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M1 - Prologue: American Beginnings Test

Total questions: 84

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A business where investors pool their wealth together for a common purpose.

a)

joint-stock companies

b)

mercantilism

c)

triangular trade

d)

Enlightenment

e)

Great Awakening

2.

An economic system where nations increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver.

a)

joint-stock companies

b)

mercantilism

c)

triangular trade

d)

Enlightenment

e)

Great Awakening

3.

A system of trade in which African slaves were exchanged between Africa, Europe, the West Indies, and North America for other goods.

a)

joint-stock companies

b)

mercantilism

c)

triangular trade

d)

Enlightenment

e)

Great Awakening

4.

A 1700s intellectual movement that emphasized the use of reason and science to obtain knowledge.

a)

joint-stock companies

b)

mercantilism

c)

triangular trade

d)

Enlightenment

e)

Great Awakening

5.

A revival of religious feeling in the American colonies in the 1730s and 1740s.

a)

joint-stock companies

b)

mercantilism

c)

triangular trade

d)

Enlightenment

e)

Great Awakening

6.

The murder of five American colonists by British soldiers who had formed a mob to protest outside the Boston Customs House.

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Common Sense

d)

Loyalists

e)

Patriots

7.

The dumping of 18,000 pounds of tea into the Boston harbor by colonists in 1773 in protest of the Tea Act.

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Common Sense

d)

Loyalists

e)

Patriots

8.

A pamphlet by Thomas Paine, published in 1776, that called for separation of the colonies from Britain.

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Common Sense

d)

Loyalists

e)

Patriots

9.

Colonists who supported the British government during the American Revolution.

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Common Sense

d)

Loyalists

e)

Patriots

10.

Colonists who supported American independence from Britain during the American Revolution.

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Common Sense

d)

Loyalists

e)

Patriots

11.

Supporters of the new Constitution and a strong national government.

a)

Federalists

b)

Antifederalists

c)

sectionalism

d)

Louisiana Purchase

e)

Trail of Tears

12.

Opponents of a strong central government.

a)

Federalists

b)

Antifederalists

c)

sectionalism

d)

Louisiana Purchase

e)

Trail of Tears

13.

Placing the interests of a region ahead of the interests of the nation as a whole.

a)

Federalists

b)

Antifederalists

c)

sectionalism

d)

Louisiana Purchase

e)

Trail of Tears

14.

1803 purchase of France’s Louisiana Territory which extended from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains.

a)

Federalists

b)

Antifederalists

c)

sectionalism

d)

Louisiana Purchase

e)

Trail of Tears

15.

The marches where the Cherokee people were forcibly removed from Georgia to Indian Territories where thousands died along the way.

a)

Federalists

b)

Antifederalists

c)

sectionalism

d)

Louisiana Purchase

e)

Trail of Tears

16.

A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk of a business.

a)

entrepreneurs

b)

strike

c)

abolition

d)

Frederick Douglass

e)

Seneca Falls Convention

17.

A work stoppage intended to force an employer to respond to demands.

a)

entrepreneurs

b)

strike

c)

abolition

d)

Frederick Douglass

e)

Seneca Falls Convention

18.

Movement to end slavery.

a)

entrepreneurs

b)

strike

c)

abolition

d)

Frederick Douglass

e)

Seneca Falls Convention

19.

A former slave who escaped from his slave-owner and later became an eloquent and outspoken critic of slavery.

a)

entrepreneurs

b)

strike

c)

abolition

d)

Frederick Douglass

e)

Seneca Falls Convention

20.

A women’s rights convention held in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848.

a)

entrepreneurs

b)

strike

c)

abolition

d)

Frederick Douglass

e)

Seneca Falls Convention

21.

The belief in the 1800s by Americans that the United States should expand west to the Pacific Ocean and into Mexican territory.

a)

manifest destiny

b)

popular sovereignty

c)

Underground Railroad

d)

Dred Scott

e)

Confederacy

22.

A system where resident vote to decide an issue.

a)

manifest destiny

b)

popular sovereignty

c)

Underground Railroad

d)

Dred Scott

e)

Confederacy

23.

