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WorksheetsUS History A L1-4 Multiple Choice Review
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 23mins
Where did people originally cross over from Asia to the Americas?
Aleutian Islands
Korea
Anchorage, Alaska
Bering Strait
What was the type of colony where the king appointed a governor directly to rule?
Charter Colony
Joint Stock Company
Proprietary Colony
Royal Colony
Which type of colony had the advantage of the most flexibility in determining their own governance, but had the disadvantage that it could be turned into another type of colony at any time?
Proprietary
Royal
Joint Stock
Charter
Which of these was not a requirement for voting for members of the colonial legislature?
Male
Landowning
Slaveowning
White
Which of these was not one of the inalienable rights listed in the Declaration of Independence?
Llife
Property
Liberty
Pursuit of Happiness
What was the document that set up the first US government called?
Constitution
Declaration of Independence
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
Which of these was a power that the Articles of Confederation government had?
Taxation
Enforcing Laws
Borrow Money
Disbanding Colonial Militias
Why did the framers of the Constitution split up power between three different branches of government?
They didn't want any branch to become too powerful
There was too much work for one branch
They thought each branch could specialize in a type of governance
They wanted the states to be stronger than the federal government
What had to be added to the Constitution in order to get all 13 states to ratify it?
Bill of Rights
Articles of Confederation
First Amendment
Federalist Papers
Which one of these was not one of the Federalist positions?
Ratification of the Constitution
Adding a Bill of Rights
Strong Central Government
Supporting industry and finance
Which English law instituted the following restrictions on colonial trade:
- No country could trade with the colonies unless the goods were shipped in either colonial or English ships.
- All vessels had to be operated by crews that were at least three-quarters English or colonial.
- The colonies could export certain products, including tobacco and sugar - and later rice, molasses, and furs–only to England.
1663 Staple Act
1660 Navigation Act
1673 Plantation Duties Act
1696 Navigation Act
Which Revolutionary War battle convinced the French that the Americans could win the war and encouraged them to join on the side of the Americans.
Valley Forge
Yorktown
Saratoga
Newark
Which of these is a foreign policy power that the President has?
Funding the Federal Government
Declaring War
Approving Treaties
Nominating Cabinet and Military Officials
Which of these was a treaty signed between the US and Spain in 1795 which allowed the US to trade on the Mississippi River, opening up the middle of the continent for development?
Pinckney's Treaty
Treaty of Greenville
Jay's Treaty
Treaty of Paris
Why did President Washington issue the Neutrality Proclamation?
He wanted to help the French after they had helped the United States in the Revolutionary War
He wanted to keep the US out of wars between Britain and France
He was influenced by the American visits of Citizen Genet
He wanted to avoid the turmoil of the French Revolution in the United States
What was the British policy of impressment?
Stealing goods from commercial vessels
Sending fleets of ships to the shores of other nations as a show of strength
Throwing gaudy parties to impress officials from other countries
Kidnapping American sailors to serve in the British Navy
Which of these was not one of the War Hawks beliefs?
The US could take British territory in Canada
Impressment of US sailors was a direct provocation of the US
A war would disrupt maritime trade and harm the US economy
The British were encouraging Native groups to attack American settlers
Which battle of the War of 1812 made Andrew Jackson a famous war hero?
Battle of Washington DC
Battle of New Orleans
Battle at Fort McHenry
Battle of the Great Lakes
Which of these was not part of the Monroe Doctrine?
The US would not intervene in Europe
Europe should not try to colonize parts of the Americas
The US would help colonies gain independence
The US would respect existing European colonies
What led to the US acquisition of California and other territories?
Mexican-American War
Spanish-American War
Gadsden Purchase
Northwest Territory
Which law called for called for the relocation of all Native tribes to lands west of the Mississippi River?
Indian Resettlement Act
Native Relocation Act
Indian Removal Act
Trail of Tears Act
Who was Thomas Jefferson's ideal citizen?
