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Boss Battle: The Final Exam

Total questions: 73

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Definition: establishing a location for a community to live

a)

Settlement

b)

Colonies

c)

Regions

d)

Explore

2.

Definition: discover or search for something trying to learn, understand, or conquer location.

a)

Settlement

b)

Colonies

c)

Explore

d)

Region

3.

Migration due to slavery is which type of migration?

a)

voluntary migration

b)

forced migration

c)

chain migration

d)

involuntary migration

4.

A form of migration in which individuals are not forced to move, but do so because of an unfavorable situation at their current location. 

a)

Forced

b)

Voluntary

c)

Involuntary

d)

Relucant

5.
Economic opportunities, religious freedom, and political and social equality are all examples of...
a)
Push Factors
b)
Pull Factors
c)
Falling Factors
d)
Jump Factors
6.
What is the term for the mixture of people of different cultures and races together into Americans?
a)

Mosaic

b)
Angel Food Cake
c)
Fish Tank
d)
Melting Pot
7.

A period from 1400 to 1600 in which Europeans traveled the rest of the world in search of goods, raw materials, land, and trade partners.

a)

Conlonizing Time

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

Age of Exploration

d)

Columbian Exchange

8.

The British, French, Spanish, and Dutch were willing to make the long dangerous journey in order to achieve what goal?

a)

To use team work to conquer all of the Native American tribes

b)

To make sure that anything that was done in the Americas was to the benefit of the countries in Europe

c)

To compete with each other to gain resources which would make them rich

d)

Convert all Native Americans to Christianity

9.

Looking at the map, who claimed the land labeled A?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

French

d)

Netherlands

10.

Looking at the map, who claimed the land labeled B?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

French

d)

Netherlands

11.

Looking at the map, who claimed the land labeled C?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

French

d)

Netherlands

12.

Looking at the map, who claimed the land labeled D?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

French

d)

Netherlands

13.

What does the word "Indigenous" mean?

a)

originating or occurring naturally in a particular place

b)

foreign

c)

friendly

d)

indivisible

14.

Definition: Continent which funded many people to come and learn about the New World

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

15.

Definition: The continent that was considered the "New World" which includes the present-day USA, Canada, and Mexico

a)

South America

b)

North America

c)

Europe

d)

Asia

16.

Christopher Columbus discovered "America."

a)

true

b)

false

17.

Christopher Columbus tried to help the Indigenous peoples he encountered in the Americas.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

The exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between Europe and the Americas is called the

a)

Bering Exchange

b)

Columbian Exchange

c)

Colonial Exchange

d)

American Exchange

19.

What of these is not one of the Three Branches of Government?

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

d)

Empire

20.

The __________________________ Branch of our government makes the laws.

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

21.

The _________________________ Branch of our government enforces our laws.

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

22.

What are the two parts of our Congress?

a)

The Station and the House

b)

The Senate and the House of Representatives

c)

Executive and Legislative

d)

President and Vice-President

23.

The _________________ is the leader of the Executive Branch of our government.

a)

Supreme Court

b)

Congress

c)

President

24.

Which branch has the President?

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

25.

Which branch has the Supreme Court?

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

26.

Which branch interprets the laws?

a)

Executive

b)

Judicial

c)

Legislative

27.

What is federalism?

a)

type of government in which the power is divided between the federal government and state governments

b)

state governments have all the power

c)

federal government has all the power

28.

Established in 1781?

a)

Article of Confederation

b)

U.S. Constitution

29.

Established in 1787?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

U.S. Constitution

30.

Supported by Federalists?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

U.S. Constitution

31.

A unanimous vote was needed to amend?

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

U.S. Constitution

32.

Federal government did not have power to regulate commerce (trade) between the states

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

U.S. Constitution

33.

The federal government couldn’t raise money through taxes

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

U.S. Constitution

34.

Federal government could raise money through taxes

a)

Articles of Confederation

b)

U.S. Constitution

35.
Stated grievances against the king of Great Britain
a)
Declaration of Independence  
b)
VA Statute for Religious Freedom
c)
Charter for the Virginia Company of London
d)
VA Declaration of Rights
36.
A ______________________  is the opening section or introductory statement.
a)
a.   Representative Government
b)
b.   Limited Government
c)
c.   Preamble
d)
d.   Government’s Rights
37.

How many senators are their from each state?

a)

Depends on population

b)

2

c)

100

d)

270

38.

What was the name of the war fought between England and France over land in North America?

a)

Civil War

b)

French and Indian War

c)

Revolutionary War

d)

American War

39.

What law did King George III pass that prohibited colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains?

a)

Stamp Act

b)

Tea Act

c)

Proclamation of 1763

d)

Tea Act

40.

The Act that required colonists to pay a tax on anything made of paper.

a)

Quartering Act

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Sugar Act

d)

Tea Act

41.

The slogan colonists began to use to protest paying taxes to Great Britain and not having representatives in Parliament.

a)

No more taxes!

b)

We don't like taxes!

c)

These taxes are unfair!

d)

No taxation without representation!

