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AEF 2025 US Chapter 2 Review

Total questions: 85

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Trail of Tears

a)

In 1830, authorizing the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River to lands in the West.

b)

To manage Indian removal to western lands, Congress approved the creation of a new government agency

c)

Court ruled that the Cherokee nation was a distinct community in which the laws of Georgia had no force

d)

The Cherokee were forced to march 800 miles to the Indian Territory

2.

Indian Removal Act

a)

In 1830, authorizing the removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River to lands in the West.

b)

The Cherokee were forced to march 800 miles to the Indian Territory

c)

Court ruled that the Cherokee nation was a distinct community in which the laws of Georgia had no force

d)

U.S. land in what is now Oklahoma - and planned to move Native Americans there.

3.

Worcester vs. Georgia

a)

Political party favored the idea of a weak president and a strong Congress

b)

Court ruled that the Cherokee nation was a distinct community in which the laws of Georgia had no force

c)

To manage Indian removal to western lands, Congress approved the creation of a new government agency

d)

The Court ruled that the national bank was constitutional

4.
How did Andrew Jackson respond to the Supreme Court Worcester ruling?
a)
ordered the state officials to negotiate with the Cherokee
b)
filed another petition
c)
ignored the court's ruling and evicted the Cherokee Nation
5.
Which act allowed the federal government to move Native Americans west?
a)
Indian Removal Act
b)
Native American Act
c)
Settlers Act
6.
Which President was a strong believer in expanding the nation westward - President during Manifest Destiny
a)
Henry Clay
b)
Andrew Jackson
c)
James K. Polk
7.
U.S. citizens believed it was their God-Given fate to travel westward, which they titled what?
a)
American Expansion 
b)
Westward Ho!
c)
Manifest Destiny
8.
Mexican American War: Treaty that ended the Mexican American War
a)
The Treaty of Versailles
b)
The Treaty of Utrecht
c)
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
d)
The Adams-Onís Treaty
9.
Texas Revolution: Who was the President and leader of the Mexican Army during the battle between Texas?
a)
Sam Houston
b)
William B. Travis
c)
James Fannin
d)
Santa Anna
10.
Texas Revolution: In which battle did Texas win it's independence from Mexico?
a)
Battle of the Alamo
b)
Battle of San Jacinto
c)
Battle of Gonzales
d)
Battle of Goliad
11.
 Texas Revolution: The battle cry at San Jacinto was
a)
"Don't Mess With Texas"
b)
"Remember The Alamo"
c)
"Live Free or Die"
d)
"Don't Touch My Hat"
12.
Texas Revolution:  Why is the Alamo so important?
a)
It inspired the Texans to fight stronger
b)
It discouraged the Texan army
c)
It was an important win for the Texans
d)
Everyone, including the Mexican soldiers,died at the hands of Santa Anna
13.
Texas Revolution: Who beat Santa Anna at the Battle of San Jacinto?
a)
James Fannin
b)
William B. Travis
c)
Sam Houston
d)
Santa Anna didn't lose
14.
Texas Revolution: Who won the battle of the Alamo?
a)
Texas
b)
United States
c)
Mexico
15.
Texas Revolution: Who did Texas want its independence from?
a)
Mexico
b)
United States
c)
England
16.
What was the nickname of the people moving West to California?
a)
1800er's
b)
49ers
c)
Gold Seekers
d)
Indian fighters
17.
What were the people moving to California searching for?
a)
Diamonds
b)
Cattle
c)
Buffalo
d)
Gold
18.
What is this a picture of?
a)
Gadsden Purchase
b)
Gold Rush
c)
Oregon Territory
d)
Wagon Trains
19.
Mexican American War:  Purchase made to gain land in parts of Arizona and New Mexico
a)
Louisiana Purchase
b)
Gadsden Purchase
c)
Oregon Purchase
d)
A Brand new Car
20.
What was the meaning of "54, 40 or Fight"?
a)
California should stretch to the 54, 40 degree line of latitiude
b)
wanted to expand by 54,000 acres
c)
Canada should give Oregon to the US
d)
US wanted Oregon to stretch to 54, 40 line of latitude
21.