Small white family farmer
Large plantation owner
Diverse urban dweller
Educated elite
In which of these Supreme Court cases did the Supreme Court give itself the power of judicial review, or the power to overturn laws?
Dartmouth College v Woodward
Gibbons v Ogden
Marbury v Madison
McCullough v Maryland
In the "Corrupt Bargain" election of 1824, who was selected as President by the House of Representatives despite not getting the most votes?
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Henry Clay
Thomas Jefferson
Which of these was not something President Jackson was known for during his Presidency?
Spoils System
Heavy use of veto power
Favorable treatment of Native Americans
Strengthening the Executive Branch
Why did South Carolina want to nullify a federal tariff?
Their economy was doing well
They wanted to support manufacturing
They wanted to boost exports
They didn't want to pay more for foreign goods
Which compromise admitted California as a free state but instituted popular sovereignty and a new fugitive slave law?
Compromise of 1820
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Texas Annexation
What was the name of the conflict that erupted in Kansas as a result of people coming in from other states to vote in its popular sovereignty elections?
Bleeding Kansas
Civil War
Nullification Crisis
Mexican-American War
Which of these was not one of women's roles during the civil war
Making bandages and flags
Serving as nurses
Coordinating military actions
Taking over family farms and banks
Which Amendment to the Constitution ended slavery in the United States?
12th
13th
14th
15th
Why did Southern states institute Black Codes in the South after the Civil War?
They wanted to have separate laws for black and white citizens
They wanted to regulate black actions in public
They wanted to keep Black people working on the same plantations they had worked on as slaves
They wanted to segregate black and white citizens
What were the laws that enacted legal segregation called?
Jim Crow Laws
Black Codes
Reconstruction Acts
Redeemer Acts
What was the phrase used by the Supreme Court in Plessy v Ferguson, which reinforced legal segregation for decades?
Separate from Evil
Separate and Unequal
Seaparate and Equal
Separate but Equal
Which one of these was a solution offered to the problem of urban housing?
Tenements
Settlement Houses
Public Transportation
Public Housing
Which one of these was a push factor of emigration from other countries?
Religious Freedom
Plentiful Jobs
Economic Depression
Available Land
Why were many people opposed to the "New Immigration" wave of immigrants?
They went to placed where not many people lived
They practiced a different religion
They held onto their traditional customs
They refused to integrate into American society
What was one of the main effects of the Chinese Exclusion Act?
Chinese immigrants couldn't receive US citizenship for decades
Chinese laborers couldn't find jobs in the US
Chinese movement was restricted in the US
Chinese immigrants felt welcomed in the United States
What is the idea that America is special and therefore deserves to rule over other territories?
Manifest Destiny
American Imperialism
American Exceptionalism
American Arrogance
Why did US Marines line up outside the Royal Palace in Hawaii?
They wanted to lower high sugar prices
They were sent there to protect American citizens
They were conducting training exercises
The Hawaiian Queen began calling for constitutional restrictions on the power of American planters compared to native Hawaiians
Which of these was not a territory the US gained in the 1898 Treaty of Paris?
Guam
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Philippines
Which Confederacy in the Northeastern United States had a Great Council where representatives from different tribes could come to solve issues?
Pueblo
Muskogee
Iroquois
Creek
Which Mesoamerican civilization was famous for its large cities, pyramids, advanced knowledge of astronomy, and precise calendars?
Olmec
Maya
Aztec
Which of the following Presidents intervened militarily in Latin American countries in the early 20th century?
Roosevelt
Taft
Wilson
All 3
Which project supported by Theodore Roosevelt would allow US ships to easily cross from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean and vice-versa?
Panama Canal
Conservation
Mount Rushmore
Dominican Republic Intervention
Which US President intervened in Mexico to prevent guns from reaching a Mexican military authoritarian leader?
Taft
Wilson
Roosevelt
None of them
