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WorksheetsAmerican History Final
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
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1.
Which person is an example of someone not receiving their habeas corpus rights?
a)
Mary is pulled over by police for speeding
b)
Joe is arrested and jailed. He is not charged with a crime and held for a month.
c)
Sarah is not allowed to speak in front of the public courthouse
d)
Saria is not allowed to attend her church on Sunday.
e)
2.
In the Constitution, the power of the federal government is divided into the executive, legislative, and judicial branches. Why was this done?
a)
to make sure one person(s) did not get too much power
b)
to make s sure the president could react quickly during a crisis
c)
to make sure the legislative branch had more power because there were more of them
d)
to make sure the president could veto any laws written
e)
3.
Which is an example of checks and balances.
a)
the legislative branch is in charge of writing checks for government
b)
each branch of government has the same powers as the others
c)
the president can veto bills passed by the congress
d)
the Supreme Court has only 9 justices
e)
4.
Which of the following is a power of the president.
a)
propose laws
b)
commander and chief of the military
c)
negotiate foreign treaties
d)
all of the above
5.
Why did the founding fathers decide to elect the president with the vote of the Electoral College?
a)
they didn't want to bother counting the popular vote
b)
the Electoral College vote would be easier to count
c)
they felt the position was too important and thought American voters could be misled
d)
too many people would vote for one political party
6.
Why were the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?
a)
to make sure the new government didn't mistreat citizens like the British had
b)
to make sure all citizens had guns and would be ready for war
c)
California wanted rights that would be protected
d)
Texas was considering becoming a state and wanted a Bill of Rights
7.
Which is an example of libel?
a)
A newspaper prints false information about a person
b)
A person is accused of a crime by police
c)
A newspaper is not allowed to print a story about a government official
d)
A person is not read his rights when being arrested
8.
The official process of becoming a citizen.
a)
jurisdiction
b)
naturalization
c)
54th Amendment
d)
28th Amendment
9.
Why did Thomas Paine write "Common Sense"?
a)
to teach people what it means to have common sense
b)
to convince people to rebel against the British
c)
to scare the British so war could be avoided
d)
to convince his girlfriend to stop dating other people
10.
What was the importance of Valley Forge during the American Revolution?
a)
It was a welcome break from war for Washington and his troops
b)
Washington convinced his troops to fight on through tough times
c)
It gave the Colonial Army time to re-supply its troops
d)
The British were forced back to Boston
11.
Which of the following is an example of a secondary source?
a)
journal
b)
textbook
c)
letters
d)
old newspapers
12.
What did Ben Franklin mean when he said," We must all hang together, or most assuredly we will all hang separately."
a)
The British would not hang a group but prosecute and hang individually
b)
The British preferred to hang people in groups
c)
Ben Franklin was afraid to face British himself
d)
They were committing treason against the British government and would hang for it
13.
Why did most Native Americans fight on the side of the British during the American Revolution?
a)
Because the British paid more for soldiers than the colonists
b)
Because the colonists wanted to continue to move west onto their land
c)
Because the French had already sided with the colonists
d)
Because the uniforms of the British were nicer and more colorful
14.
Which is an example of a republic form of government?
a)
people voting to pass a school levy
b)
a dictator naming advisors to their government
c)
the election of the president
d)
a person starting a hair salon business
15.
Which would be a Federalist's argument for the Constitution.
a)
a weaker central government keeps government closer to home
b)
a stronger central government would make it easier to deal with other countries
c)
states need more power to print money
d)
state constitutions cover most governmental needs
16.
The compromise that gave the U.S. government a two house legislature with a Senate and a House of Representatives.
a)
Great Compromise
b)
Three-Fifths Compromise
c)
The Virginia Compromise
d)
The New Jersey Compromise
17.
Explain why when writing to U.S. Constitution they came up with the 3/5 Compromise?
a)
3/5 of the states did not want the Constitution
b)
Southern states wanted to count slaves in census, northern states did not
c)
To allow for more states to come into Union
d)
Larger states wanted more representatives than smaller states
18.