A system of routes runaway slaves were taken on or followed to escape to Canada or free states.

a)

manifest destiny

b)

popular sovereignty

c)

Underground Railroad

d)

Dred Scott

e)

Confederacy

24.

A slave brought from Missouri to free territory who sued the United States government for his freedom.

a)

manifest destiny

b)

popular sovereignty

c)

Underground Railroad

d)

Dred Scott

e)

Confederacy

25.

The Confederate States of America, formed in 1861 by the southern states after they seceded from the Union.

a)

manifest destiny

b)

popular sovereignty

c)

Underground Railroad

d)

Dred Scott

e)

Confederacy

26.

An executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln which freed slaves in all regions behind Confederate lines.

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

conscription

c)

income tax

d)

Appomattox Court House

e)

Thirteenth Amendment

27.

Drafting citizens for military service.

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

conscription

c)

income tax

d)

Appomattox Court House

e)

Thirteenth Amendment

28.

A tax on earnings.

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

conscription

c)

income tax

d)

Appomattox Court House

e)

Thirteenth Amendment

29.

The place where the Southern states met and agreed to the Confederate surrender of the Civil War.

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

conscription

c)

income tax

d)

Appomattox Court House

e)

Thirteenth Amendment

30.

Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude.

a)

Emancipation Proclamation

b)

conscription

c)

income tax

d)

Appomattox Court House

e)

Thirteenth Amendment

31.

The period of rebuilding that followed the Civil War as Southern states were readmitted to the Union.

a)

Reconstruction

b)

black codes

c)

Fourteenth Amendment

d)

Fifteenth Amendment

e)

Ku Klux Klan (KKK)

32.

Discriminatory laws passed after the end of the Civil War in the South which restricted African Americans’ lives.

a)

Reconstruction

b)

black codes

c)

Fourteenth Amendment

d)

Fifteenth Amendment

e)

Ku Klux Klan (KKK)

33.

Amendment to the Constitution that makes all people born or naturalized in the United States citizens and guarantees them equal protection of the law.

a)

Reconstruction

b)

black codes

c)

Fourteenth Amendment

d)

Fifteenth Amendment

e)

Ku Klux Klan (KKK)

34.

Amendment to the Constitution which prohibits the denial of voting rights to people because of their race or color.

a)

Reconstruction

b)

black codes

c)

Fourteenth Amendment

d)

Fifteenth Amendment

e)

Ku Klux Klan (KKK)

35.

A organization that used terrorist tactics in an attempt to restore white supremacy in the United States after the Civil War.

a)

Reconstruction

b)

black codes

c)

Fourteenth Amendment

d)

Fifteenth Amendment

e)

Ku Klux Klan (KKK)

36.
What attracted the conquistadors to the Americas?
a)

religious freedom

b)

democratic principles

c)

the prospect of wealth

d)

the idea of missionary work

37.
With the Mayflower Compact, how did the Separatists contribute to the development of self-government in the colonies?
a)
They allowed local towns to decide their own laws.
b)
They extended the right to vote to men of any religion.
c)
They agreed to make and obey laws for the good of the colony
d)
They relied on the king for laws and court decisions for the colony.
38.
Which of the following describes the main economic activity of the southern colonies?
a)
coastal towns harvesting fish
b)
large plantations raising one cash crop
c)
port cities trading overseas and building ships
d)
large farms growing a variety of crops and livestock
39.
Which of the following was an effect of the Enlightenment on the colonies?
a)
Many colonists rededicated themselves to their religion.
b)
Many colonists began to question the authority of the British monarchy.
c)
Many colonists pursued Native American lands more aggressively.
d)
Many colonists abandoned their religious beliefs and joined new churches.
40.
Which of the following was a result of the French and Indian War?
a)
Spain acquired Florida, Louisiana, and New Orleans.
b)
France lost control of all of its lands in the New World.
c)
Great Britain claimed all lands east of the Mississippi River.
d)
Native Americans kept claims to their lands in the Ohio valley
41.

Choose the correct answer for each blank to complete the sentence.

