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WorksheetsUSH 1 Final
Total questions: 56
Worksheet time: 42mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the name of the original Constitution?
a)
The US Constitution
b)
The OG Constitution
c)
The Articles of Confederation
d)
The Virginia Plan
2.
Who had most of the power under the original constitution?
a)
The government
b)
The States
c)
The people
d)
The British
3.
Which of the following best DESCRIBES Shays Rebellion?
a)
Farmers were attacked by lawmen for not paying their war loans
b)
Farmers rebelled over the increase in tax on Whiskey
c)
Farmers attacked courthouses and lawmen to keep their property from being seized
d)
Farmers were angry on the increase in tax on Corn
4.
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
To write a treaty with the British
b)
To give the States more power
c)
To wite a new Constitution
d)
To amend the Articles
5.
How many States are needed to ratify the Constitution?
a)
9
b)
10
c)
12
d)
All 13
6.
Which of the following was NOT a writer of the Federalist Papers?
a)
Alexander Hamilton
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James Madison
d)
John Jay
7.
What was the compromise for Antifederalists to ratify the Constitution?
a)
The New Jersey Plan
b)
To get rid of the Constitution
c)
A Bill of Rights
d)
Amend the Articles of Confederation
8.
In what year is the Constitution legal and in effect?
a)
1881
b)
1788
c)
1790
d)
1877
9.
Which of the following is not one of the seven basic principles?
a)
Federalism
b)
Democratism
c)
Check and balances
d)
Popular Sovereignty
10.
How many total amendments have been added to the Constitution?
a)
10
b)
15
c)
27
d)
34
11.
Who was the first Supreme Court Justice?
a)
John Jay
b)
James Madison
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
Alexander Hamilton
12.
What was Hamilton's proposed plan to pay off the Revolutionary War debt?
a)
Borrow more money from other countries
b)
Use a tariff and purchase new bonds
c)
Make the states pay the debt in full
d)
Tax all goods
13.
Which tax was created by Congress to help decrease the War Debt?
a)
Property Tax
b)
Liquor Tax
c)
Income Tax
d)
Molasses Tax
14.
Where did the Whiskey Rebellion Occur?
a)
Delaware
b)
New York
c)
Ohio
d)
Pennsylvania
15.
A Federalist supported which kind of Government?
a)
Strong Government
b)
Weak Government
c)
Dictatorship
d)
Monarchy
16.
Who wins the election of 1796?
a)
Thomas Pickney
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
John Adams
d)
James Monroe
17.
What makes a law unconstitutional?
a)
It is not what the President wants
b)
It follows the Constitution
c)
It is not what the people want
d)
It does not follow the Constitution
18.
What did the Alien Act do?
a)
The President could force out a foreigner if they were thought to be dangerous.
b)
Allows any immigrant to come into the country
c)
Forbade any immigrants from coming to the country
d)
Created a program to search for Aliens
19.
What did the Sedition Act do?
a)
People were granted the freedom of speech
b)
People were not allowed to rebel
c)
People could be fined or jailed for criticizing the government
d)
People could rebel all they wanted
20.
How was the XYZ Affair started?
a)
Americans were trying to bribe the British
b)
French were trying to bribe Americans
c)
British were trying to bribe Americans
d)
Americans were trying to bribe the French
21.
What is the importance of controlling New Orleans?
a)
To make Money
b)
It is an important port city for trade
c)
It is a pretty city
d)
It becomes the capital city of the country
22.
Who could the United States Trade with under the Embargo act?
a)
Only Asian Countries
b)
Everyone in Europe
c)
No One in Europe
d)
Everyone in Europe except for Britain and France
23.
What was the cause of the War of 1812?
a)
French Impressment of American Sailors
b)
The Orders Tax
c)
British Impressment of American Sailors
d)
Because the British do not like the French
24.
Why is the Battle of New Orleans noteworthy?
a)
It was the first major battle of the War of 1812
b)
It was where George Washington died
c)
The battle occurred 2 weeks after the Treaty of Ghent was signed
d)
Andrew Jackson’s victory makes him the next President
25.
Which of the following is not a part of Sectionalism
a)
Northerners
b)
Southerners
c)
Easterners
d)
Westerners
26.
Which of the following best describes the Monroe Doctrine?
a)
It is the idea that Americans have a right to the land between the Atlantic and Pacific
b)
Monroe earns his PHD in Physics
c)
Monroe is allowed to declare any land for the United States
d)
European powers were not allowed to interfere with North and South America
27.
SELECT TWO: Which two pieces of advice did President Washington give in his farewell address?
a)
Do not split into political parties
b)
Do not start wars
c)
Stay safe
d)
Do not interfere with European Affairs
28.
What power came out of the Court Case Marbury vs. Madison
a)
Power to declare war
b)
Power to rewrite the Constitution
c)
Power to fire the President
d)
Power of Judicial Review
29.
In the compromise of 1820, Maine became a free state and _____________________ became a slave state.
a)
Michigan
b)
Mississippi
c)
Missouri
d)
Arkansas
30.