A major reason for the issuance of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to

a)

provide economic aid to Latin American nations

b)

defend the Panama Canal from Great Britain

c)

prevent further European colonization in South and Central America

22.

The US received what territory from the Adams-Onis Treaty?

a)

Texas

b)

Missouri

c)

Florida

23.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a slave state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Ohio
24.
In the Missouri Compromise, what state was allowed to enter as a free state?
a)
Missouri
b)
Maine
c)
Kentucky
d)
Alabama
25.
The Missouri Compromise Line determined the status of slavery in future states.  North of the line slavery was ___________ or banned, South of the line slavery was _________.
a)
permitted, prohibited
b)
prohibited, permitted or allowed
c)
sometimes prohibited, never allowed
d)
cheap, expensive
26.
Where was the Missouri Compromise line?
a)
36-30 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
b)
46-40 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
c)
56-50 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
d)
66-60 degrees north in the Louisiana Purchase
27.
Mexican American War:  Mexico argued that the Texas border was the Nueces River, while the U.S. believed it was the ________ river
a)
Rio Grande
b)
Mississippi
c)
Colorado
28.
Annexation of Texas was controversial in the United States because ____________________________________.
a)
it would increase the number of states that did not allow slavery
b)
it could lead to war with Spain
c)
it would increase the number of states that allowed slavery
d)
it would interfere with Manifest Destiny
29.
Annexation of Texas:  What was a key issue between Southerners and Northerners?
a)
the Texas border with Mexico
b)
slavery in the territories
c)
Texas annexation
d)
the Texas border with New Mexico
30.
What was one outcome of the Mexican American War?
a)
The United States gained control of the Oregon Country.
b)
Mexico gave up all claims to Texas.
c)
Texas and the new territories had to give up slavery.
d)
Mexicans living in the new territories had to move to Mexico.
31.
What was a major advantage of the South?
a)
Huge immigrant population
b)
Slaves fighting for them
c)
Better military leadership
d)
Industrial economy
32.
What did Lincoln do to prevent Southern sabotage and protests in the border states?
a)
Started a draft
b)
Suspended the Bill of Rights
c)
Emancipation Proclamation
d)
Suspended the Writ of Habeas Corpus
33.
What was Sherman's March to the Sea?
a)
Total war breaking the Southern fighting spirit
b)
A retreat by the Confederates to Savannah, GA
c)
A Union defensive measure to stop Confederate blockades
d)
An attempt to blockade the Southern ports
34.
What was a major advantage the North had in the Civil War?
a)
Slave uprisings in the South
b)
Industrial economy
c)
Dedication from the citizens
d)
Better military leadership
35.
What event ended Reconstruction?
a)
The end of Jim Crow laws
b)
Election of 1896
c)
Hayes Tilden Compromise
d)
Ratification of the 15th Amendment
36.
What did the Radical Republicans want to do in Reconstruction?
a)
Keep the South happy
b)
Punish the South and guarantee rights for freedmen
c)
Pacify the South to bring them back into the country
d)
Build the South into an industrial power
37.
Which act promised settlers 160 acres if they moved West?
a)
Homestead Act
b)
Morrill Land Grant Act
c)
Oklahoma Land Rush
d)
Emancipation Proclamation
38.
This Reconstruction plan said a state could rejoin if 10% of its population swore an oath of loyalty
a)
Lincoln's Plan
b)
Johnson's Plan
c)
Radical Republican's Plan
d)
Grant's Plan
39.
Which plan required a 50% oath of loyalty, creation of the Freedman's Bureau, and punishment of the South
a)
Johnson
b)
Lincoln
c)
Radical Republicans
d)
Democrats
40.
How many military zones was the South divided into?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
5
d)
7
41.
What amendment abolished (ended) slavery?
a)
12th Amendment
b)
13th Amendment
c)
14th Amendment
d)
15th Amendment
42.
The amendment that prohibits federal and state governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on his or her race.
a)
12th Amendment
b)
13th Amendment
c)
14th Amendment
d)
15th Amendment
43.
The 14th amendment to the Constitution was the second of the "Reconstruction Amendments." What was the purpose of this amendment?
a)
to give African Americans the right to vote
b)
to give all Americans citizenship regardless of race 
c)
to abolish slavery
d)

