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Unit 1: Establishing an American Republic, 1492-1896

Total questions: 56

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
1. set-up the government of the new Plymouth Colony. 
2. Direct Democracy for men only. 
3. People met at town meetings to discuss issues and vote on solutions. (Established the tradition of town hall meetings.
4. Resulted in majority rule.
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Virginia House of Burgesses
c)
1st Continental Congress
2.
Colonial region 
1. focused on cash crops like cotton and tobacco
2. slavery became much more important in the southern colonies than any other colonial region.
a)
Northern Colonies (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island)
b)
Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland)
c)
Southern Colonies (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia)
3.
Colonial region that focused on shipping and manufacturing
a)
Northern Colonies (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island)
b)
Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland)
c)
Southern Colonies (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia)
4.
Colonial region focused on food crops such as wheat
a)
Northern Colonies (New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island)
b)
Middle Colonies (New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland)
c)
Southern Colonies (Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia)
5.
Economic theory which said that a nation should export more than they import, and should create colonies for natural resources.
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Triangle Trade
c)
Navigation Acts
6.

Pamphlet written by Thomas Paine, spoke about the colonies becoming independent from Great Britain.

a)

Common Sense

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Olive Branch Petition

d)

Treaty of Paris (1783)

7.

Political authority that directed the struggle for independence beginning in 1775.

a)

First Continental Congress

b)

Second Continental Congress

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Committees of Correspondence

8.

Signed in 1776 by US revolutionaries; it declared the United States as a free state.

a)

Common Sense

b)

U.S. Constitution

c)

Articles of Confederation

d)

Declaration of Independence

9.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

John Adams

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

George Washington

10.

Commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

a)

George Washington

b)

Nathanael Greene

c)

Marquis de Lafayette

d)

Baron von Steuben

11.

Jefferson's political ideas were influenced by the ______________________, a movement that emphasized science and reason as guides to help see the world more clearly.

a)

Enlightenment

b)

Scientific Revolution

c)

Great Awakening

d)

French Revolution

12.

Jefferson was inspired by Enlightenment thinker ___________ _____________, who believed that people have natural rights—rights that belong to them simply because they are human.

a)

John Locke

b)

Thomas Paine

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

John Adams

13.

American victory over British troops in 1777 that was a turning point in the American Revolution. Due to this victory, France agreed to help the Americans with ships, soldiers, supplies and money against their long-time enemy, Britain.

a)

Battle of Trenton

b)

Battle of Saratoga

c)

Battle of Bunker's Hill

d)

Battle of Yorktown

14.

Last major battle in the American Revolution. Nathaneal Greene army came up from the south, while George Washington’s army came down from the north, and the French navy blocked the harbor by sea. In 1781, this American victory in Virginia that forced the British to surrender

a)

Battle of Yorktown

b)

Battle of Charleston

c)

Battle of Saratoga

d)

Battle of Trenton

15.

American intellectual, inventor, and politician was sent to France to ask for military aid and a loan during the American Revolution

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

George Washington

d)

John Adams

16.
Under the Articles of Confederation, the government consisted of _______________ branch of government.
a)
3
b)
2
c)
1
d)
4
17.
One weakness of the Articles of the Confederation was ____________. 
a)
The ability of Congress to tax.
b)
The inability of Congress to tax.
c)
The ability of Congress to declare war.
d)
The ability of Congress to create courts.
18.
In order to change (amend) the Articles of Confederation,  __________ out of 13 states had to agree. 
a)
9
b)
10
c)
13
d)
15
19.
Under the Articles of Confederation, each state got __________ vote. 
a)
b)
2
c)
1
d)
5
20.
Which strong feature of the Articles of Confederation created a method for territories to become states?
a)
The ability to sign peace treaties
b)
Shays' Rebellion
c)
Northwest Ordinance
d)
60,000 Ordinance
21.
What did Shays' Rebellion help Americans realize they needed?
a)
A strong national government
b)
A stronger militia
c)
A common currency
d)
The ability to sign peace treaties
22.
Ultimately, the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation lead to the adoption of:
a)
The Treaty of Paris
b)
The Affordable Care Act
c)
The U.S. Constitution
d)
The Declaration of Independence
23.