Document that stated our independence from Great Britain.
a)
Constitution
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Great Compromise
19.
Which is an example of people who have the power to make laws?
a)
United States Supreme Court
b)
United States House of Representatives
c)
Executive Branch of U.S government
d)
Governor of the State of Ohio
20.
The largest negative effect that European migration had on the native population of the Americas was the bringing of this.
a)
horses
b)
guns
c)
tobacco
d)
disease
21.
Explain how John Locke influenced Thomas Jefferson in his writing of the Declaration of Independence.
a)
the belief we should celebrate the 4th of July
b)
the belief that taxes were unfair to all people
c)
the British form of government was unfair to all people
d)
his belief that all men are born with natural rights: life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness
22.
A proposal for a new law.
a)
veto
b)
bill
c)
federalist paper
d)
libel
23.
The idea that the governments powers must be clearly defined and divided into legislative, executive and judicial branches.
a)
separation of powers
b)
habeas corpus
c)
republicanism
d)
repealed
e)
24.
Idea that the government only has the power given to it in the Constitution.
a)
separation of powers
b)
limited government
c)
republicanism
d)
popular sovereignity
e)
25.
The division of power between the federal government and the states.
a)
separation of powers
b)
individual rights
c)
checks and balances
d)
federalism
e)
26.
Means to reject.
a)
veto
b)
bill
c)
habeas corpus
d)
libel
27.
Which of the following is a power of the president.
a)
propose laws
b)
commander and chief of the military
c)
negotiate foreign treaties
d)
all of the above
28.
A change to the Constitution.
a)
amendment
b)
ratification
c)
appeal
d)
veto
29.
To approve.
a)
veto
b)
appeal
c)
habeas corpus
d)
ratify
30.
In the Bill of Rights, the amendment that allows us to bear arms.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
3rd
d)
4th
31.
In the Bill of Rights, the amendment that gives us freedoms of religion, press, speech, assembly, and to petition the government.
a)
1st
b)
2nd
c)
4th
d)
3rd
32.
The power to review, change, or prevent the publication of the news.
a)
libel
b)
judicial review
c)
censorship
d)
habeas corpus
33.
The court's power hear and decide cases.
a)
jurisdiction
b)
judicial review
c)
hearings
d)
court review
34.
To ask that a court review the decision of a lower court.
a)
jurisdiction
b)
judicial review
c)
hearings
d)
appeal
35.
The power to decided what the Constitution means.
a)
jurisdiction
b)
judicial review
c)
hearings
d)
appeal
36.
The official process of becoming a citizen.
a)
jurisdiction
b)
naturalization
c)
54th Amendment
d)
28th Amendment
37.
Someone who is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a particular nation.
a)
immigrant
b)
migrant
c)
aristocrat
d)
citizen
38.
The war between the Union and the Confederacy over the issue of slavery.
a)
American Revolution
b)
Civil War
c)
War of 1812
d)
7 Years War
39.
Soldiers who are paid to fight (i.e. Hessians for British)
a)
mercenaries
b)
legions
c)
guerrilla
d)
cavalry
40.
Leader of the Union Army at end of Civil War?
a)
Robert E. Lee
b)
Stonewall Jackson
c)
U.S. Grant
d)
George Washington
41.
A formal complaint.
a)
petition
b)
preamble
c)
dissolution
d)
grievance
42.
Introduction to a formal document.
a)
petition
b)
preamble
c)
dissolution
d)
grievance
43.
Period after the Civil War bringing the South back into the Union?
a)
Reformation
b)
Reconstruction
c)
Renaissance
d)
Revolution
44.
President of the Confederacy?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
George Washington
c)
"Robert E. Lee
d)
Abraham Lincoln
45.
One who turns against one side in a conflict to help the other side.
a)
traitor
b)
guerrillas
c)
espionage
d)
snitch
46.
The idea that the United States should extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific?
a)
Reconstruction
b)
Coastal Priority
c)
Destiny of the Ages
d)
Manifest Destiny
47.
Country that helped America in our revolution and looked for us for help in theirs.
a)
Spain
b)
France
c)
Mexico
d)
Canada
48.