42.

The event in which 5 colonists were killed by British soldiers.

a)

Boston, Massachusetts

b)

Boston Tea Part

c)

Boston Harbor

d)

Boston Massacre

43.

The event in which the Sons of Liberty dumped tea into Boston Harbor as a protest.

a)

Boston Tea Party

b)

Boston Harbor

c)

Boston Massacre

d)

Boston, Massachusetts

44.

The very harsh acts passed by Parliament to force the colonists to submit to British authority.

a)

Intolerable Acts

b)

Quartering Act

c)

Boston Act

d)

Stamp Act

45.

This battle was the start of the Revolutionary War. It's where the first shots were fired.

a)

Battle of Yorktown

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Valley Forge

d)

Battle at Lexington and Concord

46.

This American colonist was in support of the British parliament.

a)

patriot

b)

loyalist

c)

neutral

d)

democracy

47.

These men could be ready in a moments notice to go to battle.

a)

minutemen

b)

democracy

c)

boycott

d)

treaty

48.

This battle ended the revolution.

a)

Battle of Yorktown

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Valley Forge

d)

Battle at Lexington and Concord

49.

This officially ended the American Revolution and made the colonies independent from Britain.

a)

Treaty of Paris

b)

Battle at Lexington and Concord

c)

Battle of Yorktown

d)

Treaty of Britain

50.
Was the Underground Railroad actually underground?
a)
No, it was only called that because they had to keep secret.
b)
No, it ran on tracks above ground from south to north.
c)
Yes, the railroad was totally underground.
d)
Yes, and it ran for miles on end!
51.
Case brought before the Supreme Court involving a slave wanted his freedom: Court decided African Americans CAN'T be citizens and can't sue in federal court.
a)
Dred Scott Decision
b)
Compromise of 1850
c)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
d)
Fugitive Slave Act
52.
Act made it a federal law that all runaway slaves MUST be returned to their owners in the south. 
a)
Fugitive Slave Act
b)
Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
Dred Scott Decision
d)
Compromise of 1850
53.
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a book to show the cruelties of slavery. What was it called?
a)
Uncle Bob's Stories
b)
Uncle Tom's Hotel
c)
Uncle Joe's Best Recipes
d)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
54.
John Brown was hanged for leading a raid on _____.
a)
Independence Square
b)
Truman Corners
c)
Harper's Ferry
d)
The Landing
55.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Ohio
56.

Secede means

a)

to win.

b)

to lose.

c)

to change.

d)

to withdraw.

57.
Why was the raid on Harper's Ferry important?
a)
It was a novel about slavery
b)
It was an example of an uprising against slavery
c)
It helped repeal the Fugitive Slave Act
d)
Harper's Ferry was a slave
58.
Who won the Election of 1860?
a)
Ulysses S Grant
b)
Jefferson Davis
c)
Abraham Lincoln
d)
Uncle Tom
59.

The primary reason the Civil War as fought was over the issue of

a)

tariffs

b)

slavery

c)

states rights

d)

trade with Europe

60.

Southerners were upset when Lincoln was elected president because:

a)

they believed he might one day end slavery, which would threaten their way of life

b)

they wanted a president who would support the abolition of slavery

c)

he wanted northern states to secede from the Union

d)

he had a plan to raise taxes

61.

One reason South Carolina chose to leave the Union was because:

a)

the other states refused to trade with South Carolina

b)

people in the state believed their state's rights were being denied

c)

the state was paying high tariffs.

d)

plantation owners were being forced to trade with northern businesses

62.

The name given to army from the North.

a)

Confederates

b)

Americans

c)

Military

d)

Union

63.
The name given to the southern army.
a)
Confederates
b)
Union
c)
Americans
d)
Military
64.
This was the president of the Confederate States.
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Jefferson Davis
65.
This was the President of the Union.
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Ulysses S Grant
d)
Abraham Lincoln
66.
This battle was the turning point in the war.
a)
Battle of Bull Run
b)
Battle of Antietam
c)
Battle of Gettysburg
d)
Battle of Appomattox Courthouse
67.
This was the main economy of the Confederacy
a)
Agriculture
b)
Industy
c)
Shipping
d)
Trade
68.

This was the main economy of the Union

a)

Agriculture

b)

Industry

c)

Shipping

d)

Trade

69.

The Emancipation Proclamation

a)

made slavery legal

b)

began slavery

c)

ended slavery in the Confederate states

d)

ended slavery only in the North

70.

Who won the Civil War?

a)

The Union

b)

The Confederacy

c)

Mexico

d)

Europe

71.
The North first entered the war to 
a)
prevent slavery
b)
to crush the Union
c)
to steal money from banks
d)
to keep the Union together
72.
What is the name for people who wanted to put an end to slavery?
a)
Underground Railroaders 
b)
Suffragists
c)
Bushwackers
d)
Abolitionists
73.
This is where the Civil War Ended
a)
Yorktown
b)
Richmond
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Appomattox Courthouse

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