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US History Review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What were the Pilgrims fleeing in England?

a)

high taxation

b)

religious persecution

c)

famine

d)

a sassy King James I

2.

The French and Indian War was fought primarily between whom?

a)

the British and Iroquois tribe

b)

the French and British

c)

the United States and British

d)

the French and Indians

3.

What famous protest was carried out by the Sons of Liberty in Boston in 1773?

a)

the Boston Massacre

b)

the Boston Tea Party

c)

"Occupy Boston"

d)

the Battle of Lexington

4.

Who was asked to be leader of the Continental Army in the American Revolution?

a)

John Adams

b)

George Washington

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

Samuel Hood

5.

What was the major background cause of Southern Secession from the US and the Civil War?

a)

Nullification

b)

State's Rights

c)

Slavery

d)

the election of Abraham Lincoln

6.

What is the name of the ship that brought the Pilgrims to America?

a)

Discovery

b)

Speedwell

c)

Godspeed

d)

Mayflower

7.

Who was the French and Indian War between?

a)

French and Indian

b)

French and British

c)

Colonists and British

d)

Spain and French

8.

What was the deal in 1803 where the US bought a large amount of land from the French?

a)

Florida Sale

b)

Paris Land Lease

c)

Louisiana Purchase

d)

Jefferson's Folly

9.

What founding document includes the words, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..."

a)

Mayflower Compact

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

the Constitution

10.

The first permanent English colony in the Americas:

a)

Philadelphia

b)

Plymouth

c)

Roanoke

d)

Jamestown

11.

Protects Americans from unwarranted search and seizures:

a)

4th Amendment

b)

1st Amendment

c)

2nd Amendment

d)

10th Amendment

12.

Freedom of religion is protected in which Amendment?

a)

8th

b)

2nd

c)

1st

d)

4th

13.
Reconstruction was the process of
a)
rebuilding the South after the Civil War
b)
creating land zones for freedmen after the Civil War
c)
instituting Black Codes for former slaves
d)
eliminating the plantation economy in the South
14.
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
a)
8
b)
12
c)
10
d)
13
15.
What years did the Civil War last?
a)
1860-1870
b)
1865-1880
c)
1781-1785
d)
1861-1865
16.

The US Constitution was signed

a)

1776

b)

1786

c)

1787

d)

1492

17.

The United States annexed Texas in

a)

1787

b)

1803

c)

1845

d)

1846

18.

Some U.S. states seceded from the U.S.

a)

1845

b)

1846

c)

1848

d)

1861

19.

The North won the Civil War and the U.S. was reunited.

a)

1848

b)

1861

c)

1865

d)

1965

20.

What famous document officially ended the Revolutionary War?

a)

The Magna Carta

b)

The Treaty of Paris

c)

The Northwest Treaty

d)

The Mayflower Compact