Type of government in which people vote for other to represent them.
a)
monarchy
b)
oligarchy
c)
republic
d)
capitalist
49.
Type of economy in which there is free trade and private ownership of business.
a)
socialism
b)
monarchy
c)
communism
d)
capitalism
50.
The patriot who signed his named largest than the rest on Declaration of Independence so King George was sure to see it.
a)
Tom Brady
b)
George Washington
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
John Hancock
51.
Our war against Britain for our independence is known as this.
a)
Civil War
b)
French and Indian War
c)
World War II
d)
American Revolution
52.
Supporters of the new Constitution who favored a stronger central government (Hamilton, Jay, Madison).
a)
Constitutionalist
b)
Federalist
c)
Anti-Federalist
d)
Articles Supporters
53.
City in which Constitutional Convention was held.
a)
Cleveland
b)
Washington D.C.
c)
New York
d)
Philadelphia
54.
The way we organized our government before the Constitution.
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
c)
Articles of Confederation
d)
Land Ordinance of 1785
55.
The time of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union following WWII.
a)
Civil War
b)
Cold War
c)
Korean War
d)
Shays Rebellion
56.
People who felt the new Constitution went too far (Mason, Henry).
a)
Constitutionalist
b)
Federalist
c)
Anti-Federalist
d)
Articles Supporters
57.
First president under the new Constitution.
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Alexander Hamilton
c)
George Washington
d)
Ben Franklin
58.
Added by the first congress in 1789 to insure the rights of individuals.
a)
English Bill of Rights
b)
Exclamation of Individual Rights
c)
10 Commandments
d)
Bill of Rights
59.
Document that stated our independence from Great Britain.
a)
Constitution
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Declaration of Independence
d)
Great Compromise
60.
The Constitution has how many amendments.
a)
10
b)
27
c)
5
d)
30
61.
As a compromise at the Constitutional Conventions this trade was barred starting 20 years after 1788.
a)
tea
b)
alcohol
c)
sugar
d)
slaves
62.
The document that the nobles forced King John to sign in 1215 that took away some of his power.
a)
Constitution
b)
Magna Carta
c)
English Bill of Rights
d)
The Royal Covenant
63.
A source that is first hand about people and events (i.e. Declaration of Independence)
a)
primary source
b)
secondary source
c)
historic source
d)
almanac
64.
President of the United States during the Civil War?
a)
George Washington
b)
Ben Franklin
c)
James Polk
d)
Abraham Lincoln
65.
Enlightenment thinker who wrote "Two Treatises on Government" and natural rights.
a)
George Washington
b)
John Locke
c)
John Peter Zenger
d)
Montesquieu
66.
Enlightenment thinker who wrote "The Spirit of the Laws" about the separation of powers.
a)
George Washington
b)
John Locke
c)
John Peter Zenger
d)
Montesquieu
67.
Document written by Lincoln freeing the slaves in the rebelling states?
a)
Emancipation Proclamation
b)
Gettysburg Address
c)
State of the Union Address
d)
Slave Proclamation
68.
The journey slaves took across Atlantic Ocean.
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Columbian Exchange
c)
Triangular Trade
d)
Trans- Saharan Trade
69.
The Supreme Court Decision that said slaves were property and could be taken anywhere?
a)
Roe v. Wade
b)
Plessy v. Ferguson
c)
Dred Scott Decision
d)
Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka Kansas
70.
Laws passed in colonial America that restricted the rights of slaves.
a)
Slave Codes
b)
Jim Crow Laws
c)
Justice Laws
d)
Slavery Acts
71.
Rights that are given from God.
a)
divine rights
b)
natural rights
c)
Bill of rights
d)
habeas corpus
72.
A group of people who have the power to make laws.
a)
Supreme Court
b)
Legislatures
c)
Executives
d)
Indentured Servants
73.
Time during the 17th century when European thinkers thought they could solve society's problems through reason.
a)
Renaissance
b)
Enlightenment
c)
Reformation
d)
Great Awakening
74.