to officially terminate the government of the Confederate States of America
44.
Why would the South think that England would join their side?
a)
the People of Britain supported the South
b)
Britain still supported slavery
c)
Canada was on the Brink of War with the North
d)
England needed Southern Cotton
45.
How was the North's defeat at Bull Run better than a victory?
a)
Grant took command of the Army immediately
b)
it showed the North it would be long & difficult
c)
Stonewall Jackson was killed
d)
Lincoln was able to free the slaves
46.
Which battle was fought in the North?
a)
Gettysburg
b)
Vicksburg
c)
Petersburg
d)
Shiloh
47.
Which of the following phrases is not found in the Gettysburg Address?
a)
slaves ... shall be ... forever free
b)
... dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal
c)
... be dedicated here to the unfinished work ...
d)
... government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth
48.
Which of the following is not true about Vicksburg?
a)
Grant's Union forces won an important victory.
b)
A Union victory gave them control of the Mississippi River.
c)
The Union victory split the Confederacy.
d)
This was one of many battles that took place in Virginia.
49.

Which of the following has events in proper order.

a)

Antietam, Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, Appomattox Court House

b)

Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, Manassas, Appomattox Court House

c)

Fort Sumter, Antietam, Gettysburg, Appomattox Court House

d)

Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, Appomattox Court House, Vicksburg

50.

The purpose of the Freedman's Bureau was to

a)

provide 40 acres and a mule for each slave.

b)

gain the vote for millions of former slaves.

c)

provide work, education, and relief for former slaves.

d)

get radical Republicans in positions of power in the South.

51.

Black Codes were created to

a)

provide farmland for former slaves

b)

guarantee equal civil rights for African Americans

c)

Support the Freedman's Bureau

d)

Restrict the rights of newly freed Black people

52.
Which of Santas reindeer comes first?
a)
Blitzen
b)
Dancer
c)
Rudolph
d)
Dasher
53.

What was "contraband" during the US Civil War?

a)

A writ requiring a person under arrest to be brought before a judge or into court

b)

Term for escaped slaves or those who affiliated with Union forces

c)

Compulsory enlistment for state service, typically into the armed forces

d)

A military strategy proposed by Union General Winfield Scott early in the war calling for a blockade

e)

Delicious ratatouille dish made by Remy

54.

Action not taken by Radical Republicans and Lincoln that expanded federal power during the Civil War.

a)

Suspending the Writ of Habeus Corpus for arrests

b)

Instituting greenbacks as currency

c)

Passing the Alien and Sedition Acts

d)

Giving land grants out West to settlers and railroad corporations

55.

All of these contributed to the end of Reconstruction except

a)

Rise of the KKK

b)

Black codes

c)

Election of 1868

d)

Election of 1876

56.

The first Black US senator was

a)

Thaddeus Stevens

b)

Frederick Douglas

c)

Hiram Revels

d)

Shirley Chisholm

57.

Lincoln was hesitant to support abolition early in the war because he:

a)

disliked visiting Gotham City.

b)

promised during his 1860 campaign that he would support slavery's expansion.

c)

feared losing the support of the slaveholding border states within the Union.

d)

did not want to support the policies of the Radical Republicans.

58.
All of the following statements about the Fourteenth Amendment are true EXCEPT:
a)
It was vehemently opposed by President Johnson.
b)
It guaranteed all citizens the equal protection of the law.
c)
It permitted former high-ranking Confederates to hold office.
d)
It declared that all persons born in the United States were citizens.
59.
Who were the Southern Democrats who regained control of state gov'ts after 1872?
a)
Redeemers
b)
Scalawags
c)
Carpetbaggers
d)
Radicals
60.
Poll taxes & ____ prevented African Americans from voting.
a)
literacy tests
b)
Jim Crow laws
c)
black codes
d)
Freedmen's Bureau
61.
President Johnson was impeached for violating what law?
a)
Tenure of Office Act
b)
1st Reconstruction Act
c)
Civil Rights Act of 1866
d)
14th Amendment
62.
The Compromise of 1877 gave Rutherford B. Hayes the election in return for what?
a)
end of Reconstruction
b)
southern states ratifying the 15th Amendment
c)
troops remain in the South
d)
passage of the Jim Crow Laws
63.

