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CDA #1 Review

Total questions: 74

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The 1763 Treaty of Paris concluded a conflict between which two colonial powers?


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a)

England and Spain

b)

France and England

c)

Spain and Portugal

d)

Portugal and France

2.

Stated that no colonists could settle in lands to the west of the Appalachian mountains-- made the colonists very upset.


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a)

Proclamation of 1763

b)

Stamp Act

c)

Townshend Act

d)

Quartering Act

3.

A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine that identified colonial grievances against the king and galvanized support for independence


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a)

Common Sense

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Olive Branch Petition

d)

Bill of Rights

4.

Protest against tea tax in which Sons of Liberty dumped British tea into The Boston harbor


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a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Battle of Lexington

d)

Battle of Concord

5.

Why were the committees of correspondence important?


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a)

They presented an alternative to violent resistance to the laws so that colonists could claim the moral advantage in their disputes with Britain

b)

They allowed colonial loyalist to communicate with each other quickly in order to avert crises following the passage of new laws

c)

They controlled the newspapers and therefore how acts of resistance and the British response to such acts were reported to the public

d)

They unified colonists who were dissatisfied with the political situation into more effective groups of resistance

6.

Using colonies to build wealth and balance trade.


a)

Barter

b)

Mercantilism

c)

Navigation

d)

Transport

7.

The government of Virginia; it was the first representative legislature in America.


a)

Magna Carta

b)

House of Burgesses

c)

House of Parliament

d)

Founding Fathers Assembly

8.

When Great Britain ended the period of Salutary Neglect, it changed the way it enforced colonial policies. Which right or privilege did the British take away, motivating some colonists to call for revolution?

a)

All colonists were allowed to practice any religion that they chose.

b)

All colonists were granted equal rights and privileges under the law.

c)

Colonists who served in militias were given pensions from the British.

d)

Colonists elected the members of local legislatures that imposed taxes.

9.

In the English colony of Colony X most people made their living by farming. North of the fall line, most farms were small and people provided for their families, while south of the fall line large commercial farms produced cash crops to sell to English merchants. Where was Colony X MOST LIKELY located?

a)

in the Caribbean Colonies

b)

in the Mid-Atlantic Colonies

c)

in the New England Colonies

d)

in the Southern Colonies

10.
The first successful British colony in North America was
a)
Roanoke, Virginia
b)
Boston, Massachusetts
c)
Plymouth, Massachusetts
d)
Jamestown, Virginia
11.
What was the primary reason that slavery became more widespread in the South than in the North?
a)
The abolitionist movement was based in the North. 
b)
The textile industry was controlled by southern merchants
c)
Geographic factors contributed to the growth of the southern plantation system.
d)
Opposition to slavery by the Anglican Church was stronger in the North.
12.

What was the MAIN reason that Britain wanted Colonies in the Americas?

a)

They wanted access to the river systems of the country in order to trade with natives

b)

Increase access to natural resources that Britain was lacking

c)

Create a religious utopia across all of North America

d)

Establish markets for all of Englands goods and manufactured items

13.

Colonies had town meetings, House of Burgesses, and the Mayflower compact which are all early examples of what?

a)

Mercantalism

b)

Trading with Europe

c)

Growth of self governance

d)

Decline of European economics in the 1700s

14.

What was an aspect of Salutary Neglect

a)

Strict mercantilism between colonists and England

b)

Decline in trade with Europe

c)

Increase in British policies

d)

Relaxed enforcement of English laws

15.

Which strong feature of the Articles of Confederation created a method for territories to become states?


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a)

The ability to sign peace treaties

b)

Shays' Rebellion

c)

Northwest Ordinance

d)

60,000 Ordinance

16.

In the Articles of Confederation, where was most of the government power placed?


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a)

The States

b)

The National Government

c)

The Continental Congress

d)

The Legislative Branch

17.

The uprising of Massachusetts farmers who did not want to lose their farms to pay for heavy state taxes after the American Revolution was known as


SSUSH5b

a)

Shays Rebellion

b)

The Boston Tea Party

c)

The Civil Rights Movement

d)

The Constitutional Convention

18.

Which statement best reflects the views of an Anti-Federalist?


