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USH Unit 1 review

Total questions: 47

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the problem with the Articles of Confederation?

a)

uneven representation in Congress

b)

gave too many rights to individuals

c)

gave states too much power

d)

too much national power

2.

What does the Constitution have that the Articles of Confederation did not?

a)

President

b)

weak national government

c)

Congress

d)

no power to states

3.

The legislative branch does what?

a)

veto laws

b)

review laws

c)

enforce laws

d)

create laws

4.

When branches limit the power of other branches of the US government, what is that called?

a)

popular sovereignty

b)

free speech

c)

separation of powers

d)

checks and balances

5.

Which branch is made up of the Supreme Court and other federal courts?

a)

Legislative

b)

Executive

c)

Judicial

d)

Constitutional

6.

The colonists were angry with the British because...

a)

they lost the French and Indian War

b)

the King ignored them

c)

the Spanish were seizing land

d)

no taxation without representation

7.

Which argument is found in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

Colonies should be able to elect representatives in Parliament

b)

Colonies are too far away for the British to govern effective, and Britain is too small to oversee them

c)

British aren't respecting the rights of Native Americans

d)

Colonies have a right and duty to declare independence because England disrespected their rights

8.

What is the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence

a)

To explain why the colonies are leaving England

b)

As an olive branch (peace offering) to King George III

c)

To set the rules for the new government of the USA

d)

To persuade Loyalists to move away to Canada

9.

Taxation without representation means

a)

that you want your taxes to be returned

b)

that you don't get a vote/voice in what taxes you have to pay

c)

that you don't think it should be legal for the government to tax people

d)

that you think the taxes you are paying are to high

10.

the stage of the triangular trade in which millions of Africans were shipped to the New World as part of the Atlantic slave trade.

a)

Joint-stock company

b)

Middle Passage

c)

Plymouth

d)

Headright

11.

The first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607 in Virginia.

a)

Plymouth

b)

Massachusetts Bay

c)

Jamestown

d)

Proprietary colony

12.

Colony founded by Pilgrims. This colony was only successful due to beneficial relations with the Indians and opened up the idea of religious toleration, it was absorbed by the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1691.

a)

Puritans

b)

Plymouth

c)

Massachusetts Bay

d)

Jamestown

13.

It declared that the 41 males who signed it agreed to accept majority rule and participate in a government in the best interest of all members of the colony. Precedent for future governing documents.

a)

Town Meetings

b)

Puritans

c)

House of Burgesses

d)

Mayflower Compact

14.

Which argument most logically follows from Jefferson's expressed ideas in the Declaration of Independence?

a)

The rights of men should be supported over those of women.

b)

Monarchy is a bad form of government because rulers ar enot elected.

c)

All forms of government destroy human rights and should be abandoned.

d)

Any form of government that suppresses people's freedoms should be overthrown.

15.

According to the Declaration of Independence, what is the main purpose of a nation's government?

a)

to keep people satisfied with their leaders

b)

to help the nation grow in wealth and power

c)

to see that people's basic rights are protected

d)

to maintain order and stability by staying in power

16.

Read this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence:

We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness...

Which of the following statements best explains what Jefferson means by "all men are created equal"?

a)

All people are equally provided with brains and talent.

b)

All people are entitled to equal treatment under the law.

c)

All the people are equally qualified to hold high political office.

d)

All people are entitled to obey only the laws they agree with.

17.

The Declaration of Independence states that independence has become "necessary" and that Americans "should declare the causes which impel them to the separation." Which of the following statements best expresses the point Jefferson makes with this language?

a)

Jefferson suggest that foreign allies have urged Congress to declare independence.

b)

Jefferson emphasizes that America has been forced into declaring its independence.

c)

Jefferson implies that Britain fully approves of Congress's decision to declare independence.

d)

Jefferson explains that America never considered any action other than declaring independence.

18.
What are unalienable rights?
a)
Rights of this world
b)
Rights granted by the King
c)
Rights you have just because you were born
d)
Rights given in the Constitution
19.
How are natural rights different from other rights?
a)
People are born with natural rights.
b)
People can choose to vote for natural rights.
c)
Natural rights are given only to citizens.
d)
Natural rights come from the government.
20.
Why is July 4, 1776 an important date in U.S. history?
a)
Common Sense was published.
b)
The Olive Branch Petition sent to King George III.
c)
The American Revolution ends.
d)
The Declaration of Independence is signed.
21.

Which amendment protects the rights of every American, such as Freedoms of Speech, Religion and Press?

a)

Second Amendment

b)

First Amendment

c)

27 Amendments

d)

Third Amendment

22.