Supreme Court ruled that the 14th Amendment are only to protect rights of freed blacks in federal law not state law.

a)

Slaughterhouse Cases

b)

Dred Scott v. Sandford

c)

Gibbons v. Ogden

d)

Swift v. Tyson

64.
System of work for freedmen that traded 50% of grown crops for the use of a house & land
a)
sharecropping
b)
40 acres & a mule
c)
tenant farming
d)
pastoralism
65.
Northerner who when to the South for economic gain
a)
carpetbagger
b)
scalawag
c)
freedman
d)
tenant farmer
66.
Farmers that brought their own tools and animals to grow crops in exchange for rent money
a)
tenant farmer
b)
sharecropper
c)
yeoman farmer
d)
scalawag
67.
Southern white Republicans
a)
scalawags
b)
carpetbaggers
c)
redeemers
d)
radicals
68.
Union General; 18th President of the U.S., elected in 1868; known for numerous scandals during his administration
a)
U.S. Grant
b)
Rutherford B. Hayes
c)
Andrew Johnson
d)
George B. McClellan
69.
During Reconstruction, the Freedmen’s Bureau was able to
a)
distribute 40-acre plots to all ex slaves who wanted land.
b)
greatly increase the number of former slaves who could read (literate).
c)
convince many Southern whites to join the Republican Party.
d)
repress much of the violence committed against ex-slaves.
70.
True or False:  Lincoln's main goal at the beginning of the Civil War was to end slavery.
a)
True
b)
False
71.
Who was the first state to secede?
a)
Virginia
b)
South Carolina
c)
North Carolina
d)
Georgia
72.
Which of the following is NOT a border state
a)
Missouri
b)
Maryland
c)
New York
d)
kentucky
73.
What is the capital city of the Confederate States of America?
a)
Washington, D.C.
b)
Atlanta, Georgia
c)
Charleston, South Carolina
d)
Richmond, Virginia
74.
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Davis Crenshaw
c)
David Clark
d)
Stephen Douglas
75.
What did the North call its strategy to blockade the South's coastline and gain control of the Mississippi River?
a)
Anaconda Plan
b)
Rattlesnake Plan
c)
Scorpion Plan
d)
Blockade Plan
76.
What was the single bloodiest day in the Civil War, where over 23,000 soldiers were killed?
a)
Bull Run
b)
Antietam
c)
Gettysburg
d)
Vicksburg
77.
Commander of the Union Army at the end of the Civil War
a)
William T. Sherman
b)
Robert E. Lee
c)
Stonewall Jackson
d)
Ulysses S. Grant
78.

Which of these states was a slave state that did NOT secede from the Union

a)

Ohio

b)

Kentucky

c)

Tennessee

d)

North Carolina

79.
Which company first introduced Santa Claus wearing red?
a)
Pepsi
b)
Coca- cola
c)
Hallmark
d)
Disney
80.

Which of the following battles is most often cited at the "turning point" of the American Civil War?

a)

Appomattox

b)

Antietam

c)

Fredericksburg

d)

Gettysburg

81.

Which African American volunteer regiment was the subject of the award-winning 1989 film, Glory?

a)

54th Massachusetts

b)

26th Pennsylvania

c)

42nd Maine

d)

38th New Jersey

82.

Why was there a split among women's rights leaders during Reconstruction?

a)

disagreements over the ratification of the 14th amendment

b)

disagreements over the Seneca Falls Convention

c)

disagreements over the need for the 15th amendment

d)

disagreements over the scope of the 15th amendment

83.

How many 'las' are after the 'fa' in "Deck the Halls?"

a)

Six

b)

Seven

c)

Eight

d)

Four

84.

Which of these cases stated that suffrage was not inherent in the idea of citizenship?

a)

Civil rights cases

b)

Minor v. Happersett

c)

Plessy v. Ferguson

d)

Slaughterhouse cases

85.

Which of the following was a one of the most enduring aspects of Reconstruction?

a)

flowering of Black churches, schools and newspapers

b)

flowering of increased literacy among women

c)

decrease in animosity toward Black society

d)

dramatic increase in Black land ownership

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