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a)

“I demand a new constitution”

b)

“I support ratification”

c)

“I fear a strong government”

d)

a. “I oppose a bill of rights”

19.

How did Federalists and Anti-Federalists "compromise" to ratify (approve) the U.S. Constitution?

a)

they added the Bill of Rights (first 10 amendments)

b)

ensured due process of law

c)

they outlawed cruel and unusual punishment

d)

the Federalists threatened the Anti-Federalists with war

20.

Which of these was a precedent set by the first President of the United States, George Washington

a)

the popular election of the President

b)

the tradition of only serving two terms

c)

naming the nine Justices to the Supreme Court

d)

addressing the Chief Executive as a "Your Highness"

21.

The cartoon refers to the Monroe Doctrine issued in 1823. The Monroe Doctrine was intended to prevent European expansion in

a)

China

b)

North Africa

c)

South America

d)

Southeast Asia

22.

Why was Monroe's presidency known as the "Era of Good Feelings"?

a)

Slavery had begun to decrease which led to more national unity

b)

There was more national unity due to the end of the War of 1812

c)

The Federalist party came to a compromise with the Democratic-Republican party

d)

The Homestead Act was passed which led to widespread expansion and land ownership

23.
One of John Adams' Domestic Policies; Was very controversial
a)
Alien and Sedition Acts 
b)
Immigration Reform Bill 
c)
Tax Bill 104 
d)
Bill of Rights 
24.

Why is the War of 1812 known as the "second war of independence"?

a)

because it was fought against impossible odds

b)

because it was inspired by the fight for freedom

c)

because it was fought against the British

25.

The shaded region on the map represents the boundaries of which of the following agreements, the terms of which were negotiated during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson?

a)

the Gadsden Purchase

b)


the Louisiana Purchase

c)


the Adams-Onís Treaty

d)

the Mexican Cession

26.

The division within Washington's Cabinet between advocates of strong central government, such as Alexander Hamilton, and those who were wary of consolidated government, such as Thomas Jefferson, eventually set the groundwork for which of the following?

a)

the creation of the vice presidency

b)

the establishment of executive privilege

c)

the creation of political parties

d)

the banning of political appointments by Congress

27.

The westward expansion in the picture is an example of


SSUSH8

a)

North America

b)

Industrialization

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

American Colonial growth

28.

This battle would be the last time the confederacy would fight in the Union. It is considered the turning point of the Civil War

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a)

Vicksburg

b)

Fort Sumter

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Antietam

29.

The goal to expand trade to the interior of the U.S. using canals and roads is a result of


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a)

Erie Canal

b)

Suffrage Rights

c)

Tariffs

d)

American System

30.

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended which of the following wars


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a)

Mexican-American War

b)

Civil War

c)

Spanish-American War

d)

War of 1812

31.

Identify the legislation that said: Missouri is added as a slave state and Maine as a free state, all FUTURE states North of the 36/30 line would be free states and all South were slave states.


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a)

Missouri Compromise

b)

Compromise of 1850

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Fugitive Slave Act

32.

The right to chose to be a free or slave state through popular sovereignty, is associated with which of the following


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a)

Compromise of 1820

b)

Voting Rights Act 1850

c)

Kansas-Nebraska Act

d)

Fugitive Slave Act

33.

Union general that practiced Total War on March to sea.


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a)

William T. Sherman

b)

Ulysses S Grant

c)

Robert E. Lee

d)

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson

34.

THe Nullification Crisis concerned...

a)

Whether the President had the power to assasinate people

b)

Whether States could cancel out federal laws they didnt like

c)

Alliances with foreign powers

d)

Slavery

35.

The major social reform movement for the 1840's and 1850's was known as .......

a)

1st Great Awakening

b)

2nd Great Awakening

c)

War of 1812

d)

Manifest Destiny

36.

During the age of Jackson the term "Jacksonian Democracy" emphasized

a)

decreasing the power of the executive branch

b)

preserving tribal land

c)

increasing voting rights in the United States

d)

states rights

37.

