Movement was based on anti-Catholic sentiment in the North?
Know-Nothing Party
Whig Party
Republican Party
Democratic Party
German and Irish immigrants differed in which of the following ways?
Germans were well received unlike the Irish
generally settled in different parts of the country
Irish had more resources than the Germans
all of the above