Which of the following is true regarding Jackson’s spoils system?

a)

He spoiled the American people by reducing federal taxes and making the common man wealthier

b)

His top supporters during the campaign received government positions once Jackson won

c)

He spoiled the presidency of John Quincy Adams by beating him in the election

d)

None of these

24.

How did Jackson respond to South Carolina threatening to secede from the Union?

a)

Made a secret deal with Calhoun to convince them to change their mind

b)

He held a press conference to explain why secession would not be wise

c)

He threatened to call out the army to stop them

d)

As a southerner himself, he liked the idea of secession

25.

Andrew Jackson's election victory in 1828 depended on support from

a)

the rich and well-born.

b)

Native Americans.

c)

the common people.

d)

states' rights supporters.

26.

Which group was most hurt by Jackson's removal policy?

a)

the rich and well-born

b)

Native Americans

c)

the common people

d)

states' rights supporters

27.

The Trail of Tears refers to

a)

Jackson’s angry negotiations with the Five Civilized Tribes.

b)

the movement of Seminole Indians from the West to Florida.

c)

government workers who lost their jobs due to Jackson’s spoils system.

d)

the removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia to Indian Territory.

28.

Why did Jackson oppose the Bank of the United States?

a)

He thought its president was inexperienced and poorly educated.

b)

He thought it loaned too much money to farmers and workers.

c)

He thought it was unconstitutional and that it favored the rich.

d)

He thought it benefited western business owners over those in the east.

29.

What is Jacksonian Democracy?

a)

the idea that the common people should control their government

b)

the political party that supported Jackson in the election of 1828

c)

the notion that the rich and upper class should have the most power

d)

the nickname Andrew Jackson earned in the War of 1812

30.

The nullification crisis occurred when

a)

the Supreme Court declared the tariff laws null and void.

b)

Congress refused Jackson's request to repeal the tariff laws.

c)

South Carolina threatened to secede if the tariff laws were enforced.

d)

Jackson threatened to make South Carolina leave the Union by force.

31.

How did the market revolution change the US economy?

a)

transformed the US economy from a crafts (by hand) system of production to a bartering system of exchange

b)

transformed the US economy from a manufacturing system of production to a crafts (by hand) system of production

c)

transformed the US economy from a crafts (by hand) system of production to a manufacturing system of production

d)

transformed the US economy from a market based system of exchange to a bartering system of exchange

32.

The steamboat's impact on the US economy was most similar to ...

a)

Railroads because both opened new areas of the American interior to western settlement

b)

Toll roads because both traveled over water

c)

Canals because both significantly reduced the speed and cost of shipping in the United States

d)

Shunpikes because both enabled travelers to avoid expensive toll roads

33.

How did railroads impact the US economy?

a)

sped up trading on the nation's waterways

b)

provided free alternatives to state sponsored toll roads

c)

increased access between the east and the west and significantly lowered food prices along the eastern seaboard

d)

opened vast new areas of the American interior to settlement

34.

Was the North or South more ready to field large armies during the Civil War? Why?

a)

The North was most ready to do so because it industrialized while the South remained agricultural, giving the North better access to the cash needed to fund the war.

b)

The North was most ready to do so because it remained primarily agricultural while the South industrialized, making the North better able to feed its soldiers.

c)

The South was most ready to do so because it industrialized while the North remained agricultural, giving the South better access to the cash needed to fund the war.

d)

The South was most ready to do so because it remained primarily agricultural while the North industrialized, making the North better able to feed its soldiers.

35.

How did the Missouri Compromise maintain the balance of power between northern and southern states in the United States?

a)

The compromise maintained an equal balance of power in the Senate by allowing Missouri to become a slave state and allowing Maine to become a free state.

b)

The compromise maintained an equal balance of power in the Senate by allowing Maine to become a slave state and allowing Missouri to become a free state.

c)

The compromise maintained an equal balance of power in the House of Representatives by allowing Missouri to become a slave state and allowing Maine to become a free state.

d)

The compromise maintained an equal balance of power in the House of Representatives by allowing Maine to become a slave state and allowing Missouri to become a free state.

36.