Cortés was a Spanish conquistador who, like Columbus, was in search of ​ (a)    in the Americas. Cortés focused his attention on the ​ (b)    empire, which is in present-day Mexico.

Choose from the below words
grain
the Northwest Passage
Aztec
Inca
gold
Maya
42.
What became the main labor source in the southern colonies?
a)
African slaves
b)
English colonists
c)
indentured servants
d)
Native Americans
43.
How did the British government attempt to eliminate conflict between Native Americans and colonists?
a)
by recruiting French colonists to trade with Native Americans
b)
by forbidding settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains
c)
by raising taxes on goods traded with Native Americans
d)
by stationing British troops along the coastline
44.
Why did King George III push Parliament to pass the series of acts known as the Intolerable Acts?
a)
to punish the rebellious colonists for destroying British property
b)
to expand the amount of British territory in North America
c)
to increase the colonists’ security against the French
d)
to cut colonial merchants out of the tea trade
45.
What did Thomas Jefferson mean by the phrase “all men are created equal”?
a)
All people had the same abilities.
b)
Free citizens were political equals.
c)
All people ought to have equal wealth.
d)
Women and men should be treated the same.
46.
Which of the following correctly describes the involvement of most Native Americans in the Revolutionary War?
a)
Most Native Americans fought for the British.
b)
Most Native Americans fought in the Continental army.
c)
Most Native Americans chose to stay out of the conflict.
d)
Most Native Americans loaned money to Congress to fund the war
47.
Why were committees of correspondence established?
a)
to communicate with other colonies about threats to liberty
b)
to plan military revolts against British soldiers
c)
to draft a colonial declaration of rights
d)
to organize a boycott of British goods
48.
Which of the following correctly describes the justification that Thomas Jefferson provided in the Declaration of Independence for revolt by the colonists?
a)
A revolt would allow the colonies to trade freely with other nations.
b)
A revolt would allow the colonies to create a society with equal economic opportunities.
c)
A revolt would allow the colonies to create a system that would remove the cruelty of the slave trade.
d)
A revolt would allow the colonies to form a government that would uphold the unalienable rights of the people.
49.
Which of the following correctly describe the Loyalists? (Select all that apply)
a)
They were composed of mainly African Americans.
b)
They wanted to avoid being punished as rebels.
c)
They thought the king would protect their rights.
d)
They made up a majority of the population.
e)
They had the support of the Quakers.
50.
Why has the Constitution endured since its ratification in 1788?
a)
The voters may suggest new laws and regulations.
b)
Its flexibility allows the government to meet new challenges.
c)
The government reviews and revises it each decade.
d)
Its framework is general enough to apply to new circumstances.
51.
How did Washington gain the support he needed to properly operate the executive branch?
a)
Congress protected individual rights.
b)
Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1788.
c)
Congress created three executive departments.
d)
Congress enforced Article 6 of the Constitution.
52.
Why was Marbury v. Madison important?
a)
It allowed the president to simplify the government.
b)
It strengthened the ties between the executive and judiciary branches.
c)
It required individual citizens to elect the judges who served on the Supreme Court.
d)
It affirmed the Supreme Court’s ability to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional.
53.
What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
a)
to allow the United States to establish new colonies
b)
to force European powers to give up colonies they held currently
c)
to allow the United States to become more involved in European affairs
d)
to prevent European powers from establishing new colonies in the Western Hemisphere
54.
Which of the following is an example of the spoils system?
a)
vetoing bills written by political opponents
b)
using loyal supporters to advise on new laws
c)
imprisoning supporters of political opponents
d)
rewarding loyal supporters with government jobs
55.

Match each event to its description.

Categorize the following

occurred in response to a new excise tax

written in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts

occurred when French officials demanded a bribe from U.S. officials

gained many Spanish lands east of the Mississippi River and access to the port of New Orleans

Whiskey Rebellion
Kentucky Resolutions
XYZ Affair
Pinckney's Treaty
56.
How was the Monroe Doctrine an expression of nationalism?
a)
The United States asserted its own interests in defying the interests of other countries.
b)
The United States made a reasonable claim to acquire new territories from other countries.
c)
The United States saw a need to expand its economic interests in establishing new trading partners.
d)
The United States depended on other countries for trade and needed to develop those relationships.
57.