Which option best describes the Corrupt Bargain?
a)
Henry Clay got John Quincy Adams the presidency so Clay became Secretary of State
b)
Henry Clay got Jackson the presidency
c)
Henry Clay voted himself as President
d)
Henry Clay got John Quincy Adams the presidency so Clay became Vice President
31.
SELECT TWO: Which two political parties were created because the of feud between John Quincy Adam and Andrew Jackson?
a)
Whigs
b)
Republicans
c)
Democrats
d)
Federalists
32.
What is the Spoils System?
a)
How John Quincy Adams won the election of 1824
b)
Spoiling the ending of a book
c)
Giving government jobs to friends and family
d)
Spoiling the ending to a good book
33.
Which state passed the Nullification Act on the high tariff?
a)
South Carolina
b)
Georgia
c)
North Carolina
d)
Louisiana
34.
Where were Native Americans sent during the 1830?
a)
The Indian Territory in Texas
b)
The Trail of Tears
c)
Where ever there was space in the Louisiana Territory
d)
The Indian Territory in Oklahoma
35.
Why is the Cherokee journey to the Indian Territory known as the "Trail of Tears"?
a)
Because many died along the way
b)
Because they were sad they had to leave their homeland
c)
Because the trail they walked on was made with tears
d)
Because historians cannot come up with names for events
36.
Which of the following is NOT a reason why are people moving to undeveloped land in the West?
a)
They want to move away from crowded cities
b)
They want to start a new life
c)
They want free farm land
d)
They are being forced to move to develop the west
37.
Which of the following is NOT an invention of the Industrial Revolution
a)
Sewing Machine
b)
Reaper
c)
Cotton Gin
d)
Microwave
38.
Where is there a lot of industry?
a)
The North
b)
The South
c)
The West
d)
The East
39.
What percentage of Southerners own fifty or more slaves?
a)
75%
b)
50%
c)
1%
d)
25%
40.
Which of the following is NOT a slave code?
a)
Forbidden to meet in groups of three
b)
Not allowed to read and write
c)
Not allowed to be split up from their families
d)
Could not leave without written permission
41.
Where did many slaves try to escape?
a)
The North
b)
The West
c)
The Caribbean
d)
Europe
42.
Who created the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850?
a)
John C. Calhoun
b)
Daniel Webster
c)
Henry Clay
d)
Andrew Jackson
43.
What did the southern state threaten to do during the Compromise of 1850?
a)
Sell their slaves
b)
Fight the North
c)
Secede from the Union
d)
Blow up Fort Sumter
44.
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
What are the new laws under the Compromise of 1850?
a)
You cannot buy or sell slaves in Washington DC
b)
Strict Fugitive Slave Law
c)
California becomes a slave State
d)
New Mexico and Utah are made free states
e)
Solved a border dispute between Texas + New Mexico
45.
What did border ruffians do in 1855?
a)
They crossed state lines to vote illegally
b)
They killed a group of pro slavery settlers
c)
They moved to the east
d)
They moved to Alaska
46.
What is Bleeding Kanas?
a)
A year of violence between pro and anti slaver groups
b)
When the soil of Kansas became red
c)
When all the livestock in Kansas died
d)
The beginning of the Civil War
47.
Why couldn't Dread Scott file a lawsuit?
a)
He was not a free man
b)
His slave owner was still alive
c)
Women have no rights
d)
He never went to a free state
48.
Name the main goal of the Republican Party
a)
They want to abolish slavery
b)
They want to contain slavery to the South
c)
They want slavery to spread
d)
They do not have a main goal
49.
Which it state secedes from the Union first?
a)
North Carolina
b)
South Carolina
c)
Texas
d)
Virginia
50.
Which of the following is NOT a border state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maryland
c)
Delaware
d)
Arkansas
51.
How does the American Civil War begin?
a)
South Carolina attacks Fort Sumter
b)
Abraham Lincoln is elected president
c)
North Carolina attacks Fort Sumter
d)
The Confederate States bomb the White House
52.
Which of the following is the first official battle of the American Civil War?
a)
The Battle of Fredericksburg
b)
The Battle of Shiloh
c)
The Battle of Vicksburg
d)
Battle of Bull Run
53.
Why did General Robert E. Lee want to capture Maryland during the battle of Antietam?
a)
To help capture and surround the Union Capital
b)
To add it to the Confederacy since they were a slave state
c)
To destroy Lincoln's hometown
d)
He wanted it since it is his home state
54.
What action does President Lincoln take in his Emancipation Proclamation?
a)
He frees all slaves in the United States
b)
He frees all the slaves in the South
c)
He frees all the slaves in the West
d)
He frees all the slaves in the North
55.
SELECT THREE Which three events were the collectively the turning point of the American Civil War?
a)
The Battle of Antietam
b)
The Emancipation Proclamation
c)
The Siege of Vicksburg
d)
The Battle of Gettysburg
56.
Which of the following BEST describes Sherman's March to the Sea?
a)
It was a major turning point of the American Civil War
b)
It was total warfare
c)
Sherman and his troops went swimming
d)
Sherman and all his troops drowned
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