The Seneca Falls Convention of 1848 drew national attention to

a)

Women's rights

b)

Abolition

c)

prohibition

d)

Immigration

38.
Placing the interest of one's own region above those of the nation as a whole
a)
Imperialism
b)
Nativism
c)
Sectionalism
d)
Militarism
39.
Political philosophy by Jacksonians who supported a stronger executive branch, weak congress, westward expansion and the spoils system
a)
Whigs
b)
Jeffersonian Republicans
c)
Jacksonian Democracy
d)
Anti-federalist
40.
Exposed a flaw in the U.S. Constitution regarding the electoral process (President & Vice President need to be on the same ticket); as a result, Congress passed the 12th amendment.
a)
Election of 1607
b)
Election of 1800
c)
Election of 1824
d)
Election of 1828
41.

After seceding from the Union in around 1860, these Southern states formed the _________.

a)

Democratic Party

b)

Southern Union

c)

Confederate States of America

d)

Republican Party

42.

What advantages did the Union have over the Confederacy?

a)

better generals

b)

stronger allies

c)

natives were on their side

d)

more factories and railroads

43.

How did the Union hope to damage Confederate trade and transportation during the Civil War?

a)

by patrolling rivers and the Gulf of Mexico

b)

by attacking railroads

c)

by blockading ports and controlling the Mississippi River

d)

by taking over Southern farms and factories

44.

What battle was the single, bloodiest day in the Civil War?

a)

Bull Run

b)

Antietam

c)

Gettysburg

d)

Manassas

45.

Which battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?

a)

Battle of Antietam

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Yorktown

d)

Battle of Gettysburg

46.

Who was the only elected president of the Confederate States of America?

a)

Ulysses S. Grant

b)

Robert E. Lee

c)

Jefferson Davis

d)

Abraham Lincoln

47.
An abolitionist is 
a)
a person who put the welfare of the country above their region
b)
a person in favor of slavery
c)
a person who wanted to end slavery
d)
a person who wanted to end the spread of slavery
48.

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

a)

speech given after battle of Gettysburg

b)

freed the slaves in the rebelling states

c)

ensured an equal number of slave and free states

d)

laws that kept enslaved people from voting

49.

The westward expansion in the picture is an example of


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a)

North America

b)

Industrialization

c)

Manifest Destiny

d)

American Colonial growth

50.

The secession of South Carolina from the Union in 1860 was prompted by


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a)

the election of Abraham Lincoln as President.

b)

the threat of the Congress to abolish slavery.

c)

refusal of Congress to pass the Fugitive Slave Law.

d)

the invasion of South Carolina by Union forces at Ft. Sumter.

51.

Which conclusion can best be supported by the information in the illustration? (SSUSH9a)

a)

The North and South had equal percentage of their population working for railroads.

b)

The North had fewer manufacturing plants than the South.

c)

Most of the nation’s railroads ran through the South.

d)

The North had a major advantage in industrial production when compared to the South.

52.

Which of the following was an advantage the South had in the Civil War? (SSUSH9a)

a)

The size of the Southern population

b)

Development of Southern trains

c)

A unified and strong central government

d)

Experienced military leadership

53.

Abraham Lincoln's biggest objective in the Civil War was to

a)

end slavery

b)

save the Union

c)

destroy the South

d)

win the Election of 1864

54.
What was one of the goals of the KKK in the South during Reconstruction?
a)
To gain support for a second secession of the southern states.
b)
They wanted to get the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments repealed.
c)
To help the new Republican governments sustain power in the southern states.
d)
They worked to keep African Americans and other minority groups from voting through violence.
55.

What did the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1850, and "Bleeding Kansas" have in common?

a)

They were all vetoed by President Abraham Lincoln.

b)

They helped Abraham Lincoln win the Election of 1860.

c)

They all dealt with the expansion of slavery into the western territories.

d)

They were permanent solutions to the conflict between the North and South.

56.

Whose Presidency was MOST concerned with fulfilling the country's Manifest Destiny?

a)

John Adams

b)

James K. Polk

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

Abraham Lincoln

57.

When studying the Constitution and early United States History, the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 can be viewed as a violation of which of these

a)

Checks and Balances

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Fifth Amendment

d)

First Amendment

58.

Which BEST describes a result of the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?

a)

A slave had the right to sue for freedom in a federal court.

b)

A slave was only a citizen after he or she purchased freedom.

c)

A slave was not a citizen but rather the property of an owner.

d)

A slave who lived on free soil for any length of time was free.