Match each term to its description.

Categorize the following

resulted in the deaths of about 4,000 Cherokee

passed to force Native Americans to move west

the practice of rewarding political support with government jobs

the theory that a state could declare a federal law invalid within its borders

Trail of Tears
Indian Removal Act
spoils system
nullification
58.
How did the invention of the cotton gin affect the South?
a)
It led to an increase in the number of textile factories and the amount of textiles produced.
b)
It made cotton planting easier and led to an increase in the amount of land cultivated.
c)
It made producing cotton profitable and led to an expansion of slavery.
d)
It led to increased use of slaves in the manufacturing of textiles
59.
Which of the following was an effect of the increased use of canals and railroads in the mid-1800s?
a)
Cotton cultivation increased.
b)
Shipping costs dropped significantly.
c)
Settlement of the West Coast started.
d)
Communication speed decreased greatly.
60.
What was the main objective of William Lloyd Garrison’s paper, The Liberator?
a)
to advise blacks to fight for freedom rather than waiting for slave owners to end slavery
b)
to demand the immediate end of slavery with no payment to slaveholders
c)
to inform readers of the harsh realities of slavery
d)
to call on the government to condemn slavery
61.
How did the cotton gin cause an increase in the demand for slaves?
a)
Cotton planting moved east as the land became worn out.
b)
More land was cultivated as cotton planting became more profitable.
c)
Textile manufacturing became more profitable with higher cotton costs.
d)
Transportation costs of cotton were lowered with improvements in riverboats.
62.
Which of the following were the main objectives of labor unions? (Select all that apply)
a)
raising wages
b)
eliminating child labor
c)
shortening the workday
d)
increasing the amount of vacation time
e)
limiting the jobs available to unskilled workers
63.
Which of the following was a belief of the participants in the Second Great Awakening?
a)
People had no right to try to improve society.
b)
People could do little to improve themselves.
c)
The individual was responsible for salvation.
d)
A person’s fate was predetermined.
64.
What was the main reason many Americans moved west during the mid-19th century?
a)
They wanted new jobs in factories
b)
They were fleeing religious persecution
c)
They wanted new political freedoms.
d)
They were seeking new economic opportunities.
65.
What did the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the Gadsden Purchase gain for the United States?
a)
They acquired fertile new lands suitable for growing cotton.
b)
They allowed the United States to reach the Pacific Ocean finally.
c)
They brought vast sums of money from the Mexican government.
d)
They established the permanent southern border of the United States.
66.
What aspect of the Compromise of 1850 was attractive to the South?
a)
It allowed Texas to claim parts of New Mexico.
b)
It proposed a more effective fugitive slave law.
c)
It prohibited popular sovereignty in new territories.
d)
It prevented the country from admitting California as a free state.
67.
What was one reason that the fugitive slave law was so hotly contested in the North?
a)
It forbade arrested fugitive slaves from receiving a trial by jury.
b)
It forced the North to pay for the transport of fugitive slaves back to the South.
c)
It provided incentives to federal commissioners to release fugitive slaves in northern cities.
d)
It encouraged the imprisonment of fugitive slaves instead of sending them to southern plantations.
68.
What was John Brown’s ultimate goal at Harpers Ferry?
a)
to start a slave uprising
b)
to convince the South to secede
c)
to overturn the Dred Scott decision
d)
to enforce the policy of popular sovereignty
69.
Why did many northerners oppose the annexation of Texas? (Select all that apply)
a)
There would be too much competition for settlers.
b)
War with Spain would result.
c)
There would be more senators from slave states than from free states.
d)
War with Mexico would result.
e)
There would be more congressmen from slave states than from free states.
70.
What did the United States gain from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? (Select all that apply)
a)
the Oregon Territory
b)
a piece of territory south of the Gila River
c)
the territories of New Mexico and California
d)
a sum of $15 million for expenses during the war
e)
recognition of the Rio Grande as the southern border of Texas
71.
What brought about the demise of the Whig Party?
a)
the American Party
b)
the Kansas-Nebraska Act
c)
the Missouri Compromise
d)
the Emancipation Proclamation
72.
How did the Union hope to damage Confederate trade and transportation during the Civil War?
a)
by blockading ports and controlling the Mississippi River
b)
by attacking southern railroads and military forces
c)
by taking over southern farms and factories
d)
by patrolling rivers and the Gulf of Mexico
73.
What was one reason that there were food shortages in the South during the Civil War?
a)
Most of the farm workers served in the military.
b)
Most of the farm products were too expensive to buy.
c)
Most of the farmland was used for prisoner-of-war camps.
d)
Most of the farm machinery was confiscated by the government.
74.
Why was the surrender of Vicksburg crucial to the success of the Union’s western campaign of the war?
a)
It allowed the Union to block off the new territories.
b)
It allowed the Union to blockade important railroad lines.
c)
It allowed the Union to surround the Confederate capital.
d)
It allowed the Union to get closer to controlling the Mississippi.
75.
Why did Lincoln feel it was necessary for the country to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment?
a)
to allow slaves the chance to vote in federal elections
b)
to officially abolish slavery throughout the entire country
c)
to provide a way for former slaves to receive an education
d)
to give citizenship to former slaves who had fought in the war
76.
What ultimately caused the town of Vicksburg to surrender to General Grant?
a)
the lack of food
b)
the threat of total war
c)
the fear of slave uprisings
d)
the flooding of the Mississippi
77.
Who requested that Lee and his army be given favorable terms at Appomattox Court House?
a)
Jefferson Davis
b)
Ulysses S. Grant
c)
Robert E. Lee
d)
Abraham Lincoln
78.