How did the election of 1860 contribute to the Civil War?

a)

Southern states believed that Abraham Lincoln intended to prohibit slavery and started to secede from the Union

b)

Northern states were emboldened by the victory of Abraham Lincoln and passed a Senate bill outlawing slavery.

c)

Southern states believed that the election was too close to call and that John Breckenridge received the most votes.

d)

. Northern states were emboldened by the apathy of southern voters and proposed an amendment outlawing slavery.

37.

Bleeding Kansas illustrated

a)

that the North and the South were preparing to battle.

b)

that giving the states a choice caused division.

c)

that people can get along and ignore differences.

d)

that the slave rebellion was about to start.

38.

The Anaconda Plan was

a)

based on the fact that South had a large industrial factories.

b)

to blockade the South and have their supplies bleed dry.

c)

to block the North and have their supplies bleed dry.

d)

to ambush the North during night time when no one would expect them.

39.

This battle was the last major attempt from the SOUTH

a)

Battle of Vicksburg

b)

Battle of the Bull

c)

Battle of Richmond

d)

Battle of Gettysburg

40.

Which statement is true for the North?

a)

The North were fighting on their home turf.

b)

The North had little resources but great Generals.

c)

The North had material advantages like RR and industry.

d)

The North had a smaller population compared to the South.

41.

The 1860 election sparked

a)

the North to secede.

b)

the South to secede.

c)

a slave riot.

d)

the 14th Amendment.

42.

The 14th Amendment

a)

abolished slavery.

b)

granted citizenship to American born people.

c)

gave colored men the right to vote.

d)

gave women the right to vote.

43.

This famous court case ruling said that segregation was legal if it was separate but equal.

a)

Brown vs Board of Education

b)

Plessy vs Ferguson

c)

Marbury vs. Madison

d)

State vs Federal

44.

The renter would have to work the land and then the master could sell the goods whenever and for whatever price they chose. This is a description of:

a)

The White League

b)

crop rotation

c)

sharecropping

d)

Jim Crow laws

45.

After Reconstruction, the Republicans could not agree about

a)

how to free the slaves.

b)

how severe to punish the Union.

c)

how severe to punish the Confederates.

d)

when to free the slaves.

46.

POTUS Lincoln's first major goal was to

a)

unify the nation.

b)

make the South pay.

c)

create and support the Freedmen's Bureau.

d)

go to the theater.

47.

Who is this Civil War personality?

a)

US Grant

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Fredrick Douglas

d)

Stephan Douglas

48.

What do you call a person who was opposed to slavery and worked toward ending it?

a)

Secessionist

b)

Lincolnist

c)

Abolitionist

d)

Whig

49.

This means that the people get to decide on an issue, including whether or not to allow slavery in their territory

a)

Reconstruction

b)

Popular Sovereignty

c)

Secede

d)

Congress

50.

The US Supreme Court decided that this man was still just a slave, even though he had lived in a free territory, setting the stage for slavery to be legal everywhere

a)

Uncle Tom

b)

Tony Stark

c)

Dred Scott

d)

Brown v Board

51.

Which of the following was NOT an advantage of the North?

a)

More factories

b)

Larger population

c)

Better railroads

d)

Most of the nation's best generals

52.

What were the major causes of the Civil War? (List all that apply)

a)

Expanded Fugitive Slave Laws

b)

Slavery

c)

Lincoln winning the election of 1860

d)

Westward Expansion

e)

All of the above

53.

Sharecropping and Tenant Farming is:

a)

A policy that gave Freed Slaves who helped the North during the war 40 acres and a mule

b)

A system of farming that left freed slaves and poor whites in debt to wealthy land owners and tied to the land

c)

A system from the Freedmen's Bureau to allow economically disadvantaged people in the south the opportunity to own land

d)

Allowing Freed Slaves the ability to work land without having to buy it or pay for their supplies to help them get ahead after Slavery ended

54.

Who was the Union general in the West that gained the only victories for the Union?

a)

William Tecumseh Sherman

b)

"Stonewall" Jackson

c)

Ullysses S. Grant

d)

James Longstreet

55.

Which is the best description of Reconstruction?

a)

rebuilding the US after a big earthquake

b)

a period of rebuilding in the US after the Civil War

c)

a period of rebuilding in the US after the Revolutionary War

d)

unfair treatment of African Americans after the Civil War

56.

___________________ wanted African Americans to have full citizenship.

a)

Carpet Baggers

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Andrew Johnson

d)

Radical Republicans