59.

This battle is considered the start of the Civil War.


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a)

Battle of Fort Sumter

b)

Battle of Shiloh

c)

Battle of Bull Run

d)

Battle of Chancellorsville

60.

Abolitionists often opposed annexation of western territories because they

a)

feared the addition of antislavery states.

b)

thought the land was too far away.

c)

feared the extension of slavery

d)

wanted to protect the Indians.

61.

What was the significance of the Monroe Doctrine?

a)

Foreign Policy designed to increase European involvement in the Western Hemisphere after the fall of the Spanish Empire

b)

Foreign Policy designed to decrease European involvement in the Western Hemisphere after the fall of the Spanish Empire

c)

Foreign Policy designed to decrease Asian involvement in the Western Hemisphere after the fall of the British Empire

d)

Foreign Policy designed to increase Asian involvement in the Western Hemisphere after the fall of the Chinese Empire

62.

This President used Manifest Destiny to annex Texas and Oregon

a)

Andrew Jackson

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

James Polk

d)

John Adams

63.

Why did politicians create the Compromise of 1850?

a)

Removed restrictions on voting base on race, color, or ever have been a slave

b)

Urged Americans not to punish the South for the Civil War, instead he urged reconstruction of the South “with malice toward none; with charity for all”

c)

To solve the issue of territorial expansion, slavery, and population growth in the West

d)

To increase the population in the west and led to the removal of the Plains Indians

64.

What was the significance of Scott v Sanford?

a)

U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of Jim Crow laws, created the “Separate but Equal” doctrine.

b)

Makes popular sovereignty and Missouri Compromise of 1820 unconstitutional, makes slavery legal

c)

Supreme court case that ruled the “Separate but Equal” Doctrine was unconstitutional

d)

Supreme court case that ruled Affirmative Action was constitutional

65.

How did the Presidential Election of 1860 impact the United States?

a)

Increase tariffs, improve roads and canals, and create a national bank

b)

Created the 36° 30’ line, separating slave and free states

c)

American Indians were removed from Georgia with the Indian Removal Act

d)

South Carolina votes to secede from the United States and other southern states follow

66.

The ______Amendment freed the slave, the ____Amendment gave freed slaves citizenship, and the _____Amendment gave all males the right to vote.

a)

1st, 2nd, 3rd

b)

18th, 19th, 21st

c)

13th, 14th, 15th

d)

9th, 10th, 11th

67.

The ________________________ was designed to help freed slaves, poor whites, and American Indians after the Civil War.

a)

Black Codes

b)

Civil Rights Act

c)

Ku Klux Klan

d)

Freedmen’s Bureau

68.

Identify 4 precedents set by George Washington's Presidency

a)

Two term limits

b)

Created the cabinet for the executive branch

c)

Monroe Doctrine

d)

Initiate Farewell Address

e)

Used military force as commander in chief

69.

Identify 3 parts of Henry Clay's American System

a)

Increase tariffs

b)

Protect 2nd Amendment

c)

Create national bank

d)

Impressment

e)

Create roads and canals (INFRASTRUCTURE)

70.

List 4 social reform movements during the Second Great Awakening

a)

Temperance movement

b)

Women's movement

c)

Conservation movement

d)

Abolitionist movement

e)

Public school movement

71.

John Adam's sedition act lost him the 1800 Presidential Election and allowed _____________________ to take

control of Congress.

a)

Democratic Republicans

b)

Republicans

c)

Anti-federalist

d)

Federalist

72.

Identify 4 laws that were included in the Compromise of 1850

a)

California becomes a free state

b)

Slave trade in Washington D.C. was abolished

c)

In Utah and New Mexico, slavery determined by popular sovereignty

d)

Lincoln wins 1860 Presidential Election

e)

Fugitive Slave Act was strengthened

73.

Identify 3 political impacts of the Presidential Election of 1876

a)

Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President

b)

Removal of Federal troops from South

c)

Lincoln wins second term

d)

End of Reconstruction

e)

Creation of New Deal Plan

74.

Identify 2 uses of emergency powers by Abraham Lincoln

a)

Suspension of habeas corpus

b)

15th Amendment

c)

Issuing of Emancipation Proclamation

d)

Freedmen's Bureau