Read each question about the Civil War and decide whether the statement is true or false.

Categorize the following

No other state has seceded since the Civil War ended.

More southern soldiers died during the Civil War than northern soldiers.

Some northerners benefited economically because of the war.

The economic gap between the North and the South lasted until the 1900s.

True
False
79.
Why did some southern states create black codes in the 1860s?
a)
to restore many of the restrictions of slavery
b)
to provide more freedoms to African Americans
c)
to take the right to vote away from African Americans
d)
to assist former slaves by distributing food and clothing
80.
Why did scalawags choose to join the Republican Party?
a)
to take advantage of a new party affiliation to gain power
b)
to limit the potential of the South to industrialize
c)
to show their commitment to civil rights issues
d)
to allow the former wealthy planters to regain power
81.
Which of the following correctly describes the effect the Amnesty Act had on the Republican Party in the South?
a)
It weakened the party by allowing the Freedmen’s Bureau to expire.
b)
It strengthened the party by providing for the federal supervision of elections in southern states.
c)
It weakened the party by returning the right to vote and the right to hold office to many former Confederates.
d)
It strengthened the party by giving the president the power to use federal troops in areas where the Ku Klux Klan was active.
82.
Why did the Radicals want to impeach Andrew Johnson?
a)
They disagreed with his loose interpretation of the Constitution.
b)
They believed he was too strict toward wealthy southern landowners.
c)
They felt he was not carrying out his obligation to enforce the Reconstruction Act.
d)
They believed that he provided former slaves with too much protection under the law.
83.

Organize these options into the right categoriesRead each statement and decide whether it describes carpetbaggers or scalawags.

Categorize the following

They were northerners who moved to the South.

Many were part of the Freedmen’s Bureau.

Most were committed to civil rights issues.

They had switched political party affiliations.

Most southerners viewed them as traitors.

Carpetbaggers
Scalawags
84.
Which of the following was a part of the system of sharecropping? (Select all that apply)
a)
Each worker was paid a wage by the landowner.
b)
Each worker was given a small plot of land by the landowner.
c)
Each worker was allowed to keep the entire harvest to sell for a profit.
d)
Each worker rented the land from the landowner in exchange for cash.
e)
Each worker was required to give a share of the crops to the landowner at harvest.

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