Famous speech given by Lincoln to dedicate a cemetery?
a)
State of the Union Address
b)
The Great Cemetery Address
c)
Gettysburg Address
d)
Arlington Address
75.
Not allowing ships or goods to enter a port is known as a ____________.
a)
roadblock
b)
blockade
c)
dead end
d)
tariff
76.
Amendment that ended slavery?
a)
13th
b)
1st
c)
25th
d)
75th
77.
Which side won the Civil War?
a)
Union
b)
Confederacy
c)
South
d)
French
78.
When the Sons of Liberty unloaded the cargo of several ships into the harbor.
a)
English Tea Party
b)
Battle of Boston Harbor
c)
Battle of Bunker Hill
d)
Boston Tea Party
79.
People who sided with the British during the American Revolution.
a)
Patriots
b)
Loyalists
c)
Red Coats
d)
Blue Bloods
80.
The war that was known as Polk's War?
a)
Revolutionary War
b)
Civil War
c)
French and Indian War
d)
Mexican-American War
81.
The group in congress that wanted to punish the South after the Civil War?
a)
Dixiecrats
b)
Democrats
c)
Whigs
d)
Radical Republicans
82.
An organized campaign to refuse to buy certain products.
a)
cede
b)
boycott
c)
proclamation
d)
petition
83.
An agreement between countries to help each other against other countries.
a)
treaties
b)
alliance
c)
governmental papers
d)
gluteus maximus
84.
A protest that led to British soldiers firing into the crowd, killing 5 and wounding 6 protesters.
a)
Battle of Bunker Hill
b)
Battle of Lexington
c)
Battle of Concord
d)
Boston Massacre
85.
Assassinated Abraham Lincoln?
a)
James Earl Ray
b)
Lee Harvey Oswald
c)
John Wilkes Booth
d)
Donald John Trump
86.
Rapid growth of cities?
a)
urbanization
b)
ruralization
c)
gentrification
d)
localization
87.
A time when products began to be made by machines instead of by hand?
a)
American Revolution
b)
Industrial Revolution
c)
War Time
d)
Urbanization
88.
War we entered with the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941?
a)
WWI
b)
WWII
c)
Vietnam War
d)
Cold War
89.
President who started the Conservative movement in the 1980's?
a)
Ronald Reagan
b)
Donald Trump
c)
John F Kennedy
d)
M. Davis
90.
Large farm where crops such as sugar, rice, and cotton are grown.
a)
el grande
b)
plantation
c)
infirmary
d)
pueblo
91.
Which colony began as a Quaker settlement.
a)
New Jersey
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
Delaware
d)
New York
92.
What is the main reason the Spanish established missions.
a)
To teach Native-Americans crafts
b)
To convert Native-Americans to Christianity
c)
To supervise the plazas
d)
To create centers of farming and trade
93.
Was the first English settlement in North America.
a)
St. Augustine
b)
Boston
c)
New York
d)
Jamestown
94.
Crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 1492 looking for a new trade route to Asia.
a)
Balboa
b)
Columbus
c)
Magellan
d)
Marquette
95.
Spanish explorers and conquerors.
a)
conquistadors
b)
hermanos
c)
mercantilists
d)
pirates
96.
The idea that colonies existed to send valuable goods to the home country.
a)
constitutionalism
b)
ecomiendas
c)
mercantilism
d)
planetary systems
97.
The water passage that crossed or went around North America and connected the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean.
a)
Suez Canal
b)
Bering Strait
c)
Continental Divide
d)
Northwest Passage
98.
Started by Martin Luther in 1517 as an attempt to reform the Catholic Church.
a)
Renaissance
b)
30 Years War
c)
March on Selma
d)
Reformation
99.
Type of government usually headed by a king or queen who has absolute power
a)
dictatorship
b)
democracy
c)
theocracy
d)
monarchy
100.
The theory that the first Native Americans walked across the Bering Strait to come to America is known as
a)
Theory of Relativity
b)
The Land Bridge Theory
c)
The Ice Age Theory
d)
The Indian Migration Theory
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