Which amendment guarantees Americans right to bear arms (own weapons)

a)

Second Amendment

b)

First Amendment

c)

27 Amendments

d)

Third Amendment

23.

The idea that anyone accused of a crime is innocent until proven guilty is in which amendment?

a)

First

b)

Second

c)

Fifth

d)

Third

24.

What does the Sixth Amendment say?

a)

It prevents the government from forcing citizens to shelter soldiers in their homes

b)

It discusses the need for search warrants

c)

It describes freedom to protest

d)

It outlines a right to a speedy public trial

25.

Which amendment protects people from having to pay unreasonably high bail in order to be released from jail while awaiting trial?

a)

Eighth

b)

Second

c)

Fifth

d)

Fourth

26.

Under the Eighth Amendment, is cruel and unusual punishment allowed for criminals?

a)

Yes

b)

No

27.

Which amendment recognizes the Americans have rights that are not listed in the Constitution?

a)

Seventh

b)

Eighth

c)

Ninth

d)

None of them

28.

Which right means you can publish information about the government even if it isn't flattering to the government; we can have media that has any opinion it chooses.

a)

Assemble

b)

Petition

c)

Religion

d)

Press

e)

Speech

29.
What is an abolitionist?
a)
Someone who wants to abolish or end slavery.
b)
Someone who wants to end voting for slaves.
c)
Someone who doesn't want to work with slaves.
d)
Someone who wants to never wear jeans.
30.
This was one of the main causes that led to the Civil War. The North did not want this and the South did. The  South depended on this for their economy and to make a profit. 
a)
State's Rights
b)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
c)
Slavery
d)
John Brown's Raid
31.
Who became the president in the election of 1860?
a)
Ulysses S. Grant
b)
Abraham Lincoln
c)
Thomas Jefferson
d)
James Madison
32.
Manifest Destiny was the belief that...
a)
It was the United States' God given right to expand to the Pacific Ocean.
b)
Native peoples in the United States should be treated with respect.
c)
The United States should respect the land claims of countries.
d)
All people in the United States should have the right to vote.
33.

The Compromise of 1850, which allowed California to join the U.S. as a free state, made an attempt to appease Southern states by creating..

a)

the Southerns Freedom Act.

b)

the Emancipation Act.

c)

the Slaveowners Act.

d)

a stronger Fugitive Slave Act.

34.

Which was not true of the new Fugitive Slave Act?

a)

"Required" policemen to arrest suspected runaways.

b)

Punished those aiding runaway slaves with prison and a large fine.

c)

Popular in the North.

d)

Didn't allow suspected slaves from testifying on their own behalf.

35.

What MAIN outcomes came from the Supreme Court decision Dred Scott vs Sandford ?

a)

Slaves are property, not citizens

b)

Any slaves who can prove they had lived in a free state would be granted freedom

c)

Fugitive slaves were given freedom after 5 years

d)

Underground railroad was banned

36.

What was the Underground Railroad?

a)

Underground tunnels that went from slave states to Canada

b)

Secret railroads that enslaved people used to escape north

c)

Network of safe houses that help enslaved people esape to freedom

37.

Which event immediately doubled the size of the United States?

a)

The Louisiana Purchase

b)

Annexation of Texas

c)

The Mexican-American War

d)

The Alaska Purchase

38.

The Indian Removal Act was signed into law by President:

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Andrew Jackson

d)

Abraham Lincoln

39.

The Indian Removal Act primarily affected tribes in which region?

a)

The Great Plains

b)

The Southwest

c)

The Southeast

d)

The Northwest

40.

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.

41.

The 13th Amendment

a)

banned slavery, except as punishment.

b)

gave colored men the right to vote.

c)

made the people who were born in USA citizens and gave them equal rights.

d)

created an income tax

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.

Carpetbaggers were known for

a)

taking jobs in the North.

b)

taking jobs in the South.

c)

selling carpets.

d)

selling cotton.

44.

______ laws separated whites from colored and discriminated.

a)

Black Codes

b)

Debt Peonage

c)

Sharecropping

d)

Jim Crow

45.

What laws sought to restrict the freedoms of African Americans after slavery ended and they become the basis of Jim Crow Laws?

a)

Cheat Codes

b)

Morse Codes

c)

Black Codes

d)

Nuclear Codes

46.

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

47.

The 15th Amendment states that a person cannot be denied the right to vote based on ____________________.

a)

race

b)

previous condition of servitude

c)

both